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Chronicles of the Crazy Octopus

anth — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:29:24 +0000

Remember the Crazy Octopus FC RX7 from a few years ago? Well he’s back, and this time armed with an S30Z, providing us with a very productive build with some sharp photography to go with it.

Shout-out to **** from Jtype for submitting this one.

Blog: http://crazyoctopi.blogspot.com
Build Thread: http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=73685

Dedication… Datsun 610

anth — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:18:45 +0000

Many aspects of the car scene are subjective, whether it be the style you choose to modify in, the brand of car you desire, or the purpose you use it for. One thing that can’t be argued about is the bond between a man and his car, and how hard it is to break. Jon drove a Datsun 610 that was the recipient of an unfortunate T-bone accident, but he didn’t give up and chose to re-shell his pride and joy in the driveway, one piece at a time.

Build Thread: http://community.ratsun.net/topic/3434-610-street-demon-resurection/

Kyusha Kai sittin’ pretty

anth — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:54:15 +0000

I just had to share this pic of the Kyusha Kai S30Z, it’s looking hard! The bright orange paint, the stripe down the side, the wheels, the lip, the stance, everything just works so damn well.

I wanted to take my 510 out for a drive today but the weather didn’t agree with me, so seeing this pic has sort of made me feel better, Datsun love!

MX520

anth — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:47:46 +0000

Here’s a build thread I’ve been reading for quite a long time, and I’ve got a slight suspicion that a lot of you are going to enjoy it. It’s another build based on the “X-chassis underneath Y-body” formula, and this time the culprits are Mazda MX5 subframes/driveline/shock towers being attached to the body of a Datsun 520 pickup.

When it all comes together after a long and creative build process, Bob takes his DIY hybrid creation to the track and shows up some much more expensive machinery. Here’s a small snippet from one of his race outing results to give you an idea:

Position 3 -- 1:08.886 -- 1966 Datsun MX520
Position 4 -- 1:10.366 -- 2003 Corvette Z06

You can’t help but sit back and smile when that happens. Check after the jump to see how this track day sleeper was built…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tXI0tE8svY

Read the full build thread here to see all of Bobs handy-work in detail.

AMS 280Z 2JZ

anth — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:17:19 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you had/have a great day and all the best for the holiday season, be safe on the roads.

Remember the AMS EVO X? Well the same workshop is now turning their attention to a Nissan 280Z in the form of a 2JZ transplant. The build isn’t finished yet but it’s just too good to wait. It’s being pieced together with the incredible quality of work that you can only expect from a top quality builder such as AMS Performance.

Thanks to Kyusha Kai for submiting, make sure you head over and check out his blog, it’s full of oldschool jdm goodness.

Peep the full build thread at http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=143165 and keep checking for updates.

Forza 3 gets it right…

anth — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:02:40 +0000

I’m 100% a Sony kid, growing up in the “Playstation generation”, but now I really want to buy an Xbox!

Check out the official website for the new JDM Icons press release, there’s even wallpaper sized screen shots to download.

http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/_templates/NewsDetail.aspx?id=1318

'72 USDM Datsun 510

anth — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:02:24 +0000

Iggy from Datnut has put together yet another post featuring a build-up of a 510 Datsun, this time it’s a ’72 USDM 2-door sedan that was cooked up with pretty much every datto lover’s dream ingredients. Work wheels, NOS parts, fresh paint, Bride interior, SR20DET, the works!

Click here to see all the pics, info, and links for this big budget build.

Datsun 510 Race Car Build

anth — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:04:58 +0000

Iggy from Datnut is a fellow Aussie who also has an FJ20 Datsun 1600/510 project car. When I saw this BRE inspired 510 build over on his blog, I had to feature it. Whats not to love about a Datsun build?

For more pics and info on the build head over to Datnut http://datnut.dfrag.com.au/datsun-510-race-car-build/

IMG Ol' Skewl Meet

anth — Sun, 24 May 2009 11:00:47 +0000

I stumbled across some really sweet pictures taken by yosi from S1 Films Photography that he posted on the NWP4LIFE forums. Looked like an awesome meet…

There are way too many super nice pics for me to post here, so you can check out the thread on NWP4LIFE here:
http://nwp4life.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=31383

Or better still, theres a slide show of this event and other automotive photo shoots on the S1 Films website that you can access here:
http://www.s1films.com/gallery/automotive/automotive.html

Ratsuns

anth — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:17:27 +0000

Finally someone has given 510′s the rat treatment. Taking into consideration that The Bucket is the most popular entry on this blog, I’m assuming you guys like the rat/hood look.