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Drift Patrol 2.0 Starring Dan Piña

July 21st, 2008 -
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Formula D driver and Drift Mustang member, Drift Patrol Dan, has a new Mustang in the works over at Grigg's Racing. Drift Patrol 2.0 sports new drift specific products that I should share with Drift Mustang enthusiasts out there.

Drift Patrol 2.0:

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This time Dan is starting with a GT. The front bumper and fender extension design of the GT allow for more tire clearance when adding to the front track width. Of course you can always pick a GT front end up at the junkyard and throw it on your LX.

The Lower Control Arms:

drift patrol 2
The Lower Control Arms are designed with a curve to the following leg of the A-Frame that allows for extra tire clearance. These are one-off units built for Dan's car, and since Dan does not run a swaybar, you will notice that there is no mount for one. You will also notice that the steer arm on the factory SN95 spindles has been shortened. The increases the steering speed as well as the total amount of angle achievable. Formula D rules require the use of a factory spindle. For those of you not competing at a professional level, I recommend picking up a set of SN95 2" drop spindles from RaceCraft.

Shot of the Lower Control Arms on the car:

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Here you can see the LCAs on the car. When the wheel is a full lock, the recess in the trailing arm will allow additional clearance for the rim and tire. This is a shot of the passenger side front wheel taken from inside the engine compartment.

Dual Caliper Rear Brakes:

drift patrol 2
Although some people have have luck using an inline solution that simply plumbs into the existing rear brakes, all the professional cars add a separate brake system for their e-brake. This ensures that neither the foot brake nor the e-brake are compromise systems.

A Bald Eagle:

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LXTASY
07-21-2008, 2:24 PM

Like the way the setup is going. Really looking forward to see that beast on the track. Nice eagle by the way.

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Geoffrey Chandler
07-21-2008, 4:05 PM

I threw the Eagle in just for fun, I don't think any Eagles are being used in the build. Of course I could always be wrong.

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Mars5L
07-23-2008, 6:31 AM

I was so hoping for a coupe :(

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Geoffrey Chandler
07-23-2008, 8:02 AM

It's not nearly as easy to fit a load of rims and tires into the back of a coupe.

:)

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metman2j
10-14-2008, 11:11 PM

Is Dan's sponsorship with Falken ending? I seen BFGs on that one....
1987 Ford Mustang

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cbleslie
10-15-2008, 9:31 PM

AMERICA!

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sn95drifter (not verified)
04-03-2009, 3:35 PM

how/where can i get those control arms?

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Geoffrey Chandler
04-05-2009, 1:59 AM

Griggs Racing makes them. www.griggsracing.com

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About Geoff

I have been building cars since about 1996 when I bought a 1966 Chevelle Malibu and modified it. My first exposure to drifting was back in 2004 when the shop (Hotrods to Hell) that I worked at was commissioned to build the 1969 Camaro that was campaigned in the 2005 Formula D series. In order to get a better idea of what the Camaro needed to be capable of I went to the Formula D Irwindale event and was instantly hooked.

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My approach to car building is methodical. As you watch along with our build you will notice that we only make a few changed between each episode. I do not believe in throwing a bunch of parts at a problem and hoping it will be solved.

When you are developing a chassis for the first time you need to take you time and establish what I call a "vocabulary for the car." Basically what this means is that you need to learn what impact different parts and modifications will have on the car and on each other.

My roadmap for the Mustang was first to address the inconsistency in the car. The coilovers, panhard bar, and rollcage have done wonders in that direction. Then since this is a drift car, we need to make some drift specific modification, steering angle and LSD. The next move is to fine tune the car, getting the right spring rate, finding alignment settings that work well, trying different sway bars.

If you have any questions for me or suggestions for the car, you can make a post in the forum.

-Geoff

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