NZ Performance Car – October 2019

All three cars wear a

Hero Prints–designed

livery, the boys

paying homage to

their favourite era of

Japanese drifting, back

when style was never

sacrificed for function

KIERAN THANKS: Aaron and Mark, for having big ideas and making this team dream a reality; Drew, Ryder, Nove, Hass, JMart, Seth, and Josh at The Sign Lab; Ash at Hero Prints; Alex at Moonlight Racing;

Zac and John at GKTech; Blake at Cany Customs; Ian Ffitch; Matt at Quickstyle Motorsports; Jesse Streeter; Nick at MFS; Rapid Performance; Handsome Boys Drift Club, for the group chat; Jonny Martin and

Southern Stance, for running their rad events for us to drive at; most important, my partner Tracy — she was here from the start, showing constant support and buying groceries

EXTERIOR
PAINT: Hero Prints livery,
including red, wrapped by
The Sign Lab
ENHANCEMENTS: Panel work
by Cany Customs, Origin Labo
Racing Line bodykit, Origin Labo
Type II silver carbon bonnet,
Koguchi Power +50mm guards,
Koguchi Power +70mm rear
guards, Origin Labo FRP boot,
Spirit Rei boot spoiler, Origin Labo
FRP under-panel set, Origin Labo
Type II 180SX under panel, GT-R
grille, brick headlights, D-MAX
LED tail lights, Origin Labo FRP
rear garnish panel, Bomex Type I
FRP mirrors, Racetech tow points

INTERIOR

SEATS: Bride Zeig III Type R,

Street Faction Engineering seat

rails, NZKW harness

STEERING WHEEL: Keys Racing

deep-type, NRG boss kit, NRG

V2.5 quick-release hub

INSTRUMENTATION: Autogauge

boost, oil-pressure, oil-temp,

water-temp gauges

EXTRA: Six-point roll cage, S15

dash conversion, Broadway

mirror, custom battery mount,

Gel battery, UE Boom blasting

Dre 2001

SHOES

WHEELS: (F) 18x9.5-inch

(-6) Rays Gram Lights 57 Pro;

(R) 18x10-inch (-1) Rays Gram

Lights 57 Pro, 18x10-inch (-24)

Work Rezax II, 18x10-inch (-20)

Weds Kranze

TYRES: (F) 225/40R18 Nankang

NS2R, (R) 235/40R18 Kenda

KR20

SUPPORT

STRUTS: Stance XR1

BRAKES: (F) R33 GT-R calipers, factory rotors, Yahoo Japan brake pads, braided lines, BM57 non-ABS brake master cylinder; (R) Dual R33 GT-R

calipers, Znoelli slotted rotors, Yahoo Japan brake pads, braided lines, Parts Shop Max handbrake, Wilwood three-quarter master cylinder

EXTRA: GKTech V3 drop knuckles, GKTech Super Lock LCAs, GKTech steering-rack spacer, longer rack ends and tie rods; GKTech rear drop knuckles,

GKTech V4 toe arms, GKTech V4 camber arms, GKTech V4 traction arms, MFS bumper supports and jacking points, GKTech subframe risers, GKTech

subframe reinforcement, GKTech high-clearance sway bar, Cusco rear sway bar, relocated steering rack, solid bushes, custom alloy steering-shaft bush

DRIVELINE

GEARBOX: CD009, six-speed, Collins

adaptor, GKTech Z33 shifter relocator

CLUTCH: OS Giken single-plate

FLYWHEEL: OS Giken lightweight

DIFF: R200, shimmed limited-slip (4.3 ratio),

GKTech billet extended diff cover

Don’t let the form fool you; the underpinnings are equally impressive. Kieran’s S13 is a rolling catalogue

of GKTech suspension components, including front and rear drop knuckles. While the boys only drift for

fun, we’re told that they still don’t want to be slower than Team Gusto