Decided to Tidy up this thread and make this into an OZ pictures thread to inspire some fellow members to take the plunge and head out here. Having been here from the Summer - Spring It has hardly came close to N.I summer, the odd rain shower is fine and rare, Few Random pics I'll add to eventually With the way things are back home economy and you have no commitments do it. You'll not regret it. Started off with a Classic Car Show on Australia Day http://www.reallymeansounds.com/for...-hyde-park-australia-day.111375/#post-1575532 Then Made it Down to Melbourne F1 2011 Then Randomly mate Ken Block at the DC Shoes Shop Bondi on the way home from Soccer Then out of nowhere got a tidy Job as the original thread: Here: http://www.japaneseautocentre.com.au/el/index-3.php Working, Sales, Detailing (They call it detailing but not as we know it) etc into the workshop all being well. The market leader in Imports here in OZ apparently. Some of the Stock is Eye watering not to mention the prices A few of the Machines I'll be working with I spotted on the Yard Datsun 260z fairlady $53k l28 stroked to 3.1 litre 32,000 kms travelled since ground up restoration / recreation of this amazing vehicle includes genuine watanabe 16 inch racing rims r200 lsd kameari racing pistons, kameari racing pully alternater pillow tension bar n42 headport hi performance race cam big valves metal gaskets solex 44 tripple carbs and exhaust manifold kakimoto exhaust kameari steering damper 4 wheel disk brake upgrade, adjustable suspension, nismo clutch, fuel reduction cell, kameari mdi ignition, kameari alternator, kameari oil, water,temp guages, auto meter & auto tacho meter, electric fan, rear strut tower bar. just dynotuned at 180 hp at the wheels. new semi slick rubber cost $2k Rx-7 Type r bathurst $30k with the highest power rating at 206 kw, upgraded mazda suspension and better brakes. hard to find with rare mazspeed bodykit with beautiful works japanese 18 inch drop forged racing rims. travelled just 65,000 kms 1978 911 sc $48k one of 350 sold new in japan. full rotissery restoration and race preparation in japan. mechanically perfect. body perfect. zero rust. 8 point roll cage. big $$$ spent building this magnificent race machine. left hand drive. standard 3.0 engine with original mechanical porsche bosche injection, rs electric windows, lightweight rs (race spec) factory door trims, works 18 inch racing rims, race suspension, adjustable front strut brace, quick ratio steering rack, has been legally road registered in nsw with full engineers report. drive it to the track and back. perfect car for rally events or historic racing. very quick car - this one will be very competitive without spending a cent. race weight is 1070 kgs R34 GTR V-Spec $88k 900 hp 760 hp at the wheels, t28, forged motor, hks vcam setup, 28000 kms travelled, purple pearl colour. built in japan Rare mark ii trd - new chaser $29k jzx110 turbo 5 speed manual - this is one of the 1st in australia. call edward lees japanese auto centre 0297440539 immaculate low km car in a very rare manual - includes sexy rims, adjustable coilovers, kakimoto exhaust, trd body kit Amazing vip limo elgrand $55k - special order yakuza vehicle this is better than a rolls or a mayback for stylish and comfortable chaufeur style motoring. have a sleep or a meal in the rear luxury armchairs or close a business deal in this quite, private and comfortable space . includes personal drinks bar. R35 gt-r. $137k This car has just been imported and brand new australian complied. note this is a new car but is the now seperceded model, built 2008/2009 it is ready to be registered in any state in australia. it has travelled just 40 kms so is essentially a brand new car that has only been driven between showrooms and on and off transport. save massive $$$ on the current new model from nissan. this is a top spec model fully optioned black with black leather
Check out the website of the stock, theres videos of all the Tasty Ones, I got the job through just Random ad on Gumtree aswell. I'll grab some pics of my own over time
Had my first day there Probably no need for overnight parts mate, they even had a pile of Coilovers just sitting there. D2s, Teins etc Seriously some amount of metal there for some1 who hadnt driven a decent car over here yet was a little daunting jumping into anything never mind an different types of Auto gearbags including S15 Hardtop droptop on REWheels, Huge Honda 3.5 V6 Saloon. Bitchin Turbo Stagea, Some Auto Skyline 350GT 4 door I think Class but subtle R32 GTR on Gold BBS, polished Splits And the Big Black TRD Chaser again on diff wheels Also tryin to Put one of those Nissan Cubes onto the Ramp at the front was a ballache I spotted in one of the detailing bays there were stacks of JDM wheels Volks, Rays, some Advan 3spokes. They chop and change change the wheels on most of the motors if somethings not selling change the wheels, was keepin the boss goin trying to get him to swap the Wheels on a Navy/Silver RX-7 from Gold with polished dish to the 3 spoke Advans The spot is right beside the road so theres black dust on the cars constantly I'm in need of a good product that may help this I got to give the 78 911 the once over started it up and near shat a brick. The dishes on the wheels were grubby as anything aswell, and one of the Indian guys hit a door of the top of the 911, i looked at him and he just shrugged. I'll grab some pics of some of them on my lunch tomorrow. An asian guy came in I said to him looking anything in particular and he said "one of those in Auto" He walked over to an Evo VIII Tried not to laugh but we actualy have a PovertySpec Evo VII GTA aswell. Boss then showed him a Nissan Cube Auto which I get to Prep in the morning to be sold to him WTF was he after an Evo for
great job man, you wont get bored in that environment, keep the pics coming...they have brought in some very nice motors!!
