Project 350z Drift Car
07-18-2016, 11:55 AM
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The past month we have not posted much but we have been making some progress with our 350z.
We decided to bring the vehicle to spec for another local drift series in order to participate there. It is located in Caanan New Hampshire, Special Stage New England hosted by Lock City Drift. To run this series on their road course you need to have your bumper on, emergency flashers, head lights and tail lights working, and a drip pan. We had to wire in the flashers and tail lights so they were functional. So bumper was mounted and lights were wired!
On to the more exciting stuff. Now that we are running A Group we knew it was time for more angle. In order to be "competitive" and even to a certain degree safer. Having a angle kit allows for more angle drifting and a better looking drift, but it also can save you in the event of a error occurring on the track. in certain scenarios the difference between spinning out or not can be the difference of getting hit by someone or hitting a wall. A angle kit can sometimes prevent a spin due to the fact that, you guessed it; more angle!
We decided to go with the PBM kit. It is a good bang for the buck and also works pretty well. Installation with alignment took about 4 hours. The kit does not come with any instructions, so there was some trial and error. if you are familiar with these kits you can certainly install them much quicker.
Here is a image at full lock now, much more than before!
On top of obtaining more angle we were able to dial in camber better as well as caster.
Below is a PDF of the alignment with the PBM kit:
6 23 PBM 1st
Here are a few images from the last event, Independence Moves (Clubloose North). It got rainy but we all still had fun. here is a small video of us in a 4 car tandem and almost getting hit!
Next on the list for this week is to install some Mishimoto fans, as the OEM ones we have now are pretty tired!
The past month we have not posted much but we have been making some progress with our 350z.
We decided to bring the vehicle to spec for another local drift series in order to participate there. It is located in Caanan New Hampshire, Special Stage New England hosted by Lock City Drift. To run this series on their road course you need to have your bumper on, emergency flashers, head lights and tail lights working, and a drip pan. We had to wire in the flashers and tail lights so they were functional. So bumper was mounted and lights were wired!
On to the more exciting stuff. Now that we are running A Group we knew it was time for more angle. In order to be "competitive" and even to a certain degree safer. Having a angle kit allows for more angle drifting and a better looking drift, but it also can save you in the event of a error occurring on the track. in certain scenarios the difference between spinning out or not can be the difference of getting hit by someone or hitting a wall. A angle kit can sometimes prevent a spin due to the fact that, you guessed it; more angle!
We decided to go with the PBM kit. It is a good bang for the buck and also works pretty well. Installation with alignment took about 4 hours. The kit does not come with any instructions, so there was some trial and error. if you are familiar with these kits you can certainly install them much quicker.
Here is a image at full lock now, much more than before!
On top of obtaining more angle we were able to dial in camber better as well as caster.
Below is a PDF of the alignment with the PBM kit:
6 23 PBM 1st
Here are a few images from the last event, Independence Moves (Clubloose North). It got rainy but we all still had fun. here is a small video of us in a 4 car tandem and almost getting hit!
Next on the list for this week is to install some Mishimoto fans, as the OEM ones we have now are pretty tired!
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01-26-2017, 08:03 AM
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August 10 2016- Radiator Fans- New Drift Event- Blown Motor!
Finally did new fans a a thermostat. To our suprise it still didn’t help our temps on the track, but at least they are new and we know working correctly.
Left out one other detail as well, last event ( Lock City Drift- Special Stage New England) we ran into some mechanical issues. One of the catpipes blew a whole in it, so we decided to call it a day after getting about a half day’s worth of driving in. When we got it back to the shop Kyle repaired the exhaust leak, but to our surprise something still did not sound right. We dropped the pan and found a lot of metal in the oil, coming from a bottom end bearing. With Hot Import Night’s at NHMS only a week or so away we had so act fast in order to get the car situated for the next event!
