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 36 — English draft translation
Could it become popular in America too? This S15 is a super-heavy custom, built throughout as a drift-style show-off sport compact by the Super Autobacs Toda shop. There are too many highlights to count, from exterior to interior, but the wide-body conversion and audio-visual setup are immediate knockouts. The rear hatch conversion is so natural it’s easy to miss: although it began as a Silvia, it now has a shape reminiscent of a 180SX.
SPECIFICATIONS Base: S15 Silvia Exterior: F&S aero; C-West body kit and GT wing; Do-Luck rear bumper; wide-body conversion; hatchback conversion; Chroma Illusion paint Wheels: WORK Meister (front 19 × 10J / rear 19 × 12.5J) Suspension: coilovers Engine: HKS GT2530 turbo; JIC titanium muffler and more Interior: MOMO steering wheel; RECARO seats; Defi auxiliary meters AV: Carrozzeria and DAD audio Inquiries: Super Autobacs Toda, TEL 048-424-0189
Captions and page details
SOUND
DOCK
Super
Autobacs
SAB
Two-in-a-row
Part 1
A powerful audio setup with five plus one plus six monitors and overfenders embody the classic sport-compact look.
MODERIA
…units
D-CAR
RECARO
How about that?
…don
Shop…
The deeply recessed fuel-filler opening clearly shows how much wider the blister overfenders make the car.
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The style is now popular in the United States…
The remnants of its standard look are gone…
Extensive overfenders completely transform the car…
style.
Drift-style sport compact
TODA
Super
AUTOBACS
SOUND
DOCK
Super Autobacs Toda
Silvia [S15]
Nissan
The final-generation S15 Silvia became extremely popular as a specialized rear-wheel-drive car. In stock form, of course, it has a trunk and a coupe body.
The hood with air outlets is by C-West. The body is finished in Chroma Illusion paint.
RECARO
Super
AUTOBACS
The Euro taillights are the only exterior change achieved as a bolt-on; they are sold for the S15.
TODA
SOUND
DOCK
The dashboard and center console are custom-built from scratch, with monitors and auxiliary meters integrated seamlessly.
The stock body was extensively modified, joining an acrylic panel to the trunk to create a hydraulically damped hatchback. Incredible work!
An extreme AV system built almost entirely from Carrozzeria components
How about that?
This ‘Sound Dock Special’ AV system is finished to show-car standards. Every component—from amplifiers and subwoofers to the monitors—has been positioned with careful planning. This installation is possible only because the car was converted to a hatchback.