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Mitsubishi Strada Dragon
This was waiting for an engine swap at my mechanic’s shop yesterday. I vote for a supercharged V8 diesel for a balance between economy and kicking ass.
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Tiger Joker 120S
Since my Crown is being worked on for another month or so, I really needed to find a cheap motorcycle. It took some looking (thx Yon) and trying (thx Matt)…
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Hunting Parts for a Kujira Crown
After owning a 1971 MS60 for a few years now, I can tell you one thing: It’s been pretty damn near impossible to find spare parts for it. After spending…
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Sure formula
Yesterday I slaved out in the hot sun, carefully detailing our black car. After that, I watered the garden heavily because it looked dry. Today I woke to the sound…
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Great Grandmother’s House in Surin
Justin Yoshida’s location@11:00am,1/3 http://m.google.com/u/m/BiQc8d
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About 3 hours to Chiang Mai
Justin Yoshida’s location@2:26pm,12/26 Huai Rai, Den Chai, Phrae http://m.google.com/u/m/AL6Y8s Everybody warned us about the long, windy mountain roads on the way to Chiang Mai, but they aren’t bad at all.…
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Car update
The Crown is running better than it ever has before. The problem wasn’t the alternator. It was missing six little spring-loaded push pins that bridge the tops of the spark…
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Two batteries, two alternators, one radiator
We’ve been having a run of bad car luck as of late. A couple weeks ago, a cop from Khon Kaen backed into our parked Cefiro and broke off the…
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The Accidental Motorcycle Thief
The other day, I wanted to go for a quick lunch at the canteen (cafeteria), so I asked one of the students interning for the Japanese course if I could…
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Gymkhana at L’Autodrome
With over 16 million views, I’m obviously one of the last car nuts to see this, but it’s admittedly awesome: The first rule of drifting is: DRIFTING KILLS (TIRES*) I…
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sunny rain
A couple weeks ago I was engaged in the never-ending battle to figure out why my Crown hates running cold so much (Next step: Replace coil pack and plug cables,…
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Daddy needs money for a new clutch
Luckily, a rush editing job came in and daddy is going to do an all-nighter. Mommy took the kids to grandma’s house and our house is quiet and lonely. Max’s…
