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 172 — English draft translation
The 76.3 mm stainless front pipe splits into two through a Y-pipe, runs toward the front tires, then turns back and exits at the sides. The engine is from a Lancer Evolution, and the brake calipers are Brembos from an Evo VI. Other Lancer Evo parts are used cleverly throughout. The homemade interior is full of racing character. It is even road-legal—hard to believe!
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PART 3 · May 4, 2004 @ Okazaki FTO A DAY
Sport-compact FTO pride-of-ownership contest — see the whole feature
*Event column*
FTO owners judged the contest. The winning cars were chosen by votes from 55 participating FTOs (77 people). Details at http://www.iris.ne.jp/nono/FTOADAY.htm
The third “Let’s gather lots of FTOs!” event, FTO A DAY, held its first owner-car contest. Here are all the entries at once. The four gullwing cars appeared in the cover feature, so be sure to check that out, too!
…for more.
Five cars with Lancer Evolution engines
EVOLUTION
The twin 90 mm titanium pipes on each side are spectacular!
A dramatic dual side-exit exhaust setup
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The rear bumper is a trimmed stock part, and the front fenders are widened by shifting the stock panels. The upward-angled exhaust looks great!
The owner built the gauge panel by hand. The tachometer is an APEX unit, and the passenger seat is a Sparco full bucket.
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VIOTORY SPECIAL
SPECIFICATIONS Exterior: T’s Factory and other parts. Suspension: TEIN coilovers; Evo 6 Brembo brakes. Wheels: YOKOHAMA AVS, 17-inch. Interior: homemade dashboard. Tuning: Lancer Evo 7 engine swap.
Suspension
Brakes: Lancer Evo 6 Brembo…
Wheels: YOKOHAMA AVS (17-inch); interior: custom dashboard…
TEIN
Coilovers
Opening the hood brings a surprise: a fun, video-game-inspired engine-bay theme. The engine is from a Lancer Evolution VII.
Engine tuning: Evo 7 engine swap, and more.
OWNER
Mr. Furusawa of Victory
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OWNER
Akihiro Konagai
A UCF30 Celsior’s…
engine
Lancer Evolution V
Effective Celcio brakes…
These brakes are seriously effective!
…calipers…
…
…pads
…pads, too. The front and rear wheels are stock R32 GT-R units.
…calipers plus…
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OWNER
Kazutaka Nakata
The engine, transmission, and differential failed under hard driving…
Looks understated, but…
…so it was replaced with an Evo N engine. The front calipers are Evo V Brembos, too. The exterior is restrained, but put your foot down and it’s fast!
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OWNER
Masakuni Ichie
TEIN coilovers and a front tower bar…
Evo V engine
Evo IV engine for fastest mountain-road runs
…and a roll cage, so the owner says he won’t lose on the mountain roads. The VeilSide front spoiler and GT wing look great, too.
Contest winner USA-style sport compact
The see-through hood and chrome…
A see-through hood and chrome headlight covers, Andrew Evo V wheels, and a black-and-white exterior and interior give it a thoroughly American sport-compact look. Six monitors in the doors, sun visors, and center console are another highlight.
A PlayStation 2 is built into the passenger side. The seats are RECARO SP-J; the suspension is ACC air runner.
OWNER
Takuto Kakinaka
OWNER
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Koji Umemura
Wanting more power, he swapped in the engine from a Lancer Evolution V…
Wanting more power, he put an Evo V…
…engine in it. It also has a seven-point roll cage for circuit driving. He likes the Pac-Man winking-face emblem.
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