In honor of all of the strange white stuff falling from the sky as I post this, we are going to take a quick trip back in time to a day in which the weather was slightly more tolerable. White is a staple crop for all things clean. Simple, easy to look at, crispy clean. White is my favorite hue (it’s not really a color, right?) on most things. Cars, shoes, teeth, etc. White is synonymous with pure and fresh. White things are untouched, unblemished, and perfect. Atleast for little while.
Hop back in time and relive this photoshoot. Its not often that I find time in my crazy life to get out with my significant other (my car) and do a one on one photo sesh. This was one of those rare times where I had my camera in the car, had a few moments to spare between the madness, and actually had the desire to document my car forever in time. This spot was sick, a dirty and grimey water tower loomed in the background of a pretty old and historic cottage. This side of town is sketchy to say the least, and I even managed to encounter a few new “friends” as I was shooting. People are weird.
http://flashingrights.blogspot.com/2010/07/white.html
So enjoy, remember when the sun shined for more than a few hours a day. Think back to the time when the ground was covered in, well, nothing but ground. As the snow falls down, and so do the temperatures, hop back and enjoy this cool shoot on a anything but cool day.
Thursday
Wednesday
Rubberization: Tire Choices
Tires are one of the most important things to choose when building any type of modified car. Many factors must be considered when choosing a performance tire. For my purposes (as well as most of you, our readers) it comes down to a few factors. Grip, life, fitment, and price. If you are like me, then you could give a shit about tire noise, wet traction, gas mileage, all that Car and Drive hoopla. I am lucky if I can hear my music over my straight piped NA engine and have pretty much little to no hope in the rain. Gas mileage? Huh?
Grip, life, fitment, price. Not necessarily in that order. The first tire I am going to review on these three factors is one of my go-to drift tires; the Federal 595SS. These tires are by far some of the cheapest performance tires on the market making them perfect for the drift crowd. The price is on point aka CHEAP as dirt. The grip is mediocre at best. These things are pretty slick compared to many other tires, but again the price is so on point that these are a great option. The life is great, being a harder tire that wears really well. Fitment is straight fat kid status, these run huge. Like a full size huge, so order accordingly.
The next tire that I really like is the good ol’ Falken RT615. These are definitely a lot more dollars than the Feddys so they aren’t for the faint of heart. The run a little wide and square, I would guess about a half size wider than similar performance tires. The sidewalls are meaty, stiff, and square so they don’t stretch really well at all. My god do they grip. They have tremendous traction but do get somewhat slick when they get super hot. Definitely a great tire for the front of any drift car.
Grip, life, fitment, price. Not necessarily in that order. The first tire I am going to review on these three factors is one of my go-to drift tires; the Federal 595SS. These tires are by far some of the cheapest performance tires on the market making them perfect for the drift crowd. The price is on point aka CHEAP as dirt. The grip is mediocre at best. These things are pretty slick compared to many other tires, but again the price is so on point that these are a great option. The life is great, being a harder tire that wears really well. Fitment is straight fat kid status, these run huge. Like a full size huge, so order accordingly.
The next tire that I really like is the good ol’ Falken RT615. These are definitely a lot more dollars than the Feddys so they aren’t for the faint of heart. The run a little wide and square, I would guess about a half size wider than similar performance tires. The sidewalls are meaty, stiff, and square so they don’t stretch really well at all. My god do they grip. They have tremendous traction but do get somewhat slick when they get super hot. Definitely a great tire for the front of any drift car.
Monday
Top dog from Aussie
Nigel is a really cool dude from the land across the big pond. His 180sx is absolutely amazing, from both the style aspect as well as homegrown engineering. This dude is so talented when it comes to fabrication that I often sit back and marvel at the little details he posts on his blog. His blog is great for many reasons.
First off, he posts lots of cool action videos, pictures, and stories. Nigel builds amazing drift cars but builds them for abuse. He actually thrashes on these cars at track events and posts cool things about each of his experiences. In car videos, sick photographs, and always a good little story to go along with each.
