Project Hako: iPhone Navigation Bracket
If there is one thing I hate seeing here in Japan, it is the huge aftermarket navigation screens glued on or hacked into a hard to replace vintage dashboard. The […]
Category Archives: Life in Japan
Following a Classic Formula: JCCA Endurance 2013
These pics from the 2013 JCCA (Japan Classic Car Association) Endurance race were a long time coming, but I finally got around to editing them this past week. Last October […]
Dry Carbon with Retro Flair
Since I’m a fan of modern technical innovations and the whole pro-touring resto-mod scene back in the USA, I decided I want to take some cues from those car builders […]
Nokogiri-yama
One carefree weekend, Mimi suddenly decided that she wanted to break in her new Hiking shoes. Since it was mid day and the trails around Nikko were a bit far, […]
Skyline Festival 2013
Having finally found the vintage Nissan Skyline of my dreams, there was no way I could miss attending the Skyline Festival (スカイラインフェスティバル) at Sodegaura Forest Raceway earlier this month. After […]
Engine Cooling Overhaul
The Hako came with the factory optioned A/C installed but that quickly proved itself worthless. Driving through the scorching summer heat also made the car run a bit hot anytime […]
Slammed Society Japan 2013
What better place to check out my first stance based show than in Japan? Even though its not particularly my style, I definitely appreciate the look of the cars and […]
Adrift at Fuji Speedway
This past Sunday I drove out to Fuji Speedway for the Slammed Society car show. In order to avoid the horrendous weekend traffic, my friend Danny and I decided to […]
Hako Dash Refresh
When I picked up the Skyline a few months ago, it came with a semi hacked up control panel in the dash. The previous owner installed an aftermarket stereo in […]
Idlers 12 Hour race 2013
If driving to one of Japan’s most iconic tracks in a huge pack of widebody 911s wasn’t enough of a sensory overload, a 12 hour endurance race was soon to […]
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