【Speedhunters译起看车】日本改装史上最传奇的两台RX-7，车主居然是一对父子？
原标题：Like Father, Like Son: Two Wild RX-7s In Tokyo
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如果你是那种有爱好、并且为之痴迷或激情的人，那么你就会非常清楚这些事情会占用你多少时间。在最极端的情况下，这种狂热可以消耗一切，占据一个人醒着的每一刻。
对汽车改装的痴迷是最典型的，不信你可以计算一下你花了多少时间去思考规划，并往里面投入了多少金钱。现在，想象一下，在同时经营一家繁忙的东京烘焙工坊和咖啡馆的同时，努力保持对你的爱好的奉献。不可思议，不是吗？
Yoshiaki桑就是这样的一位狂热的马自达爱好者。所以你大概可以想象，当他的儿子Masaki对转子汽车产生了浓厚的兴趣时，他有多高兴。Yoshiaki桑是RE Amemiya Super GReddy 8 RX-7的现任车主，然而现在他可以专注于他的生意CafeAiR，放心地把自己的马自达和青春交给儿子。
实话说，Masaki桑追寻老爸的步伐成为一个转子狂人是不可避免的。在Yoshiaki桑成为一名成功的企业家和知名的阿拉比卡咖啡豆烘焙师之前，他在东京的高速公路上度过了许多夜晚，并在另一辆狂野的FD3S中享受乐趣。
20年前，Yoshiaki桑参加了日本版的炮弹赛跑——由Video Option组织和记录——比赛在Tomei高速公路的一段路段进行，中间有两个固定的高速摄像机。你现在还可以在油管看到当时的录像。
你在视频里看到GReddy 8了吗?当时，这辆由Re雨宫操刀，基于rx -7的定制套件超级跑车仍然穿着她于1999年东京改装车展首次亮相时标志性的热粉色油漆。后来，Yoshiaki桑将马自达重新喷涂成白色，但当他又购买了一台米白色FD3S RX-7时，又决定把车改回原来的色调。
有些老JDM有那种“时间胶囊的感觉”，就好像它们被锁在90年代末/ 00年代初的日本调音店里，20多年来一直没有动过。这说的就是Yoshiaki-san的车，或者是Masaki-san的马自达，因为他的车是仿照另一个著名的日本RX-7改装设计的。当然，我说的是传说中的时速327公里的Scoot Sports FD3S。
如今，在横滨的Scoot, Hidekazu Koseki负责照看这两辆车，GReddy 8保留了大部分原始设备，包括RE Amemiya的“AC987”定制车身，保时捷大灯(尽管现在是后期型号的投影仪版本)和Trust TD06-25G涡轮增压13B引擎，功率可达400PS。在Yoshiaki-san的授权下，Scoot重新整备了发动机，而和引擎盖，后扰流板，悬挂和消声器都更新了Scoot的运动套件。
从外观上看，Masaki-san的RX-7看起来就像Koseki的Scoot赛车-从后轮上的奇怪套件(据说对于Koseki的原厂汽车来说，在最高速情况下可以额外增加5公里/小时)到Enkei NT03车轮和Stack数字仪表盘显示器。
而在引擎盖下，Masaki-san的FD3S移植的Scoot制造的13B发动机，带有巨型Trust T78-33D单涡轮增压和平装中冷器。借助Link引擎管理系统，它可以达到550PS。同时，由于Yoshiaki-san在Ōita县Autopolis Circuit的一位朋友对底盘和悬挂设置进行了微调，它也可以降低功率。
父亲和儿子对转子共同的爱，无疑是温暖的，而且对所有人都是一种鼓舞。爱好是最好的分享，正如这里所看到的，它们可以让朋友和家人更亲密。
同时我要非常感谢Yoshiaki-san，他和Masaki-san在煮了一整天咖啡后还有空陪我拍摄。
译者评：如果生在日本，你会传给孩子自己的爱好，还是留给他一把K-car的钥匙？
If you’re the type of person to have a hobby, obsession or passion, then you’ll know all too well just how much time these things take up. At the very extreme they can be all-consuming fevers that occupy every waking moment of one’s existence.
Car obsessions are some of the most crippling. Just try adding up how many hours you spend thinking about, tinkering with, and driving your money pit. Now, imagine trying to maintain that dedication to your hobby while running a busy Tokyo roastery and café at the same time. I think we’d all find ourselves drowning in a sea of fair trade coffee beans before we even started looking for our car keys.
So you could probably imagine Yoshiaki Shimada‘s delight when his son Masaki developed a keen interest for rotary-powered cars. Yoshiaki-san – the current owner of the RE Amemiya Super GReddy 8 RX-7 – could now focus on his business, CafeAiR, while living semi-vicariously through his son’s own Mazda journey.
To be fair, it was inevitable for Masaki-san to become a rotor-head. Before Yoshiaki-san was a successful business owner and arabica bean roaster extraordinaire, he spent many late nights out on Tokyo’s highways having fun in another wild FD3S.
Twenty years ago, Yoshiaki-san also participated in Japan’s version of the Cannonball Run – as organised and documented by Video Option - which was contested on a section of the Tomei Expressway in between two fixed speed cameras. You can relive some of that action here.
Did you spot the GReddy 8 in the video? When Yoshiaki-san took ownership of the ex-RE Amemiya demo car, the RX-7-based custom-kitted speedster still wore the iconic hot pink paint seen on its debut at the 1999 Tokyo Auto Salon. He ended up respraying the Mazda white, but when Masaki-san purchased his off-white FD3S RX-7, it seemed as good a time for Yoshiaki-san to return the GReddy 8 to its famous hue.
Both cars have a time capsule quality about them, as though they’ve been locked up in a late-’90s/early-’00s Japanese tuning shop and left untouched for 20+ years. That’s largely true of Yoshiaki-san’s car, and in some ways also of Masaki-san’s Mazda, as his was modelled off another famous Japanese tuner RX-7 from back in the day. I am, of course, talking about the legendary 327km/h Scoot Sports FD3S.While Hidekazu Koseki at Scoot in Yokohama looks after both cars today, the GReddy 8 retains most of its original equipment, including RE Amemiya’s ‘AC987′ custom bodywork, Porsche headlights (although now later-model projector versions) and Trust TD06-25G turbo-equipped 13B good for 400PS. The engine has had a Scoot rebuilt in Yoshiaki-san’s ownership, and the bonnet, rear spoiler, suspension and muffler are all updated Scoot Sport pieces.
Visually, Masaki-san’s RX-7 looks a lot like Koseki’s Scoot car – from the unique kit with added rear wheel spats (supposedly good for an extra 5km/h at the top end for Koseki’s original car) to the Enkei NT03 wheels and Stack digital dash display.Under the hood, Masaki-san’s FD3S runs a Scoot-built 13B side-port with a jumbo Trust T78-33D single turbo and flat-mounted intercooler. Tuned through a Link engine management system it makes a solid 550PS.It can put that power down too, thanks to chassis and suspension setup fine tuning carried out by a friend of Yoshiaki-san’s at Autopolis Circuit in Ōita Prefecture.
The common love that father and son share for rotary tuning was heartwarming to see firsthand, and an inspiration to all. Hobbies are best shared, and as seen here, they can bring friends and families even closer together.I want to give a big thanks to Yoshiaki-san, who took the time to meet me for the shoot with Masaki-san after a long day spent roasting beans and brewing coffees.
