DriftImports S13 Silvia Demo Car - Page 2 - Drifting forum

tokyo_black · 22-07-2008, 20:35

That looks really awesome

touge_5lider · 28-10-2008, 02:15

Quick update with a few photos of the parts waiting to be fitted. Hopefully all but the intercooler will be fitted on Friday. That just leaves setting the ride height and geometry for one day next week, all in preparation for my track debut at the beginners' day at Bishopscourt next month.

Replacement steering boot and DW solid steering bush:

Turbo elbow, downpipe and de-cat pipe with gaskets and fixings:

Front mount intercooler kit:

Manual boost controller, but I have now ordered an electronic one from the USA:

No more at this stage, but a few things on the wish list. Need to concentrate on selling a motor or two first. A few shots of progress so far will be following shortly.

Big-gareth · 28-10-2008, 14:20

Alryt Mike see youve got yourself some new goodies lol love the car
might see you at Bishopscourt!!

touge_5lider · 28-10-2008, 16:56

The parts have been there for ages, but now I have a deadline to aim for. You should come on the 9th and have a go with us in the novice area. It's away from the main circuit and there will be basically no spectators. Just bring some spare wheels and myself and another chap from Carrickfergus (Lee - he's on here too) are bringing some tools. There might still be a place or two left of you contact Wayne.

Big-gareth · 28-10-2008, 17:26

yeh was thinking of that m8 i just need something to use i have a old omega i could bring lol

touge_5lider · 29-10-2008, 00:51

Some photos taken today with my Silvia wearing the set of 18" Work Meister S1s. Sorry if some of the pictures are a bit dark and blurred, but the weather wasn't really in my favour.

Finally a better photograph to show the S14 vvti SR20DET engine.

Hopefully the next time you see it the intercooler etc. will be installed.

I'll be putting the original wheels back on I think as I'm so scared of kerbing the S1s. More updates coming soon.

Franksx2005 · 29-10-2008, 20:05

nice, i like!

Stavros · 29-10-2008, 20:07

Looks awesome mate, nice work

dont suppose you know what paint your car is do you? ive no idea about mine!

touge_5lider · 30-10-2008, 02:19

Cheers guys

@ Stavros: Nobody can name, match or get the code for the paint. One place said they could have made it in 2K, but wouldn't sell it to me or give me the code because "that would be illegal"

. I'm having one last attempt by having the petrol cap cover sent to ICI. If they can't do it then I'm beat.

I'm hoping to get some graphics done to advertise a few things. I'm trying to come up with a design that will cover the few marks that annoy me. That's on the back burner until I can sell something else as the few quid I have at the moment is for the drift day next month.

YashioFactory · 30-10-2008, 13:09

the S1's look better on the purple S13.

keep the Meisters for the black one defo

PS nice colour/car.

think i like the black on more tho?

kyle_gtr · 31-10-2008, 00:44

that looks so mad in a awsomely good way the wheels and colour are such a good combo

touge_5lider · 31-10-2008, 02:51

Cheers again doodz

! All comments are appreciated. For some reason I prefer the black car (understatedness?!) but the purple one definitely turns more heads so it's the winner in terms of a company show car. It is also nice that the uninformed think it's a

car, like my mx-5. Team underdawg ftw!

Olly - Sil80 · 31-10-2008, 08:07

How does she perform off road? lol.

Japsx · 31-10-2008, 08:19

Smart ride mate

djlee_dj · 02-11-2008, 01:26

i like it

you still needing tires ?

ive got the guy to hold them but really need to lift them from him asap

i sold the 13 and got a 14

im doing a clutch tomorrow on mine, then try and rack up 500miles before next weekend

initial_j · 02-11-2008, 01:34

i think that spoiler would look better on my silvia..... sell it to me!

touge_5lider · 03-11-2008, 02:35

Where is the place with the tyres Lee? I can try to get them lifted this week.

Afraid the spoiler has to stay because it's been blended with the boot lid. I still don't know what make it is or even if it was designed for a Silvia. It would be nice to use it for a mould and get a batch made, but as a selfish mofo I don't want everyone else to have one.

RIMTUCK · 03-11-2008, 04:51

NIce project. Love the Work wheels.

touge_5lider · 07-11-2008, 14:26

Update time after two pretty hectic days!

Yesterday I finally got to use the car lift at a friend's workshop, after it was out of action since last Thursday. First job on the agenda was to sort the steering out. The steering boot was relatively straight forward and will hopefully protect the rack internals from the winter elements. The DW stainless steering bush again was quite simple to fit once everything was freed up. The difference could immediately be seen as gone was the 2" side to side movement that the rubber bush had allowed.

