 Greetings from Japan |
 Oct 21, 2008 - 12:59 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 21, '08 From Kumamoto, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi everyone,
I'm a recent (but very happy) 1994 SS-II owner from Canada but currently living in Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan. I used to drive one of those tiny K-cars but last summer I decided that it was time for me to get a real car. I wanted to get myself an integra or an mr-2 at first but when I stumbled upon that celica here I knew she had to be mine. I've been happily driving it to work and on some crazy expeditions on Japan's winding mountain roads ever since. I don't really know much about mechanics, tuning and such (yet) but every time I get in my car I can hear her whispering "make me beautiful, make me powerful", so eventually I'd like to learn and try some myself one day. I don't really have serious money to spend on tuning and upgrades just yet. Nor do I have a place to work on the car and store parts (living in a small country town in a japanese-sized apartment will do that)... but hopefully that'll change one day! Anyway, just wanted to say hi to everyone! This post has been edited by FrankMkII: Oct 21, 2008 - 1:02 AM |
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Oct 23, 2008 - 8:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 21, '08 From Kumamoto, Japan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
As requested here are some pictures of my ride. No customization or anything, but I try to keep her clean and shiny. It's nothing special and the quality of the pictures is nothing to write home about but hey... enjoy!
I'm from Québec by the way. By the way, if I may add a newb question... When I bought my ss-II, my mechanic told me it didn't really matter if I put hi-octane or regular gasoline in it. Then some people told me I should NOT put hi-octane in it... and now I've heard people tell me that I should... The people on this forum seem to know their stuff so I thought I'd ask here as well... And while I'm at it, everyone on the forum seems to know their stuff about mechanics and tuning... I am still a neophyte, so if anyone has books, magazines, websites or anything they'd recommend for someone who wants to learn, please! Thanks in advance!  My Celica. Nothing special yet, but she gets me where I want to go fast and in style.  That monster exhaust was already fitted when I bought her. It has earned me the respect of my students and the ire of my co-workers =)  That's a picture I took in the mountains.  Told you some of these roads are narrow!  And I stopped to take a picture of the sunset on the way home. Sorry for the clutter... It's still pretty warm here in Kumamoto so next week I'll try to take some girls to the beach so I can get some nicer pictures =P |
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Oct 27, 2008 - 3:17 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 24, '07 From Oahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
QUOTE (FrankMkII @ Oct 23, 2008 - 3:49 PM)  My Celica. Nothing special yet, but she gets me where I want to go fast and in style. That monster exhaust was already fitted when I bought her. It has earned me the respect of my students and the ire of my co-workers =) That's a picture I took in the mountains. Told you some of these roads are narrow! And I stopped to take a picture of the sunset on the way home. Sorry for the clutter... It's still pretty warm here in Kumamoto so next week I'll try to take some girls to the beach so I can get some nicer pictures =P DUDE I WANT THAT LIP!! anyway you can get that replicated??? -------------------- I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
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FrankMkII Greetings from Japan Oct 21, 2008 - 12:59 AM
parriehunter Welcome. I would love to drive those japanese moun... Oct 21, 2008 - 1:54 AM azian_advanced x2 hell yeah i'd love to be able to put my sus... Oct 21, 2008 - 6:30 AM malpaso Welcome to the forum. I hope one day I would post ... Oct 21, 2008 - 6:41 AM RickJamesBish I think being in Japan for a while would be sweet.... Oct 21, 2008 - 10:21 AM FrankMkII I'm currently in Japan as part of the JET prog... Oct 21, 2008 - 11:32 PM
mrgrape QUOTE (FrankMkII @ Oct 22, 2008 - 5... Oct 31, 2008 - 11:32 PM TRD_Ian welcome aboard...were abouts from canada are u fro... Oct 21, 2008 - 11:43 PM parriehunter QUOTE TRD_Ian Posted Today, 12:43 AM
welcome ... Oct 22, 2008 - 12:27 AM parriehunter OMG. I love the look of that road.
Can't wait... Oct 23, 2008 - 9:06 PM delusionz QUOTE (parriehunter @ Oct 24, 2008 - 3... Oct 27, 2008 - 5:10 AM bccentaur3 Thats my dream place to visit. Japan. You actually... Oct 23, 2008 - 9:11 PM RickJamesBish Beautiful looking car. I still think the JDM tails... Oct 27, 2008 - 9:58 AM tomazws I assume that narrow road is 1-way?
Very nice car... Oct 27, 2008 - 4:47 PM RickJamesBish I wouldn't doubt that road being two-way, I... Oct 27, 2008 - 7:41 PM Euphoria QUOTE (FrankMkII @ Oct 23, 2008 - 8... Oct 27, 2008 - 8:09 PM Lil-Joe101 Welcome I wish we had the mainland mountains in he... Oct 27, 2008 - 10:21 PM alaNi Nice car Oct 27, 2008 - 10:21 PM Urputus Wellcome to the forum and thanks for the pictures.... Oct 28, 2008 - 6:47 PM CelicaSTX02 Oh wow! She's beautiful, Congratulations... Oct 29, 2008 - 9:33 PM Taskbot Hahha you have my job. That is exactly what I want... Oct 30, 2008 - 9:44 AM 91sofla Kumamoto is a nice place. I lived in Kagoshima for... Oct 31, 2008 - 11:17 AM FrankMkII I get paid 3 600 000 Y a year, which is enough, bu... Nov 5, 2008 - 6:42 AM |
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