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chokudoriS13 · 04-22-2004, 05:00 AM

more random pics

more Rainbow Bridge...

Interesting way to save space

Snow on the way to Fuju-san. We're driving a rebadged Isuzu Bighorn (Trooper) Diesel... Badged as an Opel. Badge-engineering is weird sometimes...

Yes, I am wearing just a thermal and t-shirt in -10 C weather... I should have checked the weather reports =)... Bottoms of my pantlegs are soaked and freezing...

Toll Gate

Breakfast at McD's drive-through =)

bad-ass NSX parked on the street

Bad pic of Tahoe vs. Kei-car

Wipeout on the C1 (Wangan)

zenkiDori · 04-22-2004, 09:07 AM

was that crash from racing? did you get to see any racing? i think i'm most excited about the move because of all the insane touge they have. we have some really good roads in CO, but japan is the best i've ever seen. why are you in japan? vacation? sorry if i missed that.

chokudoriS13 · 04-22-2004, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by zenkiDori

was that crash from racing? did you get to see any racing? i think i'm most excited about the move because of all the insane touge they have. we have some really good roads in CO, but japan is the best i've ever seen.

yeah, that pic is from the night all the schools went on winter break, so people from other prefectures came up to race and didn't know the road. Lots of wipeouts that night.

I saw plenty of racing... wangan, street drift, touge, you name it... Rode in an R32 on the C1 at insane speeds, but didn't get to drive it

(I had my IDL, too)...I have like 1600 pics and lots of videos of all this. I posted some of the wangan stuff before, just search.

My Tokyo Auto Salon pics are in the gallery on http://www.dori-spot.com

zenkiDori · 04-22-2004, 04:22 PM

that's cool! were the racers pretty receptive to you? i only ask so many questions because everyone i know who is from or has been to japan isn't into cars at all.

chokudoriS13 · 04-22-2004, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by zenkiDori

that's cool! were the racers pretty receptive to you? i only ask so many questions because everyone i know who is from or has been to japan isn't into cars at all.

Yeah, everyone was totally cool... I mean, I didn't even know the R32 guy. Just started talking to him at the rest-stop where all the Wangan guys meet up...

Here's some random pics.

Touge

Covert shots of street drift in Chiba

Cops breaking it up

the R32 I rode in

at the rest stop on the C1

shinhed · 04-22-2004, 10:43 PM

Awesome pics. If I were in Japan, I'd rather drive a Corvette, Trans-Am, Monte SS, etc, as opposed to something jspec.

How many USDM cars did you see?

zenkiDori · 04-22-2004, 11:08 PM

what was the average level of tune compared to US cars? from all i hear japan is much more "car life" friendly.

chokudoriS13 · 04-23-2004, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shinhed

How many USDM cars did you see?

Plenty... You can go through my gallery of the first 4 days (the only gallery actually posted) at http://www.youatemybreakfast.com to see just how many there were...

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Originally Posted by zenkiDori

what was the average level of tune compared to US cars? from all i hear japan is much more "car life" friendly.

Highly tuned... Some were like stupid fast and stupid powerful.

zenkiDori · 04-23-2004, 08:39 PM

sweet. you know that speed shops in japan will let you take out loans for parts? nuts.

any more pics of wangan stuff, didn't see any in a search.

Shin_Kudo · 04-24-2004, 06:32 AM

I'm thinking of heading over to JDM land this summer, for a week or two. Alternately, maybe go to AX Tokyo next winter, and spend some time in Japan after.

What I am pretty sure of is that I'll be heading there for quite a while summer '05. I just wonder what kind of car I'll be able to afford teaching english over there. Of course, I'll have to sell my 240 bfore it go...what'll 5500 USD or so get you over there? =D

zenkiDori · 04-24-2004, 04:33 PM

i know a guy in okinawa(USAF) and he says lots of cars are dirt cheap. S13s and R32s are very cheap he says. R32 GTS can go for like $1000 USD. are you doing the JET program? that is what my girl will be doing after college. i've seen cars on yahoo japan for really cheap too, like Zenki FDs for like $2000-$4000USD. only problem with older cars are taxes from what i hear.

