View Full Version : Project Primal - 180sx rebuild from ground up
Hi Guys,
Just thought id share my build with you guys. im sure you'll appreciate it :)
The car was bought back in Canberra in May 2001, car had minimal mods and i had nothing but problems with it for 3 years, then the engine died. after on and off getting it on the road and it being off (more off than on, not uncommon with modified rides lol) i built the engine, stupidly some would say i kept with the CA18DET the car came with, i had this goal of making it the most powerful non stroked CA18 in oz. as id seen a few back then with 317kw (these were mostly 2ltr variations of the CA) so i thought why not pour all my money into it hahaha. so i did for the next 2 years (2006-2007)i spent a small fortune on buying parts from Tomei, Jun, etc. Car featured last year in Fast fours magazine along with my brother FC3S,
http://home.iprimus.com.au/xris5/primalgarage/calderdrift.jpg
Heres a list of engine mods
CA18DET
ACL 40thou Pistons and Rings
ACL Bearings
ACL Metal Headgasket
ART Rods
ARP Head Studs
ARP Main Studs
ARP Rod bolts
ARP Flywheel bolts
Jun Titanium Valve Retainers
Jun Racing Valve Guides
Tomei Solid Lifters
Tomei Heavy duty springs
Tomei 260x10.25mm cams
Tomei Adjustable Cam Gears
HKS Twin Power
Malpassi Fuel Reg
Custom Shims
Ported Head
Custom valves Austalia Modified Stainless Sodium filled 1mm oversized exhaust valves
Growlly Cam Gear backing plate
Growlly CAS bracket
Growlly block Oil relocator kit
Subzero Custom Intake Plenum with XF Throttle body
Modified inlet runners with removed butterflies
Sard 800cc injectors
Trust Exhaust manifold
TD06h-20g Turbo
Trust 48mm external wastegate
PWR GTR Radiator
Hybrid cooler
Blitz Dual sbc
Microtech Lt10s
Xtra Heavy Duty Xtreme Clutch
Billet steel lightened flywheel
Thats about most of the engine work, I made 282.3kw@rw on 16.9psi not too bad since its only done about 2000km but soon after i made that i took it to its first track day and the clutch fried. after coming home from that day at winton i was defected for being too low and having too wide a wheel (17x9 -10 work meister's all round) fried clutch and being done by the police, the car went off the road, id had enough of it giving me problems so i left it to sit and think about its actions, i let it sit for a year without really touching it (other than stealing parts of it for my new sil i bought, so i then decided id rebuild it, i started stockpiling new parts for it,
Ikeya Formula front lower control arms
Ikeya Formula Steering arms
Ikeya Formula Tie rod ends
Cusco Castor arms
HSD HR Coilovers
R33 Brake setup including drum handbrake
5 stud hub upgrade
Goodrich Braided Brake lines
Nismo r34 Short Shifter
Nismo Pivot release
Nismo big operating cylinder
Primal extra lock knuckles
Rear Adjustable lower control arms (Ikeya copies)
KKR Traction arms
KKR S14 Camber arms
Holfords Toe arms
Primal Modified Rear Subframe (strengthened, solid mounted)
Mazworx 4.636:1 crown and pinion
2x Red Bride Euro ii
Apex'i EL Boost Guage
Apex'i EL Oil Pressure Guage
Apex'i EL Oil Temp Guage
Apex'i EL Water Temp Guage
Black Carpet
Dmax Roof wing
Type x body kit (complete with lower lip, front bar, side skirts, rear pods, wing)
Safety 21 1/2 cage
Cusco Seatbelt brace
Nardi Deepcorn Steering wheel
DCS Twin Plate clutch
R33 RB25DET Gearbox
Powerbond Race Harmonic balancer
Wed Sports SA70 17x9 +10, 18x10 +18
I then began stripping the car down ready to paint (i wanted to get rid of all the other paint so i stripped it back to bare metal). The front end was alittle tired from a few years of drifting so i replaced the front end rail up. whilst doing this we stitch welded the engine bay and removed all unneeded holes
Heres a pic of the car as it was on saturday (i have since removed most of the interior and front window), we are in the process of modifying the rear guards to fit the 18x10 +18 Weds, im going to run as much grip in the rear as possible so not that much camber. with the adjustable control arms i can also adjust the wheels offset somewhat to match the guards :)
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l331/little-cherri/primal2.jpg
This weekend i should have the engine bay painted, and hopefully engine back in next week. I will also be dropping off roof lining, rear doors, door cards and glovebox to be recoated.
