My JZX100 Chaser, From Cruiser to Drifter

[Greg]

Ah I gave up that streeto stuff. I reckon they'll still me grief over the exhaust though.

[NIALL JZX]

Ah I gave up that streeto stuff. I reckon they'll still me grief over the exhaust though.

ya have ecv no ? have one in mine its great.. mine is straight pipe from the turbo now and fuck its loud they sound class though

[Greg]

No, not yet. A complete straight pipe would be way too much on mine for driving to work every day, lol. Go make a video of yours or something.

[NIALL JZX]

No, not yet. A complete straight pipe would be way too much on mine for driving to work every day, lol. Go make a video of yours or something.

i will soon , jus taxed it today.. 264 euro fuckin sick money for 3 months tax isnt it

[Greg]

It's stupid is what it is. Mine is out a year now, but I may tax it soon for the summer. Awesomefest and JZX meets may be done.

[Fredericks Balls]

Posh drifter with your posh NCT cert! Congrats!

[Greg]

Won't be posh for long.

[Greg]

Right so....... PortLaoise Weekender Update.. Bit of a long moany one.

Saturday Practice...

Sataurday went pretty well. Went out for the first session with the 18x9.5's on and once I found out that the handbrake actually worked I was getting some pretty good runs in with what felt like pretty awesome flicked entries. It was first time ever drifting using a handbrake and it was amazing. It made it possible to drive the car so much harder and throw it around like a good 'un. Also the KTS ARB and locking collars were worth their weight in gold, making the car was a pleasure to throw about.

Went out for the second session with the 18x7.5's on running 50psi and had no grip whatsoever for the first few runs which resulted in lots of spins. So I let out a heap of air and got some good runs in against Geordie and Newsome. Geordies car sounds amazing chasing you down and actually made me drive like a demon.
Managed to headbutt a cone with the car and break the new bumper which was kind of upsetting but shit happens as they say.
Then came the third session where I put the 18x9.5's on and had some pretty bad runs where the car was bogging down and generally not wanting to drive. On one lap it took six clutch kicks to get it around the course so I decided to call it a day and head back to the hotel for some beers and dinner.

Sunday Practice and Competition...

Woke up Sunday feeling pretty confident that I'd do well enough to do myself proud so set off to the track with a whopper hangover and a belly full of dodgy hotel breakfast.

Got to the track and was driving the car up onto the ramps to change the wheels when myself and Derek noticed the car making a strange noise which was worrying. Derek did a bit of investigating and found a €2 size hole in one of the intercooler pipes.
So after a bit of running around, suggestions from people, and help from Derek, Kav, Japman, and Gem we got the hole covered and the car was rearing to go. As it turns out I reckon I've been running with a boost leak for the best part of a year and the car is a different animal altogether.

Anyhow went out for a practice run, flat out up to the first turn, gave the car a flick and yanked the handbrake and....... nothing happened. The handbrake decided it didn't want to work anymore. So spent the practice farting about trying shit and getting nowhere.
Then on the last run the handbrake decided to work again so I thought happy days for the comp.

Made it into the amateurs for the comp(unsurprisingly), lined up for the start and then did the runs which were terrible. The handbrake stopped working again and I generally drove the car like I stole it, spun in both runs, and nearly drove straight out the gate to go home. Only for I had to bring Keli home I wouldn't have stopped.

So, Saturday was cool, the session was cool, and Sunday was a nightmare. Ordering a hydro on Thursday so once that is in I'll rule the world.

I'd just like to say a big thanks to Bart and the PortLaoise crew for a whopper weekend, bigger thanks to the Wicklow crew for the banter, advice, and helping hands, and an even bigger than that thanks to Gem and Diff06 for fitting bits to the car and not charging me an arm and a leg.

Some pictures and videos....













The sound is fucked up on the videos so turn your speakers down...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM9buQ-LuDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjDSEEozI1A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZbaToLawWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StzwV9TWdVA

[NIALL JZX]

cool pics greg , where was the hole in intercooler pipe ?

[Mully]

fucking love it man