“I’m not going to modify this one too much, I’m going to keep it practical so I can use it over winter”. So I lasted about a week with that idea, and I’ve fitted a set of HSD DualTech Coilovers, and done some rear archwork to fit some 18×11 ET8 and 18×10 ET12 Rota MXR […]
Tag: 350z
Aardwark, the 350Z-powered Datsun rises again
Hello drifting world, long time no see. I hope some of you still remember Aardvark, my ’76 Datsun Z that is being turned into a Drift / TA / generic mayhem vehicle. More than a year has passed since my last update, but the project hasn’t just quietly died away. On the contrary: we’ve made […]
Formula D RD1 : Dave Briggs debut event.
After a few years competing in the DMCC series and also doing a number of American Pro Am events for the 2012 season Canadian driver Dave Briggs decided to make the jump to the big time…Formula D. The first step was getting a car that would be competitive at that level. Even though his tried […]
Aardvark’s new shoes – Datsun 350Z build report
It’s been more than three months since I’ve shown you the progress of our Nissan 350Z-powered, 200SX-suspended Datsun 260Z build. Well, as they say around here, slow work takes time. But when it comes to transplanting the heart and limbs of two different animals into a third beast, one really must measure twice before the […]
Build Blog: Datsun 350SX WTF? (Video and Pictures)
After 4 happy years thrashing an AE86 20V, my dream project has finally started. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet Aardvark, my ’74 Datsun 260Z, a hopeless pile of oxidized metal, all chopped up and ready to accept a 300 bhp V6 from the late Nissan 350Z, and – perhaps more interestingly – the complete running […]