Battle Magazine — March 1997
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116 available scans from Battle Magazine — March 1997, in rtl reading order. Original scans with English draft translations and searchable page text. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.All 59 provided PDF pages retained as 116 reader pages; completeness against a physical printed copy has not been independently established.
Page 111 — English draft translation
Captions and page details
Hisashi Ueda / Okayama Prefecture
RPS13 180SX
Tomoyuki Kudo / Hokkaido
This photo shows me with my friend’s 180SX. I’m still learning, but I’m drifting. Next time, I hope it’ll appear in the “Extreme Drift” section…
This car is…
Hello! It’s a pretend drift-style build. I worked hard at my part-time job to get it this far. All that effort paid off—the car turned out great!
Silvia
S13
…it does!
This RPS13 looks great dressed in a full Versado aero kit!
Blow-off valve; rear…
(Original)… MS high…
Apexi AFC; wheel “Presede”…; E-front bumper (original)…
Straight-pipe exhaust; KYB clu…
(Engine)
…finished it.
CST…
Reinforced suspension, Trust…
[Unclear: isolated numeral-like OCR fragment.
[Unclear: isolated “na” fragment.
Brake pads…
[Unclear: suspension-specifications heading only.
Parkly…
R32 fuel pump; Cusco tension rods…
Blow-off valve, Legal ma…
Nismo reinforced…
Straight pipe…
Engine: HKS Power Flow…
[Unclear: muffler-specification fragment.
Battle Club grille and rear side markers for an S14 Silvia.
[Unclear: OCR reads “Aco”; likely a product-name fragment.
[Unclear: OCR reads “Prem”; likely part of a product name.
Side step
WAV
[Unclear: isolated katakana fragment.
[Unclear: exterior-specifications heading only.
Interior: Italvolanti steering wheel, three-point seat belt, red instrument panel, homemade subwoofer box.
TBO
Brake pads…
65W fog lamps…
Full aero kit…
HKS…
WAVE…
F Nismo / R…
Suspension: Ohlins shocks, front and rear tower bars. Exterior: Versado bat… Interior: …
[Unclear: isolated single-character OCR fragment.
…via
Oil-temperature gauge…
HKS boost gauge…
4…
[Unclear: multiplication-sign-like fragment.
[Unclear: OCR reads “ノプ”; meaning indeterminate.
Nismo shift…
Willans 4…
Pretend drift…
Two 180SXs side by side
[Unclear: OCR fragment “田个日” is not reliably readable.
[Unclear: OCR reads “specification??” but the source is damaged.
EG6 Civic Ferio SiR — Masaki Okuyama / Saitama Prefecture
Hello! There are so many ordinary cars, so please feature my Civic Ferio! You’ve shown a three-door hatchback before, but now a four-door Ferio has finally arrived! The blue wipers are a nice accent!
…the Civic…
Mastering it!!
Engine: Forza air cleaner, SplitFire plugs and plug wires. Suspension: Apex Type 2 springs, KYB short shocks, … Exterior: Mugen wheels, homemade…
Brake pads…
Fumihiko Nakamura / Miyagi Prefecture
FC3S Savanna RX-7
I built it this far myself!
I managed to build it this far myself. But I never want to replace the clutch and differential again…
…it is.
You must have had a really hard time changing that clutch and differential. Still, that effort is what made this car what it is, so let’s call it worthwhile. And it looks great in such a simple color!
Engine: M’S Power Cleaner & FBC, T’s Sports exhaust, ARC intercooler type… and blow-off valve, Orient Works ECU, Ultra plugs, Ritz Racing plugs, Mazspeed…; suspension details…
[Unclear: front-specification fragment only.
ARC stabilizer…
Brake pads…
Winmax brakes…
C Standard coilovers…
Maz…
Ame-Miya…
[Unclear: OCR reads “トーンンセラ”; product is indeterminate.
Cusco rear tower bar…
…bar
…strut…
[Unclear: isolated single-character OCR fragment.
Export model…
FET full bucket seat, C’s kit…
TBO down…; Momo steering wheel; 260 km/h meter…
[Unclear: exterior-specification heading only.
[Unclear: interior-specification heading only.
Night…
…7-point roll cage.
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