There are some cars that grab your attention on the track, and then you
might even be lucky enough to experience that 5, maybe 10 minutes of
that same car on the street. Not often does it happen in Australia due
to the laws and tightness of police. After seeing this machine out on
track in action a week prior to this shoot, it rushed through my skull
that It would be ideal to shoot it. WIth a camera of course…
I think everyone on the world wide web should enjoy a bit of
Australia's local drift scene cars. This might not be the 'hottest' R31
Skyline, but for the Australian scene this thing is pretty off chops.
This Ladies & Gentlemen, is Justin Fankhauser's R31 Skyline Drift
Car.
A full set of Superlites finishes the car in style, WIth a width of 10" all around, stretched to perfection.
Perfect ride height, and almost perfect wheel fitment, this car is set off like a ticking time bomb.
Twin Pipes are a big thing over here and are very common on a lot of drift
cars. So It's nice to see a dirty big cannon with lots of exhaust burn
melted onto the rear bumper.
Now that the exterior has been exposed, lets take a closer look, and
how this machine is ran. RB30ET – 10:1 Compression, boosted by a T04E
with a 40mm Trust Copy External Gate.
Where the work…
Is done…
Moving on to the motion shots…
There is so much contrast created with the vibrant blues of the car…
…and the natural greens of the forest.
Imagine this, your checking your settings on your camera, looking
through the viewfinder, making sure the focusing is 100% ready and
working fine…
and then you glance over and see this.
Then This…
And back again…
Stance…
Did I mention he drifts on track as well?
WIth his final battle leaving him in 2nd place, he was over the moon.
Justin on the far right hand side…
Justin would love to thank his two major helpers / sponsors.
- Nizzpro Performance
- Sanderson Paint & Panel
1990 R31 Skyline
Engine:
RB30E+T
10:1 Compression
Forward Facing Inlet Manifold
80mm Throttle
Body
440cc GTR Injectors
RB20E Fuel Rail
Sard Fuel Pressure
Reg
-6 Fuel Lines
Highmount Turbo Manifold
40mm Trust Copy
External Gate
T04E Turbo
Custom Catch Can Setup
3Inch
Straight thru Exhaust w/ Cannon
Cooling:
GTR Intercooler
40
Row Oil Cooler w/ Relocator
R33 Twin Core Alloy Radiator
Alloy
Bleeder Bottle
BA Falcon Thermo Fans
Drivetrain:
RB25DET
Gearbox
Excedy 5puk Button Clutch
1 Piece Tailshaft
28
Spline Borgwarner Diff
Full Spool Centre
Rose Jointed
Adjustable Upper Trailing Arms
Rose Jointed Adjustable Lower
Trailing Arms
Rose Jointed Adjustable Panhard Rod
Custom
Traction Brackets
Interior:
Bride Drivers Seat
Willans
Harness
Nardi 320mm Steering Wheel
Quick Release Boss
Kit
Cefiro Dash
Greddy Profec E-01 Boost Controller
VDO Fuel
Guage
VDO Volts Guage
Autometer Tacho
Saber Boost
Guage
Saber Oil Pressure Guage
Saber Oil Temp Guage
Saber
Water Temp Guage
Custom Rewire
Racing Logic Hydro
Handbrake
Sparco Pedals
Monkey Floor Brace
Suspension:
S13
Front Stub Axles
R33 Lower Control Arms
Cefiro Steering
Rack
Super Now Steering Rack Spacers
KEI Office Front
Coilovers
Tein Rear Coilovers
Custom Front Swaybar
Twin
Whiteline Rear Swaybars
Nolathane Bushes Throughout
Body:
R31
S3 Shell
R31 S3 Hot Plate Taillights
R31 S3 Headlights
Custom
Radiator Support
Rear Quarter Windows Removed
Custom Front
Flares approx. 50mm over std
Custom Rear Flares approx. 30mm over
std
BA Falcon Shockwave over Black Respray
Carbon Bonnet
Vent
Perspex Rear Windows
Wheels And Tyres:
Front:
15×10
Superlights -32
195/55/15's Federals
Rear:
15×10
Superlights -26
195/55/15's Federals
205/50/15's Federals
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FIRST! i think :p
I'm going to hang up my towel now. FANTASTIC photos Casey --you're going places.
Can someone else please write this guys articles? It's like reading work from a 5th grader.
Oh wait...all speedhunters articles are written like this...
AWESOME photos dude! awesome car too.. Love it!
So awesome!! Need vid, need vid ..
THAT IS DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the wheels!!
"There is so much contrast created with the vibrant blues of the car... "
Ummm.... yeah.
"Now that the exterior has been exposed, lets take a closer look, and how this machine is ran. RB30ET - 10:1 Compression, boosted by a T04E with a 40mm Trust Copy External Gate."
Epically illiterate sentence is epic.
