This 2017 Toyota Corolla iM was designed and built by Papadakis Racing and campaigned in the 2017 Formula Drift Pro Championship by racing driver Fredric Aasbø. The car features a longitudinally mounted 2.7L turbo four sending power to the rear wheels through a G-Force 4-speed manual transmission and a carbon fiber driveshaft. Details of the build include 10.5:1 JE pistons, a BorgWarner turbocharger, AEM fuel injection, and a nitrous oxide system. The seam-welded chassis is equipped with custom RS-R suspension allowing for 65 degrees of steering angle. Takata racing seats, a removable Sparco steering wheel, and a custom instrument panel complete the race-prepped interior. The seller estimates that the car has completed 200 laps over over a single season of competition. This Corolla iM Formula Drift car is offered with spare parts and wheels, records, and a California non-op registration in the seller’s name.

This Corolla iM competed in the 2017 FD season with Fredric Aasbø at the helm for Papadakis Racing. Successful results included wins at the second event on the calendar in Orlando, Florida as well as in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, helping Aasbø to earn second place in the Pro Drivers’ Championship and led Toyota to win the Manufacturer’s Cup.

Stephan Papadakis led the build to convert the front-wheel drive Corolla iM into a rear-wheel drive drift car. The video above details the project and interviews Papadakis about two of his previous builds, both of which are currently on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The 2017 chassis was stripped to bare metal, seam welded, and strengthened with a chromoly roll cage designed to exceed Formula Drift safety regulations. The car is also said to meet Formula Drift standards for the 2019 season.

The exterior retains matte black and yellow livery featuring graphics for Rockstar Energy Drink, Nexen Tire, and other sponsors. The seller states notes that all sponsor graphics would need to be removed if the car were to be competed professionally. Custom fenders were created by Dzine Unlimited of Huntington Beach, California, while carbon fiber pieces were sourced from RMR Racing. The molds for the fenders and several other body parts are included in the sale. Motegi Technomesh Drift wheels measure 17″x9″ up front and 18″x10″ out back and are mounted with Nexen N’Fera SUR4 tires.

The stripped interior features two Takata race seats and 6-point harnesses. Papadakis Racing fabricated the protective roll cage, which is welded into the chassis. The fire suppression system can be actuated from a trigger mounted on the transmission tunnel.

Control inputs include a removable Sparco steering wheel, Tilton 600-Series pedals, and a hydraulically assisted handbrake. Stock instrumentation has been replaced with an AEM CD-7 display, while a switch panel sits in place of the removed stereo and features controls for the starter, windshield wiper, and nitrous oxide system.

The turbocharged 2.7-liter 2AR-FE inline-four is mounted longitudinally in the front and was built with a Bryant Racing billet steel stroker crankshaft, 10.5:1 forged JE pistons, Carrillo connecting rods, and a cylinder head from Portflow Design featuring Supertech valves. Boost is produced by a BorgWarner EFR turbocharger featuring dual 38mm TiAl MV-S wastegates exiting through the hood. The engine is said to redline at 9k rpm and was reportedly built to produce 1,000 horsepower and 850 lb-ft of torque on E85. Fuel system details include:

AEM Infinity fuel injection management

Dry direct-port nitrous oxide system

Four 1,050cc and four 1,700cc injectors from Injector Dynamics

Two AEM 380 LPH fuel pumps

AEM universal pressure regulator

ATL Florocell 600 fuel cell

Rear-wheel drive is made possible via a 4-speed G-Force GSR racing transmission, a Tilton 7.25″ 4-disc clutch, and a carbon fiber driveshaft from The Driveshaft Shop. The locked-spool rear differential comes from a Toyota Supra Mk 4.

RS-R custom coilovers pair with custom sway bars and adjustable links from SPC Performance, with the setup reportedly allowing for 65 degrees of steering angle. An additional RS-R suspension set is included in the sale, as are three sets of spare rear wheels and one set of extra front wheels.

The Corolla visited the Hoonigan garage in April 2017 to go over details of the build and perform donuts in the loading dock.