Slammed Society Japan 2012 Coverage…Part 2…


Welcome back to our continuing coverage of the Slammed Society Japan event, held last weekend at the Fuji International Speedway. This is part 2 of 3 and like the first set of photos, features quite a bit of variety of different vehicles. Koji Karimata did a great job of capturing the event and I’m happy that he was able to get so many different types and styles of automotive builds. As I said yesterday, I’ll try my best to give you guys accurate descriptions of the builds pictured. Anytime you see coverage from events in Japan, you’re bound to run into some cars that weren’t made available in the U.S. market but I think I have a pretty good idea of what they are from following the Japanese automotive community for so many years. In any case, check out the photos below and if you spot any errors, don’t be afraid to correct me…

If you missed Part 1, click the link below to catch up…

Slammed Society Japan 2012 Coverage…Part 1…

Thanks to Karimata-san for the photos as all were shot by him and then processed by me after they came into my possession. Enjoy…

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Love the color on this AP1 S2000 on black-faced Work Meister S1s and Modulo front lip…Also love that the fenders aren’t completely fucked, haha…

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Another AP1 S2000, this one with ASM front bumper and bronze Work Emotion XD9s…

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Spotted this S2000 numerous times throughout the year from event coverage at various Japanese events…

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Black S2000 with a pair of Recaros slammed on Work VS-SS…

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S2000 Type-S/CR front lip on this black S2K on Prodrive GC-07C wheels…

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Nissan 180SX Type-X from REVIEW Hiroshima Drifting Heroes…

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S14 Silvia, also from REVIEW, with neon yellow Gram Lights 57D… Couldn’t identify the aero, if anyone knows, feel free to chime in…

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S15 Silvia Spec-R Aero Version from REVIEW on blue-faced Meister S1…

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The front lip on this 180SX looks like it has been through some battles…

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326Power S15 Silvia…

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Always really liked the AE86 Levin front ends… this Levin GT-S wearing the signature white/black OEM two-tone and also representing REVIEW…

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Black S13 180SX with front/rear blister fenders and WED’s Kranze LXZs…

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I really like how simple this Kouki S14 Silvia K’s Aero looks on Blitz Type 03s…Just straight and to the point, nothing overly done. If you search for “timeless S14”, this is the image that should pop-up…

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Zenki S14 Silvia with OEM optional front lip… Rarely see these front lips these days because they’ve either been destroyed or been replaced with aftermarket aero…

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Not a fan of the rusted hood or roof rack but this Datsun Sunny wagon looked good with those BBS wheels…

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Toyota Aristo with a sport VIP-theme on Work Meister S1…

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Kouki KA9 Honda Legend from Grand Argent on 2-piece Meister S1s…

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Toyota Crown hammered on bronze Work Emotion CR-Kiwamis…

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Another shot of the Arizona Green Tea-themed Evo from Part 1…

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VIP Honda Elysion mini-van. Everyone knows about the Japanese Odyssey and Stream but the Elysion are actually very popular in Japan….

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Nissan Skyline 2000GT with a nice framed rendering of said 2000GT posted next to it…

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Hosaka Tuning Factory’s carbon-bodied R35 GTR on the new Rays Gram Lights 57Extremes…

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A more rugged-example of a pure Japanese drift machine in this primered Nissan 180SX with blister fenders and Work Meister S1s…

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Custom metal fender work nearing completion on this Toyota Cresta with 326power front bumper..

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This Toyota Cresta also had some front fender work going on but also rocked this wild clam-shell hood…

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Interesting use of OEM Nismo wheels on this FD3S RX-7 from LOOKING. Love the grey tone and wish I could see more of what’s going on under the hood… *EDIT* Here’s a shot of the bay if you’re interested…CLICK HERE…

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LUX-style FD from LOOKING…

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Toyota Carina 1600GT on what looks to be Epsilon mesh wheels…

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Honda Saber with full USDM-spec Acura TL conversion…

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Toyota Scepter on HRE wheels…

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CLS Mercedes with Brabus aero…

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Nissan Fuga with color-matched Work Gnosis HS203 wheels…

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Wild VIP Toyota Ipsum minivan with Blitz supercharger…

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Since May has a Toyota Yaris, I always keep an eye out for modded Yaris/Vitz’s to see their potential. This Vitz was looking pretty good with Shorin aero….

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CRAWL Honda Odyssey with radius’d fenders and massive WED’s Kranze Vishunus…

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Another Honda Odyssey with radius’d fenders, this one slammed on classic Work Equips…

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Lloyd Morales apparently has a Kouki S14 twin in Japan…if you aren’t familiar with his car, click here to see the resemblance….

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First generation Honda Stream minivan looking good on gold BBS LMs…

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Toyota Soarer with bronze TE37s and T&E Vertex aero kit…

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Rootbeer Soarer on SSR Professor SP3… Can’t seem to think of the name for the aero on this car. I know Origin-Lab makes a copy of it but I forgot who made the original…

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I used to really want to own a Soarer/SC400 but what always bothered me about the design of the car was how the front fender has that taper where it meets the front bumper. Looks a little odd as if it had been pulled out or something…

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Another one of my favorite cars from Slammed Society Japan is this R32 Skyline GTR on rarely used Blitz BRW 08 wheels…Love the paint color and contrasting linear graphics. The “Shoot The Bullet” graphic is a nice touch as well…

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KA7 Honda Legend looking mint on Advan RS-Ds…

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Abeshi’s Zenki S14 Silvia from LOW BRAIN with OEM optional Navan aero…

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JZX90 Toyota Mark II from LOW BRAIN on Work Equips. I love how some Japanese car clubs still rock cars that are all the same color, haha. A lot of VIP car clubs do that too and it really gives them that uniform look…

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Closing out part 2 of our coverage with another favorite of mine, Takuya’s boosted C34 Nissan Laurel, also from LOW BRAIN…Wish I had more photos of it but it has an RB25DET NEO motor, BLADE coilovers, and all kinds of suspension arms and components from 326power. Love their slogan “RUB THE EARTH”, haha…

That’s all for today…thanks for looking! Back with Part 3 tomorrow….

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9 comments

  1. That’s a KA7 legend..

  2. that R32 looks like something straight out of a TXR game hahah i absolutely love that…one of my favorite 32’s ever now.

  3. LOW BRAIN x9 chaser should be x9 MARK II …….haha but whatever.

  4. omg i love that primered 180sx with the work meisters!

    Does anyone know what front lip that is?

  5. omg i love that primered 180sx on the work meisters!!

    does anyone know what front lip it has on it?

  6. Toyota Scepter !!! rare build. aka Toyo Camry <3

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