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[lewis]

oh there is also grace garage that i found in my favourites..

http://www.garage-grace.com/index.html

i also had a link for a race specialist with some stunning jap race minis but cant find it

[dirtdiggler]

great links lewis thanks a lot man

and mab01 your car is tits love it

but just like everything in japan we build/invent it, then they just make it better.

[mab01uk]

that turtle trading site has more wheel options than what we have available here! how much was your set of wheels and tyres mab?

Although the deep dish ET-15 offset Minilite Mk11 is made in the UK specially for the Japanese export market, they are now available direct from Minilite here in the UK, although not widely advertised, not even shown on their website:
http://www.minilitew...om/products.htm
Note, they are not the same as the standard offset 6x10 Minilite alloys available since the 1960's.
Not many people know about them in this country despite being made here. Jeff Rugles of Mini Mag, who also has a set in black tells me in Japan they are close on £200 each.
22,680 Yen = £180 on Japanese website for silver, 24,570 Yen = £195 for black, 25,700 Yen = £204 for gold, 27,000 Yen = £214 for polished rim!
http://www.turtle-tr...quick=undefined
http://www.turtle-tr...quick=undefined

Direct from Minilite UK mine were around £65 each + vat including centre caps, wheel nuts and UK delivery.

The Japanese Dunlop R7 Road/Race 165/70x10 tyres with the classic 1960's Dunlop CR65 tread pattern are quite expensive due to import costs to the UK but are now available from Minispares, Vintage Tyres and Classic Tyres for around £80 each (expensive for a Mini tyre but not compared with other modern car tyres!).
http://www.vintagety...=...p;m=3&dc=74

http://www.classicty...ad-race--r7--tl

http://www.minispare...ty=pb&pid=42605

Edited by mab01uk, 31 December 2010 - 10:15 AM.

[craig 1010cc]

cheers buddy, i also have another one, Mr maruyama was in a recent mini mag

http://minimaruyama.co.jp/

I was there in Nov this year, awesome shop and he is the nicest and most helpful owner you could meet. His english isn't the best, but he speaks enough. Soo many things I wanted to buy there (their range of splitrims is but sadly had limited bag space and funds. did get a few goodies though

Twin cup holders with twin fag lighters



Set of racing beat mirrors (he went and got these from the stock room as they normally sell to the Japanese Tex branded ones for 10,000Yen more)


And the obligitory tank flap (black/white reversable )

As well as a free sticker

I wish I could read japanese

Bable fish is better than google translate (I found any way)

[mininuts]

Picked this up off ebay a few weeks ago:



It's got 340 pages packed with Jap parts and accessories from a bulb to a bodyshell. It's also got some great full page adverts for some of the Jap mini shops.

Cost me £20, which at the time I thought a little steep but, I reckon it was worth every penny now The guy selling it was called 'alfaorb' and he did have another from 1998/1999, again for £20.

I could scan some of the pages and post on this thread if anyones interested.

[dirtdiggler]

yes for sure scan any page you can, i am sure just about anyone would like it.

still is crazy to me that their are more minis in japan than in the uk

[minidave_69]

Ild love to see some pages of it too!!

[mk3cortina]

the japs seem to go the extra mile when it comes to custom parts and accessories for anything! when i was into the custom bike scene i always looked to them for inspiration and ideas. would love to see the scans of that magazine

[EatSleepJDM]

The Japan mini world is awesome. We went to Japan this summer, and visited a few mini specialists; Mini Maruyama, Turtle Trading and Potential LTD.

Here are some pictures:

These are just a few from Mini Maruyama. These pictures do not do the place justice at all, it was amazing. Mr Maruyama was the kindest person I've ever met, and we were lucky enough to be shown around his many warehouses and places where he stores all of his car collection (inclduing le mans cars). Once in a lifetime kind of experience.














And these are a few from our visit to Turtle Trading.










Potential LTD was a much smaller affair, here are some pictures. The couple who ran this business spoke very little English, but were very friendly.











I'd do anything to go back there right now, the mini world in Japan is a different world compared to over here, it's mind-blowing.

God I love Japan.

Edited by EatSleepJDM, 31 December 2010 - 11:31 PM.

[Big_Adam]

God I love Japan.

Same, going again 2015

[MiniAlex]

My bestfriend has a Japanese Import Mini Its a 1996 P Reg Mayfair in Red. Its got red carpet inside and has the same seats as the Mini Balmoral?? They have cream leather on them in parts. It has a little sticker in the rear window that was from Japan, the high mounted front reg, air con, mirrors on the wings and lots of other little things that makes it a special Mini. It is in really really good condition too. Here are a few pictures for you to all have a look at. As soon as it is summer I have told her that I am going to valet it for her! Oh and also the wheels are really nice, has anyone else seen these wheels before??







Finally here is another picture I found of a Japanese Import Mini, I found the picture on Google a while back.

[minidave_69]

EatsleepJDM... WOW!!!!! it looks f**kin ace!!!!!!!!!! Makes me want to go even more! Very jealous!!

[dirtdiggler]

eatsleepjdm
thanks so much for the pictures they are ******* great, i would give anything to go to japan some day.

this thread is going great keep it up guys, and happy new year to everyone.

[wolfie]

i do like the jap stuff, the beans kits are sweet there subtle and nowhere near as overpowering as the uk stuff i think i will get lisa one for her birthday, parts for her mini resto will be better than buying her a new frying pan or hoover.

Edited by wolfie, 01 January 2011 - 10:06 AM.

[mininuts]

A few scans from the Jap catalogue. Sorry about the missing edges on them, the catalogue is like a phone directory and not an easy thing to scan.

Enjoy!



















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