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Weird Things Happen... and Finding Stuff in One's Garage
During my trip on the 5th to Chiba Prefecture to visit Worx Auto Alarm with my friend Dino, a slight sprinkling of rain hit the car on the way over. While I was pleased to see how well the Echelon...
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Mission Possible: Buying Up Parts (Before They Are Gone) and Freshening Up...
So a free Sunday today. I had gotten a call from Yamazaki-san at Nissan Prince earlier in the week about some parts I had ordered a while back that had finally come in, so I swung by to pick them...
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So what did Dino think?
As I noted in my earlier post about our visit to Worx Auto, my friend and motorjournalist Dino Dalle Carbonare drove my car for the first time in the 10 years plus I've known him (and hence, our R33 v...
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More "Freshen Up" Parts and Some Trouble...
So as I hinted in an earlier post, the under hood insulation was not the first part I have recently purchased to freshen up the car. A few months ago, after I got the car detailed at Rapt, I realized...
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Biannual "Shaken" and Ohlins DFV Rebuild, Part 1
So the same Sunday I visited Nissan Prince to pick up some parts and replace the under bonnet insulation, afterwards I drove over to drop off my car with Ninomiya-san at his shop, BeAmbitious, in...
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(Temporarily) Back on the S-Tunes! My Impressions...
So as I mentioned in my last post, I had my old NISMO S-Tunes shock absorbers temporarily re-installed by Ninomiya-san at BeAmbitious onto my car while the Ohlins DFVs usually on the car are being...
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Yes On Speedhunters Now... But Don't Worry....
This Blog Isn't Going Anywhere...So by now, you've seen that my friend Dino has managed to convince me to begin posting on Speedhunters. As I stated in that post, the main reason is to show everyone...
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A Most Interesting Visit To Nissan Prince Tokyo...(The Ultimate Garage?)
About a month ago, while still waiting for the Ohlins DFVs on my car to be rebuilt, I got a call from Nissan Prince, telling me that a few more parts that I had ordered for my GT-R had come in.Now, I...
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The Smallest, Quickest Mod Ever?
So of the 3 parts I got (as I mentioned in my last post), 2 require some disassembly of my car, so I will deal with them later; but one is a 15 second affair.Just this one little piece...If you recall...
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Öhlins DFV Rebuild (Part 2) and Factory Tour!
Note: The following began as a post for another site. Unfortunately, that fell through. So, please enjoy this "exclusive" post, which I've modified and added to provide more detail than what would have...
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Uh-Oh... Is this Serious?
As I hinted in my last post, when I picked up my car from Ninomiya-san after he had installed the rebuilt Öhlins DFVs, he had some disconcerting news: the NEW transfer case was LEAKING OIL! Since this...
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Problems Solved... With a Smile!
So as I indicated in my latest Speedhunters post, the guys at Nissan Prince Tokyo Motorsports Factory were able to fix the leak in the transfer case, despite NISMO's apparent refusal to acknowledge any...
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Can There Ever Be Enough Protection (OCD Goes Extreme)?
Although my most recent post on Speedhunters gives a more concise story, I thought I'd show in detail the effort made by Ishiguro-san from Yes!PPF in the application of paint protection film to my...
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Hakone Run with Friends... and What I Learned
By now you've likely seen my latest Speedhunters post of my trip to Hakone with friends following getting the car protected with paint protection film; to me in addition to having fun, I was...
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Titanium Bolts Engine Cover Dress Up Project (Part 1)
As many of you know, I am quite active in ClubR33, the invitation-only R33 GT-R owner's club Facebook group. It's a great bunch of guys and because it's closed to the public (we screen potential...
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Titanium Bolts Engine Cover Dress Up Project (Part 2)
So as I described in yesterday's post, we (ClubR33) had ordered custom titanium bolts for the engine's Rb26 front cam cover, the CAS, and the coil pack cover - some 18 bolts in all. In "burnt...
View ArticleA Recent Video Review of the BCNR33!
Well it was bound to happen. Someone saying nice things about me, this blog, and of course the R33 GT-R. Thanks to Paul and Derek from Let's Drive Japan."Full disclosure"- I know both of them but I...
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Minor Mod: Nissan Sports Horn
Truth be told, this wasn't something essential that had to be replaced. However, for my next Speedhunters post, I am trying to demonstrate to those readers how OCD I am, and so I am going with several...
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Inaugural Club R33 Brisbane Member Meet
So yes folks, even on vacation I do R33 GT-R and car related things. Case in point, last week when I vacationed in the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia, I realized it was quite close to Brisbane... and...
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Final Mod for 2016! Modernizing the Front Lights (Part 1)
So as I couldn't have my last post for 2016 lead with a photo of a GM product, I decided to close out the year with one last post with a legitimate parts mod for my car. Normally, I would try to post...
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