Oil change interval just means how often you should change your engine oil. If you drive hard or for long stretches, the oil can wear out faster than the “normal” schedule.
A drift event is when people practice sliding the car around corners on purpose. That kind of driving usually wears out tires and can be harder on the car than normal driving.
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Advent Filivas
Advent Filivas is the specific tire model they’re talking about. Tire models can feel different—some are better for grip, some last longer, and some do better in rain.
A wide-body conversion widens the car’s fenders and bodywork to allow larger wheels/tires and a more aggressive stance. It often requires cutting and reshaping the fenders and sometimes inner structures.
Term
35 conversion
“35 conversion” sounds like a specific brake upgrade they’re doing—changing the car’s brake setup to a different spec. The exact meaning depends on what “35” refers to in their parts list.
It’s a power tool that runs on compressed air and moves the blade back and forth. People use it to cut or clean up metal parts, especially when you need to be precise.
A brake conversion means changing your car’s brake parts to a different setup. After the swap, you have to bleed the brakes so there’s no air in the lines.
Air cups are components that use compressed air to lift or lower the car. They’re part of an air suspension system that can change ride height.
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Olin suspension
Ohlins makes performance suspension parts. Upgrading suspension can make the car ride and handle better, and here it sounds like they’re combining it with an air-based system for ride height.
Carbon parts are made from carbon-fiber material, which is light and strong. People use them to make a car look more “race” and sometimes to save weight.
Wet carbon is carbon fiber finished with a clear coat that makes it look glossy. Satin finishes look more matte, so the carbon pattern can look different.
“Dry carbon” is a type of carbon-fiber material used for parts like trim or panels. It’s made in a way that can give a distinctive look compared with other carbon finishes.
Concept
strip it down / build it back up
They’re describing a process where the car gets taken apart for work, then put back together afterward. It helps make sure the final result looks clean and consistent.
A “V-Spec hood” is a hood style linked to Nissan’s V-Spec look. It’s a different shape than stock, so repainting and matching the color can be more work.
“Z-Tune fenders” are body panels associated with the Nissan Z-Tune program/appearance package, known for a distinctive wide/modified fender shape. Choosing or skipping them affects both the car’s look and how well paint and panel gaps match during bodywork.
Rear spats are small aerodynamic body pieces near the rear wheels/underside that help manage airflow and reduce drag. They’re also easy to damage when loading/unloading a car on a trailer, which is why the speaker mentions a “crunched” spat and repainting.
A front lip is the low add-on at the bottom of the front bumper. It’s easy to scrape or chip from road debris, so it often needs repainting after driving on rough or busy roads.
“Toge runs” refers to driving sessions on mountain passes (often in Japan), where enthusiasts push pace on winding roads. That kind of driving commonly increases exposure to rock chips and paint damage, which explains the speaker’s front lip condition.
Blending is when a shop paints a new section so it smoothly matches the old paint. Instead of a sharp line where panels meet, the color is gradually mixed so it looks natural.
Term
roof and the pillars
The roof is the top of the car, and the pillars are the vertical parts between the windows. If paint doesn’t match across those areas, they may need repainting too.
Concept
get-track
“Get-track” here sounds like a specific trim or package name the hosts use to describe a more track-oriented version of the car. It likely implies changes aimed at sharper driving dynamics compared with a mostly stock setup.
This means how “smooth” and well-behaved the car feels when you drive—how stable it is and how nicely the suspension and steering work. It’s more about feel and comfort than top speed.
“Stock” means the car is basically as the manufacturer built it, not modified. If it’s not stock, the way it drives can be different because parts have been changed.
New tires can noticeably change ride feel, grip, and noise compared with worn tires. The speaker is pointing out that the car has fresh rubber, which can make it feel smoother and more confident even if other parts haven’t changed.
They’re talking about “Fast and Furious” as a movie series that helped get them interested in cars. A lot of people start learning about car culture because of stuff they see in movies like this.
They’re mentioning “Grand Turismo,” which is a racing video game series. Lots of car fans got into cars by playing games like this and learning about different cars.
“Import scene” means a group of car fans who like imported cars—often Japanese ones—and modify them. It usually includes things like new wheels and lowering the car.
“Lower it” means making the car sit closer to the ground. People do it for looks and handling, but it can reduce ground clearance and make the ride harsher.
The Honda CRX is a small sporty Honda that a lot of car enthusiasts like to modify. People often upgrade the suspension and other parts to make it handle better.
An “EG Civic” is a specific older generation of the Honda Civic. Enthusiasts like it because it’s a common, mod-friendly car with lots of parts available.
Springs and shocks are what help the car ride smoothly and control bouncing. Changing them is a common way to lower the car and make it handle differently.
Coilovers are suspension parts that let you adjust how high or low the car sits. They also help the car handle better by controlling how the wheels move.
USDM means “U.S.-spec.” It’s basically the version of the car/parts made to meet U.S. rules and standards.
Company
Al's a car
“Al’s a car” appears to be the name of a local shop the speaker uses for work. The excerpt doesn’t provide enough detail to identify the company precisely, but it’s clearly a real-world service provider in the story.
Term
limited number
They’re talking about a limited-edition car—only a certain number were made. That can make the specific car more collectible than a regular one.
Super Street is a car magazine that covered how people modify cars, especially imports. The hosts are saying magazines like this helped inspire builds back then.
Sport Compact is another magazine that covered modified compact cars. The hosts are listing magazines that helped people learn what to build.
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compact mag
They’re mentioning another magazine that focused on compact cars and modifications. It’s part of the list of print sources that influenced their builds.
Need for Speed: Underground is a racing video game from the early 2000s. They’re saying it was a big part of how people got excited about car culture back then.
Customization just means making a car look (and sometimes drive) the way you want. The hosts are saying games and magazines helped people get ideas for that.
Here, “Japanese market” means stuff that was made for Japan—like Japanese DVDs. The hosts are saying it’s usually easier to find in big cities, so finding it in a smaller place feels surprising.
“Option” is a motorsport media brand that puts out content about Japanese racing. Here it’s mentioned because their videos are edited like a story, which makes the racing more exciting.
Fast and the Furious is a movie series about cars and car culture. The hosts are saying it made people see that world as exciting and social, not only about racing on the street.
