The FR Sport BRZ Tests its New Goodies
The FR Sport Team put the BRZ on the tarmac and tested their newest upgrades this past Sunday at the “Auto X Sundays #2” event at the Fontana Speedway. If you haven’t been following our feeds, a new OS Giken Super Lock LSD, a GReddy Cast Steel LSD cover, RS-R Suspension Components, and Enkei RPF1 Gold […]
I Like Big Wheels, and I Cannot Lie
At one point, my car had all its body panels, suspension, and drivetrain… then I pulled it all out again. Feels like I’m working backwards! On a positive note, since I had to pull the engine again to fix some miscellaneous issues, I was able to make space to get some more optional bracing installed […]
Mother Father Instant Gentleman
With the drivetrain in and the suspension installed, I noticed I had a bunch of body kit parts lying against the wall. They shouldn’t be on the wall, they should be on my car! I had originally picked up this body kit to install on Kandi 1.0 after my off-course excursion during one the of […]
You Drive Me Crazy, I Just Can’t Sleep… Until Kandi 2.0 is Complete
With the footwork on Kandi 2.0 mostly settled, I decided to work on the drivetrain. Most of this work was done at the end of 2011 through 2012 (yup, we’re still catching up on my build, but we’re getting closer to present day!). My road racing friend Jimi had an LS1 setup on his S14 […]
Kandi 2.0: The Suspens(-ion) is Killing Me!
One of the first things I worked on for Kandi 2.0 when I received her was the footwork. There were a lot of parts to transfer over. However, I quickly realized many parts were worn out; looks like spherical bearings on a semi-daily driven car doesn’t last forever. Over the past couple of years, I […]
QV’s S13 240sx Convertible Build Intro
I’ve been through a few revisions of various S13’s (coupes and convertibles) for daily driving, street tuning fun, hpde’s, and autocrossing. At some point, it seemed personally inefficient to try to build a street-driven seriously competitive autocross car. While searching online for 5-speed swaps (yes, I was racing an automatic turbo s13 convertible, haha) and […]