スバル３６０のロシア大陸を走る東京からブダペストまでの旅 Subaru 360 trip from Japan to Europe

Subaru 360 Tokyo Budapest Part 2　スバル３６０東京ブダペスト２

2011-06-20T08:12:00.004+09:00

The second video is here
旅の第二弾はこちらです

YouTubeのビデオ／スライドショー

2011-06-18T13:46:00.004+09:00

Part one of the video Subaru 360 Tokyo Budapest trip
スバル３６０で東京からブダペストへのビデオ１

10,000km done! Wait Moscow here we come

2010-08-07T12:29:00.002+09:00

８月７日２０１０
東京ーブダペスト旅中１０，０００km走りました。
August 7, 2010
On our trip from Tokyo to Budapest we traveled 10,000km!

車も私も元気にがんばってます。We are doing well.

2010-07-27T19:56:00.002+09:00

５，６００km以上走って、車もドライバーも元気です。
インターネットを見つけるは、はなかなか出来ないですが出来るだけ下記のブログ(MovingJapan)で日々をアップします。
皆さんは、何日間アクセス出来なくって申し訳ございません。

After 5,600km, both car and driver are doing well.
It is kind of hard to find internet in Siberia, but as much as possible I will try to update the blog below (MovingJapan).
The blog was not working for a few days, but we have fixed the bug now.
Sorry for it.

Daily updates 旅中,日日のアップデート

2010-07-06T20:41:00.000+09:00

During the trip, daily updates will be posted here:
http://www.movingjapan.com/ ←click
Please visit to see the progress (or the lack of it:))

出来るかぎる毎日、旅の経過、ハプニングなどをこちらにアップします：
http://www.movingjapan.com/←click

I got my visa to Russia! ロシアのビザを手に入れた！

2010-06-18T00:09:00.006+09:00

Tuesday, I got my Russian visa!　火曜日にロシアのビザを手に入れた！

The challenges are already started, trying to get all the paperwork done. Talked to the Customs, reserved the ferries, started to collect the spare parts.
問題点を一つずつ解決し、出発日少しずつ近くなります。税関と連絡、フェリーの予約スペアー部品の集まり

Departure in a month!!! 出発まであと一ヶ月！！

2010-06-13T22:30:00.002+09:00

One month left 'till the start of the run.
There is still a lot to do, but the preparation is going well.
Stay tuned for updates.

出発まであと一ヶ月です。
まだやる事沢山ですが、じゅんびは順調です。
アップデートお待ち下さい。

Get set, ready, and in July, GO １について、（７月に）ゴー

2010-05-09T22:49:00.005+09:00

This is the itinerary for the great trip with my 42 years old, 0.356liter two stroke engine car from Tokyo to Budapest. The planned start of the trip is mid-July.

やっと、今年の７月に旅に出る事が出来ます。下記のルートを予定しております。
旅の途中に毎日、アップデートしますが、また、こちらにいらっしゃい。

Tokyo, Oarai (ferry to) Tomakomai, Vakkanai, (ferry to)

RUSSIA 　Sakhalin, Kholmsk (ferry to) Vanino, Khabarovsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnojarsk, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Moskva (?), Kursk, to

UKRAINE, 　Kijev, Ternopol, Uzgorod,

HUNGARY Hajdunanas, Budapest.

Stay with me, I will update this blog daily during the trip.

Test drive to Toyama Fushiki ferry 富山伏木フェリーまでのテストドライブ

2010-04-13T23:51:00.003+09:00

On the second weekend of April, I decided to drive to Toyama Fushiki ferry.
This ferry was/is my first choice to get over from Japan to Russia, and I wanted to see how hard is for the car and for me to take this trip. It was raining again, raining for the whole trip except a few hours. The roads were empty, no wind, I was able to make good time.

It was a lot of climbing, there was still snow on the side of the highway.

From home to the port of Fushiki took 7hours and 40 minutes.

If I came this far, I decided to drive around the Noto peninsula as well.
Beautiful drive would be without the rain...

Leaving for home.

