It featured an aluminum twin-tube monocoque chassis and a body structure intended for competition in the Fuji Grand Champion Series.

Despite running as high as 6th, the Shiden 77 retired due to brake issues[3] after twelve laps.

[6] Takahara also competed in the Fuji Long Distance Series as well, driving the Shiden Kai alongside Takashi Yorino in the first round of the championship.

[7] Following the first Fuji Grand Champion race of the year, Takahara replaced the Shiden Kai with a replica March chassis, while the Shiden Kai was loaned to Shizumatsu Racing in the Grand Champion Series,[8] to be driven by series debutant Masanori Sekiya.

In the 1978 500 mile Fuji, the final round of the Long Distance Series, Sekiya crashed the Shiden Kai and retired from the race; the car burst into flames and was destroyed as a result.

A fully-functioning replica of the Shiden 77 was constructed in the mid-2000s by Mooncraft; it is built around a FJ1600 chassis and uses a Subaru EA71 engine.