Nate's blog

Honda Nighthawk 650

I enjoy growing (legal) plants, and these are the ones that are in my room.

Took the car down to bare metal, then primed multiple times, applied a base layer, and a clear coat layer. Orange peel removal and buffing still in progress.

1914cc - 94mm(bore) x 69mm(stroke), 2 2bbl dual port Weber IDFs, ported CNC cylinder heads, performance camshaft.

I started restoring a VW bug when I was 14. The bug I restored had been wrecked in the front and side, the floor pans and heater channels were rusted out, the front frame head was bent so the sterring column didn't line up with the steering gear box, and the engine hadn't run in several years. Special thanks to Keith Lowe, for expertise in automotive restoration, the tools, and the shop. Also, special thanks to everybody else who helped out over the years.

Some friends (Ryan Dickey, Erik Mortens, and Willie Lowe) and I built a haunted house in my side-garage. It employed fog machines, light sensor saws, strobe lights, and various actors, with a control center in a canoe hanging from the roof.

Friends (Ryan Dickey, Erik Mortens, Willie Lowe) and I did this as teenagers. Completely sandblasted, painted, and rebuilt the original engine. Special Thanks to Willie's dad, Keith Lowe for teaching us and letting us use all of the tools and the shop.