{"id":19873,"date":"2013-10-03T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?p=19873"},"modified":"2013-10-02T17:13:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T00:13:53","slug":"signal-auto-twin-180sxs-ten-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/2013\/10\/03\/signal-auto-twin-180sxs-ten-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal Auto &#8220;Twin 180SXs&#8221;, ten years ago."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the twin orange 180SXs that Signal Auto built over a decade ago? Who am I kidding, of course you do &#8211; the metallic orange paint with the legendary &#8220;Splash&#8221; graphics, the painted headlight delete inserts, whatever happened to these amazing machines? It sure doesn&#8217;t feel that long ago, but time stops for nobody, not even iconic drift cars. I&#8217;m sure many of you who are drifting enthusiasts in your mid 20&#8217;s can relate when I say that these cars heavily influenced our styling choices as teenagers. Today I would like to share with you some photos taken in 2003 &#8211; soon after their completion. Both cars were equipped with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanabe-usa.com\/\">Tanabe<\/a>&#8216;s full line of suspension components, from coilovers to pillow ball adjustable arms and stabilizer bars, most of which have since been discontinued (the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanabe-usa.com\/stabilizer.asp\">stabilizer bars<\/a> are still available). Moving onto the photos, taken in front of somebody&#8217;s house in Osaka, 2003.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19874\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19874\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_1\" width=\"940\" height=\"629\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19875\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19875\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_3\" width=\"943\" height=\"633\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_3.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_3-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_3-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19876\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19876\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_5\" width=\"941\" height=\"628\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_5.jpg 941w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_5-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19879\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19879\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_13\" width=\"935\" height=\"631\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_13.jpg 935w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_13-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_13-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19878\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19878\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_11\" width=\"940\" height=\"634\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_11.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_11-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_11-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19881\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19881\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_12\" width=\"934\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_12.jpg 934w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_12-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_12-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19882\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19882\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_14\" width=\"943\" height=\"631\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_14.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_14-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_14-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19883\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19883\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_15\" width=\"945\" height=\"623\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_15.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_15-200x131.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_15-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19884\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_18.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_18\" width=\"945\" height=\"658\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_18.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_18-200x139.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_18-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19885\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19885\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_17.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"D1_17\" width=\"939\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_17.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_17-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/D1_17-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19888\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19888\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_451940.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSC_451940\" width=\"1204\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_451940.jpg 1204w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_451940-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_451940-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_451940-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/?attachment_id=19890\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19890\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/driftparts.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"driftparts\" width=\"850\" height=\"1098\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/driftparts.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/driftparts-154x200.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/driftparts-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/driftparts-792x1024.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the twin orange 180SXs that Signal Auto built over a decade ago? Who am I kidding, of course you do &#8211; the metallic orange paint with the legendary &#8220;Splash&#8221; graphics, the painted headlight delete inserts, whatever happened to these amazing machines? It sure doesn&#8217;t feel that long ago, but time stops for nobody, not &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/2013\/10\/03\/signal-auto-twin-180sxs-ten-years-ago\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19873"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19894,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19873\/revisions\/19894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.more-japan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}