Nick Humphrey-SSgt Yokota,Japan
1992 Nissan Cefiro
I grew up around Rat Rods and Choppers. I use to hate on all the ricers when I was younger. I never owned a car that wasn't an antique until I came to Japan. when I arrived here I bought a 1986 Toyota Mark II for it's "shoebox" look. I got into tunning which lead to me getting into drifting. I started in a 180sx but got sick of having a car that looked like everyone elses car. I picked the Cefiro for the fact that it's not so popular in the drift community. I still hate on all the ricers though hahaha. Thanks to my family for bringing me up on cars so I didn't turn into one of those WOW geeks. Thanks to all my friends for keeping me in trouble!
Roy de Guzman -SSgt Yokota, Japan,
1972 Nissan Skyline HT 2000 "GT-R"
I'd like to give a shout out to Linley, my Family, my boyz at Iced Out Emz, Euromotive, and Universe Sound.
Paul Castillo Yokota, Japan
1996 Skyline GT-R V-spec LM Limited
I would like to give a shout out to my family and say hi to my parents, Pete and Pifi Castillo in Del Rio, TX, my brother Adrian in Frisco, TX, all my cousins and family in Laredo, TX, Oxnard and San Francisco, Calif. I'd also like to say hello to all my friends in Texas. Be home some time but not too soon, having a blast here in Japan. Thank you to my wife Jie and son Nathan for all your support and the Hyper Crew and to the gtr.co.uk forum!"
Orvil G. Clark-Ssgt US Army M.p.
2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe
I hope to finish the car by the end of the year. I am currently in the process of locating a JDM steering wheel, JDM seats, clock assembly, and a few other V35 oem products. Hopefully next will be a APS single turbo kit with a 3.5 or 3.7 upgrade. I figured after being blown up a few times in Iraq I deserved a nice ride. So I bought it once I was released from Walter Reed Medical Facility.
Lisa P.-PR2 Atsugi, Japan
1991 Nissan 180sx
This car was originally a Yashio Factory track car, with the unique pink paint hidden under the current red. The car was sold to the previous owner through Great Company, a well-known tuner shop that even has a D1 car. We bought it from a fellow squadron mate from VFA-102. He was moving and our previous 180 wasn't quite cutting it! We bought it with a blown engine and installed a new motor and it has since been acquainted with the wall at Fuji Speedway. But it still lives on, with it's many pairs of shoes (9 sets total) it changes them on a regular basis on the drift circuit at Fuji as well as a small track in Saitama, Japan.I want to thank my hubby Kevin, my girls Emma and Kaylee, my family for putting up with my obsession and my girls from Drifting Pretty (Benson too!)! Oh, and where would I be if I didn't have the great Sam from Jspec.com to get me addicted to rare parts! Finally, thanks to Zilvia.net for all of the great information and support!
Steve Comer
1991 Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R
Interior is kept simple. I don't find much need for aftermarket gauges when the factory ones work just fine. Trying to stick with the sleeper look. I was able to pull just under 400ps at the wheels, UNTUNED... still looking for a tuning shop up north here able to adjust the F Con. I currently have another 2.7 block with Trust pistons, Apexi crank, and stock head. I hope to purchase a pair of GT2871s and try for a goal of about 800hp. That's option number 1. Number 2, build that engine or get ahold of an RB30 from down-unda and asemble a 1000hp monster. Not because it is a popular number, but just so that i can say i did it myself.
"Scotty" Thomas Scott-SrA Yokota, Japan
1992 Nissan Cefiro
This Daily Driver/Drifter is still is a work in progress. This car was built, by myself (with help from friends also) at the Yokota Auto Skills shop, from bone stock factory to this. I chose the Cefiro because of its shark like appearance and understated style, the build took me 5 long months. Unfortunately I'm only a SRA so I don't get payed to much and will have to go eating chow-hall food like I have for the past 5 months to be able to afford to build this thing. Our garage on base cost about $6 an hour to use, but it's better than nothing, and that is where me and my friends spend most of our free time building (and repairing) our cars. I have to thank my friends Nick Humphrey, Chris Connely, Jarred Peters, Lorin Robbins, and Shigenobu Nagano for help with some of the grunt work and keeping me from going insane from spending every weekend under this car. And all those girls who rejected me cause I was to obsessed with finishing my car (but are surrendering their panties now!) If I had a girlfriend I wouldn't have got anything done, haha.
Travis Jalaliddin-TSGT Misawa, Japan
1992 BNR32 GTR Widebody
I've been in japan for 3 years now and am headed back to the states soon. I have plans to take the GTR back with me, then its on to BIG upgrades for it.
Rodrigo Ayala-SGT USMC
1996 Nissan 240SX
I bought my 240SX from one of my old co-workers in 2004. I left for Iraq shortly after and when I came back I changed the front end from a '96 Zenki front end to a '97-98 Kouki front end. I continued to build the car for drift. Eventually after a paint job I'd like to go for more power with a RB25DET or SR20DET. But you don't need an insane amount of power to enjoy my hobby. Drifting.