On the way home, I even get a few hours without rain! Great road, very little traffic... Many many long tunnels, some over 4km.

After 12 hours, and 580km, I have arrived home.
On the two weekends I drove over 2,000km without any problem with the car (other than the rain leaking in on the way to Ise).
I was able to drive long hours, and gained trust in my little yellow baby.
Since January, I drove over 4,000km. It is time to see the damage...
The car deserves one complete checkup now, and one before the "big trip".

Family trip to Ise and Matsuzaka 伊勢、松坂の家族旅

2010-04-02T21:53:00.000+09:00

It's early April, the Sakura is blooming everywhere. We decided to visit Ise Shrine and Matsuzaka.
We have left early for the Irago-Toba ferry. The weather couldn't be worst, half way we got typhoon like wind and rain. This was the first time since I drive my Subaru that I was worried that the wind might blow the roof away from the car... Half of the route, we couldn't drive more thank 50km/h on the highway. Poor Subaru was leaking everywhere.
This was our driving record until the ferry port.

The ferry was only 55 minutes, but it wasn't an easy ride. High waves and rain during the whole trip.

The ferry, just like ours, sailing the opposite direction.

We have spent the night at the Shinpachiya in Toba.

Next morning, we have visited the famous Ise Jingu. I wish that we would have more time, the 125 shrine deserve more time...

After Ise Jingu we drove to Matsuzaka.

The Sakura is incredible everywhere.

We have spent the second night at the Taiya Ryokan. Great food and very friendly staff was making our stay unforgettable. I am not keen having Japanese breakfast (just can't have fish, not to mention natto) They have prepared continental breakfast for me! Something that is hard to get at Japanese ryokans...

On our third day we were heading home. Nice drive until we hit the usual 30km traffic jam on the highway from Oi-Matsuda, 70km from home. We made a pretty good average until that.

The last 70km took us 2 hours and 20 minutes...
Our average speed drop to 50km

GPS test ナビテスト Garmin 205W, Sony NV-U 35, Panasonic CN-MP50D

2010-03-31T23:30:00.000+09:00

Today we have tested three GPS on accuracy, and response.
Garmin 205W,
Sony NV-U 35,
Panasonic CN-MP50D
It was interesting to see that the three GPS were choosing different routes although we put the same goal at the same time for all three.
All three were following the car movement correctly, only that the Panasonic was a little slower re-routing after we diverted from the suggested route.

My favorite is the Garmin, except for one thing that I missed in.
The three choices for road types are not enough. Toll road; Local road or the shortest distance are the options one has to choose from.
I wish it would have another option where local and toll roads are mixed.
It records distance, maximum, average speed that is great help with an old car like my Subaru.

The Sony NV-U 35 has many good options but the screen is the smallest (4,3") and it was the least reliable at choosing the best route. ( We have tested them on a route we know well)

The Panasonic futures digital TV tuner and has the largest screen among the three.
It has the slowest response, and it can not record distance, speed etc...

今日３台のナビをテストしました。
ガーミン　nuvi 205W;
ソニナブ・ユー　NV-U 35;
パナソニック　ストラーダ　CN-MP50D

三台のナビを同じにセットして、レスポンスや正確さなど見ながらスバルを走らせた。

車の動きを３台とも確実にフォローしてが、パナソニクのリルートのレスポンスは少し遅かった。
私の気に入りはガーミンです。たりない所一つだけ　と思いましたら、今取り説見たら日本語版と英語版は異なるみたいです。日本語では時間優先、距離優先、と直行になってます。
ガーミンは日本語と英語切り替え出来ますので、今まで英語で使いましたが、今度日本語でも使ってみます。

ソニーで色んな設定は可能ですが、画面は小さくて見にくいと思ってます。

パナソニック、ストラーダの画面は５V型ワイドモニターで、ー番大きくて、ワンセグも楽しめますが、距離、スピードなどの記録見れません。３台の内レスポンスは一番遅かったです。

50 years has passed by... ５０年間経った...

