Wednesday, 28 March 2012

MINE'S - CAR BUILDER

Mine's; A Japanese household name in tuning, made famous by numerous Hot Version and Best Motoring DVD's. We all remember the battle between the Amuse Supra and Mine's R34; the battle of the straight inline six. The mastermind behind Mine's is Michizo Niikura. He started his career at Bridgestone but turned his attention to tuning cars. Established in 1985, Mine's makes parts for the Skyline R34, Lancer EVO, Impreza WRX and the 350Z.

 Nissan R35 GT-R. The car is rocking a new ESTA suspension system specifically designed for the road. The OEM rotors are replaced by Mine's items and the pads are upgraded by Pagid ones. Mine's claims that when you purchase their Titan exhaust system, VX filter replacement and their VX-Rom you will have power increase of 50 to 60hp.
The famous Mine's N1 R34 GT-R is being worked after some laps on the circuit. The car became famous after its record braking time on Tsukuba; 0:57,746. You have to remember that this car is still street legal and can compete with full blown race cars. The car wasn't build with high horsepower figures in mind, but instead it was build as the ultimate road going car.
The 350Z demo car from Mine's is their only naturally aspirated car. The car has 350ps thanks to a fully reworked engine with forged pistons, higher compression and a new VX-rom ECU. Mine's also enhanced the exterior with some nice carbon goodies like the rear spoiler, front spoiler and the air scoop.
A stage 1 RB26 ready to be fitted. You can by a complete engine straight from Mine's. You can choose between a stage 1 (480hp) or a stage 2 engine (580hp). All engines are hand build by Mine's chief engineer Nakayama San. A complete stage 2 engine without the ancillaries will cost you 3.000,000 yen. I could import a nice car for that LOL.
Some parts on the shelves like stainless steel exhausts, camshafts and preprogrammed ECU's. All these parts have had extensive testing on Mine's own demo cars on track and on the road
The Mine's shop is located in the Yokosuka suburbs. The only tell tale sign that you are in front of the Mine's headquarters is a small sign in front of the building. The other noticeable thing are off course the customer and demo cars in the parking lot. Within the building Niikura has a garage, a shop and his own R&D center. The R&D centre is mostly used to improve on his VX-Rom ECU's. The first VX-Rom was used in a Nissan Skyline R31 in 1988.

ROCKY AUTO-CAR BUILDER

Rocky Auto, the famous builder and restorer of vintage cars located central Japan. Heaven for classic Japanese car enthusiasts. Jam-packed Japanese used car lot, except all the cars are classics. Ccreations that have rolled out of the Rocky Auto workshop in Japan, a shop specialized in injecting a more modern feel into classic Japanese rides. The selection of cars at the main shop is nothing short of mind-boggling, each one so different from the next yet so impossibly original.






The Daddy.. The Work Meister S1...

Ah yes, the Work Meister S1's. In my opinion one of the most timeless and attractive wheel designs out there. This wheel is available in both two and three-piece versions and the three-piece model is available in sizes up to 18"x15J! The universal appeal of this wheel means that it can be seen on everything from VIP sedans to D1GP cars to RWB Porsches'. I don't think the Work Meister S1 will ever go out of style so with said that only thing left to do is leave you guys with eyegasm!! FOOL


BMW 335i on WORK Meister S1 3P wheels.Sizing is a 19×10.0 +22 (A-Disk) F & 19×10.5 +16 (A-Disk) R, with 235/35/19 all around.
WORK Meister S1 3P in Silver (SIL) Finish, which is a clean choice against the black paint. S2000 owners have really pushed the limits with aggressive fitments. In this case, the rear bubble flare helps to give even more room, resulting in a huge rear lip.
Supra on WORK Meister S1 3P in Extreme Gold (XG) Finish. Sizing 18×9.5 -3 (L-Disk) F & 18×10.5 -1 (O-Disk) R, with a 215/40/18 F & 235/40/18 R.
Audi S4 on WORK Meister S1 3P in custom matte silver finish. Sizing is a 19×9.0 +27 F & 19×10.0 +32 R.
Honda CR-Z on WORK Meister S1 3P in Black (BLK) Finish. No idea about the size or offset ;p
Nissan Skyline GTS-T (R33) on discontinued 20″ WORK Meister S1 2P in Black (BLK) Finish. Sizing is a 20×8.5 +25 F & 20×9.5 +25 R. For those unaware, the WORK Meister S1 2P is still available in 15″/16″/17″/18″, but 19″ is being discontinued for 2011. 20″ has been discontinued for a number of years.
Nissan 350Z.WORK Meister S1 3P in Gloss Black. Finish. Sizing is a 19×9.5 +24 (R-Disk) F & 19×10.5 +23 (O-Disk) R.

WORK Meister S1 3P in Black (BLK) finish. Sizing is an 18×10.0 +4 F & 18×12.0 +4 R.
Acura NSX on WORK Meister S1 3P wheels in Black (BLK) Finish, running an 18×8.0 F & 19×10.5 R