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Feb 08 2012, 04:00 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 25 comment(s)
Garage Saurus is one of those names that everyone has heard of. So you might be forgiven if you've been wondering what has happened to them. The owner, Hayashi-san, is still very much active in the Japanese tuning scene, continuing to build crazy GT-Rs and other JDM rides on a daily basis out of the Saurus workshop in Saitama. The reason that he and his cars haven't really been out at events and shows over the years is that well, he has pretty much achieved what he set out to do, and the...
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Posted
Feb 06 2012, 07:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 28 comment(s)
As someone who's in love with vintage Japanese cars, the JCCA New Year Meeting is simply overwhelming. There are dozens upon dozens of cars inside and outside the event which I would deem spotlight-worthy, and this year I picked out a few that I found to be especially great.
One of them is this Kenmeri Skyline based out of Tokyo....
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Jan 30 2012, 01:00 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 55 comment(s)
Just the other week I had a meeting with some of the Streetgasm folk. The guys in this group come from all walks of life and it shows in the diversity of cars they own. Maurice, the owner of this gorgeous R34, is what you could call the team captain. This R34 is still a work in progress, which is why I've tagged this as a ‘ builds ' feature. When the car is finished I'll have a full feature that includes a review of its driving capabilities. Maurice and I made our way to Pro Import...
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Posted
Jan 29 2012, 07:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 20 comment(s)
Greetings from good old Japan everyone!
In case you haven't heard, I'm back in this fine country for the first time in nearly three years. I'll be here for a few weeks seeing friends and family, doing some Speedhunting - and generally enjoying the place. I spent all day today in Odaiba at the JCCA New Year Meeting - which is where I snapped this bitchin' works style Hakosuka cruising home after the show.
I'm about to pass out from a lack of sleep here, but I've got some really cool stuff coming up from the 2012 New Year Meeting.
More soon.
-Mike Garrett...
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Posted
Jan 19 2012, 05:00 PM
by
Charles Kha
with 31 comment(s)
Speedhunters reader Peter Brueckner recently grabbed a camera, hopped into his Skyline and headed for the Santa Cruz mountains. Peter's a camera engineer by trade, and his weekend toy is this 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GTX. Ground Control helped build a custom pair of coilovers utilising Koni shocks. For the rear, Peter has fitted RS Start adjustable perches and springs. Peter's a self confessed Watanabe fan, but he decided on a set of Hayashi Street CRs instead. The fronts are 15x7.5 with a...
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Posted
Jan 05 2012, 06:30 AM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 14 comment(s)
You guys remember the Libery Walk video from Luke Huxham I posted last week. Well it's time for part two and don't be surprised if you don't see many Lamborghinis this time round. It's all more about the Japanese side of things. Get ready for some shakotan magic!
Liberty Walk
Maiham Media
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Posted
Nov 22 2011, 08:00 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 30 comment(s)
The customized 1/18th die cast model doesn't have the biggest following. But it does have a lot of die hard hobbyists taking completely stock models and modifying them to however they see fit which results in some truly spectacular results. Chris Lee is one of those guys. And since you can't just go out and buy 1/18th scale aftermarket parts, Chris meticulously modifies or hand makes everything for his models. I don't even want to ask how many hours Chris spends molding, shaping, sanding...
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Posted
Nov 21 2011, 07:30 PM
by
Linhbergh
with 22 comment(s)
Last year, we gave Miata connoisseur, car designer and 1/18th scale model car customizer, Chris Lee a visit. We first looked at his massive collection in its entirety, which you can see here . We then took a look at a couple of his creations in detail, which can be seen here . Since that visit, he has had a few new additions to the collection so I thought I'd give him another visit and see what sort of scale model customizing Chris has been up to. Chris has five new custom models and on this...
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Posted
Oct 04 2011, 09:00 PM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 40 comment(s)
A couple of weeks ago I dropped into JDM Garage on the south side of Brisbane to catch up with owner, Erin Sykes. This shop turns over many cars for customers each year, but rarely does Erin have the time to work on a car for himself. Recently however he's started a new ER34 Skyline project. The four-door R34 will be used for drifting. The wheels Erin has chosen for the car are Leon Hardiritt Ordens. Made by Super Star, these wheels are usually seen on VIP cars, but I think they work very well...
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Posted
Sep 28 2011, 12:30 PM
by
Casey Dhnaram
with 39 comment(s)
All of a sudden it's that time of the year again. The sounds of cars launching on 50+ pounds of boost, the smell of methanol in the air and the feeling of the ground shaking with each pass that's laid down. Jamboree is back in town. This leading Australian drag racing event was originally scheduled to run at the end of August, but due to a rainy forecast it was postponed until this coming weekend. Prior to this weekend's Jamboree, the world's fastest GT-R - the Heat Treatments R32...
