Darren McNamara's Toyota Corolla AE86 - Birth of a Star

Owner Darren McNamara

Hometown Buttevant, Ireland

Daily Grind Building and driving drift cars

Power 340hp at crank

Under The Hood SR20DET conversion; HKS GT-SS turbo, tubular manifold, adjustable actuator; GReddy Profec B boost controller, pulley kit; modified AFM; MCN Sport engine mounts, wiring loom, three-Core custom "V" mount intercooler with 3-inch piping, three-core custom "V" mount radiator with aluminum breather tank, SSB aluminum fuel tank; Samco silicone hoses; Twin Pacet competition fans; Trust turbo outlet; Blitz Nr-Spec exhaust; modified sump; lightweight alternator; Nismo oil cap; Stant hi-pressure radiator cap; Denso Iridium spark plugs; Sytec FSE fuel pump, pre-line Bullet filter; stainless steel braided lines

Drivetrain Nissan 180SX transmission with modified casing; Exedy paddle clutch, pressure plate, 5kg flywheel; MCN Sport lightened and balanced one-piece driveshaft, gearbox mount; Nismo solid shifter; locked differential

Brains HKS F-Con

Stiff Stuff fully seal-welded; pop riveted chassis rails; Custom MCN Sport nine-point rollcage, front coilovers, camber plates, Drift springs; Tokico HTS shocks; T3 four-link kit, roll center adjusters, front tri-bar, adjustable panhard rod; Whiteline traction brackets; Largus D1 Spec rear antiroll bar; TRD rear polyurethane bushings; Powerflex rear link bushing kit, Race Spec front antiroll bar; Powerflex front bushings; Quaife RHD quick rack; Ueo Style adjustable track control arms, tie rods; Tein tension rods, camber suspension plates; Cusco OS strut bars, rear tri-bar

Rollers 16x8 Rota Grids; 245/45R16 Falken FK-452s

Stoppers custom brake lines; Goodridge hoses; Black Diamond slotted rotors; new AE86 calipers (all round); Project MAX 900 pads; Vertical Hydraulic handbrake

Outside Vertex body kit; CBY overfenders, carbon fiber bonnet; Custom MCN Sport "Big" wheel wells; Kouki Redline taillights, headlights, inner fog lights; fiberglass hatch; TRD rear wing; Imperial Blue paint

Inside OMP ARS bucket seat (driver), HTS bucket seat (passenger), Corsica steering wheel; FIA seat brackets; Williams four-point 3-inch harnesses; Sparco Group N Snap off Boss; Defi Link Control Unit 2, BF gauges (boost, oil pressure, water temperature), tachometer; Nismo GT shift knob; Custom MCN Sport center console, aircraft switches; Varley Red Top battery; Audi A8 Silver paint

Props D1, Falken Tires and Blitz in the US; Pro Drift, Hankook, Abbey Motorsport and everyone who supported MCN Sport

Connect blitz-performance.com; falkentire.com; greddy.com; hksusa.com; mcnsport.com; tein.com

By Carter Jung

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