My Altezza, friends R32 Skyline, Type R, 180sx..PICS

[RAVEN]

hey..im from Stroudsburg, but im in the Airforce stationed in Japan right now. i come back in Novemeber. Anyways, i drive a 99 Toyota Altezza, which is being shipped to the states in september. Yes its right hand drive, and its boosted, etc. Anyways im hoping to meet up with some peeps from the area, as i have been away from the scene in the states for 3 years now. the street scene in japan is bananas! heres some pics . if u have questions feel free to ask. the R32 Skyline you see, used to be mine, but i sold it to my buddy for 2k.
I also have a 98 TT Supra which is my daily driver. But i hate it

in this pic im holding the ticket i got for doing 266km/h in a 50km/h zone haha

[TalonTsi97]

Hey whats up? nice lookign cars hope to see your car when you coem back. Where you going to be livign at when you coem back?

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by TalonTsi97

Hey whats up? nice lookign cars hope to see your car when you coem back. Where you going to be livign at when you coem back?

I will be going to either ESU or West Chester University hopefully.

[DropTopChevy]

very dark pic, but welcome.

[TROLL]

nice, we have a couple people in FL, one in Vegas, but i didnt think we'd have someone from literally half way around the world. how'd you hear about the forum? i was in japan for a short stay about 2 years ago and the cars there are just nuts...
anyways glad to have ya and if you have any more photos post them, all those cars look real sweet.
bryan

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by TROLL

nice, we have a couple people in FL, one in Vegas, but i didnt think we'd have someone from literally half way around the world. how'd you hear about the forum? i was in japan for a short stay about 2 years ago and the cars there are just nuts...
anyways glad to have ya and if you have any more photos post them, all those cars look real sweet.
bryan

haha. i was just looking around the web and im from PA so i clicked on the link and here i am

[RAVEN]

info on the cars:
Altezza: 1999 RS200 Z Edition
BEAMS 3SGE with Dual VVti
TODA stroker kit
SARD turbo kit
HKS cams, cam gears
Greedy Profec EO-1 Data Logger
TRUST E-Manage Ultimate ECU
18in RAYS custom wheels made in Magnesium
ADVAN Neova tires
HKS Hypermax coilovers
HKS exhaust
BRIDE seats
411rwps @1.2 Bar

Skyline:
Tomei Cams/gears
TRUST exhaust
R33 VSPEC II wheels
TRUST FMIC

Honda Integra Type R
JUN CAMS/GEARs
TODA stroker kit
Mugen Exhaust

180SX

S14 Kouki Silvia front end conversion
blacktop SR20DET from S15 Silvia
TOMEI cams/gears
RSR exhaust
19in RAYS wheels
KAZZ 2 way LSD

[TROLL]

talk to carbonis about your turbo kit and what his options are for his USDM IS300... he was thinking swapping a Supra motor and tranny in, but its a big and expensive project... if you're well versed in turboing the stock motor then i'm sure he'd love to talk to you about it... but it might be different motors between the US and Japan-- i really have no idea. maybe you can bring him back some goodies (or maybe you can bring me back some goodies!!)
bryan

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by TROLL

talk to carbonis about your turbo kit and what his options are for his USDM IS300... he was thinking swapping a Supra motor and tranny in, but its a big and expensive project... if you're well versed in turboing the stock motor then i'm sure he'd love to talk to you about it... but it might be different motors between the US and Japan-- i really have no idea. maybe you can bring him back some goodies (or maybe you can bring me back some goodies!!)
bryan

the altezza and the IS300 are two very different cars. the is300 has a 2jz NAwitha 5spd manual while the Altezza has a 3SGE with a 6spd. Originally my Supra was NA auto, but we swapped a 2JZGTE engine with a 6spd manual in for ****s and giggles.
The IS is also slightly longer than the Altezza, and naturally the Altezza is RHD.
As far as i know i will have the only street legal Toyota Altezza in america.

what kind of parts were you intrested in btw?

[Silverfc88]

What base is that? I used to be stationed at Yokota and I miss it dearly, just for the cars and the whole scene itself. Had a good time out there and got into alot of trouble at the same time. I was there for 2 years..

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by 95nracer

What base is that? I used to be stationed at Yokota and I miss it dearly, just for the cars and the whole scene itself. Had a good time out there and got into alot of trouble at the same time the 2 years I was there.

hey buddy. im at Kadena right now. actually im deployed right now to Al-Udeid AB in Qatar till june

[Silverfc88]

Originally Posted by RAVEN

hey buddy. im at Kadena right now. actually im deployed right now to Al-Udeid AB in Qatar till june

Haha, alteast you get your three beers a night.

Whats your job?

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by 95nracer

Haha, alteast you get your three beers a night.

Whats your job?

hahaha yeah your right!

im a 3S..i work Supply for the Services squadron

[Silverfc88]

Cool, good luck out there. Atleast its winter and its not as hot. I have a friend out there right now and he drives a green/purplish Mazda Cosmo 3rotor and he also owns an FD and just picked up a 90 Enfini FC. His name is Tony, a civilian and is the owner of TeamFC3S.org. Might have seen him around.

Hope to see you and the car around in the near future!

[TROLL]

hey, i didnt know anything about the altezza... glad i'm learning something. i still think carbonis might be interested in talking to you about all his options and if you might be able to source anything worthwhile for him since you're obviously into the scene there.
bryan

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by TROLL

hey, i didnt know anything about the altezza... glad i'm learning something. i still think carbonis might be interested in talking to you about all his options and if you might be able to source anything worthwhile for him since you're obviously into the scene there.
bryan

not a problem. tell him to ask away!

[TurboTagTeam]

Wow. You'r car is sick!!! I envy you. I actually allmost joined the marines right out of high school just so I could be stationed in Japan in my second tour.

I just spend over 1000$ for headlights(Re Amemiya) that you could probably get over there for 100$. How is the scene over there??? Everyone I know that has been there has told me that it's like a tuner's heaven. I'm going next year to the tokyo auto saloon hopefully.

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by TurboTagTeam

Wow. You'r car is sick!!! I envy you. I actually allmost joined the marines right out of high school just so I could be stationed in Japan in my second tour.

I just spend over 1000$ for headlights(Re Amemiya) that you could probably get over there for 100$. How is the scene over there??? Everyone I know that has been there has told me that it's like a tuner's heaven. I'm going next year to the tokyo auto saloon hopefully.

the scene is awesome. cheap parts, cheap cars. skylines are throwaways. people give them away for free! lol. i love it here, but all good things must come to an end someday.
lets put it this way..i bought my 98 Supra for 5k .....
its like being a kid in a candy shop

[07BlackSS]

welcome man sweet car. btw can u give me a rounded estimate of what ur payin to ship your car here?

[RAVEN]

Originally Posted by Greddy2000Civic

welcome man sweet car. btw can u give me a rounded estimate of what ur payin to ship your car here?

the military pays to ship the actual car, so its free.
what i have to pay for is getting the car US legal ie the front and rear windows need to be changed to US IS300 ones. I need to put in a MPH gauge cluster, front and rear crash bars, and the headlights need to change from the glass ones which mine are, to the plastic ones(IS300) other than that thats it!
the hardest part is getting the paperwork and finding a registered importer/converter to do the work. I needed to get approval from DOT and EPA saying the car will be US legal after it gets here.