April fools, turbo spools

Today i woke up really excited! The bidding for that auction i told you about has closed just a few hours ago. I waited almost until the last moments but many people used the same tactic, the prices were rising insanely quickly!! Despite that, i managed to fight my way to 2 JDM icons! Less than i originally planned but most of them got way out of my price range. The auction was online only but it was still extremely intense as a proper bidding war started just before closing. Well, a few people just cost me a couple of grand but what can i do. When the online part was done it was time to head to Oklahoma City to check out what i'd bought in person, i took the MX5 cause it's really fun and easy to throw around the blocks. Auctions are quite risky because you never know what problems might be hiding underneath, even if i'd carefully checked the photos of the cars i couldn't be 100% sure about them but they looked in good condition, also the dealer the cars were seized from owned a tuning shop, that's a sign they were probably well maintained.


One of the cars i bought is this Supra. It's the most expensive car i've ever bought, beating the R32 GTR by around V$1000. I'm still a bit upset about the price because it was around 20k just yesterday but i still ended up getting it for a fair price. Check out the list of upgrades below and i'm sure you'll agree with me.


The mileage is very high for a Supra but i wouldn't say so looking from the outside! Looks like it was rebuilt recently, especially engine wise which is great. I was impressed by the amount of exterior mods too, it really looks ready for the drag strip.



Judging from the front wheels it looks more like a street drag car but i've been told this car is illegal to be titled or registered so i'll try to improve its drag racing performance even more, like i've been trying with the SC300 for a long time.


I was surprised to see totally stock interior! It's very well preserved too. Oh well, it's right hand drive but i've owned quite a few imports so it's no problem for me to switch between driving sides lol.


And here is this car's main attraction which is able to produce 1300 horsepower. Building something like this myself would probably cost me as much as this whole Supra so it's a win in my books!


The second car stood right next to it, and that'll be a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6. The name itself is interesting to hear in America so i got very intrigued to buy it, especially when i found out it's a Tommi Makinen edition!! Now that's a very rare sight, fortunately the price didn't go up too much because many other cars got the bidders' attention, such as a R34 GTR, Acura NSX, another Supra and cars you can see in the background. I was interested in the NSX too, at first it seemed like i could even make a profit with it, but then i found out the mileage was not confirmed, and many bids drove the price too high.


As well as the Supra the Evo looked in great condition, it has a few scratches but that's no problem. They differ a lot in the mileage though, the Evo having only 75000km! The engine bay and interior look super clean too, looks like i hit the jackpot with this one.

(sorry for lack of Evo 6 photos, auction link got taken down)
The wallet took a huge hit today but it will pay off one day. Actually i wouldn't have enough if my 350Z hadn't found a buyer back in California, it's been for sale for a while cause it's harder to sell a RHD car, well i guess one JDM fan finally found it.

Now that i got a Supra i'll see what i can do with the SC300, they're both powerful drag cars so i'll have to compare them. The Supra is probably way more modified but there might still be some parts i could mix from both cars, who knows. SC300 hasn't changed or seen any action for too long, i guess it's time to change that now!