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Hilarious: Dekochari (Dekotora bicycle)

February 19, 2010 / banpei / 0 Comments

Now this was a huge laugh for me: the Dekochari!

Dekotora is an abbreviation for Decoration Truck (Torakku). Chari means bicycle, so mixing it up with the Dekotora abbreviation it becomes Dekochari! Dressing up your bike into a Dekotora is just hilarious!

The soundtrack is called Ichiban-boshi Blues (by Bunta Sugawara and Kinya Aikawa) and the footage comes from a video called Dekochari Yarou.

If you thought that wasn’t funny enough, how about the Dekochari at 0:26 being driven by Daijiro Inada?

And how about another one just for the road? :P

Random: Mooneyes watching a Nissan Skyline DR30

February 18, 2010 / banpei / 1 Comment

I just love the composition of this picture: the Mooneyes logo on the truck is watching this four door Nissan Skyline RS-Turbo DR30!
I'm watching you: Nissan Skyline DR30
I’m watching you: Nissan Skyline DR30
Yes, the RS-Turbo isn’t Moon Equipped and sits on a set of Formula Meshes… It is just as if the logo was saying: I’m watching you! You’re not even Moon Equipped! :D

Found in the JCCA NYM 2010 meeting pictures of Life doodling.

Carina Sightings: Davy’s Carina TA63 at Hampton Down

February 17, 2010 / banpei / 5 Comments

I spotted the pictures of Davy’s Carina at first at Phils car blog, then headed over to Garage Slipway to read the whole story behind its run on Hampton Down.
Davy's Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
Davy’s Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
Here the Carina is still running fast, but after only a couple of laps he heard a loud thudding noise and pulled up in the pits. Apparently nothing looked weird and he headed back on the track.

Had a look and couldn’t determine what it was. So what the heck I went out again. Then halfway around the track BANG, then no power. To be specific, no fuel as the line snapped and wrapped around the driveshaft which bought my car to a halt at the first hairpin.
Davy's Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
Davy’s Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
The fuel line was probably grabbed by the driveshaft after it had some sort of in imbalance. Seen such a thing happen with Mux’s Levin AE86 and it turned out that one of the bolts on the rubber pivot was broken off. You can imagine what happens next when you are driving hard on a circuit. :o

Davy's Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
Davy’s Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
I must say the JDM zenki Trueno AE92 bumper suits Davy’s Carina very well!

And this is how the Carina remained the rest of the session:
Davy's Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
Davy’s Carina TA63 at Hampton Down
Parked up in the pits. A sad sight. :(

Photos were taken by Matt Malcolm.

Most painful Itasha ever: Nissan Skyline KPGC10

February 16, 2010 / banpei / 5 Comments

Yes, it is indeed a painful (pun intended) sight to see a Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 this way:

Most painful Itasha ever: Nissan Skyline KPGC10
I don’t think it will get the title of the most expensive itasha ever since I’ve seen several Ferrari and Lamborghini covered completely with anime vinyls.

On the other hand Haruhi blends perfectly in with the blue periodically correct racing stripes:

Most painful Itasha ever: Nissan Skyline KPGC10
So even though it may be painful it is also done with great taste! ;)

Found in the JCCA NYM 2010 meeting pictures of Life doodling.

Car chases: Abunai Deka Leopard F31 compilation

February 16, 2010 / banpei / 0 Comments

Someone took the time and effort to make a compilation video of 5 minutes of the Abunai Deka Nissan Leopard F31 chasing other cars with a catchy 80s upbeat song under it:

That’s about 30 episodes in 5:05! Pure overkill! I don’t think I can handle much more Abunai Deka than this! :P

My Carina: Carina sidemarkers from Auctions Yahoo

February 15, 2010 / banpei / 1 Comment

Two weeks ago a package arrived:

Package from Rinkya Japan!
It was sent through Rinkya (they get the stuff from Auctions Yahoo for you!) and took about 2 months by sea mail. It didn’t matter it took that long since I was in no hurry, but I could have gotten it through airmail as well. :)

What was in it then?

Well packaged with foam and polystyrene
Well, a lot of foam and polystyrene! With car parts Rinkya is extra careful and packages it even better than you would do it yourself! Now that is professional! I can certainly learn from this with the AEU86 shop I guess…

But what’s in there except for all that crap then?

A set of JDM Carina sidemarkers and citylights
Two JDM Carina sidemarkers and two citylights! I don’t need the citylights but they were one single auction, so got them anyway…

Test fitting:

Test fit of the sidemarker
Looks like a perfect fit!

How the double headlights look now
Can’t wait till I’ve repaired the brackets and fitted this set to the Carina! :)
(Only need to find the time to do so…)

Big thanks to Rinkya for arranging the auction just in time and shipping it so carefully!