how it will sit for a few months 
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looking good dude, u got some more pics and specs posted somewhere in this thread?
whats the point in owning a car with power if u arent gonna use it properly tho?
doesnt make a lot of sense for people to go big power just so they can put their foot down on the road, each to their own i guess.
was thinking of going RB30 when the 20 went, but looking into building the 20 instead, will cost more but will be much happier with the results, RB30's do the job but they are a boring engine, unless u have a ridiculous turbo hanging off the side.
lol it had points that it was clean, it was only resprayed a bit over a year ago, but already due for a complete overhaul.
btw here's a better pic of the dents:
http://i79.photobucket.com/alb ... isskid/Drift/DSC_5645.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/alb ... isskid/Drift/DSC_5645.jpg
short answer, i do haha
car has been defected countless times, i even know the guys down at regency inspection personally now haha
the funny part is it's mechanically A1, and it's been modified smartly, so to go through regency only requires a few minor things.
but now that is has all the dents down the drivers side im keeping it off the road as a daily (still drive it around the place when i need to) as it would be pointless, would just get defected within a week as it stands out so much.
will be going overfenders over the rear 1/4 and rear doors that will give me 30mm widebody and cover all the dents. ive got a mate who does fibreglassing and will provide the overfenders free of charge as i go through them (they wont last long on my car).
once the dents are covered it will become a daily again, well probably more of a weekend car. i drove it into the city (adelaide) every day for 2 years until i dented up that side, just gotta be careful haha
car has been defected countless times, i even know the guys down at regency inspection personally now haha
the funny part is it's mechanically A1, and it's been modified smartly, so to go through regency only requires a few minor things.
but now that is has all the dents down the drivers side im keeping it off the road as a daily (still drive it around the place when i need to) as it would be pointless, would just get defected within a week as it stands out so much.
will be going overfenders over the rear 1/4 and rear doors that will give me 30mm widebody and cover all the dents. ive got a mate who does fibreglassing and will provide the overfenders free of charge as i go through them (they wont last long on my car).
once the dents are covered it will become a daily again, well probably more of a weekend car. i drove it into the city (adelaide) every day for 2 years until i dented up that side, just gotta be careful haha
yeh a lot of my mates had turbo imports in school, ranging from 1.8ltr turbos to 3ltr turbos, not much to write home about.
this is my latest piece of shit:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/nisskid/DSCN3486.jpg
picked it up for nothing, wasnt running, no rego, had to chuck it on the car trailer and home. drives now but engine is shagged. i was told it was a 3.0ltr V6, but pretty sure it's 2.5ltr V6, someone confirm? it's a '92 ford telstar.
will be replacing my 32 for the daily duties, 32 will become more track orientated until it goes into a 6 month retirement after the last round of G1 Extreme Drift, will tidy it up when i get back from Japan and will continue to be a street/competition drift car.
atm this is what it looks like:
http://i216.photobucket.com/al ... 9/inertia_ms/IMG_1831.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/alb ... isskid/Drift/DSC_5715.jpg
XRT and XRG are better for drifting, FZ5 is better for powersliding.
no track is better for drift, each are good in there own ways for different reasons. although my tip would be to stay away from aston as its just not as flowing for drift as other tracks, and westhill as a beginner as it takes a bit more advanced skill to drift it properly
no track is better for drift, each are good in there own ways for different reasons. although my tip would be to stay away from aston as its just not as flowing for drift as other tracks, and westhill as a beginner as it takes a bit more advanced skill to drift it properly
if u can, stick with just with a feint intiation while ur practicing by urself, then during battles if u need to refine ur drift then use clutch and hb. the less u rely on the clutch and handbrake, the better ull be when it comes time to using them.
it's to do with the lack of feel and connection with the game, in a car u are a lot more aware of its situation and u can react quicker. in the game, it takes the car to actually begin the spin to realise it's spinning.
alright, i honestly think more people need to get rid of the clutch and handbrake button for a bit and learn how to drift a XRG using just steering and throttle.
drifting is ultimately about balance, u get a feel for the balance of the car, then having a clutch and handbrake just become a luxury to refine ur driving.
i'll quickly do a lap around blackwood in an XRG and post up the replay just to give people an idea.
now it's nothing special i know, wasnt trying to be, just showing the basics people should be putting down before they try and get better. no initiation there was any clutch or handbrake used, in fact im pretty sure no clutch was used throughout the lap, just some handbrake to extend the entries.
all that was used to get the car sliding was some steering input and throttle control, simply by reading the balance and pushing the right buttons at the right time.
