SLVRbullet

Any suggestions???

Im going N/A street port with full suspension...
I want to make it a nice drift car as cheap as possible...
Thanks!!!

w0ppe

the GXL stock is a nice drifting vehicle.
Make the suspension in the rear little bit more stiffer then perhaps the regular coil-overs...

mikeslimjimlim

how much is a cheap drift project fc? i'd like to know as well because i am looking into it, but i wanna do a turbo though

SLVRbullet

I would like to have a t2 as well but sometimes you just have to make apple sauce with da apples you already have!!!

I am more interested in the suspension of the car... I use to kick her sideways all the time and had some body roll issues... This is gone as soon as i get proper struts/ springs or even better coil overs!!!

Does anybody know of some poor man upgrades??? I.E. toe rod spacers and suck???

Soma

You should rename this thread to
Project GXL on Jack Stands.

racerlinkfc

dude please clean the oil cooler and get braided lines. other than that get some coilovers and the dtss bushings and you should be fine with that to get you started . thats what i went with for a while . good luck . oh im a clean freak if you havent noticed sorry bout that

SLVRbullet

Nice.... Nice!!! Cleaner is BETTER!!! for the oil cooler i was thinking about going with two side mounts.... What is these bushings you speak of???

w0ppe

Dynamic Traction Suspension System Eliminators. DTSS Eliminators. Drive a corner fairly hard and feel the car suddenly kick out a little bit. That's the rear bushing giving a slight degree of steering. It's really hard to drive to the limit and/or drift with those things on since it's either do a full 180, or not make the turn... That's just my experiance

SLVRbullet

Oh!!!
It sounds like the hica system in my buddy's Z32... He hates it and im not sure if i would like it either...
I am use to a stiff slide in my JZa70

Thanks for the option though, that is exactly the kinda things this thread is for, i am quite new to this FC and would love to know more!!!!

How about some quick 13b mods... Dont worry i will be using the search button a lot so dont feel as if im milking this thread... Just feel free to give me your Two cents...

Thanks
-Travis

racerlinkfc

when i was drifting my na i went with a rb road race header out to 2 rb exhausts with full custom piping that bitch was loud but i felt alot more power and i swapped out my clutch and flywheel . my car had no emissions ac power steering so for me drifting was a bit more of a challenge what are your plans so far ? get a good coilover i like tein

andresj

iTrader: (8)

do all fc models come with that dtss? now that i read that i wanna get rid of it asap

SLVRbullet

I removed the AC/ Power steering/ Air pump/ NGK plugs, Wires/ and a cone filter, with straight pipes!

I will post some engine pics later today... after the "Face Lift"....

lupin

iTrader: (3)

don't forget to leave the ps fuse in place
otherwise your defog will always say it's on.

I'm happy that I'm not the only one doing crazy stuff to his na

what standalone are you planning to use?
I just got my car running with haltech and I thought it was really easy to do

You also gonna wanna pickup a 89-91 ps steering rack and cut the seals out
I did it and it's a much better ride.

Now for rims I picked up a cheap set of 99 mustang gt rims
and it was the best $400 I have spent on wheels

I also have the rb full suspension kit and 4 kyb agxs
it's not the cheap way to go but it is sooooo nice

ForsakenRX7

Yes ALL fc's have it. Get rid of it. I doubt its working properly on most cars nowadays anyhow.

SLVRbullet

racerlinkfc

is that home depot rain guard? on your front bumper?

dkwasherexd

iTrader: (8)

weld ur diff

Omixeo

iTrader: (1)

Weld the differential, then it will have a 1000000000000% lock up rate, haha. After that, get coilovers. It helps most of all. After market struts and springs cant compared to a coilover at all, and anyone who says differently doesn't know what they are talking about.

SLVRbullet

SLVRbullet

Its a floor base material... Im building the structure for it tomorrow!!!

lastphaseofthis

iTrader: (8)

well your car dont look like a GXL with the turbo II hood and sticker rx7 on the bumper (instead of raised plastic), if it is, you already have an LSD just get i rebuilt and you'd be off to a good start.

edit: i see the AAS on the strut bar towers, must b a 86 or early 87 then.

SLVRbullet

Hey Flooder... whats up I remember you from the Tucson turn style even back in Nov. My buddy had the gold FC (n/a) with the gold BBS's!!!

Funny... Well Yeah i def, believe in coil overs!!! I will be looking for some at a good price soon... but for now i am building from garages and junkyards

SLVRbullet

Trimspa

ForsakenRX7

Did you put ice on the deadening mat? Is that what that is? Looks like it comes off pretty clean that way.

meteoro

what about the positraction?

you have it?

or make burn one tire by tire :yes: