R34 GT-R History 101

Do you ever wonder what your car would say if it could tell you about its history? I have always wondered but thanks to typical Japanese record keeping I have some idea of my cars history. Let’s time travel to 1999 and work our way back from there!

Rs Meeting 2020… Kind of!

2020 Has been something else, among everything else going on I want to take a break for 5 minutes and focus on Rs Meeting. Another event that had to radically change for 2020, it was essentially a closed event with no spectators and only 400 cars being eligible for the traditional photo shoot. Obviously travelling to Japan was out of the question for me as well. So with that in mind let’s go on a virtual trip to Fuji Speedway…

Victims of their own success?

These are some observations of mine regarding the R34 GT-R but in reality these apply to the R32 and R33 models as well. To be honest they also apply to a lot of the hero cars from the 90s/00s JDM era – think Supras, RX7s, etc. What brought this up was a quick look at carsales.com.au – there were no 34 GT-Rs for sale across Australia on the site, something I have never seen before… So why is that?

33 & 34 Happenings… Pt. 3

“Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing…” Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce cars. That is really the theme for me at the moment with how I am approaching modifying the Skylines, getting the base and smaller details up to as higher standard as possible. What I personally love about Rolls-Royce cars, as well as other high end manufacturers such as Pagani and Singer (can you imagine a Singer style R34 GT-R?!), is how no detail is left untouched. Now I can hear you say ‘but the bolts on a Pagani alone cost over $100,000 – I don’t have that kind of money…’ and don’t worry neither do I! However, as my mate pointed out to me “the amount of money you have has nothing to do with attitude” i.e. you can take that mentality and apply it to whatever you do, even if you can’t afford a Rolls! With that in mind let’s delve into the latest happenings…

34 Happenings… Pt.2

As I alluded to in part 1 (here) I have been busy with some changes on the R34. Nothing drastic, I want to get the ‘base’ car level up to a high standard, what’s the point of having a shiny new turbo if you can’t turn a corner for example!

Event – All Japan Day with a Disposable Camera

All Japan Day (AJD) is the largest annual Japanese Car show on the calendar here in Adelaide. It has been going for over 10 years and the profits from the minimal entrance fee are donated to charity!

BNR34 GTR Video

For anyone interested, this is a video I was fortunate enough to feature in after my mate 2PJZ reached out to be included in his series ‘SA’s Greatest’. It gives a bit of an idea why I got the car, plans, etc. I hope you enjoy!

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Hello World!

Hello! Welcome to my blog – Kuro Sora. I have been passionate about taking photos and writing words for years, so after my Lifestyle2047 Instagram account, a dedicated car account which you can find here (& blog) was the subsequent logical follow up ( I also have a Facebook account here). So first of all the name – Kuro Sora – Continue reading “Hello World!”