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Post by kruzy on Jun 10, 2007 15:34:25 GMT 1
"Well Steve.... she's all yours. This place was good while it lasted, but i need a bigger shop, and i couldn't think of a better person to give it too than my ole friends son" Chad; the owner for the performance shop said to Kruzy. Thier past New England relationship was that Kruzy's father and Chad were close buddies since high school, till one day Chad had the dream to move out west and open his own garage. Which he did.
"Thanks Chad.... I.... I.... don't know how to thank you.... this is just awesome!" Kruzy was without a doubt speechless. Being a new owner of a performance shop was an old dream of his since he was 15 and had his learners permit.
"Ahh, now don't get all weapy on me Steve... heres the keys for the safe and the register. The safe is in the back room, underneath the crawl space where we keep the exhaust piping. Be careful though steve. I normally carry a .40 or .45 caliber M&P pistol when working, though ive had no problems."
"Don't worry Chad, im sure i got it taken care of..." Kruzy walked slowly around the shop, he already worked here, so he knew where everything was.. but now it was his.... and it would be a brand new beginning of living out west, and owning his own garage. "What... what do i do first?" He asked Chad..
"well you open shop in the morning, put up a sign saying new management.... and do the following paperwork to turn in to the state for taxes of you being the owner and what not" Chad replied, handing Steve a 'bill of sale' for the shop, and other papers to legalize the new ownership of the shop.
"Okay... thanks Chad.... I won't let you down...." Kruzy said, taking the papers and signing his name off. And then grabbing the garage keys. They both left and Kruzy gave Chad a thank you hug, and then they were off. The shop was small, a two bay garage, but it still made nearly a 750 large a year, that after taxes of course, which would be more than fine for Kruzy.
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One Day Later
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CALI PERFORMANZ NEW MANAGEMENT **NOW OPEN!**
"Well... i guess this is it... a new day and a new start of life... i guess this is what kind of raise i get.. hehe" Kruzy spoke to himsefl.
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Post by lazy on Jun 11, 2007 21:53:52 GMT 1
[Made a small banner for the place. You can use it as your sig or something.  ]  A small gunmetal S2000 rolled in up front, slowing to a crawl, and eventually, a stop. So this is the place KruZy was talking about. He ran the words through his head. Not too shabby. Name could better, though. Seems as though the place is only tuning Fairlady Z's. He shrugged, but figured it was just the way it was called. Seems quiet, he thought as he stepped out of the car, carrying his work papers with him. New Management. Shit. Did he move out just when I was about to get in? He walked in through the front door, expecting the quiet outside to be just the result of the walls being soundproof, but it actually was pretty quiet. I thought shops were louder than this, he thought, listening to the music in the background. He saw KruZy behind a counter, and waved, walking over. "I thought shops were louder than this," he quipped, and leaned onto the counter-top. "What happened? Business slow?" |
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Post by kruzy on Jun 13, 2007 19:01:16 GMT 1
((Cool.. ill use it))
Kruzy watched the reflections of the S2000's pulling up in front. He quickly recognized the car and knew who it was. The fron door opened and some of the cool air conditioned air left the room, leaving a warm breeze for the moment.
"Hey!, how's it going. And no, buisness is actually doing pretty well. Im taking a break from a brake job on the C6 vette in the bay over their. And my other worker is taking a 350z out on a text drive... finally got the boost dialed in right..."
Kruzy stood up and extended his hand to shake. Nodding at Kenji and looking out the door as the supercharged 350 pulled back intot the parking lot out front.
"And that'd be the baby now"
"Here ya go boss... keys to the Z"
"Thanks Todd.... now i guess you can just call it a day... see you 2morro"
"So Kenji, what're those papers for eh?"
Kruzy headed towards the door, thinking he would be followed as he talked....
"This car is immaculant.... 2006 Performacne Z.... hooked up with a supercharger pushing 12psi.... 6spd... Daytona Blue, carbon fiber front lip, Nismo exhaust and some better internals... im gunna love this car...... oh... sorry for interupting....." Kruzy's eyes came from a long pause at staring at the Z, then back to Kenji's...
