The wonderful (and bonkers) world of JDM

[AW111]

BenWRXSEi said:

Sounds like my old (deep breath) Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE111 BZG. It had the last iteration of the 1600cc 4age engine, this time with 5 valves per cylinder, individual throttle bodies and an 8,000rpm redline, totalling around 165bhp (claimed, at least!).

I bought the front half of an AE111 BZR, and fitted the drivetrain to my mk1 MR2 (AW111).

Peak power at 7,800 rmp, rev limiter at 8,300.
Claimed power is about right with a free-flowing exhaust .


What about JDM vans?

A mate at work has one of these (4wd) :



He has the 3 litre v6, and it drinks a bit, but there was also a TDI version.

[AllyBee]

I've always quite liked these.

[FIREBIRDC9]

Anyone want to buy an extremely rare and beautiful JDM classic that is currently in the UK?



If i wasn't a young person trying to save for my House Deposit (Bloody Boring by the way) i would have bought this already.


You may remember it from Gran Turismo

An Isuzu 117 Coupe!

I have a feeling it may be the only one in the UK

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C684129

[thismonkeyhere]

Spotted this shrunken VW camper in Devon. I think it's actually a Nissan.

[KTF]

Its a Subaru Samba.

[Slow]

This for less than £4k. How I wish I lived in Japan.

http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU45307711...

Edited by Slow on Friday 22 April 13:05

[Nik da Greek]

FIREBIRDC9 said:

Anyone want to buy an extremely rare and beautiful JDM classic that is currently in the UK?



If i wasn't a young person trying to save for my House Deposit (Bloody Boring by the way) i would have bought this already.


You may remember it from Gran Turismo

An Isuzu 117 Coupe!

I have a feeling it may be the only one in the UK

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C684129

Gorgeous! From a distance that could be a Fiat Dino coupe

[KarlMac]

Slow said:

This for less than £4k. How I wish I lived in Japan.

http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU45307711...

Edited by Slow on Friday 22 April 13:05

GTS-M? 2.0l rb20det rwd. Friend of a friend has one for drifting, cost a lot less than £4k!

[Slow]

KarlMac said:

Slow said:

This for less than £4k. How I wish I lived in Japan.

http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU45307711...

Edited by Slow on Friday 22 April 13:05

GTS-M? 2.0l rb20det rwd. Friend of a friend has one for drifting, cost a lot less than £4k!

Look how clean it looks though, seen many a skyline on ebay for more which are in a nasty state.

[GravelBen]

KarlMac said:

GTS-M? 2.0l rb20det rwd. Friend of a friend has one for drifting, cost a lot less than £4k!

GTSt-M if we're being pedantic

GTS without the t is RB20DE (155bhp NA).

[KarlMac]

GravelBen said:

KarlMac said:

GTS-M? 2.0l rb20det rwd. Friend of a friend has one for drifting, cost a lot less than £4k!

GTSt-M if we're being pedantic

GTS without the t is RB20DE (155bhp NA).

One of these days I'll finally learn all the designations

[Rjbell]

ajprice said:

I think these are 'concepts' for now but they have shown coupe and shooting brake versions of the Copen too

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/29/daihatsu-copen-...

I'm pretty sure the new copen is using the tech on the new model. There are 11 replaceable panels i believe which you can choose and customise at the time of purchase.

[Cheapskate]

Hondas get pretty small...

[jogger1976]

ajprice said:

Rjbell said:

The new daihatsu copen has a new feature they call d-frame. It's basically like a old Nokia phone where you can change the body panels yourself and customise it. I think we're about to see some crazy st coming out of Japan!

I think these are 'concepts' for now but they have shown coupe and shooting brake versions of the Copen too

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/29/daihatsu-copen-...

That is utterly fantastic.

[Escapegoat]

Cheapskate said:

Hondas get pretty small...

Given your username, you may like this even smaller Honda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXBN9Gxv05w

[cptsideways]

I'm after one of these, more now in Australia than left in Japan. In 1989 think of the cars the europeans were making & the Japs were getting these folding tin top Soarer's

[adingley84]

Mentioned a page or two back;I think the Caldina had a lot going for it.

A decent profile, 4wd, 260bhp and tiptronic trans!

[MidnightXR6]

jogger1976 said:

That is utterly fantastic.

There is a coulpe of brand new Dihatsu copens on ebay brought in from japan

[jogger1976]

Some great cars on here peeps.Keep it going!

Mitsubishi Debonair

Nissan Fairlady 432Z, which had the Hakosuka S20 engine and was popular with Japanese rozzers



Mazda Carol

[poing]

jogger1976 said:

Mazda Carol

I so wish I could post a photo of the woman at work called Carol, she looks so much like this car it's hysterical. New job on Monday is to change her computer desktop background!