***SOLD*** – Nissan 200SX S13 V8 Drift Car 5.0 Litre 318 BHP I have owned this car for about 5 years. When I bought it, it was a fairly standard road car with the original CA18 DET engine, and some minor mods including after-market exhaust, intercooler and air filter. The intention was originally to just weld the diff and use it for Drifting. At the time the Teesside Autodrome Track was hosting the Northern Drift Championship, so I entered it for something a bit different. I ended up finishing 2nd place which I had not expected, but I was up against some much more powerful cars running V8s, so after that I decided I needed more power. After a little research, I found a Pontiac Firebird 5.0 Ltr V8 engine and manual gearbox, so decided to use it to make a mean Drift Car. But first the engine needed bringing in to the 21st century if it were going to make the power and reliability we dreamed of, so the original cast iron heads were binned in favour of some TrickFlow high flow alloy heads from an American tuning supplier, along with a performance cam, high ratio roller rockers, street Warrior inlet manifold, brand new Crank shaft and performance shells, new piston rings, lightened billet flywheel, uprated clutch and high pressure oil pump. The original engine was removed, and the V8 offered in, that was when we realised there would need to be some serious cutting and welding mods to the bulkhead area in order for the new engine to fit! The centre of the bulkhead was moved back, and the tunnel raised, and when the engine finally fitted in the hole, the engine mounts could be fabricated. We were happy with the final positioning, as we didn't want too much weight over the front of the car, and we finished up with the weight centre very close to the original design. Once the engine was installed, work began hooking everything up, but as this was a very rare engine swap, everything had to be custom made. The hardest thing to make were the manifolds, which were fabricated basically from scratch. When first built, we installed side exit exhaust pipes, but later improved the exhaust design with a twin rear exit system and a crossover pipe to improve torque. The original distributor was removed in favour of an electronic ignition system based on the Ford EDIS system. The original power steering pump and rack were retained in order to maintain the car's original steering set-up. The rest of the ancillaries were installed (i.e. throttle cable, alternator brackets, custom prop shaft, fuel lines etc) to complete the engine install. Work now moved to the interior:- The interior was stripped out to save weight, a full roll cage was fabricated and welded in, bucket seats and 4 point harnesses were installed and we were good to go. We took the car to John Sleeth to have it properly set up on the rolling road, and it made 318HP, however, HP figures don't mean a lot, as it is torque that is required for drifting. It made a whopping 407 NM, and maintained close to this figure from around 1500RPM to the rev limiter at 6000RPM. Note:- The rev limit has been increased since then to around 6400RPM, and the later exhaust design noticeably improved the torque, but we never got it dyno'd to prove this (we didn't need to). Since building this car, it has been to numerous Drifting events, and has proved very reliable, and a very capable car. It has so much torque that you don't even need to change gear!!!!! It can drift the whole Teesside Autodrome Track in 3rd gear in the dry, and 4th gear in the wet. There is a video of it drifting here ( Please note, the car used to be Green ) The full spec of the car is below:- Engine :- Small Block Chevy V8 ( 305 CU Inch ). That's 5.0 litres to you and me 4 Barrel Holly Downdraught Carb, and K&N high flow air filter Race radiator and twin electric fan set-up to keep everything cool High lift TrickFlow roller rockers Performance cam ( power band 1500 to 6800ish revs ) Brand new crankshaft High Performance big end and mains shells TrickFlow high flow Alloy cylinder heads All new gaskets Alloy water pump Original Nissan alternator Original Nissan power steering pump Lightened billet flywheel Uprated clutch EDIS Electronic ignition Megajolt programmable ignition ECU with rev limiter Street Warrior high torque inlet manifold Custom made 4 branch manifolds with X over pipe and twin rear exit silencers Gearbox:- Borg Warner T5 ( these gearboxes are common in the UK ) Custom Prop shaft Chassis:- Nissan 200SX S13 with Log book Reg H141 WEC Custom fabricated and welded in full roll cage with X bracing and gussets Stripped out interior Bucket seats ( Drivers seat is adjustable ) 4 Point safety harnesses The shell is solid ( we would not do all of this work to a rotten shell ), however, there may be some minor repairs required if you wanted to MOT it Welded Differential Suspension:- Adjustable ride height on all four anodised alloy shock units Adjustable camber on front struts Wheels:- 18” 5 spoke Alloys ( see pics ) black spokes with polished rims Tyres are 225/40/18 The car also comes with a set of 4 original facelift wheels. Viewing welcome ( by arrangement, as the car is not stored at home ), No test Pilots. the car is located in Teesside TS19 area postcode. Delivery is possible for a fee, and depending on how far away. Call Mark for further details £7995 o.b.o Pictures Below {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {} {}
That is very cool & the engine & fab work is excellent. It's screaming out for a full bodykit, custom bonnet & wide rims. Rocket bunny!!!
Solid shell but needs repairs for MOT. Can you elaborate? The spec is awesome but an old S body needs pictures of sills and underside ideally
I will try to get some pictures of underneath soon, the chassis box rails around the bulkhead area have already been repaired with new metal (a common rust area). The bottoms of the rear wheel arches, and one area of outer sill have also been repaired with new metal (when I say repaired, I mean the rusty metal was chopped out and replaced with new, not patched over or bodged). The area that would need attention if you wanted to MOT it would be the rear of the inner sill on both sides ( not a massive job, but would need it for MOT). I had not repaired this area because the car was purely used for drifting, and it is certainly not in danger of falling apart !!! Like I say, I will get some more pics up, but probs won't get chance till Monday now
Been busy lately, but will put pics of underneath as requested soon. In the meantime, it's still for sale.
Price reduced to £6995. These are only going up in value so you won't ever lose money on this. I won't take offers lower than this so don't even ask. I'm in no hurry to sell as it will only gain value. Contact Mark
I have been in no hurry to sell, as these are gaining value rapidly, but this is now on Ebay (see link below) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-2...776816?hash=item4207ec6e70:g:8IwAAOSwWkxda7M2
