OSRC
I wanna be Dave
Been watching Hyperdrive on Netflix, and though it's a bit over produced, it's a pretty cool show. Got me all fired up to finally build a real drift car. I've dabbled around with drifting a bit in the past - mostly bolting drift wheels on touring cars, but this is my first real drift car. Skipping any kind of learning curve whatsoever, I jumped right into a RWD car.. "thumbsup"
Going back in time, this is as close as I've got to building a drift car. My drift build for Scale 4x4's build off... My TA02 hardbody Porsche 959.
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Wow....10 years ago! Holy cow!
So anyway, let's get going with something based in this decade.... Started with an RMX kit, a few wheels and tires, 17t BL to start, and a Vaterra Camaro body (since I think a drift version would look sick!)
I was going back and forth with an MST or Yokomo. I've never built a Yoko ever, and I've built a few MST's but after reading some reviews and checking the aftermarket, I thought the MST would be the best bet.
Tiny box... looks like 10 bags of goodies. I'll post up bag by bag as I go through the kit.
Bag 1.. Suspension arms and mounts. Nothing notable here, though I did have to shim the front arms as there was quite a bit of slop. Kinda unexpected from MST as the CMX/CFX kits have been pretty precise. I used a silver sharpie to highlight the chassis... it was awful black! Kinda weird seeing giant rod ends as lower front arms. :shock:
I did buy the rear suspension upgrade for more adjustability, though for now I decided to build it stock and swap it on later.
Going back in time, this is as close as I've got to building a drift car. My drift build for Scale 4x4's build off... My TA02 hardbody Porsche 959.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wPQz_SYY-Sg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Wow....10 years ago! Holy cow!
So anyway, let's get going with something based in this decade.... Started with an RMX kit, a few wheels and tires, 17t BL to start, and a Vaterra Camaro body (since I think a drift version would look sick!)
I was going back and forth with an MST or Yokomo. I've never built a Yoko ever, and I've built a few MST's but after reading some reviews and checking the aftermarket, I thought the MST would be the best bet.
Tiny box... looks like 10 bags of goodies. I'll post up bag by bag as I go through the kit.
Bag 1.. Suspension arms and mounts. Nothing notable here, though I did have to shim the front arms as there was quite a bit of slop. Kinda unexpected from MST as the CMX/CFX kits have been pretty precise. I used a silver sharpie to highlight the chassis... it was awful black! Kinda weird seeing giant rod ends as lower front arms. :shock:
I did buy the rear suspension upgrade for more adjustability, though for now I decided to build it stock and swap it on later.