^ same.

Later dude :|

 

Very sorry to hear it! Norman was one of the good guys! I always enjoyed speaking to him. My condolences to his family and friends! This old schooler will be missed....

-Bern

 

R.i.p

 

Norman, the man with the boots. We never had that bbq at sidepex I had posted about
He was a funny guy, friendly and cool to talk to.

Hey Roy, he never let me see under his FD hood at the costco meets. Haha he would close it whenever i would walk towards him, and said we had to race.

Fun times with goofyrotor, RIP

 

That's Norman. Always secret about his mini NOS in his FD. RIP Buddy!

 

RIP. Our thoughts are with his family.

 

Wow. Always sucks when a group member passes... Who's gonna smog all of the cars now?

 

Smog lol, contact goofyrotor



Yeah ive seen his set-up but he wont show it. I want his RX-2 badly, will keep it orig.

 

Was SidePex on Las Tunas Blvd, east of Rosemead? On the North side.

 

Hey Andy, I remember a rotary shop there. But no, sidepex is on Lower Azusa close to Rosemead High School.

 

That was Rotech off Las Tunas next door to Temple city autoparts.



i talked to Cam, Norms partner at Sidepex, about having a bbq at the shop. Target date is the following Saturday after the funeral....further details will follow

 

omg, this is terrible news. Yes, Sidepex was at Lower Azusa and Rosemead next to the train tracks.

Norman is a good friend and my great FD mechanic for many many years. I always bring him problems I couldn't solve myself. He never lag on any job, did it as soon as possible. Even just doing simple 99spec turbo swap only took him one day and I was able to pick it up the day after I drop'd it off. Very funny guy and talk trash on the forum all the time in the west section. He tries to keep his identity as goofyrotor a secret but i'm sure many people knew.

He had just finished building my motor when he was diagnosed with brain tumor. Did a excellent job street/match porting and assembled it with iannetti ceramic seals which he strongly recommended. It took about a year after his surgery that we decided to tow my FD to his house to finish dropping the motor into the car. After that it took over a year because of his frequent visits to the hospital leaves him only capable to work about 4 to 10 hours a week. Eventually the process took too long and I paid him the total that I owed him and took my car to Glenn Price at Illicit Performance in Palm Springs to finish the car up and running. I am sad but proud to say that my motor was the last one Norman built. He is a great guy and will always be remembered by those that knew him.

Rest In Peace Norman. The rotary community will miss you...

 

Keep us posted man..I'm in for sure. Let us know if they are collecting for his services too.

 

Viewing Friday 5:30-8:30 at rose hills

 

hate to hear stories like this.

RIP Norman and condolences to family and friends

 

Funeral is on saturday at 11am. I'll be there this Friday. ;-(

 

I dont think i will be ther on Friday but Saturday for sure. Have several deals closing this week

 

R.i.p

 

Damn, very sad to hear. Read the whole thread and he definitely seemed like an awesome guy with a lot of personality. RIP.

 

Rip ..

 

just stumbled on this thread. i bought norman's montego blue FD from him last summer, from my limited dealings with him he came off as a pretty genuine and honest guy.

RIP

 

Be well for the journey beyond...
R.I.P.

 

Damn RIP Norman

 

He was my mechanic for years. One of the coolest guys I dealt with. My thoughts go out to his fiance and family. RIP.

 

R.I.P. Goofy Norman