Tylers drift car build thread(56K)

[Tyler]

i guess i need to go back to school

[Future_gohan]

lmfao.

School sucks.

[silviaslider37]

any chance you have any coupe parts lying around you wana sell or get rid of is there? or rims and tires or anything? im a low buck drifter i mean broke a*& college student drifter so im looking for deals or even just info on how to do certain things to my coupe to make my ride better so i can slide like the big boys hahah get at me. i can give my number or my email maybe we can work out some parts.

[Nissan409]

Sweet exhaust.

You spelled principal wrong.

Really...? Car looks sick, i wish my dad is into imports. As of right now he calls my car a rice paddy rolling piece of s***.

[Tyler]

my dad was like that a first, but after he came to the track with me a few times he got bitten by the bug.

[hpballer76]

any chance you have any coupe parts lying around you wana sell or get rid of is there? or rims and tires or anything? im a low buck drifter i mean broke a*& college student drifter so im looking for deals or even just info on how to do certain things to my coupe to make my ride better so i can slide like the big boys hahah get at me. i can give my number or my email maybe we can work out some parts.

hey man check out ncdrifters.com for info on drift events in nc.

op- the car looks great! keep it up

[Tyler]

So the car was done, and it was time to finally use it for what it was built for! Drifting!

But the next track event wasn’t for a month or so, so I drove the car every chance I could get to get used to my new beast, this was a long way from the stock KA I had been drifting with up until now.

Finally the day came, and me and dad were going to make the trek out to evergreen speedway to debut the car, we left at 530am and got to the track a little early. I was super nervous and excited at the same time, it was my first time drifting evergreen, and first time in this car at a big track. Everything was perfect except…….rain, and lots of it. I hate drifting in the rain, but we came all this way and a little water wasn’t going to stop me, so we unpacked the car and got everything ready.

I was in run group one of three, my first two runs went really well, but the track was like driving on ice. It was one of the rare times in WA where it was hot and didn’t rain for a month, until that day, so the all the oils on the track were rising to the top and it was making it pretty much undrivable, I should have stopped driving, me and dad both knew it was too risky, but I didn’t.

Then the unthinkable happened, I came off the bank in 3rd gear, hit a puddle that was in the middle of the track, spun, and hit the wall backwards at about 65-70. My brakes were useless cause they were soaked like everything else that day. I blacked out on impact, and cracked my helmet in two places. I can only thank my dad for building this car so safe for me. Once I came to, I got out of the car under my own power; I was 100% fine, which is really most important. My dad was first on the scene; he pushed through the track officials that were trying to hold him back. I cried long and hard that day and I’m not too proud to admit it. Looking back, I also learned a lot that day, about driving and about myself, and about how much my dad loves and believes in me.



I had drifted a lot before the wreck, and this was just one of those situations where one bad decision can really f*** a good thing up. It didn’t help to be angry with myself, so I just used this unfortunate experience as something to learn from, and I truly believe I’m a better drifter because of it. A wise man once said, “there are two types of drifters, those who have wrecked, and those who haven’t, yet.”

Anyways, that’s the saddest part of my story so far, thanks for listening and sorry it got kinda heavy in here for a second. There is more I haven’t told yet tho, in this pic you see me and my dad right after the wreck, what you cant hear is what he said to me… it went something like, “don’t worry buddy, this isn’t over yet”

[FolkertSX]

wow this makes me sad. that was a gorgeous car. really sucks man. im guessing your planning on starting over now huh?

[sr20deTsomeday118]

glad too see your ok man, dont worry. cars can be fixed, be lucky you took every precaution to make that car as safe as possible

[Tyler]

i forgot to add, the wreck happened june 21st, yeah thats right, fathers day, haha i owe dad next year.

[HoosierSX]

don't worry dude, i would have cried too

im seriously sad now after seeing this

[Tyler]

it gets good again! i promise! i just didnt wanna write it yet!