Here are a couple images from the Lock City Drift Special Stage New England event, we did not get a ton between learning the new track and also only being able to drive a half day due to the me
chanical issues (exhaust leak and blowing engine)
We planned on going V8 this winter, but happening this soon certainly threw off our plan. We opted to swap another VQ motor into it for now since doing a full V8 swap would have taken to much time and cut things real close.
Newdddd
New motor went in and we did not have any hiccups. We got it installed and running the night before Hot Import Nights (isn’t that always how it works).
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August 27th Hot Import Nights + ClubLoose North
So as mentioned above in the last post we buttoned up the motor install the night before the event. usually that turns into a disaster of chasing bugs and problems the next day, but we got lucky and the car ran awesome! This event is special because it is the normal ClubLoose North track, and also for Hot Import Nights NHMS opens up part of their Nascar track and road course to us drifters! Brand new track to learn and play on during the heat of the show, which makes it extra enjoyable for all the spectators and show participants of HIN.
This track called for a 3rd gear entry, and for the most part 3rd gear the entire time. It was certainly the first time the car felt under-powered for me driving. The track certainly called for another 100 WHP, but it is what it is and we still did well and had a good time!
Car was still hitting some fairly high temps. At this point our goal is to make this motor last the rest of the season so we can transplant something else in it this winter during the off season.
Event coverage (video):
Towards the end of the day we had a little hiccup and under-steered into the infield, so a new bumper and fender may be in order!
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January 21st 2017- Clublosse North Ice Slayer’s Event Hosted at Team O’Neal Rally School
Usually winter for us is fairly quiet on the motorsports end of things. Being located in Northern New England, Mother Nature does not usually allow for a lot of activities involving driving, especially for drift cars. This past weekend on January 21st things were a little out of the ordinary.
We took our Nissan 350z Drift Car Project out of hibernation (http://iscsuspension-na.com/company-...t-car-project/) . Fluids were changed, batteries charged, tires installed and inflated and the ISC crew went northbound up to Dalton New Hampshire to visit the Team O’Neal Rally School (www.teamoneil.com). This event was put together by Team O’Neal and ClubLoose North (www.clubloosenorth.com) , our local drift club located here in New Hampshire.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Team O’Neal Rally School, we highly suggest you check these guys out. Whether you are a Subaru or Ford owner looking to get into rally or rally cross in your personal car, or simply want to become a better driver this facility and business has something to offer for any car enthusiast. They also build rally cars for customers and even have programs that can help manage an entire rally team! Their facility and programs have attracted famous athletes from around the country over the years, like Travis Pastrana, Ken Block, and other well-known drivers who have competed on national and global levels in motorsports.
Not knowing what to expect condition wise we opted for some OEM style studded snow tires, in hopes to be able to obtain the amount of grip needed to drift their snow/ice covered rally courses. The ability to know what amount of traction we would be able to get was fairly unknown. The winter has been pretty unpredictable so far this year, with drastic temperature changes and minimal snowfall the course was primarily a base layer of ice, with some exposed hard pack gravel here and there. Packed snow was not readily available like we all would have hoped (for traction purposes) but that’s the way it goes up in Northern New England, unpredictable!
Little bit of a traction issue on this tricky corner
We had a great time just being able to get out there and drive, although the amount of grip was very limited for our RWD drift car due to it being mostly ice and now snow, we certainly had no lack in smiles and laughter. The event also attracted a lot of Subaru enthusiasts, which as you know ISC is no stranger to the Subaru community so it was great to see these AWD snow machines tear up the course as well, many of them running on our N1 and N1 basic coilovers.
I think Tim is saying, can we go again guys?
Finally did new fans a a thermostat. To our suprise it still didn’t help our temps on the track, but at least they are new and we know working correctly.
