datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Found a blurb in Hemmings about a Japanese truck club and pilfered their website for these... 720 with an RB26?!? :eek: More to follow... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Nissan Caravan, wish we got these... This thing is so bad ass... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 No idea what this is... Or what this is, but it's hell of cool... Crown truck and stretched-cab 1200 truck SR20 HB... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Cool Frontier... This is my dream truck here... :D :D :D Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That's about 1/10th of what's there, so start digging at http://www.bluepanic.jp/truck.htm. :D Quote Link to comment
fiveoneohray Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 makes me wonder why so many people in the u.s. cut corners. I guess we just dont want to spend what it takes to make something nice.... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 makes me wonder why so many people in the u.s. cut corners. I guess we just dont want to spend what it takes to make something nice.... A few thoughts on this... 1. In Japan when it's time for the road-worthiness inspection the car/truck can have NO rust showing. 2. Owning an older, high-mileage car means higher road taxes, thus most of them are owned by people with some money, not punk kids looking for cheap speed. 3. With the traffic congestion (and effective transit system) these cars are rarely driven. 4. When you live where all the cool parts are made, they tend to be cheaper and more readily available. All this adds up to nice looking old cars. They may not all be perfect underneath, but they do all look nice. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 And yeah, alot of us are too cheap (or too broke) to spend what it takes. Some of us are not. :D One more pic... It's a Toyota, but... ;) Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 those are some sweet sick rides. thumbs up to those owners, and it gives some of us things to dream ideas from! Quote Link to comment
Fineline Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Sweet! Whats with all the 5 lug hardbodies? And a 520? Adaptors? Quote Link to comment
doord521 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That green unibody bullet side is sick!!!! Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 That green unibody bullet side is sick!!!! It's not unibody'd, it's what's called a ute, they only sold them overseas. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 No idea what this is... Ever seen one of these Nissans? http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q251/datzenmike/01570020.jpg[/img]"] http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q251/datzenmike/01570022.jpg[/img]"] only 20,000 made, sold by lottery, (Eric Clapton has one) 1 liter turbo motor, about 100 HP. The lady in the background is Mrs, datzen Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Also noticed California license plates on that white 720 with the RB. Some sick rides there though Jason Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 makes me want to work on my truck. I'm a big fan of that white RB 720, and that red longbed HB is sick! theres a bunch more pictures of both on garageminiz.com VERY inspiring. It's kinda funny. 620s and 720s are really growing on me. it's weird, I don't like kingcab 620s, and kingcab HBs are gross, but the 720s are hotter than the standard cab. hmmm As for the 5lug, I think the common thing is toyota parts, but it looks like that red truck has z32 brakes on the front...maybe mix of Z and Yota parts Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Oh yeah, it's a Figaro right? Ever seen one of these Nissans? http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q251/datzenmike/01570020.jpg[/img]"] Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Also noticed California license plates on that white 720 with the RB. Well, I see lots of Dattos at shows here with Japanese plates, so... :D Same way some of us are really into JDM stuff, some of them are really into USDM stuff. Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yeah and the Tustin Nissan plate wrapper. Didja notice the "620" JDM plate? Quote Link to comment
Rusty Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 dude i mean really? HO lee SHeeeeiT?! that looks to be the badesst truck show I'll never get to go too? and the sickest post with pictures ever. ...I'm moving to Japan :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
tnip Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 i have been wanting to at least visit japan for years... never even actually attempted saving money, but i have read quite a few articles about vacationing in japan. there was one in .. "turbo" i think.. or maybe "hci" can't remember, but they did a two article thing about going to tokyo on vacation if you're a car guy. very interesting. the big auto makers over there (honda,toyota,nissan...) they all have these giant free auto museums. the nissan one is more about cars in general, and the honda one is more about honda racing and motorcycles... but very awesome stuff that is FREE on top of it all. and then there's a BMW dealership right in the heart of tokyo that is supposed to be a sight to see even if you're not into bimmers. i think the auto customizing hobby is a perfect example showing the differences between japanese and american culture. yes there are plenty of american auto tuners that are very dedicated and very thorough with their projects. but in my experience, more often you see people that are too cheap or too half assed to get things done fully (i'm not saying i'm great... i haven't touched my truck in weeks... :( ). whereas over there from the pictures i've seen on the internet, in magazines, in videos.. they have such dedication to whatever hobby they choose. same thing with their profession. it's a rare thing in america to meet somebody who is really passionate about their job. but in japan they are passionate about everything they do. as far as i can tell america used to be like that as well. idk, i just think it's funny that i've had jobs and been ridiculed by my peers because i was spending time off the clock teaching myself about my work or thinking of ways at being better at my job. synopsis: i wannna go to japan.. :'( Quote Link to comment
tnip Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 does anybody know anything about these lil trucks? i've seen this reddish/orange one on another site and i absolutely love these lil things. as far as these lil guys i wanna say daihatsu, but that could be totally wrong. Quote Link to comment
tnip Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 god triple posting?... sorry i figured this one out at least, it's a 1973 mazda "poter pick up" ? hehehe look how tiny it is :D Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Fook Me..........fook You:d Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 i have been wanting to at least visit japan for years... never even actually attempted saving money, but i have read quite a few articles about vacationing in japan. there was one in .. "turbo" i think.. or maybe "hci" can't remember, but they did a two article thing about going to tokyo on vacation if you're a car guy. Turbo does a package deal trip to the Tokyo Auto Salon in January every year. Last I checked it's about $1800-1900 all-inclusive. It's a pretty good deal for what you get, and they take you out to a few race tracks too. same thing with their profession. it's a rare thing in america to meet somebody who is really passionate about their job. but in japan they are passionate about everything they do. as far as i can tell america used to be like that as well. idk, i just think it's funny that i've had jobs and been ridiculed by my peers because i was spending time off the clock teaching myself about my work or thinking of ways at being better at my job. Talk to any automotive photographer. :D I probably spend twice as muich time looking for ways to be better at my job than I do actually doing my job. ;) Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 man thats some seriously good trucks!!!!!!!! i wonder what they know that we dont about 5 lug conversions.... Quote Link to comment
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