I want a drift project.
Discussion
I drifting isn't very PH, and I must outline from the beginning that I get a huge amount of enjoyment hooning a grippy car properly on Pistonheads runs - I don't condone, nor have any intention of sliding about on public roads.
After watching numerous videos on youtube this afternoon of people sliding cars around racing tracks making lots of smoke and noise, I've decided I need some of that in my life.
So, I've spoken to a mate who would potentially be interested in joining the venture and starting our own wee project and am now starting to make a shortlist of suitable cars. The plan is to have it stripped out, caged, harnessed and probably turbocharged, all the while remembering that neither myself, nor any of my mates, have much experience of drifting other than a few daft moments in my MX5 - so with that in mind, cheap and easily interchangable panels would probably be a good idea!
The project would be track-only, with budget of £1000 max for the car - cheaper the better though!
If anyone has any thoughts or would like to add to my shortlist, then please feel free. So far I've got;
Cons: price and availablity of replacement parts
Cons: hard to find one which hasn't already been molested, rust, early ones apparently have pretty unreliable engines(?)
After watching numerous videos on youtube this afternoon of people sliding cars around racing tracks making lots of smoke and noise, I've decided I need some of that in my life.
So, I've spoken to a mate who would potentially be interested in joining the venture and starting our own wee project and am now starting to make a shortlist of suitable cars. The plan is to have it stripped out, caged, harnessed and probably turbocharged, all the while remembering that neither myself, nor any of my mates, have much experience of drifting other than a few daft moments in my MX5 - so with that in mind, cheap and easily interchangable panels would probably be a good idea!
The project would be track-only, with budget of £1000 max for the car - cheaper the better though!
If anyone has any thoughts or would like to add to my shortlist, then please feel free. So far I've got;
- BMW e36
Cons: price and availablity of replacement parts
- 200SX/S13
Cons: hard to find one which hasn't already been molested, rust, early ones apparently have pretty unreliable engines(?)
- Old Merc
http://beta.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
weld the diff sorted
http://beta.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
shame its an auto
weld the diff sorted
http://beta.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
shame its an auto
have a look at mine! as you can see, drifting isnt that popular here due to the lack of replies!
http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
killed this in the end, i must get another drifter soon! loadsa fun and good for learning car control!
do it!
http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
killed this in the end, i must get another drifter soon! loadsa fun and good for learning car control!
do it!
Crease said:
have a look at mine! as you can see, drifting isnt that popular here due to the lack of replies!
http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
killed this in the end, i must get another drifter soon! loadsa fun and good for learning car control!
do it!
Good read, thanks for that. http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
killed this in the end, i must get another drifter soon! loadsa fun and good for learning car control!
do it!
Out of interest, how did you end up killing it?
St. Anger said:
Was driving home today and passed a conveniently place e36 in a trade center.
It's a 1.8 4 door version in white with some rusty sills and rubbish interior. Was only £600 though, so going back for a test drive tomorrow!
Why go for the least powerful engine option to play at "McDonalds car park antics"?It's a 1.8 4 door version in white with some rusty sills and rubbish interior. Was only £600 though, so going back for a test drive tomorrow!
St. Anger said:
Was driving home today and passed a conveniently place e36 in a trade center.
It's a 1.8 4 door version in white with some rusty sills and rubbish interior. Was only £600 though, so going back for a test drive tomorrow!
A 1.8 E36 lacks power, which will make drifting in the dry pretty damn difficult. You'll continually have to bounce it off the rev limiter in 1st/2nd and violently dump the clutch, or put the smallest rear tyres you can find on the rear at 80psi. Oh and if you do the latter expect the rear bodywork/bumpers to get blown off when the wheel pops It's a 1.8 4 door version in white with some rusty sills and rubbish interior. Was only £600 though, so going back for a test drive tomorrow!
I chipped in recently with a mate to purchase a £565 E36 328i coupe. Needed a few things fixed including a new clutch, waterpump and thermostat. Thankfully though it drifted well on it's first outing a a week ago, using 12 tyres in the process! Note that without a hydraulic handbrake even a 328 requires pretty violent clutch dumps to get the rear out in 2nd, so try and get a 325 or 328 if possible.
Avoid very cheap 200sx's as I've been told the engines don't usually make it to the end of their first outing...
funnily enough, the drifting killed it.
she was an ex taxi with almost 180k on it, more play in the steering wheel than you could shake a stick at (almost 90deg turn of the wheel before anything happened, despite tighting up the shaft)
killed the shocks and various other things, plus the cost of having it taxed MOTEd and insured for 1 day a month use was a bit much in my circumstances then, aswell as pembrey being a couple of hours drive away
it wasnt a nice car to drive on the road either with the welded diff, stripped out interior, steering wheel play and side exit straight through!
granted, it was only a 2.0 and i had to have the tyres up around 60psi, didnt leave 2nd gear, but it was capable, slight dip on the clutch, throw it in and the old girl used to go sideways lovely,
if you are looking to do it, try and buy something cheap, if its not for road use then maybe one without test. volvos, bmw, jags, anything will do
lightness is key in underpowered cars, no interior whatsoever in the e34, you'd be suprised how much the seats/doorcards/carpets etc all add up too!
i chopped the door skins out too in the end
its worth having a word with your local indy tyre place too, i bagged a few tyres off my local one for free, as you only need scrap ones for skidding, youd be suprised at how long they last!
most of all, enjoy it!
she was an ex taxi with almost 180k on it, more play in the steering wheel than you could shake a stick at (almost 90deg turn of the wheel before anything happened, despite tighting up the shaft)
killed the shocks and various other things, plus the cost of having it taxed MOTEd and insured for 1 day a month use was a bit much in my circumstances then, aswell as pembrey being a couple of hours drive away
it wasnt a nice car to drive on the road either with the welded diff, stripped out interior, steering wheel play and side exit straight through!
granted, it was only a 2.0 and i had to have the tyres up around 60psi, didnt leave 2nd gear, but it was capable, slight dip on the clutch, throw it in and the old girl used to go sideways lovely,
if you are looking to do it, try and buy something cheap, if its not for road use then maybe one without test. volvos, bmw, jags, anything will do
lightness is key in underpowered cars, no interior whatsoever in the e34, you'd be suprised how much the seats/doorcards/carpets etc all add up too!
i chopped the door skins out too in the end
its worth having a word with your local indy tyre place too, i bagged a few tyres off my local one for free, as you only need scrap ones for skidding, youd be suprised at how long they last!
most of all, enjoy it!
Well that LS 400 posted earlier is on £350 no reserve and its MOT, must say I am very tempted
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St. Anger said:
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Cons: price and availablity of replacement parts
Think you need to research E36's a little more.- BMW e36
Cons: price and availablity of replacement parts
Spares are more than plentiful hence why so many people use themm as track cars etc.
What ever you go for with that money I'd keep it N.a rather than a cheap turbo car..... it will go bang. . . quickly.
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