yep i am back and i already miss it i guess that makes me an official jdm *****

it was too much fun and not enough time. big ups to dave for being such a gracious host and showing me around to all the cool spots. and to all those that say that you can't make B's run smoothly on the street on high CR his car is a testiment of that. at stoplight it completely feels like a normal b motor, and even on low rpm/driving around the cramp streets of japan. one bad thing about out there, traffic is horrible. even on weekends, made a 40km trip turn into about 2 hrs of driving

first stop on sat was spoon. got to meet the man himself, Yuki-san:



must have caught me blinking or something, do i look goofy or what?? btw he is a hella cool guy. he even gave me this lil gift for stopping by:



from a 500k endurance race, took 3rd. trophy was too big for me to carry so it's being mailed back



their DC5. notice the rims, those are 388s in 17s didnt get to ask if those were in production or not tho.

for those of u that think spoon is backordered on headers, think again:



and in the back room i counted 8 exhaust manifold boxes

next stop was feels/honda twincam. i just love these lil things:



honda needs to introduce those to the US market stuff is up there in price, but its all very high quality chit, even some parts i'd say would rival or even better spoon stuff. picked up the only MC brace they had in stock, that thing is BEEFY!! pics later

rest of the day was spent scronging up used parts, etc. i think i found my new suspension setup:




wish i had more time to come up with more chit

sunday we went to super autobacs to baseline a few of his friend's cars. digicam battery crapped out on me that day so i was left with the cami. mpg's to come once i figure out how to convert it. ohh but i did get in one shot just before it crapped out:



BTW new site is being worked on over the weekend, everything u see plus all the stuff i ordered while up there will be up on site by monday......I HOPE!!



[Modified by ITRinEJ1, 8:49 PM 4/11/2002]

 

gooood chit Leo! I think i want to make a visit to JDM land next year - must see what all the hype is about

 

LOL. Goofy pic with Mr.Sp00m. Glad to hear your back and had a blast. On a sad note...those spoon headers make me want to cry...

B2 - who notices that Yuki-san is holding a credit card? Is that yours Leo?
"here's my credit card" *hordes spoon items*

 

you blinked! Musta been awesome. I think u couldve always ordered 388's in 17. but it had to be custom made.

 

do I see buddy club in the 4th pic?

Will
-who wants to visit someday

 

ya its BC on the fourth pic.....apparently they carry other stuff too, like takada harnesses, those BC's, etc.

damn i even forgot to mention how good AND cheap food is!! the area i was staying at (shinjuku) stuff is open ALL NITE LONG. rite before i left for the airport stopped by at a "sushi bar". they have a rotating table thingy going around with plates of sushi, u pick n choose. i had like 24 pieces for less than 10 bux!!

 

dude, that must have been heaven

i cant wait until i go next year!!


[Modified by Jordo, 8:08 PM 4/11/2002]

 

Damn, I feel so jealous right now...

 

that makes me wanna go now...

 

The 17 inch spoons are probably just desmonds painted flat black.

 

Did you have any issues importing all those parts?

 

welcome back Leo. great pix and look forward to seeing more!

yshi - who thinks he sees some g00dies in the suitcase for him

 

Hey, did customs at Japan or the US give you trouble about bringing all those parts to the US. I wanted to do that once, but was afraid that I could not bring the parts back. Please let me know, thanks.

 

Great post man!

 

damn i wish i could have gone.. damn i want to go to jdm land.. i havent taken a vacation in like 3 yrs now! just need someone overthere that can be a host and knows what places to go to.. to get new/used crapola.. i think i will not be back with suitcases its more like i will load up a full 40 foot container and have that ship out after i head back hehehehehe.. basically to pay for my whole trip, all the personal goodies and some stuff on the side heheheeh.. now that would be awesome.

 

 

Hey leo, did my credit card information go through ok? and When are my items going to be here

 

very nice!! more pics more pics!

 

Beg to differ, Fusion! Spoon DC5R

Damn, Leo--you saw all of the good stuff. Must've been an amazing experience. kinda like a pilgrimage to Mecca for a Hondahead

 

did someone say more pics



5zigen's new twin mode clutch system. this COMPLETELY eliminates pushing of the clutch pedal, so now all you do is push a button for upshift or downshift. i can imagine lots of drag racers are gonna drool over this one BTW this system is MAJOR bank.

haha u guys will like this one:



the last remaining DC2 cluster left, DISPLAY ONLY

and finally....a pic of dave's monster EF inside type one:





[Modified by ITRinEJ1, 7:36 PM 4/11/2002]

 

Welcome back!!!
Seem like you have a great time there!!

 

I've created a JDM monster

 

just wondering, but does anyone know how much 198,000 yen equals in US dollars

 

1,523 dollars

 

1,498.19 USD