New member, all the way from Belgium

[McLarenboy]

Hey Guys


My name is Dieter, 33 years of age and from Belgium. Cars and racing are my reason for living. I've got 4 cars (today) and last month was able to buy a house with a nice warehouse where i can store them and make a nice workshop/man cave.


VW/Audi & Porsche runs in the family, my grandfather was a dealer and i think i inherited the same bug (my father chose to become a dentist). I myself chose not to go for automotive repair as i knew back then the where cars are now today it's really not about being a mecanic. I work a deskjob but in the sector of metalworking machinery and basically learned all my automotive skills either by simple trial and error, through forums and also people sharing their skills at techmeets.




After my first two years of working i was able to fulfill one of my dreams which was building a trackday car from a full standard car. I had to be rearwheel drive and i opted for the Japanese cars, specifically Nissan (i now have 2).
I stayed in that scene for about 5 years after which i was given an Audi from 1980. Car had been sitting for 16 years, during it's revival i was so impressed by the German engineering i bought another classic Audi, this time with the well known 5 cylinder engine.


And now we arrive to the reason for my subscribing here, i want to change the trackday car to a drift car. And the 4 cylinder turbo car was getting on my nerves because in order to get it right one has to put an enormous amount of time and money into it. So why not opt for a engine swap where the engine in it's standard shape has more hp, is less complicated and normally aspirated. So my thoughts were; Chevrolet small block.


And after a long time of looking i've got my eyes set on a Caprice hearse with an LT1 5.7 V8.


And just like my trackday build the first step is to learn as much as i can through the interweb and look for the right kind of service manual.

My current cars:

[slimjim]

nice 180's, while you're doing your homework I suggest checking out the aussie forum secretdrift.com.au
what you plan to do has been done many times I'm sure, you should get a lot of info. might even see my old rx7 sliding around

[ICrombie]

Welcome, drift cars look like they would be a blast to drive. Any other plans for the audis?

[McLarenboy]

No the grey Audi 80 is now my daily driver and is finished. The other Audi has been put aside as i have to save some cash now after buying the house and need to do some work on the man cave to accommodate these and a couple more cars.

[McLarenboy]

Just went to have a look and drive with the car - i think i'm having this, nothing really which stood out. Compression is +-10 bar on all cylinders.

[andrewb70]

Welcome to the forum!

Andrew