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Nov 27, 2006 11:04:30 GMT
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Hey there Doubleclutch.net
I have been to your page several times in several years when searching for various things, it is good to be able to have you on the forums to talk to.
I'm in little ol' New Zealand, (as is Snoozin' and his KP Starlet and "secret but not to me" project)
The population of J-cars over here is pretty high comparitively. I have a KHCG110 that's since been put on a tshirt that was for sale on Yahoo Japan!.. does that make it famous?? I would have loved one of the tshirts but buying things off Yahoo Japan is a bit of a mission.
My brother has an S30 and a VB110, I also have an N910 that's awaiting destruction unfortunately.
I would love a 330series Hardtop but the only one I have seen for sale over here has since gone. Reputadly only 1 or 2 of each series were sent here as demo/trial cars though there is likely to have been grey imports and private imports over the years too.
I look forward to you input in this friendly community that is Retro-Rides!
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Skyline: 1963 - 1973 - 1983
Sunny: 1982
450SLC: 1973
Navara: 1992
Gloria: 1992
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Nov 27, 2006 13:17:38 GMT
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Hi all, I really thank you so much for giving me welcome messages! And also I'm really happy to see great pictures of your car. I believe we are exactly like-minded friends! I would like to answer some questions one by one.. About the rule of old cars in Japan. Officially, Japanese law is not so friendly to old cars. We have to pay +10% tax due to dirty exhaust (even if you replaced your engine to highly emission controlled VQ35DE! The tax will be charged based on the age of your car..). Also you can not take out a physical damage insurance because insurance company don't recognize the value of old cars. However, good thing is that car inspection is not so strict for old car, for example we don't need a catalytic converter for '74 or older car. Also government inspector is not so familiar with old car so sometimes they miss our illegal modification like bore up, lowdown and triple choke carburetor  Some of my friends are using their old cars daily basis, but usually Japanese is transporting by train or bus on business day, so having a car is almost hobby (Not only old car but also other sports car. Especially in Tokyo.) In terms of Charmant, yes I know him very well. I was really surprised that there is a Charmant in UK! Charmant is super rare car in Japan, I know only one person who owns Charmant close to me, so when I saw his car first time, all we were blown away ;D He will be happy to hear that there is the same car in UK. I guess many of you guys are interested in deep rim wheels. In Japan, only less than "14 or "13 wheels are cool for old car. Until early '80s, wide (more than 8J) wheel is basically illegal in Japan, so there are not so many remaining deep rim old wheels in Japan. Most of them are trading by expensive price through Yahoo! auction. My Gloria is 5 hole, but it is more difficult to find out.. 4 hole is little bit easier to find. I would like to show some picture of my yard (Requested by rmad  ) I'm renting my yard with some friends and there are some interesting cars. This is my yard, but the garage isn't mine, it's my friend's    Can you see KP30 publica? There are tow KP30s. (Not mine, my friend's one.) Old american car is popular in Japan, but ambulance is not..maybe I'm only person who owns old real American ambulance in Japan ;D  The 1st generation CROWN and rare 2door CROWN.  Slip back in time to '70s..  Again, thank you very much and keep in touch! |
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Mike D
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The Spy Who Came from JMike D
@v8mike
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Nov 27, 2006 13:19:40 GMT
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Hello, Nice to have you aboard  Your rides look sweet  My little dabbles in the world of j-tin are these: 77 Mitsubishi Celeste GT  75 Mazda 929 hardtop  Mike |
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2006 13:22:20 GMT by Mike D
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The Spy Who Came from JBenzBoy
@benzboy
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Nov 27, 2006 13:23:41 GMT
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Welcome! Interesting yard! I love Japanese cars  |
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2006 13:27:24 GMT by BenzBoy
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Nov 27, 2006 13:27:15 GMT
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Welcome from another newbie ;D I've had lots of fun with a Suzuki Whizzkid and Suzuki Cappuccino (Whizzkid pictured below with a slightly larger rear-engined car I had at the time )  But over the years I came very close to buying a Honda Beat and a Honda Z600 too. For years in the UK, Japanese cars were seen as Nissan Sunny clones, but now more and more people are getting to know more radical Japanese designs, I love them! |
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Nov 27, 2006 13:49:36 GMT
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Wow, that yard has some cool stuff in it. Anymore pics of your K230? I love the Cedrics, Laurels, Skylines and Glorias (as well as CROWNs, RX4...)
