Building the Castrol EDGE drift car

How do you turn a CA18 non turbo automatic that cost $2000 into a SR20DET drift machine?

Castrol EDGE and numerous other partners including Saber Australia, BBM Motorsport and Croydon Racing Developments have come together to make this impressive project car happen. The build of the car will be shown as part of the Castrol EDGE Drift my Ride segment on the upcoming Toyo Tires Drift Central TV series (from the makers of Drift Central DVD).

So what’s so special about THIS project car?

Origin Streamline kit, Origin wide-body rear guards, Origin canards, mirrors, clear indicators, taillights and a custom bonnet, Origin carbon door trims. 180SX Type-X SR20 DET and 5-speed, plus all parts required for conversion including rear subframe and R200 diff from SSS, Nismo Powerbracem 740cc injectors, fuel pump, engine mounts, slave cylinder, braided brake and clutch lines, fuel reg, Coppermax clutch and Pro 2-way Saber intercooler kit, Saber oil cooler kit, Saber radiator, Saber "defi" style gauges. GCG GT2871R, upgraded actuator, GCG oil and water line kit, Fram oil and air filters, Greddy Profec-B Spec II, GReddy catch can, GReddy sump, NItto step-1 cams, tuned by CRD, HSD Coilovers, KKR camber and castor rods, Whiteline strut braces F&R, Whiteline swaybars F&R, Full Whiteline bush kit, JJR toe arms, Kazama tie rod ends, Ikeya Formula tie rods, S14 front lower control arms, Project Mu D1 rear pads, Project Mu Spec B front pads, Project Mu rear rotors, DBA front rotors, S14 front calipers JJR 5-stud front hubs, S14 rear hubs, S14 front lower control arms, Haltech E-8 with plug and play loom Angel X bucket seats, Sparco harnesses, GTR steering wheel Koya 17x9 and 17x9.5 rims, Toyo R1R front and TASW rear ( 235/45 all round) Full re-spray by Intense Panel and paint.

Watch this space over the coming months and we’ll give you access to some pretty exclusive footage. In the meantime check out the progress pics of the car so far…