Well, here we go! Time to wrap-up this coverage on the Stancenation Japan G Edition Aichi event. In the coming days, I’ll have some more event coverage for you guys from Japan as well as the photos that I shot from my shop visits out there. Some of the photos you’ve probably seen already but I actually shot a lot more photos at each different stop. It’s easy to forget about the photos since I will often post up the Vlog episodes first but my bread and butter has always been photos. As such, I would like to have them hosted here on the site for people to see and for enthusiasts to enjoy later down the line when they are searching for content on the web. The last event I have to host here is the Chan-Oka Honda Meet. That one is a multi-part set of photos too and I would really like to get those up before I fly out to Seattle this weekend for the first big U.S. Wekfest event of 2022. Everything is done, I just have to put it all together. Those photos consist of all Honda builds, unlike this last set from Stancenation Aichi. I think there might be only two Hondas in this batch. Everything else is Nissans, Toyotas, and some other unique builds. There was just so much variety at this event that it was hard to just focus on one brand or genre of car. I have no idea when I’ll be able to attend another one of these but I’d definitely love to go back again to enjoy it. It’s legitimately a great automotive event in Japan. Thanks to the people from Stance Magazine for extending the invite…
With that said, here we go with the final photos from my afternoon in Nagoya…
Ken Nomura had a URAS display set-up for the event and brought his current ER34 Skyline demo car which debuted at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon. The Sonic Grey-painted Skyline features the new URAS 11-piece “Super Wide Aero System” body kit and new Volk Racing 21C wheels…
Shoki’s W222 S-Class Mercedes Benz looking sleek on BBS Super RS wheels…
A classically Japanese Bippu-themed Nissan President Sovereign aired-out on Junction Produce Scara wheels…
At the Work Wheels display was the Garage Active “Blue Carbon-R”. If you guys have had the chance to see the full carbon R32 GTR here stateside, this is similar in that the body is full carbon composite. The Blue Carbon-R is the true Active democar and they actually use this BNR32 for drag racing, some circuit racing, and display…
For this Stancenation event, they displayed the Blue Carbon-R on bronze face, black lip, Ekrow WXW C1M wheels…
A closer look at the body under the blue candy paint reveals the carbon fiber weave…
The RB26 engine is actually built for drag racing application using am N1 short block which has been stroked to 2.7-liters paired with a NAPREC cylinder head, and HKS GT35R turbocharger…
On this side you can see the HKS fuel rail and Hypertune intake manifold…
The Gifted Japan BNR34 Skyline GTR built by Okubo Factory running C-West aero, widened Z-Tune style front fenders and rear over fenders…
Since it was on display at the Work Wheels booth, the R34 sat on purple iridescent Work Meister L1 wheels…
Kunihiro Oto from Daddy Motorworks brought out his GR Yaris G16E-swapped Toyota AE86 Levin. The entire body has been meticulously restored before a custom front bumper was installed, the rear modified, and custom overfenders mounted to widen the Levin’s overall profile…
The hood wasn’t fully propped-up so I had to hunch down to get a glimpse of the 3-cylinder turbocharged Yaris engine. No upgrades to the turbo have been made but the exhaust has been rerouted to exit through the hood. I assume the football is just there just because it fits…
The intercooler sits right-up top, plumbed to a custom-made center-feed intake manifold utilizing a Bosch drive-by-wire throttle body…
The interior has been stripped and caged with just a single seat now mounted in place for the driver. A custom dashboard hosts a plethora of switches and the factory instrument cluster has been swapped for a Windows-based tablet…
If you’re wondering what transmission it uses to operate the G16E, a custom adapter plate was created to retrofit a manual gearbox from a ZN6 Toyota 86…
The exterior is repainted matte grey with a monotone graphical livery resembling the current Gazoo Racing theme. The wheels are Superstar-produced Chevlon Racing wheels with gunmetal faces which pair nicely with the livery…