I'll update with more details as i progress.
cheers
neil
Vashcat
17-08-09, 04:50 PM
Thread approved!
Bet you looked back to your ca days and wish you invested that sum of money into a sr!
Ill be watching this thread for sure!!
Good luck!
nasigoreng
17-08-09, 04:53 PM
Looks like its going to be a beast mate look forward to seeing the progress.
Well problem was i was alittle broke at the time, i just moved to melbourne for work so yeh was doing it hard. so the car sat there for 8 months (the first time) and i slowly built it.
but ive got an sr20 in our track car we've built. we've managed to kill 2 standard sr20 bottom ends in it already from 4 track days lol. building a forged engine for that atm. heres a few vids.
The 180 doing some donuts out the front of our workshop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgcHEyzGVuI
Heres me in my silvia drifting winton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4425BHfQhE
Heres the track car (this is the second dead engine its running on 3 by the end of those runs lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPnretxYtg
welcome to jdmst mr xris.
Heres a pic of my rear subframe, just about finished bracing and solid mounting it.
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l331/little-cherri/primal14.jpg
[[d a n n y]]
17-08-09, 06:04 PM
wow..
looks like another good build is in the making
CaptainColen
17-08-09, 06:31 PM
excellent!
mattymc
17-08-09, 06:34 PM
I remember seeing this in fast fours, looking forward to more updates.
What colour are you thinking?
short listed black with a purple pearl. possibly...im still not 100% lol.
looks the goods so far :D
eniryks
17-08-09, 09:11 PM
looks good dude glad to see some one being a little different and sticking with a CA.
cast blocks = MEGA BOOST
What happened to the S13? i love that thing! hot damn.
welcome across from NS.com
Welcome, mate. Looks like an epic rebuild is to come. I wish I had a workshop that big to setup in!
Yeh having your own workshop and a dad who's a spray painter by trade helps alot. ive done nearly all the work myself up to know. Ive spent well over 48 hours sanding and paint stripping the body. So far ive used
- 8ltrs of paint stripper
- Box of 40 grit orbital sanding disks
- Box of 80 grit orbital sanding disks
- Half a box of 120 grit orbital disks
i think the list goes on from there lol. Im almost 100% back to bare metal a few bits here and there have leftover paint.
- as for boost the turbos just getting into its efficiency range so i should be making over 300kw once i up the boost (on the below graph i was having spark issues so i installed a HKS Twin Power unit. took it to the track put it on the high boost setting and the clutch slipped so i havent had a chance to really run high boost setting as of yet.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/xris5/dyno.jpg
Ive taken next week off work so i can get the engine and gearbox back in(after we paint the engine bay).
My S13 is being sold to a mate.
what a long list, awesome project. love it
almost finished with the rear cradle. just dremilin out some welds
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l331/little-cherri/primal17.jpg
Think i've seen this car in person when a mate had his white trueno painted at primal garage
Was covered in dust last time I saw it :lol:
yeh that would be the one. doesnt take long for cars to get covered in dust at our workshop :(
Engine bay is now painted along with the rear subframe and suspension arms.
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs154.snc1/5732_119905187538_738212538_2418814_4924721_n.jpg
phamburger
24-08-09, 01:49 AM
The engine bay looks beautiful. Great choice of colour and the amount of work going into this project is just impressive.
Keep up the wonderful work.
thanks mate.
Rear subframe is now in and bolted up. all rear arms are in as is the r33 brake setup. i'll post some pics when i get a chance.
dropping off diff to get its 4.636 gears put in and pick up some bolts for the ca > rb25 box adaptor.
awsum colour dude, wuld hate to be the person puttin the motor back into that engine bay!... blankey's all round!
nice! got a few mates here in wagga who come to you guys at primal to do their cars
nice build man.
engine bay is looking good.
Havent updated this thread in awhile.
Car is now painted. just started to piece it back together, doors and front guards are on. went a different colour (well way of painting it) so its more black than purple. its slowly starting to come together hopefully have more back on by the weekend. sort of focusing on another car im building atm (NA SR20 silvia for hill climbs).
i'll post some pics once ns comes back up again :(
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs005.snc3/11262_174469027538_738212538_2933208_768669_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs005.snc3/11262_174469037538_738212538_2933209_4807797_n.jpg
nice work on the subframe, ill do that to mine eventually.
wow been since november since i updated. car isnt finished yet lol
I have however done alot to it.
- rewired engine bay loom
- rerouted all wiring
- new front windscreen
- all glass in
- interior off being re upholstered
- new billet fuel rail
- new nismo oil cap
- etc etc.
heres some pics
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs156.snc3/18358_275679692927_621942927_3311856_2644523_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs134.snc3/18169_272581162538_738212538_3379034_1312501_n.jpg
mullens
10-02-10, 12:35 PM
looks great man keep it up!
cheers mate.
Waiting on atm
- GPS Bluetooth HUD Speedometer to arrive from Japan
- Trust manifold is off getting HPC coated
- Interior off being retrimed in Warwick Rasberry Macro Suede
I should be doing the cooler piping as soon as i get a new cooler. and i just need to go on a Proflo fitting shopping spree as ive got lots of fittings and braided line to buy..
Lastnight -
Cut the front half of the car in 1500, then in 2000 ready for polish.
Cut dmax roof wing in 1500, 2000 then polished
mounted dmax roof wing also lastnight and the rear lights lower garnish.
Today -
Purchased HDI GT Spec 600x300x78 intercooler
Tonight -
Mount Tail lights
Mark out and hopefully fit Type X wing
Mount rear bar
Hopefully polish front half of the car if not tomorrow night
Far out. this is awesome.
nissanpower
11-02-10, 05:17 PM
thats a really nice flare on the rear guards :P was that done using just a guard roller?
slippy46
11-02-10, 05:54 PM
Hi Neil. Nice vehicle! ETA finish time? Bye!
Guards were done using a mixture of hammer, dolly, hammer, and some more hammer. Alot of hours went into them to get them right 53mm wide uncut.
dont like to put ETA's on things i build as they usually blow out by a year or so. neadless to say its coming together nicely.(sort of have a deadline for the Silvia Nationals as i want to drive this to it (May 7-9th).
last night
- installed type x lights and garnish
- still need polish so im waiting for the weekend to polish the rest of the car
common xris get it done and roll to the nats.
will be great to fianlly see this back on the road.
you seem to of built two other cars in the time its taken to get this back on the road :D
yeh tell me about it. Ive been through 2 silvias ive also built in the same time as doing this one. one of which now resides in sydney (grey silvia) :lol:
im also in the process of building an sr for the track car, and building another sil.
busy busy busy.
once i get this polished its going to progress heaps (can start attaching everything.) mmmmm by next weekend it should be looking pretty good.
looking good man ive always loved the 180sx
Been awhile since i updated this thread. Sold the Weds and bought some AME Tracer TM-02's in 18x9 +15 and 18x10.5 +22
http://primalgarage.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/newwheels.jpg
zappy65
07-09-10, 05:13 PM
Wow, thats nice man...
Speedinc
07-09-10, 05:18 PM
sell me those wheels :O
Few more updates of whats gone on in the past 7 months...
Carbon dash cluster with Apexi Guages + Autometer center Tacho
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs526.snc3/29905_385635747538_738212538_3980366_5482686_n.jpg
Retrimed interior in Rasberry Warwick Macrosuede to match Bride Euro II's (have since retrimed the center console and have a Red Bride gearboot)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs404.snc4/46696_424277167538_738212538_4914130_3609142_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs204.ash2/46696_424277172538_738212538_4914131_3972252_n.jpg
Engine is now finished except having issues with the clutch (hopefully resolved this week.) I have since replaced the Power Steering Tank for a Alluminium Billion Power Steering Tank and mounted the PS pump down the bottom where the Aircon used to be.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs506.ash1/29905_385635182538_738212538_3980358_3359543_n.jpg
New plates and Varex Muffler/New tucked stainless exhaust
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs312.ash2/59196_424276142538_738212538_4914113_2721244_n.jpg
Nice work mate, looks great :)
Jimmy_HR32
07-09-10, 08:51 PM
This is seriously awesome, I really like the varex on it. Nice and neat and straight stainless twin tips are getting a bit common these days so good job!
Hello Kitty horn button is sick!!
haha. got abit tired of looking at the hello kitty horn button so replaced it with a carbon fiber nismo button. suits the rest of the dash etc.
Run-It-Hard
08-09-10, 11:44 AM
Amazing! I love everyhing about it :D
Canberra plates?
:lol: cars still rego'd in canberra.
Great 180SX build man. Love what you have done!
Phat offset and stance, sick motor (unique too), and a really sweet interior. Well done!
How's the power delivery with the CA?
PS: Good on you for sticking with the CA! The Original 180SX!
Cleveland
08-09-10, 08:07 PM
terrific car :)
Great 180SX build man. Love what you have done!
Phat offset and stance, sick motor (unique too), and a really sweet interior. Well done!
How's the power delivery with the CA?
PS: Good on you for sticking with the CA! The Original 180SX!
Has still got my previous tune of 378hp@rw, but since then ive added the HKS Twin Power and rebuilt the car, changed alot in the engine bay(cooler setup, twin plate clutch, port matched the intake runners of the plenum (now running 4.636 ratio diff as well)) so at the moment it needs a tune (just waiting on my new Tomei Type L Fuel Reg to arrive and my clutch slave to be picked up. hopefully(touch wood) i can get the car tuned in the next couple of weeks.... we will see i guess(depending on the clutch really). Ex gate comes on nice and quickly :)
Well the resleaved standard clutch slave worked a treat. clutch now disengages so no more wheels turning with the clutch depressed..draw back is the clutch is mega heavy. which equals either wheel spin or stalls lol. getting used to it now so its not stalling or spinning as much. will try out another push rod to see if i can get some more height on the clutch release point(longer push rod).
I ordered last week (should be here tomorrow/wednesday)
- Purple wheel nuts
- Tomei Type L Fuel Pressure regulator (was thinking the standard Tomei one wont be up for the high boost settings so i'll upgrade now before i run into problems down the track(hate to be in the middle of tuning and have issues)
So im going to get all these little bits sorted then organise for the tune.
Rego sticker is now on the window so its "road legal" :lol:
Thanks mate. I'll upload some more pics this week once the new gear arrives :)
yeeew.....
celebration brake jobs or bust....
P>S 4.6 diff ratio 0_o ! I Just put a 4.4 in mine and its bullsh*t :D so i cant imagine how that must feel!
loving the car, especially the interior and the engine bay and its fat list of mods, looking awsome good luck with the rest of the build
Car is currently off getting tuned. Hopefully hear back soon(dropped it off last wednesday)
very nice build!
The CA is a little animal ... 373kw!? whaaaaaaat
haha no HP@rw lol(282.6kw). tune should be over 400hp@rw this time. ideally i wouldnt mind around 500hp@rw so we will see how it goes and how much extra boost is needed to get there.
Well things went alittle sour. Long story short. Crank was warped, caused a bearing to wear out and seize the engine on the dyno (my luck lol). anyways the car sat at the shop till the end of the year, ca had the bottom end redone with a new crank and bearings, and rebuilt. But by then i was over it. So i built an SR.... and here it is....oh and its on the road!!! just running it in before getting a final tune.
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Modified
05-05-11, 01:09 PM
goddam. looks schmick dude. details on the SR?
Also, breather hose running from rocker cover to intake pipe, isnt that meant to t-piece with one pipe going back down to the bottom of the motor?
well done again on the finished car dude, really nice.
goddam. looks schmick dude. details on the SR?
Also, breather hose running from rocker cover to intake pipe, isnt that meant to t-piece with one pipe going back down to the bottom of the motor?
well done again on the finished car dude, really nice.
Cheers mate.
