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Old 04-11-11, 09:18 AM
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Up Garage
Lots of rims and tires...mostly with FD fitment

SSR Professor SP1s

Suspension

Seats

Kazama Widebody kit

Hoods & exhaust

More exhaust

Roll & strut bars

Power plant frames

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Old 04-11-11, 09:38 AM
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Wooow charlie... that is awesome.. so when can. I send u money for parts


Btw how's the fam
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Lots of rims and tires...mostly with FD fitment

SSR Professor SP1s

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fuken ey... that's hella legit.
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Lots of rims and tires...mostly with FD fitment
Wow man... that's nuts. Nice pics Charlie!
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Old 08-28-11, 07:31 AM
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Rotary Expo
I had the chance to attend a Rotary Expo at the Transportation Museum in Hiroshima. It was primarily "old school", so I know a few in the West will like some of the pics:

In the parking lot on the way in...



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Yes, a rotary


And another

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Last of the rotaries...


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NOT Rotary, but still "old school"










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From the gift shop...





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I would so drive this
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Originally Posted by caredden
Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, Maker's RX-7 in Fukuoka has gone and done it...they have an Upgarage co-located with their shop...

15 FDs and 3 FCs
I used to pass by that place every time I went to Fukuoka, but never had a chance to stop by. Where you stationed at? I used to be stationed in CFAS back in 06'
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^^^

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I,m digging the green Fb.
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My second visit to fujita engineering (feed)
Some pics from my recent trip to Fujita Engineering (FEED) in Osaka. My wife managed to erase all the pics from my last visit.

Anyway, on to some pics:

As you pull into Fujita, you see lots of FDs in different states of disarray...






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More from Fujita Engineering
In the parking lot across the street.

A pair of FDs that were very similar in color.




With modified fender liner


One of the shop FDs






Spirit R with beautiful seats (hard to take a photo of them in the sun)

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Once in the garage...
A beautiful ride...




And this is no typo, the above FD has almost 392,000 kms on the odometer!!!! He drives this car!


Shop FD that is headed to Tsukuba on Tuesday. Also lots of pics of the underside of this car.

Some beautiful welding...






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FD goodies




Where the magic happens...





A nice Spirit R came in while I was there...




And the man himself...
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I forgot to post the rear of the white FD.


And I see I double posted the Spirit R plate on the firewall. I meant to post a pic of his thick V-mount...
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^^^^

For a few more months...
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For a few more months...
Nice I'm still here in Ventura ready to re-enlist soon. Hoping to go to back to San Diego, but anywhere is ok with me.
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