Seems like a bit of deja vu but here lies the start of yet another journey - one that I hope to complete in it's proper sense and reach that final goal. I used to own a JZX100 Chaser and it was more or less my 1st priority
, dedicated a lot of time, blood (literally) and effort on that but much like the ending of Dexter finishing on the kind of anticlimax it did, sadly my Chaser had that too. Didn't quite reach my Breaking Bad spec ending on that (auto was the last thing to convert on it).
Here's the last nice shot of it with my daily AE102.
Then
So I broke my leg, I was out of action for a while, quite down with losing my pride and joy which gave me a bit of time to think. The support from family/mates/work that was the primary catalyst that kept me going in the state I was. As much as my folks wanted me to stop this car modding, they knew well that a newish post 2000 NA car would not quite cut it and the itch would start sooner or later - but I wanted to make sure it was indeed what I wanted. I did all the kind of research you would, what cars are out there, what's available to import in the newer series, endless hours of yahoo and google translator and eventually I decided. I want to complete the original goal but make it twice the car and raise my own benchmark.
Key lessons learnt from the previous one, 'Have an identified clear exit point' - not having that on the previous one meant I kept going on and on and lost track myself where I wanted to end up with that thing lol. I enjoyed it no doubt, but it didn't feel 100% there.
The base would need to be clean, I'm talking cleaner than the previous plus that would mean less I'm spending in maintenance, refreshing the interior/suspension etc. Took me near 3 months of checking the daily auction listings (signed myself up with Prestige Motor Sports mailing list). Still in my bed and both legs wrapped up. I found it..
2000' - 32xxxkms, 4AA grade and not a single mod, well ok besides the silly sunroof visor and a Blitz turbo timer. Even has the pea shooter exhaust hah.
This was it. The usual import process followed (anyone who needs info on that can hit me up and I'm happy to explain and recommend people/places).
The day it came home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_MR5wpK7YE
Here's the list of parts that accumulated before the car reached home..
- The brand new 154 which was meant to go in the Chaser but clearly it was destined for bigger better things..
- ID1000cc injectors + USDM Supra fuel pump (I only got one, this was sellers original pic)
- yup you guessed it right. It's a 2j
Came out of a late model Aristo and did 170 cold comp across all 6
- Twins and auto were sold not too long after:
- Picked up some Cusco upper arms:
- What's going to power it up? but ofcourse an i88 Vipec.