2010-03-03T21:08:00.006+09:00

KYODO NEWS

A family washes their Subaru 360 in April 1960. On March 3, 1958, Fuji Heavy Industries Co. ushered in an era of affordable family cars with the announcement that a remake of the minicar will hit the market in May with a sticker price of 425,000 yen. The popular 360 had a top speed of 83 kph.

Snow in Tokyo 東京の雪

2010-02-02T07:55:00.003+09:00

Last night we got some snow in Tokyo. This doesn't happen very often, so I took the opportunity to take a few pictures :)
昨日東京で雪はふりました。車で少し遊びました　：）

Incredible India! すばらしいインド

2010-01-22T19:27:00.004+09:00

We are back from our family trip to India. Please visit our blog about it.
click> India with kids
今年の冬休みに家族とインドへ行きました。上のリンクでブロゴご覧下さい。

Travel in style! アッパークラスの旅

2009-12-21T12:25:00.001+09:00

There is nothing better then arriving home and finding a pretty yellow limousine waiting.

帰る時やはりこの黄色リムジンの出迎えは一番！

Which one should I ride?

どっちに乗りましょうか？

Brake work 　ブレーキ

2009-12-21T12:10:00.005+09:00

最近、仕事忙しくて、ブログにアップデートしませんでしたが、少しずつ車に愛を込ていました。Nさんのガレージで、ブレーキのオーバーホールをしました。

I was pretty busy recently at work, so hasn’t been updating this blog for some time.

I was giving some tender love for the car, a complete brake overhaul in a friend’s garage.

八王子いちょう祭り Ginko festival in Hachioji

2009-11-26T08:19:00.004+09:00

日曜日に、八王子いちょう祭りを見に行きました。今年は１１月のスケジュール全く決まらなく、参加は断念しましたが、友達に誘ってもらい八王子に行ってきました。沢山のピカピカの車を見れて良いイベントでした。
This November my schedule was very hectic, so I was not able to commit to participate the Hachioji Ginko festival. With a friend, I was able to visit the festival and admire the beautiful cars.

富士サンロクミーティング Mt. Fuji 360cc car meeting

2009-11-02T23:19:00.009+09:00

１０月３１日と１１月1日に TEAM.356のツーリングに参加し、富士サンロクミーティングに行ってまいりました。富士山の周りに紅葉を楽しみながら走ってすばらしでした。ミーティングに２００台を超える３６０ccの色々旧車を一緒に見られても楽しかったです。

Our club, Team.356 had a touring on October 31 and November 1. Driving around Mt. Fuji was incredible. Part of our drive we have participated at the 360cc car meeting by the Mochiya drive-in by Month Fuji. There were over 200 of 360cc cars from all manufacturers.

夜になっても富士山奇麗ですねー。Mt. Fuji at dawn. Just beautiful...

帰り道は”少し”込んでた:(
The way back was a 'bit crowded :(

兄弟みたいかなー
Like brothers...

New Challenge 新しいチェレンジ

2009-10-10T22:10:00.005+09:00

Ready for a new challenge!
This winter my family will travel to India. After a week of sightseeing in Delhi, Agra ( Taj Mahal), Varanasi (Ganges) we will participate the race for the clinically insane, The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run.
I will not driving a Subaru, but a Bajaj Auto-rickshaw instead. It is like a half Subaru :))
Please have a look of my blog about our challenge below.
Our Rickshaw challenge 2010
新しい剖検に参加する事を決めました！
今年の冬に家族とインドに行きます。デリー、アグラ（タージマハル）、バラナシ（ガンガ河）を始め、旅の後半で家族とオートリクシャのレースに参加します。今年のクラッシクレースはスバルのレースではありませんが、オートリクシャは小さなスバルの半分ぐらいのサイズです：））
上のリンクはこの家族チェレンジのブログです。良かったらご覧下さい。

Still dreaming 夢続行

2009-10-10T09:12:00.005+09:00

Although it has been some time since my last posting, my dream is still alive, and did not give it up:)
But, I have a family and a full time job... I plan two months for the trip, so it is a long time to be away. Next Summer looks good now.

