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ill advised

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bstrd86 said:
I like the look of a no-wing hatch, so much that I just bought a wingless hatch for my '89 (too lazy to weld up holes). Here's a vid of one drifting (or just acting a fool, you be the judge)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPXRXT3YQjY
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I can't get used to the wingless look but that is a badass Fox none-the-less. That joker is all business inside. lol
 

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Yeah, it looks like business but he's just driving it like a Mustang. He doesn't actually do anything
 
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ill advised

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blackened88lx said:
Yeah, it looks like business but he's just driving it like a Mustang. He doesn't actually do anything
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kthx
 

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ill advised said:
kthx
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urwlcm
 
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Yeah it's got a stock engine with 4 cats. We just updated the car page of the website today: http://drift50.com/blog/drift-fox

The video camera we're using is some $150 Panasonic deal. Not what we'd like to use but it gets the job done.
 

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d3p0 said:
Yeah it's got a stock engine with 4 cats. We just updated the car page of the website today: http://drift50.com/blog/drift-fox

The video camera we're using is some $150 Panasonic deal. Not what we'd like to use but it gets the job done.
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Looks good! What is your plan for the paint and overall look for the car down the road?
 
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The car is for drifting so the look is going to be eye-catching. Right now I'm thinking about a metallic copper color for the paint but we're still far off from changing the look - the car needs to drift properly first
 

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How often do you go through a set of rear tires? What have you done to the E-brake to get things started...or is it all done with a little Scandinavian Flick and Throttle input? The car looks sick and i love seeing 5.0 do something other than go down the 1320 with bigs and littles! Nice
 
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Right now our rear suspension geometry is all off and our differential is hardly working so tires tend to last. With a decent amount of power and good traction. Btw, does anyone make besides Steeda make this style of rear upper link? - http://www.steeda.com/store/images/suspension/5linkUpperArmSM.jpg

Our car doesn't currently have an ebrake because we switched to a 94 GT rear end and I guess the cables don't reach. I usually kick the clutch to start my drift because this type of initiation has the most impact.
 

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What exactly do you mean kick the clutch? Sorry to sound ignorant but i certainly dont know a lot about drifting and i would like to understand what you're doing. Do you just mean bringing the rpm's up and dumping the clutch just to initiate a slide and get the wheels spinning? I think what you doin is pretty impressive...these cars definitely werent mean for anything like this! nice
 

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Aliate X said:
what kind of video camera are you using?
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A clutch kick is when your right foot is on the gas and you quickly stab the clutch (with your left). It shocks the driveline upsetting traction but it can be pretty rough on the driveline. Maybe these cars weren't meant drift but we're going to prove that they can hang with the best of 'em.

Aliate X - Let me check.
 
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The camera is a Panasonic GS80.
 

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oh okay ty, would you happen to know what editing program you guys are using as well? and are you using a USB or firewire connection to upload the video?
 
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We use Final Cut Pro and a Firewire connection.
 

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d3p0 said:
A clutch kick is when your right foot is on the gas and you quickly stab the clutch (with your left). It shocks the driveline upsetting traction but it can be pretty rough on the driveline. Maybe these cars weren't meant drift but we're going to prove that they can hang with the best of 'em.



Yikes...Do you stab the clutch long enough for the rpms to rise much? This technique cant be good for u-joints! Good luck man
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Aliate X said:
oh okay ty, would you happen to know what editing program you guys are using as well? and are you using a USB or firewire connection to upload the video?
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This is the camera I shoot with: http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-PV-...8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1187968806&sr=8-1

I am editing with Final Cut Pro.

I get the video off the camera using Firewire 400 and store the video on an external firewire 800 drive. My computer is an Apple MacBook Pro.
 
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d3p0 said:
A clutch kick is when your right foot is on the gas and you quickly stab the clutch (with your left). It shocks the driveline upsetting traction but it can be pretty rough on the driveline. Maybe these cars weren't meant drift but we're going to prove that they can hang with the best of 'em.

Aliate X - Let me check.
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So far the driveline is holding up. It does make some terrible screeching noise the first time I reverse in the morning, but I think that is brake related, as the passenger side rear brake seems to be having some issues.
 
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the upper link you have pictured is part of the steeda 5link system. I presume you want to go with a 3 link setup over the axle. The three link set up requires some very high rated rear springs.Probably will have to go rear coilovers. What kind of subframe connectors do you have??? It seems like you would benifit alot from maximum chassis stiffness. Is your lsd just shot or is the car not equiped, they are fairly easy to rebuild and modify if it is just worn. Have you read Mustang performance II by William Mathis He goes over alot of different suspension setups for the fox . has diagrams how to make the peices. Its a bummer I have somthing planned for tomorow I would love to come out to willow to check it out. Will check you site for future events mabye even give it a shot as I also have a wingless wonder 88 saleen. Chris
 
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