- 21. Topless: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS/RS
- (Vehicle Features)
- Photography by Ryan Belville This 650 hp beauty shows off her beach body SEMA – it’s a destination not only for car lovers, but car builders all over North America. Rick Bottom has been a car ...
- Created on 24 April 2013
- 22. Black Mamba: 1995 Nissan Silvia Spec GT-R
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... both sides to ensure its rigidity. Buwalda reports that even S14 experts have a hard time determining if this is a converted USDM car or a JDM one. Work continued with an S15 front end conversion, ...
- Created on 24 November 2011
- 23. Kabuki Powder
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... owner Lawrence Ojas celebrated the win by building a new machine for his driver. Haraguchi managed to accomplish the victory in a USDM car, and Ojas wanted to make his ringer more comfortable with the ...
- Created on 24 May 2011
- 24. Riot Act
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... to modify the car most guys spent countless hours dreaming about – the venerable GT-R. With that, they bought a USDM model and shipped it to Japan to get started... For More see the June Issue ...
- Created on 08 April 2011
- 25. SCAT RB26 Con-Rods & Crankshafts
- (Installs & Reviews)
- ... engines which were domestically available in USDM cars, never mind JDM only mills such as the SR20 and the legendary RB26DETT found in the Skyline GT-R. SCAT realized that the potential to swap these motors ...
- Created on 14 January 2011
- 26. JDM Flava
- (Shops, People & Opinion)
- ... a three month wait for impulse buyers. Popular JDM engines were being swapped into USDM chassis and everything Japanese became the hottest trend. Imports that once sported only wheels and a handful ...
- Created on 17 December 2010
- 27. Scooby Snack: Michael Davis' 2003 Subaru WRX
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... the Oxnard, CA resident fit a fully-built EJ257 short block (out of a USDM Subaru STi) to help spin all four wheels. This heart transplant also came along with a beefy IHI VF39 turbo upgrade, HKS blow-off ...
- Created on 06 June 2008
- 28. Sibling Rivalry: Trevor Empey's 1992 Nissan 240SX
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... and pulling themselves outta their situation by self-improvement. So this is where we find the USDM 240SX born in Japan and shipped to America with a truck motor. The Japanese car was linked with the ...
- Created on 16 May 2008
- 29. Flex The Lex: James Lin's 1996 Lexus SC300
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... headlights, a 6500K HID kit, a JDM grille and tails to set it apart from the USDM crowd and the 65 year-old golfers who still drive original SCs. Pop open the door and this is where Hybrid doesn’t ...
- Created on 06 March 2008
- 30. White Lite: Victor Joe's 1994 Mazda RX-7
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... headlight conversion. The USDM taillights didn’t make the cut either, as a set of JDM round taillights sit in their place. A C-West carbon fibre GT wing resides atop the trunk and no doubt keeps its plump ...
- Created on 19 June 2006