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    Hey lads and ladies, been on this a while now but haven't been so active.Anyway I decided to throw up my build.
    Mainly doing this to make sure I see it finished fully and don't start using it in anger and decide it's grand how it is.


    I bought this car a few months back because I wanted the hardtop bumper and a few bits and bobs for my road car which I intended to use for practice days.
    Anyway my imagination got the better of my and I decided to build a separate track car.

    So I picked up a bmw v8 and 6 speed box.
    Plan is to keep it simple and use mostly standard parts so hopefully it will be reliable and keep me smiling.
    It's down with gripfab now for the main work to be done cage, fit engine, wiring and the likes.
    Once it comes back il take most of the bits to finish it from my road car and leave that fairly standard.
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    Ah yes!

    Excellent, Going to be following this... Best of look with the build.


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    Cheers man

    I hope to have it done by October once it's back it's just a case of swapping stuff from the road car into it.
    Won't be much to update for a few more weeks.

    Should be a fun yoke to drive especially on a good day with the roof off


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    Gathered up a few bits


    Powerflex bushings for the rear subframe diff and trailing arm.
    These really transformed my last car so stick with tried and true parts
    Obp .625 cylinder and hydro really like the fact it has a latch to hold it locked
    Replica OMP deep dished seems like a strong wheel
    255lph fuel pump.


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    nice one


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    Trying to justify the price of these to myself


    Would like 18" 11j et8 Rears
    And 17" 9j xxr 526 fronts
    Won't be sorting out wheels till its ready to drift but a guy can hope right?


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    Quote Originally Posted by lox View Post
    Trying to justify the price of these to myself


    Would like 18" 11j et8 Rears
    And 17" 9j xxr 526 fronts
    Won't be sorting out wheels till its ready to drift but a guy can hope right?
    the price of these is asctually reasionable compared to the price of them a year ago or more, i got a quote on a set of them in 11" all round for my rx7 a while back before driftworks became a supplier of them and they could only be got in the states. the gave me a quote of near 1800euro at the time so the idea of running a set of them swiftly went out of my head.


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    They are a good price for the widths and offsets they come in would love to have them up front but I doubt I'd get decent lock with 18s.


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    Picked this up today ☺

    Nitrous express wet kit to support up to a 150hp shot
    Not really sure about it and I know alot of people wouldn't be gone on them but sure I got it handy so why not.
    Plan on running the car on a 75 shot on WOT.
    Anybody know where I can get this filled in galway??
    Should have pics of how the car sits now over the weekend


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    Which v8 engine are u using m60b40 or m62b44. I always called all convertables shit but jesus after seen chizfabs convertable on driftworks i love one as a drift car


 

 

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