Monday, 19 November 2007

the mistake


Well it seems there was a communication break down. It happens when there is two languages. Anyway, the mechanic installed some kind of metal plate for unknown reasons. At first I was worried that it would cause higher temperatures but im getting normal temperatures. Ive actually seen some other FDs with similar setups with their HKS filters. I think its to block hot air being blown onto the filters. Its looks very professional.

Saturday, 17 November 2007

A drive

Well it was a nice saturday, and i was sick......arrrgh. Well we i decided to take my girlfriend to a secret place in the mountains to get some great pics of the Autumn leaves. Only to find out on arrival that my secret place wasnt a secret and there were hundreds of people. But it was spectacular anyway. The colours were amazing. I didnt get many pics of the car due as we walked most of it.


















A day out


Well i was up for getting my car a service, i booked my car into a local rotary specialist, JUDAS. Its was a nice day out, we had a look at the cars he had for sale. None which were very cheap or were in a tidy condition. I got the feeling that most of his client el must be drifters, as the cars for sale werent going to win any beauty contests.

The service wasnt cheap either, but ive been told im a bit of a tight ass anyway.

I took a few shots of the cars in the yard, there were a few demo cars as well lying around.


He had lots of spare parts, most taken from cars which had been totaled.

This blue one with Re-Ememiya kit looked great from the outside, but the inside was guttered, not really my kind of car considering its being sold as a street car. Hot nevertheless!


This black one looked nice, but was an early model, actually all his cars were early model FDs, 1992 to 1993. I guess these are the easiest the use for racing as they are by far the cheapest.


Ive been tossing and turning over what mods i want to do to my car, i really dont want to muck around with much as i love the look of my car as is. But a rear diffuser would look good and bring the rear down a bit to match the rest. Some bigger, gold rims would be nice too. But i think im not going to have enough cash for such mods. I think later on, i would like to buy another FD for modifying. I have been thinking alot about a headlight kit like the Knightsports double headlight kit seen below or the other slim looking headlight look.
























Heres a pic of my car getting the treatment.

Thursday, 15 November 2007

The first


Well this is my first post. After visiting a few other blogs from the host server, i though i might join up. Ive been living in western Honshu, in Japan for almost 2 years now and thought i might start blogging a bit. Im an English sensei in a big public elementary school. I am really enjoying my experience here and its been a big character building block in my life.

Ive recently bought a new ride, an FD3S RX7, type R2. It took me along time to actually find a nice FD that hadnt been treated badly. The mods so far can be seen below, all of them have been undertaken by the last wealthy driver. Apart from the Series 8 tail lights that i picked up from a local garage sale for $50.

- Mazdaspeed GTC full bodykit (minus the rear diffuser, its on my to do list)
- MazdaSpeed catback,
- MazdaSpeed strut brace
- MazdaSpeed rear wing
- HKS intakes
- HKS Blow off valve
- MazdaSpeed CF gear knob!
- AVS lightweight rims
- S8 tail lights

heres a few snaps, it really needs some larger rims but i just dont want to spend too much money at the moment. Damn debts....





The S8 tail lights in action