Drift Tengoku — October 2013
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188 available scans from Drift Tengoku — October 2013, 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 159 — English draft translation
The roof spoiler is based on a commercial part with a few small tweaks. The front bumper and side skirts are G-SPORTS; the added canards are homemade. Even the bumper tie-downs have a twist: a bolt is stood upright and wrapped around. The lower fender flaps are cut from the stock fenders and attached at an angle. It looks this good with zero material cost!
The trunk spoiler is entirely homemade, using a Yusei-made part as a reference; its two supports are original. The rear spoiler, from design through shaping, is her own work too. Instead of shaping it with body filler, she laid fiberglass mat over it to keep it light. It can be removed properly. Amazingly, the center section around the license plate started out as a sled—the kind you play in the snow with!
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Homemade quality that rivals commercial parts!
RPS13
02A
Grown-Up Toy-Making Committee
Just one year of DIY work—and look how far she has taken it!
The ultimate in ingenuity: a drift-gal build!
The clutch- and brake-master-cylinder caps have brackets to keep them from loosening. It is simple and effective—everyone should try it.
The front-mounted intercooler is impressive, but Drift Tengoku was especially taken with the radiator brackets. The factory support is retained and joined to extension brackets. Leaving it intact instead of rebuilding the whole thing makes you think, ‘Nice touch!’
The wiring layout may look familiar, but few people route the corner-light wiring this way. The blow-off valve is deliberately mounted facing backward. It is kind of funny to see the EGR still installed without any special workaround.
—that is the part that makes you say, ‘Well done!’
Two side levers?! The lever mounted on the passenger side pulls the ECV cable. It is amazing that the check mechanism and release button still work. The main side lever has been reshaped so it is easier to pull, and its release button works too. Even just this setup is enough to make you envious—
—and unfairly jealous!
The engine is completely stock, but the setup still has a good punch!
Mounted at the front tip. The wiring has been routed through a hole in the bulkhead so it stays out of sight.
The oil cooler is routed neatly through the fender. The engine bay is remarkably tidy, and both the engine and turbo are stock. The EGR is still there, so inspection is no problem. That contrast is great.
A grip detail we almost missed!
A later-model digital climate-control unit was adapted, but the wiring is quite different, so the fan-speed control would not work. The original panel was kept with only its lever, and in the end that is easier for adjusting the fan while driving.
There is an assist grip on the passenger side, where there normally should not be one! It was borrowed from a Y32. The tweeter at the base of the mirror came from an Altezza—
—also borrowed from an Altezza.
Cracks in the dashboard, common on the S13, have been repaired in a way that turns them into a styling feature. Open the glovebox and—yes, there really are cracks!
An Easy Drift System is installed! The blue lines are the water spray for the tires; the ECV can be seen at the rear. It is also cool that it has five-lug hubs front and rear despite retaining the stock brake calipers.
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