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It's merely a styling package with alot of the optional equipment offered in usual Stageas (depending on model) as standard, as an example, the only options available for Axis models were floor carpets, 'neoncontrol' (those little pop up antenna things that help you judge where the left front coner of the car is), and plastic side window visors. Nothing... it's not a performance variant.

Yes I do, I've known him (and his nephew) for 7-odd years.

It's on the 31st line down on the pricelist. Having never looked through an Axis grille I can't say for sure either, but having said that I'm not sure if the ARC 'cooler is centre mounted or off to the side, or even in the original postion... it's not a sportscar so frontal air flow was probably pretty low on the agenda with the Axis design. Yeah basically the same, like a full ECU unit swap to a 'pre-programmed' factory style unit with slight tweaks for air cleaner and exhaust (maybe slightly higher boost) a la IMPUL. They're only really made for retaining 'factory style' drivability and emissions while giving a noticeable albeit small increase in power/torque. The guy using the HKS F-Con iS on his M35 has the adaptor harness for the VQ25DET, so thats an extra that you'll need if you want to go down that route. I suppose you're either going to spend quite a bit getting all your parts from Japan, or having to trailblaze a bit using locally sourced stuff and the asssociated hassles of people saying 'I'm not touching it, I don't even know what it is'...

Out of all the M35 Stageas, only the Autech AXIS 350S came in manual from June 2003 to July 2004. Like has been mentioned there are many different types of AXIS models from 2.5L to 3.5L, RWD to 4WD, turbo and non-turbo, with varying equipment levels. But the Axis 350S was the only MT variant from new.

July 2004 was the last of the M35 turbos.

Yeah these are the new ADF personell carriers that make downforce at standstill. Very nice stuff.

Apart from the fact that the hole looks like it's been cut out with a wooden spoon...

Which wharf? I might go down and take it for a 'test drive'... haha Yes the M35 Stagea was the only one that got the VQ25DET, and since 2002 has been played around with by a few guys like this: http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~lucino_s/m35_vq25det.html to varying degrees of success. The IMPUL Hi Power control unit http://www.impul.co.jp/products/HPCU.htm seems to be the ECU of choice for light tuning going by what I've seen in Japan, and as not many VQ-Ts are getting about, it's hard to find many examples of guys who do more than the usual exhaust/ECU setting/boost up/air cleaner combo of mods which usually net around 300 -350 at the wheels. ARC do a front mount intercooler: http://www.arcinter.co.jp/arc/products/int...san/nissan.html but you could probably get a generic Ebay one and make that fit for half the cost. Hell, theres even an Oil pan spacer http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/220510...8590/parts.aspx available if that kind of thing turns you on. Actually this guy seems to have done a fair bit of work to his M35: http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/220510...rts.aspx?page=1 - just click through the links down where all the thumbnails are and see what he's done... 'custom' GT-RS install, full exhaust, front mount, HKS F-Con iS... couldn't find a power figure though... whould be def over 350ps @ 1.4bar.

http://www.app-top.co.jp/ Yep, top quality. Their brake lines and cooling stuff is probably most common, they also make very nice 6pot brake set along the same lines as Endless and Project Mu

You don't mean 'APP' do you?

Concrete info will come out at it's debut launch. Obviously from the hundreds of N/ring photos flying about you can get a very good idea of what it'll look like, but as far as FACTS go... what you see is in those photos is all thats available until either Nissan bring out a press release or the damn thing gets launched at TMS... whichever comes first. Theres *heaps* of speculation going on (alot of which I posted on here 3 - 4 years ago) but has never been substantiated since. The mags here in Japan just regurgitate the same stuff over and over again, only they up the capacity of the engine 0.10cc every month. Even the whole 'e-4WD' thing has lost momentum so the hybrid sports catchphrase they were using back in '04/'05 has a big question mark over it. I've tried to bring some more 'Next GT-R' news to the table in recent times but each time I go to put something together, it gets contradicted by yet another (Japanese) source claiming something else... so it's like forget about it... just wait till launch. About the only things you can be sure of is that it'll have 4 wheels, some seats, a bigass navi LCD screen and a wack roof line/A pillar treatment... aswell as some other stuff.

