JZX100 Chaser

[Davy]

After selling my old skyline I decided I wanted to give importing a go, seeing as I always wanted a fresh import but never had the patience or guts to try it. I had liked chasers for years and always wanted to own one so I started searching the auctions in Japan. My initial plan was to buy one and try to sell it before landing and get a feel for what the import process was like, see if i actually liked chasers and take it from there. (That plan didn't go so well.)

I seen this pop up in the auctions and thought it was worth a shot seeing as it was styled a bit different to the usual and the the auction sheet listed a few nice extras:

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Then came the long wait for the car come arrive on the boat. During this time I was forever checking the fleetmon app to see the travels the car was on. I also started looking a bit closer into the 1jz and soon fell in love with the car and decided I wanted to keep it for myself for a while.

It eventually landed in Dublin and once customs cleared it, home it came. The day it got home I knew the spoiler wasn't going to be my personal style, so took the ends off to see did I like it any better:

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Then time to wash the few months of dust the car had accumulated and the shipping marks on windcreen:

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It then got all fluids changed and full service along with rocker cover gaskets replaced. Found a few odd japanese bits, most worrying a turkey baster! Then off for VRT which was grand luckily as the chaser had come off the VRT website.




I decided the spoiler wasn't going to last any longer for me so took it off and got the holes filled and painted and also got the front splitter repaired and resprayed while it was there.

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Next on the list was taking out the headunit and putting in my old sony that ive had for 10 years now but love to have it. Its the old sony blackface flip screen unit. The gearknob was broken and gear gaiter tatty so changed them out for bride gaiter and a dildo gearknob that was in the shed:

Old:
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Now:
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Had a mini meet with another chaser and r34 skyline when the drivers side corner lamp decided it didnt like being on the car anymore and it departed on the motorway shortly after the rolling shot. You can see its about to come out:

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Replacement options were original orange from toyota which was ordered but seen smoked lenses on RHDjapan which looked nice so ordered them.

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The Vienna's I want to get polished to take them back to perfect so picked up some XXRs to keep it rolling while thats happening. I'm going to wait till after japfest as left it too late to get it done beforehand. Tried them on to see what they were like. For such a large car, wheel sizes are quite limiting. It takes very little to fill the arches. Currently running 234/40/18 on rear:

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Finally for now, got the car through NCT without even an advisary fail which I was delighted with. I have plenty of ideas in mind for what I want to do such as gauges in slot below radio, deep corn steering wheel, Kaber Performance arms, etc but powerwise I'm happy with what it has at the minute.

Spec:
97 JZX100 1jzGTE Toyota Chaser
Factory manual R154 gearbox
Upgraded twin plate ORC clutch
LSD
Upgraded ECU
Sard sports cat, stainless cat back exhaust
Alloy radiator
Front mount intercooler
Greddy oil cooler
Greddy coilovers
SSR Vienna Courage 18"
Greddy pod gauge with Blitz boost gauge
Vented wings
Vented fibreglass bonnet
Amuse grille
Full lip kit
Strut braces front and rear

[jdmjimmy]

Nice looking car dude , thankfully you look to be going the right route unlike some other JZX's that have arrived here

[Davy]

Nice looking car dude , thankfully you look to be going the right route unlike some other JZX's that have arrived here

Thanks, can't say I've seen any done badly myself, but I haven't seen many others in the flesh.

[Darren]

beautiful car i seen it in athlone one night parked across from the radison by the time i got back around for a proper look you were gone its got serious street presence best of luck with it

[Greg]

Lovely looking example dude.

[Davy]

beautiful car i seen it in athlone one night parked across from the radison by the time i got back around for a proper look you were gone its got serious street presence best of luck with it

Went over to the Thai restruant after there! Thanks.


Lovely looking example dude.

Thanks greg.

[tomdh]

That is gorgeous man! What was the import experience like?

[Davy]

That is gorgeous man! What was the import experience like?

Found it ok, dealt directly with Japanese agent which made life a little harder. Would do it again tho.

[Davy]

Done a bit of cleaning today and got deep dish steering wheel fitted.

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[camcam]

Looks sweet
Way cleaner without the wing

[scottr89]

Where did you get the Bride gator? Iv been looking for one!

[Davy]

Where did you get the Bride gator? Iv been looking for one!

A bit of bride material and some handy sewing, jobs a good'un!

[Davy]

So after a hectic few weeks which now finds me in a new career I better keep this up to date. Just before japfest I seen Stevo in driftbits had nice cooling panels for the jzx100 chassis I went and got one. Very nice finish to the front of the car with it:

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At japfest I got chatting to Lorcan from drift2 and seen he had roof and boot spoilers for the chaser so that order went in. Haven't gotten around to getting them painted and fitted yet but this is how they'll look, hopefully better with paint!!


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[shay]

Getting a real soft spot for these JZX's! Good work dude.

[derek89]

Spoilers look well Davy. Need to get some for me own soon.

[michealkirwan]

looks well lad!

[Davy]

No update unfortunately, but the roof and boot spoiler were left in for paint this week. Hoped to have it for autoheroes at the weekend but that's not gonna happen. Just to decide whether to take it out of hibernation and go to autoheroes anyway.

[derek89]

Ah take it dude. Give ya a smile again ha. See ya there if your going

[slithertooth]

Very jealous of the sunroof dude. Looking great.

[fluffmister]

always love a boot and rood spoiler combo! should look very good with them painted

[tomdh]

She's a beauty! Bonnet really sets it apart from other jzx's comin in now

[Davy]

Thanks for the kind words! We'll take it out for Saturday, have it booked in for the hard parked area at autoheroes. If anyone's there come say hello!