Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)
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180 available scans from Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition), 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 36 — English draft translation
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Mysterious!
The original SilEighty
1380SX
SilEighty
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1580SX
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180SX
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SilEighty
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The easiest version to build is the original SilEighty. Because the front fenders are from the same model family, they bolt straight on.
The most difficult version to make is the S14-based SilEighty. The fenders are joined behind the wheel arch, and because the S14 is a wider, three-number-plate car, lining up the bodywork neatly takes skill.
SX wheels…
The S15-based SilEighty is easier to build than the S14 version. The fenders are joined behind the wheel arch in the same way, but the S15 is a narrower five-number-plate car, so aligning the body lines is easier.