Team Japspeed 2010 RWD Drift Subaru WRX
 

Hi Guys,

Before i get on to the info on the latest project i will give you guys a brief intro on what we get up to at weekends throughout the season.
We run a 5 car team of drift cars in both the British Drift Championship (BDC) and the Irish Prodrift series; we mainly use Nissans for big power and RWD as thats you need to keep these cars sideways of speeds of 100mph. As we use very sticky tyres for maximum amount of grip and this is done with the Maxxis MA-Z1 tyre which has been specially made just for drifting.
The 2009 season we came first and second in the BDC and got a total of 14 podiums throughout the year.
Steve “baggys” came first, Danny Eyles came second and Shane Lynch came 5th.
Below are some pics of the season

More details of what we get up to as a team check out www.teamjapspeed.co.uk

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The whole team on the podium
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The 2 x s15 out for the first time after the builds
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The Team In Portugal and Danny doing the rodeo drift
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Enough of the introduction and will get on with the build of the latest project the Subaru :)

We decided we wanted to have a go at buliding something different and the plan was to build a Hawk Eye Subaru.

Team Mechanic Jamie Morgan was asked if he wanted to build the car and gladly accepted the challenge and it has sure turned out be one of those

The project started last October and we spent the first few weeks gathering parts and planning out the build. The car arrived in November and we used a 2001 Bug Eye shell as the basis.

First job was to completely strip the shell to a bare minimum and get the full cage welded in and this was done by Peter at Fabricage who did an excellent job and turned the car around in 2 days.

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More pics to follow shortly :thumb:

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We decided to do something slightly different in the rear so as to give something nice to look at if you opened the rear doors

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Once the car was fully stripped and it's sound deading removed and the front wheel arches tubbed to give us maximum room for when we adjust the steering to give the car more steering lock to be able to hold the drift. It was then sent to the body shop to have the inside and the engine bay painted.

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The 2 main reasons Subaru's are not used as Drift cars in the UK is that they have minimum steering lock and are 4wd.

We managed to get a Steering rack which will give more than the standard rack and we will have to modify the hubs later to get the maximum we can but for now this is a massive step forward for us to get that all valuable lock.

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Looks like a very tidy job

Matt

looks impressive so far!! really liking the cage in the back :)

superb , can't wait to see this on the track :thumb:

Looking forward to seeing this

baggs the lucky devil :)

Boot floor has also been cut out and fabricated to take new fuel tank and swirl pot.

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Any pictures of the kit that's going on it Paul :norty:;)

Looking good, thought you might like to see this thread:

Formula D Drift Car Build. - NASIOC

HTHs
RIcey

Should be a good read this once it gets going... Will be good to see something different in the drift scene :D

Cheers for the heads up will have a read of that later :)

Yep just a few while it's at the bodyshop :p great fitting kit and looks mental giving it a real wide stance ;)

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looking good :thumb:

very nice ;)

very nice mate

yes please :D

looking sweet!!

I need to get myself a widearch kit for the bug! Any freebies out there for some advertising space on the car?....

Ricey

Liking the look of this, especially the RWD bit... ;)

We are using the 2.5 Cosworth bottom end and Variable Valve STi heads and thanks to Mark at Lateral for the heads

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Looking good Paul:notworthy

Some observations based on some other Subarus..

The rack used by other drift Subarus tends to be the rack from the non turbo cars. You want to do something to increase the castor on that at the front (rotate the topmounts). You can modify the hubs by welding up the tapered hole for the ball joint and redrilling further in board. Ideally though you would want to change the track rod ends and bottom ball joints to correct the bump steer and front roll centre to accomodate the reduced ride height. And don't forget to put some outer CV joints (with guts cut off) in the hubs before the wheel bearings fall apart!

great project, I like drift sports

looking like a great project, please keep us updated.

We are using the Twin Scroll turbo which is rated for 450 and spools up from just under 3K so should be perfect for the job, turbo info

Straight bolt on turbo for all Twinscroll JDM STI models from 2003-2010MY
Designed in the UK using the latest CAD and CFD techniques
Cast and machined in the UK by OEM Turbo production company
Exhaust housing made from the highest quality Ni-Resist iron (unlike most brands)
Two internal volute sizes allowing for perfect matching of customers performance expectations
Each housing has the acclaimed Zircotec Ceramic coating that drastically reduces the under bonnet temperatures and allows maximum turbo response.
Designed to run the latest Garrett Ballistic ball bearing cores with their proven performance potential and superb spool up characteristics
Custom cast compressor covers for both standard cable and Drive-By-Wire throttles
Compressor covers available in over 74 different configurations with options like Ported Shrouds and larger 76mm intakes.
Extensively tested on JDM 2.0litre and upgraded 2.5 Twinscroll models to provide popular power options but customised version are also available.


Heat Wrapped Twin Scroll Manifolds
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Ecutek 800cc Injectors

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And to hold the power, the Exedy twin plate
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Its all coming together quite nicely and just be on the key tomorrow and down to Zens on Tuesday for mapping, will keep you posted :thumb:

:thumb: looking forward to the rest of the progress

coming together nicely........ :)