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Dynamic Autosports Hankook Gruppe-S Drift GT-R Project Update: Part VI
It’s been a while since we checked in with the Gruppe-S blog to see how the Dynamic Autosports Gruppe-S Hankook drift spec Nissan GT-R has been coming along. As you may know it’s been drifting in Formula Drift this season after a pretty comprehensive rebuild from a VR38DETT twin turbo sporting stock GT-R to a VQ powered RWD drift weapon.
Loads of customization in the front end can be seen in this great photo above. Right now it’s in the workshop having the front suspension modified to provide more front steering angle. You can also see the nice bright orange Savini wheels they had custom made for the application.
On their parallel project of reinventing the VR38 by way of a 4.0 – 4.3 litre stroker kit they’ve teamed up with JE Pistons to design a billet piston for just about any level of power you’d care to throw at it! Team that with their billet crankshaft and sleeved VR38 block and I think we’ll see some impressive numbers soon. Watch this space!
Link: Gruppe-S Engineering Blog
Nomuken Drifts the Blitz R35 GT-R – First Video
Just picked up this video from what looks to be Nomuken’s first try at drifting the recently completed rear wheel drive, manual transmission sporting Blitz R35 GT-R. Jump to 2:20 mark if you want to skip over the getting to know you bits and get straight into the drifting.
I believe this is from Video Option Drift Tengoku DVD volume 56. For more, pickup your copy at your local Japanese bookstore.
Dynamic Autosports Hankook Gruppe-S Drift GT-R Project Update: Part V
Time for some insight into the interior work for our continuing series on the buildup of the Dynamic AutoSports Hankook Drift GT-R by Gruppe-S. This week the guys have the dash out to replace the gauge cluster and climate control / audio controls panels with carbon plates.
To go along with the dashboard changes the engine bay gets some love too in the form of a new Cosworth plenum for the VQ35 engine. The Cosworth intake plenum is designed to improve air flow and thus horsepower and looks amazing too. Too bad they haven’t built one for the VR38 yet, I could see that being popular for GT-R owners.
Only two weeks to go before this car is due to be competing in California at Long Beach for round one of the Formula D 2010. That’s April 9th and 10th people!
Link: Gruppe-S Official Blog
Dynamic Autosports Hankook Gruppe-S Drift GT-R Project Update: Part IV
More from the guys at Gruppe-S today. This time they’ve documented the completion of their custom transmission mount for the G-Force 4-Speed dog box. As you’d know the GT-R’s rear mounted trans-axle has absolutely nothing in common with the engine mounted G-Force tranny so you could have foresaw the problems they’d have bolting it up.
Out came the welder and with a lot of hard work and effort the guys have put the problem behind them by fabricating a heavy duty support structure that should hold up to the stresses of drifting. As a result, the transmission is officially mounted in the car in addition to the engine which was mounted up last week.
What the guys will do with the rear subframe now there’s no transmission in it is going to be the next chapter in this story I’m sure.
Link: Gruppe-S Engineering Blog
Dynamic Autosports Hankook Gruppe-S Drift GT-R Project Update: Part III
Part three of our series where we stalk the Gruppe-S guys building their Hankook Dynamic Autosports drift GT-R. This time we’ve got our first official pics of the VQ35 motor and G-Force 4-Speed dog box manual transmission bolted into the R35 chassis. The VQ35 is smaller all round versus the VR38 so all that extra space will be filled with larger piping for a bigger turbo. Yes singular.
This VQ35 ain’t stock though in case you’re wondering. It’s stroked to 4.0 – 4.1 liters so should be able to put out some respectable numbers when all said and done. It’s bolted in by way of some custom solid engine mounts.
The guys promise the GT-R will be ready for round one of Formula D action at the Streets of Long Beach in California on the 9th – 10th of April! Sweet!
Link: Gruppe-S Blog
Dynamic Autosports Hankook Gruppe-S Drift GT-R Project Update: Part II
Second update from the Steve at the Gruppe-S blog today. What you see here is the interior of the car also being stitch welded to enhance chassis rigidity. Not only are they stitch welding but they’re removing all of the factory glues and sound deadening to save weight. A quite time consuming process but the guys look like they might have done it a few times before…
Once the car is stripped and welded, next comes the roll cage fabrication. The main hoop section and cross bars are welded in the car already with the remainder in fabrication right now. Looking forward to more updates as the guys prep the car to be driftable!
Link: Gruppe-S Blog
Dynamic Autosports Hankook Gruppe-S Drift GT-R Project Update
The guys are getting pretty serious now with the build up of their Hankook Drift GT-R, or should we say strip down because the GT-R right now is nothing but an empty shell. And since there’s no better time, it’s time to stitch weld all the underbody seams. This will enhance the body stiffness/reduce flex which will in turn enhance the predictability of the car’s handling on the circuit.
Once welded, they’ll paint the exposed metal with primer and continue to prep the car to drift! Stay tuned for more updates shortly.
Link: Gruppe-S Blog
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