The Life & Times of my 180sx (Team Zero7Four)

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Hey Everyone :)

This is the build of my 180sx - hope you like

I always wanted a 180sx - think i seen a pic of one drifting about 10 years ago when i was in my teens and that was it, popup lights and sideways turbo action was enough to have me hooked for life

I spent an INSANE amount of time trying to find a good clean standard example - ended up finding this one back in the Spring of 2010 - was imported in 08 and was put straight into a garage and covered up

Started out a basic bog standard zenki 94 reg 180sx - SR20DET - was clean as hell, straight and had zero rust. was everything i wanted. never had an accident or painted - just as is from the factory

This is it when i went and bought it

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This is it when i first got it home and put on a bumper that came with it

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I didnt really know in my head where I wanted to go with it but it wasnt long until it was in castlefinn and Eglington getting some side ways action

First two things i bought as soon as i got it

Cusco 2way diff

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Cusco dash dodger bolt in cage

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The LAW made me fit indicators and i didnt have any so i used the ones off the old bumper :D

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After a few drift Days the old Bride was fucked - was an old ass uncomfortable seat anyway

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So i splashed out and got this

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The car was class and i loved the standard look……..

……….But i loved the ignorant in your face look a wee bit more :D

Went and bought these

SSR PROFESSOR SP1's

Fronts are 17 x 9jj +11
Rears are 18 x 10jj +11

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They didnt fit at first but with a "awh theyll fit" attitude i rolled the arches out a rediculous amount and got them wedged in

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Car was getting some battle scars with a few of the drift days but the amount of fun i had in it it was completely worth it

Back then it was just a car for drifting - it took everything i threw at it - i cant describe how much of a smile it put on my face and it never really gave any bother - keep servicing it and it was good to go - drive down to Eglington - drift all day - drive it home (sometimes on bald tires :D )

[Chewbaca]

I bought the SSR's in January and in fairness they needed a hell of a refurb, the dishes were very very dead and the paint was falling off everywhere

So this is what they looked like before hand when i got them

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I got them off the car and left them up to Marty Coyle (martycturbo) to refurb.

I took as much time off work as i can to go up and lend a hand

Marty got them split and sent the centres away to be sandblasted

I went at the dishes with scotch bright and ended up taking a lot of the ground in dirt off them

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At this point i let Marty do his magic

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I sat back with a cigarette and bottle of boost and took in the scenery :D

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So after many many hours this is how the dishes ended up

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I was unreal happy with the dishes but i couldnt believe my eyes when he got them painted, the colour was perfect and was exactly what i was after. These are the finished article with the studs all shined up and the wheels screwed back together :D

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I also got the cusco cage done the same as the wheels

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And if i can remember correctly i think this was us getting ready and going to the Port at easter in 2012

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As you can see, a driftday later and the poor old bumper that stood me in good steed was completely wanked

I eventually had to splash out and buy a new Origin Streamline

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[Chewbaca]

SO

This must be the start of 2013 id say

It was about this time that i had my fun in it - i was looking online to find another clean one for the road but the prices got rediculous

I spent a wee while deciding do i keep this one as a drift car or do i build it back up for the road

From here on youll see which road i went with it

Got myself a garage organised at my grans gaff and i went to town stripping her down

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By no means am i a mechanic but i just wanted to do as much as i could as i couldnt let another man do it for me - I wanted this to be something that i did myself so i knew every nut and bolt on it

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Body was still nice and clean underneath and hadnt been attacked by the dreaded rust yet

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Gutted the interior outa her

Dash In

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Dash Out

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[Chewbaca]

I Started with the long slow process of sourcing and buying the parts that i really wanted for it

I didnt want to cut corners so i spent lots of time sourcing the right stuff

JDM TRD Edition Supra Recaros

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Raybrig Headlights

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Brand new HSD MONOPRO coilovers

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Genuine Kouki front bumper

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Replica Kouki Front Splitter

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Kouki Indicator Pods

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New Alloy Rad and New Front Mount (BLING BLING BITCH)

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[Chewbaca]

Origin +30mm rear Quarters and +25mm front wings sent from Origin in Japan

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Removed the rear tints aswell as it made the car look a LOT cleaner

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She looked like this and then …………...