Street racing means racing cars on public roads outside of official tracks or events. The conversation is about how the movie influenced people’s view of that culture.
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car meet up at the mall
They’re talking about meeting other car fans in a public place, like a mall. It’s a way to find people who like the same cars and start getting involved.
“Eclipse” is probably a reference to a specific car model people were showing or talking about. It’s a name you’ll hear a lot in car scenes because it was a common enthusiast car.
A “bridge meet” is basically a big car meetup where lots of car people gather in one place. It’s less about racing and more about hanging out, showing cars, and meeting other enthusiasts.
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walking bridge
A walking bridge is a bridge meant for people to walk across. In this episode, it sounds like it was a cool place to look out and see lots of cars and the city around them.
A “car meet” is when car fans get together in one place to show their cars and hang out. It’s like a car-themed meetup where people talk about mods and share what they’re building.
A parking garage is a building where cars are parked, usually in multiple levels. In this story, it’s where people likely met up for car-related hangouts.
They’re talking about a specific highway (Interstate 65) they used for driving around. It’s part of the story about how they’d cruise and mess around with cars.
The Honda S2000 is a sporty two-seat roadster. It’s known for revving high and feeling very “connected” to the road. Here it’s just one of the cars involved in the story.
Topic
spring meet on 420 in Atlanta
They’re talking about a car meet in Atlanta that happened on April 20 (“420”). It’s part of the local car community memories they’re sharing.
Term
Carried the valve
This sounds like they’re talking about something going wrong with the engine’s valves. Valves control airflow, and if one isn’t working right, the engine can run poorly or make noise.
Topic
Japan multiple times
They talk about going to Japan more than once. In this conversation, it’s tied to cars and meeting people in the scene.
They mean “nostalgia points” as special memories that stand out over time. It’s basically a way to say, “this trip will be a big memory for us later.”
Topic
fat five land
They’re referencing a specific spot or event they went to in Japan. The episode doesn’t explain what it is, but it sounds like it’s connected to cars and the community there.
Concept
COVID tests
They’re talking about the rules during the COVID period that required proof of a recent test to enter the country. It meant you had to plan your trip around getting the right test results in time.
The hosts discuss watching the TV show “Cops” as a form of comfort/background entertainment. They treat it as part of their nostalgia habits—something that reminds them of a certain time in life.
They mean a themed event for import cars at a drag racing track. People usually show up with their cars, and sometimes there’s racing or judging going on.
Hot Import Nights is a big car event where people bring import cars to show them off. It’s known for car-show vibes—plus activities and sometimes competitions.
“DSM” is a nickname for a group of Mitsubishi cars from a certain generation. People like them because they’re popular for upgrades and performance builds.
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SR
“SR” is shorthand for a Nissan engine family that’s common in tuner cars. In many builds it’s the turbo engine people upgrade for more power.
A “Skyline” is a Nissan sports car. In this conversation, they mention a “33,” which points to a specific Skyline GT-R generation known for being fast and popular with enthusiasts.
The Toyota Supra is a popular sports car that people often modify for more power. In this segment, someone is doing a burnout/doughnut in a Supra, and something breaks off and causes an injury.
GT-R is Nissan’s name for its high-performance sports cars. In this segment, they’re talking about the Skyline GT-R, which is known for being fast and popular with tuners.
The Nissan GT-R is a very fast sports car made for performance driving. People talk about it because it’s known for strong acceleration and overall speed. If someone says “GT-R,” they’re usually referring to a serious, high-end performance car.
The “NAPA tuner series” was an event series sponsored by NAPA to bring car fans together. They’d do things like music and car competitions, including burnouts.
A burnout contest is when people intentionally spin the tires to make smoke. It’s basically a “show off” driving event, but it can be rough on the car.
A downpipe is part of the exhaust system on turbo cars. It helps route exhaust gases from the turbo, and if something breaks or comes loose, it can cause problems during aggressive driving.
A doughnut is when a driver spins the car in a tight circle, usually with the tires smoking. It’s a flashy stunt, but it can be dangerous if the car isn’t in good shape.
Concept
main right here
They’re using slang to say “this is the main highlight right here.” It’s about how important that moment felt, not about car mechanics.
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S3 magazine
They mention a magazine called “S3 magazine” where their car got featured. It’s basically a car-media outlet.
The Audi S3 is a small hatchback that’s built to be quicker than a regular version. It’s meant for people who want a practical car but still want sporty performance. It often shows up in car magazines because it’s a well-known performance model.
Term
rigs
They mean the equipment setups used to take photos—like stands and mounts for lights and cameras. It’s not a car part here; it’s the photo gear.
A suction cup is a temporary mount that sticks to a smooth surface using suction. Photographers use it to attach gear to a car for shots without installing anything permanently.
“Rolling speed” just means how fast the car is moving while the camera is filming. Even if the photo looks like you’re going super fast, the car might actually be moving only slowly.
JDM means “Japanese Domestic Market.” It’s a label car fans use for Japanese cars (or Japanese-market versions) that are especially popular in the enthusiast community.
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Hey, and welcome back to the next episode of the right hand drive guys podcast the podcast for guys who like right hand drives
I'm Bobby. This is Aaron. Yeah. Oh, and here we are in the garage both cars on the lift
Yeah, yeah, it's getting that season to where we can finally get them out dude. Yeah, I know yeah, dude July's coming quick, man
Yeah, no, it's uh, so yeah, I guess we could do a quick little little run up so
What it what's yours on the lift for?
Currently all right currently mine is on the lift for an oil change. I have not changed the oil
I'm not gonna lie. I've not changed the oil since last year at import alliance. I probably put since last July. Yeah, 30
No, probably around
4,000 to 5,000 kilometers on it. Okay, cool
So like an oil chain like for that motor normally that would have just been an oil change interval anyways, right?
