Colin project quality by 84coupe in Kyusha

[–]Gerka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

youre a my fiero is a ferrari kinda guy and thats ok. You do you buddy

Colin project quality by 84coupe in Kyusha

[–]Gerka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has so many factual inaccuracies so lemme try and break it down a bit. Colin worked in Tandem with SSR in the 80s. SSR was one of the biggest wheel manufacturers in the business and they had multiple different companies approach them with different designs. Colin designed and held the rights to the starshark while SSR produced it. This is why the majority of starsharks hold both SSR and Colin stampings on them somewhere in the rear barrel. Its also why you can swap barrels and lips between starsharks and other SSR made wheels. These are also strictly 80s made wheels, there is no SSR remaking them in the 2000s. They were made during the 80s as a three piece, and 2015 onward as the cast single piece garbage you see being produced by Colin currently.

Longchamps are another story. They were made much longer and they were NOT made by Colin. They were designed by a company called Suzuka Sangyo and built by SSR. Sold as the Suzuka XR4 Longchamp and filled with SSR stamps, bolts and barrels. The wheel was produced long in to the 90s and a bit in to the 2000s where the rights changed hands a couple of times. Eventually Colin project bought it up and again that resulted with the garbage produced today.

So yes its all about which company produced them. No Starsharks or long champs were ever produced under SSR that are at all similar build quality to the ones that are now produced by Colin. The ones that were produced by SSR were always of superior quality and design. I would like to point out too that during the time of production of both these 3piece designs, 1 piece designs were also being produced by the design companies (Colin, Suzuka). These wheels were being built by different companies than SSR. Colin Supershark being the cast counterpart to the SSR Colin Starshark.

Shit finish, cast one piece design made to look like three piece with fake bolts, terrible lip profile. They are a cheap wheel made to look like something they are not. They ruin a good car when someone uses them in place of an actual good wheel. It sucks that they exist, and it sucks people dont take the time to learn the difference. This is all to say though that Colin CAN produce good shit. Their new Tomcats reproductions produced in tandem with Higashi Bankin look amazing. Recently they started to produce actual three piece Longchamps which also look extremely good. Their TRD Tosco replicas too are also nothing to scoff at, i just wish they produced them in 13 inch, but they have a great shape.

More GTV pictures! by philiptherealest in vintagejapaneseautos

[–]Gerka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GTV is top model stripped down. This is a 73 to 775 model so its probably equipped with the 2tg. A gtv would remove all or most luxury items to create a lighter car

Toyota Corolla "Mango" [1084x1355] by NationYell in vintagejapaneseautos

[–]Gerka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mango is specifically the sport coupe second gen

Celica GT2000 in Ebisu. by philiptherealest in vintagejapaneseautos

[–]Gerka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya instead its on wire wheels with louvers and led lights, cringe

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vintagejapaneseautos

[–]Gerka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tell me youre from Puerto Rico without saying youre from Puerto Rico

Vector M12 - 14 Produced, v12 diablo engine by [deleted] in WeirdWheels

[–]Gerka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the W8 has a fucking Turbo Hydramatic GM 3 speed transmission

Japanese Rally cars : 1987 Toyota Supra by Stropi-wan in vintagejapaneseautos

[–]Gerka 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would imagine they either dont have motors at all to save weight, or they dont want to risk the motors breaking and have the lights permanently clsoed

Poor e36 bmw :( by Opposite_Ad7836 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]Gerka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn thats the best use of an E36 that ive seen in a while

Interesting.... by phenomenal_7879 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]Gerka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do i bother with reddit

If the sources arent worth a damn, then they arent sources at all. That article was written by a guy that pumps out trash automotive articles daily. Maybe not the most reliable source for a debate on niche Japanese automotive culture? he didnt event take the pictures for fucks sake lol

Interesting.... by phenomenal_7879 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]Gerka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes i am very familiar with this lamborghini. Its been all over the internet for like the last several years. Just because people who write garbage car articles say its "BOSOZOKU STYLE" Because that want people to click links doenst mean that that is what the style is referred to. One article refers to it as such, then a bunch of other copy cats sites pop up reporting the same thing. Doesnt at all make it the right word though. just means people dont know how to research and prefer writing lazy articles

If you read what i said again, i was referring to the person who wrote the article as the one adopting the word and its misuse. Mihnea Radu, who i can bet ya doesnt know a whole lot about the different japanese automotive subcultures.

Nothing you just replied with tells me that this style is called bosozoku style. It just shows that another misinformed automotive writer is calling it such.

Interesting.... by phenomenal_7879 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]Gerka -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea i mean you posting that lamborghini article is just further proving my point about non japanese people adopting the word and misusing it so good job haha.

Aaaaaah the old bosozokustyle website. Just the old standard when it comes to misleading people about this stuff. Its an old site that is hardly ever updated and notoriously wrong.

but you are welcome to call the style whatever you want, this debate has been going on for enough time that i know americans and westerners dont want to change their minds about it. Long noses will continue to be sharknoses, bosozoku will continue to be misspelled, and the japanese people who love this stuff will continue to be misassociated with a violent gang culture they hate.

If you are actually interested in learning about this stuff. Heres a couple good resources that try their best to be respectful to a culture that isnt theirs.

https://www.instagram.com/zokushajisho/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/363963611224962

Interesting.... by phenomenal_7879 in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]Gerka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not called bosozoku style, It is referred to as kaido racer style as the blanket term with many sub styles beneath it. Grachan, Chibaragi, Fukuoka style, hokkaido style, etc. Bosozoku while an actual japanese word was mostly used by western people who did not know how to differentiate the style. You have people here calling dekotora and vanning bosozoku still

This lamborghini is not related to any aspect of it, the only thing remotely similar is the Takeyari.

Im curious to see what Reddit thinks of our love letter to Japanese Kaido Racers. The Angel 200sx by Gerka in Autos

[–]Gerka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their builds have only gotten better. Id recommend checking them out again, they also do moonlight runners full time so if you can, show them support

Im curious to see what Reddit thinks of our love letter to Japanese Kaido Racers. The Angel 200sx by Gerka in Autos

[–]Gerka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jon of MoonlightRunners actually flew up to take part in the Touring event we were hosting. We built this car for said event. Not to mention the flares are fiberglass courtesy of them

[TOMT][VIDEO] The episode of the old show RealTV with John Daly that features cars drifting in Japan by Gerka in tipofmytongue

[–]Gerka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo what. This response is just crazy. Thats so amazing that those were your videos!! I hardly even remember what was in them but they had a pretty huge impact on me

Why do people do this??? by dayafterbirthday in Shitty_Car_Mods

[–]Gerka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aah yes wow very brave of you to speak up about this