marzman Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Hey all, A lot of you will have seen my thread on getting a sub £1k drift car recently... well i found one on wednesday and i just picked it up today from Birmingham. Me and 2 mates have bought it together - it was a bargain at only £600! We got it back to mine and the 3 of us set to work on it... many hands make light work, i can tell you! Washed, waxed, buffed with a buffer - what a difference that made! Also masked off the rear window and resprayed the surround as it was fading. The bodywork is in very good nick... paint is excellent with only a few little rust spots... but there are plenty of door dings. As for the engine... im not sure how good it is! The car feels quick enough and revs very well - but it is rough as anything, and the exhaust is ridiculously loud - but not in a nice way! So far its set 3 car alarms off! Hopefully before the drift day in 2 weeks im gonna get the wheels stripped and resprayed, as the white wheels date the car quite badly... but the best thing about the car is undoubtedly the pop up headlights... they're awesome! The previous owner seemed to know what he was doing too... engine bay looked well maintained, all the fluids were good, it had a brand new clutch which he'd fitted and the dif has also been welded - which basically means you cant steer at low speeds - as both reat wheels spin at the same speed! Its a weird sensation We've had a propper lads day today - something we've not done in years... all our girlfriends are pi**ed at us too! Oh, and we got the Transformers Angus 6 pack from Burger King on the way home! Brilliant. Here are some pics! Fitted some blue LEDs i had lying about. The real highlight of the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Cant see the pics using this stupid govt. internet. But much Kudos for getting a Rex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Ha ha, you might not say that if you could see it... ots not one of the nice 'fd's which people recognise... its the previous gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Look like that's going to be a fun track toy. The loud exhaust shouldn't be too bad once you've got a helmet on muffling the noise. Do you have far to drive to your nearest track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 loving the dedication there, machine polishing a track car excellent. Will be good fun though, enjoy R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 don't see mnay of these about, quite rare I would of thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looks great chris - £600!! Bargain! they are rare indeed - love the number plate - is that the noise it will make on the track ..WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Bring it to the next meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looks great chris - £600!! Bargain! they are rare indeed - love the number plate - is that the noise it will make on the track ..WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Bring it to the next meet! Ha ha cheers Stan! Yeh i think it is a bit of a bargain... i think we could make money on it after how good we made it look yesterday! We love the plate too... but thats the noise the passenger will be making when drifting! I wont be bringing it to a meet anytime soon though, thankyou very much... although, no joke, i got more looks yesterday in this than i do in the zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 looking good bud, looking forward to hearing the stories and pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Get it to a meet Chris - or are you already deciding what bits you will be wanting to modify to it! Some more home brew paddle shifts per chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ha ha, you might not say that if you could see it... ots not one of the nice 'fd's which people recognise... its the previous gen I know my Rex's well buddy. I owned one for long enough! lol i know the diff between a FC and FD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ha ha, you might not say that if you could see it... ots not one of the nice 'fd's which people recognise... its the previous gen I know my Rex's well buddy. I owned one for long enough! lol i know the diff between a FC and FD Sweet! You'll be the first person i ask when it goes wrong then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnywas Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 heres a good link about the rotary,,you will need it lol http://www.rebuildingrotaryengines.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Awwwwh come on non of yer negative waves - engine will be fine - its just a rotary engine myth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Old skool, looks like a right laugh for the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer816 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Looks cool mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 350Z Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 That looks like a fun machine, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choptop Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Looks good. If that Wankel engine is making some wierd nosies give it some extra stick It can only go bang once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Looks good. If that Wankel engine is making some wierd nosies give it some extra stick It can only go bang once , and then a re-build, mmmmmmmmmm possibilites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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