Yeah, but yeah, I did a drift event and like
Yeah drove it a bunch on the highway and stuff spun the tire in the driveway a little bit. Yeah. Yeah, definitely some of that
So yeah, that's cool. So so you're doing an oil change. You're getting it fresh so that you can enjoy it without worry
Yep, and then I'm putting new tires on it on the front
Nice kind of tires of those they are the advent filivas
Leave was leave is so yeah, I got that and
Yeah, I eventually here within the next few days or so. I'm gonna start cutting for the wide body
I know I've been saying that for like the last
Month is just one of those things. I'm trying to I
Work myself up to cutting into cutting. All right. Yeah, we got the reciprocating air. So yeah, that'll make it like
So, okay, so I'll get into what I'm doing. I'm currently getting what are you doing? Yeah
So we got the reciprocating air saw because I'm doing the 35 conversion on the on their brakes
so
with that conversion you have to
cut the
Dust shield. Yeah, and so that reciprocating. So I was just like
Whereas, you know on the 33 when I did the conversion
We had I don't know. Did we just use a grinder? Dude, I don't know what I think we used a grinder
Yeah, it's it's like it looks like we used our teeth. It's so bad
But with these we got the reciprocating air saw it cleaned up nice a few spots where we got a touch up
You know the pain on the dust shield, but otherwise that thing is sweet. So at least, you know if you can
Follow the line that you draw you should be okay with that thing. Should be yeah, I hope and so
I'm gonna buy some extra blades and yeah, you know, get it 10 pack and just run it up
So, yeah, I'm doing that brake conversion. I just threw on the least spec exhaust
the Nismo intercooler and intercooler piping I
I
Put on the Olin suspension with the air cups with the air cups
Yeah, so I still got to install the compressor for the air cups, but you know getting there, right and then
Yeah, I mean we gotta we're gonna have to bleed the brakes and I got
Some carbon parts painted. I got him painted. Yeah, you did dude like I walk into the garage and I see
See him on the table and I don't even want to walk by him. They look like so nice, dude
Like I don't know anything about the flat car. Is it Matt? It's satin. It's satin. I know but it looks dude
It looks Matt. It's it is
It is for sure a game-changer. I even had a pair of
Whatever
Common Fibre was it who what is it? Oh?
I have a set of his mirrors, but he sends them in gloss. Yeah, cuz it's wet carbon
So you know he Aaron was like dude they they can just sand those and spray them satin and it'll at least
Look similar to the dry and I was you know
We're like it's probably won't look the same just because of the way that is right
So I went and picked them up and I'm like dude. What?
Changed the look of the mirrors because I have them on my 33 to it changed the look of the mirrors like
9000% and they actually match the the painted dry carbon. Yeah, like
Really well. Yeah, like takes the deepness out of it. Yeah, I don't know. It makes it just look
There yeah, yeah, so so that was dope. So I got some of that to put back on but yeah
I'm coming close. I got an appointment with J
At every detail on the 6th of May so I at least need it to be able to roll into the trailer and
Into his shop. It doesn't I mean it runs fine, but it doesn't need to you know be fully done
I just need to be able to get he's gonna strip it down
Build it back up put a coating over it nice in that way
You know, I can preserve what I have until I can get it respray
And I didn't end up doing the z-tune fenders or the v-spec hood
because
In the past like my painters great, but in the past if he doesn't have the car
Like you know anybody who's had anything painted like a part you got a bumper whatever dude
It does not it doesn't it it's hard to get it to match right because of especially white car and you know all that
You would think why it would be an easy one to match, but I feel like white shows the worst. Yeah
And I mean paint-based tricks on you dude. I don't know like I you know, so I was a little worried
I went and picked it up and I had
my rear spats because coming off the trailer when it got unloaded it like crunched a spat
Yeah, so I had it repainted
and
In my front lip
Just because it was a little off in color and it was kind of destroyed from rocks from all the toge runs and yeah
Yeah, you know, whatever we didn't you know
But anyways what I'm getting at is dude it matches
Insane like I could not believe it. I was like because I was worried
It's like an hour and 20 minute drive the whole way home. I'm like, dude like this looks too bright
This doesn't I'm like do this in I get it in here
And I like hold the spat up to the car and I'm like dude what and then I got I like run the the lip over to the bumper
immediately like and it's like
You know so I was really thankful because you know
I've had to bring it back to things back to him multiple times to try to get that color right
Yeah, and to have it first shot. I was like dude sick. Thank you. So you're gonna have him try to do the hood
So I don't know because since that's such a large area
I wonder if
Because these things are relatively small. I mean the lift is wide, but like it's not like a hood
Right, right or even fenders. Yeah that match up, you know feet
Across another panel, right not just like inches, right? So I don't know
We'll see because my hood I mean my roof needs it anyways
Right, so you're like so close to needing a full re-spray. Yeah
So I mean I could have him blend the fenders and doors and the little bit that they would need to you know
The roof and the pillars, but at that point what I just didn't spray the rear end like why yeah, right?
