Yamazaki's '91 Suzuki Cappuccino

**Yamazaki** · 02-18-2016, 10:46 AM

Here it is! Another car in my garage straight from Japan!

1991 Suzuki Cappucino

Clear side blinkers
trunk lip spoiler
body-matched painted top pieces
Kenwood KMM-BT315U headunit
Auto Club Beans front bumper w/foglights
Nardi wood shift knob
Nardi wood steering wheel
strut tower bar
LED cabin light
LED city lights

**Subafreak** · 02-18-2016, 01:59 PM

So pimp. You didn't waste anytime time getting that over here did ya? Lol.

**98legwag** · 02-18-2016, 02:04 PM

Anyone else notice its a Cappuccino with a "beans" front bumper?

**Muse** · 02-18-2016, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by 98legwag

Anyone else notice its a Cappuccino with a "beans" front bumper?

Hahaha! I did not, but I like it. a lot.

Cute little rollerskate, Yama. You're gonna get all the looks in that thing. Make the Miata guys jealous. Did it have all the upgrades when you got it, or have you started working your magic already?

**Dead91silvia** · 02-19-2016, 05:16 AM

No! You can not do the same lazy ass post as @Reason! :P More pics damn it!

**Yamazaki** · 02-19-2016, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Dead91silvia

No! You can not do the same lazy ass post as @Reason ! :P More pics damn it!

I have more pics and will post after I get home from work today. I was just waiting for @Reason and he came through!

Originally Posted by Muse

Did it have all the upgrades when you got it, or have you started working your magic already?

Everything except the headunit is what it left Japan with. I negotiated some items off/on the car when I bought it.

**Reason** · 02-19-2016, 10:19 AM

Bastards lol

**Yamazaki** · 02-19-2016, 03:27 PM

Here are some more pics.

**98legwag** · 02-19-2016, 03:48 PM

Dude, the battery is almost as big as the engine.

**Grimmrican** · 02-20-2016, 11:32 PM

OMG I want one!!!! Can you imagine my fat ass squeezed all up in one of them lmao

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**Yamazaki** · 02-26-2016, 04:12 PM

I finally got the translation certification from the Embassy and went to the MVA today. The Cappuccino has its own plates and is road legal now! I will receive the US title in a couple weeks.
Now that It is road legal, I have to take it to get inspected so I can receive a full registration. That'll be interesting. The guy who I take all of my cars to for state inspections I don't think will even fit in the car....

**Grimmrican** · 02-26-2016, 04:47 PM

So what exactly are the steps you have to do to import a car and make it legal?

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**Yamazaki** · 02-26-2016, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Grimmrican

So what exactly are the steps you have to do to import a car and make it legal?

That totally depends on the car. But the basic steps should be obvious: Buy the car, ship the car, receive the car, register the car. Done!

**iampetro** · 02-26-2016, 07:49 PM

Thats a sweet little ride.

I hate that there are cool sports cars I'll never get to drive because I'm too big

What are the odds of my 6'4 200lb self squeezing into one of these?

In my quest for my first car I went to drive different things like an integra, MX-3, and a miata that I discovered I could never own or drive because my legs are too long

**Yamazaki** · 02-27-2016, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by iampetro

Thats a sweet little ride.

I hate that there are cool sports cars I'll never get to drive because I'm too big

What are the odds of my 6'4 200lb self squeezing into one of these?

In my quest for my first car I went to drive different things like an integra, MX-3, and a miata that I discovered I could never own or drive because my legs are too long

You couldn't fit in a Miata? When I used to autocross, there was one tall guy who didn't seem to have too much trouble fitting in his Miata. Although I don't think he was 6'4". Probably closer to 6'1" or 6'2". My roommate at the time could fit in my Miata and he was 6'1". So maybe that is the limit to still be comfortable.

But the Cappuccino is way smaller. I have a coworker who is about 6'4" or so and I have to get a picture of him in the Cappuccino. For comical purposes, of course.

