WELCOME TO My name is Michel Rayes and I am the Pro Driver of TEAM PONY DRIFT that was born 2009. This car was purchased for the sole purpose to become a drifting car and is being modified by all ways to fit that description. We want to show that even muscle cars has what it takes to go sideways professionally... We have grown allot this past year and planning to compete in many more races/events 2011. For any questions (sponsorship or others) pls contact our team manager Thomas Jasson tj@teamponydrift.com Here starts the project build thread of TEAM PONY DRIFT: Make and Model: Ford Mustang GT Year: 1987 Engine Type: 302 5.0L V8 Torque: 440 Nm Suspension: Pro modified Wheel Base: 2553 mm Width: 1755 mm Height: 1323 mm Horsepower: 260+ bhp Transmission: 5 speed manual Weight: 1350 kg Why drift a Mustang? Well, why not! We chose the Fox body platform because we wanted to stick out from the crowd and the V8 GT because we are V8 fans and we knew the torquiness of 408+ Nm would serve the driver well. We already had good vibes about muscle cars and felt comfortable with that it is durable and the simple structure of the 3rd generations Mustang platform that wont break down as quick as other cars. We started modifying the car with things we knew would be necessary and eventually picked up the mood we wanted the car to go for. While doing so want to maintain its integrity to be drift car. Items and mods done: 2 Sparco Sprint seats Netami 4-Point Cam Lock Seat Belt Harness A/C delete kit Triple chromed valve covers - FORD RACING Aerocatch hoodpin locksx4 (hood and hatch) DRIFTWORKS Carbon fiber hood Mach 1 Carbon fiber hatch with Polycarbonate window Torque box plates - AMERICAN MUSCLE Steeda adjustable clutch cable/double hook quadrant - AMERICAN MUSCLE Cobra grille - AMERICAN MUSCLE Mishimoto radiator - AMERICAN MUSCLE 3.73 gears - AMERICAN MUSCLE 2x2.5" exhaust Side pipes Sandblasted n painted intake White faced gauges Luisi hub Momo Drift- deep dish 30mm Fire extinguisher SN-95 A-arm Shortened spindels by 3cm for more angle 2-point lower chassis brace Welded diff Spacers 30mm Panhard bar - Maximum Motorsports Adjustable coil over kit - Maximum Motorsports Caster-camber plates - Maximum Motorsports XL subframes - Maximum Motorsports Bilsteins shocks and struts - Maximum Motorsports Roll cage (winter 2011) Hydraulic E-brake (winter 2011) Steeda Clutch Adjuster Kit (winter 2011) New color (winter 2011) Last year 2010 we took weight reduction and suspension to a serious professional extent. That involved a more stripped interior. There's only so many things you can do though, and with a stock weight of 1590kg it's not exactly a ballet dancer. For the remainder of the suspension we want to switch to MM A-arms to get that killer steering angle that the fox body lacks, but we working on new mods all the time. Winter 2011 we will add a hydraulic handbrake and full roll cage with wider fenders, custom made wing and other goodies. Pls have a look at our videos/pix and leave a comment as ur here spring-09 Testing Pony @ the drag strip in Malmö A/C delete kit 2-point lower chassis brace PONY DRIFT ready kickin' it sideways on training day 11th april Läreda training day 11th april Läreda obvious body roll/stock suspension Bivaröd 25 april HLMK Drifting Series 2010, ROUND 1 Serious weight reduction. Carbon fiber hatch 4 PONY DRIFT, will mount a 3mm lexan on it Serious weight reduction. Carbon fiber Mach 1 hood/bonnet 2sets of 4-point cam lock seat belt harness Short antenna n Cobra grille 3mm Lexan for hatch window
Perfect fit, just missing some hood locks Metal plates made for the hatch to fit hatch locks Hood and hatch locks w key from Aerocatch-Driftworks 45degrees results TEAM PONY DRIFT logotype on hatch some action pix taken by Tobias Lewandovski/cruzing.just.nu/axle welded diff by Dannej ;-)..thx mate!
BILFIX in Malmö ready to mount w caster cambers from Maximum Motrosports full length subframe connectors Maximum Motorsports Panhard Bar from MM Bilstein shocks / struts and coilover kit-MM MM-Panhard bar mounted by my main man Per.. thx! Sandblasted n painted intake New stuff just arrived! 30mm Spacers Thx to spacer.se for a fast and professional job! Luv them Kumho 215/40 R17 RED COLOR Scandinavian Drifting Series 2010- Sturup Raceway 18th sept. TEAM/CREW/SPONSORS all busy TANDEM @ sturup raceway unfortunately it goes with the territory 5.0 still going strong Myself n Pierre after a superb smokey track day- time 2 go home ;-)
SIDE PIPES it is... Have now mounted these: to the right is the SN-95 A-arm that is a couple of cm longer for more steering angle compared to the stock one on the left hand side.. Removing the steering rack limiters (plastic rings), also this mod 4 more steering angle More angle after cutting off 3cm from spindles A close up on the cut spindle which is also reinforced Results 10 times better than what I had.Driftpoint Event on the 23-24 oct 2010. Denmark, Jutland ,Frederica Just compare my old full lock!
Thx .. this is a different project and this car has allot of torque but lacks the angle, its built for USA roads, back then angle was never a priority.. but we're getting there, thats the fun part, achieving goals... Concerning engine, we planning for a supercharger or a twin turbo...
nice to hear u like the fox body here r some more pix n video of Scandinavian Drifting Series 2010-Sturup Raceway,Sweden SDS [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2M3c2stTk8"]YouTube - Sturup Raceway Scandinavian Drifting Series 2010[/ame] Denmark [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsBGaRHcsOI"]YouTube - TEAM PONY DRIFT Fredericia, Denmark 23-24 Oct 2010.mov[/ame]
cool vids.. nice to see something different.! was in fredericia to the dritpoint event one month ago with my team "jpd drifting" (jzx100 chaser, soarer and the skyline r34) i just could'nt participate the event because of a crash in my altezza. but will be out there in 2011 driving my newly bought FD3S RX-7
sweeet!! hope 2 meet u guys next time in DK or maybe u come to Sweden/Norway n join some events as well...
Indeed Salut Y... I hope we could tandem someday, it would be VERY COOL w 2 foxbodies SIDE BY SIDE !! And thx for helping me out w my project-appreciate it
NEWS: TEAM PONY DRIFT is proud to announce that our Ford Mustang GT 5.0 with Pro driver Michel Rayes will participate in Modball Europe 2011 MODBALL For any questions (sponsorship or others) pls contact our team manager Thomas Jasson Thomas e-mail HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL !!!
Modball europe 2011 For any questions (sponsorship or others) pls contact our team manager Thomas Jasson tj@teamponydrift.com The Mustang is currently under a make over and will have a new color, wider fenders and wing for season 2011. This is a Modball pic for sponsors to see the layout during the Rally across Europe.
Team pony drift sponsors 2011 TEAM PONY DRIFT SPONSORS for season 2011 so far: -BILFIX. Mechanic, paint and body shop -SIRAS ACADEMY. International close protection training. Visit SIRAS ACADEMY -TIMLER's Car and bike design Visit TIMLER's -SPACER. For fast and professional spacers. Visit Spacer -Medialine, building/designing of web sites and web shops. Visit Cubit Medialine -MAXIMUM MOTORSPORTS. Leader in Mustang Performance Suspension Visit Maximum Motorsports More sponsors on the way