Drift Tengoku — October 2003

Drag a corner or click a page to turn it
/ 310

About this issue

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.

Browse all magazines · September 2004 issue

Page 62 · English draft

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

Open enlarged scan

  1. Exterior styling
  2. Ultra-low-cost BEST 50 — Student Championship [heading damaged]
  3. Two-door tail lamps transplanted! HCR32 Skyline — Masahiko Yamazaki (Aoyama Gakuin University) [reading unverified]. My car is a four-door, but the two-door lamps look better, so I transplanted the tail lamps, rear bumper and mudguards. The bumper’s reversing lamps also light… [ending damaged]
  4. It must have been quite a job! Even on the same R32, bumper shapes differ. The wiring was also modified so the lamps operate. [OCR damaged]
  5. Hard to notice…
  6. [Unclear: damaged fragment]
  7. Modification…
  8. …someone who modifies it. [fragment]
  9. …that is impressive too. [fragment]
  10. The Y32 indicators look almost identical!
  11. #22
  12. It contains nail-polish glitter!
  13. It sparkles quite a bit in daylight!
  14. The trunk needs cutting!
  15. PS13 Onevia — 直 Horiguchi (南 University) [name and institution OCR incomplete]. When respraying it orange, I mixed in one bottle of glitter used for nail polish. There was quite a lot in it and it cost about ¥1,000. It instantly looks more luxurious! [OCR damaged]
  16. The Z32 indicators are orange, but the Y32 units have almost the same shape, so I adapted them. Some trimming on the inside is necessary. [OCR damaged]
  17. A clear-indicator adaptation trick! Z32 Fairlady Z — Noboru Koyama (Sendai welfare technical school, name as OCR) [reading unverified]
  18. Even nail-polish glitter shines properly depending on the light! The particles seem larger than genuine automotive glitter, but it is a great inexpensive way to get glitter paint. [OCR damaged]
  19. The Z32 is rare among drift cars, so adaptation tricks like this do not surface often. He apparently plans to try more ideas. [OCR damaged]
  20. 15
  21. Silvia — Hiroki Obana (Kanto Gakuen University) [reading unverified]. The Ikeya Formula side skirts sit much lower than the rear mudguards, so I mounted the mudguards about 3 cm lower to match…
  22. PS13
  23. Made an original exhaust tip with a cut-off saw! RPS13 180SX — 下平卓 (Gunma automobile maintenance technical school, name as OCR) [name reading unverified]
  24. [Unclear: damaged heading fragment]
  25. …I did. [continued]
  26. Starting with [exhaust brand corrupted], cutting the tip diagonally with a cut-off saw completely changes its appearance. The silencer no longer goes in straight, but still provides enough noise reduction. [OCR damaged]
  27. [Unclear: clipped mudguard fragment]
  28. Even factory parts look good with some ingenuity!
  29. Simply mounting the factory rear mudguards at a slight angle makes them look naturally matched to the aftermarket side skirts. [OCR damaged]
  30. …some people make their own, but creating an original tip just by cutting it is an economical styling modification…
  31. Exhaust tips, homemade… [fragment]
  32. #
  33. 24
  34. …indeed!
  35. …isn’t it!
  36. The silencer still works properly!
  37. …making one yourself can improve cooling and protect the intercooler if the underside hits something. [continued]
  38. Many people leave off the undertray, but it can be effective for cooling. Making one from plywood like Saito… [continued]
  39. Homemade underguard!
  40. RPS13 — Tomotaka Saito (Kokushikan University) [reading unverified]
  41. 180SX
  42. It can protect the intercooler too!
  43. #
  44. 23
  45. Odyssey…
  46. …rear bumper adapted!
  47. PS13 Silvia — Kiyotaka Yoshiike (Japan automobile/business technical school, name as OCR) [reading unverified]. I modified a discarded Odyssey rear bumper into a rear underspoiler for the Silvia, shortening it to match the Silvia’s lines. [OCR damaged]
  48. 1
  49. The Odyssey bumper successfully makes it look lower, but the cutting and cable-tie fastening are very bold! Done neatly, might this become a standard adaptation? [OCR damaged]
  50. I made an underguard from plywood. It starts right at the lip, directing air at the intercooler and helping the radiator cool too. [OCR damaged]
  51. 60