Yearly Archives: 2012


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This used TRD Trueno Carbon Bonnet is on Yahoo Auction right now for 980000円.That’s like $13000.  Now anyone can ask any amount of money for anything, but there is another Levin hood on auction right now that is getting action and looking like it could sell for $4000. No wonder ハチロク仲間 were giving me so much respect in Japan when […]

WTF 高いよ!


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I had to make up for my heavy weight shift knob somehow. It needs a bit of clean up still, but the scale says I’m down more than 1700grams. That’s more than 3 shift knobs! I’ve got a pile of stuff to sandblast; this will go in that pile too and we’ll see how many more grams I can knock […]

Cheesed Lid



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I’ve said before, I hate the dinky plastic shift knobs that come on most cars.  Many of you agree with me, and replace your shift knobs with big fat plastic shift knobs…  I don’t really get it.  A gear lever should have a nice weight to it.  A shift knob should fall into gear with the slightest nudge, and have […]

Anti-Weight Savings PT2


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Play the odds. I advise you to buy my car next time I list it for sale. I’m an emo guy with an often grim look at the future. Three months ago I might have sold you my AE86 for like $6500. If that had been the case, I would have gladly bought it back from you today for nine […]

Don’t Be A Nice Guy



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I wish. IMO it’s dumb that Toyota is calling their new car simply 86. They are really stepping on my toes and interfering with searches on yahoo. I guess eventually everywhere will learn to preface 86 with AE or FT… I do find the new car to be very good looking with a few simple changes, but quite bland in […]

New TRD Parts for 86!


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I’m saying it, but the “Oh” sounds the way it sounded when my mom said, “Oh Quentin” after I told her Yoshiko was pregnant. I’m back, but so peniless that I’ll be on the streets in a couple months if things don’t change. That or back in Japan… It means I’m not very motivated to add anything here. Air Canada […]

Oh Canada!