Jenny Nakata’s 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 442
Del.icio.usJenny Nakata grew up around cars and has fond memories of her father working on cars in the pits at the stockcar track. Today she still has an admiration for cars, but her favorite form of racing has changed to the quarter mile.
“For the past four or five years I’ve been going to Las Vegas to attend the NHRA nationals,” says Nakata. “Ashley Force, who drives a Funny Car, and Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel are my favorite drivers. And after the races are done, I usually stay a week to attend the SEMA show.”
Judging by this ride and her taste in drag racing, many would never guess that her daily driver is a 2009 Acura TL AWD. It is a very luxurious ride, but when it’s time to lay down the hammer, the TL AWD can give you a swift kick in the pants.
“There are only two of these cars on the island. The one I have and the other is on the showroom floor at the Acura dealership,” says Nakata. “I use to drive an ’04 Acura TSX, then I got a ’07 Acura TL Type-S and then I upgraded to the one I have now. You could say I am an Acura fanatic.”
The Street Toys Car Club that Nakata belongs to is always looking for new members who share the same enthusiasm for custom rides. Checkout the club’s MySpace page for more information.
YEAR – 1986
MAKE – Oldsmobile
MODEL – Cutlass Supreme 442
ENGINE 355 small block Chevy, steel crank, .030 pistons, Comp cams, 512 lift, 288 duration, gear drive, heads 2.02, 1:94 port and polish, triple springs, guide plates, 1.5 roller rockers, single plain Edelbrock manifold, ceramic coated heads, aluminum radiator, line lock, Milodon deep sump oil pan, Holley 780 dual pump, 4-inch K&N filter, MSD 6AL ignition and distributor, MSD 8.0 wires, Diamond E3 spark plugs, electric Holley fuel pump,1-inch filter
DRIVETRAIN Turbo 400, 2500 stall speed, B&M shift kit, Moroso U-joints, Summit trans cross member for dual exhaust
SUSPENSION 1-inch drop springs, Edelbrock shocks, rear-end is from a 1970 SS El Camino, 12-bolt, 3.73 posi-traction, Drag bags, drive shaft loop
WHEELS 15-by-10-inch Greg Welds, 5.5-inch back space on Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R 26X12:15, 15-by- 3-inch front Greg Welds on 24-by-5.15-inch Mickey Thompson S/R, Alloy performance axles, extended studs & Summit aluminum girdle support cover
INTERIOR American Racing Seats (black leather), Auto meter gauges, blue flame floor mats, new blue headliner.
STEREO Alpine CDA 9855 MP3/WMA CD receiver w/ Kicker speakers
EXTERIOR The bodywork and paint (car restoration) was done by Gary Cera of Rustbusters Hawaii located on the West side of Oahu. Tint: Hi Tech Tinting Blue 20 percent tint to match the blue pearl paint. Tint done by Hi-Tech located in Wahiawa PPG white base coat, clear coat, blue pearl (sprayed by Gary Cera, a good friend, owner of Rustbusters Hawaii, specializing in car restoration, paint and body work), 3-inch Cowl Induction hood
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