The story on this ride begins all the way back in 2001, when I first completed the Silvia conversion, and had the car looking killer when it was black! I'm a huge advocate of CLEAN looking rides that leave the admirer wondering where OEM left off and aftermarket began. I kep the look subtle, with only a carbon fiber hood, a REAL C-West GT wing, Strawberry Face body kit, HKS suspension and Exhaust, and Japan Spec Enkei GTV racing wheels.
I then got the bright idea of ditching the anemic KA24 cast iron block engine and replacing it with a JDM SR20DET aluminum block motor. While these things are a dime a dozen now, not too many people knew what they were doing back in '01! That's when I enlisted my friend Kenny Tran's expertise in performing his FIRST Nissan SR20 engine swap. 
From there, it was a downhill mission of obtaining all the best parts to build one of the cleanest, most capable drift cars out there! I spared no expense, as I immediately incorporated a MoTec M4 ECU, HKS GT2530 ball bearing turbo, HKS exhaust manifold, downpipe, and Super Drager Exhaust. The madness didn't stop there though, as I was virtually possessed into acquiring a polished GREDDY intake plenum, HKS 555cc injectors, Corvette C5 coilpacks, Blitz FMI, Tial BOV, and a host of other wallet draining goodies!
After it's first full feature in the December '01 issue of Turbo & Hi-Tech, I then decided I was going to go all-out, making a few more changes, and going with a new paint scheme in an effort to land a cover feature.
The concept was simple: a stunning silver base accented by darker silver (of the same hue) twin racing stripes.
The reality though is that there is a serious shortage of painters who can take pride in their work, and satisfy someone as detail intensive as I am! Although the car looks respectable in these pics, the paint job
SUCKS! This clown (from the Kandy Shop, in Westland MI) not only had uneven racing stripes running from front to back, there's overspray on virtually EVERY surface of the car, paint drips on my expensive-as-hell wheels, and a host of missing parts.
But, like all die-hard enthusiasts, each set back is simply another opportunity to move forward. I've since designed another new layout for The Money Pit... but you'll have to wait for the updates!
