Since my last post on the topic, I’ve been working on drafting up quite an epic list of car part words, names, and brands in Japanese. While I’m sure they will be some more tweaks made, I wanted to post up the “beta” version of the list to get some feedback for additions. Leave a comment if there are any other words you’d like to see added!
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Posted in How to:, Steve | Tagged car, japanese, japanese english translations, names, parts, upgarage, yahoo, yaj | Leave a Comment »
I’m sure it is safe to make the statement that per capita there are more USDM cars rolling on JDM wheels in Japan than in the United States. Here we have a Chevy Camaro on Work VS-XX wheels (I believe, someone speak up and confirm!). If it were lowered a bit, it could pull off the cultural mash-up.
Posted in Steve, Timeout | Tagged camaro, Chevy Camaro, Japan, jdm, rims, usdm, vs-xx, vsxx, wheels, work | Leave a Comment »
Greg has been doing some random paint work on our Dad’s F350. It has seen a lot of miles towing (a lot of our projects – thanks, Dad!) and has taken some wear. First up was the rear bumper which had some rust and flaking chrome. Dad was talking about murdering out his truck and wanted to start there. In reality, I think he just said, “Greg, my rear bumper is rusty. Can you clean it up?” So Greg repainted it a matching shade of black. Continue Reading »
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Nakamura-san is the “boss” of the Trickers car club/group/team/collective-of-people-who-put-TRICKERS-stickers-on-their-cars and runs a shop of the same name. And despite his intimidating looks, he is a jovial, kind-hearted guy who loves being an ambassador to drifting more than driving itself (it would seem) which is the reason for the event. So it is only appropriate that I start off this post – an open track day aimed at getting all skill levels behind the wheel – with a picture of his car…
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Posted in Steve, Event | Tagged s13, Drifting, Okinawa, 180sx, C33, JZX90, Nago Circuit, Trickers | Leave a Comment »
If this was my car, I wouldn’t even mess with cones and barriers. I’d being going armed guards and rottweilers all the way.
Posted in Steve, Timeout | Tagged 180sx, 326 Power wing, BN Sports, Work XT-7 | Leave a Comment »
On a drive very similar to the first time I stumbled across the Shakotan Boogie Skyline from this post, it happened again. There it was basking in the sun off to the side of a parking lot. After rereading my previous post, it seems my guess that it was coming out of storage was spot on – fitted with some new adornments, it was on the road again. The not-so-subtle updated version:
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This was good.
2012 is here! I just stumbled across an old pic of Hulk Smash shortly before part out…I miss it! Le sigh. But let’s not linger in the past – let’s move forward!
Happy New Year, all! There are some exciting changes and projects in the works for 2012!
Posted in Brickhouse Products, Greg, Hulk Smash, Steve | Tagged 2012, happy new year, hulk, hulk smash, new year, zenki s14 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, this is a telephone pole. And no, it is not made of wood...concrete.
After clearing out of Peter’s in the morning, we hop the subway across town to our next hostel/hotel, Sakura Hotel. We check in to what we think will be a 2 person room but end up with a 5 person room to ourselves! We drop our gear and head off to the largest temple in Tokyo, Continue Reading »
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Best Car Ever!
Note to Reader: I changed format a bit and placed pictures at the bottom since there were so many to share.
Saturday morning, I rise at 5 am and walk outside the drivers shack to find car after car after car lined down the street and packing the parking lot. 12 hours before the parking lot had 6 cars in it. Now it was bursting. Continue Reading »
Posted in Brickhouse Abroad, Brickhouse Products, Greg, Japan, Steve | Tagged Drifting, Ebisu, Japan, Matsuri, nissan, s13 | Leave a Comment »
An auction car that will be cannibalized and sent back to Australia as parts to sell.
So the next morning, we power down to town and grab some food from the konbini (convenience store) and get back to the track as it opens. We gut the food and get down to business. We have a full day ahead of us: oil cooler/filter relocation kit, water temperature gauge, attempt to fix Omori oil temp/pressure gauges, replace radiator, mount the intercooler, and maybe some other small issues. Continue Reading »
Posted in Brickhouse Products, Event, Greg, Japan, Steve | Tagged 240sx, Drifting, nissan, oil temp, relocation kit, s13, Silvia, sr20det, temperature gauge, tie rods, tire machine | Leave a Comment »
