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Some more pics: Shitloads of bikes... an all too common site in the city. A reasonably high-tech drink machine. A typical Mitsubishi elevator at my bosses apartment. I have exactly the same one in my building. As if the Mitsubishi Galant headlights were'nt slim enough, this guy has used white vinyl tape to give the Galant some "much-needed" eyelids, and has taped over the front fog lamps to make them into circles aswell (beat that Brian!!! ) Who said Panasonic just make Hi-fi, car stereo and TV's? This bike had just about everything, except disk brakes. Btw, Panasonic also make houses... yes, houses (called "PanaHome"). Umeda, Osaka... looking out to the Hankyu Grand Hotel (tall building). Umeda, Osaka looking north... Looking down a stairwell to the street below. Another Umeda street scene. Another view of the Hep 5 Ferris wheel. That train line is 3 stories off the ground, with the highway in the distance another 3 stories above the train line. Looking east to Osaka Business Park and the general direction of Osaka Castle.

Gomen ne Nikku, wasuretta! :stuck:

Haha ditto...

This is pretty much what I see on the way to work every morning... Down the end of the street on the left is my apartment building. JR Kobe line looking west up to Settsu Motoyama station. 1960's era house... it withstood the Hanshin earthquake back in '95. Again, looking west towards Sumiyoshi this time. Hankyu Okamoto station. This is one of the more classier areas around Ashiya (a famously wealthy place where a number of Japanese celebrities live). Not so exciting I know, just wanted to let you guys in on what I see from day to day... more tomorrow.

Yes, talking shit for sure...Evo_Lee got it right, the only "Group A" type R32 GT-R was the Nismo version (for Group A homologation)

Dave, as good as they are, most of those are tourist shots/travel brochure style shots... no offence I was asked to take pics of stuff I'd see walking to the train station or going to the supermarket, that sort of thing... but go for it anyway, don't mind me!

To all Japan residents: I've had a request to post up pics of everyday life in Japan... the local Konbini, vending machines, housing, shops, the nextdoor neighbors dog... So go for it! Post up as many pics as you can (but keep the comments short and sweet... cheers) I'll start: Umeda, Osaka, Western Japan, early March 2004. View from my schools 3rd floor balcony, looking across the Umeda Center Bulidings forecourt to Hankyu Entertainment Park 5 (Hep 5) and the Hep 5 Ferris wheel.

Yeah, they better! What kind of pool hall runs out of mixed nuts??? Jeez...Btw, we went to a pool hall in Nishinomiya somewhere, and parked at a "24 Times" parking lot, where we happened upon this: Z10 Nissan Cube, completely standard apart from those stickers... :headspin:

Troy... I had you mate.... until I started sinking YOUR balls... Still, serves me right for trying to show off! Bah! Re-match next Friday night I say.

Yeeeees... I was wondering when some juicy info about Japanese police would pop up? But "eigo-jin"... haha priceless

Alright, I'll upload it again late tonight, but if I go over my bandwidth quota for the month, ALL my pics will disappear...

Well done! I like this pic: Forgetting L.A. for a moment, is drift popularity in the US on par with Oz? Of course theres more people in the US, but per capita?

Astounding... I mean for a moment there, I though you might've had some background information into the twisted psyche of the average Bosozoku/Yanki... Ta.The Yanki are just trying to out do other Yanki, what with the outrageous modifications and all. Show off factor maybe? About the only mod that has any credit would be the oilcooler hanging out the front of the car, as this was widely used in the GTS racing category in the early 70's. Alot of the mods (flared arches, front splitters etc) were more or less racing mods back in the 70's, and the Yanki have just taken them out of proportion. The upturned exhausts are for maximum loudness (remember, these guys are tools) and some of them can spit flame, so once again, they're going for show-off/nuisance supremacy. Some of the mods are over the top, so I hope you can figure how these guys think from looking at those horrid Toyota TownAces alone... But yeah, they're good for nothing tools most of the time, and they need suitable bosozoku (violent racing clan) type cars to back up their mentality!! Did I flame 'em enough???:flamed: **Edit: Heres a link to a game called "The Super Fast Friends Car King BU" which, just by looking at the pics alone and realizing someone can market and actually make money from this, should make people realize that Yanki are a force to be made fun of...

No offence, but that link is repost x3 on SAU...

Nah... good on you Gary! Go the different route. I kinda agree with Troy though, there isn't much to say about the Cedric/Glorias. I did take a pic of one in the Photo Diary which had HUUUUUGE wheels and looked awesome, but theres little else going for them.

You won't wanna lug a clutch around with you throughout your trip, so I guess leave buying anything until you get to Tokyo. When you're in Tokyo, why don't you arrange to hook up with Andrew aka akeenan in Chiba (well, close enough!) and go to Crystal or Up Garage? Troy and I could help you score a clutch pretty cheaply, but like I say, you'll be lugging that thing around for half your trip...

Corvette + RB26DETT = Brilliant engine hooked up to a live rear axle with leaf springs 'n 4-speed auto... Heheh, the older Vettes anyway. Japan + US = Ghey, IMO.

Geez, they really piled on the details didn't they...

They're only compromising already compromised aerodynamics... (ie: having the lights on top).Anyways, I believe having a flap there to direct wind over the lights actually helps rather than compromises. I remember one guy who said that that flap thingy was there so that a head-up display could reflect back info to the driver of the cop car... :confused:

Beat me by 2 minutes mate...

Thats a wind deflector... it breaks the flow of wind so that those siren thingies on top of the roof don't get blown off at high speed.

Yeah ^^^^ what he said...Don' t forget our poor Korean friends, they can be 3rd generation born in Japan, but still be regarded as "gaijin" ie: no Japanese passport. But yeah, white/black people stand out the most in Japan, so they're whats stereotypical "gaijin".

I don't believe they come with center caps... Work Emotion CR

No... they can't release anymore *SR20 or RB25/26* turbos because of emissions and that those particular engines were at the end of their development cycle (read: blood old engines - new technology has to be implemented regardless of what we think).But yes, nothing really new has come out regarding the engine since this thread.

Dave, they look great against the Bayside Blue... you look like a Sunday racer now! Mmmm, Up Garage in Sydney.... now THERES a business opportunity....