And you got the glass. Yeah, so it's like it is what it is
Yeah, I should just do it, but this season. I just wanted to drive the car
Just want to drive you know to the best definitely a good priority to have yeah, that's your thing if you can't drive it then like
It's yeah, I mean it's right
I just want to drive it because I do feel like which I you know
Everybody always asked me and like oh which one's there, you know, I feel like whether it's because it's
Mostly stock or it's the get-track or it's the just you know the refinement of the chassis like I feel like
Like that drives the 34 drives so much smoother than the 33 right granted
It is you know, it has been a while since
2019 or 2020 since that thing was stock
So like I'm judging it based off its modified condition probably mostly which is a little unfair because you know
It's it's not stock for stock, but dude out so I'll drive a 34
Anywhere I'll drive that thing and it's comfortable and smooth and like dude
You put more miles on that car in Japan than you have on your 33 in the states. Yes for sure 100% right 100%
I put more miles on that in Japan then I have the 33 yet
Never thought about that bad. Yeah, but you know I had to be to call you out right here in front of this shit
Yeah, and it's got new tires on it and everything that I bought for it in 2020 so like
He you know or was it 23 21, maybe yeah 21. Yeah, so finally girl got you some you know new rubber there
All right, so that's that's enough of that. That's enough of that
This episode wasn't even supposed to be about us or anything, but that's okay. So
We had a few things to chat about like hey, you know
Nostalgia in our lives right and like the things that maybe carved our
Love for the cars, which you know, we've talked to countless dudes dudes
We've talked to I can't even know we've talked to 80 dudes, right? Yeah something and
We're like it's always
Fast and furious
Grand Turismo, right, you know what option videos right like a lot of these things that have these like we all had similar
crossovers because of these main
Pieces of media that like got our attention for these cars
Yeah, you know and then of course the the one dude that was into it that you would see randomly
You'd see his car and you'd like do you remember being do you remember being like
13 to like 17 and like dude you can't tell me you never like
Tried to maybe chase down a guy that had a dope car to like talk to him or like, you know approach him or you know
Actually, I got kind of lucky. I had a dude across the street from me
Oh shoot dude in a yacht right right across. Yeah, I still know the guy to this day and
He was into the import scene I guess back then and he had a 240 like an s14
It was purple like and at that point it was
Probably 2002 2001. Yeah, so that was like a five or six year old car
Yeah, so it was like, you know pretty nice for back then right and I've never really been into him
but I I see him put wheels on it and see him, you know lower it and
Then his buddies would come by and one of his buddies had a CRX with some wheels on it
And another friend had like a EG Civic
Nice Honda boys. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, pretty much. Yeah, so I
would always see the cars right and
I was you know always out front riding my bike and stuff
I was into BMX and stuff like that
So I'd always do like wheelies on my bike in front of the house and stuff like that and they would they would see me and like
Whatever talk to me and stuff and then eventually. Yeah, I was just like doing that one day and they kind of like
Brought me into their thing and like show me the garage and whatever they were like, you know
Putting springs and shocks on this 240 to lower it. Yeah, like
And I don't know just seeing that was like kind of I
Don't know. I was fortunate enough to like see that and that's kind of like
What kind of I don't know started the spark in my head. I guess
Yeah, okay. This is like feasible. Right. This is like kind of cool kind of relates to what I'm into
You know in that sense. That's that's cool. So right you had you had a dude across the street
I had like ours it was way more few and far between but yeah, there
There was this one guy that that I that stands out to me the first dude that was just like
Same thing. I was like, oh
like
This isn't like just on TV like dudes around here, you can do this you can turn your for your
1989 four-door e.g.
Yeah, Dan, you're right. So Dan, you know, or not sorry e.g. EF sedan, whatever those are
Yeah, and dude this dude had it painted like this sick light blue with a carbon hood with wheels with coilovers
Yes, like it was crazy. It was like who is this dude and it ends up being
The older brother of a kid who I went to his mom's daycare, right?
He was like the older brother that was always a dink to us, right? But it ends up being this guy and he
He's like into it and he brings us up to his apartment, which was like above Gerard's he worked at Gerard's
Oh, the cars always parked out, you know on Main Street in our town
Yeah, it's parked in one of the parallel parking spots
So you're you're always like looking for it when you're going through the four-way and like, you know
Yeah, and he sees us checking it out and like he's like, oh, yeah used to go to my mom's daycare
Hey, come on up and we go up and he starts showing us option videos and like yeah different
I think maybe grip one. I don't know but yeah, yeah, and I remember being like dude. Wow. This is like a whole
Thing, you know cuz we're up here in Gardner main like it's not
You know, you're seeing it on TV or like Fast and Furious sure comes out
No one, you know, it kind of but to see a dude actually doing it and ordering these parts and like
Doing that. So that was my kind of like wow like yeah, you know, and then he ends up getting
Twin Turbo 300 CX. Yeah
Gets rid of that ends up getting a USDM accurate and Tiger Type R sick nasty
It he has he's like because we're in Maine. There's no like performance shop
So he brings it to Al's a car like just this like, you know random
Yeah, and at the time it was like in an old gas station, right? He brings it there
Yeah, it ends up getting stripped out of all of the parts that had the
The limited number on it. Yeah, like the arm rest the center console the yeah
It ends up getting stripped out right right up here like what like dude, right?
He's doing that somebody was planning that show orchestrated. Yeah, that hit the shoes or straight. Uh, no like
But that was the thing right and then it kind of it kind of went from there, but like
Yeah, I mean dude the magazines for sure the magazines were like the the other source of like
Feeding it right like because the internet. Yeah, it was definitely
Picking up. Hey, you know, we're talking about whatever 2001 to 2000 like whatever eight, right? Like the internet's picking up but like
Dude, the magazines are still feeding us like Super Street import tuner on the tuning like all of these different
Absolutely, dude, like the magazines dude, I think I was into the magazines more than I was the movie
Mm-hmm, like the fast. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we're talking about earlier like
But like, you know anytime my dad would go grocery shopping
I would go and I would just go to the magazine aisle stand there
Yeah, yeah, dude, and I was fortunate enough to like see the Super Street the I don't think de-sport was out yet
But de-sport there was like import tuner and like sport compact or compact mag
Yeah, dude, there were so many of them. It seemed like so many magazines and each one had like their different thing like I
Even think they had the V-dub stuff like
Yeah, I never looked at that
But yeah, I was like you stay away from them porno's you stay away from them your mags
Well, some mustangs and fast forwards try that one
Got some hair on your chest that year
No, but seriously that was like one of the things dude and like
You know from the magazines would be the video games
Like there was like dude need for speed underground. Oh, sure. Yeah, dude
That was a big dude. I do not think that gets enough love
Yeah, and there's probably not many dudes that didn't play that at one time for sure
I like like so many cool aspects of that game like you can do your liveries
You know, yeah, all that shit and that was like what like probably
2005 2004
Yes, yeah, maybe even there. Yeah, I don't know. But yeah, it was it was early. Yeah, and like it was dope
It was a popular game for a while. Yeah, I I definitely played it both of them
There's there was one and two I think right and then they just kind of it was a need for school thing
Yeah, it moved on to something else that I never played. Yeah
I mean the video games for sure, of course, like we've already mentioned many times Gran Turismo
You know and even later on when the first fours that came out and like, you know, they continued
using these games to like
Feed your need for customization and like all that right and like when you're talking about the magazines
So like it was like me and another buddy that were like really in the cars and friends. Yeah, and so
My last name is Rosso. His last name was Paulman, right? And my magazine my favorite magazine at that time was Sport Compact Car, right?
Yeah, so I'm like
We're like dude, you know, we're
sophomore juniors
Maybe seniors, right? Yeah, so we're like, yeah, dude, we're gonna create a company like
It's gonna be called Rosman
Ross and Paulman Sport Compact. Oh, yeah
We don't know what we're gonna do really, but we're gonna get a comm dude. We're gonna buy the dot-com. Yeah, it's not gonna leave
Yeah, it won't go nowhere, but we got it and we got the stickers too
Rosmansportcompact.com put them on the side of the cars, right?
