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.
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A graceful new look HONDA NSX
Race-inspired widebody HONDA Civic
Guide!
Bodywork
Part 2 — WIDE BODY
Show cars with outstanding visual impact
ZEAL
Civic
The “Misty” NSX 2004 Fortune model is designed to emphasize graceful, feminine lines...
This race-spec EK9 has a lightweight FRP body. Its wide...
HONDA
Zenith transformed this Civic into a full-open show car, then added gullwing doors and wide fenders...
...and is offered by VeilSide.
NSX 2004 Fortune model.
The fenders accommodate 225 mm tires up front and 215 mm tires at the rear.
An imposing blister-fender setup
The rear wing fits, too
With its full-open conversion, the Zenith-built Civic also gets gullwing doors and wide fenders for standout presence.
Integrated body panels HONDA Civic
MITSUBISHI GTO
MITSUBISHIGTO
DCAR
The fenders and bonnet are integrated into a single piece...
...are the work of Spirits on this EJ1, with beautiful seamless lines.
Aero Craft KAZE built this fierce GTO. The blister fenders...
...making the front 40 mm wider and the rear 80 mm wider.
A huge rear wing spanning the full width is paired with matching fenders...
...shape. This is also the work of Aero Craft KAZE.
Large ducted styling MITSUBISHI GTO
Wide tires fit, too NISSAN Silvia
A cohesive overall look NISSAN Silvia
SHOW UP
SHOW UP
The body sides look as if they have sporty ducts, yet the entire...
The GTO is transformed by a complete widebody conversion.
To support its 600-hp monster engine, it wears one-off wide fenders to fit wider tires.
...custom one-off wide fenders let the owner choose the right setup.
From the front and rear wide fenders to the full aero and wing...
...S15 Silvia is built entirely around the Phase Design brand.
Increasing the track width
The raised wheel-arch contour is the key
A tuned car’s suspension setup
HONDA
S2000
MAZDA
RX-8
RAYS
RAYS
CAR
TK Sports’ new “BLOOD” aero is fitted to this S2000. The wider track aims to increase cornering speed, so it has been widened accordingly.
The idea was to make the naturally tall RX-8 look lower...
MAZDA Miata
The Miata wears deep-lip wheels, with the fenders widened to match.
...inspired the wide kit, whose pronounced wheel arches make a bold statement.
Its suspension is suitably tuned for a 240 PS build.
It has been widened substantially.
It even changes the car’s expression
A kit that covers the entire body TOYOTA Celica
Even a minivan can look beefy TOYOTA ist
MITSUBISHI
Eclipse
DCAR
JAM75’s Eclipse Spyder wears a Kaminari wide-body kit, carefully integrated for a completely different look.
...and blends so well that it looks like a completely different car.
The kit widens the car smoothly, flowing out from the side skirts...
...benefits from APR’s body kit. The 19-inch wheels fill the arches.
Wide bodies work on boxy cars, too. Even the Toyota ist...
...giving it the full, substantial presence you see here.
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