[s13_chris]

Jeese. I feel all depressed and just blah.. I need a pick me upper part of the story now

[hpballer76]

come on man write the rest of the story! don't leave us with all this sadness lol

[Idahos13]

Really sad man very sad indeed.But if this happened june 21st why posted so late?

[Tyler]

cause i just got around to it! haha i saw teddys thread and thought i should finally get around to updating mine

[Idahos13]

Well I need update on the good story ASAP!!

[apekd]

that SUCKS! I think you can make a come back. just back half it. we did that on my friends BMW. looks perfect now haha

[StylesCD]

yeah man i feel for ya... just this Saturday i was street drifting my Saab 9-5 (DD) and hit some leaves. f***ed my s*** up BAD. The car went over the curb and wrapped around a tree, the rear driver hub literally snapped out and took some of the curb with it.

It sucks to lose a car to some stupid s*** like a puddle or leaves...

[Idahos13]

Why were you street drifting? keep it on the track or in a confined area man.

[Tyler]

Okay, enough of this sad s***. Yeah I wrecked the car and it was hard for me and dad to cope with. We took one week off from even thinking about drifting, but then we both decided the only thing that was going to make us happy again was to have another one.

So we started the disassembly of the coupe, even tho it looks bad, all I really hurt was the body, right front wheel, intercooler, and I tore both motor mounts in half. So I ordered a new wheel and two new poly motor mounts from JGS, and I already had a spare intercooler core. I also picked up a fiberglass vented hood to combat some under hood temp issues I was having, and dumped the wastegate to atmosphere.

One of my good friends had a black s13 hatch shell that was involved in an engine fire, and I picked it up off him for 300. Then me and dad got to swapping all of our stuff over from coupe to hatch. It only took us 4 weeks to tear both cars apart, and build a whole new setup.

So in about a month, I was back in the car. Only this time it looked like this.

Call me crazy, but I like the hatch way more then I liked the coupe, even with the mis matched paint. It looks way more rough and badass.

Now, the car was done, again. Haha. So guess what I did? I went right back to Evergreen Speedway because I was certain that I wouldn’t have crashed if It was dry out. Luckily this time the weather was much better and I finnaly got a chance to prove to people that I wasn’t just some punk kid with a lot of money, because at first I know that’s what everyone thinks, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

This time at evergreen went a lot better; it was my first event there technically, because I only got to drive for 30 minutes the first time. The second time around, I qualified number 18 in the field and took out one person before I got taken out, I was very happy with my performance and I was even happier that I got to show my dad that his efforts were not wasted.

After the evergreen event, I have been driving the car at every event possible. The latest being the last drift event at Bremerton Motorsports Park on October 4th.

Now the drift season here in WA is over for the winter, and in the off season I have some things im planning to do to the car to get it ready to compete next season, because im wanting to take my drifting the the next level.

I plan on getting a weld in cage, a powered by max hydraulic ebrake, and a full aero kit for next season hopefully. And I have one more surprise planned that hopefully will happen, but ill update when it does.

Anyways, that’s all for now! I have brought you guys all the way up to present day and when more mods happen ill be sure to update the thread cause im feeling like its being very well received. Let me know what you think! -Tyler

[StylesCD]

Why were you street drifting? keep it on the track or in a confined area man.

tracks cost money and require roll cages. I don't really have the money or space for keeping a separate track car

@TJGDid you reuse your old parts in your new hatch?

[Tyler]

yeah i reused everything except what i broke

[troskinatior]

wow, that sucks about the crash

you should make another build thread for your dads s14

[rsagen]

wow what a story, couldnt say that I believed you but then i saw the photos.

happy it all worked out for you.

just one question. how much money did you spend on the first car before the day in the rain?

[Tyler]

i didnt keep track of money spent, its best that way

[myfirst24010]

dose ure dad want another son??

[rsagen]

no pick me lol, my drag car needs some $$$$ lol

[Tyler]

haha hes a kid himself, he dosent need anymore!

[initial_jc]

good to hear that you came out okay