You know, and it was just like dude, I we didn't know it was like
Sport compact, you know, like yeah, and so right that was another just like
fun
time like in the early car thing, you know when like
The reality of it all doesn't necessarily hit you because you're dreaming so hard because you're that young and inexperienced
Yeah
But like
Yeah, I mean
Dude D1 GP like at the same time when you know, I'm talking about that like
D1 GP was
Like Japan, you know, like that was that was big over there. It was like hopping
Yeah, you know so so much so that it made its way to like
Me up here in Gardner, Maine, right? Yeah, like I'm watching D1 GP, you know, dude
I couldn't imagine being up here because
It seems like so far away from anything. Yeah, you're like isolated, right?
And like, you know people in metropolitan areas
There's like, you know, there's gonna be that Japanese market that carries, you know, the Japanese DVDs and yeah
You always hear about that and like just people finding them one way or another
So like to to hear that you found them up in Gardner, Maine like
Kind of it's kind of mind-blowing like what are the chances of that happening? Yeah, probably like pretty slim
Yeah nowadays, I mean, I
Guess maybe maybe that misled you. Okay. I I think I got the DVD from early eBay. Yeah
So I didn't want you think I found the DVD at like a flea market. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, I was like, I was just saying he thinks yeah, no, no, no, you found the me
Finding a guy that you know would have that stuff and yeah, it was I was I mean there were there was like a
Little group but nobody was into the
Japanese side like I was like I mean, yeah, some had Japanese cars
But they weren't like into it to like that like, you know, I had the whole
Option video D1 GP series as well
Like I watched every one of those races multiple times and like I was talking to you earlier. It was like
Like the Japanese are really into and proud of their production like the production aspect of what they make yeah, and so
You know even D1 GP and then you can look at look at option and it's the same type of way
Right. It's like they have like characters almost. Yeah, even though you're watching a race
There's like almost like a story line almost the way that they're doing things and they like narrate it
Yes, I don't just commentate. They like narrate it and like
The noises when things flash on the screen and just like just like all that shit, right?
Yeah, it's to like the excitement of it and that is super cool and I
Don't know. There's just not much else like that out. No, there isn't like
Yeah, so those videos in the way that they did them like that really reeled me in back then, you know, like yeah
Fast and the Furious played a part in it because that glorified, you know
Not necessarily street racing, but the culture like I you know street racing like sure, of course
I have like street race. Yeah, but like street racing was never
The thing the culture was the thing right street racing was just like I guess a byproduct of the culture and the need
Yeah, like I yeah, I never would call myself a street racer. I definitely three honked on some people sure
Yeah, yeah, and you had some fun and like whatever you wasted some STIs and did your thing. Yeah, like I mean
But like right so I wouldn't say
The Fast and the Furious glorified street racing to me like I said it
Like glorified that culture and as a whole bond and like the the way that like the cars do bring people together
They the first movie is all I'm talking about. Yeah, like they do what do you mean? They're all about family. Yeah, they're all about family
Yeah, no like
The first one, you know, I do like the second and the third one, but the first one really showed you like how
The cars bring people together right and how you know, you can be from totally different worlds
But like the car thing like just like we've met so many people dude
Like in our journeys even just doing this podcast across the country and going to places like dude
It doesn't matter we walk into that place and they know we're in the cars and that literally
Like connects us. Yeah, it's like it's wild
But yeah, the DVDs dude for sure like
Maybe it was a little different. I mean, I'm talking like pre this would have been right when you like got your license
But for me, it was like, you know, there was a like car meet up at
The mall in Waterville. Yeah, you know, I mean and there's like there's like maybe 10 or 12 of us likes and yeah
Eclipse talent, you know these different whatever but like right
You know for you, maybe
There was more of like a was there more of that like whenever I got into cars
Yeah, like whenever I started kind of free. Well, that's the thing because you're a little younger than me
Yeah, right. So the bridge started becoming a thing like I
Think the year after I got it wasn't it oh was it oh seven or eight was the first in portal lines
I
Think it was oh seven. No with the one of the bridge
One of the bridge was like the big right that was the summer of oh seven, right? Yeah
So yeah, that was like when I was first getting into cars. So the bridge for me
And if you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a the bridge in downtown Nashville that everyone used to meet after these
Yeah, it was it was sick
It was like but because of the time that it was like you said, you know, because
That we were meeting at the bridge before the first like in Port Alliance, right, right? It like became a thing
Yes, that's how it started huge insane tens of thousands of people but like those bridge meets
Yeah, dude, those were like
It was cool. There was no no problem like we were allowed to meet there
And and if you don't know what he's talking about even further, right?
This bridge is a walking bridge across the river
Yeah across the Cumberland from the Cumberland the Titan Stadium from the Titan Stadium in downtown and so
You know, you have all of these cars in this parking lot and the backdrop is
Freaking downtown national dude. It's like amazing like the pictures like it's amazing
I should try to find some from back then but yeah, but right though. So so for me and
I ended up moving before I even knew this guy ended up moving to Nashville and oh
Oh five oh five and
I
Was it and so I'm coming from up here, you know, I love I love cars at this point
My friend is in the military and I'm going down to like live with his mom
Like in in this big house that has let it's like a quad plex type thing. So I have my own little apartment
I'm not like I'm not like
Yeah, but so anyways and so like I go out and I you know eventually meet some guys and they're like tell me about the bridge
Yeah, dude, can you imagine?
Me pulling up to the bridge for the first time only getting to go to car meets here. Oh, dude. Yeah
Like what's going on? This is insane
You know, yeah, and it was though like you would go walk up on the walking bridge and look out over at all of the cars
And there's so many cars. Oh shoot. There's squirke over there wrapping with Sean
You know like oh is that dawn like you know and it and it's still like what's really cool
And that that makes it nostalgic is those dudes are still in it. They're still there. They're still a part of it
You know what I mean
Yeah, I mean the dude. Yeah, we were lucky to even experience the bridge. Yeah, did you ever go to the
The ninth and commerce the parking garage is it? No, it's like a it's like a lot
On a corner. I feel like I did once yeah, anything commerce. Yeah, and it was like right off a broad
it was like a block off Broadway. Yeah, and
And
That was always a fun one because it was just a tight lot and it would fill up with all these cars
And that's like usually normal parking for like people going to hockey games and just whatever downtown at that point, right?