Left out one other detail as well, last event ( Lock City Drift- Special Stage New England) we ran into some mechanical issues. One of the catpipes blew a whole in it, so we decided to call it a day after getting about a half day’s worth of driving in. When we got it back to the shop Kyle repaired the exhaust leak, but to our surprise something still did not sound right. We dropped the pan and found a lot of metal in the oil, coming from a bottom end bearing. With Hot Import Night’s at NHMS only a week or so away we had so act fast in order to get the car situated for the next event!
Here are a couple images from the Lock City Drift Special Stage New England event, we did not get a ton between learning the new track and also only being able to drive a half day due to the me
chanical issues (exhaust leak and blowing engine)We planned on going V8 this winter, but happening this soon certainly threw off our plan. We opted to swap another VQ motor into it for now since doing a full V8 swap would have taken to much time and cut things real close.
Newdddd
New motor went in and we did not have any hiccups. We got it installed and running the night before Hot Import Nights (isn’t that always how it works).
____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
August 27th Hot Import Nights + ClubLoose North
So as mentioned above in the last post we buttoned up the motor install the night before the event. usually that turns into a disaster of chasing bugs and problems the next day, but we got lucky and the car ran awesome! This event is special because it is the normal ClubLoose North track, and also for Hot Import Nights NHMS opens up part of their Nascar track and road course to us drifters! Brand new track to learn and play on during the heat of the show, which makes it extra enjoyable for all the spectators and show participants of HIN.
This track called for a 3rd gear entry, and for the most part 3rd gear the entire time. It was certainly the first time the car felt under-powered for me driving. The track certainly called for another 100 WHP, but it is what it is and we still did well and had a good time!
Car was still hitting some fairly high temps. At this point our goal is to make this motor last the rest of the season so we can transplant something else in it this winter during the off season.
Event coverage (video):
Towards the end of the day we had a little hiccup and under-steered into the infield, so a new bumper and fender may be in order!
____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________
January 21st 2017- Clublosse North Ice Slayer’s Event Hosted at Team O’Neal Rally School
Usually winter for us is fairly quiet on the motorsports end of things. Being located in Northern New England, Mother Nature does not usually allow for a lot of activities involving driving, especially for drift cars. This past weekend on January 21st things were a little out of the ordinary.
We took our Nissan 350z Drift Car Project out of hibernation (http://iscsuspension-na.com/company-...t-car-project/) . Fluids were changed, batteries charged, tires installed and inflated and the ISC crew went northbound up to Dalton New Hampshire to visit the Team O’Neal Rally School (www.teamoneil.com). This event was put together by Team O’Neal and ClubLoose North (www.clubloosenorth.com) , our local drift club located here in New Hampshire.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Team O’Neal Rally School, we highly suggest you check these guys out. Whether you are a Subaru or Ford owner looking to get into rally or rally cross in your personal car, or simply want to become a better driver this facility and business has something to offer for any car enthusiast. They also build rally cars for customers and even have programs that can help manage an entire rally team! Their facility and programs have attracted famous athletes from around the country over the years, like Travis Pastrana, Ken Block, and other well-known drivers who have competed on national and global levels in motorsports.
Not knowing what to expect condition wise we opted for some OEM style studded snow tires, in hopes to be able to obtain the amount of grip needed to drift their snow/ice covered rally courses. The ability to know what amount of traction we would be able to get was fairly unknown. The winter has been pretty unpredictable so far this year, with drastic temperature changes and minimal snowfall the course was primarily a base layer of ice, with some exposed hard pack gravel here and there. Packed snow was not readily available like we all would have hoped (for traction purposes) but that’s the way it goes up in Northern New England, unpredictable!
Little bit of a traction issue on this tricky cornerWe had a great time just being able to get out there and drive, although the amount of grip was very limited for our RWD drift car due to it being mostly ice and now snow, we certainly had no lack in smiles and laughter. The event also attracted a lot of Subaru enthusiasts, which as you know ISC is no stranger to the Subaru community so it was great to see these AWD snow machines tear up the course as well, many of them running on our N1 and N1 basic coilovers.
I think Tim is saying, can we go again guys?
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