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2010-10-03T01:14:00.000-07:00

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Rails

2010-09-30T22:41:00.001-07:00

The S15s new front legs

To start with

2010-09-27T20:10:00.000-07:00

Car switch

2010-09-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

The block on the 180sx seems to be warped and with Japan trip coming up rebuilding the motor can not financially happen. So the decision was made and the car switch began. I hire a local shed to use for storage so the 180 was winched onto my trailor and sent down there to be swapped with the crashed S15. A few hours later the S15 was stripped of everything and the reall work began. Ill get some photos tonight, ive ordered the tube i need to do a full tube frame front end so it should be a cool little budget practice car.

Project brief.

Full weight S15
Tube frame front end
Alloy radiator and intercooler
My custom knuckles, LCA, Tie Rods and Caster Arms
2 Bride Buckets
2 way diff
Coilovers
Home made half cage

The previose owners miss fortune

Stanceworks meet-up

2010-09-26T03:34:00.000-07:00

Clarity

2010-09-23T03:03:00.000-07:00

Cheers jay for the pic

Progression

2010-09-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

I have a very progressive mentality, i move on quickly and always know what the next step is. Problem is the next step for me gets complicated and very expensive, how do i satisfy my hunger for progression? Its usually by building another car and doing it better than the last, that cant be done withought selling something i dont want to. Life has hurdles for reasons, some are easy to jump over and some seem impossible, im going to slow down for a while, get my breath and take a huge run up at it.

If anyone reading this likes my 180sx so much so that they want it, it may be availiable as a rolling shell in the near future, suspension will remain unaltered from how i drive it.

Weak-end

2010-09-19T15:55:00.001-07:00

Hayden is HDR

2010-09-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

Lukeys Triumph looking very "watercolour"

Skills are all around us

2010-09-16T18:01:00.000-07:00

J Power photography

2010-09-16T15:14:00.000-07:00

The whole set is here

http://jpower.smugmug.com/Other/Hart/13789856_kBJAU#1009683024_NyqoV

Flicks

2010-09-15T22:21:00.001-07:00

Small clip

2010-09-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

Today could be next year

2010-09-15T03:56:00.000-07:00

Workshop

2010-09-13T22:46:00.000-07:00

So 09

2010-09-13T22:43:00.000-07:00

Old Kit

2010-09-13T22:41:00.000-07:00

Its still alive, well almost

Red Bull Xray

2010-09-12T20:48:00.001-07:00

More Autosalon

2010-09-08T19:42:00.001-07:00

Twins rims

2010-09-04T05:14:00.001-07:00

New HG

2010-09-04T05:07:00.001-07:00

A pic before the the rocker cover went on, and the new -10 water fittings i made up to get rid of those ugly water lines. Im going to try blocking them off and see what happens.

More Silvia love

2010-09-02T18:34:00.000-07:00

Headgasket is BUST

2010-08-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

And only 3 days till my next meeting, here we go!!

Victory

2010-08-29T04:28:00.000-07:00

Autosalon setup

2010-08-27T04:45:00.001-07:00

Shuffle

2010-08-26T04:01:00.000-07:00

Jasons HOTroad

2010-08-24T02:23:00.000-07:00

Friend Jases 180 looking so sweet with its new hotroad

Ikeya Formula Z32

2010-08-19T01:18:00.000-07:00

Bought a cheap second hand shifter from Yahoo, it was missing i heap of bits, anyway i have made up a setup that should do the job, its half finished at the moment but should be in the car by next week. Theres some super intricate machine work going on here.

TE37

2010-08-17T14:55:00.000-07:00

The reason i shifted to Driftmasters was because one of my 18x10.5+22 TE37s had a crack, ive welded it 3 times and now its holding air thanks to DEVCON but i still dont like using that rim. I was ready to buy a new one from jp when i did a search of my local ebay. Well what do you know. Same size, offset and colour brand new for less than 1/3 of the price i was going to pay..... Its my day :)Still want a set of 4 18x10.5+15s but that will have to wait for the japan trip

Im destined to run TEs

2010-08-16T01:32:00.001-07:00

The 2

2010-08-13T21:26:00.000-07:00

Photos in my phone...

2010-08-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

Just random pics.... the welding masks are for when theres nothing to do at work :)

Welcome back bodyline, ex BURST overfenders

2010-08-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

Sunday fun

2010-08-08T20:14:00.000-07:00

Got Hart

2010-08-06T14:39:00.000-07:00

Huge thanks to Hart and Huntington - Australia for the new gear, cant go past Novik gloves for bmx/moto/drifting, light, thin and stylish!!

For sale

2010-08-04T16:26:00.000-07:00

One of the S15s is up for sale, Japans calling and Ebisu just wouldnt be the same withought a car, so one has to go before another one is aquired

Oh no bru, im beached az

2010-08-02T17:14:00.001-07:00

Justin Powers photos

2010-08-02T03:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday

2010-07-31T18:46:00.000-07:00

Practice this saturday

2010-07-29T03:50:00.000-07:00

Cars ready to go, its the best setup its ever been, looking forward to it. Incar vids next week, any requests on camera angles?

