Buckey Laing's FC RX7 Build - Journey to Formula Drift

[driftfcbuckey]

Decided not to go to Pro-Am's. didn't feel like competing and putting my new car at risk. want to enjoy it for a few days before i ruin it.










Gotta thank all of my friends, family, and sponsors who've helped contribute to this build, and sticking by me throughout the series of unfortunate events leading up to, and causing me to miss round 1:

I'd especially like to thank my dad for helping with the body work, and spraying the car!

Forrest Wang @ Get Nuts Labs, for taking me into his shop, and letting me build my car, and giving me solid advice, and always being down to help me to excel. definitely a great friend, and an even better driver in the drifting community always trying to push the sport, and scene for the better. Couldn't have been done without you homie, thank you!

Ray, and Ben @ Get Nuts Labs for throwing parts at me to & helping with alot of the wiring to help diagnose my issues throughout the past month.

My Girlfriend Kendall, for letting me build my car, and spending alot of time away working getting money, and more time working.

Joey, Andrew, and Felicia @ 9K Racing for the awesome support, and being good friends.

Jon Chase @ DSTROYR for putting up with me missing 2 events of the series. i promise to charge hard the rest of the season, and make the car super competitive! thanks for everything man!

Steve Singh @ Area-77 Rotorworks for driving back and forth from Cali, to help out, camping out, and spending hours and hours on end going through my entire car with me trying to diagnose it. thanks for getting it dialed homie! i owe you!

Ron & Keys @ Slideways Drift Apparel

Arturo AKA Grease @ Nos Energy Drink

Ken @ Shine Auto Project for making the best FC Aero money can buy.

Rishie @ Auto RnD

Rotary Aviation for the RA Super Seal rebuild kit to ensure my motor lasts the entire season!

..and anyone, and everyone else along the way who helped me make this all possible, without you i would not be where i'm at today finally having a setup car to work my way up the ranks.

Thank You!


Here's a little video to hold everyone over of the first test run of 2011. i haven't driven anything 5spd since December, and straight hopped into a completely new car. new clutch, power band, seating position, weight, alignment, spindle/camber mod design, new 1.5 way LSD, etc. not too bad for the fact that everytime i hit 2 step i'd lift throttle fearing i blew it up... lol

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Buckey Laing First Test Run of 2011.	Small | Large

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[driftfcbuckey]

drifted it some tonight, and drove super conservative trying to keep it pretty for a few days. im really not trying to whore it out until i get a photo shoot, or some kind of small time coverage on it. willing to trade $$$ for coverage to anyone with connections on some blog sites so lmk.

anyways, it's finally 100% complete now:




threw the banner on for my personal drooling. i've always looked at haraguchi's FC


and the SexyKnights FC


and wanted my car to be similar. well now that it's done i can say i came as close as i could have to getting it the way i've always dreamed it to be, and i'm beyond happy.[/QUOTE]

[FmD7]

Looks good .. Wheel fitment is right on !

What changed on the motor compared to last years car that you ran , also is it putting down more power or is it about same ?

[driftfcbuckey]

Looks good .. Wheel fitment is right on !

What changed on the motor compared to last years car that you ran , also is it putting down more power or is it about same ?

i left the keg itself alone. still stock ports, but RA Super Seal/Race Spring rebuild kit. Rotary Aviation is helping out with rebuild kits for me this season at a slightly reduced price, so i'm going to pull it apart, and pay my builder to come out from cali to come pick it up, have KMR bridgeport it, and have Steve Stud kit it, assemble it, and then come back out and pay for dyno time with my Garret GT35r on. hoping to make like 500whp.
i spent around $5k since december refreshing the entire car, and i'm trying to keep it together until the big turbo setup is finished up so i have power to have some fun with it and still have a nice looking car.

right now it's maybe making 300whp on 17psi of hot air.... it's not safe. water meth kit is going on in the next week or so, and i have to make a surge tank for my bosch044 external pump.

you need to come for a ride when it's done! how's the vert?

[driftfcbuckey]

Drifted the car at about 12pm on Saturday trying to see if the car was usable for the pro-ams.
my rear LCA decided that it wanted to snap a bolt off inside of itself... the Rear Steer bolt broke, and started causing my wheel to toe in/out. much like Tony Angelo's RX8 did in the Belarus Video where his wheel almost blows off.
luckily i saw Forrest shutting me down as i had no idea. the car felt a little weird, but still normal for the most part..

this run was the 2nd run i've done in the new setup, again not having driven anything 5spd since the get nuts demo around december/november so sorry for the horrible driving.... the new rev limit sketches me out because i still don't know the tune, and how well it is.

Buckey's 2011 drift fc wheel falling off.	Small | Large

[backalleyracer]

Looks good - but looks don't win, you gotta drive this thing!!

See you in round 3 for sure?

[FmD7]

Thats sick ... Throw up some more videos when you get them ...

[driftfcbuckey]

Looks good - but looks don't win, you gotta drive this thing!!

See you in round 3 for sure?

definitely round 3 for sure. i didnt want to rush it and half ass it for round 2. i want to take my time, and be an adult, and have a fully functioning car for the next event, and be able to not be weirded out by the new power band.

i've conformed, i actually raised my car 3" for these photos here... i'm liking the new spindle design. when i figure out the extended ball joint setup, and get it all finished and working i'll pass it on to you if youre down. i've been talking with REVS in australia about setups. i'm willing to pass it on to anyone unlike the other FC pro's in FD....

[driftfcbuckey]

Stay tuned for a special feature on my drift fc.

[driftfcbuckey]

Stay tuned for my 2011 Season update with Dstroyr, and check out my team page profile & the DSTROYR Blog @ http://dstroyr.com/component/content/article/47-team/194-buckey.html

[FmD7]

Thats a pretty dope picture ...

[driftfcbuckey]

Thats a pretty dope picture ...

Thanks! i'm loving my $1k paint. i dont want to battle it but knowing me i will....
Viper GTS Red Metallic is ON! you gotta see the car soon man! come down!

[driftfcbuckey]

Check out my Feature on the Dstroyr site! Learned everything i know through the Vegas Drift Series, and will be finishing up the rest of the Vegas Pro-Am Season with my Newly Revamped FC! Gotta thank Nicholas Dizon for giving me a solid series to come hone my skills in a safe environment. I owe you man!

Huge Thanks to Jon Chase, and Kid Yosh Media for the Opportunity! I really appreciate everything you guys have done for me!

I'd like to Thank ALL of my sponsors who are contributing to my 2011 Season and being the first ones to stand up, and be by my side as i grow as a driver, and work my way up the ranks in drifting.

DSTROYR

Get Nuts Labs

9K Racing

NOS Energy Drink


Please pass the link around to help out!

http://dstroyr.com/easyblog/entry/buckey-laings-fc.html

and also check my new Team Page Profile on DSTROYR!

http://dstroyr.com/component/content/article/47-team/194-buckey.html

[Dook-E]

LOL at the door speaker mounted on the cage. now that's legit

[driftfcbuckey]

LOL at the door speaker mounted on the cage. now that's legit

Haha ben was trying to figure out where to put it like 2hrs before Irwindale last year, and he stuck it in there, and was like "boom, now you have bumps"
these are the best $40 missile speakers ever from walmart haha