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Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 04:22 AM
Today I had to run by the junkyard to pick up some parts Bender Bob was holding for me that I needed for my new S15 Spec R I picked up for 800 bucks:fawkd:

Anywho, while I was there I figured I'd take some pictures and post them up here for the hell of it...

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This is what it looks like when you walk in. Note the cute Japanese girl in the green shirt on the right. Moments after I took this picture that car fell on her and killed her. I watched her soul float away. It was freaky.

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That's the truck they use to go pick shit up with. It's pretty bad ass. If you need to get rid of a car here for a mere 10,000YEN they will come to your house and make it go away.

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This is on the way back to the cars. The building on left is where they dismantle the cars.

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Steering wheels and suspension. All dinky Kei van parts.

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Yes I know I put 'they' instead of 'the'...:fawk2:

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This is where the rows of cars start. The crane thingy on the left is how they move shit around.

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This is what it's like roaming through. Dangers include falling in mud and big ass spiders...

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I've bought a number of cars in this junkyard which basically means I get to strip the shit out of them and then they make them disappear. These are two of them. I ask them not to stack their shit on my shit but they ignore me.

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Bender Bob already yanked the motors for me... in return I gave him... you guessed it... beer.

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S13 SR Q's. Lots of shit to pull but I'm going to wait until it gets cooler. It's hot a hell at the moment.

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R32 GTS. I love those taillights... Everything else is pretty much worthless.

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Another R32 GTS. This one had an RB26 swap which is now sitting happily in the corner of my garage.

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R33 GTS. Nothing special. Might nab the tailights.

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Nissan Cedric. Kick ass car. turbo VG. The bastard even starts up.

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This is the crane I mentioned before moving a car.

I guess that's about it. Basically it's a U-PULL-IT sort of deal. Go get what you want and go up front and pay for it. If you don't get "in" with them it's not exactly cheap. When you ask how much something is they look in a book and quote you some ridiculous price though. I'm "in" so I get good deals. :rawk:
FRpilot
07-25-2006, 04:47 AM
wow i wish they have that kind of junkyard in us.. you already told us how to get 'in' just bring a case of red stripe for bender bob..
Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 04:50 AM
It wasn't that. It was the 350 dollars worth of pizza I had delivered to them. lol.
mr_240sx
07-25-2006, 07:16 AM
wow you guys are lucky with all hte cars thats in your junkyards
mrmephistopheles
07-25-2006, 07:46 AM
fucker. we have no yards like that here (at least none that like gaijin).

oh, and .gifs? what is this, 1996?
Jpegs, brother.

Oh, and I hate you for getting a $500 S15.

:bigok:
ESone3
07-25-2006, 08:05 AM
Oh, and I hate you for getting a $500 S15.

:bigok:

me too :mrmeph:
Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 08:24 AM
$500? I wish I paid a steep $800!

And gifs are the shiznat!
mrmephistopheles
07-25-2006, 08:25 AM
gifs are the weak!

omg $800. i should murder you and then kill you to death until you die
Slidin240Wayz
07-25-2006, 08:43 AM
is this place near Tokyo?
ManoNegra
07-25-2006, 08:50 AM
With a name like Bender Bob, how can he not be cool? Nice. Thanks for the pics

http://www.flyingfish.com/whatsnew/images/snapshots/2002/bender.jpg
Ghostdrifter
07-25-2006, 10:03 AM
Awesome pics man, There wouldn't happen to be an R32 GTR seat in there, that you'd like to get and sell to me?:bigok:
sushimonster
07-25-2006, 10:18 AM
i wanna go there!!!
punxva
07-25-2006, 10:25 AM
u are making all of us stateside owners jelous lol.
Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 10:52 AM
is this place near Tokyo?

Not even close... thank god.
Slidin240Wayz
07-25-2006, 10:57 AM
pm'ed

msglngth
exitspeed
07-25-2006, 01:36 PM
Yea for Red Stripe!

And yes I'm jealous...
kouki_s14
07-25-2006, 02:13 PM
i cant get over what happened to the girl......
LA_phantom_240
07-25-2006, 02:28 PM
LOL...

I want that legend... so bad. I dont care if its FWD, i have a thing for legends, especially dark colored 2nd gen's that were typeII and had like 230 at the wheels, 4 doors, and 6 gears. Ill miss my old car....
Ninjabread
07-25-2006, 02:32 PM
Umm i think it was maybe a joke? The cars in that junkyard are in better condition than the ones that are on the streets here :(
LA_phantom_240
07-25-2006, 02:43 PM
has to be... lol... that person doesnt look anything like a chick
2iv0 sx
07-25-2006, 03:11 PM
the car didnt really kill her right???

man those car still loook clean!
LB.Motoring
07-25-2006, 06:40 PM
wow ok im so Paypal'n you hahaha my buddy is sationed there, he gets U.S. freight with the navy i believe, make it worth your while hehehehe :hehe:
anthony240
07-25-2006, 06:59 PM
The stacking doesn't fuck up the cars much?
How does one go about fixing the roof?
Yuri
07-25-2006, 07:02 PM
I want pics of the $800 S15..:hs:
Ghettokracker71
07-25-2006, 07:19 PM
Damn I'd love to go there and spend a few paychecks...wow. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics:)
Ricks15
07-25-2006, 07:37 PM
Damn that alot of good cars that are at that so called junk yard it outta be called the treasure yard:keke: oh yeah lets see the $800 S15
Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 07:48 PM
The stacking doesn't fuck up the cars much?
How does one go about fixing the roof?

You don't....


The girl really died and I laughed a little. Her sould gave me the finger though which just made the situation even funnier to me.

I'll take some pictures of the S15 soon. Probably this weekend while I'm working on it. It's good it was so cheap though because I won't feel bad when I slam it into a guardrail:2f2f:
DJPimpFlex
07-25-2006, 07:55 PM
did that chick really die? Was that even really a chick?
Ricks15
07-25-2006, 07:58 PM
That some trip if you are able to pick up such a awesome specimen of a car like a S15 for so cheap. F*cks who sell imported cars like that rape people with the prices.
WILDACEX187
07-25-2006, 08:02 PM
post pix of your s15 spec R plz. do they get alot of tuner cars there? the u-pull that i've been to is full of domestic sedans and crap, nothing as cool :(
Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 08:08 PM
Actually the S15 was a RARE deal. It belonged to a guy who is moving overseas for work and he needed to get rid of it in a hurry because he thought the motor was blown (just needed a new headgasket) and the shakken ran out. A friend was going to buy it off him but I lured him away with an RB motorset so I could nab it. If I wouldn't have stumbled across this deal I would have had to pay at least 8 grand for one.

Regardless though. Cars are cheap as shit here. You can get nice Silvias and 180s for under 3k and R33 GTRs can be had for 6k-7k if you know what you are doing. I was inch away from buying an R32 GTR built to hell a couple months ago for 4k.

Oh and yes that was a chick and yes she died. Funny stuff.
Ghost Dancer
07-25-2006, 08:14 PM
post pix of your s15 spec R plz. do they get alot of tuner cars there? the u-pull that i've been to is full of domestic sedans and crap, nothing as cool :(

Usually the S13s, S14s, Skylines, etc.. you see in the yards have been tooled around with. It's actually pretty rare to see one on the streets here that isn't tuned so the same is true of cars taking up space in the junkyards.

Almost all of the cars I've stripped have had suspension mods, and I've nabbed a number of guages, steering wheels, engine parts, etc..

If I was living around Tokyo though I would never be able to do this as those yards are pretty much locked down by people exporting parts out of the country. There seems to be alot of Nigerians in that game.

Being able to speak Japanese opens doors everywhere here and the junkyards are not an exception.
WONTONnPHO
07-26-2006, 03:02 AM
Oh and yes that was a chick and yes she died. Funny stuff.

You are a SICK bastard! May that girl R.I.P. :wtc: :wtc:
Ghost Dancer
07-26-2006, 05:17 AM
I made out with her after she was dead if that makes you feel any better.
yokotas13
07-26-2006, 05:23 AM
check your PMS homie
LA_phantom_240
07-26-2006, 07:15 AM
...you suck dude... you get to visit every zilvian's dream just about whenever you want.... wanna keep an eye out for some parts for me? lol..... seriously.
SilviaNinja240
07-26-2006, 08:09 AM
You gota watch out of thouse GTRs and Skylines for 6-7k though, imo the shitty ones are less than 10k, 12k and up you can find pretty nice ones.
the 7kish ones are pretty similar to your S15 prediciment blown motor + no shakken
kudos on the nice find :)
Ghost Dancer
07-26-2006, 08:40 AM
Throw in the cost of a new motor and inspection and you're still saving. The downside of the GTR though is after you have one they tend to drain you dry. I bought an R32 GTR back in the day (this was before the R34 came out. lol) and that bastard burnt a hole in my pocket.

It's funny about Japan though. There is such inconsistency in pricing it's ridiculous. I've seen pristine GTRs go for low 10s and pieces of shit going in the 20s.
SilviaNinja240
07-26-2006, 08:48 AM
The downside of the GTR though is after you have one they tend to drain you dry. I bought an R32 GTR back in the day (this was before the R34 came out. lol) and that bastard burnt a hole in my pocket..


This is so true.. so true..:cry:
still though super great fun, gota pay to play I guess.
mr_240sx
07-26-2006, 08:50 AM
Throw in the cost of a new motor and inspection and you're still saving. The downside of the GTR though is after you have one they tend to drain you dry. I bought an R32 GTR back in the day (this was before the R34 came out. lol) and that bastard burnt a hole in my pocket.

It's funny about Japan though. There is such inconsistency in pricing it's ridiculous. I've seen pristine GTRs go for low 10s and pieces of shit going in the 20s.
i think that happends everywhere!:loco:
MOUNTAINGARAGE
07-26-2006, 09:15 AM
yeah, yeah, yeah...everybody else but us want what is in our junk yards...some muscle car headz in japan would pay top dollar for an 1988 Mustang GT, or a corvette, etc...

cool pics, but it is a joke that all the kids here want a $10 set of lights and are willing to pay 100-200. :keke:

I rode the "jdm" bandwagon for a while, about 7 years ago, then I started caring about my money.
WILDACEX187
07-26-2006, 09:54 AM
shit they dont even have mustangs or corvettes at the place i go to. its just a load of bullshit. if u happen to find something cool its long been stripped
S14DB
07-26-2006, 10:54 AM
I made out with her after she was dead if that makes you feel any better.
As long as she's still warm. :bigok:

Better not tell U-Pull-It about this pay to take your car thing.
Neejay
07-28-2006, 02:04 AM
Umm i think it was maybe a joke? The cars in that junkyard are in better condition than the ones that are on the streets here :(
LOL So true...

But yeah, its weird to think that people over there see these cars everyday and think nothing of it. But to us its like "OMFGWTFBBQLOL!1!".

Are there any cars of ours that they want over there? :bigok: