Buckey Laing has been a major name in the Vegas grassroots scene for almost two years. After an amazing show last season in his black FC buckey has come back with a super cherry red FC.
At VD Pro-am Jon Chase from DSTROYR asked if I could shoot Buckey’s car for his team drivers page. Two days later I’m at Get Nuts Labs which is run by Forrest Wang shooting on their track. Buckey has been one of my favorite Vegas drivers for a while now, and while he hasn’t been running Pro-Am this season he’s well on his way to his dreams. I mean look at how awesome this looks, and trust me if I was halfway as decent as Shreeve at videos I would of made one. But instead I did this….
WE WENT TO DQ! Which was the worst idea any of us had that day. Yes, ice cream on a hot day sounds amazing. Until you body gives you that gonna hurl feeling. But sitting here I saw the detail on Buckey’s shirt and it gave me the idea for the title photo.
I told Buckey there would be sparks but he had no idea how many. Don’t worry this doesn’t damage the paint but doesn’t it look BADASS!
So after seeing the results Buckey was super stoked (don’t let the face fool you) to do a car and driver shot with the sparks.
Details on the car
Engine:
Area-77 Built Series 4 13b-t
88.5 Rotors
Rotary Aviation Cryo Treated 2mm Super Seal kit with Race Springs
Stock Intake Ports, with Ported Exhaust Sleeves
S5 TurboII Simplified/Ported Throttle Body
550/1600cc Bosch Injectors
Modified S4 TurboII Fuel Rails
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
External Bosch 044 Inline Fuel Pump
Aeromotive FPR
Magnecor 10.5mm Leading Plug Wires
OEM NGK Trailing Plug Wires
Blitz Oil Cap
Stitch Welding by Get nuts Labs
Cooling:
V-Mount Radiator/Intercooler Setup Fabricated by Get Nuts Labs
Griffin NASCAR 4 Core Radiator
Godspeed Intercooler
CX-Racing 25 Row Oil Cooler -10an Lines/fittings
Derale Electric Fan + Thermo Switch
Engine Management:
Haltech E6K Tuned by Steve Singh of Area-77
Defi Advanced BF Link Gauges. Boost, Oil Temp, Water Temp
PLX Device Wideband
Drivetrain:
Clutch Net 6 Puck Clutch
S4 TurboII Transmission with Modified S5 Shifter
Shimmed 1.5 way S4 TurboII LSD
SuperNOW Solid Trans Mounts
Supsension/Steering Angle
Ebay Coilovers 10k/8k Rates. (Need Upgraded asap)
Ground Control Rear Camber Bar
Modified Front S4 Lower Ball Joint to allow for more angle
Get Nuts Labs Ver.2 Spindles
SuperNOW Cutting Tie Rod Kit, with SuperNOW Inner Spacers DMAX ring washers for inner tie rod
Prothane Bushing Kit
Wheels, and Braking:
Enkei RPF-1 in SBC Finish – Front: 17×9.5 +18. Rear: 18×10.5 +15
Drilled/Slotted Rotors
New OEM Front Brake Pads, and HAWK Rear Pads.
OEM e-brake
Interior:
Mazdaspeed 360mm Wheel
NRG 2.0 Quick Release
Bride ExasIII Seat
Get Nuts Labs Custom Seat Rail
Fire Suppression System
G-Force Camlock Harness
S5 Center Console Surround
S5 Gutted Dash + Tons of DSTROYR Stickers!
9K Racing 150mm Bubble Shift Knob
Wink Mirror
Gutted E-Brake internals to remove the locking mechanism
160watt 8 Way Strobe Light Kit
Pioneer Deck/Sony Explode Speakers
Optima Red Top 1000cca Dry Cell Battery Relocated for Corner Weighting
Exterior:
Bn-Sports Type 1 Aero Kit
Shine Auto Project Front Carbon Fiber 30mm Fenders
Shine Auto Project Rear 30mm Over Fenders
Shine Auto Project Roof Wing (not shown yet)
9K Racing Hood Vent Mounted to an S5 Vert Aluminum Hood
Gutted S4 TurboII Mirrors
Gutted Doors
Modernized S5 Tail Lights
Custom Headlights
Area-77 Modified Head Light Cover
Rear Tube Chassis + Bash Beam Made By Get Nuts Labs
Body Work & Paint Courtesy of Mike Laing, Sr.
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