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 53 — English draft translation
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At the Gakudori main event...
The ill-fated side exit
SOUL OFGAKUDRIFTER
Shortened and modified
...to do that...
Dual!
Nihon Automobile College
Ikuto Tanaka
...a 60-series dual stainless long-tail setup, and then...
I got it from senior Tanaka of NATS, who competed in the 2009 Gakudori event...
Looking for a girlfriend
Silvia
(PS13)
...but it was rejected before the run even began.
I extended it by 40 cm and planned to enter this year's Gakudori with the longest muffler...
GRANZ
Aihara Produce Store
Yokohama Techno Auto
Tomotaka Tajikawa
Takara Trading Co.
13)
Vocational School
180SX(RPS13)
On the floor, immediately after that, there was a Silvia front pipe, and apart from the flange...
After that I used duals for a JZX100! Sekino from Fre's helped me build it...
...the area behind the driver's seat gets unbelievably hot...
...and the sound bounces off the wall, making it seriously loud. I was also warned that it stuck out too far, so Koguchi-san cut it...
...the inner silencer fits a Red Bull can perfectly; a Monster Energy can won't fit.
...it looked manly, but for safety we ended up cutting it. Kuo...
The guy the editors nicknamed 'DT' had a tailpipe sticking out about 10 cm...
Comment
PROJECT
100cm!
How far it protrudes...
...and it was immediately rejected.
...the meter has aluminum tape and rivets added, with lots of little details...
Thanks to Sekino-san? The sticker on the right side was designed by Sekino Pro.
The longest tailpipe in the event!
RO
Even if I couldn't drive it, I had to fit it and show up at Gakumode, to make it up to senior Tanaka...
...he insisted, 'I can't just let this go!' and made a passionate pitch to Tanaka...
Comment
...you can feel the enthusiasm, but at that length it would be dangerous when the rear end swings...
...that's how it is.
Body-stiffening modification spirit
Yu Murakami
Three months of painstaking work
700 rivets
Saga University
...something you can feel
The effect is...
180SX
(RPS13)
It can be done!
...a water pipe...
If you have a stepped adapter...
...you can flare the metal...
Even without a specialized tool...
Kei Kitahara
...it's easy!
You can do it!
Graduate School, University of Yamanashi
（HCR32)
Skyline
...from the frame to the doors and interior...
I was planning to reinforce only around the doors...
...as I worked on it, I gradually got more and more into it...
Comment
...even around the rear hatch, I reinforced all the panel seams...
...reinforcing every panel joint with rivets...
...it got more enjoyable, and eventually I reinforced the entire body...
...but then I ended up reinforcing the body. S...
...I did a little at a time, so it took until...
...once it got to that point, I definitely felt the reinforcement was working...
It took three months. It feels a little...
...the reinforcing around the rivet joints was left as-is...
...it was all properly painted. I deliberately left it visible...
...and it seems the plate's rigidity has improved too. The A-pillar...
It looks better than a steel plate with a raw cut edge.
Comment
...insert a stepped-diameter adapter and tighten it by turning the screw...
After drilling a hole in the steel plate with a hole saw, I used a water pipe...
...I think it makes a difference.
...there are places you can't get to...
...the B-pillar is attached to the body through a homemade plate...
...the finish isn't too bad...
...and when you tighten it, it forms a flare like this...
Yukatsu Hirokawa
Trunk
Connect the tower to the rear end!
...I made one. The end of the reinforcement bar...
A steel angle was welded on to reinforce the bar...
...the ride feels better, and the suspension is moving properly...
...that was my impression: it feels like it works!
...and you don't need a press, so this method is...
...for the material.
I hope people will try copying it! I used 2 mm-thick steel plate...
Kanagawa Institute of Technology
The steel plate is clamped together with the rear tower bar.
...and on the trunk side, it is bolted together with the bar and body...
As a substitute for the reinforcement panel
Silvia
(PS13)
...it is clamped to the body as well. Material cost was under ¥2,000...
It costs less than ¥2,000. Surprisingly, I could feel the effect...
...it was disappointing that I couldn't feel the difference.
The side bar is held at only two points per side...
...but if it attaches to the rear tower and trunk...
Comment
The bar is attached at only one point per side, so maybe its strength...
...isn't quite enough? With one more step, it could be...
...as well!
...and it also serves as a trunk bar...
Cusco, too...
...made even better, I think.
...supports it!
The 180SX's rear tower bar...
...try holding a plate up to it...
Maya Tanabe
If it will fit...
The effect?
I don't know!
I welded steel plate and angle iron together to make the bar. The materials...
Ryoya Ishida
...blue...
It fits the hole perfectly♪
Fukuyama Dental Hygienist School
I want to install one
Tower bar!
...they cost about ¥2,000–3,000. It's pretty sturdy...
...were all bought at a home-improvement store, and the cost...
(S13)
Silvia
Osaka Sangyo University
The effect is...
Maybe it's Cusco?
...I don't know how strong it is, so this is just for peace of mind...
School
Silvia (S14)
...it feels firmly secured, but I can't really tell whether it works...
...I guess...
...though...
The turnbuckle design is the key, and it secures...
...it still feels better than having nothing at the front. On the nut side, there's a...
The welds looked pretty clean. Even if you can't feel the effect...
Comment
...it might not fit that type, so perhaps make one more hole...
Comment
If you drill another hole and use two-point fastening, you might be able to feel the difference...
The clever part is using a washer to increase strength instead of a larger bar.
...you know.