Hi all, New to JAP - west midlands

by steven.c, 02-05-2021, 01:09 PM

Hi all, my names steve im 22 from Shropshire - west midlands.
Friday the 7th june i bought my first jap car and i didnt start small

Its a 1994 supra Twin turbo auto with 57k on the clock, leather interior & completely stock apart from 19" axis hiro wheels

heres a few pics;








my old car was a 2001 Audi a3 1.8t running around 230bhp which was a fun little toy.




Hopefully make it to Japfest Finale & meet a few of you guys/girls

cheers,
steve:thumbs:

New member from Telford,west midlands

by Jamesmx5, 01-05-2021, 04:47 PM

Hi I'm James and I was referred by Chris0121 to join and get into the Japanese car club scene. I have an mx5 1.8vvt mk2.5 I've done a few mods and I'm looking to change it inside out over the next few years. I also would like to see if I could come with you guys to maps how to introduce myself and indulge in some of your amazing jap machines.

citroen c2 engine interference or none interference

by Moley, 30-04-2021, 05:32 PM

I'm looking for an answer to the question above.
Louise's timing belt has lost some teeth and is stuffed. So needing to know if the valves are going to be bent or not.

Supra tt daily driven missile

by Chris0121, 30-04-2021, 01:27 PM

Well as most of you know I recently sold my Lexus is300, I loved that car but it just sat in the garage doing nothing most days, so thought I'd sell up and get something a bit more fun that I could take out to work but at the same time have fun with in the weekends.
After a few weeks of searching I found the car it was pretty cheap as it need a a bit of work doing on it but I don't mind as I love getting my hands dirty lol
She is a 93' import twin turbo rz
She's had a few things done to her but its pretty standard still I've taken a few things off to make it more original but now its time to start making it my own,
She was painted a nice Volvo titanium grey which is nice but not in the best condition but I'm going to be reprinting the car next year anyway so that doesn't bother me too much.
My plans are to change the rear and front bumper modify the sides so there a one off design, either a trd or a drift wing on the back, get some new wheels but knowing my record with wheels they'll probably change a few times lol. I'm going to eventually do a 6 speed conversion but until then I'll do a simple bpu upgrade get it around 400 and then when I get the 6 speed go for around 500bhp and convert it to single turbo make the bay look a bit nicer, but that's down the line
I suppose I should show you properly what she looks like
So this is when I got her

Here she Is at home after a 3 hour drive on a roads which was amazing







The first things I did was to rip the dark tints off the front windows
And de tint the rear lights as you couldn't see anything out of them and take off the rear plate surrounds
Gave it a good polish got the paint ooober shiny and the headlights were slightly yellow so I have them a good cut and polish an they came up way better


Quick shot of the engine not a fan of the red but it'll do for now

new car

by k9l3, 29-04-2021, 03:29 PM

hi all just got s2000 last week and must say very fun car to drive and love the way vtec goes feels like a real racing car when it goes. i have had a few quick cars before being supra tt , 350z, wrx blob, and love the way this drives and the way it revs so high. apart from when cruising on the motorway at 70 and it revs at like 4k but does not bother me to change how i feel.
i have scrubed and polished the car inside and out and washed and sealed the mohair roof with autoglym, when i first got the car it was full of dust as it hadnt been driving in a long time due to the guy being late 60s with a hip replacement so car was stored. its a 2003 with 46k few little marks but otherwise very clean

just ordered side skirts and front spats . looking to get some alloys . seen a gold multi spoke pair any thought?

New car help

by jj260z, 28-04-2021, 08:30 PM

It's that time of year again where the tax man ows me lots of money. With the tax free threadhold set at $18200 last year i should get even more (I ******* love it here)

Anyway looking at buying another car.

The 300zx has always cought my eye but I've never driven one.

Obviously I now theres a twin turbo and a non turbo version and you probably always want the the turbos tbh however there are a few fully loaded non turbo ones with low Ks around for ****** all

So apart from the obvious on the owners club about buying one what else is there I should look out for.

Has anyone got one driven one.

Would you you go fully loaded clean non turbo over tired basic twin turbo?

Not that it really helps you guys but I have around 5 to 6k to play with non turbos startinging at $3950 in SA with rego. I was thinking about importing as there cheap enough to buy its the import cost that kills you not to mention regancy and rego for getting it on the road.

So opinions ideas advice please

Cheers and beers

New guy - Essex

by AndyLeaves, 27-04-2021, 05:20 PM

Oh look, a boy(Dad racer) from Essex!
Nope I don't have a scoobie...
I gather I know a few people on here, so I figured that i had better introduce myself!

Well OK then!
Andy,
Teacher in Healthcare and a HSE approved First Aid instructor.
Took 5 attempts at a driving license, that might have been down to learning to drive around Romford. (Yeah not really a good idea!)

What else oh yeah about to be a dad again end of July!

Run a Legnum vr4- Currently off the road as I have a concern with the tipbox!

Also recently picked up Rednes a 323f

Hi from Norfolk

by Merlin, 27-04-2021, 12:53 PM

Hey everyone,

I've just joined the site having bought an MX-5 recently.
It's a standard 2002 1.6 in Classic Black.

Yes I'm an 'old fart' compared to most on here probably, but in my mind I'm still 21

I'm off to have a good look round now.....

Honda concerto

by MIKE-FORD, 27-04-2021, 06:37 AM

Here's my new project a 1995 Honda concerto 1.6i 16v that's completely standard as it stands for now

First things first I'm gonna clean it with a good polish and debadged it
Next is coilovers to slam it
Then a nice set of deep style alloys
After that I will see from there

Here it is

Hi from another skegness area

by MIKE-FORD, 26-04-2021, 07:33 PM

Hi all im mike from skegness, i have just recently come into hand a new project a 1995 Honda Concerto 1.6i 16v i like somethin diffrent and not common so when saw this at a cheap price with t&t i snagged it, anyways hi all