Young Version — August 1999
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The August 1999 issue of Young Version explores drift setups versus grip tuning through 22 shop demo cars, including S15 Silvias from Mine’s and Kazama Auto. Features cover front-wheel-drive builds taking on high-powered 4WD rivals, choosing a first drift car, and reviving a used AE86 Trueno on a ¥1 million total budget. Suspension fundamentals, engine-oil selection, rotary maintenance, new-parts tests, and reports from Hiroshima and California round out this look at Japan’s late-1990s tuning scene.
242 available scans from Young Version — August 1999, 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 220 — English draft translation
Price: ¥450 (tax included). Edited and published by… The original minivan gets a full redesign after 10 years. A detailed look at the appeal of the “original minivan”: Honda Lagreat / Nissan Elgrand / Mercedes-Benz V280. Bigger is better—we still love big vans. The mini-minivan market is heating up: an in-depth test of handling, usability, and fuel economy: Wagon R+ vs Cube vs Demio. The new kei-class box minivans have finally arrived: Honda Vamos / Daihatsu Tanto? / Suzuki Every Landy. Unique wide-body models also appear: Mitsubishi Town Box Wide / Suzuki Every Wide. .
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Special feature… [cover heading fragment]
Issue No. 028
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Scheduled for release August 1
Contents may change without notice.
BNR32 10th Annivversary
Six-pot brakes
AP /… project
Calipers keep arriving!
A collection of memorable scenes
Project to build a Group A machine for the 21st century
Quarter-mile challenge project
Equipped with Trust’s new 6-speed manual transmission!
Amu-Craid Round 2 report
Issue No. 027 now on sale! — Toshiyuki Mukai
Taking a critical look at GT-R tuning
Mines
Michiho Niikura
HKS Kansai
Shinagawa 34… [headline fragment]
22-30
Changing the pads alone is not enough
Brake-tuning basics
R
GTR
Keep cool this summer
Cooling-system tuning
Price: ¥1,200
Including tax
Released on the first day of even-numbered months
lagazin
FREX
A comprehensive minivan special—from large to small; “in season” now!
August issue
MPV
FREX
Big and small: a packed report on alluring new minivans!
MAZDA
Van
Countrywide / all Japan… [headline fragment]
New
Summer!
A powerful new rival appears for the Stepwgn and Noah! Spacious, quick, useful—includes an emergency test-drive report.
Giveaway / special present
T-shirt
Serena special feature… [headline fragment]
Big vans really are best. Wagon R+ / Cube / Demio… [feature fragment]
The original minivan finally receives a full model change!
Lagreat / Elgrand / Mercedes-Benz V280
Complete comparative test drive
How practical is it?
The long-awaited third dress-up project begins! Aiming for a sporty, stylish Premacy EVO SPEC.
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R… / Move / Pleo / B…
What about fuel economy?
Huge popularity… [headline fragment]
Latest micro… [headline fragment]
Complete aero kit
NEOCOMPACT
A dress-up guide to mini-minivans and micro-minivans. FORZA! NEO COMPACT. The latest mini-minivan customization news, chosen to look super cool. BRAND… Minivan dress-up forefront. 1999 original T-shirt giveaway. .
Now on sale!
MiniVan
FREX
Minivan owners, come join us!
Very popular
NEW STYLES
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The 33rd FREX Picnic
…FREX presents a sleek Premacy EVO SPEC!
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8 Minivan… [headline fragment]
How to choose the latest head unit
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