Not updated in a while!
Had a few things going on with the car over the past month or so. Including a few problems, a few alterations and some use!
Put alottt of miles on the car travelling back and forth training for my new job. This resulted in the top turbo gasket giving up the ghost. So annoying as i'd done the elbow gasket a few weeks before hand which was a pain in the ass to do with the turbo in situ.
Made a proper job of it with genuine gaskets, metal locking nuts, new oil and coolant. Car's now running pretty sweet!
A really local drift practice day had been on the cards for quite a while, I wasnt really planning on taking my car but in the end went with a few friends and had the best time! It was my first practice day and I dont think I did too badly, I only took 2 sets of pretty worn tyres which turned out to be a mistake, lasting about 8 laps in total, still pretty awesome.
My mate was able to don a hi-vis and go out on the infield of the layout and take some pics:
I only managed about 4 or so laps out of each set of tyres, my first run went pretty good and I suprised myself by not majorly sucking, the dude marshalling it said I had potential, yeah potential ;). I went out for my second run with more pressure in the rears, a bit more excited and didnt do aswell, cooked the tyres pretty quick and popped them after a few laps.
All out of tyres, I stuck around with my friends watching the others including our buddy in his mx5 who was dominating the layout all day. All in all a wicked day, I came away pretty pleased with myself and itching to have another crack. If I wasn't addicted before I definately am now! It's true what people say, you learn more on one practice day than you do in months of streeto, not that I got much seat time but I did walk away feeling twice as experienced.
A little after the practice day I started to think about setting up my controls a bit more. I stole a seat from my other car and bought some Driftworks super-low sidemount runners.
They're nicely made, but I had a bit of a time getting the mounts to line up, I think its just the shape of my seat made life difficult. Even on the lowest setting the seat wasn't as low as I was expecting. Again I think this is down to the mounting holes on my seat itself. Besides, the driving position is perfect for me now and the Nardi wheel feels even better than before.
As you can see from the pic, I also added a copied Nismo knob that I got pretty cheap from american Ebay. Only a little alteration but all these changes make your car feel so different, I really like it.
I also got another pair of prefacelift wheels for cheap off a local guy, sprayed them black to match the fronts. This is how it's all looking at the moment.
Also started to get info on SR conversions, as my CA is starting to piss me off with leaks and general crustyness. Been in contact with Mitch from Driftworks about the cost of the conversion, im competant to do the conversion myself, but would rather pay someone to do the job once and properly to save me the stress, that way I wont have the car off the road for too long either...
Had a few things going on with the car over the past month or so. Including a few problems, a few alterations and some use!
Put alottt of miles on the car travelling back and forth training for my new job. This resulted in the top turbo gasket giving up the ghost. So annoying as i'd done the elbow gasket a few weeks before hand which was a pain in the ass to do with the turbo in situ.
Made a proper job of it with genuine gaskets, metal locking nuts, new oil and coolant. Car's now running pretty sweet!
A really local drift practice day had been on the cards for quite a while, I wasnt really planning on taking my car but in the end went with a few friends and had the best time! It was my first practice day and I dont think I did too badly, I only took 2 sets of pretty worn tyres which turned out to be a mistake, lasting about 8 laps in total, still pretty awesome.
My mate was able to don a hi-vis and go out on the infield of the layout and take some pics:
I only managed about 4 or so laps out of each set of tyres, my first run went pretty good and I suprised myself by not majorly sucking, the dude marshalling it said I had potential, yeah potential ;). I went out for my second run with more pressure in the rears, a bit more excited and didnt do aswell, cooked the tyres pretty quick and popped them after a few laps.
All out of tyres, I stuck around with my friends watching the others including our buddy in his mx5 who was dominating the layout all day. All in all a wicked day, I came away pretty pleased with myself and itching to have another crack. If I wasn't addicted before I definately am now! It's true what people say, you learn more on one practice day than you do in months of streeto, not that I got much seat time but I did walk away feeling twice as experienced.
A little after the practice day I started to think about setting up my controls a bit more. I stole a seat from my other car and bought some Driftworks super-low sidemount runners.
They're nicely made, but I had a bit of a time getting the mounts to line up, I think its just the shape of my seat made life difficult. Even on the lowest setting the seat wasn't as low as I was expecting. Again I think this is down to the mounting holes on my seat itself. Besides, the driving position is perfect for me now and the Nardi wheel feels even better than before.
As you can see from the pic, I also added a copied Nismo knob that I got pretty cheap from american Ebay. Only a little alteration but all these changes make your car feel so different, I really like it.
I also got another pair of prefacelift wheels for cheap off a local guy, sprayed them black to match the fronts. This is how it's all looking at the moment.
Also started to get info on SR conversions, as my CA is starting to piss me off with leaks and general crustyness. Been in contact with Mitch from Driftworks about the cost of the conversion, im competant to do the conversion myself, but would rather pay someone to do the job once and properly to save me the stress, that way I wont have the car off the road for too long either...
