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 60 · English draft

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

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  1. Exterior styling
  2. Ultra-low-cost idea modifications: BEST 50 [OCR damaged]
  3. Turn the fender lip outward and shape it neatly!
  4. RPS13 — Hideo Tsuruta (Meijo University) [name reading unverified]. Like on an AE86, I turned the fender lip outward and shaped it. This makes the ride height look much lower. The tires do not hit even as the suspension travels… [OCR damaged]
  5. 180SX
  6. HID conversion for ¥20,000!
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  8. SOL
  9. …they do not! [continued]
  10. I see—there is that approach! The fender looks deeper, so it certainly makes the car look lower. [OCR damaged]
  11. Fender work makes the ride height look lower!
  12. Nice idea! [opening clipped]
  13. Found a bargain online!
  14. A mysterious lip that does not crack when scraped!
  15. PS13 Silvia
  16. #6
  17. (Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University). I cut off the bottom of a spare factory bumper and fitted it as a lip. I like it because it does not break when scraped. [some fastening/details unreadable]
  18. Atsushi Kakitani [name reading unverified]
  19. HCR32 — Tetsuya Nagano (Tottori University) [reading unverified]. I bought the HID kit at an online auction for ¥20,000. It was not specifically for this car, so I modified the rear of the headlights. The HID is brighter than the high beams, so I used a relay to keep it on when high beams are selected. [OCR damaged]
  20. Skyline
  21. It is actually a piece cut from a bumper!
  22. It looks like a factory component from another manufacturer, but ¥20,000 is a bargain. HID ballasts have become quite compact. Why not convert the high beams to HID too? [OCR damaged]
  23. I never imagined this lip was cut from a bumper! It works well with the early factory bumper and has its own charm. [OCR damaged]
  24. Impressive!
  25. Homemade carbon-Kevlar [cover type corrupted] covers!
  26. JZZ30 Soarer — Ryosuke Goto (Hiroshima International University) [name reading unverified]
  27. This alone makes it look aftermarket, doesn’t it?
  28. I cut it boldly with a grinder!
  29. 180SX — Takashi Miyama (Chiba University of Commerce) [name reading unverified]. After changing from CA to SR, the ducted hood would not close. So I used a grinder to cut the hood and duct to fit the engine’s shape. The duct still seems to work, so the result is good! [engine-swap text OCR damaged]
  30. RS13
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  33. [Unclear: isolated character]
  34. Modified and reused a CA-engine hood!
  35. RPS13 — 谷内章友 [name reading unverified]. A friend who knows carbon made it for today! It is a small part but has a strong presence, and I like it. [OCR damaged]
  36. …(Japan Aviation University) [institution name as OCR; verify official historical name]
  37. 180SX
  38. Carbon really looks cool!
  39. The factory bumper looks aftermarket!
  40. …the factory hood had an aftermarket duct filled in during the CA-engine period. It probably did not fit the SR engine. [OCR damaged]
  41. In the CA-engine days…
  42. Making these yourself is impressive craftsmanship! The Kevlar gives it a yellowish color that looks good. A carbon hood would make it look even more race-oriented. [OCR damaged]
  43. [Unclear: isolated character]
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  45. It looked so naturally integrated that I asked the owner which bumper it was. The Turbo A duct suits a car like this too. [some wording corrupted]
  46. I fitted a Turbo A duct into the factory bumper and smoothed its edges with filler. It is surprising how that alone makes it look like an aftermarket bumper!
  47. The early-model indicators…
  48. …look cooler!
  49. Early-model indicators are the trick to making it look wider!
  50. Silvia — 光 Tanaka (Matsumoto Dental University) [given-name reading unverified]. I fitted an early-model GP Sports bumper but deliberately kept early-model clear indicators. This makes it look wider, and I save money by not buying replacements. [OCR damaged]
  51. S14
  52. [Unclear: corrupted decorative label]
  53. The key is mounting them right at the bumper edges. The homemade-looking headlight eyelids also… [OCR damaged]
  54. …have character. [continued]
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