Drift Tengoku — September 2004 · Page 280
Page 280 — English translation
Drift Tengoku with RAZO: Golden Drift Spec shift knob. The Great Modify Grand Prize souvenir is offered for one year from July's issue. With RAZO's help, only 13 special examples were made, including the prototype in Drift Tengoku's Cefiro. Trophy-like gold brass is finished with a hard clearcoat. It's based on the retail Drift Spec knob, developed specifically for drifting. With assistance from Car Mate.
Ito's strong individuality makes him this month's champion! When the photos arrived, everyone in the office kept saying ‘Amazing!’ President-style tail-lamp conversions aren't unheard of, but noticing the grille was clever. Keeping S13 headlights instead of an entire President face is a good choice. We doubt he drifts it like this, but the idea should inspire many drifters.
Captions and page details
Submissions wanted!
Everyone's pride-and-joy gallery
Modification spirit in overdrive!
This month we received two submissions from Hokkaido and two from Yamaguchi—a truly nationwide spread. Honma's Chaser may be the most complete drift car, but the overwhelming impact of the President-style 180SX won our grand prize. We hope the shift knob encourages him to pursue drifting properly!
This is before the grille transplant. The rear wing appears to be a modified van-customization item. It has huge impact and perhaps surprising downforce too?
Beyond a 180SX: hydraulic-suspension specification
180SX
CHPRESIDENTT
1994 RPS13. Purchase price ¥1.2 million; tuning cost ¥500,000. Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
This month's…
Age 24
Katsuya Ito
Modify [heading fragment]
The rear is carefully shaped in President style too. Housing transplants and chrome lamp surrounds show detail. The rear fender shape accommodates the hydraulic suspension's changes in height beautifully.
Team: Nightmare. Drift experience: not supplied.
Grand prize
Car specification
Nismo [fragment]
Pro Hopper hydraulic suspension; rear 18 × 12J
Fuel pump
Air filter / HKS intercooler
Alloy wheels: front 18 × 9J [fragment]
I finished the whole car in President style!
Commemorative gift
Presented
True to the President theme, the passenger seat is leather, with navigation, a woofer and many comfort parts. It looks expensive, yet tuning cost was ¥500,000; he must have used many clever ideas. Imagining our shift knob in this interior makes us grin.
Owner's comment: I'm changing cars, so please feature this one as a keepsake. I sent photos before and after fitting the President grille. It must be the world's only President-faced 180SX with hydraulics! Highlights include aero modifications, smoothed tail area, extended wing and grille transplant…
mLn
DRIFT
…those are the points.
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