Where they taken with your DSLR steve?

Ok, here are all the R34 models available in 4WD, starting with sedans: Series 1 (5/1998 - 7/2000) 25GT-X FOUR - Auto ONLY 25GT FOUR - Manual and Auto 25GT-FOUR L Selection - Manual and Auto Series 2 (7/2000 - 5/2001) 25 GT-X FOUR - Auto ONLY 25 GT-FOUR L Selection - Manual and Auto ----------------------------- And Coupe: Series 1 (5/1998 - 7/2000) 25 GT FOUR Manual and Auto Series 2 (8/2000 - 5/2001) 25 GT FOUR - Auto ONLY ----------------------------- So you can see, only the Series 1 and 2 25GT-X FOUR (sedan) and Series 2 25GT FOUR (Coupe) were only available in Auto. It shouldn't be too hard to avoid these models as they're pretty scarce here in Japan anyway.

Thanks Steve... just like you said you would I can't imagine how much that convertible 2000GT is worth.. Some nice Z's in there too

Wait till ACA gets a hold of that. I hear Youtube is where they get all their 'hoon' footage these days.

No don't do that. It's not a new car anymore by any standard, and the V36 is out in numbers in Japan so in the General Skyline section it stays. I realise I quoted an old post, but from now on, V35 threads posted in 'The Next Skyline' will be moved to General Skyline section.

Thats right (kinda!), the engines themselves were fine, but being cramped in a small engine bay led to overheating and subsequent withdrawal from rallying. Their handling was not so good either as the drivers couldn't get a decent suspension setup the compete with the leading cars, weight bias to the front of the car causing understeer... along those lines. The quick withdrawal from rallying pretty much made the car a failure in the publics eye, which is why it was never very well supported in the aftermarket in Japan.

Seriously impressive Attention to detail, parts used... everything. Well done. Just paint that carbon!

Mwahhaha... brilliant. We had a fairly useless rumour (RB = Race Bred), it got attacked by something to the contrary (RB = Response Balance), the whole thing ends up getting argued about so much it's almost rediculous - for such a trivial thing - and after 5 pages most sensible people agree that 'RB' means nothing... Perfect, just how it was planned Thanks for playing guys!

lol... you rock Steve

Just some pics I found in my photo file... This is Honda's 'TORABAI' (Trunk Bike). It was designed basically as 'the worlds first simeltaneously designed car (1982 Honda City) and bike (Torabai) combination. The whole idea was that the 'trunk' of the Honda City was the 'Garage' for the bike... ie: it doesn't take up any space. The Torabai could be brought as a stand alone bike, or as a 'CAR-SET IN' (Torabai + Honda City) or in other words, a Happy Meal with bonus toy. The Honda City was pretty small as it was (the whole rear of the City was designed to accomodate the bike), having a bonus mini bike in the back for those romantic excapades down a deserted beach just made the whole package unbeatable. The Torabai had a 50cc 2-stroke engine which put out 2.5hp, just 64.5hp short of it's rolling garage home, with a 70.0km/1L fuel consumption. lol... who was the photographer? It takes balls to get men to pose like that... Some people were gutted when they found out their spare tyre was replaced with a Torabai. yes that girls Torabai is doubling as a coffee table... Comes in 3 fashion colors.

You wanna be a driving instructor in Japan? I think they have strict character tests for that ie: make sure you won't kill your student after they stall the car for the 517th time...

Officially? No. If however you are comfortable with flaunting the law, there are various things you can do for cash no questions asked eg: handing out flyers.

^^^ Not sure what you can do easily other than get married, then come over...

See thats why L was supposed to invite me along... Nice pics, shall we put this thread up in the diaries section?