mart1 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Looking good and the skyline, still many glanzas about over there? and what price? going up in value at all. Over here up and down trade dealers £6500 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 22 hours ago, Calum122 said: Such a beautiful country! Nice skyline as well! Cheers! We got really lucky with some perfect weather that. And yeah, the Skyline isn't too bad hahaha Tuned by Top Secret, makes about 380AWHP on HKS GT-SSs...I am quite jealous of it...and yet my completely standard little Starlet on decent tires can keep up in the twisties pretty well ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 9 hours ago, mart1 said: Looking good and the skyline, still many glanzas about over there? and what price? going up in value at all. Over here up and down trade dealers £6500 Thank you! They're around, but I don't think there's a huge market for them. In general prices are probably about the same, maybe a bit less. I got pretty lucky with mine and paid, according to Google, about £3100 including all the paperwork. That said, I have only seen 1 or maybe 2 more that were close to that good of a deal in the 10 months since I bought mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 New update coming soon! Here's a teaser ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay85 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Lovely car dude! So strange to see one at home I’m the motherland lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) Through some miracle, I actually washed the car today!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BlcFHXGBJvL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Japan is in the middle of the never-ending heat wave we call summer at the moment...pretty days, but hard to motivate yourself to get out of the house hahaha. Hoping to get the new steering wheel installed soon, now that I have a boss kit and all the tools. Stay tuned!! Edited July 20, 2018 by JPDDEP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Completed my first actual "required wrenching" mod to the car yesterday!! And...it's...ICE? What has become of me hahaha Anyway, 3,700 yen OEM-replacement Kenwoods from Amazon. Piece of cake once I figured out which wires were pos/neg. I was hoping for a bit more dramatic improvement in sound quality, but hey, at least shotgun gets a working speaker now. Roadtripping to the beach on Friday, expect new pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 New steering wheel and speakers look good bud! Also, please share some JDM beach pics! Words fail to describe my level of disappointment at not knowing there was a like-minded EP fan living in Tokyo when I visited last year for a few days Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 13 hours ago, Nanglebadger said: New steering wheel and speakers look good bud! Also, please share some JDM beach pics! Words fail to describe my level of disappointment at not knowing there was a like-minded EP fan living in Tokyo when I visited last year for a few days Phil. Ask and ye shall receive! Pulled up at Umihotaru PA on the way out of Tokyo. One of my favorite places; big parking area on an artificial island in the middle of Tokyo Bay where the highway tunnel that goes under the bay comes out of the water. Great views. And the EP at the beach! Unfortunately you also get a really nice shot at the big chip in the paint just above the grill...gotta get a touch-up pen for that... Thanks for the kind words, by the way! As for last year, if it makes you feel any less bad, I only had the car since the end of July '17, so maybe the timing would have made it not matter anyway :p Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 oooofffffft, I spotted Umihotaru from the plane when leaving, would have loved to get to Daikoku and/or Umihotaru but sadly wasnt to be. And i was there in September in 2017, so that makes me feel no better at all!!! lol Thanks for the pics bud, its nice to see pics from areas we're familiar with from the JDM blogs but from an EP-owner's camera perspective! And I wouldnt worry about the paint chip, we all have them!! lol! Keep the updates (and pics) coming! Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Looks stunning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 23 hours ago, Nanglebadger said: oooofffffft, I spotted Umihotaru from the plane when leaving, would have loved to get to Daikoku and/or Umihotaru but sadly wasnt to be. And i was there in September in 2017, so that makes me feel no better at all!!! lol Thanks for the pics bud, its nice to see pics from areas we're familiar with from the JDM blogs but from an EP-owner's camera perspective! And I wouldnt worry about the paint chip, we all have them!! lol! Keep the updates (and pics) coming! Phil. Ahhhh, too bad. Next time drop me a line! XD Glad to be of service. Gonna try to keep putting pics up everytime I take the EP out somewhere. To be honest, I like that the paint on mine shines up ok, but is not actually that good up close haha. Keep me from worrying about chips and