Drift Ute
ETS Drift Ute – Pins and Plates
Last night I cut the holes in the FRP bonnet for the Aerocatch bonnet pins, tonight I finished off the install, heres how they look. I made the latch sections suit the bonnets lines and didnt worry to...
ETS Drift Ute – Pre Alloy
Today I got arm pump from the tin snips, granted its only 1mm plastic but it still takes some cutting, I guess its good training for my MX riding. This is the start of the alloy dash panel, I wasnR...
ETS Drift Ute – Just want to say thanks
The other day I was in the garage, I fitted up the front end panels on the Hilux, stood back and spent a few minutes thinking about whats next? The reality is I’m running out of jobs on it and i...
ETS Drift Ute – Back in time
Just a quick throw back to the last time the Hilux build had all of its clothes on. This time next week it will be full bodied once again. I have been thinking about a lot of neat finishing touches to...
ETS Drift Ute – Shakedown
Here in southern Australia the days are getting shorter, colder and winter is less than a week away. Planning to test drive a car that is almost 100% bare metal isnt the easiest thing to do. First thi...
ETS Drift Ute – Inlet take 3
Well I was not happy with the old inlet, so I made another, take a look. This was the old one, it was good but made working down near the alternator a real pain in the ass. Using 0.8mm sheetmetal I fa...
Charging on! Undersized
Quick snap of the new alternator pulley that I turned up, the larger one wasn’t charging till 4000rpm, this one will charge on idle!
ETS Drift Ute – Whats it Weigh?
One question thats been asked over and over is “Whats it weigh?” I am pleased to tell you the figure is 875kg with all fluids and without bodywork. With bodywork and driver it will be unde...
ETS Drift Ute – Crank Trigger
Well this is something i have wanted to do for a long time, i never fully wrapped my head around it until Andre from STM explained how a crank trigger works, his HP Academy cirtainly taught me a thing...