Pandem

Drift tuner shop · Japan

Pandem A90 GR Supra widebody build, low-stance event presentation

Bolt-on overfenders. The look every drift Instagram has imitated.

TRA Kyoto's drift-focused sub-brand. Pandem is what Kei Miura puts on chassis you actually drive, wide, riveted, replaceable. The sibling brand Rocket Bunny goes to swan-neck wings and show paint; Pandem stays workshop-real.

Kei Miura founded TRA Kyoto in 2007 in Kyoto Prefecture and later added the drift-oriented Pandem line as the overfender sister to the original Rocket Bunny. Where Rocket Bunny went to swan-neck wings and show paint, Pandem went to bolt-on overfenders that fit a real-world drift garage, riveted, replaceable, drilled to mount without cutting the original sheet metal.

The aesthetic principle is hard edges and visible fasteners. Each Pandem kit is built for a specific chassis (S-chassis, R-chassis, FD3S, AE86, FT86, A90 Supra, ND Miata) and is meant to be the recognisable mark of a deliberate build. Drift garages that fit Pandem are signalling that they take aesthetic continuity as part of the build, not an afterthought.

The line is now produced under licence in multiple markets and is one of the visible brand identities of modern drift culture. Almost every grassroots event in Japan, the US and Europe has at least one Pandem-kitted car in the paddock; the look is permanent.

At a glance

  • Country: Japan
  • Founder: Kei Miura

Signature moves

  • TRA Kyoto family
  • Bolt-on overfenders
  • Hard edges
  • Workshop-real

Iconic builds

Milestones

  • 2007: TRA Kyoto founded. Kei Miura opens the workshop in Kyoto Prefecture. Pandem and Rocket Bunny start as parallel brand lines.
  • 2013: Pandem FD3S RX-7 kit. Riveted overfenders on a rotary chassis. The build becomes one of the most-shared drift-aesthetic photos of the era.
  • 2019: Pandem A90 Supra reveal. First widebody kit for the new GR Supra. Sells out at SEMA. The aesthetic transfers to the modern Toyota era.

Source: TRA Kyoto / Pandem