larsgtst
10-12-2016, 03:01 PM
hey fellow drifters and drift lovers. my name is lars and i have bin on this site for some years now, but never really made a project thread. and beginning to se more r32 projects on here so thought why not share my story and what is going to come.
also build a s13 and a civic eg along side the skyline, but sold them to have more funds for my drift car.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/567/32080371360_ccdb683c19_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhK3)334230_4238456849270_648975910_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhK3) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/632/32307297472_bac93b69cf_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RdTkYd)177546_4238456289256_836601831_o (https://flic.kr/p/RdTkYd) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/484/32336737971_3bbb33f5ab_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RgueB2)IMAG0957 (https://flic.kr/p/RgueB2) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/473/32417937936_593a4fd75c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpwq)IMAG0960 (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpwq) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
so i pick'd the car up 7 years ago, when i was 16 years old. pick'd it up in harwich with my mom and stepdad, as i could not drive jet. (we get our licencs when we are 18 here in denmark) it was probable the best day of my life and the start of a long and hard but awesome adventure in to the love of rb engines and nissan.
sorry for the change in pic size.
chapter 1 the beginning
so here are some pic's of when i pick'd it up.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/319/32080367780_2965bf9f79_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgFj)1924166_1026419350340_1144_n (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgFj) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/619/31615467804_5638d14fd6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKx7u)1924166_1026419590346_3166_n (https://flic.kr/p/QaKx7u) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/427/32418611406_30e86e3b72_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoHRHY)1924166_1026419190336_322_n (https://flic.kr/p/RoHRHY) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
it look'd god but had some problems that needed fixing, like a bunch of rust. my first plan with the car was to get it tax'd and registered, so the next couple of years was all about that.
i don't have many pic's of that time in it's life. and stud stil for some years as i did not have a place where i could work hard on it. so here are some pic's from that time.
new wheels and i had the rear panels and trunk chang'd as it was all rusted out.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/391/32080367870_7da7fd3de0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgGS)60899_1604166673662_5080917_n (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgGS) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/695/31615472494_b19b1dafd6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKyvm)1917471_1271541478240_3546389_n (https://flic.kr/p/QaKyvm) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then some where across the line i had a melt down and paintes it primer gray
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/779/32080370960_1c21df02f6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhC9)467848_3994376867423_628590846_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhC9) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
but then i took it to a drift event. and whas hock'd from the get go.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/752/31615472314_e8e4f4b677_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKysf)303360_4042510830742_577542023_n (https://flic.kr/p/QaKysf) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/533/32080371650_5afb980e2e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhQ3)270909_4134495490301_1287966853_n (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhQ3) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and from that time on i new that i need'd to make it a drift car and just have fun with it and not worry about the whole tax thing and registration. but then it stod still again for a bit until i moved in to a farm house where there was a big garage. so now i could really get moving on the project.
chapter 2 building a drift car first stage.
so with my new garage and some more year knowledge as i was now a apprentice mekanik. i set out to build my self a drift car, my first big project.
so startet with i just need'd to weld the diff and change some stuff in the subframe. but then it snowball'd to a big project that took some years to get finish'd.
so here are some pic's of the first stuff i did.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/487/31614704124_e7697d3fd5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC6A)IMAG0133 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC6A) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/411/31614703834_d8fd9cd0b6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC1A)IMAG0134 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC1A) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
next thing was to get the engine out as it had low comp on 2 cylinders.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/361/31646172243_ef30bc6c89_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QdsUtn)IMG_20121215_031800 (https://flic.kr/p/QdsUtn) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
i had a carbon bonnet for it, that i could not wait to test fit, just love carbon.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/456/31614703344_dafff0377c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBS9)IMAG0228 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBS9) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
then me and my friend's build a paint booth so i could paint it and do some bodywork on it.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/486/31646178203_a8e284e16e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QdsWf8)IMAG0271 (https://flic.kr/p/QdsWf8) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then we jump 6 month forward, as i got side tracked doing some rust repair and helping my friend build his s13.
so after that 6 month i was really looking forward to getting back to work on the skyline. so startet with getting the engine bay done and painted.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/359/32080370700_fbceb68681_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhxE)1009247_10201297069338348_631177037_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhxE) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/744/32080370550_4fb005ba9f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhv5)1064583_10201441345465161_2128367428_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhv5) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/442/32080370340_f4a3df427d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhrs)1073068_10201528621967019_1491825580_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhrs) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
then i moved on to the buddy, wet sanding for days.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/466/32417939416_8e86bda172_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpXW)IMAG0607 (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpXW) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then it was time for what i had bin looking forward to for years, as i have had the paint just sitting for years.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/344/31614701694_04249b9053_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBnG)IMAG0665 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBnG) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then on my birthday i got to assemble the hole car again. there is just no better felling then seeing your vision come to life, probable one of my best birthdays ever.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/705/32079636780_1e80d8f02a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSLwnS)IMAG0671 (https://flic.kr/p/QSLwnS) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
then with the painting all done i moved on to the suspension.