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Posted
Jul 19 2011, 04:00 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 112 comment(s)
When walking through the extreme paddock at Gatebil on the first night of our visit, I walked straight past this R34 Skyline (not before grabbing a quick wide shot) thinking that it was maybe just another R34 track car. I mean we've all seen them before right ? Thanks to one of our readers who insisted I take a closer look in the comments from one of the first posts from our Gatebil adventure, I think this probably the greatest R34 Skyline I've ever had the honour of witnessing in action...
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Posted
Jul 07 2011, 10:00 AM
by
Mike Garrett
with 26 comment(s)
We are doing some technical upgrades to the site at the moment which explains why there haven't been that many posts thus far today. We'll be back to normal operations shortly, so in the mean time, have a look at this great film featuring our friends at JDM Legends and their passion for vintage Japanese cars.
-Mike Garrett
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Posted
May 30 2011, 04:00 PM
by
Patrick McGrath
with 38 comment(s)
I'm almost certain a lot of you will recognise this car, even from the rear which conceals this particular cars most identifying feature - The Bee*R R34 Skyline front end. The car is owned by Bryn Alban, a guy I met quite sometime ago on the Driftworks message boards. I remember reading the build thread when Bryn originally acquired this R32 GTS-T and remember the moment well when I first seen it with the Bee*R front end conversion. However, it's been one of those cars that somehow always...
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Posted
May 12 2011, 03:00 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 17 comment(s)
Here we go with part two of my coverage of the Japanese Car Festival at Circuit Park Zandvoort. The R33 Skyline owners were out in full force. The cars ranged from the GTS version to the top of the line GT-R model. This very wide 350Z belonged to Tim Coronel, the twin brother of Tom Coronel who races in the WTCC. Tim used the car later in the day for a drift demonstration. A completely different 350Z was this version built by Fullcartuning. To fill the grid of the Time Attack, the organizers invited...
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Posted
May 10 2011, 06:00 PM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 41 comment(s)
On Sunday, I left early for a day at the beach. Not to work on my tan but for the annual Japanese Car Festival on Circuit Park Zandvoort that is situated in the dunes close to the beach. As the name of the event suggests it was all about the love for Japanese cars. When I arrived at the venue I was surprised to see so many cars and the sheer diversity was amazing. The Honda movement is as strong as ever. The builds are becoming more complex; with completely build engines, wire tucks, static drops...
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Posted
Apr 21 2011, 11:30 PM
by
Dino Dalle Carbonare
with 29 comment(s)
I thought I'd balance the Honda presence on the site this month with a bit of Nissan goodness. If you followed my Nagoya Exciting Car Showdown coverage you may remember seeing this particular 4-Door ER34 Skyline that I spotted in the parking lot. The owner was obviously disappointed that Autech never made an official 4-door version of the R34 GT-R, like they did for the BCNR33 to celebrate the Skyline's 40th Anniversary Not to worry however, he seems to have done quite an impressive job himself...
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Posted
Apr 21 2011, 10:30 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 37 comment(s)
I always love visiting shops and car builders. You see customer cars, cars that are being built and cars that you don't see at the car shows. While visiting JB Tuning in Nieuwegein, Holland, I was greeted by this Skyline R34 that was wrapped in matte white vinyl. The car behind it was a car I had never seen before and I first thought it was a Toyota AE86 but after a closer inspection I realized it was a Nissan S12. The 350Z is still a very expensive car in Holland so you don't see it very...
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Posted
Apr 02 2011, 10:00 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 35 comment(s)
I have been following this Bee*R R33 for a while now. It started life at the Bee*R workshop and then it was sold to a guy in the UK. When it arrived in the UK I kept following it but it disappeared from the radar for a while. Then all of a sudden I got an email from a friend who told me the car had been bought by a Dutch guy named Pepijn Warnars. After I got in contact with him he told me he would be present at the recent Automaxx Streetpower event . The perfect time for a meet and greet with one...
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Posted
Mar 30 2011, 06:00 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 20 comment(s)
Let's start with my second look at the Automaxx Streetpower event. This R33 underwent a full transformation with a new paintjob, carbon parts and a new R34 nose transplant. It looked pretty spectacular with its bright paintjob. The TR Racing R34 GT-R had a pretty funky color but underneath its skin lies a fully built engine. The twins have been exchanged for one giant single turbo that resulted in a 750bhp engine. The car actually belongs to Shane Smith who also competes in the UK Time Attack...
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Posted
Mar 29 2011, 07:00 AM
by
Jeroen Willemsen
with 51 comment(s)
The show season is in full swing. While our very own NFS Socal meeting was held on the 26th, I went to the Automaxx Streetpower event on the 27th and at the same time the Heaven On Wheels event was on in Belgium. The Streetpower event was held at the famous TT circuit in Assen, Holland. It was also the first round of the Dutch Time Attack series . Some familiar faces showed up, like the Bonder Racing E36 with an RB26 engine. The guys at DBM Engineering fitted a new exhaust and it got some new aero...
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