I'm winding down my Car Builder articles from my recent trip to Japan, and I hope you've been enjoying the insight into some of the smaller profile tuning houses. During my trip with the K-Tours crew, one of the garages we visited was T-Welding, also known as Technical Works. The shop is rUn by an older fellow by the name of Yuuichi Taguchi who has been around the scene for quite some time. T-Welding specialises mainly in exhausts and, as their name suggests, take a lot of pride in their welding.
Before we jump into the garage itself let's take a look at the parking lot out the front. This S15 was sitting on R34 GT-R wheels and was for sale at a surprisingly low price.
This sad looking PS13 used to be a frequent drifter until it got scrapped for another shell, looking inside there were many accessories and components still in perfect condition.
The garage and the showroom are in two different sheds right next to each other. This particular shed with the T-Welding sign was the showroom…
…which is full of momentos…
…such as the group of trophies on the left of the neon sign.
In the workshop I noticed a Toyota Type X was getting a custom exhaust system installed by the master himself – Taguchi-san.
He happily invited us under the car to take a closer look at his work.
…which completely blew my mind.
I noticed a number of boxes and wheels up on one of the shelves, including a couple pairs of SSR Mesh.
A few of the boys were interested in purchasing some materials for their cars in Japan so Taguchi pulled out some boxes and showed us what he had in store.
One box after the other.
T-Welding had been working on the Toyota's exhaust design for over a week…
…With three tips on each side, with a perfectly angled cut.
Even though it was late at night Taguchi lowered the Type X and started it to give us a taste of the Toyota's new note. To be honest, the only thing I can compare it to would be a Ferrari. It may sound a little over the top but it was actually hard to believe what I was hearing at the time!
Just before we left we got one last view of the three S-chassis parked out the front which are all used for drifting. I'd like to thank Yuuichi Taguchi for allowing us to visit your garage, it was definitely a big dose of inspiration.
-Casey
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Damn those welds look amazing, I would love to see some close up shots.
Beutyful work. Where is the youtube clip? You got us all hyped up on this exhaust note and then nothing. Whats up with that?
damn. those welds are a work of art.
thats a toyota mark-x..not "type-x" ...
that custom work on the exhaust looks nuts. very nice
awesome! I wish you recorded a a sound clip of the X!
omazing welding, but i seriously don't understand the use-10-pieces-to-make-a-ninety-degree-bend style. Why not mandrel bend a couple of 90's or even four 45's and then weld those together?
still looks omazing
far out i was expecting some exaust work but this is a joke...
Now THAT, is an awesome looking exhaust!
Awesome welds indeed... if only there was a sound clip
You don't have any pictures of the car from behind with the new exhaust do you? And a youtube clip or something would be great if you'd managed to get any footage.
floodo1 -because everyone can have that. this is one of a kind WORK OF ART
I would love to hear that custom exhaust, links or something c'mon!!!!
That's a Toyota *Mark X, not Type
I think three tips on each side is a bit overkill but the quality looks damn good.
i wish you upload a video or sound clip of that Toyota so we all together taste that lovely sound
@ floodo1 - because 90 degree bends are the norm... it wouldn't be called exhuast artwork if you went ahead and tack welded some 45's together and popped in a 90. /facepalm
Just awe.
good quality welding. if its Titanium we all know thats not easy to weld as steel is!
God I wish I lived in Japan!
Next time, please record the exhaust note!
Very nice welding...if that isnt car art I dont know what is.
Sweet pics, but seriously Casey, lay off the info if you don't know what your talking about, it's becoming a very annoying trend with you.
@floodo1
Not because everyone can have mandrel, its because u CANT mandrel titanium.
EPIC welding going on right there! SOOOOO clean
Cool shop and cars, but you got us all excited over the new exhaust sound and then... nothing.
It's Mark X, by the way, and... why didn't you take a shot of the rear showing the cool final result? Man, I think you were a bit sleepy and that's why you missed some details...
SOO WISH 2 GET SUCH SKILLS AYE!!! XD
TOYOTA MARK x NOT TYPEx
Not trying to hate or anything, but this is a preety short feature... You showcase the shop as this great find, slap in 16 shots (which are good), get some hype going on about 2 shedsd and a Ferrari like sound and then, wait for it... nothing! End of story...
Anyways, awesome work, your words at the start of the story set some expectations , but damn! those are some awesome welds! Perfect, dare I say..
Stop hating kids.. this is basically a free online magazine you're getting, allowing you to see shops and features you otherwise wouldn't! Constructive criticism is one thing, but some some respect and gratitude wouldn't go astray.
wow that was a sweet write up, i just wish it could have been longer ;(