And to see that like just fill up with all these cars that aren't paying the park
Yeah
It was cool to see and then that was also one that you know, people would hop right on the interstate right from there and
Go do pulls on. Oh, yeah. Yeah, like that's what I was gonna bring up is
That's what we would do from the Titan Stadium
Yeah, it's like you'd go out two or four at a time and like you just you know, just rip like
What what is it that goes by there?
That's 65 or is that it's like 24?
So like I don't know if there's like a loop. Yeah, where they all like like four different interstates
Yeah, it literally come together and you can go either way. It's like a it's it's a mess now, especially
But yeah, I mean you can loop the city pretty easily. Yeah, just do loops. Yeah, so we would
Cuz my buddy who is in the military he left so he went
You know to his duty station. He left his evil way. Yeah, let me drive it
As much as I wanted which was sick. That's how I
Without that like shout out Randy because without that
I never would have been able to connect with the different people that I like still know today
But like in order to get involved in that and so yeah, we would go out we would do
Yeah, right. We would do like 20 kicks. We'd slow all of 65. I'm talking like interstate 65 or whatever that was right there
Down to 20 and then then the honk and like hammer. Do well, dude, you know
And I dude I thought I was so cool
Like just ripping with STI's and ST thousands and whatever and then and again, this is like oh
Six oh five oh six. So like that's
Dude, that's 20 years ago, dude, like, you know like damn like, you know that that was a long time ago, but wow like
Dude, we're having a blast. We slow down to 20 dude
Whoo, there was it. There was an undercover right behind me, of course
Yeah, so we have slowed it down to 20
bruh bruh bruh
Like immediately lights us up. Yeah, dude
The so it was me as 2002 STIs the two STIs just bounce me and the S2000 pull over. Yeah
Cuz like dude, I'm like
I'm from up here, dude, and I'm like down in Nashville and it's a and it's a Tennessee state trooper, dude
No, dude, I pulled over immediately. I think I did a 90 degree turn out of that dude
I just was like okay, and you know, we got a street racing ticket
They wanted to arrest us, but like it didn't happen, but right dude like those moments like those experiences
Yeah, dude, that's still sick to me. I don't care if I
Got put in the back of a cop car like I do that was sick
Like I got to I can say I did that stuff, you know, and right like shout out to Nashville because I think
Nashville's car scene was like underrated for so long
Yeah, like I don't think people realized what between the Atlanta people coming to Nashville, right and then the Nashville people like
You guys had a scene. I think that was like yeah much more developed than a lot of places
Yeah, I think so. I mean right because Atlanta
Definitely had a big scene. Yeah, and they would like feed you guys because it was such a short drive
Right, right like even in like even in drifting like yeah, I think a lot of the dudes like
They were running Nashville events were from Atlanta and stuff like back in the day makes sense. So I mean yeah, and then right
I mean as you know, and of course we always talk about in Port Alliance. It's it's been sick
We've created so many memories there. Yeah, like dude. They were foolish enough to have the spring meet on 420 in Atlanta
Like I don't know what they were thinking and this was like Andrew's birthday Andrew's birthday and like
Dude, yeah at the time I have like yeah, let's just say we shut down the whole top floor of a la quinta
Yeah, smoked that thing out like dude
They were opening the elevator and smoke was like coming out when they came out on different floors
Dude, because we just and we never got in trouble like it was never I know I was like
I mean, you know being from Tennessee and all like Georgia don't play around right
Especially back then so they could have just swatted that thing and we would all been screwed. We were smoking. We were smoking foot-long joints
Yeah
Back in like two thousand what yeah ten or eleven maybe like yeah for sure. So you know
Yeah, 2012 like one of those lines is always held it down. We you know, we could go through stories like a hundred thousand going to the meat in the next day
Like yeah, I think that was the last time I went to Atlanta actually
Yeah, like
For anything like that me too probably
Speaking of you can find us this summer at import alliance. I think it's July 25th and 26th
Yeah, I got the invite on a on Facebook nice down down in Nashville, Tennessee like come see us come chat with us
We're gonna be recording some live
Episodes as usual so 24th and 25th 24th and 25th. So come down find us. We'll we'll
We'll chop it up on the pod so
You know moving on it's like
You know, there's different, you know, I'm 40 you're 37
37
Okay, yeah, so
Carried the valve
So, you know, there's this there's this time which it isn't for everybody, but and I feel like
It happened for a lot of people there was like a lol kind of like
You know, whether it's you're developing your career. You're having a family. You're doing whatever. There's like this lol, you know that kind of like
It's just it's less and I feel like the whole car thing went through it for a while
It was still happening, of course, right and never died. It was just different. Yeah, it was different
I feel like it's moved on from that. Yes, I agree and it's kind of
Reverted like come back around right because I think more people are coming back into it. Yeah
Yeah, and which is sick, you know, I think that that's good these people that maybe you have memories like I do
but
In their own way now can live them, you know, live out what was yeah, you get it there. It's cool, right?
Like you have this car. I got these, you know, whatever and
It and so I think
This is going to be this time we know it is because we did this podcast
We've gotten to meet so many cool people. We've gone to Japan multiple times like we this will be enough
You know, there's like nostalgia points in your timeline, you know and like
This will be another like point of nostalgia for us in 20 years
Like dude remember when we were going like, yeah, it's going to be are you kidding me, dude?