After double checking everything was back in place and torqued up, attention moved to the exhaust. We managed to get all the parts fitted (see photo in the above post) and amazingly no snapped studs or rung off bolts. I'm guessing the overnight soak with WD40 helped here. Now, with the turbo elbow, downpipe and de-cat pipe fitted the system is basically 3" from the turbo back. I can't say yet if I notice any power increase, but boy does Barney sound better! It may still be the typical "flat" SR20 noise, but now I can hear it at least and have banished the slightly asthmatic wheeze the original system had.

The drive home was a nightmare, greasy roads and lying water are not ideal in a high power car with a 2 way L.S.D. and stretched tyres, but Barney followed every rut, snapped violently in the slightest puddle and jumped sideways if the front tyre crossed a manhole cover. I began to wonder if we'd done something wrong or if this is what should be expected after taking the play out of the steering rack. Another new problem was the steering wheel lying off to one side when driving in a straight line. For the first time the car felt dangerous and I didn't want to drive it let alone try drifting it.

This brings us to today, another treacherous weather beaten drive to have a full alignment session done at a local specialist. After getting the lasers in place and the first tests done I looked at the screen to see if there was anything out that could cause such horrible handling... I'll let the numbers do the talking:

Front toe: L 5.6mm in R 24.5mm in

Everything else was basically not too bad, just a slight imbalance in front castor and rear toe. I think rear camber arms may go on the shopping list as the minimum achievable was -2.3 degrees. In total, the session only took about an hour and a half even with the gauges deciding not to pick up on castor changes.

It was a mystery to the technician and myself because we could physically move the wheels through a distance of nearly 2 1/2" in the arch by adjusting the Tein tension rods. In the end we agreed to measure the tyre to arch gap at the line in the front bumper and set this equally on each side.

Nervously I went for a test run to see how successful we had been...

What a difference! The steering wheel centered correctly, the front end feels planted again and straight line stability is restored. Turn in feels good without being too aggressive (I went for a slight toe in at the front, about 0.6mm). My only guess about the 24.5mm toe is that we seriously miscounted the threads when removing the track rod end yesterday.

All that's left to do between now and Sunday is pack the tyres and tools, remember my helmet and a quick wash if the weather holds up.

Over and out for now!

Mike

shane f · 07-11-2008, 20:07

nice job id pull the spoiler off tho

30-10-2008, 02:19	#29 (permalink)
touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	Cheers guys @ Stavros: Nobody can name, match or get the code for the paint. One place said they could have made it in 2K, but wouldn't sell it to me or give me the code because "that would be illegal". I'm having one last attempt by having the petrol cap cover sent to ICI. If they can't do it then I'm beat. I'm hoping to get some graphics done to advertise a few things. I'm trying to come up with a design that will cover the few marks that annoy me. That's on the back burner until I can sell something else as the few quid I have at the moment is for the drift day next month.

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touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	Cheers again doodz! All comments are appreciated. For some reason I prefer the black car (understatedness?!) but the purple one definitely turns more heads so it's the winner in terms of a company show car. It is also nice that the uninformed think it's a car, like my mx-5. Team underdawg ftw!

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22-07-2008, 20:35	#21 (permalink)
tokyo_black tail slider Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 81	That looks really awesome

28-10-2008, 02:15	#22 (permalink)
touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	Quick update with a few photos of the parts waiting to be fitted. Hopefully all but the intercooler will be fitted on Friday. That just leaves setting the ride height and geometry for one day next week, all in preparation for my track debut at the beginners' day at Bishopscourt next month. Replacement steering boot and DW solid steering bush: Turbo elbow, downpipe and de-cat pipe with gaskets and fixings: Front mount intercooler kit: Manual boost controller, but I have now ordered an electronic one from the USA: No more at this stage, but a few things on the wish list. Need to concentrate on selling a motor or two first. A few shots of progress so far will be following shortly.

28-10-2008, 14:20	#23 (permalink)
Big-gareth dori wanabe :) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carrickfergus N.I. Posts: 352	Alryt Mike see youve got yourself some new goodies lol love the car might see you at Bishopscourt!!

28-10-2008, 16:56	#24 (permalink)
touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	The parts have been there for ages, but now I have a deadline to aim for. You should come on the 9th and have a go with us in the novice area. It's away from the main circuit and there will be basically no spectators. Just bring some spare wheels and myself and another chap from Carrickfergus (Lee - he's on here too) are bringing some tools. There might still be a place or two left of you contact Wayne.

28-10-2008, 17:26	#25 (permalink)
Big-gareth dori wanabe :) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carrickfergus N.I. Posts: 352	yeh was thinking of that m8 i just need something to use i have a old omega i could bring lol

29-10-2008, 00:51	#26 (permalink)
touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	Some photos taken today with my Silvia wearing the set of 18" Work Meister S1s. Sorry if some of the pictures are a bit dark and blurred, but the weather wasn't really in my favour. Finally a better photograph to show the S14 vvti SR20DET engine. Hopefully the next time you see it the intercooler etc. will be installed. I'll be putting the original wheels back on I think as I'm so scared of kerbing the S1s. More updates coming soon.

