Drift Ute

Hilux into hibernation

This Hilux build came about after removing the driveline from my two tone S13 way back in 2010 (which then went naturally aspirated in 2014) and in a roll reversal this Hilux will give up the engine, ...

Spaceframe Hilux Update

It’s been an exciting time here at ETS, the new website is live and by now you would have probably seen the new Skills and Projects section which I have created as part of our new subscription s...

Shops open for business

I feel like 2016 has been nothing new, what it has been though is rewarding, I fought off the urge for more projects and focused on the ones I currently have. Tying up loose ends in the garage has bee...

ETS Drift Ute – Warming up for the Geelong Revival

It’s been a while since I pushed the start button on the Hilux, it’s still such a relief to me that I am able to just jump inside this, push the button and have some fun when the opportunity arises. T...

Garage spring clean

Over and over again, the idea of making a dash ran through my mind. I decided to make it out of fibreglass and so it began, a huge mess and hours of sanding. But first I needed to make up a frame, som...

ETS Drift Ute – 3 years in 100 Photos

I had a request the other day to be a part of a book, the book was on modified cars, they wanted three photos and a short story on the car, 3 photos I thought………. That should be easy...

ETS Drift Ute – Back in the country

I think everyone has seen those images of containers falling off ships, well I’m happy to say that I got a call from customs saying the container is in the docks safe and sound. I have to thank ...

ETS Drift Ute – Pre Jamboree Prep

As I flew out of Melbourne AUS bound for Wellington NZ I knew what work had to be done on the Hilux that was sitting in the STM workshop. There were three major jobs that needed to be done. The diff: ...

ETS Drift Ute – Gaining the KW

If you read my previous post about the Hampton Downs track day then you will recall my minor issue with power, after Andre and Ben extracted 287rwkw on the DTM dyno last year I was excited to drive wh...

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