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Nov 27, 2006 13:53:42 GMT
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fantastic yard double clutch! I love it! You have got some amazing stuff there, I would saw my leg off for some of that.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Nov 27, 2006 14:00:59 GMT
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That C210/211 saloon looks very clean. Does it have L20 '6'? As I have never been lucky enough to see one in the flesh I can never work out what is different at the back end - the boot looks flatter than on my coupe, or is it just because the rear pillars are more upright?
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Nov 27, 2006 15:05:41 GMT
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Thank you all! But unfortunately most of cars are not mine. I rent a yard with several friends and share the land. (Sometimes we also share a car) But anyway it's a dream yard for me to spend my weekend with friends. Mike, does your 929 have a RE engine? Recently I'm really interested in buying RE car but my dream hasn't came true yet.. Few days ago, my friend bought LUCE RE Limited (very clean!) I really want to put RE13B side ported engine into this car, but my friend might not allow me to do it  Garethj, I have no idea about big rear-engined one!!! Is it east european car? Alistairk, I will try to find more my car's picture, but I realized that I have very few picture of my car..I always take a picture of someone's..these pictures are from friend's site.    Spottedlaurel, that C211 is also my friend's one. He has good web site about C210/211 Skyline, so please check it. skylinejapan.way-nifty.com/tomayan/He has three Skylines and that silver one is L20E Turbo charged. 4 door Skyline has flatter boot. |
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Nov 27, 2006 15:19:53 GMT
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Garethj, I have no idea about big rear-engined one!!! Is it east european car? Yes, it's a Tatra from Czechoslovakia ;D That looks just right, don't change a thing! |
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Mike D
Club Retro Rides Member
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The Spy Who Came from JMike D
@v8mike
Club Retro Rides Member 57
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Nov 27, 2006 15:38:54 GMT
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Mike, does your 929 have a RE engine? Recently I'm really interested in buying RE car but my dream hasn't came true yet.. Few days ago, my friend bought LUCE RE Limited (very clean!) I really want to put RE13B side ported engine into this car, but my friend might not allow me to do it That Luce is nice My 929 should have a 4 cylinder 1.8VC motor, but it has none at the moment! Hopefully next year will see either a Nissan SR20DET or an RB25DET. The RX-4 was the RE engined version over here, with the same body as the 929. |
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Nov 27, 2006 15:44:19 GMT
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Nice site there, great pictures. Thanks!
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Nov 27, 2006 15:57:29 GMT
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Thanks for the yard pictures! Here's one of my own:  Perhaps if it wasn't dark and my memory card hadn't been full I'd have some more! ;D I feel honoured to have been there and I know I've said it before but I'm going to say thanks again anyway! If I'd have seen what was in there in the daylight I don't think I would have ever left! ;D ;D Did your friends enjoy the magazines? |
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Nov 27, 2006 16:29:12 GMT
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Nice mazda Luce! We never recieved those in the UK but there are a few in europe, i will get one one day when there is a cheap example on French eBay. Love that two-tone look!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Nov 27, 2006 16:34:30 GMT
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Some great images pf you and your friends cars there! On another note, I own a 1980 Toyota Corolla KE70.....  which is currently taking a tranformation to a 4age conversion....  What I was wondering is, I really would like to know how rare these are in Japan?? Ive seen them on Yahoo auctions a few times but they don't pop up that often. And also, I REALLY want to find a front splitter like this for it ....  or like this...  and is there anychance you are friends with the guy 'Hiro' from Group5 or know of him? Thany you very much in advance Doubleclutch! |
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2006 16:36:31 GMT by tetsujin
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Nov 27, 2006 17:01:10 GMT
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hi double clutch, love the cars ya have, v8mike- luuurve that 929, don't think ive ever seen one before. i too have a thing for J cars, well, celicas, heres mine  if the pic works!, also have another in bits, needs loadsa work though, probably gonna be scrapped  |
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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Nov 27, 2006 17:23:05 GMT
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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The Spy Who Came from Jqwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Nov 27, 2006 17:40:40 GMT
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Welcome. Love old J-Tin haven't ventured into J-Ti ownership yet though.
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Nov 27, 2006 17:44:29 GMT
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Nov 27, 2006 17:48:01 GMT
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Alistairk, I will try to find more my car's picture, but I realized that I have very few picture of my car..I always take a picture of someone's..these pictures are from friend's site. Damn thats HAWT! I simply must own one of them right now or I will burst. Looks kinda like a Chrysler 180 crossed with an early AMC Matador or something. Wild. Love it. Love the colour too. |
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Some of my friends are using their old cars daily basis, but usually Japanese is transporting by train or bus on business day, so having a car is almost hobby (Not only old car but also other sports car. Especially in Tokyo.)
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Your rides look sweet 