**Yamazaki** · 02-27-2016, 07:58 PM

I organized the garage and managed to fit 4 vehicles in my 2 car garage today. I parked the Cappuccino where I normally put the bike (behind the S401) and fit the bike next to the S401. That left plenty of room to fit the Forester for an oil change. In that configuration though, I wouldn't be able to take out either the bike or the Cappuccino without moving the Forester first. I am working to organize things in a way to fit the Impreza, S401, NM4, and the Cappuccino while still being able to drive two of them in/out without difficulty. I'm only able to do it because the Cappuccino takes up about as much room as the bike. If it were a normal size car, there's no way it'd work. I'll take pictures once I am done.

**Yamazaki** · 03-02-2016, 11:56 AM

The car passed the MD state inspection and I already have the full 2-year registration sticker from MVA. There were some minor hiccups (like the inspector not having any of the inspection data for the car), but I was able to provide everything they needed since I already have all of the service manuals, pars catalogues, and factory books on it. One other thing that I am mildly concerned with: the inspector wrote the "mileage" in directly and didn't convert it to miles. When I went to the MVA, they wrote that for it's mileage. So in their system, it gained about 30,000 miles in a week. They wouldn't convert it because it's what the inspector wrote in. One other thing, the inspector had to get somebody else to drive it because he couldn't fit. The other guy walked up to the car and got in on the wrong side.... :icon_smile:

(oh, and no update on the garage space. I haven't done anything else with it)

**Muse** · 03-02-2016, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Yamazaki

I have a coworker who is about 6'4" or so and I have to get a picture of him in the Cappuccino. For comical purposes, of course.

**Dead91silvia** · 03-03-2016, 04:09 AM

I think there needs to be more pics in this thread....

**Yamazaki** · 03-03-2016, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by Dead91silvia

I think there needs to be more pics in this thread....

There's a picture for you.

**dodik** · 03-03-2016, 10:39 AM

please tell me you are not changing all that wood, interior is brilliant for that thing

**Dead91silvia** · 03-03-2016, 11:16 PM

HAHAHA!!!!!

No.

Of the car! funny guy...

**Yamazaki** · 03-04-2016, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dead91silvia

HAHAHA!!!!!

No.

Of the car! funny guy...

Yeah, yeah. It's supposed to be nice this weekend, I'll take some more.

**Yamazaki** · 03-04-2016, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by dodik

please tell me you are not changing all that wood, interior is brilliant for that thing

I have zero intention of changing the interior. In fact, the interior was one reason for getting this particular car. The woodgrain interior was a catalogue option that not a lot of people opted for. The steering wheel and shifter are totally bonus.

**rkrenicki** · 03-04-2016, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Dead91silvia

HAHAHA!!!!!

No.

Of the car! funny guy...

I found this one:

**Dead91silvia** · 03-04-2016, 01:42 PM

^ Not funny

**Yamazaki** · 03-04-2016, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by Dead91silvia

^ Not funny

Okay, okay, okay.

Here are three more pictures of my car.

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**Dead91silvia** · 03-04-2016, 02:18 PM

Errrr......

**peugoby** · 03-04-2016, 06:07 PM

These K cars are so cool. They look like a blast. I would probably have a tough time fitting in one for a long commute. I'm near 200 lbs and 6'2". After reading your post I quickly looked on Vancouver, BC's Craigslist and sadly didn't see any up for sale!

**Muse** · 03-04-2016, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by peugoby

These K cars are so cool. They look like a blast. I would probably have a tough time fitting in one for a long commute. I'm near 200 lbs and 6'2". After reading your post I quickly looked on Vancouver, BC's Craigslist and sadly didn't see any up for sale!

woah, woah... careful. The Cappuccino is a Kei car.

This is a K-car:

See, the wood trim's on the INSIDE with Yama's car.

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