When Greg came to RMR about wanting to build
a Nissan 240 Drift car, we were excited. This was a chance
to take the classic J-Spec drift car and turn it into a
full RMR Spec Drift Car. For us it is a chance to build
a car that other companies actually make parts for. We did
not have to invent a coil over system or sway bar set or
build the steering system from scratch; Just purchase and
install. Greg has graciously given us full control of the
build and we took off running.
Step 1: We first stripped
the chassis down to nothing and seam welded the entire body.
We decided to put the fuel tank on the inside of the car
to get better balance, so we made all our measurements and
cuts for the cell. We also cut the doors down and removed
the rear firewall to lighten the car. We replace the firewall
with thin sheet metal and sealed it in the trunk to prevent
tire smoke from entering the drivers compartment. Next,
we sent the car to paint. While the chassis was at paint,
we had to refinish the dash due to the passenger airbag
being deployed and ripping a hole in it. We fixed the airbag
hole and smoothed out all the damage marks from old age.
Then we covered the entire dash with a non reflective cloth
to give it a clean look with out spending huge amounts of
money buying a new dash or making a Carbon Fiber replacement.