During the past few months we took apart (again) the car and try to make it even better.
I was able to find a transmission and engine that has run only 600km!!!
We build this transmission in to my car. Since the car was sitting for 40 years we have replaced all the bearings, and gaskets. The engine was running very nicely before, therefore I used the old one this time and put aside the 600km one for spare.

前回の書き込みから時間が経ちましたが、私は、この夢をあきらめず、実現させる為にがんばっています。
だけど、仕事と家族を持っていますから、私の旅のため２ヶ月も離れる事は簡単ではありません。来年の夏に出来るかな？

この数ヶ月間に、再度エンジンとミッションを全バラしました。６００キロしか走ってないエンジンを手に入れました。走行距離６００キロだけですが、４０年経っているので、ベーリングとガスケットを取り替えました。このミッションで車を組みました。元のエンジンの状態は良かったので、手を入れて、車に乗せました。新しいエンジンをスペアーとして取っときました。

Subaru touring ツーリング

2008-11-15T23:32:00.005+09:00

Last month with a few friends we have visited Subaru's test course. A lot of 360s and a lot of fun.
Check out the green one. Probably the only one still running and road-legal.　The A-5 remained prototype only.

この間中間とスバルテストコースへ行きました。沢山てんとう虫、沢山楽しみ。緑をご覧下さい。おそらく車検付きで、走れるはこの１台しか残っていません。

Inspection time again また車検

2008-09-06T10:55:00.003+09:00

I was pretty busy at the last few months, and just noticed, that the inspection on my first Subaru 360 has expired months ago... (In Japan, cars have to pass safety inspection every other year)
Quickly reserved a spot for inspection, and spent a night preparing for it. Next morning, off to "Shaken" (inspection)
A friend come along with a camera, the result is here.

今年のの夏あっという間終わっちゃった。気付かないうちに一号車の車検切れました。すぐに予約して、一晩整備して、翌日車検受けました。
友人が同行して、ビデオを取りました。

Up and around Mt. Fuji 富士山の楽しい味方。

2008-07-10T21:31:00.001+09:00

After the Numazu fun, I have decided to spend some time exploring the area around Japan highest mountain, Mount Fuji. At the Numazu entrance of the highway my friends headed for Tokyo and I, for the opposite direction to Fuji exit. I drove up to lake Motosu and spent the night in the very nice Villa Motosu guesthouse. Next morning took the Kouhoku scenic route and visited Shoji lake, Saiko lake, Kawaguchi lake and Yamanaka lake.
What is the best way to go up to Mt. Fuji? Of course, drive your Subaru on the Subaru line!
For the little 356ccm (0.356 liter) engine car it is quite a challenge to to climb above 2300m.
I was a nicely surprised how well she took the steep slopes. Other than a few hairpin bend, I was able to drive in third gear all the way up! I did stop at the parking areas to let my engine rest a 'bit, and she took me up without any trouble. I was very proud standing up there, with my little car.
I think, the engine has been brake in now :)
イベント後、沼津のインターでスバルの仲間は東京方面へ、私は反対方面、富士インターに向かいました。もっと、もっと、車と楽しい時間を過ごしたい気持ちで、富士山一周する事を決めました。当日本栖湖のヴィラ本栖で一泊しました。朝、湖北ビューラインで富士５湖から富士山の様々な姿が見えました。
富士山に上るのに一番良いルートは？もちろんスバルラインです！
５合目２３００m上まで、スバル３６０の小さなエンジンに過酷なチェレンジです。パーキングエーリアで少しずつ休みながら、自分もびっくりぐらい楽に上りました。数カ所の急カーブ以外３速で上りました。５合目で沢山な人はスバルを絶賛して、私胸を張って、嬉しかったです。
さあーエンジンの慣らしは出来ましたでしょう：）

