Have alot planned for the 180, wanna make her completely my own, here is how she stood when i started (Missing front bumper) Hoping to have all completed by April 2011 .......................... An update: Picked up fuel pump during the week and sparco seats today heres some pics Got genuine sparco harnesses with the seats aswell, the seats are due a good clean but will be 100% after that. Fuel pump Seats and Harnesses .......................................... Was down with stiv yesterday and got the car fully serviced & mapped, and aload of other niggly shite done, she goes like an absolute flange now i love it. Spinning in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, some difference in power Stiv's calculatons were 260bhp at .7 bar (low boost) 300bhp at 1.1 bar (high boost) I honestly couldnt be happier and the price for all the work that was done was spot on, very sound man to deal with , would recommend him to anyone. My car is running an absolute dream now, roll on the rest of the project now .................... Update : few more bits ordered this evening, new front bumper, spoiler and side indicators all off Lorcan at drift2motorsport This is the front bumper Spoiler: Side indicators: ......................... Made a bit of progress today, one of the lads helped as i only have one arm hahaha Stipped out all the back, seats out, parcel shelf out, rear carpets out, rear interior panels out Strut brace was taken out but i put it back when done. And rollcage was taken out and wont be put back in until its sparyed Some pics Work in progress Cage out All the seats and shit out The finished result Still needs a clean, then ill remove all the sound proofing and paint the whole rear interior black and polish it up, mint! ..................... Woke up this morning to courier at the door delivering these Brand new HSD TT Coilovers ........................... Got the new coilovers put in yesterday, there is some difference in comfort, the are a quality coilover, also managed to put a front bumper on just for the moment(old one), and the new cusco two way is flying it. Some pics: Before they went in Top mounts on the car Coilover on the car Front bumper thrown back on Car as it stands now ...............................
Picked this up there today Dmax carbon fibre bonnet and bonnet pins ............................. Just paid for these today Getting them delivered on Tuesday Thanks to Carpo for them "Works Eurolines S2h's" Front 17x8.5 et22 :icon_thumright: Rear 17x9 et20 :icon_thumright: ........................ Update........... Sold my old blitz wheels on here, and got these Did a trial fit with one of the wheels today, looks really well i think, just need a set of 20mm spacers and should be sitting spot on with the wide arches. here are some pics, bare in mind, car is jacked up obviously Alot of comment on sites have been car is going great and looks mint, all the parts im getting are mint and look well, but at the mo the car stands a mess haha, its in stipped to shit stage, kind of Here is how it stands at the moment Had the cage out of the car so decided to change the colour of it to match the rest of the interior, so sprayed it. Also got my seats cleaned as they were filthy, they came up spotless. Here's some pics ...................... thats all for the moment, ill keep ye updated as i go!
dude dont use those bonnet pins they will rust in a amtter of days and will stain your carbon, a friend found out the hard way
Update::: Just paid for these there today, thanks to lorcan at drift2, they will be delivered tomorrow. Origin stream line 180sx rear bumper and side skirts Also was bored online the other night and had a few euro still in my paypal, so went pricking on ebay and bought a few cheap decals , mighten use them at all yet ill see.
Just picked up these today: Hubcentric bolt on 20mm spacers Got 4, only prob gonna use 2 for the back so the other 2 might be up for sale soon Bumper and skirts came friday, thanks lorcan
Update: Came home to these in the post today Carbon Locking Bonnet pins from EP racing Wanted the bonnet to look well so got these instead of the ones i had
Finally after farting around with different spacers, haha, i got a set that fit, sorted fitting them and modifying the hubs today. Getting the tyres fitted to the rims in the morn, and on the car so the car will be sitting right. will get pics when i do. Will be heading to the panel beaters soon after then.
Was a delay on getting the transporter, so only got started on this today have no pics as of yet, but will have as time goes on, trying to get the car sitting right is the first plan. Trying to cut up standard metal arches is some pain in the hole when there is already fibreglass fenders moulded on. Really want the new wheels sitting right so it has to be done, just stripped the car and attacked the back arches today. Got them sitting nicely under the arch but i need 30mm spacers instead of 20mm. then should be A1!!
Update: These arrived the other day tho, 50/50 red and clear lights, and got a hold of the proper spacers i needed. Made good progress on the car this week, got the two rear arches reinforced and cut up, so i can run better stance on the wheels, just waiting on a set of spacers i ordered last week Also had a bit of a gap either side of the boot so i welded in a plate on either side to cover it , and got the boot ready for spraying Boot is all cleaned out , removed the sound deadening, form under where th back seats will be all the way back The boot will be sprayed black. Then i made up brackets to mount on my new wider wings, lined them up welded them on and the lined up the wings with the bonnet to make sure all was ok The wings should look well, when car is done, here is an idea of how they will be sitting Here is an idea of what the front end might look like Bare in mind, nothing is secured, bonnet is up, and car is jacked up on the far side. Thats all the pics i have, but i have the two wings prepped for primer, also all 180 doors come with a line running along the door through the door handle, im taking this out , and flushing the door flat, and have that nearly done and prepped for primer. Had a few cracks and bits to sort out on the body and thats what im at in the morning. Car is being undersealed in the morning More updates to come over the next few days...
Update: Got a few more bits done today My spacers arrived in the last few days for the rear so i threw them on this morning. Before: After: So here is a view of the car down the side a she sits now. Also managed to get a lift free today so wire brushed the underside of the car and undersealed the shit out of it Here is how the car sits as i left it this evening. I have the lines flushed out of the doors ya can kind of make it out from some of the above photos, and the spoiler was fitted and is lining up ok. still have a good bit to do, but slow and steady....
UPDATE Was down again today an made a good bit more progress. Got the side skirts fitted and lined up. Had some hardship with the back bumper, back panel, rear lights and boot all lining up, but after many hours tweeking and farting around with it i got it lined up, bit of sanding to be done, and some tidying up. But all the lines are perfect. Also got the final smooth coat of filler applied to the doors so they are flush, will sand them down in the morning. Also in the process of getting the issue with my coilovers sorted with DW, so hopefully i will have them sorted. Some pics.
