I might have to swing by Uprev and see this beast.

Are you in Austin as well?

 

getting better and better each update and giving tons of inspiration... my budget doesnt allow for all of that, but i am willing to try fabbing some stuff on my own... thanks for the motivation, keep it up

 

Incredible build man, subscribed!

 

Curious,where you get the sail rails? Good build up.

 

It should still be at UpRev until next week. Then its coming back home to me..

And I live in San Antonio...

Thanks bro for the kind words.. Glad I could be a inspiration to you and your build... And comments like these helps me stay motivated, so thank you.

I got the side rails from my friend. He had some extras laying around so I jumped on it.

 

A Few tease pics...

 

I like that there isn't a lot of hate going on in this thread! Many other forums i've been a part of would be full of negative comments.

Looks good man! Should be a blast to drive. I have a block at the machine shop right now and will be starting my S14 build thread soon. I like to be ahead of the thread, kind of like you.

 

Sick build. What is the advantage of the tubular front stuff over stock?

 

more room for the tires so they dont hit the wheel well at full lock. the bumper bar "crash bar" increses the strength of the front end so if you hit something it wont pust half the engine bay into the motor haha. plus it looks awsome.

love reading build threads like this one, so much fab work goes into drift cars

 

Thanks bro for the kind words.. Yeah not any hate on here which is great, everyone is helping me out.

Also can't wait to see your build


Thanks for the kind words.. And yes you are correct with the whole front tube chassis. I still have more fab work later, when I do the fuel Cell in the rear.. Going to do this later though

 

Just to let everyone know.. I should have update very soon...



Also I am selling my MS4 cam, since it is way to aggressive for what I need.. Would love to sell or trade for a torquer V3..

Also selling my FAST fuel rail... Let me know if anyone is interested

 

Okay boys and guys, its pic time.. So this past weekend I went to go pick up my car from UpRev, from all the FAB work being done.. Cage, front tube chassis, Radiator ducting and much more... I love the work that Russell did and highly recommend him to anyone that needs any FAB work done on their car.

Now it sucked driving back cause it started to rain, tried to cover the car with a car cover so must of the exposed metal did not get rain on it.. But **** happens and water got on some of the metal so have to clean the rust off before paint..

I will add a drink later, at work so I forgot to upload a beer for the week..

On to the pic 80+ of them....lol



So my baby is finally home and ready for tea down so I can start getting her ready for paint...



mean mugging already...



Showing the Splitter from underneath..



Even my dog approves....lol



Yeah def going to be changing out the yellow for RED...



So I placed my old bumper on there to see what it would look like since I am bouncing around the idea of both bumpers. I think it looks good also.



And yes it is beat up a lot... But this just give you an idea how it would look.



Looks so mean..









Russell added some extra support bars to the bottom of the tube chassis.. No moving here..



Anther view of the bottom bracket support tube



PS Cooler mounted up and ready to rock



Its small but its all I need





Def going to change this to Red..



Hood pins installed, just awaiting my new hood



Here is my Headlight brackets, Russell did a pretty cool job on them.



another look



Good by ABS system.. Why? "Because Race Car!!!"



T fitting for the front brakes




Here is a pic of my Tank that will run all my coolant lines..












Door bars.... Now i have to remove all the stuff from the door and make some custom Carbon Fiber covers.. going to look good





Love this view. You get an idea of how everything looks..



Russell add these bars to protect my little/big head... lol



Base plate for door bars and front hoop





Base plate for main hope and door bars



Its a party over here.....lol



Rear base plate



dash Bar complete need to trim dash some but you get the idea





Pic of the ASD Hydro mounted



Hydro all wired up

 

The T for the rear brake lines. I love that they run through the cab. Easy fix when something goes wrong



Sits a lot lower then my old bride rails did and I love it..





Man looks so legit from this view



I really did not get a chance to showcase the Ron Davis Radiator so here are some pics..











Ron Davis knows their stuff and it shows with the 35 years of experience





Radiator Ducting looks so legit







Here is the splitter, kind of dirty now due to the rain, but will be painted black anyways.. Also I am going to make a ton of copies of this just in case I F it up..

Thinking of doing a alumacore one and a CF honeycomb splitter..







Splitter bracket. also have about 4 other mounting point..





Head lights out..



BAM!! ready to take out engine again, but first I have to run my throttle cable to check length.. That will be next week.



Again here is a shot of the Headlight brackets.. love the wholes...lol


Okay now for what everyone has been waiting for the price break down for all of this. Now remind you this price can change do to metal prices, your build labor price, and if you get a hook up.. just so you know.

Formula Drift 1.5x.095 Wall Legal Cage 2011 $1200

Dashboard Fitting/Installation $0

Additional Bars (partial sponsorship) $110

Remove Rear Parcel Shelf $300

Front Tube Frame $850

Powersteering Cooler Bracket/Install $0

Ron Davis Radiator (partial sponsorship $600


Radiator Ducting $200

Radiator Installation / Fabrication $50

Coolant Expansion Tank inc fittings/filler neck $300

OMP Tow Hook $40

Hydraulic Handbrake Fabrication $125

Driver side Seat Bracket $175

AN Brake Line Installation $250

AN Line Materials Hardline + Soft Line + Fittings $150


TOTAL $4350

Total price so far: $14,447.16

 

Way better than my build with warm Busch Beer and junkyard parts.

 

Looking good my friend!

 

Awesome build!

 

Thanks everyone for the kind words.. Trying to get the bay,cage and interior ready for paint will have up date soon

 

only 5k for all of that? looks like a million bucks

 

If anyone is interested.. I have my MS4 cam and FAST fuel rails for sale here:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...-rail-kit.html

Also should have update in a week or so

 

Sorry about that guys, The holidays really got the best of me I think.. Well here is a little update, nothing to big.. Trying to get the bay,cage and interior painted very soon and then I will have a update with that..



The beer for this time is DogFish Head "Burton Baton". I really really like this beer, it is kind of strong so must don't like but I love it.. It is a oak-aged beer with a 10% ABV..



And this is one of the reasons why a update has not been done yet. I got my wife some Christian Louboutin's for Christmas.. But you have to make the wife happy first so they don't bitch about your build.... LOL



Like I said I made a to-do list for the car and engine. Stuff for the car is what is needed to get it ready for paint and the engine list is for some of the things I am changing..



Started off removing all the unnecessary brackets and removed the secondary firwall for extra room..



Then removed everything else, and used this stuff that my boy Eric gave me for degreasing the car. And man that stuff must have been Hulks's **** cause that ship got hella clean.. I swear you can eat off this thing now.. Also got rid of all the rust on the front tube chassis, time for some sanding and hit it with some primer..