About that time again....drift car build thread

[BHayes_S13Coupe]

Hey ash will you be at the jan MW event with all this new stuff? make it happen! Those look like russells front overs,Cool beans

[Kalypso]

SICK

[chixwithtrix]

Hey ash will you be at the jan MW event with all this new stuff? make it happen! Those look like russells front overs,Cool beans

Not sure, I'm taking a driving class at Texas World Speedway road course with the car on Jan 17th so I'm not sure if I'll make it out to MW to drift on the 25th.

Yep, Russells front fenders, lol. He gave 'em to me so I'll see if we can salvage them. This car is a showpiece of Texas drifting history...I have so many parts from Texas drift cars.

[chixwithtrix]

some more body work...

My boyfriend sanded and bondo'd more on the almost cracked in half drivers side fender. No more dimples, all holes are filled, and the corners rounded and cut...even kept the finishing line thing. Painted and now needs to be buffed out.







And some close shots of the front bumper...found about 4 cracks and glassed them, need to construct a wire thing where the missing part is for the new fiberglass...then more bondo.


Modified by chixwithtrix at 9:04 PM 12/31/2008

[MastaYu]

very nice work

[ak240sx]

Awesome job!!!

[sil8tdrftr]

this thread makes me happy... great thread and good reading in here

[noobdrftr]

i love this thread some much info

[andy107]

looks good!

[chixwithtrix]

more body work

Sanding and more paint, still need to buff and clear

BF fixing the front bumper's missing chunk



All the vinyl removed and front bumper almost done

Getting ready to sand

Primer

Other skirt was chipped, before I started bondo work on it

The skirt after I partially sanded

Ready for cleaning and paint

[White Comet]

wow, that stuff is turning out great

[512_97KOUKI]

DAMN YOUR CAR LOOKS NICE WHERE YOU STAY IN AUSTIN I HAVENT SEEN YOU AROUND WE NEED TO DO A 240 MEET IN AUSTIN I STAY SOUTH

[s3teen]

What is SPL? I have been searching for the same wheels...Your build is also nice!

[xX RB Xx]

What is SPL? I have been searching for the same wheels...Your build is also nice!

SPL Parts.. its a website that has 240sx parts. they are a sponsor for the site.. you should check them out

[chixwithtrix]

DAMN YOUR CAR LOOKS NICE WHERE YOU STAY IN AUSTIN I HAVENT SEEN YOU AROUND WE NEED TO DO A 240 MEET IN AUSTIN I STAY SOUTH

I'm off of 290 E on the NE side. Unfortunately this 240 isn't street legal, would be fun to take to a meet....or scare some vettes and porches

What is SPL? I have been searching for the same wheels...Your build is also nice!

SPL Parts in Austin TX. They do most business online, but they are about 15 minutes from me so I can pick stuff up in person. Really nice guys and nice parts. You can order the 5Zigens from their site http://www.splparts.com

[wynnEZ]

Everything is still looking nice, keep the good work up. Cant wait to see the final product.

[chixwithtrix]

Cant wait to see the final product.

Yeah, me and my wallet do too!

[chixwithtrix]

Stripped sound deadening, sanded, ground out the seam glue stuff to stitch weld. What a pita...

Rear suspension is fully adjustable and 5-lug now. Came with long studs, but going to use spacers so the easiest thing was to just cut them :/

Spacers...

Uhh...needs fenders nao!



Primered the bumpers

[mRodiek]

i love this build i like to see other drift builds, i had planned on a RB25 swap but figured i should start with a more basic SR and work my way up

[chixwithtrix]

It was a sad day

Drove 5 hours to the Mineral Wells drift event in TX this Sunday, pulled the car off the trailer and noticed my turbo wasn't spooling. Opened up the intercooler piping and intake to find an oil slick. The turbo looks to have blown the oil seal and welded itself together and I am told it isn't rebuildable; is that true (HKS 2835 Pro S)?

[mRodiek]

Damn, that blows..HARD. Sorry to hear! I realize it just happened but if you cannot rebuild what are your plans..?

[SR24DET]

Looks like everything is comming along nicely. Cant wait to see another update

[chixwithtrix]

Damn, that blows..HARD. Sorry to hear! I realize it just happened but if you cannot rebuild what are your plans..?

I don't know, maybe get a different turbo, throw a stock on on there and limp along, stop drifting for a while while I replace with same turbo...

I have a call into HKS and it hasn't been returned yet

[Kansei240sx]

Were you using an oil restriction fitting on the feed line to the HKS turbo?

This can cause the seal to blow out prematurely and cause sadness.

Also, good job on the build up! Makes me want to start working on mine again.

[bytchezs13]

nice

[noobdrftr]

cant wait to see the final product

[gmac708]

Too bad... Maybe time for an upgrade?!Probably beyond economical repair.$$

[chixwithtrix]

from what I've seen it will be $900-$1250 to repair the HKS turbo. I think I'll just scrap and go with a Garrett 3076 around the same price. Keeping the HKS one just isn't worth it

[chixwithtrix]

here are the updates that happened before the turbo blew













Alignment after I put on all the suspension links and before alignment

After - had the alignment done at NTB, $180 for 5 year alignments and they let me in under the lift and such

After I took the car out at the drift event and found no boost, opened up intercooler piping to find this

didn't have time to polish the body kit, but it came out nice, didn't get a chance to put on rear bumper. Needs to be lower...but this is as low as it can go and still get in my driveway...

[addisonblck]

This can cause the seal to blow out prematurely and cause sadness.

that made me giggle...

but yea totally sux.... great build though

good luck gettin ur replacement