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 59 — English draft translation
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There is more! Five tilt-up systems.
“Tilt-up” can mean several different opening mechanisms. Here are some other examples!
Bonnet & trunk
The bonnet hinges do not use dampers, but they are built extremely robustly.
The bonnet and trunk open in opposite directions! This EJ1 combines a bonnet that opens diagonally from the windshield side with a trunk that opens sideways...
...and the clever part is that each opens in a different direction. Both are supported at a single point, so their hinge mounts are built very solidly.
The rear trunk is equally robust. It must support not only the weight of the hatch itself but also the GT wing.
Bonnet
Bodywork
Part 3 — TILT-UP
HONDA
Civic
Along with the tilt-up system, the interior has been customized with a monitor console and other imaginative touches.
Bonnet
After opening the bonnet, a cover with a cutout for the headlight is fitted…
The EJ1 has other dramatic custom work besides tilt-up, including an MRS-style front end. It is surprising that everything is home-built!
…over it.
HONDA
Accord
HONDA
Civic Wait, how does this work?
A bonnet that opens like French doors
This setup was spotted at a US show…
The bonnet opens in French-door fashion. What is remarkable about the American builder’s idea is that it is split 60/40, like a seat, rather than down the middle.
At first glance, it is hard to tell how this system works.
In fact, a link arm with hinges on both sides is fitted at the windshield. It looks complicated, but the mechanism is surprisingly simple. This is the kind of custom work that wins on ingenuity.
A Japanese builder would almost certainly make it symmetrical, but this one is split 60/40. In many ways, people over there really are something else.
From the front, the angle is even more apparent. It is interesting—or maybe it just looks “misaligned”?
That may be how it looks.
Trunk
HONDA
Civic Front end & tail…
Trunk
HONDA
Civic
SR
Chrome wheels, smoothed bodywork, and a lowered lowrider-style stance. And the gullwing doors…
A showcase of trunk designs
…this EJ1.
…too.
www.garage-tiaa.com
DCAR
A gate with built-in dampers!
The gate carries two extra wing panels, adding substantial weight, so two reinforced dampers support it. It opens surprisingly easily.
Built by Garage Tiara: an EJ1.
This EJ1 was built by Garage Tiara. The bodywork is impressive, but the sideways-opening trunk gate is spectacular! The Dangar Racing two-piece GT wing also adds a serious amount of weight.
The smoothed rear hatch, taillights, and license-plate pocket are all part of the show-car finish.
Opens vertically
One style that has become common lately is…
This type of trunk gate opens straight up. Apparently, once you make the brackets and latches, it is fairly simple to build. The visual impact is enormous!
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