well over at the 240 boards we've been following a fellow former s14 owner's progress in putting together his new LS1 FD. they fucking move fast.

3 or 4 months ago - buy shell + LS1
today - post video of it in action

http://www.lukelonberger.com/media/lukesfd_0001.wmv
right click save as plz

the buildup was posted over at www.shockdrifting.com but the site is down right now. i have to say the damn thing sounds absolutely sick...

iirc the guys personal website is (duh) www.lukelonberger.com

Yeah, it's amazing what Luke did with his parent's money in a very short amount of time. Didn't know you were a friend of his...

i only know of him. i don't know him personally. if what you say is true, i suppose his parents must be into racing. he's got track experience from when he was a kid.

.... hrm...turbo charged....?

he's got track experience from when he was a kid.There are plenty of supportive parents out there. However, there are very few 22 year olds who would dumb enough to claim they made an ambiguous "lucky investment" and have a $690k house nearly paid off in only a couple years, or with such a financial burden, would claim to have quit their job to work full-time on building a drift car. A background check proved he owns no property and someone who knows him well said that it was all a front and that his parents pay for everything. Basically, he's just another JoeD, but white. :D

The car is mean, no doubt, and seems to be well done, but I'm not impressed by someone who bought everything on mom and dad's credit cards and didn't have to work a day during the several months he took to finish it.

.... hrm...turbo charged....?Nope. Just an LS1 with a cam, as far as I know.

There are plenty of supportive parents out there. However, there are very few 22 year olds who would dumb enough to claim they made an ambiguous "lucky investment" and have a $690k house nearly paid off in only a couple years, or with such a financial burden, would claim to have quit their job to work full-time on building a drift car. A background check proved he owns no property and someone who knows him well said that it was all a front and that his parents pay for everything. Basically, he's just another JoeD, but white. :D

The car is mean, no doubt, and seems to be well done, but I'm not impressed by someone who bought everything on mom and dad's credit cards and didn't have to work a day during the several months he took to finish it.

here here

Basically, he's just another JoeD, but white. :D


JoeD isn't white? Who knew? :dunno:

There are plenty of supportive parents out there. However, there are very few 22 year olds who would dumb enough to claim they made an ambiguous "lucky investment" and have a $690k house nearly paid off in only a couple years, or with such a financial burden, would claim to have quit their job to work full-time on building a drift car. A background check proved he owns no property and someone who knows him well said that it was all a front and that his parents pay for everything. Basically, he's just another JoeD, but white. :D

The car is mean, no doubt, and seems to be well done, but I'm not impressed by someone who bought everything on mom and dad's credit cards and didn't have to work a day during the several months he took to finish it.

i can agree with that whole heartedly. i didn't know he made those kind of claims. sounds pretty ridiculous to me...

Isn't that car 4 sale, never saw a Ls1 FD in action, i have 2 fd with blown engines, don't know if i could go that route. Would like to see a drag race with a LS1 FD vs FD rotary of same power.

i thought about the ls1 swap but then i got my single turbo and the ls1 was out the window