Evo 9 wagon.
To put the drive train in this Mitsubishi wagon, which is in my driveway:
Evo 9 wagon.
To put the drive train in this Mitsubishi wagon, which is in my driveway:
David S. Wallens said:
So, what would you import?
Nothing, because all the cool cars are gone.
I mean, an Evo IV would be sweet, but I am pretty sure none actually exist in Japan anymore except in the hands of rabid enthusiasts.
I could be "that weird guy" and say something goofball like a RB20DET-engined Z31 (they did exist) but really, the answer has to be R34 GT-R Nur, because why not go for the gold?
I'd Rock one of 2.
Either A:
Pulsar GTI-r
Or B:
Evo 1
Had a Honda Beat show up to an event this year already. Interesting little car. Seems that my 1275 powered bugeye may be a good match for it when I get it running. Same power, but I have a shorter wheelbase and lighter weight! Also, I have lever shocks...
R32. I don’t care if you shiny happy people all label me as a fanboy. I’ll be thrilled when i’m looking at my Z parked next to my WRX parked next to a skyline and having to make the choice of which to drive.
Easy - an MG RV8 - that's where most of them went.
In reply to wspohn :
Of if we're doing it that way, I'm definitiely bringing a Daijban back home.
Does it have to be Japan? So many interesting cars were available in Europe and not the USA, but it seems to be quite difficult to import from Europe. Meanwhile there are several companies importing from Japan both via RO-RO and container loads on a regular basis... :(
In reply to therieldeal :
Oddly enough, there are quite a few VW and Volvo engines available from "JDM" importers. Apparently they were common, if not popular.
I have decided. White Evo IV. And I want to cut a "[HOONIGAN]" sticker in half and put it upside down on the side of the wing, because I'm kind of a toolbag sometimes.
License plate, of course, would be MONSTOR. Or EMPEROR, I am not picky.
BG chassis Mazda GTR. Best of breed of the AWD mazda turbo 323s. BP-T motor that will easily modify to north of 500HP on stock internals and a transmission and center differential that can handle up the 430HP. Best part is that if you keep the power levels at a sensible level to preserve the gearbox and differentials that 95% of parts are readily available stateside. JDM ownership without the headache.
or the Nissan Pulsar GTi-R. SR20DETT with ITBS? torque vectoring AWD all in a nimble hatch...yes please.
I saw a Pulsar GTi-R competing at an event locally-ish. (Canadian came over to visit) I wouldn't want one of them if you were paying for it. Granted, the IDEA of the car is cool, and they look cool as all hell, but he also had to drive around in the paddock after every run because the intercooler bolted to the valve cover was heat-soaking so bad.
Same event is where I saw someone running an R32 GT-R. Sounded great. Looked like it handled like my Quantum: Either extreme dorifuto or terminal understeer, and no "handling" in between. I understand that the ATTESA was really crude in those cars, and this is somewhat normal.
This is why I initially said R34. Nissan learned.
In reply to Knurled. :
funny thing about the GTi-R looking cool, is that one of the things that I like about the BG GTR is that it looks like a $700 323 with $300 worth of autozone plastic stuck onto it. Nobody would ever know.
Easy answer. Autozam AZ1. In blue. I wouldn't do terrible things to it, I'd just enjoy it for being the weird thing it is.
Also, w140 S class Mercedes. The Japanese really loved to custom option those things when they bought them in the 90's.
In reply to captdownshift :
As the owner of a car with a 323 GTR engine in it for the past 10+ years I can attest to it being a pretty awesome factory motor. However long term longevity at 500+ horsepower would be questionable. Keep it under about 400 horsepower though and it'll last a very long time. Unopened stock motor with stock turbo will max out in the mid-300's. This is more than enough in a 2,500 pound awd car!
As for the drivetrain i think you would be sorely disappointed... the rear transfer and even gears themselves (3rd and 4th are particularly weak) definitely cannot handle much more than 250-300 ft lbs for a long period of time. I make/sell adapter plates to convert these cars over to Celica GT4 drivetrains, which are all but bulletproof.
But otherwise... I agree with you 100% :). However I really want to get one of these out of Europe to avoid the whole RHD thing. I would even take a more-common BG 323 GTX since I'd be upgrading everything anyway, and I already have a spare GTR long block and turbo!
I just need a front cut. Something with an SR20DET to swap into my B13 Sentra.
Newer Mazda 6 Wagon, diesel Land Cruiser Pickup or a diesel Forester or CX-5..
Does importing a British car count? Numerous here needed rescuing.
http://www.motorpunk.co.uk/out-and-about/european-classics-abandoned-in-japan/
In reply to Knurled. :
You can put a fmic on them really easy and it solves that. I really want a ST205 Celica All-Trac but that's still a few years off.
David S. Wallens said:Wally said:
It's still a couple years from being legal but how could anyone pass up a Toyota Cavalier?
You know, I was just thinking that a JDM version of something fairly common here would be funny.
I would like to meet a person that bought one new and ask them why. I know what series of awful events put me into a pre-owned one and if i lived in a country where ritual disembowelments were more acceptable I may have gone that route instead.
Wally said:David S. Wallens said:Wally said:
It's still a couple years from being legal but how could anyone pass up a Toyota Cavalier?
You know, I was just thinking that a JDM version of something fairly common here would be funny.
I would like to meet a person that bought one new and ask them why. I know what series of awful events put me into a pre-owned one and if i lived in a country where ritual disembowelments were more acceptable I may have gone that route instead.
Why? Because it's a concept from the country that knows all about driving pleasure.
David S. Wallens said:Wally said:David S. Wallens said:Wally said:
It's still a couple years from being legal but how could anyone pass up a Toyota Cavalier?
You know, I was just thinking that a JDM version of something fairly common here would be funny.
I would like to meet a person that bought one new and ask them why. I know what series of awful events put me into a pre-owned one and if i lived in a country where ritual disembowelments were more acceptable I may have gone that route instead.
Why? Because it's a concept from the country that knows all about driving pleasure.
in all my travels to Japan, i saw only one of these ever. it was driving down a side street in Tokyo. I looked a little big and out of place.
Eventually, a diesel Toyota prado. It's everything I want in a vehicle, and Toyota won't bring in the non Lexus branded version
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