Midmounted Mazda Minitruck

[WideFive]

dayum that's a bigass turbo i like where this is going

[Dave-ger]

PSHHH! I'm so JDM, you have no idea! I live it!


My Truck:




I'd really like the challenge of driving a right hand drive. I've driven an automatic former postal service XJ, and it threw me off a bit, but I'm sure with a little practice I could master that and left handed shifting.


It is a bummer that there aren't many euro cars there, I just love beater Benzo's, BMW's, VW's, and Volvos and stuff. it's just a bummer that a lot of the ones in the US are dumbed down with big bumpers and less engine options... oh well.


Also, even if you did work for NZ's department of tourism, I'd be sold anyways. I just wouldn't believe that the department of tourism would even know about all the JDM goodness there, they probably take it for granted I bet.

[340i]

I'll say, thanks to the bogandore its a real pain to bring in cool cars from Japan into Australia.

yeah it sucks pretty bad for you guys. much tougher modifying rules there just makes it worse too aye.

Immense importing of Japanese cars you say? sounds like my kind of place! I sure like european cars, but Japanese cars will always be #1 in my heart.

yip, but you'll have to learn to shift left handed, cos they're all RHD, straight up JDM yo!

euros are a bit more rare here, and you'll barely ever see top end cars like supercars and roll's etc, cos there ain't enough rich people down here haha i remember when i first visited london, i think i seen more exotics in the first day than id seen in my whole life


disclaimer: i don't work for nz's department of tourism, i just really love my country

[Dave-ger]

Immense importing of Japanese cars you say? sounds like my kind of place! I sure like european cars, but Japanese cars will always be #1 in my heart.

[1-low-poo-go]

that a great idea, i would highly recommend a visit here. other than the obvious/known touristy stuff, anyone into stance or jdm cars would love it here, thanks to nz's immense importing of japanese cars. you won't believe how good we have it compared to the rest of the world.

I'll say, thanks to the bogandore its a real pain to bring in cool cars from Japan into Australia.

[340i]

Awesome, just watched a ton of the updates!

thanks, glad you like them

indeed, that Kiwi scenery is really nice. I'd really like to visit New Zealand some day, it's always seemed like a great place from what I've seen, and now I know there is at least one cool automotive project there as an added bonus to it.

that a great idea, i would highly recommend a visit here. other than the obvious/known touristy stuff, anyone into stance or jdm cars would love it here, thanks to nz's immense importing of japanese cars. you won't believe how good we have it compared to the rest of the world.

[Dave-ger]

indeed, that Kiwi scenery is really nice. I'd really like to visit New Zealand some day, it's always seemed like a great place from what I've seen, and now I know there is at least one cool automotive project there as an added bonus to it.

[electricalbox]

Awesome, just watched a ton of the updates!

[340i]

yeah sorry haha i can't be funny all the time i was hoping the nice kiwi scenery would make up for it. i've got some lolz in store for the next one. and a bit more scenery too actually.

glad you like my shift mechanisms, the took aaaagggeeesss to design

[Dave-ger]

Great stuff going on there! That video was lacking some of the humor the others had, but the pedal box and shifter wizardry made up for it.

[340i]

yea, just not as frequently as i initially was. theres still a lof of videos to go before the trucks finished

http://www.youtube.com/user/pimppalacecustoms?feature=mhum

[sawatsky]

hey man, you still doing your video updates?

[340i]

picked up my turbo today (literally... haha)


more pics...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.287121571322003.81116.191204617580366&type=1

[340i]

That shift linkage is insanity! so you will have a five-speed on the column? that's bad-ass

thanks. yip, 5 speed column shifted. it probably won't shift as quickly as a conventional floor mounted shifter, but id rather have space for two friends rather than one (and with a turbo v8 im not worried about being too slow... haha)

hopefully the gearbox holds up, but if not i may upgrade to a 6 speed wrx box down the track.

[godzillus]

That shift linkage is insanity! so you will have a five-speed on the column? that's bad-ass