Ford Drift Car

[data_mine]

E series 6 (EA nice and light), turbo, suspension work, cage, strip out. win!

[EgoXR]

I say go the EA. so cheap on parts/panels ect. and readily availible. As said before, strip it out. Roll cage it. Shred some tyres..

Heres a Hachi-Roku in action

[sleekism]

Originally Posted by lostdude

where do you guys to go drift legally?
i've tried going around the local industrial area on a rainy day at 3am in da morning lol. but it wasn't a smart idea. too many light poles around.

Raleigh Raceway in Coffs Harbour. Used to be every second Sunday or so but the season has ended (it's usually a go cart track).

[Fev]

Originally Posted by EgoXR

I say go the EA. so cheap on parts/panels ect. and readily availible. As said before, strip it out. Roll cage it. Shred some tyres..

Heres a Hachi-Roku in action

Great photo, oh how i love them!
i want an sedan version with the 4AGE in it.. mmmm screaming NA power

[sleekism]

I have been looking at Hachi-Rokus and was wondering are they supposed to be Carby? Or are people trying to flog hachi gos

[manxman]

Just seems like a waste of rubber etc. and too dangerous to me. Still, better done on the track than suburban roads, I guess. Saw some of Fast & Furious: Japan (similar) 'tother nite-not good to encourage hoons, IMO. Copycats are too common, and usually incompetent. I expect spikes in problems around when such programs are aired.

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by manxman

Just seems like a waste of rubber etc. and too dangerous to me. Still, better done on the track than suburban roads, I guess. Saw some of Fast & Furious: Japan (similar) 'tother nite-not good to encourage hoons, IMO. Copycats are too common, and usually incompetent. I expect spikes in problems around when such programs are aired.

Boy you come out with some dribble!

I saw Rambo IV the other night and went out and shot a few dozen ........ :togo:



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[lostdude]

Originally Posted by sleekism

I have been looking at Hachi-Rokus and was wondering are they supposed to be Carby? Or are people trying to flog hachi gos

well the one in the movie certainly wasn't a carby lol

[sleekism]

Originally Posted by lostdude

well the one in the movie certainly wasn't a carby lol

http://carsales.com.au/all-cars/resu...partial&D=AE86

They all say "1.6 Carby" even if it doesn't look it in the engine bay.

BTW does anybody know any reputable import shops in south QLD/north NSW. The one in Coffs is dodgy as.

[IAM58L]

Originally Posted by sleekism

Raleigh Raceway in Coffs Harbour. Used to be every second Sunday or so but the season has ended (it's usually a go cart track).

They use a blue AU XR6 as the go/pay for a ride drift car at Raleigh might be worth a look at / ride in before you go setting up a falcon to drift.

[eed-250]

You can drift a ford falcon but you wont win comps in it unless you spend big bucks. Ive had a go in my car just for fun and I can link the whole track in Perth, mind you not with the same amount of lock and speed as the pro's.

Some vids of my falcon
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6jA1oL_ACWM
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=88ClF4hfq9M

The problem is with the early e-series they have the -house umbrella handbrake. You don't NEED it but you would want to invest in a hydraulic handbrake, it makes it alot easier and you can do bigger, longer and faster entries into corners with one.

If I was to build a falcon drift car I would use an early EB/ED, manual, strip the weight, decent suspension(springs/coils/swaybars), LOCKER/LOKKA/SPOOL whatever, LSD's will not last. Once I have sussed out the car and how it handles around the track then I would look at giving it some more power. Forced induction preffered if it's a 6.

Drifting is all about fun IMO, if I was to get serious I'd be looking at buying a Jap car much more aftermarket stuff and a better chassis/weight for drift. But FULL RESPECT FOR ANYONE WHO DRIFTS AN AUSSIE CAR!!!!!!!!!

[RS350]

Originally Posted by sleekism

I have been looking at Hachi-Rokus and was wondering are they supposed to be Carby? Or are people trying to flog hachi gos

No if they were proper jap specs ones they would have the 4AGE which is the 1.6Ltr twin cam 4 valve.

[Foylema]

There was a XF Turbo ute with LPG (With 2 LPG Converters) at the drifts at mallala in SA.
Done allright

[ebxr8240]

All decent drift cars have MODS !! Especially to front steering where heaps of lock is added so you can correct on side for good angle..
Its not hard to convert hydraulic handbrake etc..
May as well build a fwd car to rwd and add your own suspension bits with roll cage..
It would strictly be off road..
I was going to build a Ford Probe with Cobra 4.6 V8 as drag / powercruise car..
But building an RA28 [Mustang shape] Celica with 1UZ 4.0 V8 from a Lexus..[Forged rotating assembly and S475 turbo of course..
Would have like to keep Ford build but the modular V8's at the time where too expensive..
The changes done to rear suspension with mini tubbing etc.. I may as well have converted a front wheel drive car !!!
The issue with long wheel base is its slow car.. A quick car needs to be at least 600mm shorter..
All aspects needs changing in most cars to be competitive...

