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by siren676 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:33 pm
Finally got off my arse, got the car fixed and took it down to a drift day
It drove extremely well for being off the road for 6+ months and having a wheel alignment done by myself 2 nights before.
The prothane bushes and IConcept tie rods both made a huge difference in how far i could push the boundaries.
Had some nice tandems with Furai and a friend of ours who had his NB down there.
As usual i couldnt go to an event without breaking something, the alternator tensioner broke off so fixed it with a cable tie which held it for around 15 flat out runs until i got a puncture and called it a day.
Also i have a feeling the engine mounts have almost given up on life.
A few vids from the day
Onboard with BRM. Furai and i tandeming towards the end
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=388638184607464
Ch4ng was riding passenger for a few runs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka4Tq_Vz78k
Will post more vids as they appear
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by BRM » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:33 pm
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by siren676 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:43 pm
You made a decent amount of smoke on that first corner. How'd your tyres hold up with -5° camber?
A friend just posted this video of me aiming at the wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7gNAsfhB2s&hd=1
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by BRM » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:48 pm
Surprisingly well!
Might need to swap them around..
Not bad for new tyres..
Borrowing a guard roller this weekend so I can take some cambers out =)
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by GRUVBB » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:50 pm
Im sure that wall moved out to try and trip you. Lucky you were too quick for it.
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by Furai » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:44 pm
So my computer is broken which means no vids for a while. But my mate Kurt(Beardedbastard photography) got this sweet shot for the mean time.
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by SkilletKid » Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:05 am
Awesome photo. I dunno how you'd feel if I had a wallpaper of you and your car on my PC so I think I'll just leave it here =P
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by BRM » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:23 am
How do you like your new diff?
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by Furai » Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:41 pm
I dont mind I dont see your desktop haha
New diff has heaps more grip and drive giving me more angle but its shown up some suspension and tyre issues which I need to address.
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by BRM » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:29 am
like what?
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by Furai » Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:16 pm
Snapped front swaybar link, rear tyres too tall and I need to play with tyre pressures
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by BRM » Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:22 pm
The fun stuff.
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by Furai » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:06 pm
Drifting from the Cs Garage x S Club day, great fun with awesome tracks, people, drivers and cars. Was testing out the new 2-way which meant more grip and angle, still a bit of fine tuning to do though.
But no really any mods left to do now except power I guess...
http://youtu.be/_epruJyCUck
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by siren676 » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:31 pm
Going sweet dude, you getting a bit of tyre rub or something?
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by Furai » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:05 pm
Yeah front tyres rub the guard sometimes, need to roll it better
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by marcellarius » Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:19 pm
It looks like you're getting much better traction in the wet than with the Torsen
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by Furai » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:17 pm
Went to the drift nationals and wished my car was ready for competition as it rained all day. Instead I had a play on the skidpan which was rather slippery...
Heres a real crappy video from a terrible angle of how slippery it was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yW7nqLS4U4
Car was filthy so I gave her a wash today, replaced the wiper blades, stuck the skirts on a little better and threw some 185/60/14 Yokohama BluEarths on the back. Much better than the 175/65s I was running
Since Im really good at taking the exact same pics over and over I will get someone else to take the next lot when the new wheels arrive.
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by Furai » Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:22 pm
Went to Taupo for the first time with an extremely last minute call. Its about 3.5 hours away from where I live so a bit of a driving all in one day.
We down without a single hitch apart from cracking a MKIII after popping a tyre trying to do a reverse entry. That and running out of space on my camera.
Was being rather committed to the first corner getting nearly 130Kmh entries and as much angle as possible, with good run offs you never feel nervous
I didnt have the kit on as I have some other stuff I want to do and everything is so much easier without worrying about the kit getting smashed, car doesnt look as cool but its always been for driving.
One of the people I have the best tandems with is Royce in his RB20E R32. He drives it like a mad man and great fun to chase.
And here is the video from the start of the day before I ran out of memory card. Next on the list is a few safety items then hopefully some NA power
http://youtu.be/_7okKb-Hz0M
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by Furai » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:56 pm
Took out power steering and had a jam for the first time, Was so much better. Didnt take long to get used to the Depower rack and it had much better on the limit.
Heres a short vid, no pics have popped up yet
http://youtu.be/fu25VBNRp30
Some plans for a bit of extra NA juice coming soon hopefully too
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by Furai » Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:51 pm
Tried no powersteering at a slightly higher pace, works sweet. Need a touch more front grip though and maybe a smaller dia rear tyre/more powers
Number plate fell off after I pushed someones broken missile back into the pits.
Heres a vid of me trying to make it over the hill and a couple chase runs of poor quality. Needed rain
http://youtu.be/dlfk_XPGbo8
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by Furai » Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:46 pm
Went to Hampton on Sunday for some drifting, Drove poorly kept falling off the track trying to keep up with faster cars. But less rear camber for better grip and a couple extra ponies are on thier way soon.
Dont know what I was doing here
Got some tandems in but couldnt stay on doors for long
Heres a video from it
http://youtu.be/X64Z9PTfSw0
Had a blast though!
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by 4A-GE » Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:15 am
God that thing's a trooper.
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by Furai » Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:55 pm
Last drift day before a few mods to increase the ponies on her.
Yes low power can get smoke
Angle is decent but the MKIs are still hitting the upper, lower arms and the tyre rubs like all hell
One more
And here is the video, couple entries towards the end I wasnt using handbrake and it felt good. I can link over the hill but not with any decent angle and its just too much fun throwing big into the first corner.
http://youtu.be/dR0BvZ-4JPE
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by REDBEN » Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:46 pm
Those Photos of you and Joel are bloody tops man and a total credit to your skill and Natural ability! Top Effort Kieran keep Clutch Kicking!
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by Furai » Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:50 pm
Cheers man will do!
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