The next reason his blog rules is because of his engineering. He is a straight G when it comes to hand building drift cars and has the resources and skills to make thing awesome. From a hand fabricated spec legal cage to a sick ass v-mount setup for his intercooler and radiator, this guy does it all. He even spray painted his entire interior and made it look professional.
The final reason that Nigel has one of the top blogs in the drift world is because his cars have style. His coupe is absolutely amazing with the two-tone paint on stock aero and white TE’s. The fabrication within the engine bay is unreal, simply immaculate. The main track bitch is his red 180sx which now sports Type-X aero with wide fenders and chrome wheels. A great combo by any standards, the new wheels are quite a bit flashier than his old bronze TE’s but the change his much welcomed (by me, atleast).
So check out his blog. Read, learn, study, execute. Dude knows whats up.
www.engineeredtoslide.com
First off, he posts lots of cool action videos, pictures, and stories. Nigel builds amazing drift cars but builds them for abuse. He actually thrashes on these cars at track events and posts cool things about each of his experiences. In car videos, sick photographs, and always a good little story to go along with each.
The next reason his blog rules is because of his engineering. He is a straight G when it comes to hand building drift cars and has the resources and skills to make thing awesome. From a hand fabricated spec legal cage to a sick ass v-mount setup for his intercooler and radiator, this guy does it all. He even spray painted his entire interior and made it look professional.
The final reason that Nigel has one of the top blogs in the drift world is because his cars have style. His coupe is absolutely amazing with the two-tone paint on stock aero and white TE’s. The fabrication within the engine bay is unreal, simply immaculate. The main track bitch is his red 180sx which now sports Type-X aero with wide fenders and chrome wheels. A great combo by any standards, the new wheels are quite a bit flashier than his old bronze TE’s but the change his much welcomed (by me, atleast).
So check out his blog. Read, learn, study, execute. Dude knows whats up.
www.engineeredtoslide.com
Thursday
Checking it twice
Over the winter I have a whole slew of things that need to be done to my car. This list is somewhat in order of importance, but all things need to be accomplished before this thing hits the streets again.
1. Rewire the drivers-side engine harness
2. Recarpet interior, replace rear panels, redo headliner, Rhino line the trunk
3. Powdercoat roll cage
4. Lower the whole car and get a real alignment
5. Fix a few leaky seals in the engine
First off, since I lowered the car another inch, my front wheel continues to rub on the driver’s side engine harness. I have zip tied a metal plate on the wiring harness for temporary protection, but the problem needs to be fixed the right way. I am going to take out the wire harness completely from the fender and require it through the engine bay. Sounds easy, but it is going to suck.
Next comes the interior. I have some new carpet ordered and will need to take everything out in order to get it in. I also want to recarpet the rear panels that line the trunk and get those put back in. I will cut some panels to fit around the cage, and redo the headliner in some sort of suede. I will be powdercoating my cage bright ass lime green to go along with the entire new interior.
Next up comes some more lowering. I am never happy with any fender gap so I will need to drop the car a few smidges all around. I will play with some camber and attempt to get the wheel fitment as radical as possible. Should look killer!
1. Rewire the drivers-side engine harness
2. Recarpet interior, replace rear panels, redo headliner, Rhino line the trunk
3. Powdercoat roll cage
4. Lower the whole car and get a real alignment
5. Fix a few leaky seals in the engine
First off, since I lowered the car another inch, my front wheel continues to rub on the driver’s side engine harness. I have zip tied a metal plate on the wiring harness for temporary protection, but the problem needs to be fixed the right way. I am going to take out the wire harness completely from the fender and require it through the engine bay. Sounds easy, but it is going to suck.
Next comes the interior. I have some new carpet ordered and will need to take everything out in order to get it in. I also want to recarpet the rear panels that line the trunk and get those put back in. I will cut some panels to fit around the cage, and redo the headliner in some sort of suede. I will be powdercoating my cage bright ass lime green to go along with the entire new interior.
Next up comes some more lowering. I am never happy with any fender gap so I will need to drop the car a few smidges all around. I will play with some camber and attempt to get the wheel fitment as radical as possible. Should look killer!
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