Welcome back camera

2010-07-28T03:27:00.000-07:00

Been doing a lot of work on the silvia lately, it lost some parts to the 180 this season but they are back bigger and better. New manifold and TD06L2, redid the wiring and reworked a heap of components to point it in the direction of club day sprint racing. Its still regoed but for how long is anyones guess.

My friend Rens BSD edit

2010-07-28T01:26:00.000-07:00

Renald McQueen BSD Edit from Black Bear on Vimeo.

More tas adventures to come

2010-07-25T03:50:00.000-07:00

Alignment before Winton

2010-07-24T01:17:00.000-07:00

A phone snapshot of how to do alignments easily

Dreaming of garages

2010-07-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

Low tow

2010-07-21T04:19:00.001-07:00

5 years ago

2010-07-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

Another S15

2010-07-19T01:31:00.000-07:00

Now cut in half (longways) keeping the rh side and the rest is off to the tip

NZ Love

2010-07-18T19:18:00.001-07:00

Ali | SeventeenbySeven from Taupaki Productions on Vimeo.

My good friends Chris and Ren doing what they do best

2010-07-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

Chris Finnigan bike Check from Flybikes on Vimeo.

A day with Finnigan from Stu Ross on Vimeo.

Chris Finnigan and Renald McQueen BMX edit from Black Bear on Vimeo.

No quality Pics

2010-07-18T02:32:00.000-07:00

Girlfriends due back from Europe soon so finally ill be reunited with the camera again. Something this blog will be happy about. Ill leave you with an old picture...

Feeling this

2010-07-12T19:58:00.001-07:00

Mike Flores Cinematography Demo Reel from Mike Flores on Vimeo.

Braced

2010-07-10T19:29:00.000-07:00

Made up a powerbrace, reason for this was because the switch to R888 semis on the front, the forces through the chassis are a lot greater with the increased grip they provide. I will brace up a few other parts when i have time.

50,000Yen

2010-07-10T00:44:00.000-07:00

Gets me an Ikeya Sequential Shifter, to be used with my Ikeya dog box when i can afford it......... Maybe next year!!

Time time time

2010-07-10T00:35:00.000-07:00

12 hour days at work 6 days a week has been pretty draining, the progress never stops though. Moved the steering rack hard up against the k-frame for less tie rod bind, made up an oil cooler duct, ordered 30mm over fenders, will make a power brace, get the guards all fitted, try another knuckle design, redo my LCA a little shorter, then paint and back on track once again...... Its official, theres not one single area of this car i havnt modified, almost garenteed that this is the biggest total DIY build in in history haha.

Thanks Casey for the SH photos

2010-07-08T04:45:00.001-07:00

Thinking of going back to a big kit, TEs and stock rear fenders on the 180sx before it heads out again.

White TEs

2010-07-04T05:50:00.001-07:00

And Casey D in the background

Shopping

2010-07-01T23:45:00.000-07:00

The boys have the shop up and running if people around the world want some new threads, new stock coming soon.

http://shop.insanedrifters.com/

Alloy

2010-06-30T17:14:00.001-07:00

Motives on the TUBE!!

2010-06-30T04:47:00.000-07:00

Andrews been working hard and you would be mad if you didnt tune in to watch

Missile

2010-06-29T03:58:00.000-07:00

Above

2010-06-24T14:58:00.001-07:00

Dyno night

2010-06-24T14:57:00.001-07:00

For the full selection go to http://www.insanedrifters.com/blog/?p=817

Speedhunting

2010-06-23T15:43:00.000-07:00

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/06/23/driver-blog-nigel-petrie-at-drift-attack.aspx

So happy right now

Videos

2010-06-21T16:49:00.000-07:00

Motionless

2010-06-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

For now

Pre Event snapshot

2010-06-21T16:45:00.001-07:00

As always head over to http://shirtstuckedin.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/gallery-friday-pre-drift-attack/ for plenty more action from the weekend

Drift Attack is over for 2010

2010-06-20T17:16:00.000-07:00

Massive weekend, long story short 2nd qualifier and 2nd position overall in PRO Class. Thanks for everyones support and comments on the Speedhunters pic. Ill be doing a drivers blog once Casey sorts the thousands of photos out.

Prep time

2010-06-17T01:58:00.001-07:00

Drift Attack

2010-06-16T15:10:00.000-07:00

This saturday, that means late nights and 1 million things going through my mind, quick snapshot of me working on my team mates car.

Photos

2010-06-16T01:57:00.000-07:00

Sorry theres been nothing but crappy phone photos and old action pics, missing my camera (and my GF), its still 6 weeks away, i would do anything for one of these

Tyres

2010-06-14T21:45:00.000-07:00

Tyres and drifting is love hate, i love to wear them out but hate to purchase them. Choosing the right tyre for the right power/ grip/ conditions is such a hard thing to do. The days of second hand scrappies are long gone. For this weekends comp i have a setup for wet and a setup for dry.