Numazu classic car and bike exhibition 沼津クラシックカー＆バイク展示

2008-07-09T18:36:00.003+09:00

On the 7th of July there is an exhibition for old cars and bikes at the arcades of Numazu city.
It is an easy 80km drive on the highway from Machida city, where were started with five cars from our club.
We were driving very nicely until one of the cars just broke down in the middle of a long tunnel...
The worst thing could happen to a driver with an old car (or any car for that matter) to break down on the highway in a tunnel. There is no escape spot closely, and the only thing we could do other to fix the car asap, is to pray that incoming cars will notice us in time and will not flatten out us. After some time, we were still working on the carburetor when the police come with flashing red and protected us. We have fixed the car to make it to the next parking area, where we could work on it in safety.
Another hour, and we were off to Numazu. We had great time, many interesting cars and bikes...
この三年、７月７日に沼津のアーケード名店街でクラッシックカー＆バイク展示がおこないます。TEAM.356から５台のスバル３６０で参加する事を決めて、朝、町田を東名高速出て楽しく走った。
旧車のドライバー（ドライバー皆でしょう？）絶対さけたい事はトンネル内の故障。
今回は，東名のトンネルで、一台、急に止まってしまった！
後ろからすごいスピードで車はバンバン来てる、暗い所で修理しなければなりません！パトカーは来てくれて後ろに止まって、一安心。なんとか、次のパーキングまで動けるに直しました。PAでさらに直してから、沼津まで５台一笑に走りました。
沼津でおもしろい旧車、旧いバイク見ながら楽しい時間をすごしました。

Family outing to Izu 伊豆の家族旅行

2008-07-09T16:08:00.003+09:00

In early June we have visited a Yamazaki sensei the designer of Lamborghini Sogna on Izu peninsula. His page in Japanese is here.
Family of four, the highway, and the hills of Izu was quite a challenge for my little Subaru.
Going up, there were areas I had to switch back to first gear.
We made it up and down(!) in one piece. This was the fist outing with the family in the new Subaru. ( We had several trip with the first one).

６月初めに家族４人車に乗って、ランボルギーニ・ソーニャ（ソニア）をデザインした山崎亮志先生のカーデザインミュージアムに訪ねた。
東名高速度で、それと、伊豆半島のきつい上り坂は家族４人乗せたスバル３６０に大変でした。ある所ギヤーをlow(イッソク）間で戻さなければいけなかったけど無事に上ってそして無事に下りる事で来ました！２互車でこれは家族の初旅でした。

Still planning, but... 夢をあきらめないです！！

2008-06-06T23:04:00.004+09:00

It has been quite some time since my last posting.
There has been an unpleasant development of the planning of the trip, namely that I have to postpone it ☹
My vacation has been cancelled and I am not going to be able to get away from my work at all this summer. This is something I couldn’t see ahead and did not expected at all.
Instead of the “big trip”, this year I will try to do several trips within Japan. I think of it as my training for the real journey.
Last week I drove around the Chiba peninsula, 440km easy 12 hours with several breaks to enjoy the beautiful view.　See the photos.
Tomorrow I will drive with the family (of four) to Izu peninsula this will be a good challenge for the car.
There are still many improvements that I can do on the car, and now I have the time to fine-tune her.
Next summer is far away and in my job I cannot plan so far ahead, just hoping that soon I will be able to fulfill my dream to return home across Siberia.
Please come back and check again this blog, I will post about my adventures with my Subaru 360 within Japan until I get the OK for the “real adventure”.

最近新しいポストしませんでしたの理由は，大変残園なことが起きました。☹
今年の夏休みの中止されて、愛車のスバル３６０で、ヨーロッパへ行く事は今年中出来なくなりました。仕事の動きが変って，仕方が無いです。
シベーリア大壇を後回しして，今年は日本国内で，スバル３６０で色々な所に走り回って行ってみたいと思っております。
車にもまだまだ手を打てなければ行けないし，テストドライブとして、日本の様々の美しい所へ行ってみたいです。
先週千葉、房総半島を回りました。ゆっくり、景色を楽しみながら，１２時間で４４０kmを走りました。写真をご覧下さい。
明日伊豆半島へ家族四人で行きます。
少しずつ国内旅の事も書きますので、
宜しかったら、また党ブログを拝見して下さい。

