Povlsen

Hi, everybody!

In August 2010 i bought this FD on auction in Japan, the condition is very good (3.5)
im very happy and satified about it, and love the way it handle.. onfortuanatly ive only driftet it one time on a track, then problems started to come with my vaccum system, so while i were in a drift the boost droped and the car got from oversteering to understeering, right into some water barriers! therefore i decided to take a year out of the calender and build it into a propper driftcar.

i will post pictures from the start and as it is know!





here's a small vid of the car at the auction house in japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvbRnljiQGk

Povlsen

those er pics from the auction house in japan

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Now, there will come a shitload of how it started and to now

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first time i really try drifting it enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9BlSB4akQ what to do if its getting hot, and the first round is 9 days from now?

simply just cutting a hole in the nice and smooth aluminium bonnet.
will finish it tommorrow.. not the nicest solution but it works, thats for sure :wack::wack:






me playing badass!!!.. well i'm not:smash:

Povlsen

a pic seeing the bonnet from a little distance.. actually i like the look



got coilovers




and a diffbar to avoid wheeljump

Povlsen

i was going to weld up my diff, thought it will take like 2 hours or so just like it will on a toyota!!! damn a hell of a operation on a mazda, had to take of both driveshafts and a dusin og bolts.. but got it off and its now ready to get abused by the WELDER!!!


Those bastards isnt easy to get out

Povlsen

it would'nt boost over 0.3 bar .. then i dicíded to check the vaccum hoses.. and find out that i only was a broken oneway-checkvalve!




and now to the sad part as i talked about

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the fd driven to my mate thomas's garage where we will build it...
the tezza you see on the pic is my old witch i crashed last year :smash:



modified my knucles last night pretty easy job to do, can highly be recommended.. we fittet som aftermarket knucles on my friends JZX100 and it does the same job exept i got more lock!

here we go step by step in case of anybody else wants to do it:

first you cut it where it did (30mm from) then cut 20mm of the part you cutted of


then grind the edges ind 45 degrees so you get a V welding, make sure to have 3mm space between for a good and strong weld!



compared to the stock one


finished product

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well had a little fun with a anglegrinder tonight.. going for fuelcell..

started like this:


now this:


got the edges done so its ready for welding.. and started dismount the front (what a crappy job)




my old tezza





just got some stickers to my helmet xD





that was all for now

c0d3m4573l2

Wow can't wait to see the finished project!

Narfle

iTrader: (16)

sweet. another drift missile....

rx7rcer09

poor FD

Povlsen

Well, the rx7 is developed for racing.. and in racing they get used! i think its nicers than having a traile queen

Povlsen

Sorry for my english btw

HppRX7

iTrader: (2)

Love the hood! Interested to see what your front caster settings will be.

Le^2

good to see you put the car to good use!

Povlsen

Small update, a friend of mine got a fiberglass company, so he made super lightweight hood, frontfenders, doors and trunk for me.. I havent got the trunk, and doors yet but heres some pics.

Hood weights 5,2 kilos and the fender weights 1,6 kilo

theorie

iTrader: (31)

Denmark huh? How much did you have to pay in taxes to import that car? I hear it's crazy. I thought everyone rode bicycles there

I haven't been to Denmark in a few years but I think I still have a dkbn profile lol

Povlsen

yes, taxes in denmark are CRAZY! but since ive got my one company at the time i imported it, i played a little with the numbers, so the tax for importing it was about 1000 dollars BUT i i wanted it to drive on the road with licensplates i will have to pay 2000 dollars for get it approoved and hold on tight 22.000 dollars to get it on license plates!... its redicueless country when it comes to cars

Povlsen

[quote="Povlsen"]Updatoooo.. på engelsk, magter ikke skrive den om til dansk :-D

[QUOTE=povlsen;1996576]Got a new workshop in Copenhagen, and finally started builing (or disasembling) again, so here we go:

first of all, the engine have to go out!






done deal




and now its just time for stripping that bastard down











time for the dash and getting rid of all the wireing:







yeah! BGW, i love it!

Povlsen

And then to the MAD part, i love cutting.. so now i chupped this bastard down, and going for tube/space frameing











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TSI_shinobi

This thing its going to be sick, I'd like to see more drift picks =)