Remember when we went to fat five land with Diego Saito and friggin Diego himself dude ripped
Dude, are you kidding me like that's like nostalgia to the max like
Meeting these two dudes from the internet Jesse and Jay and having them take us to like places that we never would have been able to go because we just
Weren't connected like that and we hadn't been there like that, you know, so
Yeah, dude, like for sure that that's gonna be in this whole thing will be another nostalgia point
You know for sure so dude, it'll pop up on Facebook. I'm sure it has been for me lately. I know it has been for you, Japan
Yeah, the first the first trip. Yes
That was yeah, that's it it. Yeah, it really made me frustrated. Yeah, yeah instant
Depression I was like, dude, I've never looked at my memory so much and I that we had a blast. Yeah, we were very
Fortunate to take that trip like yeah for sure like it was
Like just after COVID like the height of COVID was the years prior and like I took advantage
Of the housing market and sold my house for like way more than I built it for and I was just like dude
Like if I sell this house, dude, we're frigging going to Japan
And sure enough it sold for more than asking and I was like dude, we're going to look at Japan
And and so we planned it out like quite a ways in advance. Yeah, like we knew for a while
We were going to Japan right we weren't sure of the like
What we would have to do to get there as far as like what the law was because like everything was changed
We were having to yeah, we ever having to get COVID tests like within a few days. Yes, that's right. Remember that panic
Yeah, that was so late, dude
Like they had us getting tests paying paying dude to swap our dude
They I got like three different tests because like I got the wrong type or something and I was like, oh fuck
We can't go dude. Oh, yeah, yeah for sure
What else was it? Oh, you wouldn't get the results. I wasn't gonna get the results until you're on the plane
You know until I was on the way going dude, and you had to show it on when you get there. Yeah to get through customs
Yeah, dude, that was crazy. That was crazy. What a but it was awesome because it was sick
there was
Way less people there and I can't imagine the dudes that got the like work permits and were able to like oh, dude
I bet it was yeah, when it was like when it was dead pretty much. Yeah, like when he got there when it was
Starting yes, like it was starting to come back
I think they were it was a few months that people were able to come in before we were yeah, like
But now I've heard you know and and as my trips progressed. I definitely noticed way more people
Yeah, like for sure and and I've heard like, you know
This past year has been just like wretched for that type of thing just so many visitors so
But dude, yeah, that's in even that right there for us. We just were nostalgic about that. Yeah
You know like shit like even that already do three years ago. Yeah is like, you know because
We are very lucky and fortunate to experience these things so like and we did have a freaking great time dude
Think about it. We went and paid like it was a bunch of first
Yeah, you know like being in Japan for the first time picking up my car for the first time driving on Japanese roads for the first time
Like just the whole thing was like a bunch of first. Yeah, and like we did it really well like we
Really did good. Yeah, you know like so. Yeah, I mean
Dude see it's like it's hard like but in nostalgia
I mean people say it kills progress people say this or that like, you know
I think personally and this is just me you can be like dude. You're dumb idiot and I'll be like, okay
but like I feel like you have to
appreciate and be able to
revisit the past in order to like really go forward in the future anyways, right?
If you if you as soon as it happens you block it out or you just like wipe it off like is that it?
Like right that's not a progress killer, you know, I don't know
Well, you know, it's just these things that people say but I like I enjoy
Nostalgia and I know you do too. That's why you frigging have been watching cops for a year straight
Yeah, I just called you out on the podcast dude
This guy has been watching cops listen for a year straight and loves it
Has his has his infinite watching it dude like just so into it. It's that it's that perfect
Background noise to your to your home life. Yeah, oh for sure TV has a cops channel tap in tap in welcome
It's cool, dude. I'd like dude. Yeah MacGyver is mine
Mr. MacGyver like it's it's cool and that is a form in nostalgia, right?
Because whether you realize or not there was a point in your life when that show had something, you know
And like so you bring it back because you enjoyed that time in your life
Like whether you think so or not I fully believe that yeah, I start watching. I'm just like I kind of want a cigarette
Yeah, where are the mar breads dude frigging cops is on dude, right? Where's my Zima?
Okay, enough, you know, so I personally don't think it's it's bad at all, you know
What is the first major like car event that you remember attending besides like, you know, like not the bridge or IA or whatever
Dude, I'm not really sure
Really not sure on that one
Like import car thing
Yeah
Yes
Just drop my water
Okay, so I'm not really sure
It's hard to say because like
What I mean what really comes to mind is like the import night of the drag strip because my job would always at the hill or yeah
Yeah, yeah, you said that was I probably was here with you probably isn't that crazy. I know like seriously like so
That probably was my like first
like
Intro into it. I guess you could say but that was when I was like super young probably like
13 yeah, so that was like yeah early. Yeah. Yeah, like I
Remember what no, I was just thinking like mine was hot import nights
Down in Boston. So like I hung out with these so I'm in central Maine
We are in central Maine, Augusta, right? We're about an hour and a half from the southern border. Yeah, I would say so
and
Then, you know, we're about two hours from the end of I-95
Yeah, you know like maybe three but yeah, so you know in this area
Like I said, there was some DSMs and some other stuff like the dude with his type R
But otherwise everybody was down in southern Maine
So I ended up finding my group down there and they had me in their car club. I was in the first car club
Oh shit BTM the black top messiahs
So could you picture the type of dudes that these dudes were like in the sense of like what how they dress what type of music they listen to
The black top messiahs
Dude, it was our thing dude. It was cool like the the like ringleader had like a 240 with like an SR and like whatever
Is that a ringleader? Yeah, yeah, and like you know, but it was it was cool for Maine, right?