Mods are
SR20DET - New Rings and ACL Bearings
ACL .3 Metal Head Gasket
ARP Head Studs
Rocker Arm Stoppers
850cc Seimens Injectors
Top Feed Fuel Rail
Proflow Fittings + Braided Lines
Tomei Type R Fuel Pressure Reg
HKS Oil Cap
Ceramic Coated Exhaust Manifold (Tuned Length)
GT2871r 52mm Trim
Powerbond Harmonic Balancer
3" Primal Exhaust from Dump back to Varex Twin Muffler
Exedy Stage 2 3 Puck Clutch
Growley Remote Oil Filter
KN Filter
Custom Cooler piping
HDI Tube and Fin Cooler
ASI Radiator
Greddy Radiator Cap
Billion Power Steering Reserve.
Modified S13.4 Rocker Cover
Carbon Fiber Coil Pack Cover
R33 Clutch Fan and R33 Shrowd.
Oh and to answer your other question look closely ;) at the back its a S14/S15 rocker cover the pipes not on in that pic but it is now...
Chewbacca
05-05-11, 02:50 PM
Looks fucking awesome, those TM-02's are fucking excellent.
I think I read somewhere this is gonna be your street car? One question, that cluster set up is sick but how do you know how fast you're going? :lol:
Paoooul
05-05-11, 02:55 PM
Hey Neil it's Paul. Great to hear the car is finally on the road!
This car is so well put together, will be awesome to see how she performs after the run in!
Yeh im driving it on the street. drove it to work just before lol. how do i know well. i GPS's certain speeds at certain Revs in certain gears. + you roughly know how fast your going :lol: that and you can get apps for speedo's on iphone and blackberries.
Chewbacca
05-05-11, 03:50 PM
Yeh im driving it on the street. drove it to work just before lol. how do i know well. i GPS's certain speeds at certain Revs in certain gears. + you roughly know how fast your going :lol:
That's awesome :lol:
Modified
05-05-11, 04:04 PM
Oh and to answer your other question look closely ;) at the back its a S14/S15 rocker cover the pipes not on in that pic but it is now...
ah yep, now I see it. Only owned S13 SR's, so didnt know that 14s (and 15's??) had the hoses seperated.
Yeh im driving it on the street. drove it to work just before lol. how do i know well. i GPS's certain speeds at certain Revs in certain gears. + you roughly know how fast your going :lol: that and you can get apps for speedo's on iphone and blackberries.
That's awesome :lol:
What Chewy said lol
Fuck.... your car is awesome......
Gorilla
06-05-11, 01:14 AM
Shit that is one of the best S13 I seen!! Well done mate!
Thanks guys. its been a long time coming. Ive had the car for 10 years this month and its been through many changes (and many styles/colours.) Really time lines the trends of S13 styling in this country. Heres a quick run down.
2001 - Stock - Black, 17" Work Equips, Kakimoto cat back
2001 - Veilside Front bar, Custom Side skirts (my brother made for me), Resprayed in Orange with a Blue Pearl (mixed in the paint so looked a peachy colour).
2003 - Veilside Front bar "Modified", aero skirts - Resprayed in Orange with a blue pearl over the top (looked more orange) - T28, Full 3" exhaust, JIC Coilovers
2005 - Vertex Front and Rear, Aero Side Skirts, Top Stage Matt Black Vented bonnet - Forged bottom end - T28, Type X rear lights
2007 - Vertex Front and Rear, Aero Skirts, Resprayed in BMW Phoenix Gold - Work Meister 17x9 -10 all round, Type X wing, Bride Brix Seat, Kei Office Coilovers, Cusco Strut braces, Forged and built engine, TD06h-20g, 282kw@rw
2011 - Type X kit, Resprayed Black with Purple Pearl, Retrimed interior with Bride Euro II's, SR20DET with GT2871r, New Exhaust, New Suspension, All new arms, New wheels, pretty much everything you can do to the car to make it a street trimmed time attack car :)
looking good man
black looks super clean!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/222451_10150243312827160_547962159_8938483_1459216 _n.jpg
Absolutely Awesome. :D I love the clean street look. Sweet interior, kouki aero and an original set of rims in great offsets! (PS. Fantastic flare-job on the rear guards!)
wow your car is fkin sexy!! makes me want to get a 180!!
