With complete access to Origin's master catalog, Eric decided his S13 should stand out in a sea of Silvias and Sileighties. The Silvia front end was a given conversion, but he installed the Origin Aggressive body kit to bring it into full light along with the Origin Blister 20mm (front) and 30mm (rear) fenders, which are screaming for equally wide wheels to fill the space. He took care of that by bolting on a set of 18x9 and 18x10 Work Meister S1s sporting black staggered faces. HQ Kustoms sprayed the car with a shiny coat of PPG Alpine White paint before David laid down the graphics. To finish the exterior, Eric added an extremely rare Origin Lab piece: the "Great Wave Off Kanagawa" hood, a design replicating Katsuhika Hokusai's masterpiece (see sidebar), as well as Origin mirrors, taillights and a carbon fiber sunroof plate from Racepods.
While the exterior screams loudly, the interior is almost a whisper in comparison. Most of it has been ripped out, leaving it bare with the exception of the dashboard, which had its air conditioning vents removed so Eric could squeeze a trio of GReddy gauges. The a/c controls were also pulled for the Painless ignition panel, all part of the custom wiring job he fabbed up himself. He rocks a pair of blue suede Recaro Speeds for comfort on the go, an Autopower rollcage for protection and a Nardi Classic 350mm steering wheel for cool cruising.
Just like needing a photo in a casual encounter on Craigslist to prove one's looks, a good drift car needs suspension to prove its performance on the track. Eric rid his S13 of poor handling by lowering his car four inches with a set of adjustable Stance coilovers with 504lb springs for the front shocks and 392lb springs on the rear. Girthy Whiteline sway bars were also used along with a GReddy rear strut bar, Touge Factory's trunk and pillar bar, and Nismo bushings for additional stiffness. To really turn this mutha out for drifting, Eric needed more to improve his angle so he bolted in SPL Parts endlinks, Touge Factory tension rods, traction rods, rear upper control arms, toe rods, Tein inner tie rods and Kazama tie rod ends. The brake upgrades are mild, using factory Z32 calipers with Project ? brake pads and Taka Motorsports brakelines.