Drift Tengoku — October 2013

SOUL OF GAKUDRIFTER

The passenger-seat simplification legend returns!

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Wataru Horikoshi

Takasaki Automotive Maintenance

MCK

College (continued)

Silvia (S14)

Nitori really gives you more than you pay for!

At Gakudori, making a gag out of the passenger seat is kind of our tradition, right? I figured Drift Tengoku expected it from us, so I did it again this time. The material is a chair I bought at Nitori! It's bolted to the floor, so you can sit in it properly and it's practical. Well, “practical” just means it's better than nothing!

It's a mystery why he turns the passenger seat into a joke, but he's a junior of Shimizu-kun from Inoshishi Racing . We should keep this tradition alive. By the way, I hear Shimizu-kun owns a Silvia!

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Water

Two patterns, subtly painted in separate sections!

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Takuma Tanaka

Measuring the cabin temperature

After installing an Oka-chan water-temperature gauge, I had a spare water-temperature meter. I realized its sensor could measure air temperature, so I stuck it into the air-conditioning vent on top of the dash and use it as a cabin thermometer. I guess it helps prevent heatstroke?

College (continued)

Kanto Automotive College

Chiba University of Commerce

Taiyu Mitsui

Silvia (S15)

Even in the blazing sun, it's no problem!

(S14)

Silvia

Over 60 degrees…

The meter surround and console are painted differently!

I painted the meter surround and console panel using black and blue. The meter surround has a black base, then I covered the partly dried blue paint with plastic wrap to create a wrap-paint effect. I sprayed black and blue together on the console; if I had to name it, maybe it's “double paint.”

It was scorching that day, and the cabin thermometer read 62 degrees.

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…marks the reading. JAF measurements say a sealed car interior can approach 60°C, while the dashboard can reach 70–80°C. The sensor may have been hit by direct sunlight, but perhaps the reading is surprisingly accurate.

Wrap-painting creates irregular color variations and a marble-like finish. On the other hand, the…

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…dull paint gives a mottled, camouflage-like look; depending on the color combination, it can look military. Both turned out very well.

I'm using a secondhand bucket seat from an unknown maker, and it had gotten pretty shabby and visibly dirty, so I thought I'd at least replace the cushion. I don't have a sewing machine, so I did it all by hand, but it came out nicely, don't you think!?

Shinji Chiba

Re-covering the cushion

for a wilder look!

Hiroki Hara

this spot

Unless I cut this…

Silvia

Japan Automotive College

Daido University

It interferes!

With a zebra pattern…

EHUNDER

（S14）

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Silvia

I sewed it by hand!

Only two bolts can be used for mounting. The console interferes with 2nd, 4th, and reverse, so the panel needs to be modified. The air-conditioning pipes also need modification. The meters are still from the S14. Since it has the Multi-AV system, there's a huge opening. But I really like it…

…too!

Installing an S15 dashboard in an S14 requires modifying the door trim!

Following Jo-kun's work last year, an S15…

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Sewing is a standard student-car mod, and even if it goes wrong, the risk is low…

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Swapping in the dashboard is a Daido University tradition. They source one from a scrapped S15, and eventually plan to try installing S15 gauges too.

And if you get tired of it, you can re-cover it in another pattern for a fresh look. It's an easy project to try…

…right?