Ben Glassen

From : Currently Port Moody
Car : 1981 Toyota Corolla Wagon - White/Black/Rust
Engine : 3TC - Webber 32/36

Biography

Been interested in drifting since the early 2000s as a young teen. My best friend Geordie Goodall and I have never ceased our pursuit to drift. In 2005 my dad, a petrolhead himself, helped me into my first car which was a 1991 240sx. In 2007 I aquired the heavily modified 1981 Corolla wagon I still have today.

A professional slopestyle mountain bike career between 2008-2013 put a hold on drifting as a priority.

Since finishing university I have been through a number of interesting daily drivers including 4 Civics, a JDM Nissan Cima (my wedding vehicle), and a 6 speed G35 Sedan.

TeamHush on Instagram is a page dedicated to JDM Drift style that I manage with contributions from some other friends on our little "team".

Recently I finished a Rack & Pinion Steering swap in the Corolla which is the last major project I have wanted to do on that car. My current goals are to maintain amd drive the Corolla as is while working towards a tow rig. In the future I hope to build a RHD S-Chassis specific to track use and my first Turbo car. My best friend Geordie spent a year in Japan on internship and so our hope is to build similar cars to tandem.

I look forward go getting back to my home town, Nanaimo or near to it on the Mid Island.

Car Info

Wagon, Motorfix rust style White with black roof, Quad headlights

3TC
-Webber 32/36
-Shaved head w/ 0.8 gasket
-MSD Ignition
-ARP Head Studs
-Upgraded Fuel Pump

AE86 Footwork
-Disk Rear End
-Tokico rear shocks
-1.5" Lowering blocks
-TRD 2 way LSD
-Inline Hydro E-Brake on stock handle
-Rack & Pinion with TE column, custom poly bushing, S15 half shaft, MR2 manual Rack
-AE86 crossmember w/ rack cut & shut 1cm forward
-TE inner and tie rod tube, AE outter tie rods
-3/4 inch extended controle arm each side
-AE86 power steering knuckles straitened to elete akerman
-AE86 Disk brakes w/ steel braided lines
-AE86 Cusco front coilovers
-Front Strut Bar

Wheel / Tire
Front
-Mercury 14x7
-185/60R14 Yokohama
-2x 2mm slip on spacers
Rear
-Riken 13x6.5
-175/70R13
-1" Bolt on spacers

2009 Deer colision damage, front right
2014 Ditch entry damage, rear right