tuning menu - Ken Gilbert

winning just about every race it entered. Almost reaching
a consecutive 50 wins, it was stopped by Mazda’s
newly-released Savanna RX-3. Taking the win away from
the Skyline at the Fuji 500, the RX-3 quickly became the
Hakosuka’s nemesis rival. Together the two would dominate
racing in Japan, taking turns at the podium.
Being a big fan of the classic racecars Arnel knew he had
to have two things in this world; one, a Hakosuka Skyline in his
garage next to his RX-3, and two, huge flares on his RX-3 to
resemble the battles that took place in the Japan GT races. A
generous offer was made for his mint RX-3 SP and so a 1971
Skyline was soon purchased in its place. As for flares on the
RX-3, no aftermarket companies offer the huge GT style flares
he was looking for. Arnel knew had he had to do it himself
like everything else on this project. Having no experience with
fiberglass, he turned to the Hybrid Z forum where the S30
Z-car owners are known for all kinds of custom car fabrication.
Soon blocks of foam were glued to the fenders and then
slowly shaved into shape. Once he had it just right, fiberglass
was laid on top to create the one-off pieces you now see
before you.
This is not your typical old school car and Arnel is not just
a random guy who built an old school car. Having done most
of the work himself he’s definitely earned more street cred
than most. And with a plethora of old school car builds under
his belt and in his garage we can’t wait to see him finish his
510 and the Skyline. As for this RX-3, after the dyno and a
new tune, Arnel and the car will be back home on the
track again soon.
96 SUPER STREET FEBRUARY 2010
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“Taking the
win away from
the Skyline
at the ‘Fuji
500’, the RX-3
quickly became
the Hakosuka’s
nemesis rival.”