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"twinturbobmw" (twinturbobmw) 02/21/2014 at 20:28 • Filed to: Datsun

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YSI-what can brown do for you > twinturbobmw 02/21/2014 at 20:29

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One day this will make sense to me. . .

Lets Just Drive > twinturbobmw 02/21/2014 at 20:29

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Achoo!

You've got something on your nose. Is it a booger?

Sneezed so hard your feet gave out?

puddler > YSI-what can brown do for you 02/21/2014 at 20:33

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it shouldn't. there are better places to hang a trans cooler. ( oil cooler? power steering cooler?)

but thats a hot lady.

anonsagainstanonymous > puddler 02/21/2014 at 20:41

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Frankly, the placement is fine by me. It can look cool on some cars. not on this car, but some cars.

It's the tubes. Those god damn tubes. For fuck's sake.

puddler > anonsagainstanonymous 02/21/2014 at 20:46

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unless that car has a full bellypan, and the cooler was an afterthought, and the owner is lazy, someone should test his zero-fucks policy.

jayemwhy > puddler 02/21/2014 at 21:02

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Not an after thought at all, this was done as a style decision. Oil coolers mounted on the nose is a thing the bosozuku and shakotan guys in japan do and this build is definitely inspired by those styles

Blondude > YSI-what can brown do for you 02/21/2014 at 21:15

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The style is inspired by vintage Japanese racecars of the 60s and 70s. The oil coolers were mounted out front because they simply didn't have enough room in the engine bay. The owner probably could fit it in the engine bay of his Z but that wouldn't be keeping true to the style he's trying to mimic.

It's a "Porch-uh" > YSI-what can brown do for you 02/21/2014 at 21:18

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From the home page thumbnail, I was all in, but I agree, I don't yet understand this. Just stick that back in the body and we're good.

feather-throttle-not-hair > twinturbobmw 02/21/2014 at 21:51

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Indeed.

liquid_popcorn > twinturbobmw 02/21/2014 at 21:51

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I'd keep it all indoors, but even as is I'd drive the shit out of this car. So gorgeous.

Is this the same one that was featured on Stanceworks a while back? Too lazy to google. Don't post a lmgtfy link plz.

feather-throttle-not-hair > YSI-what can brown do for you 02/21/2014 at 21:54

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I dunno man. They did it in Tokyo extreme racer, which to this day is the only ps2 racing game in which attaching ricy body kits to your car made you noticeably faster.

So therefore it's good. Or bad. TXR was awesome though, no doubt about that.

King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider > twinturbobmw 02/21/2014 at 23:59

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An S30 with well executed drop and flares is always top notch. It makes me sad that Nissan hasn't attempted the retro vibe (until the IDx); the more I have seen of the 350 and 370, the more I agree with Peter Brock's assessment that the time off after the 300 was a real missed opportunity to develop something revolutionary. Like the Corvette, they all have the cues that get shared MY after MY, but I really think the Z could have evolved a la 911 and been a proper stunner.

d00mZ > twinturbobmw 02/22/2014 at 00:44

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There's always hate on the oil-cooler. LONG LIVE BOSO/SHAKOTAN

RMudkips > liquid_popcorn 02/22/2014 at 00:50

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Erik Johanssen's?

puddler > jayemwhy 02/22/2014 at 02:51

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well. there are better places to hang those. cleaner air, so to speak. don't get me wrong, i'm not hating. do what you can with what you have & all, but do it right.

this car is right enough to be a little wrong.

jayemwhy > puddler 02/22/2014 at 04:00

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You're right, there are better places to mount them. This was put there for cosmetic reasons, mostly because its trendy and "looks cool". External oil coolers are on a similar level as flush fitment.

liquid_popcorn > RMudkips 02/22/2014 at 16:48

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Yessss