Wet: on the front ill be running a 215/45/17 Toyo R1R, chosen because they dont need heat to work, on the rear ill have a 265/35/18 R1R also chosen for the fact they dont need heat and disperse the water better than most

Dry: on the front ill be running 205/40/17 Toyo R888 semi slick, this will be the first time trying these out, im a little worried at the fact they need heat to work properly, i like to slide the front a little so i dont see the size being an issue. On the rear ill be running 235/40/18 Nueton NT5000 for two reasons 1: they are close to $100 and 2: they dont delaminate.

So there you have it, tire selection is one thing i think alot about, i have learnt my lesson being unpreppared in the past. Bring on the weekend!!

Hard Work

2010-06-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

6 days till drift attack, straght off the dyno again this time with enough HP to get the job done, cars looking good, now the run to the finish line starts

1 day till rolling

2010-06-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Modified rear knuckles and another pic of the sectioning needed on the chassis

Cradle tech final saga

2010-06-08T02:36:00.000-07:00

Finished the cradle tonight, its up super high, therefore helping all my arms be as straight as possible and allowing me to go lower withought effecting performance too much. Notice the studs on the chassis holding the cradle, i used a M20x1.5 Die nut to make the threads and cut the excess off. Im rapt with how it worked, cant wait to drive it.

Style in drifting

2010-06-07T20:14:00.000-07:00

Im starting to think the style is getting lost, are people going too over the top, trying to stand out? Trying to make their car better when in fact they should leave it as is. Progression is a good thing but some things are better left as is. Maybe im showing my age but everytime a new DoriTen magazine lands at my door im less impressed everytime. MSC events still show glimpses of brilliance but others are loosing touch.

This is my cup of tea!

Cradle tech continued

2010-06-04T23:38:00.000-07:00

Oh and a quick teaser before the kit went off for paint

Cradle tech

2010-06-04T04:36:00.000-07:00

how to raise your cradle 55mm

No Camera

2010-05-30T14:48:00.000-07:00

With GF taking the camera to Europe with her things look pretty quiet around here, thats not the case, ive been hard at it and when you see pictures of the 180SX you may not recognise it. Some innovation, some emulation, overall i think you will be pleased with the latest update on the car, now just have to find a camera to show you. For now a large version of my favorite picture of 09, credits go to Jayson Hay

The latest "incar"

2010-05-28T05:19:00.000-07:00

Driftmasters

2010-05-26T14:52:00.001-07:00

After a 12 week wait they are here, still another 4 on the way but im really stoked on this set. Middle rims are 17x8.5 -5 and outer rims are 18x9.5 +0. Really keen to see what they will look like on the car.
On another note my girlfriends gone to Europe and taken my camera with her. You wont see any decent pics for a couple of months :(

DRIFT ATTACK

2010-05-25T22:47:00.000-07:00

Cant wait, the biggest event in my state. Two weeks after my birthday so ill be celebrateing win or loose.

World Time Attack Pt 2

2010-05-23T05:13:00.000-07:00

World Time Attack

2010-05-23T05:10:00.001-07:00

Intercool

2010-05-19T00:51:00.001-07:00

So, figured my intercooler wasnt up to the task so i bought this neat unit, supposably flows well and measure 130mm thick!! Now to cut some vents into the new front bar to jam the air in. (alloy air diversion plate still sits on top of the intercooler but is not in pic)

I see your bad side

2010-05-18T20:16:00.001-07:00

Just gave it a wash, its in very good condition, notice the rear knuckle has broken and saved every arm in the rear end from bending. Front rails bent but from caster rod mount backward its fine so nothing a hammer and some weld wont fix.

S15

2010-05-18T17:22:00.000-07:00

Been living S15s over the last couple of days, i now have two, both have their faults. Over the next few months two will become 1.

Just imagine

2010-05-13T15:39:00.000-07:00

Having this in your back yard

Rework

2010-05-11T03:46:00.000-07:00

Matty

2010-05-10T17:14:00.000-07:00

I know every man and his dog looks at Hellaflush, thought id repost this becuase i feel it! Go Matty

The holy land of D

2010-05-05T14:51:00.001-07:00

Well after years and years of thinking about it im actually booked to visit Japan and spend 7 days driving the holy tarmac. Incredible!! Now the planning starts, buy car, thrash car, fill with parts and throw in a container bound for home.

Drag 14

2010-05-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

Bam

2010-05-03T04:39:00.001-07:00

Oh what a great day

2010-05-03T02:25:00.000-07:00

Dyno time before the big day

2010-05-02T03:42:00.001-07:00

Dump pipe DIY

2010-04-30T01:35:00.000-07:00

Pure wow

2010-04-27T22:21:00.001-07:00

Such a smooth feature i spotted over at Irony

JDM GVS Kouki 180sx - Lazy Sunday from Light & Logic Motion Pictures on Vimeo.

Finally driving

2010-04-27T17:06:00.000-07:00

Test and tune next monday, be sure to check this space early next week.

Red

2010-04-26T16:07:00.001-07:00

Thanks Casey

2010-04-26T14:40:00.001-07:00