Finally street legal! 車検を取れました！

2008-03-10T21:56:00.005+09:00

今日、もう一度車検場に行きました。
この間のクランクベーリングのトラブルの”おかげで”　エンジンをすべて交換した車です。（クランクシャフトと全てのベアーリング、シリンダー、ピストン）色々なハプニング有りましたが、車検取れました！２年間OKです！
そして、シベリアの練習のためかな。。。車検場の中、写真の様な道でした。これから少しずつチューニングに入ります。エンジン組み替えたばかりですから、まずならし運転から初めて、長距離でも走れる車を作らなければなりません。

Today, we went for inspection again, to get the permit called "shaken" that every car have to pass in Japan. Last time I tried, I got only halfway...
Since my last post, I have replaced the crankshaft with all the bearings, cylinders and pistons... It was not an easy ride, but at the end I got the stamp on my paper, and my little yellow Subaru has got the permit for two years, yeah! we are street legal for two years :))))
Even had a little rehearsal for the Siberian road!
They are rebuilding the inspection station and the yard we had to drive trough was all dirt.

From now on, we have to fine tune the car (of course after brake-in my newly build engine) make it ready for the long, long, long road trough Siberia to Hungary.

The cause of my engine failure... エンジン故障の原因は。。。

2008-02-26T20:37:00.004+09:00

My last post, I had the sad news that my engine has failed during the test drive.
Now, I know that the cause of this was the crankshaft bearing. See the pictures. We had to replace the crankshaft and crank case. I hope that we can have the car running this weekend.

前回、テストドライブ失敗の寂しい知らせを書きました。原因を分かりましたのでお知らせします。クランクシャフトのベアーリングが粉々になりました。写真を見て下さい。初めての経験です。今週末に直せるかなー。。。

テストドライブ（失敗） TEST drive (failed)

2008-02-19T21:36:00.016+09:00

昨日、新しくくんだエンジン／ミッションで初めてドライブに行って、ランチタイムで一時間走った。すごく良い気持ちでした。ピカピカのスバルで、赤坂、虎ノ門近辺で昼の一時間走った事。今日は車検をとるつもりで品川に向かった時、エンジンからガラガラ音が出始めた。。。何だろう？？？そのまま走って、一分ぐらい音が消えた。けど。。。後３００メートルでドンと来た、エンジン音は本当にひどくなった。まさか抱きつけ？

車を止めて、JAFを読んで家までスバルを運んでもらった。JAFを待ってる間、知り合いのラワンクルさんが通り掛かった、私の黄色いスバルを見たら止まって、どうした？と聞いて、まさか壊れた？を聞かれた。そして、こちらの写真を取ってくれた。

旧車を乗って、一つの楽しみは：行き先まで辿り着くかどうかのドキドキですね。
私はこの事が起きてすごく良い事と思っています。夏の旅までいろんな故障して、それぞれの原因、解決を学んでシベリアのドロ道でも、一人でも、車を直せるようになりたいからです。帰りましたらエンジンをばらして、また組み直します。
三枚目写真をラングキドバイさんが取った去年、Fiat500で世界一周したとき。

It was a beautiful day yesterday and I used my lunch brake to take out my car at the first time to the Tokyo traffic with the rebuild engine and transmission. Driving trough Akasaka, Toranomon area with my shiny car was really GREAT.
Today I had a day off from work and decided to take the car for inspection (shaken).
It is necessary to pass the inspection every other year in order to be able to drive in Japan.
With confidence, I was about half way driving my little Subaru to the inspection, when I hear a "garagara" noise from the engine... What could it be??? by the time I would be able to stop at the side the noise has gone.
BUT, after another 300m, a big shock did shake the car and the the noise was back.
Not just back but it become lauder. I did not liked it at all, I have decided to call the road service to carry home the car.
While waiting for the tow-truck, a friend drove by and stop to ask of what happened. He took the pictures (and more here )

I think of this as a great opportunity to learn more about my car. I hope that it will break down again, and I will learn more and more about why these things happen and how to fix them. Better now, when I have my friends around and parts are much easier to get, then somewhere at the Siberian highway...
(The last picture was taken last year by Lang Kidby who drove his Fiat 500 around the world)

It is one of the many great feeling about old cars...
The adrenalin rise every time, as one can never be sure that he/she will arrive to the destination or will break down somewhere on the way...

