80-early 90 Model Cars

[DaiOni]

yeah, and considering the amount of power it had, that's quite a statement - the wheel size, alone, is quite tragic for a car of that caliber

[CircusMonkey]

Thanks DaiOni.Good post.Do you have any japanese links?

Evo_lee,SKY031 I know it is not any problems finding forums and sites from the net,but I am after information from Japan about tuning and styling.About any support for these kind of cars like with the ae86 and S13 which still is supported in Japan.

Thanks

Paal

[DaiOni]

links for? exactly what kind of info do you need?

try the japan links sticky on the japan forum page

[Evo_Lee]

CM...

Tuning support and parts for:

Toyota: Mr2, Celica, Supra - vastly available, though the Celica isn't very popular.

Nissan: Bluebird Sr turbo, Silvia, 300zx - vastly available.

Mazda: Cosmo, 323 gti - speciality shops...still OK.

Honda: Prelude, Civic 1.6 Vtec (Sir) - vastly available, but the prelude isn't very popular.

[CircusMonkey]

links for?  exactly what kind of info do you need?

try the japan links sticky on the japan forum page

Japanese forums or any clubs in Japan with pictures if there are any?

Thanks

Paal

[DaiOni]

www.google.co.jp

switch to japanese only pages - click the button below 'I'm feeling lucky'

type in the car type - add ing 'club' may help in some cases - otherwise pay attention to the url of each page listed

[racsov500]

theres the Jenesis Dr30 site, along with a few local dr30. Searching on google is'nt the best way. I can rarely find any info about whatever i am searching for. For example, if any companies make a front kit for the mz20 soarer, or info about the soarer alone. So i ve taken to using altavista, and with better results. By the way, does anyone know of a mz20 kit?

when u say sr20 bluebird, u mean the japanese one? cause the local 80's one had a L20b.

[SKY031]

the local 80's one had a L20b.

This thread is in regards to Japanese cars.

The Bluebird with the L20 was built in Australia, not Japan.

[predator]

Don't forget the S12 !

Try here for some info: http://www.club-s12.org/

Without that model, the S13 may have never been born. Overlooked by many these days, and contain many of the features found in later Silvia models. Have seen some cool looking ones around.

I went to buy one locally.. but it was very destroyed when i looked at it. Was hardly worth it - so i bought an aussie R31. Whilst hardly anything special, where else in the world can you find an RB30E skyline? hmm, ok i think South Africa as well.. anyhow

[racsov500]

sorry. can't beat the haki-roku ae86. does anyone have a genuine "panda" levin?

[topi]

Hachi Roku rules all

[DaiOni]

...in a cartoon reality

[Evo_Lee]

Hachi Roku rules all

go away...he never asked about those...shoo shoo

[topi]

:blah: Hehe, quit your hating.

Come oooon you KNOW the hachi handles good. Or shall I hand over the footage of Keiichi? :wassup:

[DaiOni]

hachi is (was) cheap too - that's it's real selling point, that's why people drove them - cheap and they did the job. Then along came a cartoon and suddenly the myth outweighed the reality.

it was takumi (which, incidentally, means 'skillful' in japanese) that made the car - and not the other way around.

there's plenty of examples in motorsport where a top driver changed teams, and, suddenly, and 'unbeatable' car suddenly became part of the traffic.

tsuchiya could drive anything, as could shumacher, mccray, etc etc etc.

[topi]

Yea I see your point, it wasnt designed as a race machine.

But for Keiichi to buy one and race it, and for it to do well against good drivers in powerfull cars, surely that means something to you?

Ah well, its high in my cool rating, even though its way overpriced at the min.

[funkymonkey]

he could have bought an old bluebird or gloria and done just as well... its the driver not the car in those situations

[topi]

He doesnt exactly race agaisnt amatures though.

[Evo_Lee]

Who the hell is tsuchiya?

You dam right there, hachis were primarily made famous by the show. No matter how good the hachis handle they are still not the NA class holder around Tsukuba

[DaiOni]