Step 2.8: Suspension Overhaul

Over the past couple months we have been developing our suspension to meet a new type of driving style, competitive drifting. This emphasizes a balanced car, not the kind that can lose traction running over a pebble. It uses many serious adjustments to suspension geometry and steering angle to produce a car that not only slides, but does it aggressively, predictably, and with lots of speed. Tonight I installed S14 to S13 rear subframe conversion...

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Step 2.75: Lighting

Well...at the last event, we had a slight mishap.  During a tandem event.  The lead car hit a cone, sending it into our Driver's headlamp.  Shattering it on impact.  The footage can be seen here. So after driving one-eyed for a while, we decided it was time for a permanent sleepy eye look.  We pulled a set of Rigid Industries Dually lights off the shelf and made the surgery.  And WOW the light output.  These...

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Step 2.5: New Shoes and Piping

Sitting pretty at a Fabricated Motorsports Even in Mineral Wells, TX. We quickly found she liked to burn through tires.  Without a tire changing machine at the events, we couldn't keep continuing this way.  Our next choice of wheels were some XXR's again in 16 x 8.75 in Chromium Black.  Beautiful wheels, and complimented her and her accessories quite nicely. Not being able to belt out her lungs to the full potential, the car was...

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Step 2: The Cage and Implants

The first few runs were great, and kudos to Axle for many long and restless nights to get Kim ready for her first event.  BOY did she look great tearing up the track.  She dug into the dirt once and it made a scene. Car felt good.  The slides felt good.  But something was missing.  With the big sweeper and a few other turns, smoke was just almost absent.  The car drifted very well and balanced itself very well, but...

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Step 1: The Design

As nice as the two-tone was (sarcasm end here), we had to change the color scheme.  With many sleepless nights and energy drinks, Axle headed up the transformation process to get ol' Kim dressed up in formal wear.  It was rough in the beginning.  There were lots of rust spots.  Nothing that couldn't be handled.  A special Thanks to Ben Chase for assisting on the project! While Axle was heading up the bodywork and paint,...

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The Beginning..

The Car: I bought this car back around 2007 with the full intentions of fixing it up and selling it - 1989 240sx Automatic with working H.U.D. (Heads Up Display). However, my mother-in-law was in desperate need of a car, and after fixing it up, I handed her the keys to a working vehicle in primer black.  She later decided that flat black wasn't her style, and her friend decided to add a little rattle can flavor.  Hence...the two-tone beauty...

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