Absolutely Awesome. :D I love the clean street look. Sweet interior, kouki aero and an original set of rims in great offsets! (PS. Fantastic flare-job on the rear guards!)
Exactly the look i was going for. :D thanks mate.
Got some more goodies coming for it atm.
Carbon Fiber Exhaust Surround
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqZ,!joE2IWC(zO8BNuSnFKN6g~~_12.JPG
Purple pulley kit coming from the states
http://i.ebayimg.com/21/!By3wjC!Bmk~$(KGrHqN,!hUEw43iTcrSBMTgqmicow~~_12.G IF
Amazing love it!
With changing the guages in the dash did you just use the original wiring? Ie if you bought a new speedo and tach, and fuel guage, would it work of the sensors already in place? Would love to do it to my car
well....Ive got the engine bay loom and fuse box all behind the dash as well ;). but i have no speedo. Tacho is wired up to the output on the microtech. Oil Temp, Oil Press, Water Temp, Boost all have their own sensors and wiring, indicators i just wired into the wiring loom, i have also hooked up a low Fuel light (yet to wire this to my fuel tank though) all standard wiring is still there also to plug in a stock dash..
So could i bring my car to your workshop and have you make me a dash like yours? just would want some sort of fuel gauge, and indicators and speedo.
Yeh man if your keen on coming down to melbourne of course :) ACT plates ftw :P
Been awhile since i posted.
Updates..
Front Cover, Feature + Poster of Performance Imports Magazine Issue 139
http://shop.magstore.com.au/v/vspfiles/photos/pi139-2.jpg
Engine croaked it and was replaced with a JDM S14 SR20DET. in this i installed S13 Tomei Pon Cams 256x11.5mm In/Ex and Cam Gears. Redid cooler piping and had it tuned by MazTech of Melbourne
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316604_10150328067822539_738212538_7890234_1123889 671_n.jpg
and had a wheel alignment
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316825_10150329158952539_738212538_7896566_7061313 76_n.jpg
So the car is now back on the road again. 252kw is mental! :twisted:
Congratulations on the HPI feature dude! I picked up a copy for myself, after noticing your 180SX on the cover. It's mostly GTR's and EVO's usually!
Sorry to hear about your motor going man. Do you know what the cause was?
252 kw atw would be pretty damn fun. :D Just to clarify, this figure was achieved with the 2871R and associated supporting mods from your previous SR20?
Cheers mate
Not sure what killed the engine, put it down to tuner after so many sr20's dying. So i decided enough was enough and took it to Maztech to be tuned (he told me the tune was way out and wasnt suprised the engine went....live and learn).
I sold the 850cc Siemens injectors and top feed fuel rail and bought some Power Enterprise 850cc side feeds
I bought a set of s13 254x11.5mm Tomei Pon Cams and removed the VCT cams (as im running a microtech there was no point in keeping the vct/cams)
Then chucked on the GT2871r and manifold from the other engine.
Other than that the S14 engine im using now is "unopened" (i removed the sump and checked everything replacing front and rear main seals) insides were looking brand new so was very happy with it.
Remade the cooler piping so it sat better and joined to the s14 tb (new silicon 45 degree reducer and cooler pipe reweld)
Modified the inlet plenum and removed everything that wasnt needed again. Removed the solenoid for the VCT and replaced with a bolt to block the hole.
Modified the top rad pipe to the engine so it bolted up easier + added a section for the water temp to be tapped in for a more correct reading. Added the baffled sump and Powerbond Harmonic balancer, and a new genuine water pump and also added a Nismo Thermostat.
Took it for a drive with the GF yesterday. Did a few skids
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/314378_10150349784902539_738212538_8020498_2338409 07_n.jpg
Next outing is Wakefield Matsuri in a few weeks time. So need to drive it hard and iron out any bugs before we drive up.... Skid pics and vids to come :D
4DOORRolla
07-11-11, 01:25 PM
Neat 180 is Neat :)
Paoooul
07-11-11, 01:28 PM
Good to see it all coming together.. such a tidy car.
Next outing is Wakefield Matsuri in a few weeks time. So need to drive it hard and iron out any bugs before we drive up.... Skid pics and vids to come :D
Sick! Can't wait to see it out there. I wrote the story for HPI so I'll be sure to come over and have a chat in person this time. :)
oh really?? cool. cya then.
Snoop G
09-11-11, 12:16 AM
somewat confused how is ur 180 got ACT plates and ye you've been in Vic.
Finally i get to read thru the much anticipate 180 uve talked about since the last time at the JDMST meet.
looks like all your cars seem real LOW!! ! !
Cars registered interstate, garage address is in vic. vicpol can eat a dick.
wouldnt want to drive them any other way than low :)
Wakefield Matsuri...Done and Dusted....
Things i learnt
- Dont take your local track days for granted. Vicdrift flow is awesome compared to raceline run events
- Front tyres were crap and need replacing
- Diffs gearing is possibly auto 3.9 ratio did 177km to 12ltrs of fuel WTF?????
- I need alot of practice to get back into sliding this car
Things to do now
- Swap diff for 4.3 ratio diff
- Buy new tyres Toyo R1R's look like a good choice after driving my brothers RX7
- Remove Bride EuroII and purchase Bride Gias/Zeta in red.
- Practice....
I drove up, drifted and drove home again. Ultra reliable! tune is awesome on fuel consumpution (especially with it being a microtech!).
Run-It-Hard
29-11-11, 04:46 PM
Dope, saw this out there looking all boss and shit. I think we were a few garages down from you.
slippy46
29-11-11, 11:14 PM
This car was in my way when I wanted to load my car onto the trailer. I got in it and moved it, hope you don't mind.
thats alright alex. but i wonder who hit me/reversed into me at wakefield? got a little white scuff on my rear bar :lol:
great car that you can drive to the track and back without issue :)
what hapened to the 4.6 spastic diff?
Was too short to drive daily with so i put it in the track car to compliment the CA. and thought the diff i pulled out of the track car(was told it was when we bought it) was supposed to be a 4.3 so thought that would be sweet. ended up being 3.9 ratio or something stupidly good for highway driving absolutely crap for track....
blownminiturbo
01-12-11, 11:20 PM
saw this at wakefield very clean and nice car mate
I regret not going to that matsuri now.
This thing looks like a machine :o
XD9's
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/380520_10150399704307539_738212538_8204671_1504728 881_n.jpg
other wheels look way better
will123
07-12-11, 10:16 PM
nice and simple
Snoop G
19-12-11, 01:06 AM
http://gripshiftslide.com/photos/HTNET/33.jpg
http://gripshiftslide.com/photos/HTNET/15.jpg
Ryan510
20-12-11, 12:54 PM
looks tuff
wkd_crx
20-12-11, 01:40 PM
looks like my brother's type x just that his is midnight purple.
bundi22
08-02-12, 01:07 PM
makes me want a 180sx :)
Quick question - how low do the Bride Euro's sit? Im thinking of egtting a set on special, just wanna make sure they are at least as low as stock - some aftermarket seats end up being higher on S13's!
No they sit lower than stock (i am running a Super Low rail) They sit pretty much like GTR seats. nothing that special. Im ready to swap my drivers seat out for a bucket or Gias.
Ok so they sit lower - do they hold you in well? Reason I'm looking at a pair is that I have full buckets, but really annoying an uncomfortable on a daily basis with no recliner. The Stradia or Gias is too narrow for me. So I'm looking at the Cuga or the Euros. On track, I use a harness so hoping they hold you in well.
Also did you have any heat soak/over heating issues with the intercooler setup?
fuck man this is so tough and clean, congrats!
Pics of new car? Heard you got another shell?
Also, your custom cluster, does it have indicator lights, lights, etc etc?
far out! i remember reading about ur 180 in performance imports mag a while ago, STUNNING MATE!! well done!
Pics of new car? Heard you got another shell?
Also, your custom cluster, does it have indicator lights, lights, etc etc?
Yes i have indicator lights. all gauges are back lit and ive got a low fuel light (which isnt wired up lol)
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