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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 06:26 AM
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Santa hooked me up...

after looking and looking for a FC for over a year, I talked to santa when he dropped of some wheels the other day, and I told him I been looking, he said keep your eyes open something will pop up before xmass.

so here it is

paid for it today should arrive in 10 - 15 days




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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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god that is one clean fc right there . i like the wheels . what's the spec's on it ?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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nice, I like the color
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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Very Nice.

Santa brought me an Engine Dyno
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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Wheels look pretty generic for me.
How much did it cost?
FC's in Japan can go for dirt if you look hard enough...


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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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well I wanted a 91 Infini Ver 4 but I have not found any for a good price. This one is 90 Infini Ver 3 dark green. yeah im going to get new wheels for it, not crazy about those that are on it.

about 1800 plus 700 shipping
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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about 1800 plus 700 shipping

i am so moving to japan now.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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MMmm...that is pretty.
You'll have to take some closer pics when you get it.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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Heh, if you hate him for that he got each of his good condition fd's for under 500 bucks iirc.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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at the bottom of his post, it says what cars he has....2 fd's and a 20b cosmo...what a bastard! ..... but why is he calling them type R's??? arent they called R1 and R2, not type R?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by banzaitoyota
Very Nice.

Santa brought me an Engine Dyno

you have a dyno at your house? or did he pay for you to go to a dyno?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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damn, seems like you guys got an in with santa.


Put in a good word would ya?

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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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I love you.

I'm so going to import my Turbo FC when the money arrives.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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dont u have to pay fee's to import FC's from japan and driven em on the street legally??? or is it not like improting a skyline??
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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at the bottom of his post, it says what cars he has....2 fd's and a 20b cosmo...what a bastard! ..... but why is he calling them type R's??? arent they called R1 and R2, not type R?
In Japan they are Type R, Type R2, Type RZ, Type X, Type RB
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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dont u have to pay fee's to import FC's from japan and driven em on the street legally??? or is it not like improting a skyline??

Im not importing it to the states, its staying here in Japan with me
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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wow nice find congrats!!! how long do you plan on being in japan? and your in the USAF right?
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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you have a dyno at your house? or did he pay for you to go to a dyno?

Stuska Model 800 Waterbrake, capable of handling 1600 HP.
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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i thought it was a mini model when i first saw the pics
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 87GTR
In Japan they are Type R, Type R2, Type RZ, Type X, Type RB
aaaahhhhhhhh........gotcha!
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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damn

Originally Posted by 87GTR
after looking and looking for a FC for over a year, I talked to santa when he dropped of some wheels the other day, and I told him I been looking, he said keep your eyes open something will pop up before xmass.

so here it is

paid for it today should arrive in 10 - 15 days




i was bidding on that exact car #tk50698 at uss auctions
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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yeah uss auctions, I been watching there for about 3 - 4 months for a nice Infini to show up on their site.
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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how much did you pay for this car? i asked before if you are in the USAF?
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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sorry not in the air force. I used to be in the Marines, I still work for the gov.
after all said and done I paid about 3k for it.
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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a few pics before they put it on the boat to ship.





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