[Chewbaca]

………………

This Happened

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[Chewbaca]

Was time to start reassembling

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AFTER ALLLLLLL THAT

This is how she ended up looking

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[Chewbaca]

First day back at the house and i got straight to work on getting a few more bits and pieces done

Had the Cage sprayed white

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FenSport Rear Brace

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Got a Nardi Steering wheel

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And a Genuine "Kazama Autos" gearknob (probably the thing i love most on the car lol - silly i know)

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A picture of it all together

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[Chewbaca]

Took the Car to Japfest in Mondello last year - 2013

Got some cool photos from down there

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[Chewbaca]

So this takes us up to November 2013

Winter was settin in and the car was out of tax so it was time to get it back into the garage

With the car off the road it freed up some cash to buy a few more goodies


Alpine Double Din

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SP1s were everywhere - not t say i wont buy another pair in the future but for the time being i fancied a change

Rays Volk TE37

18 x 9.5 +12 all round

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Rare optional extra digital clocks with heads up display unit

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DMAX bonet

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[Chewbaca]

Got a nice Defi Boost Controller and Control Box

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So went at gettin the Headunit / Defi / Digi Dash fitted

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Managed to find a set of these also - Ultra Ultra Ultra Rare rear window louvres, so rare they werent even in the optional extra brochures when the car was released in Japan, only special Nissan Dealers could get them

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[Chewbaca]

These arrived after 8 weeks at sea from Japan and i got some Kumho Ecstas wrapped round them straight away

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No point in getting RAYS TE37s if im not guna get some RAYS nuts to match :D

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Also picked up some Aerocatches for the DMAX as i wouldnt trust a fibreglass bonet

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Wanted to change the look of the car as i wasnt too happy with the BIG MAHOOSIVE URASSSSSS rear bumper

So i opted for a standard rear bumper + spats + diffuser

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[Chewbaca]

Also went and bought all this Jazz

S15 front hubs
S14 LCA's for extra camber
R33 Skyline front discs/calipers
R33 Skyline Rear hub/disc/calipers
R33 handbrake cables
Braided lines
20mm spacers

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Also got Kouki rear spats

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S15 front hubs and s14 lower arms

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The 14 bottom arms allow for a SHIT LOAD more camber

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The fronts all done n dusted

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The rears all done n dusted

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Wheels on - still have to space the rears and raise it up a bit at the back

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[Chewbaca]

Got an adjustable actuator to go along with the boost controller

Boost up to a bar and this bad boy should be enough for all il need it for, car still is a daily driver and i dont want her sittin mental power as shes perfect the way she is.

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Fitted HEL braided lines front n back (had to with the back for the skyline hubs)

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Spent a lot of time then footerin about fixin wee odd jobs that were annoyin me and that had to be fixed - changed fluids and just gave her a good look over - have her sittin as well as i can for now, im lookin for a set of rear camber arms as i cant put her down any lower at the back until i can camber them in a bit

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On full lock the tires catchin the inner lip, should be aight tho, not doin it too badly and the car looks bad ass so i aint changin it

[Chewbaca]

Fitted the adjustable actuator and the blitz SBC and have the car runnin in around a bar boost and its pullin like a train - big difference to standard .5 bar with a wanked actuator

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RAYS came up as new with a good clean

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got the front splitter on, makes a world of difference i think

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[Chewbaca]

Japanese Christmas

Thanks to juice for hookin me up with some black/white checkered mats for the front and back

they are a serious serious quality - would reccommend them to anyone

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He also sent me a genuine KIDS HEART sticker and a few planet drift stickers and a Gaku Dori mag

happy bunny :D

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I also managed to find a full boot interior - wanted one as the overall goal is to have an old 94 road car with as many comforts as modern cars

A lot of work cleaning it up and fitting it all properly but boom its all in :)

iv seen very few 180s that still had the full boot interiors

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[Chewbaca]

So Now we are right up to date - Sunday May 4th 2014

The first round of IDC was on at Mondello last weekend so we took the cars down to it for a wee run

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Me and Dori_Rorys layin outside work

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[Chewbaca]

So on friday night i took the Notion to fit the HUD

it was time to do this - TO A PERFECT UNCRACKED, UNMARKED DASH - i was putting it off as long as i could but it had to be done at some stage or another

Here goes ……..

