(Re)Perfecting Perfection: A Crashed NSX Reborn
You spend years building and perfecting your pride and joy, pouring your heart and soul into it, and finally get it to where you want it to be and are able to really enjoy it. It sounds like an absolute dream, right? Well it is, and this is where Jun’s NA1 Honda NSX was at when I featured it in 2015.
But this story doesn’t continue with five years’ worth of driving enjoyment to bring us up to the current day, because in 2016 the unthinkable happened – Jun crashed his NSX at Tsukuba Circuit.
您花費了數年的時間建立和完善自己的驕傲和喜悅，將自己的心靈和靈魂注入其中，並最終將其帶到想要的地方並能夠真正享受它。聽起來像是一個絕對的夢想，對嗎？好吧，這就是我在2015年推薦 Jun的NA1本田NSX時所處的位置。
但是，這個故事並沒有延續五年的駕駛樂趣，直到今天才得以實現。因為在2016年，不可思議的事情發生了– Jun在筑波賽車場撞毀了他的NSX。
My heart sank when I heard the news. Obviously, my first initial concern was with Jun’s safety, but after hearing that he came away from the incident unscathed, I immediately wondered what state the Honda was in – the model has an aluminum body and chassis after all. Luckily for Jun it wasn’t a total loss, and he reassured me that not only would it be fixed, but that he’d use the opportunity to go for an even more aggressive aerodynamic conversion.
聽到這個消息，我的心就沉了。顯然，我首先關心的是Jun的安全，但是在得知Jun毫髮無損地離開事件後，我立即想知道本田的狀態–畢竟該模型具有鋁製車身和底盤。幸運的是，對於Jun來說，這不是全部損失，他向我保證不僅會解決問題，而且還利用這次機會進行更具進取性的空氣動力學改裝。
For years, every time I bumped into Jun at an event I’d ask if he was making progress. And in between these times I’d message him on Instagram to gently ask how it was all going.
And then one day he messaged me: “It’s done. When do you want to shoot it?”
多年來，每次碰到Jun時，我都會問他是否正在進步。在這兩次之間，我會在Instagram上發消息給他， 以溫柔地詢問一切。
然後有一天他告訴我：“ 完成了。您什麼時候要拍攝？”
When Jun arrived at our meeting spot in Futako-Tamagawa early one morning, I was left speechless. He did hint that he’d gone wide-body – or at least wider than what the NSX was previously – but much like his approach to every other area of the car, things were taken a step further.
當Jun一大早到達我們在二子-玉川的會議地點時，我無語了。他確實暗示他已經寬體了，或者至少比NSX以前寬了，但是就像他對汽車其他區域的方法一樣，事情又往前走了一步。
The easy road would have been to fit an off-the-shelf wide-body kit, but Jun mixed and matched, customized and experimented until he achieved the look pictured in his head, and this is the result.
最簡單的方法是安裝現成的寬體套件，但是Jun進行了混合，匹配，定製和實驗，直到獲得了頭部中所示的外觀，這就是結果。
The exterior starts with a Sorcery front bumper, which moves away from the stock-like look of the Marga Hills item previously fitted and gives the front end a more pronounced set of nostrils right under the pop-up lights. To this, Jun grafted on his very own lower spoiler/undertray constructed in CFRP.
For the front fenders, Jun again traded the original Marga Hills items for Sorcery equivalents, which he then modified to integrate with the retained Marga Hills side skirts. However, the skirts now feature a carbon fiber upper slat to give a nice parallel feel with the lower carbon plate that runs under their entire length.
The more square-shouldered Marga Hills rear fenders remain, but can you tell what Jun did with these? I’ll give you a hint: it took the longest amount of time and effort to get right.
外部從法術前保險槓開始，該保險槓從先前安裝的Marga Hills物品的股狀外觀移開，並在彈出燈下為前端提供了一組更加明顯的鼻孔。為此，Jun嫁接到了他自己在CFRP中建造的下部擾流板/底盤。
對於前擋泥板，Jun再次用原始的Marga Hills產品換購了Sorcery等效產品，然後對其進行了修改，以與保留的Marga Hills側裙結合使用。但是，裙邊現在採用了碳纖維上板條，與在整個長度範圍內延伸的下碳板具有良好的平行感。
保留了更多方肩的Marga Hills後擋泥板，但您能說一下Jun對這些輪胎做了什麼嗎？我會給您一個提示：花了最長的時間和精力來實現正確。
While you ponder over that, let’s take a look at the engine.
