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Tommy Bates

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Hello and welcome!!!

I would love to see some pictures of your itb setup mate and how she sounds

, if your planning on skiding her your not far off being ready , just need a locked diff or limited slip depending on your budget

Your Also not far away from plenty of drift tracks , santapod probably being your closest

Any help you need let me know il be happy to help
 

Mint

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Hi @Low Rider, why the dislike of my post? #29.:(
 

Owen

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Hello and welcome!!!

I would love to see some pictures of your itb setup mate and how she sounds

, if your planning on skiding her your not far off being ready , just need a locked diff or limited slip depending on your budget

Your Also not far away from plenty of drift tracks , santapod probably being your closest

Any help you need let me know il be happy to help
Yer there is plenty of track close to me to go have a play, I have Malory park like 2 mins away but as of yet I don't think they do drift days =(.

I will definitely start a thread once I start doing some half decent work to the car but for naw it's just save over winter ready for the summer.

I will probs just weld the diff if it brakes its cheep enough to just buy a nother open diff and re weld.

Is there anything you would advise doing to the car suspension/steering wise that I haven't done yet I am planning on changing the TCA bushes for a harder bush like a power flex bush or similar but apart from that, that's about it
 

Tommy Bates

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Yer there is plenty of track close to me to go have a play, I have Malory park like 2 mins away but as of yet I don't think they do drift days =(.

I will definitely start a thread once I start doing some half decent work to the car but for naw it's just save over winter ready for the summer.

I will probs just weld the diff if it brakes its cheep enough to just buy a nother open diff and re weld.

Is there anything you would advise doing to the car suspension/steering wise that I haven't done yet I am planning on changing the TCA bushes for a harder bush like a power flex bush or similar but apart from that, that's about it
Mallory did afew drift days then awesome fest almost got them shut down because their was 1000+ Hp cars drifting round track making limiter bashing noises till about 11/12 at night and the already unhappy neighbors finally had somthing they could go to the council with Hence They don't like drift cars their much anymore

Only thing I'd do setup wise whilst your learning I'd just weld the diff and stick some coilovers on it , once you get the hang of it stick some modified hubs and modified rear subframe on it and youl be able to drift much faster than before, you don't WANa set the car up to grippy whilst your learning as youl have to go balls out before you realy know what your doing , it will take you much longer and cost more in crashes to learn in a well set up car !!!

50 /60 psi in the rear tyres aswell, if your still struggling go to 70psi

Tyre pressures are one of the most important thing in drift car set up
 

Owen

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Mallory did afew drift days then awesome fest almost got them shut down because their was 1000+ Hp cars drifting round track making limiter bashing noises till about 11/12 at night and the already unhappy neighbors finally had somthing they could go to the council with Hence They don't like drift cars their much anymore

Only thing I'd do setup wise whilst your learning I'd just weld the diff and stick some coilovers on it , once you get the hang of it stick some modified hubs and modified rear subframe on it and youl be able to drift much faster than before, you don't WANa set the car up to grippy whilst your learning as youl have to go balls out before you realy know what your doing , it will take you much longer and cost more in crashes to learn in a well set up car !!!

50 /60 psi in the rear tyres aswell, if your still struggling go to 70psi

Tyre pressures are one of the most important thing in drift car set up
That's a shame Geuss it must of been noisy but they did choose to live near a race track lol ad love to buy a house there just listening to race cars every week end haha.

And ok man thanks for the tip on tyre pressures as would never of ran them that high i had them at 40psi and it seemed ok but Al try it at 50psi and hopefully should have even more success. Diff will be welded shortly just waiting to start my new job next week as i had a week of between getting a new job and don't have a welder at hand at the mo.
 

oldcarman

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Seeing it's been brought up here back in the 70's I purchased a 10 acre property a mile from a drag strip because of that particular reason. Spent the summer listening to the cars running every weekend envisioning the next summer while getting a new house built and clearing trees. Damned if they didn't shut the strip down the following spring!! JIM
 

Owen

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Seeing it's been brought up here back in the 70's I purchased a 10 acre property a mile from a drag strip because of that particular reason. Spent the summer listening to the cars running every weekend envisioning the next summer while getting a new house built and clearing trees. Damned if they didn't shut the strip down the following spring!! JIM

Well that's just bad look right there haha
 

oldcarman

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Hi @Owen, where I live now it's about an hour by boat and 2 1/2 by road to get to the track. Check Google Maps for Pine Falls and Gimli, Manitoba to get an idea!! That's also where the only sports car race track is situated. JIM
 

oldcarman

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Hi @Tommy Bates unfortunetly I only have 4 acres where I presently live and 1/2 is treed. You are so fortunate to have so many tracks available, the one mentioned previously is the only one in Manitoba and it's at least 800 miles to the next closest in Canada. JIM
 

Owen

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Hi @Tommy Bates unfortunetly I only have 4 acres where I presently live and 1/2 is treed. You are so fortunate to have so many tracks available, the one mentioned previously is the only one in Manitoba and it's at least 800 miles to the next closest in Canada. JIM
I think 4 acres will be just fine :thumbsup::thumbsup: I will bring the chain saw
 

t-tony

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Be careful, you know what happened in Texas.....................;)

Tony.
 
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