road sprc to track spec grape ape

[cooks86]

have my car a while now and planned on getting a second car for track but with the expences of van and trailer decided to stop bein a lifestyler and do a few drift days and start using the car to its full potential ;) ;)

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started with essentials so got myself a hydro and yellow stuff pads got them off bart and looneydrift did super job of fitting,green hurley grip optional

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car already has a 2way diff and lowered suspension not coilovers but no funds at moment nismo shocks and springs fine for now, so got tow hooks next because needed for drift fest looneydrift with fine bit of metal work paint courtesy of myself :p

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got a manual boost controler was boosting a bit low at bout 0.9 bar now

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bought skid wheels next got them off famous jh at a steal might add :p

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so after some elbow grease and fumes poisioning theese rolled out of my shed

primer
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and some bright paint and few coats of laquar

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so thats it so far first day out is drift fest in watergrasshill in november all that is left is rail to fit my bucket seat and have harness
all comments welcome thanks :afro:

[JDMfrank]

Cool looking car man, Was chattin to ya down in waterford there awhile back with pierce ya were tellin us about your green cable tie's :)

[batman026]

looking forward to driftfest myself, the skid wheels came out well fair play

[ian g sr20]

track seems to b the way to go..

best of luck with it lad..

[cooks86]

Ah thanks guys have the nerves bout watergrass hill already :p
At frank ya remember that was it the cruise night

Batman ya took few coats but look well

Seems to be alright ian

[dermot-r32]

looks very well lad.wheels turned out mint.heading to watergrasshill too so we can be newbies together.haha

[decobyrne106]

what wheels are they on that atm? looks like ultralite battles or other? and have you ever tried the handbrake on standard pads? what are the yellow stuff like? on the other side nice base to a project!

[rob_180sx]

Car looks well lad!

Ready to rock and roll at drift fest!!

[cooks86]

what wheels are they on that atm? looks like ultralite battles or other? and have you ever tried the handbrake on standard pads? what are the yellow stuff like? on the other side nice base to a project!


The wheels are Atec finalspeeds 17x9 not tried handbrake on standard pads but yellow stuff are very grippy well worth money

Ya dermot should be a laugh well try look the part haha :p

[JDMfrank]

At frank ya remember that was it the cruise night



Ye that was it man.

[Dozzler]

Are you from Aherlow/ rossadrehid area lad? Saw something similar to this around there a few times..

[joey banana s14]

looking well man...roll on watergrasshill:cool:

[cooks86]

Are you from Aherlow/ rossadrehid area lad? Saw something similar to this around there a few times..

Thats the one alright few miles from rossadrehid u working round here seen your car in mitchelstown sweet as,

Joey banana ya ill be looking for tips off ya :D

[cooks86]

ok got this sunday off joe po;e drift sound fella, so doin a bit of sewing tonight and a hover before put it in tomorrow also have sabelt three point harness to go in too Will update then ;)

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[sil8094]

nice seat . should be nice fitted lad :)

[Dozzler]

Thats the one alright few miles from rossadrehid u working round here seen your car in mitchelstown sweet as,
:D

Sound out. Yeah my auld fella's living in galbally and we run the business from there. Up past the abbey der. Sweet bus in person lad, looks wwaayy better than it does in the photos fair play to ya. When my yokes goin again we'll have to take a trip up christ the king hairpin of a weeknight! :P Some craic up der before when everyone around had rwds. :cool:

[cooks86]

Sound out. Yeah my auld fella's living in galbally and we run the business from there. Up past the abbey der. Sweet bus in person lad, looks wwaayy better than it does in the photos fair play to ya. When my yokes goin again we'll have to take a trip up christ the king hairpin of a weeknight! :P Some craic up der before when everyone around had rwds. :cool:

ah def will do that sick of bein the only one up there piece taken out of the bottom bank is my doin ha, im only half mile from it, goin to put my own on coilovers badly needs it a midget could walk under the front to take out the sump plug :p whats up with your own ???

[tommiii]

nice car u have
got there

[Diesel-Dick]

nice car laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad! :p looks alot better in person! and goin well 2day :)

[cooks86]

nice car laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad! :p looks alot better in person! and goin well 2day :)

haha sound boooooyyyyeee roll on rnd3 and sesssion :D

[cooks86]

well bit of an update had some trouble with car with pipes and boost so all sorted now thank feck so turbo pipes are now braided much better job also got myself an avc-r got to get manual and master it now :confused:

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started to tackel height issues too bought front coilovers the wkend off sparky on here sound fella and there good condition

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went to mad racing then in waterford and put money on two rear hks hypermax coilovers in minty condition. like one in this picture not actuall one will have when pay em off :D

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will have photos when car is set up hopefully look sweet and handle better at next driftfest.