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Post by lazy on Jun 15, 2007 17:56:11 GMT 1
"Well, I'm looking for work, obviously. And a new seat, if you don't mind," Kai said with a small laugh. Free parts, too? he added inwardly, turning around at the wine of a supercharger. Kai walked slowly behind KruZy as he gave him a quick run-down of the car.
Supercharging this car? he wondered for a moment. Unless the owner takes it out onto the touge, supercharging isn't as great as a turbo. His thoughts paused, remembering his experience with the AC Schnitzer 3 series on the mountain. I would have gone with the APS Twin Turbo, but that's just me. He kept silent, not giving his critique. He did, however, offer one word of advice. "Maybe you should add a spoiler to it. It'll help with cornering, and the supercharger already does its job on the straights..... Just my two cents," Kai said sheepishly, watching the owner drive it away.
I bet he doesn't know shit about cars, Kai thought, looking at the driver's smug smile as he shifted, forgetting the hit the clutch. The engine stalled. Kai shook his head and walked away, back deeper into the shop. "Am I hired?"
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Post by sakura on Jun 18, 2007 3:02:56 GMT 1
(Gah! L~ Deathnote!)
Sakura woke up at a late time to the ringing of her cell phone as she touched around her table and found the cell phone as she opened it. Sakura opened her eyes and saw it was a text message and opened it, seeing that it was from a close friend.
Hey, Chad here Saku, I'm leaving my shop to a friend so he'll have custody of your Z-Tune. I got to work on it a bit, but I didn't have much time through the paper work. His name's Steve and I think you can trust him. I suggest you ask him about your car though, see you around!
Sakura sat up immediate after reading the text message and panicked in her mind before finally moving into action, quickly changing into her casual clothing and dashing through the apartment's hallway, picked up her coat in her right hand and her purse in the left hand. Sakura spun the coat on and opened the door, pulling it closed as she ran through the hallway, down the stairs and past the civilians in the street. As she reached the shop, a large sign reading 'CALI PERFORMANZ NEW MANAGEMENT **NOW OPEN!**' was up on the front, indicating that Chad had not be joking. Sakura walked in through the garage as usual and peeked in, seeing three men and a 350Z out in the open. She knocked on one of the garage doors to get their attention.
"By any chance, is either of you Steve?"
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Post by kruzy on Jun 27, 2007 23:42:47 GMT 1
((Sorry for the REALLY late post.... issues))
"Yea Kenji, of course your hired.... I told you id pull some strings... your in."
As Kruzy finished answering Kenji, a girl knocked on the garage door asking for Steve, quickly, Kruzy told Kenji to hold on a second as he needed to talk to his customer.
"Uh, yes, my name is Steve... how may i help you?"
Obviously she must be the one who owns the Nissan, though their was actually 2 of them at the shop, the one just recently supercharged, for a smoother and more responsive powerband, and another one out back nearly stock. Along with a Corvette getting a new exhaust jacked up in the bay.
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Post by sakura on Jul 2, 2007 1:23:50 GMT 1
((The Z-Tune isn't an actual stock in a way of speaking if you called it that... If you need the link to the specs and look, PM me and I'll be happy to send it over.))
Sakura walked in and smiled as she walked forwards. She looked around and saw that the place had not change, except for a few more equipment and a few new cars in the garage.
"Hi, my name is Sakura and I was wondering if my car was still here? I leave it here since I can't leave it out in the open... It should be in the back of the garage. Could you please check if it's still there?"
Sakura stood by the 350Z, holding her bag in her right hand and feeling the coating over the hood, intrigued by the detail and slick texture.
