Went to 100 Drifters of December and some people took pictures. Definitely had a lot of fun, can’t wait for next year! Car ran great for 2 days of constant abuse! It was now winter and I had a few months before any events. Time to make moves!
Tore out the sound deadening… ugh never want to do that again!
Got my valve cover powdercoated! Looking good!
Peace out PBM skid pan!
Met someone who does body work and paint. We were able to come to a deal and quickly got to work on the car! First up was a bit a body work. I wasn’t too picky though, it’s a drift car.
Set up a booth in my shop and painted some stuff. What a job all this was…
WOW! What a difference. Couldn’t wait to get this thing back together. Things were really starting to fall in place at this point.
Got all my interior back in…
Wow, what a difference that made!
WAHHHH PSH!
I couldn’t believe what a difference it made. It felt like a whole new car. I was so stoked! Couldn’t wait to see it in the sunlight.
The paint came out great. Props to the painter! If anyone needs any paint or body work, let me know!
Drove it around to make sure everything was still good… you never know with these cars.
Devin took some cool pictures!
Got my car aligned, what a painful experience that was. I took it to a Subaru place because they had an 'in-ground' rack. However, in order to gain entrance to the rack you must first complete the obstacle course in the parking lot. Wut? Then the owner comes out, takes one look at my car, and says "You'll never make it on the rack, there's a metal lip on it". Then proceeds to walk away. Hey there, nice to meet ya, fuck you too. But the tech was cool and he promised me he would try his best to get it done for me! Awesome. I went to have a seat in the showroom where I proceeded to get treated like an idiot and ridiculed about my car for about two hours before my car was finally back on the ground. LETS GO! [For anyone wondering/local to Maryland, this was IAG (Integrity Auto Group) Performance in Westminister, MD. It's not my first time there, and all I can say about this group of goons is that they are the most cliquey, unprofessional idiots I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. I stood at the counter for 10 minutes before anyone helped me, and when I said '240sx' it was like I stood up on the counter-top and yelled "I AM GAY!". People wouldn't even go near me. If you are living the low life and need and alignment I suggest you say fuck it, spend the $200 they will try to charge you on some tires and go fuck up the local business park!
The 2013 season begins! Finally got to do some more drifts, and was starting to get settled down in the new car. Things were feeling good.
Next up was the Drift Valley IV event. It was a 3.5 hour drive from me, so I was alittle nervous about the trek. I would be a long way from home. So me and my dad set off for Shenadoah, VA. About 45 minutes in…
Then another 3 hours later…
At that point I was wondering what I should do. I felt like the day might be cursed, but I’d probably get pulled over 2 more times on the way home if I turned around. Fuck this, we’re going to have the best damn day of drifting ever!
Great success! Had some of the most fun I have ever had behind the wheel. Man I was pumped! Everything was working exactly how it is supposed to. Can’t wait to get back out to this track again. What a blast!
After the 4.5+ hour drive to Shenandoah I decided it was time for a trailer. I was tired of getting pulled over and harassed. This way I can sleep/drink coffee/etc. on the way to events.
Got a sweet deal on a Safety 21 13-point steel roll cage!
I couldn’t have been more happy with this cage. Amazing quality and great fitment! Fit right up with my Mazworx harness bar. It really came together nicely!
Went out for some more drifts. Decided to give Bridge course a try. Was finally starting to get the hang of it when…
BOOM! Tension rod let go. I was blown. Really cut my day short.
I hate sitting there looking at my car when it’s broken, so I decided to lower it so I had something cool going on. I talked with PBM on the phone and they quickly had two new rod ends shipped out to me. They took good care of me.
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I was back out in time for Hyperfest and got to hang out in the car show on Saturday and do some more drifting on Sunday! Had a blast and the car was driving great. I’m really starting to get a good feel for this car, just have to keep at it!
Then I met up with my friend Paul who took some awesome pictures of my car! Big thanks to Paul. You should definitely go check them out at
Bushido if you haven’t already.
That brings us up to where the car currently sits. The goal for the rest of the year is to get time with the car! Whether it’s a drift event, car show, car meet, whatever. I’m just trying to spend time in the driver seat and get the car out there and let others see it. I’ve dedicated the last two years of my life to this car and it’s finally starting to come together. I couldn’t be more proud. I hope you enjoyed my story, I will try to keep this updated from time to time.
You can also see this build thread
here !
Nick