Don’t get us wrong, as much as we at Stance:Nation are known as the Form > Function guys, we don’t want anyone to get confused and think that we have no respect for Function > Form. We all gotta give credit where it’s due. In this case, when you have a car that can pull Form and Function off at the same time you will not only get our respect, but a full blown feature and some awesome photos of your ride! With that said, check out this mean drift machine that we have for you today.
Hailing from Texas, this blue monster is driven by Nate Hamilton, which he pilots during XDC events around the country starting this year. His car went through a dramatic change last year after receiving the sponsorship of Kustomz Unlimited, who provided the fabrications needed to produce such a beast of a drift car. Over the past year, Nate has been climbing through the ranks to be among the top drifters in the Lone Star State.
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Photos by: Sy Pham exclusively for StanceNation.com
The satin blue paintjob of the car snaps heads everywhere it goes. With 17×9 fronts and 18×10.5 rears Enkei RPF1 acting as rollers dropped on Tein Super Drift, Nate’s car has a stance of a race car that looks great regardless if he is on track or not.
I really like how the car means business, but there is always room for fun. The splitter was all engulfed in stickers that Nate had acquired over time.
With the expertise of the guys from Kustomz Unlimited, the roll cage was built to competition spec and the interior was sprayed in the same shade as the exterior, but in a glossy finish rather than satin.
His cockpit is clean and to the point. He even has a radio to ease the loud roar of his engine and chirping of tires as he fly’s around the corners!
His stock instrument cluster has been ditched, and replaced in its place is a collection of aftermarket gauges of the essentials.
This car is one of those rare drift machine that doesn’t use zipties to hold up bumpers. Instead, latches and quick release connectors were used to throughout the car, such as the bumper and trunk, for security and ease of removal.
Notice the JL sticker? It represent Nate’s late friend and team member, Jorge Lopez, who unfortunately passed away over a year ago.
Oh wait, that is not a SR or a KA…
The swap was cleanly done with some ingenuity from the guys at Kustomz. Replacing the old SR, this motor consist of a LS2 bottom end with a LS6 mated on a T56 6-speed transmission. Just check out that sweet looking intake, it certainly looks like it means serious business.
Enough with the spec sheet talk, here are some action shots!!!!
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