在思考這一點時，讓我們看一下引擎。
Opening the cover, it was cool to see a sticker that we handed out 10 years ago is still hanging on strong. Thanks for the continual support, Jun-san.
打開蓋子，看到我們十年前分發的貼紙仍然掛在上面很酷。感謝您的持續支持，Jun-san。
The Toda 3.1L C30A wasn’t damaged in the accident and Jun was very happy with how it felt; it struck just the right balance between power and response without being too wild. What he has changed is the exhaust, now a RYF GT titanium masterpiece (of which not many have been made) that makes the Honda V6 sing like nothing I’ve ever heard before. Jun also added a little diecast replica of his car on top of the air box for a personal touch.
事故中Toda 3.1L C30A並未受到損壞，Jun對此感覺非常滿意。它在力量和反應之間取得了適當的平衡，而又不過分瘋狂。他所改變的是排氣管，現在是RYF GT鈦制傑作（其中很少製造），這使本田V6唱起了我以前從未聽過的聲音。君還在空氣箱的頂部添加了自己的汽車的壓鑄小品，以營造個人風格。
Sending drive to the rear wheels is the NSX’s original transverse-mounted 5-speed gearbox mated to a shorter 4.4 final drive. To cope with the extra power, and more importantly the extra grip found through the use of wider rubber, the driveline has been beefed up with an Exedy Carbon-R twin-plate clutch and lighter flywheel, and an OS Giken Super Lock 1.5-way LSD. This all combines to give the sort of feel you’d expect in a such a meticulously assembled build.
NSX的原始橫向安裝5速變速箱與較短的4.4終傳動相配合，將動力傳遞至後輪。為了應對額外的動力，更重要的是，通過使用較寬的橡膠，可以獲得更多的抓地力，傳動系統還配備了Exedy Carbon-R雙片離合器和更輕的飛輪，以及OS Giken Super Lock 1.5路LSD。這些都結合在一起，給您以如此精心組裝的外觀所期望的那種感覺。
It may have taken a mishap and years to get right, but this is by far the best execution of an NA1 that I’ve ever seen. You can go wild mixing and matching front and rear end aftermarket kit parts all day long, but finding the right balance and creating something cohesive is a far harder task.
可能需要花很多時間才能解決問題，但這是迄今為止我所見過的NA1的最佳執行方式。您可以整天瘋狂地混合和匹配前端和後端售後套件的零件，但是要找到合適的平衡並創建具有凝聚力的東西是一項艱鉅的任務。
If you think the front end looks like a road-going version of the legendary Raybrig JGTC GT500 NSX – especially once the headlights are flipped up – then the rear will send you hunting for the closest box of tissues.
Here Jun has widened and extended the Marga Hills fenders rearward, before ending them with an open vent against the side of the stock body. The new rear bumper is from Burn-Up and has two lower finned side sections that opened up the space for Jun to craft a new carbon fiber diffuser, almost boxing away the exhaust.
如果您認為前端看起來像傳奇的Raybrig JGTC GT500 NSX的上路版-尤其是前燈翻轉後，那麼後端將使您尋找最接近的紙巾盒。
在這裡，Jun向後擴展並擴展了Marga Hills擋泥板，然後以一個靠著車身側面的開放式通風孔將其擋住。新的後保險槓來自Burn-Up，具有兩個較低的翅片側面部分，為Jun創造了一個製造新的碳纖維擴散器的空間，幾乎可以將排氣塞滿。
A true touch of class comes in the form of Esprit’s Type 052 GT wing, which with its centrally-mounted stays looks so much more modern than the previous wing that had its stays mounted on the extremities of the trunk. Jun’s custom LED taillights remain and still look amazing.
Esprit的052 GT型機翼是真正的一流品味，它的中央安裝式支撐看起來比以前的機翼安裝在行李箱末端的機翼現代得多。Jun的定製LED尾燈保持不變，而且看起來仍然很漂亮。
The interior remains unchanged, a semi-stripped cabin with a Okuyama roll cage adding torsional rigidity and safety at the same time. The Sparco buckets are a pretty extreme choice for daily road use, but they’re very helpful on the track and through the twisty touge stuff.
