Daze's 400bhp Nissan Silvia drift car

[Dazecoop]

Hey guys,

Thought I’d post a project thread outlining what my main hobby & interest is... I drift! I now do this competitively in the British Drift Championship. Here’s a very very summarised version of my build thread with my current drift car - an import Nissan Silvia s14. I’ve had this about 3 years now

I hope you're ready for absolutely TONS of photos... lol

Bought it looking like this


Added my Bride Brix seat and steering wheel


Got all 4 wheels matching - R33 GTR's


Swapped the import LSD diff for UK s13 welded


Also installed a new rad, then went drifting


Thought I was rich and bought GeoMaster hubs lol. Very $$$


Fitted Takata harnesses


Finally found the time to fit Part Shop Max HMIC cooler


Did an oil change, went for a drive with the gf to New Forest


Replaced clutch, and also fitted lightweight flywheel


Got extended front LCA's made up, 20mm longer


Went to Jez's @ Horsham Developments for a dyno day. Made 285bhp @ 0.8bar, not bad!


Bought & fitted Vibra-Technics gearbox mount.


Fitted Kouki rear spoiler


Went drifting at Pod again


Bought Driftworks GeoMaster tension rods, then proceeded to fit GeoMaster knuckles. Car was LOW!


Got the car sitting a bit nicer, not quite as silly-low!


A mate of mine fabricated up a custom downpipe/elbow with flexi joint to help prevent turbo gasket failure!


Car was sitting nice now


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Bought CS2 coilovers, old coilovers had play


Went to Snetterton for Speedhunters Workshop 01 with Mad Mike & Aasbo!


Mad Mike signed my dash


CV boot split - the first of many!


Removed whole subframe to fit solid subframe risers


Much fire


Done


Did some Drift Taxi driving at a car show of some kind (can’t remember which)


And some more a few weeks later at Japfest2 Donington Park


Refurbed rear calipers, fitted GKTech handbrake extenders


Went to Ultimate Street Car for Drift Taxi’s, full weekend. Girlfriend enjoyed herself lol


On the 2nd day, car ate through arch loom, set on fire. Spent hours fixing it, then drove home


But drifted well


Another CV joint failed


Did more Drift Taxi driving


Got a new front cross member, already modified for moving rack


And did the swap

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Bought some Skyline R33 GTST calipers & rear setup, haven’t fitted yet, but full refurb on everything


Did some drifting with mates at a DWYB Pod day, car was perfect


Did another Drift Taxi day at Brands Hatch


Inner CV pot completely exploded Limped home 1-wheel-drive!


Brutal


Swapped to R33 GTST diff & shafts - stronger


Blew my T28R turbo, so swapped for cheaper T28


As I have one of these to fit when I can afford supporting mods - Greddy/Trust TD06-20G


Bought new wheels - MB Battles from the USA


Got clear headlights


Got rear arches fixed up & an MOT on it.


Fitted GKTech driveshaft spacers to Skyline shafts

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Have all four new wheels fitted, rear arches done & flared, sitting nice


Went to Snetterton with some mates, car was good!


Bought the new engine, ready for rebuild & more power


Went to Lydden Hill, car was fantastic. Did some big entries


Got myself a tow car, tow licence & hired a trailer


Drove to Driftland in Scotland for Finalboss Matsuri event. THE BEST event


Did some minor tweaks to the car, then did another Drift Taxi day at a car show


Went to Snetterton again for 3 solid days of drifting! Car was spot on


..Until I crashed into my mate


2 days later went to Santa Pod again. Car was tired, I was tired, but it was fun!


I entered the final round of 2014 Driftcup series. My first competition, at Lydden Hill

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Qualified 1st! Then proceeded through my Top 16 battle, onto my Top 8 where I made a mistake on an OMT battle. Fun close driving though


Over the winter I got cracking with the new engine build


Went for full weld-in rollcage by Nickson Motorsport


Made up my own turbo lines, etc


Engine in the hole


A mate of mine fabricated very short intercooler pipework for me


Painted the cage in Satin Black, took ages


Got the new ECU fitted & mapped, then an MOT on it, she was done!


Circa 400bhp, terrifyingly fast


Got my first sponsor onboard - ClarityAutomotive. Who detailed the car


Went drifting, first time with new power. WOW!


Re-located stock handbrake & installed hydro


Went to Driftcup round 1 2015 at Norfolk. Qualified 5th

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Finished 3rd!!


Had to make my car ready for British Drift Championship rules


New seat too


Had some fun at Lydden Hill, in prep for British Drift Championship round


Got new side skirts & painted. Car detailed ready for BDC round 2, Knockhill, Scotland


Did an "oops" on qualifying lap 1. Bummer


Nailed lap 2, qualified 15th 


Made a couple mistakes on my lead/chase Top 32 battle, didn’t go through


..But, I did earn my licence Happy. Car was good


Left my car in Scotland, 2 weeks later, Finalboss Matsuri event at Driftland again


So much fun, chasing one of my team mates.


Got a new downpipe fabricated, another sponsor onboard - APW Engineering


Got it road mapped with new downpipe. Not sure on figure, but over 400bhp now


Did some BDC demos & drift taxi rides at Japfest 2, Rockingham


PHEW! That’s up to date!! 

Thanks for reading!