Just perfect.
DESKTOP PLEASE! AMAZING FEATURE!
Too bad the kid cant write.
Is this the way the site is heading? Sure the pictures are great but I feel dumber having read the illiterate mumbo-jumbo underneath each picture.
I think I'll spend my time elsewhere where I can actually understand what is being portrayed through words and not be made to feel like I'm 3 years old looking at a picture book.
Love the shot through the seatbelt harness opening in the seat, classy!
What kind of post processing do you put on your shots, if anything? I've always loved this style of photography, gives pictures that extra personality, style, and mood that makes them so enjoyable to look at.
Oh yeah. Wonderful car, too!
Australia is nuts. The stance on that car is amazing. +1 for the fantastic pictures.
This is wonderful photograph...but writing not good-like 13 yearold.
Hey Pro Hektic, why dont you get back to reading your neon mag and get lost. I thought this post was awesome and well written. Just because you can only read at the fifth grade level doesn't mean you can blame speedhunters for it.
Your an idiot.
Again Speedhunters as the winter and cold roll in you get me pumped again. This post was fantastic. As a skyline owner I love seeing old R31's and how dope they can be. Makes me want one real bad.
Thanks for the post guys.
Oh my, what an arousing car!
Please can you make desktops of the first and fifth photos.
Thanks
Sick! You guys do Trent from Punchy proud. I bet there are farkin hummers all round for all you blokes in that neck of the woods.
Sick skids man, hope the piggers didnt nab ya for being hektic.
#14 in Hi-Res please!
That car is tough as nails! 15x10 is a sick wheel size. Thanks for sharing!
cool photos, but the writing is terrible. honestly, a middle schooler could have done better than this. you guys really need to demand more quality work from your writers.
that car is super tight.The superlites just set t off and contrast perfectly wiith the blue.And another thing is that is subtle it doesn't smack you in the mouth like other drift cars. As for the rest of the grammer nazis posting if you want somewhere to w*** over perfect spelling go back to barryboys.co.uk!
@casey: What hp is the RB30 producing? Was this car featured in phat sliggity?
lol @ the people griping about the writing. Just skip over it and look at the pictures, that's what I do anyway. haha
Oh, poor lomo action, you are so overused.
There is no denying the skill of the photographer at taking photos, but after reading posts from John Brooks and Mike Garrett it's clear the writing is indeed holding this post back.
Dismal writing, awesome pictures. Lol @ Australia being 20 years behind the rest of the world.
OH-MY-GOD
This car is so awesome, never thought a 31 could look this good
Props to the owner, really
Also, brilliant pics Casey!
I am just so in love with the Old School Vintage JDM.
MAAAAN that thing is cool. i did a little feature on it waaaay back on my humble blog (click above). but your pictures really bring it to life. good work sir!
Love the shots Casey, great work.
err stop raggin on Casey -> his writing might be dismal but he takes some awesome shots. Isn't he 17 or something? freakin amazing..
That is a nice car, nnniiicceee
BRILLIANT pictures, really love it.
Car is epic too!
I love the wheel the most,this looks like the coolest R31 ti me.
Wow, alot of comments,
I'm shocked, and I'm sorry that my writing isn't up to standard, but It will improve over time.
This R31 is just perfect! I love everything about it from the color to the stance.
Sick car, dope pics! what more could u want
We want a lot of this R31 wallpapers... i just love it
Have a go at this guy "J.Ames "...
'I think I'll spend my time elsewhere where I can actually understand what is being portrayed through words and not be made to feel like I'm 3 years old looking at a picture book.'
Congratu-FUCKING-lations you ignorant tosser. Your head is so far up your arse that you cannot recognise the incredible talent and finesse required to take the photos you are looking at.
Amazing photos Casey. Really good work mate.
x
Fuck yeah.
Whats with the different camber?
wow!!!!! cool sky!!!
If you want wallpapers guys, e-mail me here:
cjphotography00@hotmail.com, or ask me on my facebook fan page which is linked above.
This from the people ragging your writing - "This is wonderful photograph...but writing not good-like 13 yearold." ROFL
How about people recognise the skill and finesse required to take these incredible photographs...amazing work!
OH MY GOD!!thats is really awwwwsome to the max!!!!!!! that skyline just made my day
OMGoodness it's so awesome... except that it's a sedan.
BUT STILL! That low belt line and the wide little wheels with stretched tires - I LOVE seeing those things combined!
I have a 10 year old that writes better than this, i dont understand why the site has been getting worse and worse by publishing anything and everything. Get some standards. Looks for alternative car fan sites with quality control.
haha the cefiro dash is great! i never liked the R31 interior..
this car ended 2009 for me just right
Thats my Brother from and another Mother right there Killin it.
did i miss this car in the "street drift car of the ear" category?
