After a long night of drifting and about two hours of sleep, all of our phones made a crazy sound simultaneously, and we freaked out. Luckily it was an Earthquake warning, just like the ones Alexi told us about, warning of an earthquake in the area.
The following day, we got up early again to hit another few shops on the list. I’ve always wanted to see Carland 86. Carland is a famous shop in Kyoto that built the official replica Trueno for Initial D’s voice actor; I’m sure they made the car for the movie too.
After the buzz of Car Factory Ai, We decided to chance J’s Racing. J’s is one of the largest Honda shops globally and a household name in the tuning world for years; I’m sure they see a heap of foreigners, so I didn’t expect them to be as welcoming.
We uncover where my AE86 lived in Japan with the help of David from Japan car history check. We even discover an old for sale advert in Ireland and more photos which help piece together its past. Enjoy this 100th episode history special.
We check out a Mitsubishi Turbo Kei car you’ve probably never heard of called an “EK” this is not to be confused with a Civic. Josh get his M3 powered E30 running for the first time.
Barry chases the last bits of rust on the AE86 shell before we give the underneath a coat of protection. This progress is interrupted many times by a variety of distractions.
Barry is back to cut the rust out of the AE86. Jackie calls down to apply fresh seam-seal the vulnerable parts of the Trueno! More progress and fewer distractions with this one.
You’ve more than likely seen the recent vlog episode about Sean and Barry, two brothers with an undeniable love for old Japanese cars, preferably old Toyotas. I’ve known the lads a very long time, and I’ve always admired Sean persistence with his builds.
I remember seeing photographs of this S-chassis online many moons ago and couldn’t believe this car was coming to Ireland. I had a chance to see it only once at our local race track, Mondello many years ago and then it seemed to vanish off of the face of the earth.
This is an AE86 heavy episode. We rebuild the 20 Valve Blacktop 4A-GE for the Trueno and we get a surprise 86 visitor from Scotland.
Our friend Jimmy tracks down an RPS13/180SX which he has tried to own for nearly fifteen years.
So many of you have just watched our recent video about our BBQ from last year. Here are some of the photos we somehow managed to get while putting together the event.
The Trueno sees some progress as Barry calls down to hack out some of the final rust. We also check in on Flips RX7 which has a fresh coat of paint.
We shoot a stunning Blacktop 4A-GE AE111 Levin, a somewhat forgotten chassis and the guys go drifting their Datsuns at Mondello Park.