NZ Performance Car – October 2019

What’s ‘732’ you may ask? It’s the first three digits of a Reefton

phone number; you could say these boys are staunch West Coasters

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the Cefiro that’s now synonymous with his impressive moustache

game. Outwardly, it’s the most outrageous looker, originally

acquired as a green-stickered street car, now bristling with Uras

aero, barely encompassing the 18x10-inch front and 18x11-inch

rear Weds Cerberus 2s. Mechanically, it’s the mildest of the trio. A

simple RB25DET NEO lies beneath the vented bonnet, packing a

shade under 305kW at the fly.

Aaron’s S14 is the most serious of the three. Making use

of a 2.2-litre stroker kit, the SR22VET pumps a handy 395kW to

the rears, imbibing an ethanol diet, with a wholesome lopey idle

courtesy of some big Kelford cams. It’s no cookie-cutter S-chassis

build. The Car Modify Wonder fenders set it apart from the horde,

with D-MAX Type 3 aero sorting the rest. Wheels? Like those of

the other lads, they’re big and genuine: Riverside Altstadts in this

instance, again with 11 inches of girth out the back.

The machines might be unique, but the Hero Prints livery

design ties them together.

“We’re influenced by a lot of the American teams,” Kieran

tells us, “Tandem of Die, Animal Style, ProCeed — and, of course,

that Japanese golden era of drifting: low cars, big wheels. Not

compromising style for function. It’s just about having fun with the

boys, not competing — oh, and being faster than Gusto.”

It’s all an exercise in “keeping a grin on your lid” he says.

Eschewing the common trajectory of the masses; making sure

headlights are installed, and blazing; cultivating the perfect

moustache. For Team Produced 732, it’s about keeping the

band together, regardless of growing up, and transcending those

inevitable distance challenges.