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Post by kruzy on Jul 3, 2007 23:53:12 GMT 1
((sorry bout that, i took the "Z" as the street legal 350z, didn't familiarize is as the R34 etc... sicne it'd tech not meet cali road standards... but ill bite...  )) Kruzy stood and stared at her confused for a second... thinking about what she meant that she stored her car there. His eyes gave her a blank stare, which might've startled her for a second or so.... then it came back to him. "OHHH!!!! your that Sakura.. i almost forgot that Chad told me about you... sorry about forgetting. For the mean time we had your car moved to a more protected garage, just a minute down the street. We became over booked sicne the garage was so small, so Chad himself towed the car to Garage ZT-1. It's actually a garage made to store cars, but don't worry, we had your car specially put on and off the truck by a licensed Nissan mechanic so not to have anything touched wrong.... since the car is that rare. Of course theirs no extra fee since it was his decision, so if you don't mind i can give you a quick ride in a second and we can bring you their." Kruzy then turned his body to face Kenji. "So, to start, you mind watching over the shop for a few while i bring this lady to her car?" Kruzy said while heading over to the safe, grabbing a set of Sakura's keys, and also the key to the secured garage to get the car out, along with a passcode. "Well madam, just have a seat in the 350 right their and we'll be on our way" Kruzy replied once more, finally giving Sakura time to either yell or get a word in edge wise why the car was moved without her being notified, although it was only a mere accident. |
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Post by sakura on Jul 4, 2007 4:11:15 GMT 1
((Sakura only drives it during the times when there is little police patrol, since i know about the US laws against the Skyline.))
Sakura nodded as she sat inside the 350z and looked around. She knew the dangers of her car staying here and so appreciated the fact that Chad had moved the car, but she had wished that it was at a garage so that she could work with on the Z-Tune with professional help whenever she needed it. When Kruzy came back, she turned to him and smiled.
"Do you think it'll be okay if I bring the car over here sometimes to tune it a bit?"
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Post by kruzy on Jul 5, 2007 23:25:49 GMT 1
Kruzy sat in the car and saw Sakura smiling right before she asked if she could bring the car to the shop to tune it.
"Of course, the only reason why it was moved was because we ran out of space as more people came, so to save it from any possoble scratched or dings, we brought it to the secured garage..."
Kruzy said with a smile back to her. Trying his hardest to be a good buisness man, and co-owner of the shop.
Kruzy back the car up then shifted the car into first. Driving slowly in first gear up to 3500rpms, then shifting into 2nd, followed by a very heavy foot and the fantastic noise of an aftermarket exhaust and a supercharger on the 350z. Third shift followed quickly, and then followed again by 4th, and then letting off the second he shifted into fifth. The car was tipping 130mph. Kruzy didn't think that his passenger would mind do to the fact she herself had a fast car.. maybe this car would even feel weak to her, never mind the occurance of a neck snapping ride. As soon as they left Kruzy was beginning to downshift, the garage wasn't very far from the shop at all.
"Don't mind the driving, it's kind of a force of habit.... and yes.... it's my car..." He laughed a bit, hopefully knowing it was his own ride would relax the fact that he didn't drive everyones car that way.
"And here we are..." Kruzy pulled up to a gate and scanned a badge from his wallet, the tall steel gate rose up and Kruzy drove in, as the gate slowly lowered. They then drove five spaces down in the garage, going slowly at 15mph then stopping in front of a garage door.
"This is the bay, or garage that we put your car in..... it's in great condition, as we didn't even start it to bring it over" Kruzy said as he gave her a set of her keys she left at the shop.
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Post by sakura on Jul 6, 2007 16:01:10 GMT 1
Sakura smiled as she enjoyed the speed of the 350Z and thanked Kruzy for the keys. She then opened the garage, looking at her Z-Tune. Sakura sighed, seeing that everything was as it was and opened the door, going into her glove compartment to see that everything was there. Lastly, Sakura sat in the driver's seat and turned on the car, the gas tank was almost full and everything else was in fine condition. She closed the door and locked the car as she put the keys into her bag and dropped the garage door down, locking it with a spare key Kruzy gave her. Sakura then turned to Kruzy, smiling and bowed.
"Thank you, but would you happen to have an extra badge to get into this garage?"
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