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No More Nismo Parts!
I am done with Nismo! But only because, after my last visit back in May, I am pretty sure there is nothing left offered by Nismo or Omori Factory that I want to get installed on my car. I mean yes...
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What's This Weird Sound??
So check this out:So what does this sound like? Initially I thought that this was my fuel pump going bad. Â And it's hard to say where the sound is coming from in this video, although to me it seemed to...
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Very cool find on Yahoo Auctions.
In the past I used to be on Yahoo Auctions almost every night - it was quickly becoming an obsession - I am sure many of you understand why. There are some pretty interesting things out there, but...
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Marine Day Holiday Full on OCD Tinkering... Part 1
So last Monday was Marine Day, a national holiday here in Japan, and it made for a nice 3 day weekend. Â While many people take literal advantage of this day and go to the beach or participate in other...
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Marine Day Holiday Full On OCD Tinkering... Part 2
So in addition to the mirror replacement, I decided to focus on some on aesthetic issues - both very minor and easy to do but the execution would take some time, so I was waiting for a day off like...
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New Japanese Tools for the Marine Day Tinkering
So for years I have done my tinkering with relatively cheap tools - some not so bad ones like an old Craftsman standard/metric socket set I "borrowed" from my dad, but others from a random assortment...
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I've Met Another Crazy Kohki KR4 Owner
Recently, a fellow R33 GT-R owner messaged me on this blog about how he had successfully used a BNR34 part on his car. Murray (Follow him on IG: kaizen.r33) currently lives in Okinawa, Japan, so when I...
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LED Scuff Plate - Quick Repair Turnaround!
So during my Marine Day interior upgrades, I realized as I was finishing up that something was not working.The left side red LED scuff plate I got many years ago from G-Corporation was no longer...
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Yeah, I Could Not Resist the Cupholder Mod
Curious about how I stumbled on this mod? See this post.Inspired by Murray, and very much against my own strict rule of no food or drink in the car, I went ahead and decided to see how this mod would...
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Go with 90s era Chrome or Stick with OEM Plastic?
 From: https://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/306146/car/200234/1339412/parts.aspxSo this is something I have always wondered about, but I did not take any action to get the part until it was too late......
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Woah! Another Fan Sent Present... Wow, Simply WOW!
 So I am trying to figure out if it's an early Christmas present or a late birthday present, but the other day this arrived and I was very pleasantly surprised!Obviously, even without trying to...
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Real Life TOMICA Transporter?
So I goofed. Â I forgot to have my GT-R undergo the annual "shaken" process back in June. Â Normally, I would simply drive my car to the nearest dealership and have them take care of the shaken required...
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R's Meeting 2022 - Part 1 - Chronologically Taken Photos
Trying something new with my photos for this post!So of course, the reason why I needed my car road-legal again quickly, was to be able to drive it to this year's R's Meeting put on by GT-R Magazine...
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R's Meeting 2022 - Part 2 - Chronologically Taken Photos
So after running into Dino again where he was taking photos of the long line of cars trying get to customer parking, we walked back to my car so he could change out his camera lens.On the way back, we...
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Nerding Out at R's Meeting 2022 - NAPREC
 So I've been skimming some of the social media coverage of the R's meet lately, and one tuner/booth that seems to not get much attention is the one for NAPREC, short for Nagoya Precision.  Established...
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Tempting New Modernizing Product at R's Meeting 2022
So at the OS Giken booth during my walk around R's Meeting 2022, I found this:No, not the R34 - but the advert next to it!Describing something called OS-EPC - Their easier to read Facebook page has the...
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Dorky... but Effective?
 So as I was cleaning out my garage the other day, I found this - something I purchased, I think, over 10 years ago!Yep, clear door edge guards, complete with double stick tape.Of course, me being, me,...
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Mods to the Garage - LED Lighting for the Win!
 So even though this blog is about my R33 GT-R, for me ownership of this car means I have a responsibility to make sure this car looks good all the time.  That means keeping it clean, and that means...
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Those Parts Numbers REALLY CAN Make a Difference...
So given that the Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 (Zenki, Chuki and Khoki) R33 GT-Rs are fundamentally the same car, in modifying and keeping this car running, I am usually not a stickler for...
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Nice End of Year Present! Thank You Very Much!
 So I was pleasantly surprised to receive this today. Fairly light but it WAS from Trust Kikaku...Wow! Somethiing from HKS! Wait, it says Door Mat?And it came with instructions! Says that HKS are not...
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