We are home... お帰りなさい。。。

2008-02-02T21:55:00.001+09:00

今日は先生のガレージから車を持て帰りました。全部並べて良い気持ちです：）順番で：ラビット３０１b４（１９６８年）、パンのニアとデゥナサイドカー（１９６６年）、スバル３６０　２台（１９６８年）、パサート２００７年。スバルとパサートのサイズを比べて見て：）

Today, we brought home my little Subaru from my friends garage. It is nice to have them all together. They are: Rabbit 301 B4 from 1968; Pannonia bike with Duna sidecar from 1966, 2 Subaru 360 both from 1968, and my 2007 Passat. Compare the size of Subaru to Passat :)

Route planning ルートの設定

2008-01-18T00:08:00.000+09:00

The current plan is to leave Japan 2008. 08. 08. on the ferry RUS, arrive to Vladivostok on Sunday, the 10th of August. What I read from others arrived to Vladivostok the custom clearance could take some time. So I will start from Vlad. when I get my car...
The planned route is Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Moskva, Kijev, Budapest, Bremerhaven. It is about 13,000km trip, that will be quite a challenge for both my little Subaru 360 and myself as well. I plan about six weeks for the trip.

現在の予定は２００８年８月８日に富山県伏木からフェーリを乗って４０時間かけてロシアのウラジオストクまで行きます。税関通ってから次のルートを通る。ウラジオストク、ハバロフスク,チイータ、イルクーツク、ノボシビルスク、モスクワ、キエフ、ブダペスト、ブレーマーハーフェン。この１３，０００キロの旅はスバル３６０にも自分自身にも大きなチャレンジです。６週間かけてガンバって行きたいと思います。

The engine is in the car! エンジンがのせました！

2008-01-07T00:03:00.000+09:00

今日は数人の友達がガレージに訪れておかげでエンジン５分でのせました。車はここまで出来て幸せです。
Today, with the help of visiting friends we put the engine in in five minutes. It is great to see the car coming together.

Brake... ブレーキ。。。

2008-01-03T00:00:00.000+09:00

今日ブレーキマスターシリンダーを取り付けて。これで、ブレーキパイプ（Nさん、ありがとう）マスターシリンダー（Tさんありがとう）、ブレーキホースすべて新品になりました。もう早く乗りたいです。。。
Today we installed the new brake master cylinder. With this the car has new brake pipes, new master cylinder and of course all new brake hoses. A big thanks to the friends for the help.
Can't wait to drive the car...

Happy New Year 2008! あけましておめでとうございます！

2008-01-01T12:54:00.000+09:00

このごろブログに書く暇あまり無くてプロジェクトのアップデートを書きませんでしたが少しづつやっています。スバルを好きな皆様、良いお年を迎え下さい。
Although I did not posted updates on the project bit by bit I am getting closer to put it on the road.
I wish a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR for all Subaru fan.

Anniversary touring

2007-11-26T08:24:00.001+09:00

スバル出目金, originally uploaded by subaru360sd.

こんま３５６の２０周年とてんとう虫会の３０周年記念に、１１月２３と２４日に、スバル太田工場の見学とツーリングしました。スバルビジターセンターでディスプレーされた様々な名車の中私の心に一番近いはもちろんK111の小さなてんとう虫です。
Ont the 23rd and 24th of November we had a joint tour to Subaru's Ota factory to celebrate the 20th anniversary of owners' club .356 and 30th anniversary of Tentoumushikai. There are several beautifully restored Subaru at the Visitor Center at the Ota factory, but of course the little ladybug is the closest to my hearth.

