HOTstuff C+ #109 | Page 32

StreetCulture GTR & S15 The current passionate owners of these prized possessions are still flying the S15 flag high & mighty with tasteful modifications & proper power upgrades. This particular Silvia that you see here didn’t want to look all gentlemanly prim & proper, so it decided to hit the gym hard & as a result, its kind of like having the head of Brad Pitt attached to the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Scary. Not content with just the wide body kit from Vertex Japan, the taboo thought of adding on extra muscle to further extend & break up the smooth lines of the Vertex kit could send pious Vertex followers into cardiac arrest, along with demands for the owners to be tied up to get stoned and shamed, before being thrown into a river. But as you can see, the end result manages to convert a few of them, while others still whisper evil thoughts with one eye being irresistibly seduced by the new found brawn. The stock bonnet was ditched to make way for a GT style version carbon fibre replacement with 6 massive air vents created by Garage Mak making the Silvia extra slippery when at speed. Special custom made carbon fibre front carnards crafted by fabrication specialist Kazama Autoworks were resprayed to ‘Whitest White’ 079, a colour code found unique to the Lexus LFA , together with a full custom carbon fibre front undertray that stretches from the front bumper, to the mid under section of the car to further ensure that the front end has enough grip 32