#S12 Silvia

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Old Impul brochure from mid eighties. Last pic is google translated. Translation of top 2 sections 2nd pic.

The machine always had an invisible enemy. It is an enemy that threatens running from the very core. You can never escape Every machine has bravely challenged this enemy, been repulsed, and new machines have been created each time. That enemy is the air. More precisely, air has two distinct mechanical properties resistance and cooperation. It is no exaggeration to say that the history of machines is the trajectory of the struggle to overcome this thick wall of aerodynamics, resistance

To reduce it make the front projected area smaller. In addition, in order to maintain maneuverability at high speeds, the lift force must be reduced. When these two objectives are met simultaneously, the machine will be able to defeat this great enemy with power and skill for the first time in its life. The impul aerodynamics system actively incorporates the aerodynamics of racing cars. Developed for Skyline, Fairlady Z old and new Silvia, Cedric, and Gloria. Its form foretells a new driving experience

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[Context: this comment in the Volvo post]

here's the deets on the volvo. i had one of these but it was stock. it was also AWESOME.

Fuck, now I want THREE of these.

I don't see mention of an AWD conversion in the article tho, has he done it after thi- what is it? Oh, why I would want three. Yeah that's a fair question. So, well, I want one like that, obviously, and as for the remaining two, well: For one, I've had this project I nicknamed "Rice 'n' Shine". (Rice as in the automotive term for tacky, low-tier garb stapled onto a car to emulate cooler cars, which people claim to stem from the acronym "Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements" because saying the term originated from this style being applied to Japanese cars sounds kinda racist dunnit.) A way to celebrate and showcase the creativity that can be found in the car world, to create a spectacle that lights up people's day and, hopefully, sparks someone's imagination. Basically, the core idea is going through the car's every component and go "what is the wildest, most absurd, most miles-out-of-left-field shit I have ever seen done with this component... and how can I outdo it?"

For example, the exhaust. Remember that crazy Subaru Vivio Bistro I posted at the end of the transfem cars post? (How's that for a sentence most people will not say, eh) Well, I've seen crazier. Because the bosozoku style keeps on giving, there would be too many pictures of crazy exhausts to show, but for the longest time the title of most outlandish exhaust to ever grace my eyes has been held by this picture.

Thus, here is a sketch from my ’17/’18 school diary of how I would do the exhaust on this Volvo.

Of note are the transparent shapes on the lower half, which would be the bodykit. See, of course, the Volvo should have a bodykit, right, and of course it should be quite the outlandish thing. Yet again, bosozoku to the rescue.

(And I've seen people more ignorant of bosozoku culture call bundle builds like these with "rice", but at this point the word kind of starts to lose its meaning. I mean, defining this years-long effort with the same word as the people who put whistles in their exhaust to pretend they have a turbo (real thing btw)? And also, it very much stretches "race inspired". I mean, fuck kinda racecars do you think the Japanese had?

Hm. Fair enough.) But the idea there was, instead of having the exhaust stick out of the bodykit, to have it within the bodykit's width, and when it gets to the edge of the exhausts it just... stops, to only keep going when there's no exhaust again, creating all those shapes that stick out the fenders like horizontal scale skyscrapers. However, given the idea is to make it out of acrylic so its entire profile can look like these little side skirt accents...

...it could just be inside the bodykit, as it would still be visible. However, I noticed literally as I was writing that I can't both have the exhaust not stick out from the bodykit and have it go over a rear wheel that sticks out as far as the bodykit does. So how's this for an idea: what if that one wheel just doesn't? What if that one wheel just stays narrow? After all, it's not like the Renault R4 didn't just fucking have one rear wheel further forward than the other.

Because of course it's the French. And you know what? They're right! Why the fuck not? Nothing can be forbidden when you recognize no God. Trade nudes with your professor. Oh, and also, if you look back at my drawing's corner window, those little circles in it are outward facing speakers, so you can do the whole "car plays music so loud I hear it very clearly from a distance away" without getting hearing damage. So those were three ideas out of the several dozens I have. I should probably make an MMMM-style list once I'm done with that.

Either way, the second idea is more performance-oriented, but do not take this to mean it's any bit more serious. See, as shown by this picture from the article, Volvo engine bays have tons of foolishly empty space that could be filled with more cylinders.

I'm far from the first one to wise up to this, so much that you have multiple people who make mounts and bits for those ditching the stock engine in favor of an LS V8. But I don't want the 5.3L LS. I want a 4.0L V8 (like Toyota's 1UZ) to stick two turbos onto and bring it to 600hp. Why specify specifications so specific, you may ask. Well, because 4.0L, eight cylinders split into two cylinder banks, two turbos and 600hp is exactly half the specs of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. So if I just put another identical engine in the trunk to power the rear wheels... :)

If you're struggling to see my vision, this may help.

Oh, actually, here is the best meme of this sort I've ever seen:

It's not just the quality of the photoshop, it's that this is Caterham camera car (Caterha car?) is real...

...and that this is not a meme, that is actually the car that filmed the Chiron video. Well, the 'lower speed' parts. The other one was another Bugatti. OBVIOUSLY.

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Nissan Silvia Coupe s12

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[techbar]

Almost got a new bonnet emblem on my Nissan Silvia S12 - apparently Red lights are optional if you are on a motorbike - this guy ran two of them.

[auntiealiasing]

S-Tuner 2.0 is so broken it barely works at all but it's a certified banger nonetheless. Lagonda shooting brake conversion S12 Nissan Silvia with a "shelf" spoiler? Yeah sure

Bootleg GReddy Super 8 with the Y34 Nissan Cedric rear end conversion from the Scoot 4-Rotor? Anything goes

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Two for one on a Sunday evening. 1987 Nissan Silvia S12 & 1960s Volkswagen Beetle.

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[hirocimacruiser]

Impul S12 Silvia / Gazelle

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TOP 10: Nissan Silvia Coupe s12

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Still going strong in 2022

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15.05.2021