2 local(Charleston, SC) R-34 Skylines


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Dec 30 2006, 7:30 PM #1
Josh
The purple-ish one is owned by a guy named Colin. He's a total dick. Also owns a Silver Sti with supposedly somewhere around 600hp, but it's slow as balls and he says he'll only race for $40k... which is beyond retarted.

The blue one is owned by a 22 or 23 year old. He has the White Sti in the background of Colin's Skyline. He races Porsche GT3 Cup cars professionally. Name's Leh Keen. Another kid around here has a black R-32, but I've only seen him racing it at the local 8th mile strip - never got pictures.

No, I don't know where, or how, they got them, or who they got them through. All I know is they are both legal, and neither Colin or Leh paid over $70,000. Colin's is stock, and Leh's just recently dyno'ed 530hp with a few mods. Both draw bigger crowds than Jesus himself could.
























 
Dec 30 2006, 7:34 PM #2
McLaren Shots shots shots shots
Blue w/ gold rims=Sex.

Love your photography on it.
 
Dec 30 2006, 7:58 PM #3
CCCP New Member
That blue Skyline is so beautiful!
 
Dec 31 2006, 2:19 AM #4
ND4SPD Rolling, in my 5.0!
Damn, those are hot as hell. You should ask how they got them in, I'm curious as hell!
 
Dec 31 2006, 2:32 AM #5
opendriver More than you can afford
*Falls to the floor*
 
Dec 31 2006, 1:55 PM #6
Encyclopedia Salesman
Nice! Especialy the blue one.
 
Jan 01 2007, 8:05 AM #7
Neocrox ««--[ VTEC ]--»»
Both Skyline are hot, but those gold rims match the blue perfectly!

Btw, can anyone tell me why R34's in the US are hard to import? I live in the EU and you can buy one at the dealer if the dealer imported them.. But since Nissan stopt building them in 2002 they are hard to get..
 
Jan 01 2007, 2:18 PM #8
CDailey Original Photoshop avatar
It's nice to see a stock Skyline, especially in purple. The blue/gold is so overdone.

Btw, can anyone tell me why R34's in the US are hard to import?
They don't meet crash or emissions standards in the US.
Last edited by CDailey; Jan 01 2007 at 2:21 PM.
 
Jan 03 2007, 9:41 PM #9
Dead_Poetic Diamond Member
I love them both, and i was wondering what kind of camera you used to photograph these with?
 
Jan 03 2007, 10:15 PM #10
Jay   
I prefer the stock body kit rather than that one on the blue one.


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They don't meet crash or emissions standards in the US.

It's not that they don't meet the US standards, it's that they have to be tested and proven to meet the standards but from what I know the US government makes that a very hard and expensive excerise.


All imports must also meet Australian standards also but our government is much much easier (less red tape not referring to the standard itself) and cheaper to do that so once the car gets passed we got tons of them and well priced.
 
Jan 03 2007, 10:26 PM #11
CDailey Original Photoshop avatar
I thought places like RB Motoring (and that other place, can't think of the name off the top of my head) had to do something to the bumpers and the exhaust before they could sell them? Maybe it was just California laws or something.
 
Jan 03 2007, 10:31 PM #12
Jay   
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I thought places like RB Motoring (and that other place, can't think of the name off the top of my head) had to do something to the bumpers and the exhaust before they could sell them? Maybe it was just California laws or something.
Yeah probably, most/many countrys require some modifications (including Australia) but thats not a proper reason the high price and red tape. I feel the US just wants to keep these imports coming in only under a very small rate, I may be wrong as I don't know the specifics.
 
Jan 04 2007, 5:43 AM #13
Small_Fryz Online Now!
The real reason is t3h US are scared of t3h GTR!

Honestly though that blue one is very nice. Reminds me of "Kismo's" GTR that is on the interweb.
 
Jan 04 2007, 9:27 AM #14
zoxxy Banned
Woaaa, now I know why PD thought it was worth putting in the Midnight Purple III version in GT4.
 
Jan 04 2007, 9:31 AM #15
ExigeEvan Diamond Member
Great cars, but that's actually some very good photography aswell
 
Jan 04 2007, 7:50 PM #16
McLaren Shots shots shots shots
RB from what I hear is gone.

I think I remember an article where he reported that the R32s and R34s meet the same crash safety standard as the R33 which landed him in some fines.
Now, from that, the R34s and R32s are said to be illegal from here-out.
 
Jan 04 2007, 8:05 PM #17
CDailey Original Photoshop avatar
I've read about a "work around" where you can have the engine and the rest of the car shipped over seperatly and then assemble it over here and it is considered a kit car.
 
Jan 05 2007, 8:18 PM #18
Josh
I didn't take the photo's. Leh - owner of blue R-34 - took them. I believe he has a Rebel XT, but not sure. He takes some nice ass pics, though.
 
Jan 05 2007, 8:45 PM #19
Sideways_Skinny Junior Member
ill repeat what has already been said...that is a great looking car! (both of them)
 
Jan 08 2007, 1:01 AM #20
HKS T51R GTP Enthusiast
i think i know where the blue one came from, odd as it may seem. I will give a location of the car
the two car are right below and above eachother. http://unreal-imports.com/id30.html Apparently both paid about 55k and the blue one came with 480hp.
Don't ask how i knew where that was lucky guys
anyways, thats where the cars came from
Might i also be so bold as to say that the black one you saw might be up there too?

PS: the cars are 3rd and 4th down
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