just love burning out bushings
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/283/32417939166_cb6968b490_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpTC)IMAG0708 (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpTC) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
just love getting a bunch of parts delivered, it feels like christmas.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/396/31615523194_a7119c88fa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKPzu)904385_10202247654182375_1206605461_o (https://flic.kr/p/QaKPzu) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
also build a s13 and a civic eg along side the skyline, but sold them to have more funds for my drift car.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/567/32080371360_ccdb683c19_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhK3)334230_4238456849270_648975910_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhK3) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/632/32307297472_bac93b69cf_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RdTkYd)177546_4238456289256_836601831_o (https://flic.kr/p/RdTkYd) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/484/32336737971_3bbb33f5ab_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RgueB2)IMAG0957 (https://flic.kr/p/RgueB2) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/473/32417937936_593a4fd75c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpwq)IMAG0960 (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpwq) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
so i pick'd the car up 7 years ago, when i was 16 years old. pick'd it up in harwich with my mom and stepdad, as i could not drive jet. (we get our licencs when we are 18 here in denmark) it was probable the best day of my life and the start of a long and hard but awesome adventure in to the love of rb engines and nissan.
sorry for the change in pic size.
chapter 1 the beginning
so here are some pic's of when i pick'd it up.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/319/32080367780_2965bf9f79_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgFj)1924166_1026419350340_1144_n (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgFj) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/619/31615467804_5638d14fd6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKx7u)1924166_1026419590346_3166_n (https://flic.kr/p/QaKx7u) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/427/32418611406_30e86e3b72_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoHRHY)1924166_1026419190336_322_n (https://flic.kr/p/RoHRHY) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
it look'd god but had some problems that needed fixing, like a bunch of rust. my first plan with the car was to get it tax'd and registered, so the next couple of years was all about that.
i don't have many pic's of that time in it's life. and stud stil for some years as i did not have a place where i could work hard on it. so here are some pic's from that time.
new wheels and i had the rear panels and trunk chang'd as it was all rusted out.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/391/32080367870_7da7fd3de0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgGS)60899_1604166673662_5080917_n (https://flic.kr/p/QSQgGS) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/695/31615472494_b19b1dafd6_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKyvm)1917471_1271541478240_3546389_n (https://flic.kr/p/QaKyvm) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then some where across the line i had a melt down and paintes it primer gray
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/779/32080370960_1c21df02f6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhC9)467848_3994376867423_628590846_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhC9) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
but then i took it to a drift event. and whas hock'd from the get go.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/752/31615472314_e8e4f4b677_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKysf)303360_4042510830742_577542023_n (https://flic.kr/p/QaKysf) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/533/32080371650_5afb980e2e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhQ3)270909_4134495490301_1287966853_n (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhQ3) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and from that time on i new that i need'd to make it a drift car and just have fun with it and not worry about the whole tax thing and registration. but then it stod still again for a bit until i moved in to a farm house where there was a big garage. so now i could really get moving on the project.
chapter 2 building a drift car first stage.
so with my new garage and some more year knowledge as i was now a apprentice mekanik. i set out to build my self a drift car, my first big project.
so startet with i just need'd to weld the diff and change some stuff in the subframe. but then it snowball'd to a big project that took some years to get finish'd.
so here are some pic's of the first stuff i did.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/487/31614704124_e7697d3fd5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC6A)IMAG0133 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC6A) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/411/31614703834_d8fd9cd0b6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC1A)IMAG0134 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFC1A) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
next thing was to get the engine out as it had low comp on 2 cylinders.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/361/31646172243_ef30bc6c89_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QdsUtn)IMG_20121215_031800 (https://flic.kr/p/QdsUtn) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
i had a carbon bonnet for it, that i could not wait to test fit, just love carbon.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/456/31614703344_dafff0377c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBS9)IMAG0228 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBS9) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
then me and my friend's build a paint booth so i could paint it and do some bodywork on it.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/486/31646178203_a8e284e16e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QdsWf8)IMAG0271 (https://flic.kr/p/QdsWf8) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then we jump 6 month forward, as i got side tracked doing some rust repair and helping my friend build his s13.
so after that 6 month i was really looking forward to getting back to work on the skyline. so startet with getting the engine bay done and painted.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/359/32080370700_fbceb68681_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhxE)1009247_10201297069338348_631177037_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhxE) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/744/32080370550_4fb005ba9f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhv5)1064583_10201441345465161_2128367428_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhv5) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/442/32080370340_f4a3df427d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhrs)1073068_10201528621967019_1491825580_o (https://flic.kr/p/QSQhrs) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
then i moved on to the buddy, wet sanding for days.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/466/32417939416_8e86bda172_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpXW)IMAG0607 (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpXW) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then it was time for what i had bin looking forward to for years, as i have had the paint just sitting for years.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/344/31614701694_04249b9053_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBnG)IMAG0665 (https://flic.kr/p/QaFBnG) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
and then on my birthday i got to assemble the hole car again. there is just no better felling then seeing your vision come to life, probable one of my best birthdays ever.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/705/32079636780_1e80d8f02a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QSLwnS)IMAG0671 (https://flic.kr/p/QSLwnS) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
then with the painting all done i moved on to the suspension.
just love burning out bushings
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/283/32417939166_cb6968b490_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpTC)IMAG0708 (https://flic.kr/p/RoEpTC) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr
just love getting a bunch of parts delivered, it feels like christmas.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/396/31615523194_a7119c88fa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QaKPzu)904385_10202247654182375_1206605461_o (https://flic.kr/p/QaKPzu) by lars harden (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/), on Flickr