D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 121 — English draft translation
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For some reason, there are lots of Preludes lately—and this one is blue!
OWNER
…but the ViS Racing components…
A full aero kit has arrived. This car is one of the builds fitted with it.
Sport-compacts based on the Prelude have become more common lately. This one-off carbon-fiber bonnet is one exception, but it also wears a ViS Racing kit…
Two subwoofers…
…subwoofers…
ZEAL suspension
…the setup is overwhelming.
…loaded with…
HONDA
Integra
‘It rides comfortably!’
…and his affectionate girlfriend.
…also rides comfortably on dates.
HONDA
Civic Ferio
Yellow wheels and stitching make a perfect combination.
The rear styling is also by ViS…
…simple, standard…
One inch closer to the ground—and still fast and comfortable!
A simple four-headlight tune, with six-eye styling that makes a bold statement…
A sound-system machine with a vivid orange body, unified with yellow accents…
HONDA
…bumper and wing…
A bold rear wing…
…has been transformed.
The Ferio has a coupe bumper and ZEAL coilovers, bringing it extremely low.
It is lowered to the limit, yet the engine is fully tuned internally…
DATA
The coordinated parts work together perfectly.
Prelude
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…so it’s fast. The right headlight area is used to feed in air.
Builder: Sound Connection. Exterior: Weber…
…Sports front bumper, side skirts, and rear bumper
Exterior: ViS Racing front bumper and side skirts…
…rear bumper and wing; one-off carbon-fiber bonnet
Base car: 1992 Civic Ferio; owner: Kei Anoda…
Interior: coupe bumper / muffler smoothing…
Engine: reinforced turbo; aftermarket cam and pulley; top fuel…
Kaminari carbon-fiber bonnet / sound system…
…original orange… / +81 Motorsport wheels, 18 inches
Suspension: six-pot calipers…
…5ZIGEN wheels…
Is that an Integra with an MR2 front-end swap!? Not at all…
OWNER
It looks like a flat-front MR2 at first, but it’s an Integra with a headlight conversion…
Carefully finished
It has a sport-compact look—and the owner is a woman!
It’s surprising how many of the modifications were done by the owner herself.
…the body always…
Bright green
…the rear bumper that gives it a show-car look…
…even in broad daylight…
…different from nighttime…
Integra
HONDA
BOMEX is the main choice…
Civic
…makes it more serious.
…makes the two of them happy…
How enviable!
Integra
HONDA
…shines brilliantly.
…sparkling…
…style diffuser…
…rear bumper.
Ferio
EM Coupe front end and headlights transplanted!
A visit from Tiara, boosting the suspension performance
The suspension has been upgraded since our last visit. The brakes…
The side steps are by VS; the rear bumper is by Grand Design…
…calipers were changed to Project μ, with further grip…
…switched to grippier TOYO tires to improve braking.
An aftermarket EM coupe bumper is fitted at the front; this conversion…
Custom fabrication completed this unconventional Ferio.
DATA
Base car: 1993 Integra. Owner: Mari Matsushima…
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Exterior: aftermarket front bumper for an EM coupe; VS side…
DATA
Built by Shop Garage Tiara. Exterior: …
…kit / NOS installed / chrome finish. Wheels: RAYS…
…custom sports aero / Z33 headlight conversion / A-spec…
Exterior: Bomex front bumper and side skirts…
…skirts and rear bumper; FD3S rear wing. Engine: Apex…
N1 muffler. Interior: custom-painted panels…
…18-inch wheels.
…Grand Design rear bumper…
…custom dual-outlet muffler. Suspension: air suspension. Wheels: RH…
G-Games 19-inch wheels.
The old Eclipse is cool again!
OWNER
What do you think, everyone? This flat-sided shape recalls the SV-X…
It has an American-car feel. Back then, all the big sports cars looked like this…
OWNER
…right? Let's build a sporty look with a lightweight show tune.
00/2
The fenders are flared…
The slats keep it looking clean…
…with the wide fenders, in turn…
HONDA
…as well as the taillights…
…US-market factory parts, and more.
…to be different from everyone else…
HONDA
Civic coupe…
…with a clean, sculpted side…
A new kind of sports compact!
Integra
Inspired by the sun and Los Angeles…
…the family…
Owner Takeda…
B16A swap and manual transmission—it's built to be driven!
…and the fenders have been widened for an even more aggressive look…
The Integra is painted Imola Orange, a dazzling NSX factory color…
…‘I really like it!’
…says, ‘The front…’
The half-bra looks…
http://www.mana…
White body with a Dangan Racing carbon hood with a duct…
The eye-catching hood belongs to a machine built for driving, though…
DATA
It gives it a dramatic look. Even the pet cover matches the body color.
…that’s what makes it cool…
Eclipse
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MITSUBISHI
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A playful sport compact equipped with RION amps and subwoofers.
Exterior: ViS Extreme aero / front and rear…
Base car: 1995 Integra. Built by Shop Spirits…
Base car: 1990 Eclipse. Owner: Yuki Takeda. Exterior…
Exterior: Lancer Evolution V rear wing. Suspension: custom lowering…
Base car: 1996 Civic coupe. Owner: Hiroshi Umehara. Exterior…
Exterior: Xenon full aero / VeilSide wing…
…carbon hood / … muffler / AM…
…widened fenders / NSX Imola Orange / custom muffler…
…muffler / pet cover paint / suspension: …
PRO
…lowered suspension. Engine: GReddy muffler…
…brakes: TUF… / wheels: ADVAN 17-inch…
Authentic JDM style—a subdued, tasteful sticker…
This genuine PASS… / ARD JDM sticker is extremely rare, sourced in the continental US…
DATA
It stands out through its tuning!
…wing by SPON / Danga…
Exterior: Dangan Racing carbon…
…a JDM-style sticker treatment you don't see every day…
…you can only get these at events in the US…
…carbon hood by Racing…; suspension: custom…
…adjustable coilovers. Wheels: +81 JTCC-spec 17-inch…
All four seats match in color…
HONDA
Even the windshield and stickers have real JDM style.
Understated and cool, especially the windshield…
Both of the two pieces at right are rare. The cars…
…and a roll bar behind the rear seats…
…a no-nonsense sports setup.
It has Sparco seats…
…coupe…
Civic
Civic
HONDA
Porsche factory calipers have been fitted with impressive results!
‘Painting the calipers red is a little tacky,’ he says…
…so he fitted red Porsche factory calipers from the start. By the way…
The hood is only off for the event, that's all.
DATA
Base car: Civic coupe EJ7. Exterior: …
Interior: four Sparco seats / large monitor / roll bar…
…bar. Engine: Mugen head… Suspension: Porsche factory…
The engine bay piping is blue to match the body…
STEP…
Power wheels +81 Motorsports 17-inch…
…finished with a cover. There are so many pipes…
The lines are so striking they make you exclaim, ‘Wow!’