One for the road.... Tokyo Auto Salon 2012

Headed up to Makuhari Messe in Chiba today to attend my last TAS. I haven't been in years, but since I'm leaving I figured I should. Had good time. Got to watch Kunny, Tezuka, Hirota, and Tokita (D1GP Team GOODYEAR) do a drift exhibition. It was pretty bad ass. Took pics w/ D1 drivers, drooled over cars, collected pamphlets and catalogs, bout trinkets that cost WAY too much... why? BECAUSE CAR SHOW (that was for Slappy haha)... I had a geat time w/ great fiends though. I don't have many pics of the show because my phone died after I'd been there only 2 hours haha. Enjoy!

Kunny taking a pic of his car haha

My spoils for the day

U' Parts Sanriku....

So I took a friend over to U' Parts to get his fenders rolled and some tires/wheels mounted/installed. Figured I'd take a few pics since I hadn't posted about the shop in a while. Small tuning shop in Nambu, Yokohama. Specialize in older domestic (japan) cars. Ida-san's car's have been in Carboy and Drift Tengoku. Cool thing about his shop is he rents it out at hourly wages. Something I haven't seen anywhere else in Japan (or in the states for that matter - unless you count the Base Auto Hobby shop in both cases). I did a clutch install on my Mark II there a while back. Anyway heres some pics of the what you see on any given day stopping by the shop.

Mobara w/ Panda Pirate Brian.....

Just a few pics I took while at the track to support/ride-a-long, w/ PP Brian. I need to drive Mobara again!!

Prayers and condolences to all those that lost loved ones on 9-11 10 years ago...

A picture of the pits
Some cool guy's transportation around the pits... U jelly brian?? HAHA
Troy's Chaser and Brian's Silvia
Z. Zayas mounting his GoPro on the Magician 110 MarkII



Nice 30 Soarer... could use more low...
One of the hottest 180's I'd ever seen... he wrecked early in they day... may the car RIP...

86 Pics from CHIPS......

Vinyl on Yo-san's 86... MUSCLE BEAR haha
Engine Bay... he say's its all stock..... yea right... lol... anyway just from eyes sight... itb's, direct ignition (f* a coil)... Car is Bad ass.... full stich weld, weld in cage... dope...

This levin front hatch was one of Watanabe's customers cars....

Wheel fitment shot...

Stich weld engine bay (whole car actually), ITb's, custom carbon grille, there may be more parts on here than I know about... I'm no 86 geek... though I am growing quite fond of them...