The wonderful (and bonkers) world of JDM

The wonderful (and bonkers) world of JDM

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Gribs

470 posts

138 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Grunt Futtock said:
ChocolateFrog said:
It may be my age but performance JDM stuff from 95-05 is the pinnacle in my eyes.

There's a 1JZ powered Silvia on ebay that I'd love to take back to standard aero looking.

Only problem is its being sold in Keighley.
As I'm sure you already know, if it's in Keighley run far far away. It will have been crashed/clocked/have a dangerous fault or any combination of the above.
That's not entirely true. Some will be ok and just being used to launder money. For anything being sold from near the level crossing in Crosshills just run though.

anonymous-user

56 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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What about the SARD MC8-R
Take a MR2 stretch it and drop in a V8

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wo9e7xd/


loudlashadjuster

5,249 posts

186 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Grunt Futtock said:
ChocolateFrog said:
It may be my age but performance JDM stuff from 95-05 is the pinnacle in my eyes.

There's a 1JZ powered Silvia on ebay that I'd love to take back to standard aero looking.

Only problem is its being sold in Keighley.
As I'm sure you already know, if it's in Keighley run far far away. It will have been crashed/clocked/have a dangerous fault or any combination of the above.
Crikey, amazed they're still on the go. They had a...reputation 15 years ago!

Anyway, I always thought these would be a hoot. Nissan March Super Turbo. FIA homologated, supercharged and turbocharged, 110hp, LSD, ~800kg wet



Nice writeup on Jalopnik. Bonus! Includes Bluebird SSS-R smile


Vaud

50,935 posts

157 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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loudlashadjuster said:
Crikey, amazed they're still on the go. They had a...reputation 15 years ago!
Apparently they still have the odd gem/rarity... just don't expect any customer service and treat it as a private sale. Checking, rechecking and quintuple checking....

TommoAE86

2,682 posts

129 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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I adore all these mad JDM things, I've got a R33 Skyline which is positively mainstream compared to the ones in this thread. The Stagea at the start of this thread has the engine from the V35 (Infiniti G35 in the USA) and having been ferried about in one they are really comfortable.

If I won the lottery I'd have a warehouse full of this sort of stuff smile

KarlMac

4,480 posts

143 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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guy_spyder550 said:
What about the SARD MC8-R
Take a MR2 stretch it and drop in a V8

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wo9e7xd/

So thats where Hennessy got the idea from hehe

saaby93

32,038 posts

180 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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JMF894

5,552 posts

157 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Best TOTD for a long time.........

leglessAlex

5,508 posts

143 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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themanwithnoname said:
Its _all_ about the maaad choo choo noises!

In no small part it's the MCM boys who got me interested in the JDM scene, Turbos and Temples as well as Kei to the City (ugh - sorry for the sentimental stuff that follows) genuinely helped get me out of a big old funk. Reminded me that I needed to indulge my passions and to redress the work-life balance. Then I saw the first few seasons and it reminded me of hanging out with a few specific friends hitting the spanners, and how Marty and Moog were practically facsimiles of a friend and I.

The good times are rolling again now.
I've only recently started following MCM and I was just prompted to watch Kei to the City thanks to this post. What a production, I had no real idea about the culture there that surrounds modifying cars. It was so awesome just to see people having fun and not taking themselves seriously at all. "Because it's funny" is a great reason to do things.

TheLuke

2,218 posts

143 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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leglessAlex said:
I've only recently started following MCM and I was just prompted to watch Kei to the City thanks to this post. What a production, I had no real idea about the culture there that surrounds modifying cars. It was so awesome just to see people having fun and not taking themselves seriously at all. "Because it's funny" is a great reason to do things.
MCM are fantastic, brilliant entertaining and down to earth guys.

They have a second channell MCMTV2

you should watch the double unicorn build of a Stagea with a Boosted Nissan V8 out of a 4wd Cedric. Yes it is as bonkers as it sounds!

thespannerman

234 posts

125 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Got to love JDM stuff, I'm more a fan of the stuff from the 70's and 80's... Think KenMeri Skylines and gen 1 Corrolas.

Also another fan of the MCM channels, the double unicorn turbo Stagea V8 series was epic!

KEEP THIS THREAD GOING!!!!!

Valgar

850 posts

137 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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The Daihatsu Boon X4, it's a sirion but with a 1.0l Turbo and AWD


Nissan Avenir GT4-Z, SR20DET With ATTESA 4WD


Suzuki Twin

smudgerebt

241 posts

115 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Am liking the Boon!

adam.

407 posts

213 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Some of the cars posted make my JDM ride look pretty mundane:


Honda Integra DC5 Type R at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit 15/02/16 by Adam Lister, on Flickr

marshall100

1,124 posts

203 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Yes please, though probably as rare as an rs200 now.



Honda really should bring this into the country, looks amazing.

themanwithnoname

1,634 posts

215 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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leglessAlex said:
I've only recently started following MCM and I was just prompted to watch Kei to the City thanks to this post. What a production, I had no real idea about the culture there that surrounds modifying cars. It was so awesome just to see people having fun and not taking themselves seriously at all. "Because it's funny" is a great reason to do things.
Good stuff, glad you enjoyed it. It's a whole different world. My kind of car culture, completely inclusive, whether you're into drift, boso, vip, stance whatever - it's all good!

Bapple

94 posts

137 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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How about a Mitsi RVR Turbo. Fwd crossover thing with sliding doors and the oily bits from an early EVO!

themanwithnoname

1,634 posts

215 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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Yeah, so I also need a Boon and an Avenir.

kambites

67,726 posts

223 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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marshall100 said:


Yes please, though probably as rare as an rs200 now.



Honda really should bring this into the country, looks amazing.
The problem with Kei cars in the UK is that most people are too big (terms of height and/or girth) to drive them. biggrin

hora

37,380 posts

213 months

Tuesday 19th April 2016
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