29-10-2008, 20:05	#27 (permalink)
Franksx2005 gripper Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18	nice, i like!

29-10-2008, 20:07	#28 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 10,232	Looks awesome mate, nice work dont suppose you know what paint your car is do you? ive no idea about mine!

30-10-2008, 13:09	#30 (permalink)
YashioFactory dorifto kingu! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 834	the S1's look better on the purple S13. keep the Meisters for the black one defo PS nice colour/car. think i like the black on more tho?

31-10-2008, 00:44	#31 (permalink)
kyle_gtr dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bapchild near sittingbourne Posts: 1,043	that looks so mad in a awsomely good way the wheels and colour are such a good combo

31-10-2008, 08:07	#33 (permalink)
Olly - Sil80 doughnutter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Taupaki, NZ Posts: 73	How does she perform off road? lol.

31-10-2008, 08:19	#34 (permalink)
Japsx touge runner Join Date: May 2007 Location: RAF Benson Posts: 197	Smart ride mate

02-11-2008, 01:26	#35 (permalink)
djlee_dj tail slider Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 149	i like it you still needing tires ? ive got the guy to hold them but really need to lift them from him asap i sold the 13 and got a 14 im doing a clutch tomorrow on mine, then try and rack up 500miles before next weekend

02-11-2008, 01:34	#36 (permalink)
initial_j has issues.. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canterbury yo! Posts: 5,381	i think that spoiler would look better on my silvia..... sell it to me!

03-11-2008, 02:35	#37 (permalink)
touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	Where is the place with the tyres Lee? I can try to get them lifted this week. Afraid the spoiler has to stay because it's been blended with the boot lid. I still don't know what make it is or even if it was designed for a Silvia. It would be nice to use it for a mould and get a batch made, but as a selfish mofo I don't want everyone else to have one.

03-11-2008, 04:51	#38 (permalink)
RIMTUCK gripper Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	NIce project. Love the Work wheels.

07-11-2008, 14:26	#39 (permalink)
touge_5lider tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Down, Northern Ireland Posts: 131	Update time after two pretty hectic days! Yesterday I finally got to use the car lift at a friend's workshop, after it was out of action since last Thursday. First job on the agenda was to sort the steering out. The steering boot was relatively straight forward and will hopefully protect the rack internals from the winter elements. The DW stainless steering bush again was quite simple to fit once everything was freed up. The difference could immediately be seen as gone was the 2" side to side movement that the rubber bush had allowed. After double checking everything was back in place and torqued up, attention moved to the exhaust. We managed to get all the parts fitted (see photo in the above post) and amazingly no snapped studs or rung off bolts. I'm guessing the overnight soak with WD40 helped here. Now, with the turbo elbow, downpipe and de-cat pipe fitted the system is basically 3" from the turbo back. I can't say yet if I notice any power increase, but boy does Barney sound better! It may still be the typical "flat" SR20 noise, but now I can hear it at least and have banished the slightly asthmatic wheeze the original system had. The drive home was a nightmare, greasy roads and lying water are not ideal in a high power car with a 2 way L.S.D. and stretched tyres, but Barney followed every rut, snapped violently in the slightest puddle and jumped sideways if the front tyre crossed a manhole cover. I began to wonder if we'd done something wrong or if this is what should be expected after taking the play out of the steering rack. Another new problem was the steering wheel lying off to one side when driving in a straight line. For the first time the car felt dangerous and I didn't want to drive it let alone try drifting it. This brings us to today, another treacherous weather beaten drive to have a full alignment session done at a local specialist. After getting the lasers in place and the first tests done I looked at the screen to see if there was anything out that could cause such horrible handling... I'll let the numbers do the talking: Front toe: L 5.6mm in R 24.5mm in Everything else was basically not too bad, just a slight imbalance in front castor and rear toe. I think rear camber arms may go on the shopping list as the minimum achievable was -2.3 degrees. In total, the session only took about an hour and a half even with the gauges deciding not to pick up on castor changes. It was a mystery to the technician and myself because we could physically move the wheels through a distance of nearly 2 1/2" in the arch by adjusting the Tein tension rods. In the end we agreed to measure the tyre to arch gap at the line in the front bumper and set this equally on each side. Nervously I went for a test run to see how successful we had been... What a difference! The steering wheel centered correctly, the front end feels planted again and straight line stability is restored. Turn in feels good without being too aggressive (I went for a slight toe in at the front, about 0.6mm). My only guess about the 24.5mm toe is that we seriously miscounted the threads when removing the track rod end yesterday. All that's left to do between now and Sunday is pack the tyres and tools, remember my helmet and a quick wash if the weather holds up. Over and out for now! Mike

07-11-2008, 20:07	#40 (permalink)
shane f touge runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ireland Posts: 160	nice job id pull the spoiler off tho