[TuMor]

Originally Posted by eed-250

You can drift a ford falcon but you wont win comps in it unless you spend big bucks. Ive had a go in my car just for fun and I can link the whole track in Perth, mind you not with the same amount of lock and speed as the pro's.

Some vids of my falcon
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6jA1oL_ACWM
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=88ClF4hfq9M

The problem is with the early e-series they have the -house umbrella handbrake. You don't NEED it but you would want to invest in a hydraulic handbrake, it makes it alot easier and you can do bigger, longer and faster entries into corners with one.

If I was to build a falcon drift car I would use an early EB/ED, manual, strip the weight, decent suspension(springs/coils/swaybars), LOCKER/LOKKA/SPOOL whatever, LSD's will not last. Once I have sussed out the car and how it handles around the track then I would look at giving it some more power. Forced induction preffered if it's a 6.

Drifting is all about fun IMO, if I was to get serious I'd be looking at buying a Jap car much more aftermarket stuff and a better chassis/weight for drift. But FULL RESPECT FOR ANYONE WHO DRIFTS AN AUSSIE CAR!!!!!!!!!

Awesome vids dude, i used to have heaps of fun with my bog stock EA in the wet...well sorted susp is definitely the way to go.
Id love to strip out an EA/XE for that sorta setup.

[XESP351]

Yes that XF ute was in the event in Winton a couple of months ago, and i am pretty sure he won it! Beat all the countless amount of Nissans and it was him and an AE86 in the final.

The ute is fully set up for drifting with stiffer suspension, hydraulic handbrake and a trick diff. The engine was an EB 4 litre turoboed on straight LPG. Sounded and went awesome. I think the bloke's name was Stormy, handy steerer.

[347_XR8]

This thread =

[Walt Kowalski]

Originally Posted by sleekism

Or should I just get a RX-7 or Hachi-Roku

Don't touch an RX-7 for drifting I reckon. They are designed to corner neutrally and it would cost a fortune to mod it to drift.

Thats why you rarely see them drifting and when you do they get beaten by a cheaply/mildly modded S13, 14 or 15

A mate has spent a small fortune on a 300ZX for drift and it is still not there.

$25ooo on the twin turbo engine did not work, then a 454 but it blew up as it was tuned for drags and now a turbo LS1.

I would love to see a blue drift car but ts another world.

Even if you spend the $$$ on a Ford you will see why they mostly use the Nissans.

[347_XR8]

Oh dear god this thread just gets funnier.....

Mad Mike's quad-rotar RX7-
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300ZX don't work for drift either.

Samples of proper drift cars....
Cheap: (Both cars N/A and Carby)



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[Cam]

I'd be looking at an old cortina with a turbo 250 or 4L, or a esky with a SR20 etc in it.

Or, buy a AWD TX3 and convert it to RWD only!

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by motionless_xe

There is an xe that gets drifted in victoria (Didnt read the thread so it may have been mentioned already). My xe used to get sideways pretty easy so I'd say go with an xe .
Having said all that you could always put an SR20 in an esky or corty and that'd probly go alright.

I have a skyline too and i wouldn't say I'm a rich mummies boy in a Jap car.. I bought the car myself on apprentice wages...

SR20's are a nightmare to fit in Escorts!

[347_XR8]

Plus there tractor motors.

[Scott]

XE or TE - snail on either.

[dusty86]

just buy an S13 for the record all aussie sprinters came out with a 4ac, the jap ones came out with a 4AGE and there has been everything in them from 4AGZE's, SR20, 1uzfe, even 20b rotors

[xy500]

Originally Posted by 347_XR8

Plus there tractor motors.

you're a tractor motor

[Fev]

i've seen a small block chev in an AE86 before lol people do some crazy things

but Sr20det - how can you consider that a tractor motor? its one of the best 4cyl's ever made..

[R0BD0G]

sorry if i missed it if someone has said it already but fast fours and rotaries did a story about building a cheap drift car a while back. .ill see if i can scan it at some stage if it has interest?

[Cookie-XR8]

just buy a mustang and put a rb26 in it? lol

buy a s12 they are cheap as and slide great


180sx/s13 = same car diff pannels

[Nikked]

A local drifter just swapped his 1JZ JZX90 Chaser for a 1uzFE AE86. Isn't great to have those sort of options.

[dusty86]

that's josh young, he is building up another coupe AE86 that is going to be pretty crazy