DRFT · 05-19-2004, 08:59 PM

any more pics man

steve shadows · 05-19-2004, 10:29 PM

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any more pics man

reminding me of all my times up in the hills around la. big ups to jdm silvias built for wongone...

240Degrees · 05-19-2004, 11:51 PM

those are great. makes me wanna travel

chokudoriS13 · 05-20-2004, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DRFT

any more pics man

Soon... My Bosozoku thread ate up amazing amounts of bandwidth (100,000 views on VW Vortex alone)... So I need to let the server cool down

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rps13sh · 05-20-2004, 11:35 AM

W00HOO... i feel like I went to japan. great pictures. thanks for sharing.

KiDyNomiTe · 05-20-2004, 12:31 PM

I love how you describe them as Japanese Domestic Market people haha

04-22-2004, 05:00 AM	#31
chokudoriS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 44 Posts: 1,022 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	more random pics more Rainbow Bridge... Interesting way to save space Snow on the way to Fuju-san. We're driving a rebadged Isuzu Bighorn (Trooper) Diesel... Badged as an Opel. Badge-engineering is weird sometimes... Yes, I am wearing just a thermal and t-shirt in -10 C weather... I should have checked the weather reports =)... Bottoms of my pantlegs are soaked and freezing... Toll Gate Breakfast at McD's drive-through =) bad-ass NSX parked on the street Bad pic of Tahoe vs. Kei-car Wipeout on the C1 (Wangan) __________________ S13/86/Miatas/DR30/MX83/E36 M3/S60R/E30 M3 -gone! Now: Porsche 993/MK7 GTI

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zenkiDori Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 384 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	was that crash from racing? did you get to see any racing? i think i'm most excited about the move because of all the insane touge they have. we have some really good roads in CO, but japan is the best i've ever seen. why are you in japan? vacation? sorry if i missed that. __________________ Zenki FC3S Zenki RHS13

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zenkiDori Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 384 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that's cool! were the racers pretty receptive to you? i only ask so many questions because everyone i know who is from or has been to japan isn't into cars at all. __________________ Zenki FC3S Zenki RHS13

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zenkiDori Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 384 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what was the average level of tune compared to US cars? from all i hear japan is much more "car life" friendly. __________________ Zenki FC3S Zenki RHS13

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zenkiDori Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 384 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sweet. you know that speed shops in japan will let you take out loans for parts? nuts. any more pics of wangan stuff, didn't see any in a search. __________________ Zenki FC3S Zenki RHS13

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shinhed Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 955 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Awesome pics. If I were in Japan, I'd rather drive a Corvette, Trans-Am, Monte SS, etc, as opposed to something jspec. How many USDM cars did you see?

04-24-2004, 06:32 AM	#40
Shin_Kudo Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 699 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm thinking of heading over to JDM land this summer, for a week or two. Alternately, maybe go to AX Tokyo next winter, and spend some time in Japan after. What I am pretty sure of is that I'll be heading there for quite a while summer '05. I just wonder what kind of car I'll be able to afford teaching english over there. Of course, I'll have to sell my 240 bfore it go...what'll 5500 USD or so get you over there? =D

04-24-2004, 04:33 PM	#41
zenkiDori Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 384 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i know a guy in okinawa(USAF) and he says lots of cars are dirt cheap. S13s and R32s are very cheap he says. R32 GTS can go for like $1000 USD. are you doing the JET program? that is what my girl will be doing after college. i've seen cars on yahoo japan for really cheap too, like Zenki FDs for like $2000-$4000USD. only problem with older cars are taxes from what i hear. __________________ Zenki FC3S Zenki RHS13

05-19-2004, 08:59 PM	#42
DRFT Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pow Pow Age: 41 Posts: 3,744 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	any more pics man __________________ ApexNetwork.Net Sacramento & Norcal Forum

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240Degrees Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: san diego Age: 40 Posts: 508 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	those are great. makes me wanna travel __________________ tentacles??? wtf!?

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rps13sh Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 1,098 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	W00HOO... i feel like I went to japan. great pictures. thanks for sharing.

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KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love how you describe them as Japanese Domestic Market people haha __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler