Mia, my 180sx

[MrMarinakos]

Mia, yes its named after mia in fast and furious.

Names constantine, i'm from northern virginia, and i'm pretty excited to be apart of the s-chassis community with my 180.

I own another ricebox as well

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So let me get started...

Picked it up from japanese classics with some god awful work ls305's & replica everything (but who really cares because it looks beautiful)

Got it with 23k miles on the motor (CA18DET) in flawless condition. But it has a hicas :barf:

First picture (fucking ugly ass wheels)

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First thing i did when i got it, bought some battles for a temp look and threw on some tein super drift coil overs i had from a drift beater.

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Had to do a 5lug conversion, probably the most complicated process ever because it has abs brakes and it wouldn't fit abs rotors so i spaced out the caliper bracket with a washer and put non-abs rotors with it. Also found out the pads for the front brakes are 88 sentra wagon brake pads. (what the fuck?) took me a week to figure that out.

then i went on a shopping spree....
ordered the VIS D-max hood, isis pro series suspension package, version select 326 power wing, a new nardi steering wheel, some ebay tail lights, and some blitz 03's. and it all started...

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Specs for everyone: 18x10 -20 (6inch lips), 18x12 -20 (7inch lips)

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Took the car apart, shaved down the over fender inner lip, tucked wiring harness, did everything really necessary for the to be really low. Threw on all the suspension parts, drilled out the holes for the 326 power wing, mounted the hood and fit the wheels, all within a week.

took it out to get an alignment and i'm running about -10 up front, and -5.5 in the rear. (That's not me in the picture, buddy of mine.)

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Drives pretty good, had a little steering wheel shake but i just got to get the front wheels balanced.

After a couple days of thinking i finally decided whether to paint the hood and wing... or go for my dream color. Set up an appointment with maaco (Yes they have a really bad reputation, my local one is actually pretty impressive with their work and i've never had a bad experience with them.) So i stripped the car down and dropped it off last weekend for the new paint color.

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Oh and for people curious to know what color i'm doing.. Gtr LP2 Midnight purple.

Work LS305's are for sale as well as the MB Battles if anyones interested. I'm looking to trade my kakimoto exhaust as well & i'm on the hunt looking for a CA18DET Downpipe if anyone would like to help.

[wolf904]

Off to a good start my friend. Don't really care for the step lip on the blitz, but it still works out and looks good. I would suggest keeping the CA18det since it is such low mileage and from the bay picture looks to be in mint shape. People down them but they have plenty of potential. Just make sure you run a proper PCV setup haha.

You're going to have a hard time finding a CA18det downpipe. I would advise just upgrading to a sr20 aftermarket 3in turbo elbow, and then just buy aftermarket 3 in SR downpipe. this will help with the flow and give it a little more power and better response, and you won't have to wait forever to find the CA specific downpipe man.

[Almighty So]

very nice. looks super clean all around too.

[Primo's Silvia]

Nice I miss my hatch

[SoundEfx]

Wicked start man.

[codyzsilvia]

If you're keeping the CA, I would suggest buyee.jp or if you know someone in Japan to help you get parts. CA downpipes are extremely hard to come by unless you buy the $80 one off eBay (I wouldn't advise)... you can use an SR downpipe with an SR elbow. Works better as there are more available as well.
Car looks good man, got my Silvia from JC as well.

[Ramonesfreak2010]

I wanted to be one of the only ones in the DMV with LP2. :(

[ryanssx]

Even if you get sr elbow and dp you will still need to clock the flange on the dp. You can get a pbm cobra dp and it will fit no problem, that's what I did.

[MrMarinakos]

Even if you get sr elbow and dp you will still need to clock the flange on the dp. You can get a pbm cobra dp and it will fit no problem, that's what I did.

With the sr elbow? Got an idea whats a good elbow to get? Send links im pretty interested

[Koukiii]

You're trusting Maaco with a LP2 paintjob :picardfp:

Hope it works out though! Car looks nice with the Blitz wheels.

[MrMarinakos]

I wanted to be one of the only ones in the DMV with LP2. :(

Sorry man, i plan on painted my frs midnight purple as well. whenever yours is done we should link up (after mine is too) and get a couple shots

[MrMarinakos]

You're trusting Maaco with a LP2 paintjob :picardfp:

Hope it works out though! Car looks nice with the Blitz wheels.

Yeah i know, im hoping for the best out of it. Familys been going there for a couple years and the employees at that location have shown nothing but great work. I'm a pretty picky person so if i didnt think it was worth it i wouldnt have done it in the first place. Appreciate it though!

[bboyoracle]

If things don't work out with Maaco, try http://www.mrspoiler.com/ for a quality paint job. They're not too far from Chantilly. You can see the prep work/final paint on my old build thread:

http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=196188

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Sorry man, i plan on painted my frs midnight purple as well. whenever yours is done we should link up (after mine is too) and get a couple shots

No doubt! :2f2f:

[ryanssx]

With the sr elbow? Got an idea whats a good elbow to get? Send links im pretty interested

yeah with the sr elbow and dp mine was still angled toward the framerail and needed to be clocked so I just bought the pbm cobra dp which is all one peice.
http://www.partsshopmax.com/page.php?19
it says ka-t sr but it fits ca too.

[Rustys14]

I just dropped my new s14 beater off to be sprayed LP2 this week :picardfp:. I was also hoping to have the only local car that color but I guess its going to be a common color in the area now haha.

Cars looking good man, hope to see you out at some more events with the old coupe this season!

[Reece]

This thread is cool

[da_crew10]

That aero is hot.

[MrMarinakos]

That aero is hot.

thanks man.

[Juucso]

I love your car! Really really nice! Black + chrome is one of the best colors for S13 in my opinion! :)

[boostzilla]

Really wanna see how this looks after paint !!!

[rawgarage]

Damn shit gets Poppin quickkkk....

Nice QX56

Saw your other whip on YouTube doing but outs at H20i

[Reece]

Fuck my life. Please don't put stickers on this car.

[lilcim]

MORE UPDATES PLZ. Can't wait <3

[forgotten]

That Wang !! <3

[NJs13_1993]

Looks good so far. Good luck man, looking forward to more updates

[MrMarinakos]

Fuck my life. Please don't put stickers on this car.

Yeah prob wont, maybe some livery in the future.

That Wang !! <3

i know its beautiful <3

Looks good so far. Good luck man, looking forward to more updates

appreciate it, i believe it'll be out within the next week or so.

[MrMarinakos]

So.. i picked it up last weekend. It was well worth the wait.

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decided to go out and shoot for the weekend.
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These pictures do this color no justice. In person its unbelievable. I'm in love with the color, and with how badass this thing looks i've realized i need to put some power into this beaut.

[boostzilla]

That is nice !!

[DriftingBrandon]

What bodykit? Wheels are mint. Engine swap coming?

[Aeroscraper326]

Badass man. Props to the man at maaco that laid down the paint too.


Overall looks rad!!


Interior and brakes, then power? Or you going the opposite route?

[MrMarinakos]

Badass man. Props to the man at maaco that laid down the paint too.


Overall looks rad!!


Interior and brakes, then power? Or you going the opposite route?

Thank you, and most likely get a seat and maybe a few details, get some simple mods, get a hicas delete first aswell, then prob brakes.

[MrMarinakos]

New updates.. Not much but cool pictures

Went to good 6-7 shows driving around all over on the east coast in the past 6 months.. did some burnouts if you haven't seen already.. check this video out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nz69n0CoS0

Threw my passenger zeta 3 of my fr-s into the driver side of my 180, looks cool (temporary until i get my new zeta 2's reupholstered)

http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt303/Demonfreak7/IMG_1178.jpg (http://s622.photobucket.com/user/Demonfreak7/media/IMG_1178.jpg.html)

My trip to daytona from va crushed my bumper so now its completely wrecked.. too broke to fix it at the time but heres a pic of it, the whole bottom part of fiberglass ripped completely off on the highway.

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And a few pics from h2oi that i thought were nice.

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after all that driving (and i normally never drive this car) put on a few thousand miles within those trips, but wore the hell out of some suspension parts. Wheel bearing in my rear passenger wheel is now gone. so thats something i gotta get + my balljoints are pretty worn and i bent a tie rod.. so plenty of things are about to come. That lead to me ordering the villain drift angle kit hopefully by next week. Next up is hunting for an s15 turbo, intercooler piping, and new air filter. Maybe cams.. however money comes about

[MrMarinakos]

Man has it been a while...
Well i'm going to start back up with this since 2 years later, i'm almost done. (Keyword ALMOST)

First things first, I traded my FRS for a JZX100 chaser, with another 1jz + r154 added ontop. So my wild ass decided to swap the 180 with that 1jz.

I decided that I was going to take my time, get quality parts as I go and make this car right.
Additions to the build:
1JZ GTE (OEM turbo) Refreshed
R154 Completely refreshed (Everything has been replaced with brand new parts)
Wiring specialties harness
Chase bays tucked brake lines + z32 conversion lines
Chase bays power steering kit
Chase bays tucked radiator (cut frame and welded to fit) + Fans
Chase bays thermoswitch
Chase bays raised waterneck
Custom fuel lines (Cut fuel line next to transmission and fed over to avoid close connections with downpipe)
Odyssey fab downpipe (custom to fit RHD)
Custom exhaust with turndown
Z32 Brakes (Powdercoated candy red/cosmic blue)
Drilled/Slotted front rotors
HICAS delete subframe (Powdercoated candy red)
Megans Inner tie rod boots
PBM Steering rack bushings
PBM Coilovers
25mm Extended LCA'S (Painted red)
Moog I30 Inner tie rods
Moog S14 outer tie rods
GKTECH roll center correction kit
LS/JZ Swaybar from sikky
Custom battery relocation kit
Street faction battery box
Street faction rear bash bar
Custom front bash bar
HKS Intake filter
CX racing intercooler kit (LOL Quality right? Went cheap on this, plan on switching)
Autostorm collect bumper kit
Autostorm collect headlight relocation kit #2
Circuit Sports Coolant overflow
Solid subframe bushings
Custom driveshaft by driveshaft shop (R134 to ABS s13 DIFF)
Got a full set of FLAT lip blitz 03's, full chrome, gold hardware.
18 X 9.5 +6 18 X 11 + 0
Tired ordered but not yet received, 225/40r18 for 9.5 255/40r18 for 11

Heres some pictures of progress but if you want to really keep up to date with my build follow me on instagram @MrMarinakos

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[EFITTZY]

I'm hyped to see people keep reviving their build threads from the dead!

Nice work OP this thing is going to be sick. Subbed for updates :2f2f:

[MrMarinakos]

Update:
Bought more parts
Mach V is a local shop next to me that supports Prosport gauges, and I decided to get the full 60mm setup with the Revo style gauges. Also with that, I went and bought gauge pods for the ac vent replacement from street faction as well as a new front bash bar. (Come to find out the custom bash bar i purchased doesn't fit with my intercooler setup.) Also found this guy who makes custom dash pod setups for the steering column, so I went and ordered this cool setup linked:
http://ortizcustompods.com/nissan.html

Ok so down to the details, I got her almost all the way back together to start getting on all the tweaks. Bled everything, filled all the fluids. got her running again after a fresh waterpump install. Everything seemed to be fine but of course a huge project like this always has its flaws. My power steering setup was flipped, which in my case i'm still confused on whats the correct way to go about it because I have a RHD Hicas rack, and you can't find shit for details on them online. I have yet to start the car since so not sure if it fixed it yet. Outside of this, my other issue is that my chase bays fans are not turning on with the chase bays thermoswitch I have, so i'm trying to figure out what is causing it from turning on or if my dumbass has to wait longer for them to activate. Ontop of that my HKS filter doesn't fit within the space I want it to with my J-pipe delete so now I have to go filter searching... I don't have much time for this car so at this rate it'll be done by the end of summer(hopefully)

On to the bright side I have the tires mounted, weld heat sink cover, and got a photoshoot of my jzx100 done recently. Heres some pictures

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