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V8-ENGINED HONDA CRX
UNIQUE 700BHP EVO X
LAP
DANCER
WIDE-ARCHED AND GRIP-TUNED
200SX SHUNS THE DRIFT SCENE
TO RUN RINGS AROUND
THE UK’S TOP TRACKS...
AND ITS COMPETITORS!
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ALSO INSIDE...
RETRO SKID MACHINE
RB25-ENGINED NISSAN LAUREL
EXPRESS YOURSELF
TUNED GRAVEL EXPRESS WAGON
MADE IN THE MOTHERLAND
WIDE-ARCH, SINGLE TURBO RX-7
APR ’16 £4.50
No.183
Where one leads, others follow
‘i
wanted to be different.’ Having been a part of the modified
car scene for almost two decades, I’ve lost count of the
amount of times the owner of a tuned or styled car has
attributed the reason for their choice of mods to their desire to
stand out from the crowd. Ironically, however, many of those that
proclaim to be navigating their way down the path less trodden
have inadvertently fallen foul of the trap that many car
enthusiasts do, in that they have fitted the same mods as pretty
much every other person who owns that car has also fitted...just
maybe in a slightly different hue...if you look at it from the right
angle...with the sun on it...and then squint a bit.
And while there’s nothing wrong with that – after all, some
cars just work with certain mods, be it from a performance
perspective or an aesthetic one, and trends only become trends
when a lot of people do or like the same thing – it hardly
screams originality. No, to really class yourself, or your project,
as breaking new ground you need to stay one step ahead of
the curve and start the trends rather than follow them, and this
issue is dedicated to those that truly think outside the box.
For starters we have Rich Nelson’s 200SX, which is
plastered across the cover. S-body Nissans have long been the
preserve of the drift brigade, but Rich has taken a different tack.
Rather than sliding sideways, the S14 is set-up for grip in order
to circulate the country’s tracks as fast as possible. Check out
the full feature of this awesome machine starting on page 18.
There’s also another Rich in the issue that is worthy of note,
and that’s Rich Maguire, whose impressive Impreza wagon is
anything but ordinary. Based on an ultra-rare Gravel Express
model, which comes with a roof box and bull bars from the
factory, Rich’s unique ride has been transformed into an
unlikely track and street weapon, which still sports a roof box
for the ultimate in utilitarian chic. See for yourself on page 46.
But you don’t have to be called Rich to feature in this issue,
as US Evo fan Jason Smith proves. His Evo X is a true one of a
kind, and he’s faced more than his fair share of challenges to
get it to where it is today. Read all about it on page 54.
But by far, the car that exhibits the furthest out of the box
thinking from its owner has to be the CRX of Pete Codd. Pete’s
crazy creation features a full spaceframed chassis, pushrod
suspension and a supercharged Audi V8 engine in the back!
And if that doesn’t inspire you to create something unique that
you can say is truly a reflection of your own personality, then
I don’t know what will!
DAN SHERWOOD
www.japaneseperformancemag.co.uk
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