Hi guys,
I introduced myself here a while ago and have been watching this site ever since. But now that drifting is becoming more serious I thought i'd post up a project topic as well. And i'd love to hear some reactions.
It all started about a year ago when I bought an '85 ae86. Fairly stock except for an exhaust and lowering springs.
But watching this (and other) site has got me more and more interested in getting sideways myself. As i'm still young and money is a bit of a problem this thing is on a very tight budget.
First thing i did was install some recliners, because the stock seat were worn. But they proved to be cheap crap
, so changed the driver side one for a sparco sprint bucket using DW superlow seat frame.
Added a sparco steering wheel with DW quick release and stripped out the interior. Took out the electric sunroof as well.
Enginewise I put on a kn filter from a diesel escort
, some magnecor leads and iridium plugs.
I got some koni shocks to stiffen up the suspension and put on adjustable camber plates on the front.
Then I changed the 15" ronals which had weak offsets and needed spacers to fit, for xr4's 7x14 et12 up front and 7.5x14 et-12 on the back.
I also bought steering spacer kit from tetsujin on here a little while ago which went on. But due to rubbing issue's I had to put the rear wheels on the front.
I've done 2 driftschool days, first one without konis which sent me spinning in the 3 judged laps for my drift license
, and the second one with konis which leaded me into getting my license
.
After the 2nd drift day I noticed my wheels rubbed on the inside arch on full lock, so added 2cm spacers up front till I get some wider wheels with lower offsets. But this then leaded to rubbing issue's with the fender, so I banged the hell out of it and now it's clear.
There is still a lot of things i'd like to do to my car, but for now i'll leave it as is and get some more experience. On 8 may i hopefully will compete in my first amateur competition So we'll see how it goes then.
And to finish off with some pictures:
That's what it looked like when I bought it.
During the first driftday (noticed the boat like handeling
)
2nd driftday (looking a lot better and a nice bit of lock)
My poor fender modding skills
And some artsy shots
Well this might not be the most radical hachi you've ever seen, but due to our great laws here in Belgium, this is pretty much as far as I can go legally (and even now i have to take the steering wheels, seat, wheels off for it to pass technical check
)
But in a year i'll be able to register it as an oldtimer and then I can do whatever I want.
Comment are always welcome and tips could also come in handy.
Greetings
Randy