More on restoration レストアーのその２

2007-11-08T23:58:00.000+09:00

This is not fun :((( A lot of dust, and still just preparing for the paint...
After putting some color on the car, I have realized that it is different from what I was hooping to get. We have mixed the color again to a better one. Getting the right yellow is not easy...
はがしはもうイヤアアア。。。でも、ここで手を抜けば後で困難　決めた色で塗ってみたら。。。思ったと違う。黄色い色はカンタンじゃないですねー。もう一度色をやりなおしながら塗装し始めた。

旅の準備その１　レストアー　The restoration of my Subaru 360

2007-11-08T23:46:00.000+09:00

The paint was stripped off, and POR 15 was painted on some of the "rust sensitive" areas. Stripping the paint off a car - even of a small one, like my Subaru 360 - is not fun. I have done this 6 years ago, when I have restored my first Subaru 360, and at that time I said: never ever will I do this, but here I am, doing it all over again.
Two days from now, I will bring the car from the paint shop to my sensei's (mentor, teacher) garage and the fun begins. We will re-build the car to prepare for the 12,000km trip from Tokyo to Budapest trough the Trans-Siberian highway during the summer of 2008. I made a new wire harness since the old one was eaten here-and-there (by rats?).

元のペイントを剥離し、錆びに弱い所POR15で塗りました。ペイントの薄利はとても嫌な仕事ですが車を長く乗りたいなら、やらなければならない作業です。６年前に１台目のスバル３６０のレストア時に一回同じ事をやりました。その時”もう一回絶対にこんなことしない”と決めたけど、またやっちゃったねー。今週の日曜日に塗装屋から友達（先生）のがレージに運んで車の組み立てを始めます。来年の夏に東京からブダペストまでシベリア大陸を横断しての１万２千キロの旅を耐えられるように一から車の全体を組み直してます。ネズミが電気系のハーネスをあちこち食べられてから、全部やり直しました。

The base car レストアベースカー

2007-07-02T21:42:00.000+09:00

My friend K found this base car for me. It looks sad now, but it is a good base car. Wait until I rebuild it...
Kさんのおかげで見つけたベースカーです。見た目寂しそうですがとっても良いレストアーベース車です。生まれ変わるはこれからです。

Introduction はじめに

2007-07-01T18:23:00.000+09:00

私は日本在住のハンガリー人。この国に来て13年余りになる。昨年の誕生日以来、何かいつもと違うことをやってみたいという思いに駆られ、来年の夏、日本から母国のハンガリーまで愛車スバル360で大陸横断することを思いついた。

I am a Hungarian living in Japan at the last 13 years. On my last birthday I was thinking to do something to remember...
Driving my Subaru 360 from Japan to Hungary across Siberia... Now this would be a great idea...

スバルを知らない人のために説明すると、この車は日本初のファミリーカーとして昭和33年に富士重工が開発した小型車で、当時爆発的なヒットを飛ばし、てんとう虫の愛称で親しまれた。現代の軽自動車よりもはるかに小さい車体とか弱い馬力が魅力でもあり、50年たった今でも根強いファンが多い。

For those who don't know the car Subaru360.
It was Japan's first family car, made by Fuji Heavy Industries. The tiny, two cylinder engine car was introduced to the public March 3, 1958 (in Japanese:昭和３３年３月３日). It was a great hit, and the public named the little car "ladybug". It has almost 50 years passed by since it's release, but there are still, many who loves the few remaining cars.

私はこのブログで、来年の夏スバルでハンガリーに到達するまでの過程を綴っていこうと思う。ルートの設定、車の整備調整、手を差し伸べてくれた人達、数々の不安や困難と期待。そして何が起こるかわからないロシア大陸横断。まだゴールに向けて第一歩を踏み出したばかりだが、このブログがスバル愛好者の、そしてまだかなえぬ夢を持っている人達の参考になればと願っている。

This blog is about my trip to Hungary. I will try to write about planning the route, the preparation of the car for the trip and of course will I write on the way.
I hope that this blog will interest those who like Subaru 360 and those who still dare to dream, even if people around us think that our dream is impossible or crazy.