Like we all got together like I had at this point. I had a CTR clone and
You know, we put a turbo kit on it and stuff like in their garage, you know, it was that type of thing
So it was cool, but
Yeah, it was Maine dude is the black top messiahs and I remember we all were amp dude
Like there was a group of 27 of us going down the hot and port nights
Damn that was deep and around here for sure. That was deep. Yeah, like that was very deep. So
Anyways, we're on our way down
Dude at this point, especially cops are way friggin more like aggressive about it. Yeah, yeah, dude
They're like you guys are Robin fucking trailers rocks got like 22 out of the 27 of us all pulled over on the side of the road
The all of us dude three of them dude just have all but yeah
Like so many cars dude, and they just parked in the front the rear in the in the middle and just like blocked us in and walked
Down and gave us all tickets for whatever. This is in New Hampshire, of course. Oh, dude. Yeah
Yeah, sorry to ham sure. Yeah live free or die. All right, unless you have a modified exhaust
Go ahead and see me officer. Yeah
Okay, anyway
Yeah, all right, so but yeah, you know that was like the end then of course we all roll in there into the parking lot and it's just like
Yeah, it's just sick, right like in me being from here and it's like
Like whoa, like this is this is legit, you know, this is indoors and outdoors and like just like a party
Yeah, it was in a convention center inside and outside and
Back in the day the only performance shot for tuners for Maine was called Northeast auto design. Yeah, and the dude Ned
Yeah, he had that Ryan was the owner. He had a sick
Supra and so that got him he like built everybody's stuff and then he got a skyline. Oh
Shit. Yeah, what do you what yours is? Yeah, this is
2004
Wow, yeah, that's sick. Yeah, but
That's an early one. It was a
It was a
2.5 T like a 33. Yeah, but like back then dude, we got no clue. Yeah, you know fucking GTR
It's a GTR. It's a fucking is what you see. I do essentially right like back then like dude in Maine
Yeah, this guy's in Portland and has a
33 that's pretty sick and he so Napa had like this thing called the tuner series back then
This is as stuffs kind of picked up and then yeah, like fell off, but like right they had the Napa tuner series, so
There'd be like a party with a DJ at Napa and then they'd have a burnout contest in the in the law
All over Maine all over. Yeah. Yeah, it was the Napa tuner series and it went around and so
Dude down in Portland. Okay, these they they have the Napa tuner series and dude is actually a dope DJ
There was tons of people there. Yeah, like
They make a circle in the parking lot do tons of people around the whole thing. They bring out they
Dude, they like burn the tires off the 33 dude. Everybody's losing their mind as you can imagine. Yeah, they bring out the Supra. I
Don't understand how this happened to this day and I'm not sure exactly like thinking about it
Like I am not sure what part because everybody said downpipe, but like
It that it doesn't make sense, but dude
This guy is doing a burnout a doughnut in his Supra
Yeah
And a part flies off the car and takes out this dude's legs dude and fuck he lands directly on his face dude
Like there's smoke everywhere
This dude just gets his legs cut right out from under him dude and just smash his face
And like I and I remember afterwards like, you know, he gets up and everybody's clapping and he's holding the part over his head
But it's like
That's just like dude, this is main right here, dude, like yeah, wow
It's been good, you know
But yeah, dude nostalgia sick, right see there
Yeah, that's my whole point like remembering those good times and like these things and these situations and yeah
You know how this scene is like, you know contracted and then grown again
And you know, these are all all good things I think, you know
I don't think there's anything wrong in and talking about these type of things. No, I think it's cool
Yeah, it's not naughty at all
Dude, yeah, I don't know you got anything else you want to throw in for nostalgia, I mean
one time out in
2009 I was in
S3 magazine and import tuner in the same month with the same car
Yeah, and so that was cool that that was like a a super highlight for me because it was with my
99 CTR X. Yeah, and so that was like, you know, hey surprise guys. I'm actually in both of you guys the same month
November 2009 dude. Yes, I got a model. Yeah
But that you know, that was just like another one of those like cool things, you know, I mean
Like now like, you know, I wouldn't build a car like that to get that type of attention
So I'd never be able to pull something, you know, there's no print even digital
I'd never really be able to pull something like that off, but
At the time I thought it was cool. I lived in Colorado and import tuner sent a photographer from Utah
Like four or five hours that's over to me and we did all kinds of cool
light stuff and rigs and but one of the rigs fell on the car and dented the hood. I was pretty pissed and
The photographer was just kind of like what?
What do you mean? No, I know that didn't know that was already there dude. I'm like, what dude?
Yeah, I remember seeing those like the rig shots. Yeah, and like they look sick. Oh, yeah, do they look insane, right?
But like the non photoshop version where the rig is still all in there like holy shit
It's this huge thing. Yeah, it's like suction cup and zip tied and yeah
I just strapped and like but the pictures are sick and what I I mean
I realized later, but why I didn't realize until we're doing the shoot was like those rig shots are done it like
Like rolling speed. Yeah, like barely push barely pushing the car. Yeah. Yeah, I was like looks like you're doing a hundred miles
Like you're going too fast. You're going too fast. I'm like dude. I'm like literally
Chill dude
They're most not Bluetooth. I can't click the button. You're going too fast
Yeah, dude, see exactly dude like the good times man and in like all of these culminate into
The passion that we've developed for the machine for the culture for the people
just for that
That feeling right that's like really, you know
It comes in all different forms whether it's through speed or whether it's through gathering or whether it's through whatever, right?
But the basis of it is the car and
That's like that's sick. I feel you know genuinely
I feel thankful that I fell in love with something like this is opposed to fentanyl or heroin
Yeah, I feel like I spend the same type of money probably
No, but for real like I am thankful that I'm not lost and I have this thing that is you know through through different
relationships through
different lives almost the one constant has been the love of
The automobile right the love of the car specifically obviously JDM cars
That's why we're here, but that's been the constant
I love cars throughout any girlfriends
I had or in my wife and you know like or through any best friends or through any like it was all there, you know, so
I am for sure thankful
Thankful to have it dude. Absolutely me too wouldn't trade it for anything. Hell. No. All right guys
Hey, we just wanted to you know, we've been we've been doing some interviews
We definitely of course have more plan. We just wanted to throw
Just some a piece of ourselves in here and like yeah, this also helps you guys get to know us in who we are and how
Long we've actually been in this just a little bit better
We're old world, but
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We would love to know like the interaction is important
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Feeds it for sure
But for this episode of the right hand drive guys podcast
I'm Bobby. This is Aaron. See ya. Peace
About this episode
The hosts bounce between garage updates and deep nostalgia, comparing current projects with the early days that pulled them into car culture. They revisit the influence of magazines, games, Option videos, Fast and Furious, and local builds, then move through memorable meet spots in Nashville and Maine, including street-racing stories and convoy chaos. The episode also circles back to how cars, trips, and old features keep becoming new memories.
In this episode of the Right Hand Drive Guys Podcast, we check in on where our current builds stand — what’s done, what’s next, and what’s taking way longer than expected. From parts on order to big-picture plans, we get real about the highs and headaches of building cars the right way.
Then we take it back. Way back. We dive deep into the nostalgia that made us who we are — the DVDs we wore out, the local meets and events, the car clubs, the early internet forums, and the movies that lit the spark. It’s a look at the era that shaped our taste, our standards, and our obsession with JDM culture.
This one’s equal parts update and throwback — a reminder that every build today is rooted in something that inspired it years ago.
🎙️ From late-night DVDs to late-night garage sessions — this is the story behind the builds.
