Project STurdteen, Plumbing the Motor and Getting Her Ready to Run!
So we have rebuilt the engine and the transmission for Rathyna’s Turd. Now came the job of putting the engine back in the car and undoing the clusterfuck of plumbing…
STurdteen Drift Car
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Project S-Turdteen Fixing the Transmission
Well, Rathyna’s S13 not only had a roached engine, but her transmission had given up the ghost as well. It didn’t shift well, third gear was broken and her clutch…
Project STurdteen: Building the SR20DET Engine
Rathyna’s S13 drift car’s engine was thoroughly hammered with little compression. In our last article, we rebuilt her cylinder head with Portflow Design replacing her worn valve guides and eroded…
Project STurdteen: Prepping SR20DET Heads with Portflow Design
Project STurdteen: Prepping SR20DET Heads with Portflow Design by Rathyna Gomer For those of you who have been keeping up with my Project STurdteen drift car, you will see that…
Project STurdteen: Installing Parts Shop Max Suspension
Project STurdteen: Installing Parts Shop Max Suspension by Rathyna Gomer Hopefully, you've been keeping up with the awesome progress that we've been making on Project STurdteen. We just finished…
Project STurdteen: Installing Progress Sway Bars
Project STurdteen: Installing Progress Sway Bars by Rathyna Gomer To run sway bars or to not run sway bars? That is the question. In the drift world, there's been a…
Project STurdteen: Installing KW Clubsport Coilovers
Many of you have been keeping along with Project STurdteen’s progress and have been watching this ugly duckling transform into the beautiful, regal swan that she was always intended to become.…
Project STurdteen: Ultimate Drift Suspension with Parts Shop Max, Part 1
Project STurdteen: Ultimate Drift Suspension with Parts Shop Max, Part 1 by Rathyna Gomer If you've been keeping up with Project STurdteen, you know that there are some pretty…
Getting Project STurdteen (S13) Running Right with AEM Electronics and Wiring Specialties
Getting Project STurdteen (S13) Running Right with an AEM Infinity PNP EMS and Wiring Specialties Engine Harness by Rathyna Gomer Hopefully, you've been keeping up with the steady progress of…
Polishing Project STurdteen with Gramlight 57Xtreme, DIY 5-Lug Conversion, and More
Polishing Project STurdteen with 57Xtreme Gramlights, DIY 5 Lug Conversion, and More by Rathyna Gomer While my S13 was serving as a POS missile car in the past, I had…
Project STurdteen: Cooling, Bolt-Ons, and More
Project STurdteen: Cooling, Bolt-Ons, and More by Rathyna Gomer In Part 1 of Project STurdteen we discussed some of the future plans of the car as a purpose-built entry-level drift…
Polishing Project STurdteen with KBD Body Kits – Part 1
Polishing Project STurdteen with KBD Body Kits – Part 1 by Rathyna Gomer A few years ago, this ridiculous trend swept the drifting community after the introduction of what us…
Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile
Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile by Mike Kojima Rathyna Gomer is MotoIQ’s sales manager but in her other life she is a Pro-Am drifter. We…