these days all i see is people just clutching and handbraking into every corner, then just powering through, 99% of drifters on LFS would fail completely if u took their handbrake and clutch away.
drifting is ultimately about balance, u get a feel for the balance of the car, then having a clutch and handbrake just become a luxury to refine ur driving.
i'll quickly do a lap around blackwood in an XRG and post up the replay just to give people an idea.
now it's nothing special i know, wasnt trying to be, just showing the basics people should be putting down before they try and get better. no initiation there was any clutch or handbrake used, in fact im pretty sure no clutch was used throughout the lap, just some handbrake to extend the entries.
all that was used to get the car sliding was some steering input and throttle control, simply by reading the balance and pushing the right buttons at the right time.
these days all i see is people just clutching and handbraking into every corner, then just powering through, 99% of drifters on LFS would fail completely if u took their handbrake and clutch away.
****ing love it dude, with some fitment that thing would be mint.
like so:
http://speedhunters.com/archiv ... ap-gt-gt-slammed-mk2.aspx
http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f ... %20Shots/672mk1rabbit.jpg
ive always had a soft spot for golfs, wanna get one as a daily.
buy a shitbox, then save for something decent. my experience is u wont listen to this advice, even though its about the best ull ever get.
cars are money pits, only pour money into something u like, the more u pour into some shitty first car, the longer it will be until u buy something decent. and no one likes a modified shitbox, ur just a laughing stock to anyone on the side of the road.
cars are money pits, only pour money into something u like, the more u pour into some shitty first car, the longer it will be until u buy something decent. and no one likes a modified shitbox, ur just a laughing stock to anyone on the side of the road.
huh? since when? isnt it 16?
anyway, sounds pretty similar to myself actually, GT is what originally got me interested in skylines, save my cash from a young age and bought my first skyline at 16yo.
there was a typo there, i mean wraped in quotes, not brackets. but besides that u seemed to completely miss the point, i dont know whether its intentional or not, dunno. but really, i cbf arguing it.
using the word "sport" in brackets? maybe i misunderstood that, but it sounds like ur questioning whether it is a real sport.
either way, i dont want to get into it, unless u know the sport, u wont understand it. just like a lot of people dont understand the use of driving a car around a circuit as fast as they can.
and there's that lovely elitist attitude we all love.
mine and millions of other people across the world.
and how would u acheive this understanding of how close u were? is ur car equipped with a special device which measures the distance?
if u can tell me exactly how close my rear end is to the tyres on the big corner (the 4th corner after the straight) then id be glad to hear it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc0Eq5LRnWY
i never said crashing means ur good, i just said that it doesnt mean ur bad.
here's a quote i grabbed off my home forum from on the guys driving in one of those vids, the white S13 in this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SPAICB_Oe8
ill ask u this, how would i know how close i can get to those tyres, without hitting them first? ur talking about ur car sideways at over 100k's, the back end a few meters wider than where ur sitting in the car, ur trying to get it a few inches away from the tyres, how do u magically predict how close ur rear end is to the tyres? that's how i dinged up my rear 1/4 panel, slowly getting closer and closer until i found out just how far i could go. and this process never stops, u always want to get closer, u always want to push harder.
and the unfortunate part is that often it has nothing to do with the actual drifting and more to do which an elitist attitude racing enthusiasts hold.
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drift and race are different, simple.
for instance, racers dont do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsTBEXlu_Fg
oh btw, did i mention they throw their car sideways within inches of walls at over 100k's, side by side with 2 or more other cars within inches of them?
or how about launching their cars over a bump at well over 100k's, sometimes getting air, sideways at a wall, often paired with other cars?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzr0AIsPilY
i suggest u watch all of both vids, they both have great examples, like in the 2nd one where the driver hits tyres, moving them onto the track, then uses his car to sweep them off the track so the other drivers dont hit them. that is actually very common. many of the cars in that 2nd vid are "missiles" which is the name given to cars which are just driven to death, anything that doesnt need to be repaired to make the car drive straight wont be repaired when its broken.
they have respect for the mechanics, just not for the cosmetics.
ultimately ur drifting/racing, not entering autosalon, so who gives a ****?
i do both grip and drift, the issue is when drifting im throwing my car sideways at a stack of tyres, if im a bit out im gonna hit shit, whereas when im just doing a bit of time attack, i might push a bit hard and run deep and lose a bit of time, or get a bit of oversteer, but ill be fine. im not saying TA is safe by any means, but its hardly on the same level as drift when it comes to that.
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