Shirunai´s Drifting Blog

End of the Season 2009

2009-10-11T19:20:00.003+02:00

Well the end of 2009 here atleast the season. Been a bad year for me got problem with spare engine when the main broke, got the engine running perfect early july? Dont remember :)

Crashed it on a demo in the begining of August after that I didnt have founds to comptete I broke the budget. I think I have improved alot on some part of the driving, been practicing at the things I am bad at, the hardest now is perfect upshifts and dont loose speed since my 300hp.

Well to summon up this year,
1 major crash ($$)
1 engine rebuild ($$)
1 Demo
7 practices (1 on a real circuit, 6 on airstrips)

I just got through 45-50tires and thats pathetic not enough seattime.

Best Regards AndRé

Wheel alignment done

2009-08-26T00:57:00.003+02:00

I have been to däckladan today and made a wheel alignment. Since my tensionrod broke I had to use the standard items I got a shitty caster and a soggy feel in steering, we will see this weekend how my driving will be affected.
Anyway the car goes straight anyway :D

front:
camber: 3.1degrees
toe: 0
Caster: 5

regards André

Car is on four wheels and runs smootly.

2009-08-12T14:03:00.002+02:00

The car is running smoth I am waiting for a new K-sport coilover from Raidopower.com but it can be driven alittle but needs alignment since the wheels on the right is not pointing straight to much toe-out.

Well not so much to tell that I am now really skint and the plan is to practice locally rest of this year.

Regards André

Drift crashes in Sollefteå

2009-08-04T10:43:00.004+02:00

Hello we did a really cool driting show at the pauses in the hillclimb competition in Sollefteå Sweden.
The track was short with 4-5 bends.
We started under the bridge with 2 tight bends and after that you came out on the big lefthander which proved to be the hardest since you had to go flat out on the third gear and after that you had to take down speed and drift into the three tight second gear bends before you reached the finish line, the compition cars drove it under a minute.
The layout was really scary since it was on the public road with curbs and lampposts etc, me, Henrik "dirtrider" and Joel Yveborg drifted for about 10sweeps.

The problems came when I was stepping up the pace with thirdgear. After the big thirdgear lefthander you had to take down speed, I came to fast and smashed my wheel and front bumper in the curb, next sweep i crashed the rear bumper got smathe same spot ;)

The last corner I comming in and doing 7000rpm on the thirdgear which should be 90km/h I thought I should take it easy and take down the drift and drive straight the last 30meters before the bend but somehow the car understeers and i smash the car so badly in the curb and after that hit the guardrail I thought the car is done.

Everything in the front right wheelarch is bent and both rota wheels are destroyed I had to run on a lorry to get home.

I said to the other guys to take it easy but dirtrider wanted to make a one more time, the last bend he flipped and broke his nissan cefiro.

Anyway the season my not be over I have bought spares and repaired everything except the wheels and coilover but Raidopower.se was so nice so they are getting me a spare from Asia that is going with airmail to me.

If you are intrested to see how it looked heres a link to a picture i draw
http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shirunai/img4a66e009d9cc6.jpg

Thanks
regards andré

Race report from Lycksele Sweden

2009-07-21T15:52:00.003+02:00

We are here and its raining, we came here to Lycksele unloaded the car from the transport, we got soaking wet while unloading. We walked to the place where we was supposed to drive, it looked horrible the road was bumpy and it was small and a really bad layout, we walked towards the trailer and put it up on the transporter again and left for food.
So we are not going to compete at all but look at the contest since we have driven 190km.

Going to write more when I get home.

regards andre

2009-07-16T13:09:00.003+02:00

Long time since and update what happend, the engine that i bought and put in had pistonring failure so I had to waste alot of money and time to build my old engine, I got alot of problems with leakage etc when the engine was built, first water leackage the waterpump was broken :( after that my oilpump went bad and I had to change that aswell.

Had to skip 2drifting compitions etc and 3practice days on midsweden track. Well its middle of July and I have tested the the car 2 times on practice day in Sättna raceway (Sundsvall) and one time on kubbe airfield I am still sorting out some minor issues but I will attend on the first comp. in Lycksele 21/7.

Are going to set up the wheel aligment on monday that will sort out many problems :).

Regards André

Enginebay is 99% done :D

2009-03-10T17:28:00.003+01:00

Ok then now is the enginebay 99% done just need to install the oilcooler and make brackets for the watercooler.