actually driving it. Just trying to keep the car as 98% rust free as it is right now. 17 hours ago, rob_bower said: Looks stunning. Thanks very much! Hoping to slowly start moving it towards more of an "OEM+" style...whenever I start making a bit more $$$ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Happy New Year everyone! Sorry for the long absence, work suddenly exploded a bit... But it's gonna be a good year for the car! Got some money set aside and a Blitz intake and set of RSR lowering springs on the way. And even better...I made it out to the Speedhunters New Years' Gathering at Daikoku PA on 1/3 and managed to sneak into the background of a shot!! XD Anyway, I'll be putting up some pics of my own both from some December roadtrips as well as the Daikoku event, so stay tuned! 2019 is gonna be fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpoonalTap Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I don't know if it's just me but I can't see any of your pics except the one pic from your last post. If they're broken links, any chance of fixing them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Looking mega. Is that a Mercedes you're parked next to? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 10 hours ago, SpoonalTap said: I don't know if it's just me but I can't see any of your pics except the one pic from your last post. If they're broken links, any chance of fixing them? I know, I noticed the same thing recently...I'm going to try to reupload them all with a new source. Apologies on that. 3 hours ago, Calum122 said: Looking mega. Is that a Mercedes you're parked next to? Thanks very much! That is in fact a WGNC34 Nissan Stagea, I believe that one was actually an RS-Four - imagine an R33 Skyline GT-R gearbox and AWD bolted to an RB25DET. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Sorry, everybody - here are reuploads of all the old photos I could track down my backups of. Hopefully shouldn't have those issues again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Stagea was my next guess. Sweet looking motors never the less! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I spotted this on Speedhunters yesterday and messaged Joel to see if it was you lol! If you're very eagle eyed in the early pics on that story, you'll see the drivers side and rear end actually pop up in 2 other pictures - the early pictures with the R34 Skylines! It looked like a hell of a meet!!!!!!! Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 11 hours ago, Calum122 said: Stagea was my next guess. Sweet looking motors never the less! Anytime I go to Daikoku, I definitely feel how unmodified my EP still is hahaha I'm hoping to having it looking a little less standard for the annual unofficial Starlet Owner's Meeting on 9/1. 10 hours ago, Nanglebadger said: I spotted this on Speedhunters yesterday and messaged Joel to see if it was you lol! If you're very eagle eyed in the early pics on that story, you'll see the drivers side and rear end actually pop up in 2 other pictures - the early pictures with the R34 Skylines! It looked like a hell of a meet!!!!!!! Phil. Yeah! I was super excited to see that one of my taillights slipped in behind that blue 34, then it turned out I ended up in a full shot and I was a little shocked. It was probably the best single meeting at Daikoku that even I have ever been to. Fortunately, the Speedhunters guys have much better cameras than the 10 year old DSLR I've quietly "borrowed" from my wife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzadude Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 That glanza looks great, love the stock glanza alloys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SKINY Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 12:39 PM, Calum122 said: Stagea was my next guess. Sweet looking motors never the less! Boy here has a silver one with full R34 running gear/engine f***ing animal of a car 600ish HP area Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 41 minutes ago, SKINY said: Boy here has a silver one with full R34 running gear/engine f***ing animal of a car 600ish HP area Yeah, I definitely need to plan a road trip to visit a few of you guys lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 As promised, new pictures! The wife and I took a trip out to Gunma back in late December to visit some friends; sadly did not get a chance to make any Initial D-related pilgrimages this time around, but did get a pretty great shot of the car with Mt. Fuji in the background. And then 3 shots from the Speedhunters' New Year's Gathering...mostly from when I got to Daikoku at 6:45 AM and was freezing my hands off. Pork buns do wonders for your circulation early in the morning And thanks to some side work, I've got some cash in the bank and some parts on the way, so stay tuned for the proper modding to start! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPDDEP Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Today is a very good day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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