Donnie's JAPAN ADVENTURES Thread

[BigGameHit]

1. Disco Stu Stirling, S13, Aussie
2. Emily Loudon, Powervehicles, S14, Scotland
3. Andrew Gray, Powervehicles, JZX90, Scotland
4. Alexi Smith, JZX100, Aussie
5. Christian Pickering, S13, Aussie
6. Peter Horniak, 180sx, Aussie
7. JC Pepino, S14, France
8. Donald Jackson, R33, Gaijin Drift, USA
9. Paulo Cristovao, AE86, Portugal
10. Ken Leong, S13, Aussie
11. James Bullen, JZX90, Aussie
12. Benny "in da house" Neal, S13, Aussie
13. Kevin Toh, Sil80, Aussie
14. Anthony Cece, S14, Aussie
15. Matt Goodlet, R32, Aussie
16. Luke Carruthers, S14, Aussie
17. Alex Vandenhaspel, JZX90, Aussie
18. Aaron Meyer, 180sx, aussie
19. Stewy Bryant, Cefiro, Aussie
20. Daniel Buchner, c33, Australia
21. Daniel Siddle, JZX90, Aussie
22. Dave Lawrie, 180sx, Aussie
23. Shiloh Nielsen, JZX90, Aussie
24. Martin Stuhler, JZX90, USA
25. Leighton Fine, R32, Australia
26. Paul Austin, R32, Australia
27. Josh Hayward, 180SX, Australia
28. Brendan Cullen, JZX90, Aussie
29. Ben Schumacher, AE86, Australia
30. Cameron Mote, S13, Aussie
31. Andrew Sunderland, JZX90, Aussie
32. Anton Sutton, C34, Aussie

Woo hoo! Already got a top 32 and I know of even more drivers planning to enter.

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[theSidesweep]

nice work man, congrats on the top 32

reverse entry @ 1:01? lol

[BigGameHit]

yeaup reverse entry
... also bro that is the list for the up coming g1gp event at ebisu... i am currently 16th
2011 Standings:

[Cavi Mike]

Please excuse my ignorance but, why is it almost all Australians and not a single person from Japan?

[CamelTouge]

CAVI..its G1gp..g1 meaning Gaijin (foreigner). Its a series for foreigners.

[BigGameHit]

Hahahh Cavi that was amusing.. Please more Americans come.. help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jk

its a good time and I highly highly highly recommend saving to make this voyage once or more in your drift life bro's or as the crazy Aussies would say... Mate

[BigGameHit]

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[BigGameHit]

Been a bit, pictures of most recent dealings. car is about 80 percent complete waiting on a few more batches of parts.

Major changes... after downtime research and hanging with other D1SL drivers, decided to switch to an S15 rear subframe for its added strength and several other reasons. All the parts required to make it fit I already have to include the s15 to s13 conversion bushings.

I have also decided to go with a dual rear caliper setup after talking to some experienced hydro guys. I didn't want the soggy pedal effect at all nor the interference of braking while trying to hydro etc..

now pics

Made these mounts from NA RB25 mounts however but after testing didn't like them I went with hockey pucks ( Old hotrod mod ). Tested them out on my other 180 and they are damn solid, the motor doesn't even rock when starting it up!!




Bolts and washers for pucks


Testing of Hockey Puck Mounts on 180 missile. If you are a soft person who cares about comfort this is not for you lol.



Preparing to spot weld and fill in























Preparing the rear subframe.. burning out the bushings.. step one.





Out after 30min of burning. Next day had to cut and hammer the old sleeves out.. Pain in the rear for sure


Pulling down the s13 sub frame here are some pics to compare the width. this alone adds 10mm's so if you have baller wheels already you will have to add over fenders or flares.











Stance offset solid bushings also got a set coming for the diff mount



This is the setup of my pluming for the Hydro standalone setup.



The rest of the products are on the way these are not pics of my car setup. Just using as a reference below

"So what exactly is it? This bracket allows you to use 2 pairs of Z32 rear calipers for AWESOME stopping power. One pair of calipers gets plumbed up like normal and works off of the brake pedal. The other pair gets plumbed SEPARATELY to the hydraulic handbrake. No more weird pedal feel when pulling the e-brake and the footbrake! You now have a dedicated setup for the hydraulic handbrake. "

[BigGameHit]

"- You will need to cut off the OEM brake mounts on the upright.
- Aluminum uprights(Z32, R32, etc) need to have a few places ground down. Quick work with a grinder.
- This will space your wheels out 8mm. It's like adding an 8mm spacer to the wheels. Please keep this in mind if you have flush fitting wheel already.
- We recommend using a 3/4" bore hydraulic handbrake. 5/8" will work as well.
- Allows the proper use of a hydraulic handbrake. No more rigged inline setups that don't work when you need them to!"

Bad sorta as ill have the extra 10mm with the s15 subframe and another 8mm because of these. So ill have to buy weak offset wheels on purpose for the rear.

Requires Mustang rotor's

[Piner]

Those are badass! I always wanted a setup like that on my e36. I had a Inline hydro setup and it never worked quite right and did odd things if I needed to use the foot and ebrake together.

[BigGameHit]

Yea I read about it and then asked those who had it and they all complained about the interference, I has no time for that and don't want it to be a reason why I had a mishap during a judged battled or something.

[BigGameHit]

Today got working on the dual calipers. Had to grind off a bit and cut some things as usual to make them work. Im going to look into some lighter calipers... I picked the whole rear assembly up with my manly strength and im going to say its about maybe 35 to 45 lbs.

Tomorrow going to fill in some of what I grinded off.. took a bit to much off to allow the bolt to clear avoiding having to undo the hub each time. Still plenty of meat there.. just doing it mainly for peace of mind lol.

The rotors pictured are from a Mustang Cobra/Bullitt etc . You will clearly see from the top view that the adapter alone adds 8mm's so if you interested in this kit be careful if you built your car around a certain wheels offset. You may even have to run a weaker rear setup. I will because the s15 rear subframe adds 10mm so that a total of 18mm added without a single spacer.

[BigGameHit]

Thanks mates... newish stuff

[BigGameHit]

[BigGameHit]

Just put the s15 sub-frame with stance solid riser bushings and Yanack Solid rear diff mounts up,. notice how close the wheels are to the body with the car fully suspended!! will be able to let the suspension out some giving more travel etc.

If interested in the dual caliper kit for hydro purpose visit George Marstanovic on fb to place your order. As of now only supports Nissans and Mazdas.