Finally it has taken a while, I will start her up to night and setup the timing and do a compression test, since this is a new engine.

The season starts 14april when the first training starts near stockholm 560km from home. I want to take it to motornord to check Lambda/AFR and put it on rollers to see how many bhp I got but first i need to see if it goes alright, much todo in so short time.

New clutch and superlight driftworks flywheel.

2009-01-30T19:25:00.003+01:00

Hello Just got the clutch + bearings and a driftworks ca18det chromolly flywheel 5kg! I have done alot on the engine etc next week will the engine+gearbox be lowered in the car.

Hope to have a running car in February.

More items is on the shopping list this year, but the car wont be improved I want the car to work the whole season.

Stay tuned for more!

regards Andre

Moved to a new garage

2008-11-11T22:55:00.008+01:00

Ive just moved my car to the new garage, I will be working on the old engine this weekend, seems pretty good I think it was a pistonring failure but cant say for sure.

Enginebay is now painted lets have a look.

End of the Swedish Drift season

2008-10-12T21:40:00.001+02:00

Been bad on updating. Season is over in Sweden in 1month we will have snowdrifting here. Shot the engine on the second last driftcompetition in the Swedish drifting series, I had a goal to be top 10, but couldnt run a complete comp without any problems, drove totally 2500miles to driftcomps this year :thumbs: total of 7 events :)
Anyway I am rebuilding the blown ca18det and it looks good :)and I am painting the enginebay and going to tidy it up and make it good not halfgood, in the seasons heat I just dont take the time to do it good its just half-done :), will be doing some overhauling and tidy everything up, since we have a 7month break from Drifting due to the winter here :D

Alot have happen

2008-06-22T09:52:00.003+02:00

Alot have happend since I updated the blog last time. Been to Vilhelmina with CJCJCJ, Henrik Dirtrider, Micke Wonderbaun and some locals and did a show on the Vilhelmina airport, it was so much fun I really enjoyed it the course was the fastest Ive been to and it wasnt all that sharp like Skellefte was it was fast and smooth, Ive realised I really needed to step up the power for its kinda hard to drift on third gear.

I have been taking a break lately from Drifting, but have orderd a new skyline r32gtr rad because the car almost boiled @ vilhelmina. Z32 Airfuelmeeter, mapped ECU and skyline r32gtr injetors (444cc).

I got the handbrake to and I got myself a cartransporter, I hope I wont have to buy anything for the car anymore, I really need to save some money.

Hydraulic Handbrake

2008-05-23T11:29:00.003+02:00

A Driftworks hydraulic Handbrake is on its way to me I hope to get it before 31may. Hopefully it will help me to get even better, in some situations is it good to use to get even wider angels and when doing twindrifting it will be a good help.

It can also be in upright position, it is a wilwood brake cylinder so hopefully it wont fail me.

The kit includes braided lines aswell.

Visit http://www.driftworks.com/shop if you are intressted.

Regards André

Start of the blog

2008-05-22T22:57:00.002+02:00

Hello first time ever writing a blog, I will use it more like a homepage then a blog, it will be more focused on me and my progress then on the car, it wont be a 100% project thread I already got one on http://www.zatzy.com search for shirru and you will find it.

There is much going on in Swedish drifting, not so many driftbuilds like 2007 but alot more events, actually its so much events I dont have money to drift on half of them :).

2008 will be a intressting year for sure with some car shows, drifting show and drifting competition and practice, look at the schedule on the right.

Right now I am fixing some minor details on the car so it will run fine on 31may when I am going to Skellefteå Sweden, its a SBF (http://www.sbf.se) competition, first comp ever this far up i the north i belive.

Car specs

2008-05-22T21:14:00.003+02:00

Engine
Base: Nissan CA18DET 1.8L
Apexi airintake
Garret 2860R Turbo
Walbro fuelpump 255l/h
Driftworks intercooler
Custom exhaust

Chassi
K-sport driftcoilovers med springrate 9kg/7kg
Kazama camberarm
Kazama toe-rod
Whiteline bakrekräningshämmare.
Weight 1155kg
Tein Tierods
Tensionrod
Some alubushes here and there

Interior
Full Cage
Driftworks 4point harness
OMP rs.pt bucketseat

Exterior
Uras type4 bakre bumper
Uras Type4 sideskirts
Vertex Front (copy)
Rota GTR 17" 9" ET20 Wheels
Kouki repeaters