Too bad this kid can't write...the sentences are really awkward to read and are poorly formed. Try again.
wow the haters are just looking for stuff to cry about, paying no attention to this sexy R31...
i mean, i didn't even notice his writing was bad until i read all these lame ass hate comments.
ANYWAYS, nice to actually see a cool car come out of Australia (kinda rare, lol)
Daddy can't buy a vowel
Do you have a 10 year old that can take photos like that?
Dope pictures!
This could be the sickest R31 outside of Japan, or even the world!
Fuck yeah fanki.
nice casey and franki
rad photos dont worrie about all the haters casey............
hardly credible when one guy is asking why the camber is different fron to rear when r31s have a solid rear axle lol
franki you must show me this spot when i move up
reg luke fink
awesome shots!!!!
these photos look very linhbergh-esque.
"leverage says you, a change in the wind says I..."
Rad shots Casey!
Go back to school and learn how to write man, seriously. The photos are A-Grade no doubt, but your writing...not so much.
Lol drifting on a local road, Nice!
Love the car.
Love the man.
This car has mind bending torque.
Casey, I'll proof read your articles from now on mate.
RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD *deep breath* RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAD RAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!! Boosted single cam RB's RULE my face.
Good photos but seriously, how hard is it to adjust the kelvin of the photos? Not hard and what a wonderful program photoshop is! This is the main "secret" behind the shots and nothing difficult to achieve.
All you illiterates out there in dream land need to understand that words have just as much importance to a piece as the pictures. This guys piece is severely let down by his writing which is, honestly speaking, terrible.
I doubt anyone else in his peer group of Australian drifters would be able to do any better to be blunt. I mean, look what happens when you leave high school to become a drifter, lol.
This is a good advertisement for staying in school.
was this out Canungra way??
Plz wallpaper this car. Its awesome!!!
Love the stance of this ride.
nice nice & nice. gee one guy writes post this article and gang of english teachers criticize. dont worry they are all really just ball suckers.
this is defiantly my favorite car in australia. always love finding photos of it. these are the best ive seen for sure. very good feature.. keep it up
what can i say?? i'm a hardcore VW fan with a soft spot for JDM cars, this car is street tuff!! love the photo's.. the stance is near perfect, plus 'ya boy 'can drive.. keep up the good work!
Great photos though I'm not too sure about mentioning contrast in green/blue colours when you've de-saturated a lot out
Holy Jebus!!!
THIS CAR IS THE SHIT!!!
love skylines, especially the old school ones. 2 door, 4 door, wagons from 1980 are f*cking AWESOME!!!
MUST HAVE SCREEN SAVER OF SLIDE ANGLES!!! PLS!!!
oh great photos ! ! !
Desktop Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol at the haters. You didn't pay for this website. All the content you read here is free. And awesome. Stop whining.
Love this R31
Wow! Really nice! Desktop it!
awesome car! way to build what you got rather then the same thing everyone else is running. 80's japanese rwd sedans, you gotta love'em!
This may have just inspired me to go 15x10 for my 31 hahaha...
Oni-kyan, check!
Shakotan, check!
Hippari Tire check!
All Performance upgrades, check!
One of the best R31's I have seen!
HEEEEEYYYY WAAAIIT A MINUTE.
STOP burning my man Casey , he did a wonderful feature, well his writing wasnt that awsome, he can always improve. the importance here is the feature and he did told the storyhonestly so i dont mind. the people who are complaining about everything being posted are dont have the true speedhunters passion. as speedhunter i actually enjoy more the posts about privateer features and grassroots events cause they keep me in touch with this distant scene.
Actually.... wheres the rollcage?
Great photos man, I like the one of the guy giving the 'all clear sign'. I think your photos tell more of a story than blocks of text ever could.
This gave me chills.
Beautyful car, brilliant pictures!
Very very nice shots Casey!
Don't listen to the haters, photo's are what you do and you do it bloody good!!
Very very nice shots Casey!
Don't listen to the haters, photo's are what you do and you do it bloody good!!
wow, bitchin
Awesome car. Awesome pictures!
Awesome car, awesome photos.
Awesome pics, awesome driver!! cant wait to ride in the beast again soon.
Thats my brother!!!
AWESOME CAR
Ok, so we've heard enough about the writing quality in this article. Now that he has recieved criticism about it he can improve on his work and I'm sure create better written articles in the future. The talent he shows in his photography is awesome for a 17 year old and he's definitely going places. People with harsh comments and nothing but unkind words to say should realise this.
Great photos Casey, that is also one hot 31. I see Julian and Rob came along for the shoot too. Thanks for the invite haha.
ffs get over the writing quality it seem like there are to many jurno's on this site to worry about this hot looking car
whats up with all the haters?
+1 to all the fag's on speedhunters hating on the writers. i loved the car feature.
AUSSIE DRIFT FTW!!!