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 34 — English draft translation
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A complete makeover
…painted and customized all over!
Interior
The spirit of modification
I moved the stock air-conditioning controls and installed a triple gauge panel in their place. I cut the smoked acrylic face myself and used it as a cover, so the extra gauges disappear when the engine is off. The boost gauge built into the stock meter also looks factory…
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Takanori Ishigami / Gunma University Graduate School
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Silvia
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…doesn’t it?
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Decorated the monitor with a Japanese pattern!
Naotaka Yoshikawa
When the key is switched off…
Everything blacks out!
Doshisha University
…that’s the idea.
I took apart the Trust Intelligent Informeter and applied a Japanese-pattern sticker. It completely changes the impression! You only have to remove the screws, so it’s an easy mod…
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（RPS13）
…it looks as though the pattern was there from the start! It’s easy to customize when the clear panel comes off easily.
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…though.
He covered the door inserts and center-console lid with fabric and made his own shift-boot cover. He can’t sew, and he doesn’t have a girlfriend to do it for him, so he used iron-on fabric and superglue. He was hoping the girls would like it, but most of them are put off when they ride in his car—that’s his problem!
Yohei Yamaguchi
Niigata International Automotive College
I prefer to keep aftermarket gauges out of sight!
College
Silvia (PS13)
A makeover to impress the girls!
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He took apart the triple-gauge unit and removed the standard lenses, so the display doesn’t get dim…
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The first girls who see it…
…and the colors came out beautifully. The relocated air-conditioning panel came from a BCNR33.
…usually recoil!
He modified a passenger-seat table from a Fabless product and built in three monitors plus oil-temperature and oil-pressure gauges. The 2.5-inch monitors connect through a splitter and RCA cables, with an acrylic cover. They’re hard to see from this position, but it’s for show, not for the passenger girl!
Hiroyuki Morita
He said, ‘It has a Showa-era feel, doesn’t it?’ But was the Showa era really like this? He made the shift-boot cover without sewing…
Comment
Saitama Automotive College
It was made neatly. He used superglue to attach the fabric to the panel.
（S14）
Silvia
Paint
I painted the interior pink and white! I decorated the steering wheel by sticking Swarovski crystals around the horn button. The steering-wheel hub is pink, too! This is the cleanest car I’ve ever owned, inside and out♪
Yukiko Ishiguro
College (continued)
Nissan Yokohama Automotive College
Silvia (S14)
Drift girls really do seem to like pink interiors. This is her fourth Gakudori appearance, and she gets better every year…
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Her modification skills are improving.
She put her feminine touch to work
decorations!
When she really gets serious
Such a transformation
It's built to look good, so practicality takes a back seat.
The body looks great, and the interior has a monitor too; the trim is finished neatly. Even though it's a student car… [sentence continues]
Comment
Does having a girlfriend make your car cleaner, too!?