Toshiya’s S14 Silvia Q’s from Rival Club Japan with custom reshaped wheel arches to give the car a lower profile. Nice touch with the door-mounted carbon side mirrors…
Filling the radiused fenders are deep-lipped Work VS-XV wheels with gold hardware, lug nuts and the signature Work VS center cap…
Nini’s “USDM/Spocom”-styled R34 Skyline wearing full Kuhl Racing aero, Work wheels, custom white interior, and Lambo-style doors…
The old Phaze2 Integra still drawing a crowd of onlookers…
Kihito’s DR30 Skyline coupe was staged in line for the awards ceremony. For the Stancenation Japan events, one of the cool things that they do is have the cars go up individually so the audience can see who won what. They even have them do an interview and everything…
This bagged NA2 NSX on Titan7 T-S5 was also lined-up for an award…
Charlie aka “0310power” AE86 Sprinter Trueno which was used more for drifting prior to its current remake with bolt-on, paint-matched, fender flares and Work Meister S1 2-piece wheels…
The engine bay has been completely redone, smoothed and shaven clean. Sitting in the center of it all is a newer 4A-GE swap with individual throttle bodies. If you look at the firewall even the brake booster has been deleted to further give the bay a cleaner aesthetic. Instead of running a booster, the Trueno stops via floor-mounted Wilwood pedals and manual brakes…
Have you ever seen a Mini Clubman slammed on RS Watanabe R-Type wheels?…
The Art Racing Japan/Risky Okada custom 356 Speedster-inspired Daihatsu Copen was also in line to win an award…
Shinya Yoshida’s 200 Crown Athlete from Car Shop NK Spirit looked fantastic tucking SSR Agle Premium wheels…
As the Integra got closer to the stage, we had to make sure it stayed running with the motor sputtering and the battery barely working…
I gotta say, it was pretty cool to see the Integra at this event, since it hasn’t appeared at a Stancenation show in Japan before this. I felt like it brought in a new audience that had never seen the car before and had no idea of its history…
Taro Maekawa’s boosted F50 Cima on MAE Crown Jewels at the stage to collect his award…
Kihito getting interviewed for his award-winning DR30 Skyline…
The awards were wooden clocks if you were wondering…
Seiji Ookawara’s super wide, super low Vertex Lang-face S14 Silvia…
Massive Big Country Labs rear wing to pair with the widened Silvia…
A side profile look at the Kremer Racing Porsche 935 K3/80-inspired 997 4S…
The Moontech Pandem widebody GR86…
I still haven’t quite figured-out what this actually is…
Kentarou Yamamoto’s 2JZ-GTE powered Toyota Crown…
…and his EK4 Civic SiR with C-West aero and Panasport wheels…
A really cool Nissan Pulsar that I wish I had gotten a better look at during the show…
This S14 Silvia Navan was jam-packed with people as it lined-up to leave…
For whatever reason, I kept catching glimpses of this FK8 CTR leaving at both Wekfest and Stancenation Aichi but never came across it during either shows until the very end…
Takayoshi’s GX70 Mark II wagon. I never noticed that these wagons had dual rear wipers before. But then again, I rarely ever see these anywhere…
Speaking of pairs, one of my favorite photos from this event featured Yoshimoto and Kazuma’s white Toyota 86, both sitting idential on BBS RS. The only difference between the two at a glance are the fender inserts…
I can confirm now after seeing some more photos of Jintei’s S14 that he did indeed at one point have a front lip on it before it before it broke. Despite that, the Silvia still looks great with the classic Signal Auto livery and Gram Lights 57F…
Saw them move the Art Racing Japan Daihatsu Copen while everyone was cleaning-up and it made for a good quick photo…
Quite the menacing view of this slant-nosed 997 as it drove-out of the event space. You really have to see it in-person to truly understand how wide and how big this Porsche is, especially the wing…
Closing out this 3-part series with one of my favorite Aristos, owned by a guy simply known as “Rodrigo”. The color, the custom metal work on the body, the wheel choice, and how the car sits is just magnificent…
If you guys want to watch the Vlog episode documenting this show, here it is below…
That’s all for this one. Just a few more photo sets to come from my Japan trip. Stay tuned and thanks for looking!!….
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