Only two months went by from the time Blacksheep was gone until BS2L was picked up. Once the car was purchased, Jason did all the basics: suspension, JDM accessories, seats, steering wheel etc. As soon as the car was fit for the road, Katman was out one night having some fun when the first hurdle in the build reared it's ugly head. A minor collision occurred when Jason's friend Mark from Slide Squad drove his 240SX directly into the driver's-side quarter panel of the EG crushing it severely. Katman knew he would have some free time on his hands while the car was damaged and decided to get some much-needed engine work out of the way.
The initial build was much different from what you see today, K swaps were scarce and very expensive, so Jason went to the next best thing - the B18C Type R. After fitting the new heart into Blacksheep 2's bay the car took a quick trip to FLM body shop, owned by the father of fellow FF-Squad member Lee Randle, to take care of the crinkle. Once the new quarter panel was installed Jason decided to paint the car a nice grey he had been considering for awhile. Keeping with the theme he didn't want to change the color drastically but added some character by changing to a pearlescent hue.
The new Blacksheep was bringing sexy back and life was good. At least it was good for two months until BS2L encountered it's second collision. As Jason told me he had barely gotten the car back and running when one day he was driving with another FF-Squad OG, Dylan, and got very unlucky. He was exiting a freeway and was in the far left lane when out of no where some d-bag in a red Chevy S-10 pickup cut from the far right lane (which was a right turn only) and made an abrupt illegal U-turn in front of Katman. "I slammed on my brakes and tried not to hit him" Jason tells me, "my driver's side rear wheel actually hopped up the curb onto the median and my car was basically doing a backside smith grind on the curb."
Needless to say, Blacksheep 2 ended up T-boning the pickup and after a short insurance dispute, Jason had to buy the car back and send it right back to the shop. Katman had to replace all the front suspension components as they were bent in the collision, along with all the exterior pieces that accompany the front end. More paint was laid on the car and once again BS2 was in pristine shape. This time Jason was able to enjoy the car for several years, taking it to track events and getting some use out of it. But as time went on the K swaps were getting cheaper and easier and Katman could no longer resist temptation.
The swap wasn't completely finished until January 2005, due to a wait on an R-Crew swap header. When the final bolts were turned and BS2 fired up as a rejuvenated BS2L Jason had really outdone himself. Since the K20 swap was completed, Katman and BS2L have remained fairly low-key, but Jason has been adding bits as time goes on and still has future plans such as a WaveTrac LSD. Super Street has been trying to feature the car for several years now but Katman has been difficult to round up. Although he mostly keeps the car to himself, thanks to previous experiences, you can often find the car at HPDE events and open track days. It's inspiring to see someone bounce back from a loss so well.