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Volchok · 05-11-2009, 01:15 AM

So its been a while since I posted updates. I didn't do much work lately because I have spent so much time riding moto X. I have been getting in a lot of track time and jumping a lot. If I am not drifting I Want to be riding!. I did the So Cal drift competition two months ago and was killing it in practice, laying down some of the better runs along with Josh G and had a really good chance of placing well until my manifold separated from the turbo! Apparently I missed the memo on locking plates! SO I took off the mani and installed longer turbo studs I found at Ace hardware, put on the locking plates and two nuts on each stud.

Vegasdift 11 at Buffalo Bills was great, car running perfect and got in some great tandem action with Forrest Wang and some great drivers from AZ.

I let Josh drive my car a bit in the middle of the day because his car was out of commission. He wasn't used to my car, although after a few laps he said it drove great, and he accidentally spun on a wide line and hit a curb on the passenger side. The damage was pretty decent, and put me out of commission.

you can see some of th damage here:

and here you can really see the positive camber instantly added to the rear right wheel.

here you cant se the tears in my eyes but they were ther, well almost.

So it was time to go five lug and get new wheels, and I bought the five lugs from CFinch along with some z32 brakes and a nismo power brace. I picked them up form him at the VD11 event. Since Josh broke my car he offered to help fix it and was true to his word, he is a good guy thats why I didn't mind letting him drive my car. The worst part of the whole thing was the loss fo seat time.
We pulled the whole rear subframe off as the toe rod and rear lca were totally bent:

here you can see the lca bent but it is a blurry

Josh ordered a new battle version toe arm for me, and pulled a s13 sub frame form a shell at Spring Mountain Auto Body and was extremely helpful in the swap. HE did a lot of the work when I had to leave to get a tap and die kit to fix a bolt that the thread got trashed at the bottom. Of course it was the last bolt to get the sub frame in.

I also got my RPF1's!!!!!

So now I have the five lugs on the rear, along with the new sub frame and z32 brakes. I also got some 20mm H & R 5 lug spacers with Muteki light weight lugs in guess what...anodized blue!

I wasn't able to get many pics due to the time constraints. I had to much to get the repairs dne as Van and Tom were nice enough to let Josh and I use there facilities and stayed late for us to finish, but I didn't want to keep them too late.
Next week I am going to install Tein s14 inner tie rods with SPL v5 outer tie rods, the front 5 lugs, spacers and z32 brakes. I have Hawk brake pads and stainless steel brake lines coming in tomorrow. We will also put in a rebuilt steering rack and the nismo power brace. I will try to get more pics of these and the car with all four wheels on.

I love the RPF1's, simply a great lightweight wheel for the price. I have 8 and am getting 4 more soon. After the May 31st RAD Experience at HTM, its time for body kit and paint! I can;
't wait. I will also powder coat the intercooler piping and valve cover.

Thanks for reading! and happy drifting.

05-11-2009, 01:15 AM	#50
Volchok Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: las vegas Age: 49 Posts: 374 Trader Rating: (16)	So its been a while since I posted updates. I didn't do much work lately because I have spent so much time riding moto X. I have been getting in a lot of track time and jumping a lot. If I am not drifting I Want to be riding!. I did the So Cal drift competition two months ago and was killing it in practice, laying down some of the better runs along with Josh G and had a really good chance of placing well until my manifold separated from the turbo! Apparently I missed the memo on locking plates! SO I took off the mani and installed longer turbo studs I found at Ace hardware, put on the locking plates and two nuts on each stud. Vegasdift 11 at Buffalo Bills was great, car running perfect and got in some great tandem action with Forrest Wang and some great drivers from AZ. I let Josh drive my car a bit in the middle of the day because his car was out of commission. He wasn't used to my car, although after a few laps he said it drove great, and he accidentally spun on a wide line and hit a curb on the passenger side. The damage was pretty decent, and put me out of commission. you can see some of th damage here: and here you can really see the positive camber instantly added to the rear right wheel. here you cant se the tears in my eyes but they were ther, well almost. So it was time to go five lug and get new wheels, and I bought the five lugs from CFinch along with some z32 brakes and a nismo power brace. I picked them up form him at the VD11 event. Since Josh broke my car he offered to help fix it and was true to his word, he is a good guy thats why I didn't mind letting him drive my car. The worst part of the whole thing was the loss fo seat time. We pulled the whole rear subframe off as the toe rod and rear lca were totally bent: here you can see the lca bent but it is a blurry Josh ordered a new battle version toe arm for me, and pulled a s13 sub frame form a shell at Spring Mountain Auto Body and was extremely helpful in the swap. HE did a lot of the work when I had to leave to get a tap and die kit to fix a bolt that the thread got trashed at the bottom. Of course it was the last bolt to get the sub frame in. I also got my RPF1's!!!!! So now I have the five lugs on the rear, along with the new sub frame and z32 brakes. I also got some 20mm H & R 5 lug spacers with Muteki light weight lugs in guess what...anodized blue! I wasn't able to get many pics due to the time constraints. I had to much to get the repairs dne as Van and Tom were nice enough to let Josh and I use there facilities and stayed late for us to finish, but I didn't want to keep them too late. Next week I am going to install Tein s14 inner tie rods with SPL v5 outer tie rods, the front 5 lugs, spacers and z32 brakes. I have Hawk brake pads and stainless steel brake lines coming in tomorrow. We will also put in a rebuilt steering rack and the nismo power brace. I will try to get more pics of these and the car with all four wheels on. I love the RPF1's, simply a great lightweight wheel for the price. I have 8 and am getting 4 more soon. After the May 31st RAD Experience at HTM, its time for body kit and paint! I can; 't wait. I will also powder coat the intercooler piping and valve cover. Thanks for reading! and happy drifting.