Archive for June 15th, 2009

The one where Ed skites about his badges

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June 15, 2009
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Only an OCD bastard would make a post about badges, right? Damn right.

Here’s what arrived for me today hot off the plane from Japan.

moar swag! (by retro-classics)

Chop.

with the recession looming I’ve decided to put my grandiose plans of building a 300PS FJ20ET on hold, and so I’m freshening up the DR30 coupe instead since I’m no longer selling it. Wanting to save up for an overseas trip next year may also have influenced this new direction somewhat. Fortunately, the coupe doesn’t really require a heap of work to get it looking mint again; the list I’ve mentally compiled for myself only has five entries on it.

And with the arrival of the following items I can cross the first one off:

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Japanese Automotive Workshop

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June 15, 2009
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I love seeing shots inside workshops/sheds, especially those that have their focus on older cars.  There’s usually some pretty special stuff hanging about.  I’ve been inside a certain shed in Dunedin that houses some pretty magical things generally of a Datsun/Nissan nature. FJ24′s, L-series “RACE USE ONLY” labelled intake manifolds, all manner of impressive bits and pieces.  When I got these photos via email from Ewan (www.hayatonka.com) I was suitably impressed and thought I would share them with you all.

Background; Corolla, Sunny Foreground: WRX, Crown

Background; Corolla, Sunny Foreground: WRX, Crown

How cool is that?  Working on the moderns but with classics taking every possible other section of space…  Too cool.  So what else is in the workshop?

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