The wonderful (and bonkers) world of JDM

[Slow]

I love the odd jap cars, wish we imported more of them haha.

[thepostmanp]

KarlMac said:

I'v never felt more at home than I have in this thread

You and me both!

Have a the Toyota Blademaster G - An Auris with a 3.5 V6 and 276bhp!

[themanwithnoname]

ChocolateFrog said:

That looks excellent. Think of the potential.

Oh I have! I would like to get hold of one, stick an R154 gearbox in it, and order the fast Supra catalogue, then go baiting!

For now though I'm still sticking with my own little bit of JDM estate goodness - albeit far far less subtle!

[ChocolateFrog]

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.

[jogger1976]

ChocolateFrog said:

themanwithnoname said:

donnydave said:

I have a stagea, sadly not an autech, just a regular old rb25det with a puny 260hp in mine. I took it to spa for a track day 2 weeks ago and it was fantastic and amazingly not the slowest car there - that honour went to a rover 45.

The stagea has an even more unknown competitor - the toyota caldina gt4 which borrows bits from the old 4wd Celica

How about the Toyota Crown Athlete IV as a direct competitor



Complete with 1JZ-GTE engine!

That looks excellent. Think of the potential.

That is a great Q car. Was just looking through a couple of forums and came across this little gem being driven by a certain Colin Mcrae. It's Subaru Vivio RX RA and Colin managed to get it up to 3rd in the 1993 Safari Rally before it broke

[Podie]

The old Micra super turbo always made me smile. Child of the Gran Turismo generation....

[themanwithnoname]

Podie said:

The old Micra super turbo always made me smile. Child of the Gran Turismo generation....

Oh yeah! SO much love for a Super Turbo

[themanwithnoname]

How about the Mazda Cosmo



and its much younger brother the Eunos Cosmo



Lovely.

[poing]

Podie said:

The old Micra super turbo always made me smile. Child of the Gran Turismo generation....

That game was educational as much as anything else, spent many hours in a Tommy Kaira despite having never heard of them before that game. Something between an Elise and mk3 MR2.

[Podie]

poing said:

Podie said:

The old Micra super turbo always made me smile. Child of the Gran Turismo generation....

That game was educational as much as anything else, spent many hours in a Tommy Kaira despite having never heard of them before that game. Something between an Elise and mk3 MR2.

Yeah, the whole Tommy Kaira thing got loads of interest with GT and GT2.

[pardonmyenglish]

If I win the lottery I buy a handful of those sporty kei cars, they seem so fun to drive.

a video for the Mitsubishi Dangan ZZ 4:

https://youtu.be/JsaK0LnhMo0?t=10m55s

[jogger1976]

Another bonkers Kei car.The Honda Vamos Hobio Travel Dog. Specifically designed for dog owners, it came complete with a wipe able, antibacterial interior and a patented dog hammock

Edited by jogger1976 on Saturday 16th April 18:27

[anonymous-user]

jogger1976 said:

There's some info here. http://fastestlaps.com/models/toyota-crown-majesta... . There are about four V12's with 5.0 and 6.0 litre engines with various outputs. The 700hp version is an exclusive model that was produced for members of the Japanese Royal Family.I believe there were only five made of this particular type ever produced.

Edited by jogger1976 on Friday 15th April 21:26

Have you got any other sources?

[jogger1976]

279 said:

jogger1976 said:

There's some info here. http://fastestlaps.com/models/toyota-crown-majesta... . There are about four V12's with 5.0 and 6.0 litre engines with various outputs. The 700hp version is an exclusive model that was produced for members of the Japanese Royal Family.I believe there were only five made of this particular type ever produced.

Edited by jogger1976 on Friday 15th April 21:26

Have you got any other sources?

http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/toyota_crown_majesta
http://deminicinc.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/toyota-cr...

Edited by jogger1976 on Sunday 17th April 01:06

[mrtwisty]

Risotto said:

Then you'll love AZ-1 / Cara - The Cappucino-sized kei with all the gullwing goodness of a Sera

Ahh so that's what that was! I saw one of these outside Bath a while ago and was scratching my head. Very cool looking little thing in the metal (plastic?).

Looks like an RS200 that's been through a wash that was too hot for it.

Edited by mrtwisty on Sunday 17th April 07:25

Edited by mrtwisty on Sunday 17th April 09:46

[Grunt Futtock]

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.

[k-ink]

Risotto said:

danllama said:

I love Suzuki Cappuccinos and Toyota Seras. .

Then you'll love AZ-1 / Cara - The Cappucino-sized kei with all the gullwing goodness of a Sera

That is so cool and cute. I want to pop it under my arm and take it home. I'll feed it premium oil, until it grows up to a full sized supercar.

[k-ink]

poing said:

Podie said:

The old Micra super turbo always made me smile. Child of the Gran Turismo generation....

That game was educational as much as anything else, spent many hours in a Tommy Kaira despite having never heard of them before that game. Something between an Elise and mk3 MR2.

I had forgotten about that game and car! Wow, now I need one.

Which company would you go to for importing something small and crazy? Can they become road legal here?

[themanwithnoname]

Torque GT are top of the pile for importing from Japan in my opinion. The only reason my car isn't one of theirs it's because I found a Litchfield imported one.

Anyway I digress. No issues assert all getting one legal over here. They're over 10 years old, so a few simple conversions, an MOT and some paperwork will see you right.

The stocking point is A: Finding one. And B:They are a tad bit pricy when they do come up. Less so the zzs at around £35k but a zz-ii will is up well over £100k now. Once in The uk after taxes and duties that's going on 50 or 120k respectively.

[k-ink]

Wow, too rich for me. I guess they are rare as hell, hence the prices.