I'm Thinking the Nissan Elgrand Yakuza VIP Wagon M8. There's about 10 of them in the yard and they are a c*nt to Wash for a person under 6ft Cheers Chris there are some real nice ones but I've seen a couple of the many Evos are a bit rough around the edges botched jobs in Japland One of the older sales guy John has a 180sx I said how much. This thing is like it was out of the factory no rust at all OEM all round $6k to me thats like 3.5k GBP for an orignal 180sx The road outside the gates is actually a "Highway" 3 Lanes^to city then 4 Lanes on our side so the dust is going to be an arse. We got delivered for prep from storage a big Black Mugen Honda Accord Tourer I think. It was late afternoon so I didnt get a good look at it which its sold for pick up tomorrow aswell.
Sounds like you've landed on your feet rightly there dude, get home for the HTCC/Halloween then get back out there with sponsorship!
Mate there were times it was touch and go for a while tho Wouldnt mind doing Snowboarding in NZ aswell the girls I lived with moved there start of the month. $1000 for a few badass weeks in NZ is so tempting
Fo Sho mate anytime. Ended up it was a 08/09 Full Mugen Kitted 2.4 L K24A8 DOHC i-VTEC I4 Tuned Odyssey with Top and Middle tailgate spoilers, Gold Badges all round, a comfy 7 seater thats not Caravan sized shame about the interior colour tho. Pissed down most of the mornning so couldnt get a good pic of it. Honda Odyssey Odyssey Interior Nissan Stagea More random parts Spot the white Calsonic Spoiler Some more adjustables R32 GTR On Genuine BBS LMs Evo VI on Foorged Ralli Art Wheels We have a load of Nissan Cubes and out of them all this is the dog. What can onlyy be imagined as a Jap Cowboyracer electrician smick butchered it. So I get to put it up on the ramp and ger it back to normal.
Cheers Jas its great so far just waiting on some proper Aus weather. Only downside is with no car atm its a 20 min walk and 2 Trains (55mins) away
Found out why pics were bad quality macro setting or something anyways more pics to follow Skyline 350GT Interior Porsche LHD tho RX-7 S15 Autech Version
VERY nice motors mate, glad to see someone else enjoying the car scene elsewhere! Keep the pics coming!!
@ Chris I can only Imagine what Japan would be like. Heres sweet even if it is smaller scale. Jap imports are everywhere BTW see those Nissan Cubes are they everywhere in Japland
Just awesome, i wish you all the best with it, Would love to work over there but i'd prob end up in a tractor lol, Keep the photos coming as the stock turns over, Worth exporting any of it to over here?
Probably not but maybe shipping is the killer but so those Work Equip wheels on the RX7 whats the rate for a set in tht UK
yea mate, they are everywhere, very popular little car, had one myself for a few weeks, probably buy another, very comfortable to spin about in
The Blue 240 got a hit up the rear and has been sold to a panel beater to live again Loads of Videos Found the You-Tube Channel
Updated Thread Post #1 More Work motors, Started doing some photoshoots for the Virtual Yard webpage which is pretty good mean I get a rip out to a specific location