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HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN BUMP-STEER GAUGE ON A BUDGET

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HEAD AND NECK RESTRAINTS

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BURGERS AND BACKFIRES

FOUR CITIES, ONE NIGHT — ALL FOR THE LOVE OF ROTARIES

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1974 MAZDA RX-3 COUPE

AZHAR BHAMJI HAS BEEN PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES WITH HIS PERSONAL BUILDS FOR OVER TWO DECADES NOW AND, WITH THE REBIRTH OF HIS EX– COVER CAR RX-3, SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING. IF YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A SERIOUS PIECE OF STREET MUSCLE BACK THEN, WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT NOW!

WORDS: MARCUS GIBSON PHOTOS: ADAM CROY

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1995 SUBARU WRX STI STATION WAGON

WHAT MAY HAVE STARTED AS A BUDGET DRIFT BUILD HAS MORPHED INTO A FIREBREATHING DRIFTER WITH MORE THAN A FEW SECRETS HIDDEN UNDER ITS WAGON SKIN WORDS: MARCUS GIBSON PHOTOS: AARON MAI

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hen Wellington’s slipway facility was forced to shut its doors to the region’s drifters, it left everyone who had drifted that sliver of concrete high in the Brooklyn Hills overlooking the city with almost no options when it came to hitting the track sideways. For many, the dream was over. With nowhere to drift, they promptly put their drift cars on the market and moved on to other types of automotive exhibition.

For Tom Warren, the sale of his S13 would introduce him to the world of all-wheel-drive Subarus, setting him on a journey that would eventually see him go full circle back to drifting, only this time doing it with a Subaru WRX STi that is underpinned by parts robbed from a Silvia. How Tom came to build the SR-powered WRX was through his own repetitive indecision, which saw him swapping from Subaru to Silvia and back again. The cycle continued until, one day, the light bulb came on and Tom found himself picking up a matte black house-painted WRX wagon that had been mistreated, abused, and beaten to the point that it would’ve looked right at home as a drift missile at Ebisu.

Tim Wood’s immaculate numbers-matching 10A coupe

FOUR CITIES, ONE NIGHT — ALL FOR THE LOVE OF ROTARIES

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he car community are a pretty self-reliant bunch really; we don’t need fancy, purpose-built facilities or anything like that. Give us an empty corner of a car park, a few modified cars, and some like-minded individuals, and you’ll have yourself a damn good time that can drag on into the wee-smalls with people shooting the shit! At the risk of

sounding like some geriatric banging on about how good we use to have it, if you wind the clock back a few years, the rotary scene all over New Zealand would have regular meets like these almost weekly in some instances. But, be it due to a crackdown from Johnny Law, owners getting older and life getting busy, or the even the price of petrol, they have been in heavy decline.

Jamie Walden, who runs the Kiwi Rotor Facebook page decided it was time to do something about it in an attempt to get things back to how they used to be in ‘the good old days’. Instead of starting small and organizing just one meet to kick things off, he brewed up four meets — one each in Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga — all on the same night.

“I think the rotor scene here is far too overlooked,” he said.

“The only time you normally see rotors now is at events. Our page, Kiwi Rotor, is dedicated to showcasing Kiwi rotors only. And I’m hoping when summer hits to arrange a few cruises around the country. Like the old Rotor Corner Mission Bay ones, etc.”

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LOOKING TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD WITH AN ENGINE SWAP? WE GIVE YOU THE LOW-DOWN ON FOUR OF THE MORE POPULAR CHOICES THAT CRAZY KIWIS ARE SHOEHORNING INTO BAYS THEY NEVER BELONGED IN!

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ngine swaps have been going on since the Model T started rolling off the production line at the beginning of the 20th century; mad folks wanting to go faster than the factory ever intended or perhaps to obtain more reliability than the factory could ever muster. Whether it’s a later model engine into an older chassis, or one that makes four times the power without any mods — whichever way you look at it, Kiwis love engine swaps. But choosing the right engine for your project can be a minefield. First up, you’ll want to consider the most important factor of all: how the engine will actually mount and whether it will fit. Failure to get sumps clearing cross members or headers to accommodate steering shafts can spell the end to projects long before they even get off the ground.

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After you decide that your chosen engine will fit (or you’re stubborn enough to make it fit), selecting the correct variant of that motor is the next hurdle. Choose incorrectly and you could be left wondering where all that promised power is. Armed with our guide of some of the more popular engine swaps, it should make getting your hands on the correct-model engine that much easier. When buying second hand, always take into account the condition of the engine, and ask if any tests have been carried out prior to its removal. Most wreckers will offer a start-up warranty for peace of mind. We always prefer to buy wrecked motors complete, even if we’re not going to use the loom, etc., as it can become an expensive headache sourcing those missing plugs or parts.

GENERAL MOTORS LS

TOYOTA 3SGE (BEAMS) Toyota’s two-litre 3SGE four-cylinder in its final rendition, known as the ‘Beams’ (Breakthrough Engine with Advanced Mechanism System) engine, came in three variants, all with a cast-iron block and that Yamaha-built head with VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence — single or dual, model dependent), titanium valves, and square 86mm bore and stroke. This highcompression motor is proving a popular swap, favoured over the 4A-GE into older Toyota chassis in both naturally aspirated (NA) and turbocharged configurations. We’re suckers for a set of individual throttle bodies (ITBs) and sweeping stainless headers, but be warned that many cheap ITB kits don’t actually provide more power than the factory cast-alloy manifold. Expect to pay $800 + for a complete engine.

REDTOP BEAMS 3SGE

PRODUCED: 1997 ORIGIN CHASSIS: SW20 MR2, ST202 CELICA, CALDINA CAPACITY: 2000CC BORE/STROKE: 86X86MM COMPRESSION: 11.0:1 POWER: 147KW NOTES: VVT-I ON INTAKE CAM ONLY

GREYTOP BEAMS 3SGE

PRODUCED: 1998 ORIGIN CHASSIS: RAV4, CALDINA CAPACITY: 2000CC BORE / STROKE: 86X86MM COMPRESSION: 10.5:1 POWER: 132–140KW NOTES: VVT-I ON INTAKE CAM ONLY

BLACKTOP BEAMS 3SGE

PRODUCED: 1998 ORIGIN CHASSIS: ALTEZZA (SXE10) RS200 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAPACITY: 2000CC BORE/STROKE: 86X86MM COMPRESSION: 11.5:1 SPECS: 154KW / 216NM AT 6400RPM NOTES: DUAL VVT-I, TITANIUM VALVES

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