I was into this stuff years ago when the 4th gens just came out and have been away from this for awhile. I was wondering if anyone knows of and/or has heard from Shaun Tran and Andi B. or even Steve Cutchen a couple of stalwarts from the early days of the Maxima forums?

Kenny K.

 

Andi B, well

 

Doesn't come around here.

I'm not sure I've seen the others either.

I miss Booker's stories.

 

Andi B. got a supra a long time ago. He was a smart Kid, and he is the one who startred the MAx FAQS, IIRC. Booker was the man, he was hilarious with the storeis and what not. Don't know what Shaun Tran is doing.

 

Hey I remember those days.... Like when Cattman's stuff was first coming out...

And when the y-pipe thing was new....

And you had to scroll through tons of messages...

All the other old timers are mostly gone.

-RMB
1998 SE 5spd 81,000 and counting
Courtesy FSTB, Stillen RSB, H&R, KYB-AGX

 

Steve's webpage is still up, its:

http://web2.airmail.net/scutchen/max_faq/

 

Andi is on the surpa board.. Shawn is on the Clublexus board..

 

Talk about old timers, I remember posting to this message board in the days of "Evan's Maxima Page"...that was before the BBS was hosted by Andi, Russell, Chad, Shing, or Jambo.

Yeah Booker's stories were the best. I knew the guy in real life and he was all cool. He left the BBS when he moved to Colorado to start a new life with his family.

 

I remember going to Evan's Maxima page when I first picked up my Maxima back in July of 1997 and was looking for mods! It was always good entertainment watching Andi and Russel argue back and forth all the time.

 

It was more entertaining watching Andi put Russel back in his place.

 

Post deleting wars

 

anyone here remember the Vote to Delete button??


hehehe

 

OH yeah!!! that was classsic. Remember Robert something kep posting and everyone was VTD'ing his posts. it was soo funny! God I miss the old simple days of the forum. It's jsut way too many people now for it to be like that again.

 

Been member since summer '98. I'd post something like
"How do I install the clear corners?"
and the Great Andi Baritchi would personally reply to the threads. LOL

 

Ya Eric, I too remember the days of Evan's page. After taking a few years away from the bbs balony and coming back I can't believe how much it has grown and organized.

Russell,Chad,Shing and Jambo...those names bring back the memories... Anyone know what those guys are doing and driving now ?

Thanks for the replies guys... good to know there some 'old timers' with a memory still around.

 

I remember the org back when it was just NISMO.org. And instead of a BBS, we just had a page to post roadkill stories. Anybody have that old picture of Andi at Maxus 99'? Booker's stories were the best. I was in one of them. "Roadkilled by a School Bus" was a one of the funniest. I was a young-buck back then...driving a 3rd gen, teaching Maximamike how to mod his Huffy.

 

i was a newbie then

 

Man, that brings back memories....

<wipes tear>



Andi

 

The great one has spoken! How the heck are you Andi?

-Nick

 

Bah, you're too kind.

I'm good thanks, just hoping I figure out how to pay for One Lap 2002 sometime before One Lap 2003. heh.

And you?

Andi

 

HEy man!!! How's it going? I still hve the Eibachs you sold me a long long time ago! Glad to see you're still alive. How's that fine supra doing?

Kevin

 

Remember when the BBS page go too big and we had to beg Andi or one of the Moderators to cut the page down cuz it toook forever to load up??

I remeber the old address to it was maxima.dyn.ml or somethign like that. ahh the memories...

 

Andi.. you bastard r'member the good ole days ? How the hell are ya ? Got your masters and/or doctorates yet ? Have ya have ya heard from Shaun lately ? Hope all is well with you ...


kenny k.

 

Hey Kev... Glad to hear you still like those Eibachs. Good to hear from you.

Kenny... yeah the good old days... those were fun..... i got the masters (back in dec99 when i still had the max, about a week after i got the supra too actually), but am still working the phd... i'm a few months away hopefully...

Haven't heard from Shaun lately... have any of y'all? He was one of the major propoenents that convinced me to get a Supra... heh.

Andi

 

LOL.. you can't get into a bar yet but you're working on your PHD?? I haven't even finished my masters yet

so you last dyno looked like you have 472 RWHP??? ****MY GOD THAT MUST BE FUN*****

 

Ya Shauno was one of the first defectors from the Maxima camp. IIRC wasn't he was the 1st to put a 97 nose on a 95 or 96 or something? And how bout Russell when he put in Bosch +4's and one of the electrodes broke off on one of them and destroyed a piston and/or valves or something ? The f'ing good ole days...hehehe

 

Actually I turned 21 on Sunday.... heh.

...and the 472rwhp was on stock twins... here's a more recent dyno of mine..

http://www.boostaholic.com/tmp/andi_tx2k2_dyno.gif

Andi

 

Heh.... actually I think Russ blew his motor and bent the rods due to hydro-lock.... in the San Antonio floods way back in the day...



(That's him running away from teh camera when i'm taking the picture of the piston...)

heh.

Andi

 

Christ, Andi last I remember you were just 17. Man how time flies...

So what's next after the Supra ?

Kenny K

 

hehe...I remember Russ not wanting to race you with his Trans Am. LOL, you guys must have had the best flame war's I ever witnessed.

Kev

 

I remember that too !! This is great what memories this brings back!

 

 

oh yeah Andi, how in the world did you get your masters so quick ?
I graduated from high school when I just turned 16, and had my B.S. in Electrical Engineering at 20y.o. No masters for me until I got me a job that will pay for it

 

I'm just in a hurry.

Andi

 

anyone know what happen to SprintMax and MedicSonic?