內部保持不變，帶有Okuyama防滾架的半條紋機艙同時增加了扭轉剛度和安全性。Sparco剷鬥是日常道路使用的非常極端的選擇，但在賽道上以及曲折的麵包屑中，它們非常有用。
One of the things that always made this particular NSX stand out to me was its custom dash setup – a Google Nexus tablet dropped into a carbon fiber binnacle with two analogue dials on each side. The tablet runs Defi’s Smart Meter software, which allows for a variety of displays to be created and stored in the memory, instantly bringing the NSX’s cabin into the 21st century.
令我一直與眾不同的一件事是它的自定義儀表板設置–將Google Nexus平板電腦放入碳纖維雙耳形眼鏡中，每側都有兩個模擬撥盤。該平板電腦運行Defi的Smart Meter軟件，該軟件可創建各種顯示並將其存儲在內存中，從而將NSX的機艙立即帶入21世紀。
As a mark of authenticity, the Advance plaque in the center console reminds everyone who the original builder of the Toda 3.1L stroked engine was.
作為真實性的標記，中央控制檯上的Advance牌匾使每個人都回想起Toda 3.1L衝程引擎的原始製造商。
In the suspension department you’ll find Öhlins dampers and Eibach springs, a custom setup pieced together by the guys at Tomiyoshi Racing. Much like everything else on this car, the suspension upgrades aim to achieve that perfect balance between fast road use and occasional track time, and the quality of damping giving the compliance and ability to deal with road imperfections without a jarring ride. It sits perfectly, too.
在懸架部門，您會發現Öhlins減震器和Eibach彈簧，這是由Tomiyoshi Racing的傢伙拼湊而成的定製設置。就像這款車上的所有其他產品一樣，懸架升級旨在在快速使用道路和偶爾的行駛時間以及減震質量之間實現完美的平衡，從而提供順從性和處理不完善路面的能力。它的位置也很完美。
I’m a sucker for staggered wheel combos on cars like this, and the 18-inch front and 19-inch rear RAYS Gram Lights 57Xtreme choice is spot on. When heading to the track, Jun swaps these out for a RAYS Volk Racing TE37SL staggered setup (17-inch front and 18-inch rear) wearing Yokohama Advan A050 semi-slicks at all four corners.
我是像這樣的汽車上錯綜複雜的車輪組合的吸盤，並且有18英寸的前輪和19英寸的後輪RAYS Gram Lights 57Xtreme選擇。駛向賽道時，Jun將其換成RAYS Volk Racing TE37SL交錯式裝置（前排為17英寸，後排為18英寸），並在四個角處均裝有橫濱Advan A050半浮油。
Needless to say, Jun is beyond happy to have his car back on the street, and in my book, with an unrivalled look.
毋庸置疑，Jun非常高興能以無與倫比的外觀將自己的汽車重新帶回街上，在我的書中。
Doing these shots through a busy and high-end shopping district, the car looked so alien in the environment. It was as if some wild race car had been plucked from the circuit and dropped right in the middle of a city.
在繁忙的高端購物區拍攝這些照片時，汽車在環境中顯得格外陌生。好像是一輛狂野的賽車從賽道上被拔出並掉落在城市中心。
This NSX project is one that represents the ‘journey’ so well. Years of evolution, experimentation, tribulation and then heartbreak, only to have it come back again and reignite the initial passion.
Jun has achieved automotive enlightenment, if such a thing even exists. That moment in time where you realize that your car may actually be finished. Then again, when I asked the question, Jun was not sure it ever will be. And that’s pretty much any project car summed up. Mind you, what he has created is pretty damn close to perfection in my book.
這個NSX項目很好地代表了“旅程”。經過多年的發展，試驗，磨難以及令人心碎的經歷，才使它再次出現並重新點燃了最初的激情。
君已經實現了對汽車的啟發，即使這樣的事情存在。在那一刻，您意識到自己的汽車可能已經完成了。再一次，當我問這個問題時，Jun不確定會不會。這幾乎是所有項目汽車的總結。提醒您，他創造的作品在我的書中簡直太完美了。
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