J Tuning shops with dedicated Gaijin client? - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

Thrust · 22nd August 2008, 06:37 AM

Any of us J GTROCCERS consider that we are a loyal customer to one J tuning shop within Japan? If not exclusively, then to a certain extent anyway?

If so, please add your name to the list, and the garage name, and you may... get contacted for a mag shoot. They are interested in both your car and the tuning of it, and the interrelationship of the specific shop and the 'foreign' customer who owns a tuned car and does trackdays in Japan. (Probably also wanting to get insights into why young people in Japan are losing interest in cars, and what motivates Non-Japanese people to tune and race their cars.)

E.G.

1. Piers (Thrust) - SunLine Racing

akasakaR33 · 22nd August 2008, 09:11 AM

Do I count as Gaijin, Piers? Probably not. And my situation is too schizo anyway, what with the Love/Hate relationship I have with Mine's... and my supposedly preferred shop at Nissan Shinagawa (then why do I have a Mine's engine...).

Have fun guys.

hyrev · 22nd August 2008, 11:11 AM

Perhaps Dave should chime in with his old R34 (now mine) as it is all Top Secret.
I wish I could really be more involved, but I had nothing to do with the build or
choosing what to have done to this car. Other people might be Gio with TS as
well and Nick with Mine's too. Let me know Piers if I qualify as just an owner with
a car built by TS but not involved with the build. Thanks.

shutoR33 · 22nd August 2008, 11:40 AM

Daniel Burt - BEE-Racing

gtrlux · 22nd August 2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thrust

Any of us J GTROCCERS consider that we are a loyal customer to one J tuning shop within Japan? If not exclusively, then to a certain extent anyway?

If so, please add your name to the list, and the garage name, and you may... get contacted for a mag shoot. They are interested in both your car and the tuning of it, and the interrelationship of the specific shop and the 'foreign' customer who owns a tuned car and does trackdays in Japan. (Probably also wanting to get insights into why young people in Japan are losing interest in cars, and what motivates Non-Japanese people to tune and race their cars.)

E.G.

1. Piers (Thrust) - SunLine Racing

Don't tell me the japanese tuning/car industry is so in trouble that they ask magazines to ask gaijins why they blow their wallets and the japanese don't . . . . . my answer would be clear that japan is in a resession and goes down in to the gutter. This time it's not a bubble that will burst and tells you when it's nearly gameover. . . it is allready game over . . lets soka gakai change for the LPD.

By the way guys all the best for the shootings, Piers you are a must for the shooting, seriously man, you will show the japanese tuning scene that there are not only young larves like us who play monkey with cars in japan.

shutoR33 · 22nd August 2008, 01:10 PM

Thrust · 22nd August 2008, 01:56 PM

Hmmm.... some food for thought in your replies here. They are probably wanting to feature J tuning shops, to give them free publicity, and a different angle for the readers, etc., but may have thought of a back entrance through the gaijin network.

Not sure, Aki, but I suspect they would want you and the shop to be comfortable with each other. And Paul and Dave are in flux now. It's not such a straightforward thing, is it!? Top Secret & Mines...

Dan, I don't know you personally, but can you send me a pm describing your situation with Bee Racing? Thanks.

akasakaR33 · 22nd August 2008, 03:47 PM

Piers - I'll leave Nick to the Mine's thing then. As for me - I am proud to say that I'm a very satisfied customer of the Motorsports Divison of Nissan Shinagawa - not sure if that counts as a "tuner" but these guys REALLY know their stuff, all things GT-R, I have NEVER been steered wrong by them, and their level of professionalism is second to none - but if tuner = handcrafted engines, or parts made by/for them or re-labelled for them, then they are not "tuners" I guess. Oh well.

Thrust · 22nd August 2008, 08:51 PM

Sounds good to me, Aki. I'll pass your info along.

