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Originally Posted by FISH22,Nov 14 2009, 09:10 AM
This thread needs more pictures!
here are a few other asm pictures:
Kanayama-san and me going for a test drive
Siren exhaust
Header attached to the engine on display
Wall of goodies
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This had it's own separate thread but I figure it belongs in this one too.
What goes into making an ASM GT Bar.
All ASM GT Reinforcement Bars are made in Japan by Succeed Sports. Succeed Sports is led by Ichikawa-San who is also the chief engineer of the record setting ASM Tsukuba Special Time Attack Car. Before Succeed Sports, Ichikawa-San was a race engineer at Mugen prior to the M-Tec transition and headed such projects as the JGTC Mugen Takata Dome NSX. Each GT Front Tower Bar is hand made by a master craftsman at Succeed Sports from high grade Japanese stainless steel. All the torched colors and marks have been left naturally by the process of hand bending by torch or welding by hand. They’re not simply color treated for show. The entire manufacturing process of each bar takes 4 hours so only 2 can be produced per day. In Japan, many of the ASM GT series bars hold design patents to protect their innovative designs.
Ichikawa-San himself going through the process of making an ASM GT Front Tower Bar.
What goes into making an ASM GT Bar.
All ASM GT Reinforcement Bars are made in Japan by Succeed Sports. Succeed Sports is led by Ichikawa-San who is also the chief engineer of the record setting ASM Tsukuba Special Time Attack Car. Before Succeed Sports, Ichikawa-San was a race engineer at Mugen prior to the M-Tec transition and headed such projects as the JGTC Mugen Takata Dome NSX. Each GT Front Tower Bar is hand made by a master craftsman at Succeed Sports from high grade Japanese stainless steel. All the torched colors and marks have been left naturally by the process of hand bending by torch or welding by hand. They’re not simply color treated for show. The entire manufacturing process of each bar takes 4 hours so only 2 can be produced per day. In Japan, many of the ASM GT series bars hold design patents to protect their innovative designs.
Ichikawa-San himself going through the process of making an ASM GT Front Tower Bar.
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These pics are so awesome!
It really makes you appreciate what you have on your car once you get an idea of the sweat and man hours that were invested in this piece...specifically for YOU!
Sure does make me feel grateful when I look at my parts.
Great Post Aaron!
-Hunter
It really makes you appreciate what you have on your car once you get an idea of the sweat and man hours that were invested in this piece...specifically for YOU!
Sure does make me feel grateful when I look at my parts.
Great Post Aaron!
-Hunter
