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Down on the Street: Shakotan Civic?

June 10, 2012 / banpei / 8 Comments

Last Friday I was commuting by car to my work and just got around the block of my house, spotted something in the left corner of my eye and slammed on the brakes real hard. Why? Well this is why:

Yes, my eyes did not deceive me for a split second: I slammed my brakes for a set of Hayashi Street ~~knock offs~~ (They are genuine!) on this Honda Civic EG. :)
~~Still these Rota Shakotan (that’s what they are called) still look good on this Civic.~~ ;)
Edit: they are genuine!

BTW: Don’t mind the bad quality of the picture: after the only parking spot that was left the day before was under a tree I found my car covered in bird-crap and I tried to make my side windows at least a bit more visible, hence all the fuzzy stuff in the picture. :o

Only in Japan: wreck a Chaser Avante JZX81 for fun

June 9, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

This can only happen in Japan: national television wrecking a perfectly fine Chaser Avante JZX81 for entertainment purposes only…

Direct link to video: ??????????

WTF: Guess the engine of this Hilux!

June 8, 2012 / banpei / 3 Comments

The first generation Toyota Hilux was a big improvement over the Toyota Stout: it was roomier, more luxurious and longer wheelbase.

The only thing it lacked was a potent engine, especially in the modern days it may look a bit archaic.

The owner of this Hilux solved that by swapping out the 12R engine for something else. Can you guess what it is? Continue reading

Japanese Rustoseums Nissan Skyline KPGC110

Japanese Rustoseums (part thirtyseven)

June 7, 2012 / banpei / 4 Comments

Now imagine you are about to enter a town called Koyaguchi Nogami and you see some car wrecks hidden in the foliage:

You get a bit closer and see this: Continue reading

Carina Sightings: Bafo’s lowered 1984 Carina

June 6, 2012 / banpei / 4 Comments

I was amazed by the looks of Bafo’s Carina TA60:

It has been lowered a bit and features what looks like Hayashi Street Target Mag wheels.

You can see more in the video: Continue reading

WTF: LEGO Nissan Skyline KPGC10!

June 5, 2012 / banpei / 0 Comments

Just found this amazing LEGO build by ylan (Dylan Denton) where he built a 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 from scratch:

Just amaze yourself about all the little details in this build: it has the black overfenders, GT-R front lip, recessed hood with the round headlights, fender mirrors and the little black spoiler at the rear.

And even from behind he made square tail lights: Continue reading

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