Speedwells Datsun 280ZX V8 Turbo Build

We can honestly say we have no idea where Iby gets time to work on his projects as well as the hectic workload of working life, with the Porsche Turbo R undergoing some serious engine modifications which should see it pushing out the best part of 700bhp + with the new Turbo & ECU upgrade not to mention all of the other goodies the engine has been treated too, it should now have the huge performance to match those aggressive but stunning looks, let’s face it the 997 Turbo in factory form isn't slow by any means, so just imagine with an extra 200 + HP, this is going to be one incredibly brutal Porsche 997.

To complete the rest of the upgrades, with a fresh enhancement to the suspension being completed, with a bespoke set of Bilstein PSS10 coilovers that have been built to GT3R specification, such a fantastic addition to how this 997 will look & drive, all being well it should be sitting on the Bilstein stand at the Performance show at the NEC Birmingham in January 2019, so if you haven’t seen this car in up close and personal we strongly suggest you head to the show, it will be worth it just to see this beauty.

Not content with one project car on the go Iby also has the Datsun 280ZX and a few months back we did a blog post on the start of the build, and we are happy to report it has progressed a little further, it has sat around for a while whist the GT3R has got most of the attention, but with a slot booked in at Perfection Midlands body shop, the ZX was treated to some extremely sexy paint work.

The interior of the shell was treated to some matte black, with a nice contrasting gloss red on the roll bar, it’s a combo that looks amazing against the all new pearl white paint work which has been lavished on the external panels, and believe us when we say pictures don’t do this finish any justice.

With the Datsun painted the next job will be to treat the underside of the shell to some extra protection and then Iby can start to add the suspension set up and get the Lexus V8 Turbo engine sitting where it should be, as well as fixing the extended riveted over fenders in place, after they have had their coat of gloss black paint.

Its great seeing this build take some shape, and we will of course be sharing the build progress over the coming months, this is going to be one serious looking Datsun, with form and function.

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Speedwells Datsun 280ZX

Speedwells Datsun 280ZX

Speedwells Datsun 280ZX

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Audi Q7 ABT AS7 VAD Wheel Upgrade

We have had lots of requests over the last few months regarding our 22” wheel upgrades for the first generation Audi Q7, especially the ABT AS7 version, all of the sizes and specifications we have listed on our website, but the requests we are having of late underlines that we needed to put the info out there more.

We generally have a huge disliking for wheel spacers, but we do understand why some people use them you only have to look at some of the high quality German tuners have used them over the years and still do on certain wide body conversions they produce, that they want to sell the complete package that they have built and invested into, which makes perfect sense, they produce a wheel that will fit the stock o.e.m vehicle and then add 35 to 50 mm of spacer when they sell the wheels with their wide body conversion, its not something we would do or offer personally but we understand the reasoning behind it, but this is also why we admire companies like Hamann Motorsport and Prior Design, the companies that build the same design wheel for a stock or wide body conversion without the use of a spacer, if its a standard body they offer a standard width wheel for the application, if its the wider version they build a wider and the correct wheel width for the conversion, which is how it should be done.

10.5x22 > 295/30R22 Front & 13x22 > 335/25R22 Rear VAD VF1

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abt Audi Q7 fitted with 10

The first generation Q7 has been a firm favourite at VAD and we have converted a fair few over the years as well as supplying a selection of our wheels to customers who already had the ABT Q7 fitted but were disappointed with the tuner wheel and tyre set up.

The ABT conversion for the Q7 is deceptively wide, the AS7 can be fitted with quite a substantial wheel and width, we build 10.5x22 front wheels and 13x22 rear wheels fitted with 295/30R22 & 335/25R22 tyres front and rear respectively, as well as fitting adjustable lowering links, it seems to be a conversion we are quite renown for, get in touch in you want the ultimate look for your Audi.

Audi Q7 22 Inch VAD VF1 Matte Black_edit

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Audi ABT AS7 A7 Wide Body, fitted with VAD 10.5X22 & 13X22 VF1, EVO-R

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Kremer Racing K3R

Lots of excitement around the launch of Porsche incredible 935 that has been launched in homage to the 935/78 Moby Dick, and why not it’s a master piece, based on the incredible 991 GT2-RS chassis with 700hp at a cost of £750k with 77 pieces set to be produced, Porsche with yet another masterpiece for its 70th anniversary, but whilst everyone is drawn to the all-new 935, its made us appreciate the original homage to the amazing Porsche 935 ... the awe-inspiring Kremer Racing K3R.

Kremer K3R

Kremer K3R

Kremer K3R

We have covered this particular Kremer creation before back in January when we went to visit them in Germany, but we feel this car is worthy of a revisit, because as we have seen it in person we can confirm, it’s a complete master piece.

It was the brain child of Eberhard A. Baunach, owner of the modern day Kremer racing, he approached Holger Zimmerman of Zimspeed to create the modern day K3 based on the 997 chassis, Holger’s father Ekkehard Zimmermann owns DP Motorsport and pretty much built every original Kremer Racing 935 K3 body work and beat Porsche at their own game, so the history behind the build is pretty legendary, and to say that Holger created a master piece is such understated comment, up close and personal the car is just incredible, and considering they based this on the 997, the similarity to the older 930 cars is a testament to what he has created, seeing them both side by side you can see his creation is pretty spot on, considering it’s not only a different chassis but a different era.

There are 2 base models at the moment, a track car and a road car, with a further 997 Turbo about to join the line-up and this is the one that we feel will launch the model right into the public eye. Big power and small modifications to allow a not only a wider wheel, but also a much larger tyre set up, as well as all the modification to help the air feed the rear inter coolers, its one car that we have seen take shape, but have been unable to discuss, but that’s all about to change.

It one car that we feel we just have to build for the UK market, we already have the theme we want to build it around, its just a case of clearing the decks and being given the Kremer green light.

View the Kremer K3R in our on-line gallery https://www.vaddesign.com/kremer-racing

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