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So yeah thats it in and bolted down tight and everything working as it should, it was an absolute cunt of a job in all fairness, there is no real way of mapping it out, i practiced on an old fucked dash i had layin about but still, theres no real proper template you can make, pretty much start in the middle and work your way out - but yeah it works wooop wooop

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Also put in a set of NGK 7s and they are soooo class as i was suffering some boost cut with the boost up at a bar

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And probably the best £35 quid you could spend on a car - thanks to Mark John and Jamie for gettin her set up

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Another pic i found from IDC round 1

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[Chewbaca]

So thats it thus far

Lot of people id like to thank for the help along the road - they know who they are - theres been many a late night in the garage

Dont think id ever sell this thing to be honest, holds more of a sentimental value now at this stage, be like givin away one of your kids - prob end up givin it to the kids when they are old enough lol

But yeah if you ever see me about dont be scared to say hello or get a look round it - im a friendly enough kinda buck unless you scrape it damage it - then your fucked

thanks for reading and il update with any new work as it happens

Cheers
Matt

[Nategreat923]

Good stuff! Love the street style with the boot interior. It's the little stuff like that that I enjoy.

Btw, maybe I missed it, but where do you live? Those scenery shots were awesome!

[Primo's Silvia]

Niice!! Diggin it big time!! Mad props!!

[vJilly]

that purple is so fucking gorgeous.

[ray_dizzle33]

Love the color! Car looks great keep it up man!

[Chewbaca]

Good stuff! Love the street style with the boot interior. It's the little stuff like that that I enjoy.

Btw, maybe I missed it, but where do you live? Those scenery shots were awesome!

thanks v much dude, me and you would definately be on the same page :) the overall plan was to have a really nice well spec'd Road car. i want it to have all the creature comforts of any modern car but with that "bad ass" factor of an old school car - that and iv loved 180's since i was a kid - pop up lights FTW :D

I live in the North West of Ireland in an area known as Donegal, there is a MASSIVE japanese import scene here, literally thousands upon thousands of Japanese cars in Ireland. There is a really big drifting and road rally scene here also.

This is me at "Knockalla" in Donegal - it was taken this year, they close the roads around the county to rally. this was a Ford Mark 2 Escort drifting up the side of a cliff face

Needless to say its an awesome place to live :)

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Niice!! Diggin it big time!! Mad props!!

that purple is so fucking gorgeous.

Love the color! Car looks great keep it up man!


thanks very much guys - i really really appreciate you taking the time to read my build thread - i have a few more recent pics to upload :)

[Chewbaca]

So as i said above there is a MASSIVE Japanese import scene here in Ireland - Literally thousands upon thousands of cars like this in the country and hundreds being imported over every months. I met the majority of my friends as a result of this - we all loved the japanese scene and we all liked building cars. over the years this group of friends only ever got bigger and the quality of the cars being built was better.

Thought id throw up some pics of the stuff we have at the minute. We called ourselves Team Zero7Four- its the code for the area we live in. i know thats a bit "NWA" but hey, we were drunk when we decided it and when we sobered up we were too lazy to think of a new name so it stuck.

Heres some of the cars - Hope you like :)

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[Chewbaca]

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[Chewbaca]

picked up some more RARE OPTIONAL EXTRA GOODNESS

optional extra sunroof delete for a 180sx

Came with Original Nissan bag

Very nice bit of kit - managed to get 2 of these so i have one for sale aswell :D

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[JesusFreakDrifter]

awesome build

[Chewbaca]

awesome build

thanks dude, yous americans can be tough to impress at times :D

[KoukiMonsta]

how are those headlights at night? for actualy providing light?

pics of car with headlights up?