Teamwork

I'm not the most active Canibeat staff member, but I'm glad I could help make this happen. Credit goes to Cristian for the actual design.

Go HERE for information on the show.

No Place Like Home

I assume because it's on his Photozou that this room belongs to Remix.

Lots to look at, definitely the lair of someone in the USDM scene in Japan.

Ki-ck Returns

I thought I'd post an update of ki-ck's MPV, as I really like what he's done with it. I've never seen anyone do one of these in the US, which is ironic because his van is supposed to be USDM styled. I think it looks bitchin', and if anyone stateside owns one and wants to take it in this direction I can put you in touch. I love the Meisters.

Check out his blog HERE

Taken with Teru's Odyssey

Ki-ck's Zuma. Note USDM-style Bowl's and Battlescooter stickers. I'm thinking about Zuma-swapping my Ruckus.

Nice......Wrangler?

This comes from the Flickr of Mister-P, owner of the white 510 I posted awhile back. I guess it's a Wrangler, but it's been injected with so much rad that it's hard to tell anymore. I believe this shot is from USDM Jam. Airbags, Wats, stretch, Bride seat, Nardi wheel, all on a Jeep, and yet it somehow works.

If anyone can provide more (1024x or larger) images of this thing, hit me up and I'll ad them to this post and credit.

Canna-Beer Redux

More content from Shitamachi, courtesy of ki-ck. Check ki-ck's new blog out HERE

I'm loving this E110 Corolla. Someone stateside needs to make this happen.

USDM Jam v7 - Part 4

The madness continues.

The owner of the 510 from the first post commented and ki-ck shot me a few more photos of his car.

I'd never seen anyone really build a ratted 510 before, and I dig it.

The Ruckus posted earlier also belongs to him, so I added another image of that as well. I need to spray my frame black like this.

USDM Jam v7 - Part 3

Well, a few more people chimed in with submissions and now I have enough content from Jam to last from now until the end off the month. That's a lot of Jam, and so I'll be doing my best to break it up with some other content....BUT NOT TODAY.


Yellow VS-XX!



The interesting thing about this is that these cars were not sold in Japan in any form whatsoever, hence the LHD. Someone went to the trouble of importing it.


This car attracted a lot of attention on the Canibeat post. E110 Corolla sedan on DRW's. I've never seen anyone stateside do anything entertaining with these cars.


Not sure what wheels these are, Jline 7RL2? Very clean wire tuck.


The ubiquitous VW product on BBS RS, no authentic USDM scene could be without it. The Insight parked next to it is sporting HFP wheels which I believe are USDM only.

USDM Jam v7 - Part 2

I have enough of this for at least one or two more posts after this one, and then it's back to regularly scheduled programming.


A lot of these guys have Zoomers, Teru and ki-ck included. Note the BOWLS plate frame, NCY stuff, etc. Not what you'd typically see on a Zoomer in Japan, no TokyoParts logos in sight, 100% USDM. On a side note, I dig the blinkers attached to the frame, forward of the gas tank.




I have never seen these wheels before, or the rear fender. Wheels look like Mugen RnR.




I've never said this before, but you can quote me. I'm digging this Geo Storm.



Note Fatlace/HF/Illest stickers on hatch. There is a huge reseller market for US blog stickers, as evidenced by pricing on Yahoo! Japan.



If anyone can get me this USDM Jam license plate frame, leave a comment.

USDM Jam v7

A few months ago, I made a few posts about the USDM movement in Japan. Several readers were nice enough to submit their cars, and now one of those readers has shot me a bunch of photos of USDM Jam v7.0. USDM Jam is one of the largest USDM events in Japan every year, and this latest iteration was held on April 25th.

USDM Jam site HERE

The photographer, Teru, owns the white Odyssey on BBS. Many thanks for the shots, guy.

His Minkara page got crashed from traffic when he had a magazine feature, and in true USDM fashion he also has a Cardomain page. Check it out HERE

Additionally, see some more photos from this set today on Canibeat

I will be posting more content from this set here as the week goes on.


Teru's Odyssey. I love this thing so much. See more HERE




I have no idea who owns this 510, but I'm loving it. If the owner reads this, please comment.



This is Ma$a's CB7, as also seen on HellaFlush a couple weeks back. Diamond Racing Wheels are really catching on over there.



Hiro West's Galant. He's part of Shitamachi/Canna-Beer. More HERE




This is ki-ck's MPV. Many thanks to him for making a lot of introductions. Check out his Minkara HERE and give him a shout.

I love it on the new Works, best set so far.

Submissions - 3

I've been wanting to get this up here for a long time, and it's the reason I'm currently searching for a clean RA1 Odyssey.

This is Teru's car. He is a friend of ki-ck from Submissions - 1

1998 Honda Odyssey with an HKS turbo kit, NSX brakes, DC2 ITR Recaros, and coilovers (NO bags). Definitely an "OEM+" theme.

Definitely more of a "sport van" vibe than the normal VIP kit you usually see, and I think it works really well. As you can see, he also carries his Ruckus around in the van. Looks like the rear seat was removed entirely in that shot, and it fits an extended Ruck without having to angle it at all (which means it'll probably fit two side-by-side).

The orange wheels are Weds TC-05 and the silver ones are ADR's. This is a "USDM" style build, so he's been through lots of wheels that are common here but very rare in Japan. I love the tuck. Enjoy!

His Minkara page got taken down because it got too much traffic after he did a Magazine shoot! Here's a link to his US Cardomain, check it out:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3104073


Send more submissions to SixSylinder@yahoo.com

Submissions - 2

More reader submissions from Japan! This time from the guys at Shitamachi. I'm really digging this USDM-style Mirage/Lancer on the SSR Reverse Mesh (hasshy's car). Ideal stance, and I really like the exhaust. The Galant is LOW, although it's hard to tell from the pics because of the lighting and wheel color. This is Hiro West's car. Send me big pictures of the Camry!!!

Check out their site: Cannabis-Beer

As always, if anyone has any submissions, please send them to sixsylinder@yahoo.com

Submissions - 1

A couple of weeks ago, I featured a Japanese Zoomer that the owner had converted into a USDM Ruckus HERE. The owner of that bike found this blog and made a post about it on his own Minkara Carview blog HERE. I found him via noticing that I all of a sudden was getting a lot of hits from Japan on Google Analytics.

At any rate, I encouraged him and his friends to send more pictures of their bikes/vans so I could put them up here. Going forward, if anyone thinks they've built something that I would want to show, send me content at sixsylinder@yahoo.com

ki-ck owns a Mazda MPV on airbags, the NPS50, and a very nice Zuma. Note the USDM touches to all items, such as Fatlace stickers, PWJDM goods, and US license plates.

I believe the MPV is on air. The last shot shows a couple RA1's that I hope to post more about in the future.


Thanks ki-ck!!