Rezz

>Nameless EJ6: I can understand your confusion man, that turbo RB25 probably WAS taken out of a GTS-4... Check the second car down on this site... It was a GTS-4, but now the owner proudly hails that it's a "GTS-4t", or a mini GT-R. He had a turbo and manifold from a RB25DET bolted on to his RB25DE. So, there were no GTS-4t's officially, the owners modified their GTS-4's to turbo spec.

Brilliant work 32godzilla! Thats the one I was talking about.

...mmmm. I wonder why they chose the open-top Diablo? Is it the "beach patrol" version? I guess when the roof is off, both cops can yell out "weeeee-ooooor weeeeee-oooooor!"

Yes that yellow "Proto Spira" looks the goods.... ....I never in a million years thought I'd say that about a Korean car!!! I'd take the 2L Turbo option and keep the weight down.

I'd put my money on body damage... but.... You never know. To be sure, you'd have to measure it up to see if the body is square. Also, right when you think all the damage has been repaired, you drive it for a few days then find out theres rattles, and squeaks and so on. I'd buy that car to be a racetrack or drag only car.

Go for the Skyline... it's the morally right thing to do!

I DO remember an old "High Performance Imports" article that dealt the differences between an R33 GT-R and a 33 V-Spec... aaah, I could be wrong, but I think theres a different main connector to the ECU in the V-Spec... and the rear diff housing has ribbing or something on the V-Spec... stuff that you can identify at a glance, like that. FOR GODS SAKE DON'T QUOTE ME! Does anybody have that article? It must have been a '99/'00 issue.

Bollocks. I can`t stand it when "experienced" journalists can't see the car for what it is: in this case, a shit hot race car. The engineers at Nissan designed the BNR32 to do one thing... win races. So whats all this about you need to "row the gears"? Is using the gearbox not what DRIVING is all about? If I wanted to get in a GT-R and not have to change gears, I would`ve bought shares in Nissan and then developed an AT option. Sounds like he drove a 5.7 V8 to the GT-R test location...

Only in Australia... :bahaha:

Enjoy, Hakujin... It's a pity you weren't coming round my way, I'd hook up with you definately.

Osaka: Nanko (street) and Mt Rokko (Mountain) drifting... you'll need a car to see both. Tuning Shops: Trial (South Osaka), Signal Auto (as per S15silvias post), J's Racing, and C-West in Nishinomiya (near my house!) halfway between Osaka and Kobe. Theres more but that should keep you busy... Tokyo: I've only been there once, for the 2001 Auto Salon, so I'm not up to speed with the drift scene there, but maybe DaiOni or Demon Dave can help you out more?

Which part of Japan are you heading to?

Sounds like she did 10 months worth of work @ $350/week, and didn't get a cent...:?:

What, speak English? I "dig" your English meaning "it`s cool".

Scandinavian Skyline massive represent! Light up those rears right in the middle of a mall!!! ...I dig your English too Klaus...

Very, very nice! Both silver too! Now you just need a 34...

Thats what I`m thinking...

I'm no Mugen expert, but Hirotoshi's father founded Honda Motor Co, and Hirotoshi wanted his own business, so the Mugen-Honda relationship is a family one. As for ownership, I'm sure a shitload of Honda money is in Mugen, how much though, I'm not sure. Honda cancelled it's funding for it's F1 engines in 1992, and Mugen picked up the F1 left-overs and started the Mugen-Honda F1 engine supplier.

Aparently, Mugen Honda gets money just by scoring F1 Championship points. They've got 4 or wins to their name (don't ask me, thats what they said on the news) and for a win, you get a substantial amount. Mugen wasn't declaring their cut.

I dunno. All I know now is that taxation department guys turned the offices upside down collecting financial records. Honda-san is like fully disgraced.

Mugen gear might be worth a bit down the track if they go under...

Start buying your Mugen goods - keychains, t-shirts, umbrellas, that sort of shit now, coz it may not be around for much longer!

Hirotishi Honda, head of Mugen Co. has been accused of evading 1,000,000,000yen in taxes. A commision has been assembled to gather details of how the company has "absorbed" profits from their F1 division in paticular, and the rest of the company. The lucrative F1 business has been the primary source of the unpaid taxes. The unpaid taxes have been used to buy property and other assets. I'll keep you posted on further developments. /Rezz (druken spelling mistakes edit!)

>YBSLO4: Do you have that issue of Wheels with the GT-R in it? Could you post up some of the article if you have it? I'm a badger I know, but I`d love to see what they have to say...

Very nice work. IMHO now you just need a set of Aero Mirrors, and a front Chin spoiler and your done!