Set all over Japan a legendary series of stores that bring wonder and excitement to all who visit.
“Up Garage” reads boldly blue and red over yellow, a name known for JDM lovers. But for those who think Manga It is a new American political term, a visit to the garage’s high appears to be a visit Ebay engines In the real world.
Think about it EBay website Around 2008, when real deals can be found. This is because Up Garage is not a medium spare parts store. Everything here is used – wheels, fenders, headlights, exhaust and more. Best for everyone, there are no two garages the same. Therefore, if you are ready to spend today moving from branch to branch, you are obligated to find many interesting parts on a small part of their original cost.
Up Garage shopping is an easy way to adjust your Japanese car with a limited budget, especially if you are driving something common like Toyota 86 or Honda Civic. But not everyone wants this easy option regardless of its temptation. Take Kazuma Hara, for example. While visiting his local garage above it can make his life simpler, Hara-SAN prefers the challenge.
“When you get your first car, all you want to do is driving to the garage and starting to purchase adjusting spare parts,” Hara Saint says. “But if you want to stand out, you cannot use the same car or the same parts like anyone else. Sometimes it is better to take a more difficult way.”
Thus, he chose something away from the main current – JW3 Honda today.
If you don’t see one before, today it looks like a civic. This is not a coincidence. The model was one of Honda in order to Car shows during the eighties and nineties of the last century, adhere to the title of a small cars in Japan: a 660 -cc engine and a length of less than 11.2 feet (along with restrictions on width and height).
Hara Saint’s love for this day did not start with the car you see here. Five years ago, when Hara-SAN was only 15 years old and is still in school, he started racing with another JW3 structure.
It might seem a mysterious option, but these cars are cheap, light (650 kg only), and ideal for sharpening your race craft. In fact, it is a good choice for the time attack, Dino discovered in 2023.
After racing for several years before obtaining his driving license, Hara-SAN now needed a daily driver. Certainly JW3 is the last day – this is one – he soon joined a stable.
“I know these cars are good from the race, so it seemed to be a clear option as soon as I had my own driver’s license,” Explain. “The problem is that there are much lower parts of CIVIC or Integra, so if you want to create something unique, you often have to do it yourself.”
What Hara-SAN discovered from talking to other JW3 owners is that some parts-such as the engine-are shared with Honda Beat. This knowledge paved the way for Hara-SAN to add more performance parts including Beat E07A (MTRC) which-despite its survival of 656 cc-has a higher limit and a higher power than the similar contrast in the day.
The motor displacement was increased by whisper to 700 cc and a 4 -speed manual transmission is equipped with a shorter gear. Then, Hara San turned his attention to the income and exhaust.
Three of Keihin Flat CR (FCR) is fed with alloy trumpets through the anterior lamp that was now removed, while the SS exhaust system has been working for one of the few parts that Hara-SAN could use.
Inside, Hara-SAN took a way similar to his old race, as he stripped the interior and built a deepened roll cage. It also warns of seeking body to obtain additional strength and enhance motor holders.
And who does not like a large stacked scale in the midst of the motivation? The completion of the interior is a CINA bucket with a SABELT Skiping Belt, the Momo Driving wheel, and a full backup wheel in the back.
As for the wheels, Hara-SAN runs several groups, including the MUGEN MR5S 14 inches wrapped in Dunlop Direzza Semi-Slics.
“For abroad, I took a very specific look that you wanted to achieve,” “ Hara Saint says. “I have always loved the Japanese Car Championship (JTCC) and from an early age, during the race, I always wanted to make my car look like a race version. There is a lot of Integra and CIVICs that were already adjusted in Japan, so I didn’t want to copy this I am like others.
The Kool Jaccs Honda Accord that belongs to the favorite JTCC, which dates back to 1997, will be an inspiration for the hands today. But this is not a vinyl-drawing of Hara San in green, gold and white, with a friend who makes stickers to complete the JTCC appearance in the form of “Micro”.
“What I love in JW3 today is that it is only sold in Japan, so it is already unique before it begins to customize it,” He explains Hara Saint. “I could have purchased a civilian car, I got many parts of the shelf and built the car very quickly. But this did not give me the same feeling, especially when seeing similar cars that no longer make you feel unique. All work was done on JW3 today myself and at my spare time. He reminds me of driving. The race when I was younger, and I hope this feeling will never disappear. “
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