Drift Tengoku — October 2003

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English draft translations are available throughout this issue. Unclear or unreadable OCR remains flagged; these drafts have not received full image proofreading. The archive retains 310 scan files, including two duplicate captures, representing 308 unique pages.

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Page 47 · English draft

Draft translation. Unclear OCR remains flagged; full image proofreading has not been performed.

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  1. GET THE GOOP HANDLING!
  2. Thorough [OCR damaged]
  3. How to build a car that corners
  4. Now only a small steering wheel will do!
  5. 黒田伸 [Kuroda; given-name reading unverified]
  6. LAUREL(C35)
  7. Tune handling as a complete package!
  8. Kuroda uses a 32 [diameter unit missing] steering wheel. Changing the wheel apparently made handling surprisingly quick. Its thick rim means he does not particularly notice greater steering effort. [OCR damaged]
  9. ① [answer corrupted]. ② RE-01 (215/45-17). ③ Small-diameter steering wheel / spherical-bearing tension rods.
  10. Naoto Kanai [name reading unverified]
  11. MARKI(JZX90）
  12. Everyone’s…
  13. An adapted C34 wood console creates a luxurious atmosphere. The parking brake has been moved from a foot-operated arrangement to beside the driver’s seat. [OCR damaged]
  14. With the bushings deteriorating, he decided to convert the suspension completely to spherical bearings. Combining Summit tension rods with JIC upper arms apparently greatly improved handling. Its direct movement hardly feels like a sedan. ① [steering-angle answer corrupted]. ② RE-01 (215/45-17). ③ Spherical-bearing tension rods / upper arms / complete spherical-bearing conversion. [brands OCR damaged]
  15. JIC spherical-bearing… [fragment]
  16. Improved handling
  17. A plate connects the strut tower and bulkhead, and plates are reportedly fitted inside the fenders too. The speaker says they are particularly effective on older cars. [OCR damaged]
  18. The upper arms are adjusted for about 3 [angle unit omitted] of camber. He found this setting himself by looking for the best steering return from countersteer. [OCR damaged]
  19. This one piece makes turn-in dramatically different!
  20. ① Yes, modified
  21. Washer. ②…
  22. ST115 (185/60-15). ③ [support-part name corrupted] / homemade inner-fender plates. [OCR damaged]
  23. Homemade core-support reinforcement [OCR damaged]
  24. After switching from a two-door to a three-door AE86, he noticed a lack of rigidity. Adding reinforcement to the flexible area ahead of the core support dramatically changed turn-in. [construction details corrupted]
  25. On the factory part…
  26. …setup!
  27. …cut extra threads!
  28. Negishi — LEVIN (AE86)
  29. ① No modification [question mark/OCR uncertain]. ② RE71S (155/70-13). ③ Tension-ro… [continued]
  30. …d modification. [continued]
  31. [Unclear: isolated character]
  32. 86
  33. Negishi added threads to the factory tension rods to increase the caster-adjustment range. The standard adjustment is often insufficient for an AE86 set up for drifting. Increasing caster apparently lets him make peaky behavior milder. The text says the die used is M16 with a 1.5 pitch. [technical direction and thread specification OCR require verification]
  34. Mamoru Kunimitsu — TRUENO (AE86) [name reading unverified]
  35. Ebisu Summer Festival
  36. Tell us about your handling tuning!
  37. Survey of 50 people! Q2: What parts do you use to improve handling? Spherical-bearing tension rods; steering-angle-increasing washers.
  38. Q1: Have you increased steering angle? [OCR clipped]
  39. 13 respondents (S14…
  40. …7 cars / #S13… [model prefix as OCR]
  41. …5 cars) [fragment]
  42. Reinforced tie rods
  43. 12 respondents (#S13: 5 cars / S14: 4 / C33: 2 / FC3S: 1) [model prefix as OCR]
  44. 4 respondents (#S13/S14… [continued]
  45. …2 cars each)
  46. NO
  47. YES — 21 respondents
  48. Toe-control arms
  49. Upper arms
  50. 3 respondents (C33/JZX90/#S13… [continued]
  51. 2 respondents (S14…
  52. …1 car each)
  53. 29 respondents
  54. Extended lower arms
  55. 2 respondents (#S13/AE86…
  56. …2 cars)
  57. …1 car each)
  58. Q3: What front tires do you use?
  59. 19 respondents
  60. Neova (AD07)
  61. 10 respondents
  62. (AD05/AD06) / レスック [tire name corrupted]
  63. RE-71S / Federal [OCR clipped]
  64. FM901 / Grid II / GIII / DNA GP — 2 respondents each
  65. 1 respondent each
  66. 45
  67. RE-01
  68. 7 respondents
  69. 4 respondents