ETS drift ute

ETS Drift Ute – Look at that body!

About 7 years ago i built an air bagged minitruck Hilux, at the same time i had a 180SX drift car that i was also working on and competing in at the time, i don’t think i ever really thought abo...

ETS Drift Ute – Kicking Goals

Well its been another massive week working on the Hilux, it started off with the idea of prepping the body and getting some panels finished and into primer, what ended up happening was constant 5 hour...

ETS Drift Ute – Planning to be cool

Sorry for the delay in posting this but its been a pretty busy week. With round 2 of the Victorian Drift Championship on saturday i spent a few nights prepping the 180SX, then sunday was spent cleanin...

ETS Drift Ute – Busy on a Sunday Morning

Yesterday i showed you that tube creation which was built to emulate a dummy engine block, it took a few hours to do but it was essential to keep progressing, getting into it early this morning i warm...

ETS Drift Ute – A quick snap

I just thought i would share this photo with you, i just can’t get enough of these rear guards, all that time and effort in shaping my own mould is paying off. I think i want a Hilux daily just ...

ETS Drift Ute – Touch Down

I am proud to announce that the Hilux has hit the ground. I woke up this morning and went through all the steps to get this rolling again, i needed to remove all the rear arms, remove the rear knuckle...

ETS Drift Ute – Rad in the rear

Ive been busy making this radiator fit into a neat surround thats removable, light and allows a decent airflow. I have decided to run a side exit exhaust just in front of the drivers side rear wheel, ...

ETS Drift Ute – Its cool back here

After trying to package everything into the front i decided to throw the radiator out back, i know its a fair bit of extra plumbing but it will make the engine bay a lot nicer to work on so I’m ...

ETS Drift Ute – Are we there yet?

I have been smashing through the hours on the Hilux build lately, you wouldn’t believe how much time every single little detail takes, some days things just seem to fall into place and others ju...