Drift Panel Van Build

[beachlander]

A video of my first ever run at Hori Dori

[Skellington]

looks like fun.

[beachlander]

Picked up a diff from a people mover/Estima from Pick a Part the other week.

Excuse the photos taken from Mr Potato Camera

Finally got a moment at work to get grinder happy

Todd will be welding the mounts on to suit my car, and i will probably have to get it shortened, as its 150mm wider than standard. And redrill the axels.

On a sad note, after a quick measure, i don't think my MK3s will fit over the brakes but will wait and see when they get here.

 

Peace.

[beachlander]

After a shit start to the day with trailer problems and a few other things, got down to Meremere for a drift day. Spent a few hours and with a lot of help from a few people, got it running right at around 2 30. The new leaf springs have helped heaps but there is still a little bit of axel tramp at times, although i can now throw it round and it will drift/ swing os, a lot easier. Need to get more confident with my driving and do a few more things to the car, but i am a happy man.

Also i hit the wall, but its only cosmetic so not bothered/will leave as is.

Edited February 17, 2013 by beachlander

[beachlander]

Quick vid of the door flying open causing the dent at the back of the guard

[beachlander]

Picked up my wheels yesterday

Edited March 24, 2013 by beachlander

[beachlander]

Took the wagon to the Keto Drift day yesterday

Was working late the night before putting the knuckles and LCAs out of Todds Te71 into this, and had to do an alignment when i got to Mere Mere, but that was all good.

Borrowed a pair of A3As from a mate and spent the rest of the day trying out the new knuckles and trying to get my confidence up a bit, still need to work on that haha.

There was a little bit of carnage though, with the castle nut that holds the knuckle onto the LCA somehow snapping the split pin and unwinding itself, causing an embarrassing drive back to the pits. Then after that was fixed, the next run i snapped an axel which ended my day. And while loading it onto the trailer, spotted some coolant at the bottom of the radiator, which i traced back to a hole in the radiator, unsure how it got there but will have to get a new one now.

All in all a good day, with a fair few improvements to the car planned now.

Edited April 26, 2013 by beachlander

[ketodriftke70wagon]

So much awesomeness going on! great to see yet another corolla getting some sideways action Would love to go to a hori dori meeting in my ke70 4age wagon and give a go at drifting but i find that hard as i live in Ashburton lol Anymore updates?

Edited August 5, 2013 by ketodriftke70wagon

[beachlander]

Shit, forgot i had an account on here.

Well, should probably do some sort of update.

TBH, not a whole lot of work has been done in the last couple of months, work has been pretty busy.

But moved it out to our new house, and work has begun.

Took out the engine cross member and it is with Todd getting the steering rack moved forward.

While that is away i have chucked my Ae71 pedal box in, and also got a overrated black dash off a mate, so onece it is all back together it will be going in.

Also got a pair of bucket seats and harnesses off the same mate.

And picked up a alloy radiator from the guys at Fenix Radiators. Awesome quality. Just need to make some mounts up for it.

Oh and scored a Nardi for $100, so that is most of my interior sorted.

[beachlander]

A bit of a sneak peak of whats to come in the next few months

8kg springs, ae86 brakes and will be buying some adjustable camber plates.

Got these

did this