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 35 — English draft translation
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Part 01: Classic Sport Compact
Trend guide
[By style]
Latest
Trend 02: Audio and Bodywork
Bonnet…
Mazda
RX-7 [FD3S] The low-angle view makes its dramatic presence even more apparent. This is a custom that brings together lowrider Euro and sport compact influences.
GT car and lowrider…
The body…
Influences from both styles create the classic sport-compact look.
…lowrider Euro, both…
Street Glow
MAKE
A wide-body kit dramatically increases the front-end presence—the key to this build!
BODY
Only the front fender area is widened, but even that completely changes the FD’s look. Combined with the metal sheet, it achieves the custom concept of ‘new impact.’ The carbon canards also emphasize its speed.
HKS
HKS
The front-nose ducts are also enlarged thanks to the wide-body conversion, giving the car a more aggressive look. Is that an oil cooler visible inside?
A slit has been cut into the hood; at night, neon in the engine bay glows through the mesh.
The wheels complement the metal sheet well. They are AVS Limited Edition wheels, 18 inches front and rear…
inches × 8J.
Street Glow
Street Glow underbody neon makes it stand out at night. The engine bay is lit with neon too.
NOS is built in as a matter of course. Given how extensively the car is tuned, you might even want to use it just for cooling!
The engine bay is built around HKS components, including an F-Con, twin intercom…
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