Just leaving for a long weekend on a southern isle, so don't expect a reply for a day or three. No rush on this anyway, but thanks for the feedback so far. Piers

Ryan23 · 23rd August 2008, 02:09 PM

Ryan - Newera

Powervehicles · 24th August 2008, 02:38 AM

Andy - Powervehicles JZX100 with Kazama Auto (See next months Option & Drift Tengoku

)

JP_Tuner · 24th August 2008, 10:39 AM

Hmmm.... Too bad I'm not in Japan any more. But when I was there, I got my tuning done at FNATZ.

hipogtr · 7th September 2008, 12:33 PM

Gio - Top Secret (no doubt)

Miguel - Newera · 7th September 2008, 04:00 PM

Miguel. Knight Sports & TPS

- Piers you have a PM.

22nd August 2008, 06:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,214	J Tuning shops with dedicated Gaijin client? Any of us J GTROCCERS consider that we are a loyal customer to one J tuning shop within Japan? If not exclusively, then to a certain extent anyway? If so, please add your name to the list, and the garage name, and you may... get contacted for a mag shoot. They are interested in both your car and the tuning of it, and the interrelationship of the specific shop and the 'foreign' customer who owns a tuned car and does trackdays in Japan. (Probably also wanting to get insights into why young people in Japan are losing interest in cars, and what motivates Non-Japanese people to tune and race their cars.) E.G. 1. Piers (Thrust) - SunLine Racing __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

22nd August 2008, 09:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
akasakaR33 GTROC Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 849	Do I count as Gaijin, Piers? Probably not. And my situation is too schizo anyway, what with the Love/Hate relationship I have with Mine's... and my supposedly preferred shop at Nissan Shinagawa (then why do I have a Mine's engine...). Have fun guys. __________________ http://akasakabcnr33.livejournal.com/

22nd August 2008, 01:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,214	Hmmm.... some food for thought in your replies here. They are probably wanting to feature J tuning shops, to give them free publicity, and a different angle for the readers, etc., but may have thought of a back entrance through the gaijin network. Not sure, Aki, but I suspect they would want you and the shop to be comfortable with each other. And Paul and Dave are in flux now. It's not such a straightforward thing, is it!? Top Secret & Mines... Dan, I don't know you personally, but can you send me a pm describing your situation with Bee Racing? Thanks. __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

22nd August 2008, 03:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
akasakaR33 GTROC Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 849	Piers - I'll leave Nick to the Mine's thing then. As for me - I am proud to say that I'm a very satisfied customer of the Motorsports Divison of Nissan Shinagawa - not sure if that counts as a "tuner" but these guys REALLY know their stuff, all things GT-R, I have NEVER been steered wrong by them, and their level of professionalism is second to none - but if tuner = handcrafted engines, or parts made by/for them or re-labelled for them, then they are not "tuners" I guess. Oh well. __________________ http://akasakabcnr33.livejournal.com/

22nd August 2008, 08:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,214	Sounds good to me, Aki. I'll pass your info along. Just leaving for a long weekend on a southern isle, so don't expect a reply for a day or three. No rush on this anyway, but thanks for the feedback so far. Piers __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

22nd August 2008, 11:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
hyrev GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sushi City Posts: 4,127	Perhaps Dave should chime in with his old R34 (now mine) as it is all Top Secret. I wish I could really be more involved, but I had nothing to do with the build or choosing what to have done to this car. Other people might be Gio with TS as well and Nick with Mine's too. Let me know Piers if I qualify as just an owner with a car built by TS but not involved with the build. Thanks.

22nd August 2008, 11:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
shutoR33 GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 160	Daniel Burt - BEE-Racing

22nd August 2008, 01:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
shutoR33 GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 160

23rd August 2008, 02:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ryan23 GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 37	Ryan - Newera

24th August 2008, 02:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
Powervehicles GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saitama, Japan Posts: 1,394	Andy - Powervehicles JZX100 with Kazama Auto (See next months Option & Drift Tengoku )

24th August 2008, 10:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
JP_Tuner GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Mildenhall Posts: 197	Hmmm.... Too bad I'm not in Japan any more. But when I was there, I got my tuning done at FNATZ.

7th September 2008, 12:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
hipogtr GTROC Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Land of the Rising Sun Posts: 1,982	Gio - Top Secret (no doubt) __________________ Cya O!

7th September 2008, 04:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Miguel - Newera GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan. Posts: 629	Miguel. Knight Sports & TPS - Piers you have a PM.

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