D Car — July 2004
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246 available scans from D Car — July 2004, 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 159 — English draft translation
SPECIFICATIONS Exterior: BN Sports front aero, side skirts and rear aero; C-West wing; Varis carbon GT wing and hood; custom Lamborghini Orange paint. Suspension: Ground Zero air suspension. Wheels: AVS Model 5, 19-inch. Interior: MOMO steering wheel, HKS boost meter, Sparco seats. Engine: A’PEXi N1 muffler and air cleaner; NX nitrous system. Audio: MTX.
An original vinyl graphic and gullwing doors set this one apart. The owner’s concept for this Supra is ‘stand out and go fast on the street.’ He carefully chose aero from different brands, including Abflug and C-West. It all comes together beautifully. The original vinyl-graphic design reflects the owner’s dislike of having the same things as everyone else—you can feel that individuality throughout the car.
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D-C
RA
A show-worthy S-car, built to look fast
The gauge at upper right is an HKS boost meter, adding a racing touch and essential for a turbo car. A Wet Shot nitrous system is installed beside the driver; one switch adds 130 horsepower.
It’s an NX-equipped car, but the tank in the center of the trunk is for the air suspension, not the nitrous—an amusing detail.
180SX
NISSAN
The nitrous kit delivers explosive power. An A’PEXi air cleaner and N1 muffler tune the intake and exhaust.
Gullwing doors are catching on in Tohoku, too!
Toyota Supra
The heart of the car is an engine swapped from naturally aspirated to turbo. It’s tuned with a Trust intercooler and oil cooler…
…and related components.
D-CAR
C-WEST
GTwing
An F-CON V Pro is built into the passenger airbag panel. The parallel missile switches add to the Spartan atmosphere.
OWNER
Owner Manabu Nikaido says he wanted a sport compact that stands apart…
D-CAR
Like the gullwing doors, the sky-high GT wing is a lightweight C-West model. The HKS Silent Hi-Power muffler improves performance.
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