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My el es juan drift wagon

Wow. Sweet car. Like the dash too. Post more vids when you got em.

Will have some fresh ones soon as the season starts this weekend. :) There's a link to my youtube channel in the original post. Kaplhenke made me a chassis brace recently, turned out pretty damn well. Also installed his torque rods and panhard bar to replace the IPD ones and his 4 point strut bar. Ready to go!

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Very cool build. Out of curiosity might I have spied this parked on Reed next to the Mr. Wash in Alexandria? I have passed one there several times that is eerily similar looking (was rocking one Pegasus wheel if I remember correctly). Anyways dig the build.
 
Very cool build. Out of curiosity might I have spied this parked on Reed next to the Mr. Wash in Alexandria? I have passed one there several times that is eerily similar looking (was rocking one Pegasus wheel if I remember correctly). Anyways dig the build.

Yep, that was probably me, I'm in that area a lot and it's usually on Pegs or Polaris' wheels, or a mix of the two.
 
Pictures from the event this past Saturday at Shenandoah Speedway. Rough day behind the wheel, spun lots, apparently forgot everything I learned last season lol. Oh well, keep grinding. Pinion let go at the end of the day, too, but I've been expecting that. Hopefully I can find another 3.54 pinion because I really like how it's presently geared and don't really want to change to the 3.73.

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Crap, stop making me want to use this 28 MM drop sway I have, this thing is really coming together! When is this thing getting painted!
 
Crap, stop making me want to use this 28 MM drop sway I have, this thing is really coming together! When is this thing getting painted!

The tentative goal is to cage and paint it this winter but we'll see. I just put a contract in on a house which will surely slow things and honestly I may wind up feeling like I need another season before I'm ready to start running tandem with other drivers anyways.
 
Haven't updated the post in a little while. Had some issues with a blowed up diff, lol. New one in there now, freshly rebuilt, all new bearings, preload, depth, backlash, pattern all set perfectly. Added a hydro with a dual caliper setup as well. Had a blast at Shenandoah Speedway this past weekend, my best day drifting. Starting to get the hang of it, settling down and being more relaxed behind the wheel. Letting the wheel go and allowing the car to steer itself through transitions is finally becoming a habit. No more me hulk, hulk smash pedal, hulk smash steering wheel. Still takes a few rough runs to shake the nerves and settle in but after that I had a fairly consistent day, all things considered. Was able to get a solid 40 passes in and still drive the beast home 100 miles. Next step with the car is to start chasing more rear grip. The front end is just sublime, I mean it's fantastic. The rear lets go too easy, makes it harder to put the hammer down at times with the back end hanging out there. First step is to try lowering the rear and raising the front to try and help it bite. That and an oil cooler and better radiator shrouding so I'm not always having to manage temps. Pictures.

Some of the hydro

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Prep underway. Alignment machine reads in minutes, not degrees...so out of 60. 3'55 = 3.92 degrees for example.

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Shots from this weekend

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And a few videos from this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwSpHMc0apU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-tysm2Bx-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h7X4F1UXDI
 
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