原標(biāo)題：Like Father, Like Son: Two Wild RX-7s In?Tokyo

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如果你是那種有愛好、并且為之癡迷或激情的人，那么你就會非常清楚這些事情會占用你多少時(shí)間。在最極端的情況下，這種狂熱可以消耗一切，占據(jù)一個(gè)人醒著的每一刻。

對汽車改裝的癡迷是最典型的，不信你可以計(jì)算一下你花了多少時(shí)間去思考規(guī)劃，并往里面投入了多少金錢?，F(xiàn)在，想象一下，在同時(shí)經(jīng)營一家繁忙的東京烘焙工坊和咖啡館的同時(shí)，努力保持對你的愛好的奉獻(xiàn)。不可思議，不是嗎？

Yoshiaki桑就是這樣的一位狂熱的馬自達(dá)愛好者。所以你大概可以想象，當(dāng)他的兒子Masaki對轉(zhuǎn)子汽車產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣時(shí)，他有多高興。Yoshiaki桑是RE Amemiya Super GReddy 8 RX-7的現(xiàn)任車主，然而現(xiàn)在他可以專注于他的生意CafeAiR，放心地把自己的馬自達(dá)和青春交給兒子。

實(shí)話說，Masaki桑追尋老爸的步伐成為一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)子狂人是不可避免的。在Yoshiaki桑成為一名成功的企業(yè)家和知名的阿拉比卡咖啡豆烘焙師之前，他在東京的高速公路上度過了許多夜晚，并在另一輛狂野的FD3S中享受樂趣。

20年前，Yoshiaki桑參加了日本版的炮彈賽跑——由Video Option組織和記錄——比賽在Tomei高速公路的一段路段進(jìn)行，中間有兩個(gè)固定的高速攝像機(jī)。你現(xiàn)在還可以在油管看到當(dāng)時(shí)的錄像。

你在視頻里看到GReddy 8了嗎?當(dāng)時(shí)，這輛由Re雨宮操刀，基于rx -7的定制套件超級跑車仍然穿著她于1999年東京改裝車展首次亮相時(shí)標(biāo)志性的熱粉色油漆。后來，Yoshiaki桑將馬自達(dá)重新噴涂成白色，但當(dāng)他又購買了一臺米白色FD3S RX-7時(shí)，又決定把車改回原來的色調(diào)。

有些老JDM有那種“時(shí)間膠囊的感覺”，就好像它們被鎖在90年代末/ 00年代初的日本調(diào)音店里，20多年來一直沒有動過。這說的就是Yoshiaki-san的車，或者是Masaki-san的馬自達(dá)，因?yàn)樗能囀欠抡樟硪粋€(gè)著名的日本RX-7改裝設(shè)計(jì)的。當(dāng)然，我說的是傳說中的時(shí)速327公里的Scoot Sports FD3S。

如今，在橫濱的Scoot, Hidekazu Koseki負(fù)責(zé)照看這兩輛車，GReddy 8保留了大部分原始設(shè)備，包括RE Amemiya的“AC987”定制車身，保時(shí)捷大燈(盡管現(xiàn)在是后期型號的投影儀版本)和Trust TD06-25G渦輪增壓13B引擎，功率可達(dá)400PS。在Yoshiaki-san的授權(quán)下，Scoot重新整備了發(fā)動機(jī)，而和引擎蓋，后擾流板，懸掛和消聲器都更新了Scoot的運(yùn)動套件。

從外觀上看，Masaki-san的RX-7看起來就像Koseki的Scoot賽車-從后輪上的奇怪套件(據(jù)說對于Koseki的原廠汽車來說，在最高速情況下可以額外增加5公里/小時(shí))到Enkei NT03車輪和Stack數(shù)字儀表盤顯示器。

而在引擎蓋下，Masaki-san的FD3S移植的Scoot制造的13B發(fā)動機(jī)，帶有巨型Trust T78-33D單渦輪增壓和平裝中冷器。借助Link引擎管理系統(tǒng)，它可以達(dá)到550PS。同時(shí)，由于Yoshiaki-san在ōita縣Autopolis Circuit的一位朋友對底盤和懸掛設(shè)置進(jìn)行了微調(diào)，它也可以降低功率。

父親和兒子對轉(zhuǎn)子共同的愛，無疑是溫暖的，而且對所有人都是一種鼓舞。愛好是最好的分享，正如這里所看到的，它們可以讓朋友和家人更親密。

同時(shí)我要非常感謝Yoshiaki-san，他和Masaki-san在煮了一整天咖啡后還有空陪我拍攝。

譯者評：如果生在日本，你會傳給孩子自己的愛好，還是留給他一把K-car的鑰匙？

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.