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![]() Hey everbody. My name is Mike; I've been trolling here for a few yrs... and decided to post my last few yrs work. If any of y'all were in Okinawa between 2005 & 2008, and into cars; you may remember my old 180SX that I built up from fairly stock form:
![]() ![]() ^^That's not me lol... She was a friend of mine who wanted to pose with it for a swimsuit calendar. ANYWAY... When it came time for me to leave, I packed up just about everything from the FMIC to the tailpipe & brought it back to the states and sold the body. My dream has been to reicarnate that car in LHD form; so in 2009, I flew down to Dallas for a nice, rust-free car to bring up to St Louis and get to work on. Here it is (was lol): ![]() ![]() First order of business was to rip apart the interior and redo it. So I tore it all out, cleaned and/or repainted everything; then added sound deadener. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then put it all back together nice & clean with: - R33 seats - Kouki 180SX rear seat - New [to me] dash - New OEM speaker grills & shift boot - New Essex carpet - Nismo floor mats - New headliner w/fixtures & visors dyed to match the darker shade of grey - New power window switches - hydrographic carbon map light - New Canadian-spec A & lower B pillar side panels - 180SX seat belts & upper B-pillar panels - LED dome - 180SX cluster - 180SX digital climate control - Painted glove box door (graphite) - carbon scuff plates - Razo carbon pedals - Momo wheel - Kenwood Excelon deck w/Pyle Red label speakers, 320w amp & Kicker Impusle 15" sub - carbon C-pillar bar - Cusco carbon rear tower brace - GT Spec trunk cross brace Looks & smells lie a whole new car in there lol! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - There are still a few things left to do to the interior, but it's SO much nicer than it was... and there were a lot of other things I did to it as well, but I am trying to keep the narrative short. In between some the above work, I did a 1yr stint in Afghanitraz. While there, I bought a whole bunch more stuff for it on top of what I brought home from Okinawa. When I got back 8 months ago, I did some other prep work & started on the rear underbody portion of the build... - Completely redid fuel tank (cleaned, undercoated/repainted) - Summit -6AN braided fuel lines - Walbro 255 h.p. pump - Deleted evap system - Undercoated entire underside & rear fenderwells with Herculiner - Had rear member, sway bar, spindles, lateral supports & LCA's powder coated - Moog ball joints - Energy urethane subframe bushings - RS-R urethane main bushings - R32 GT-R rear brake/5-lug swap - 300ZX (2+2) ebrake cables / extension brackets - Ray's Volk Racing GT-C wheels 17 x 9 +13 / Nitto 555R 275/40/ZR17 drag radials - HKS Hipermax Performer coils - Drift-Spec RUCA/toe control rods - GT-Spec lower tie brace - 180SX VLSD - Driveshaft Shop Alum driveshaft ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then I got started on the front underbody prep ![]() ![]() Aside from all of that, I did a bunch of other prep-type stuff done while waiting for the front stuff to get back from powder coat... Like the tranny lol! - CA18DET tranny w/SR bell housing - Cusco baffled center plate - HKS return springs - Nismo pivot ball - C's short shift - Circuit Sports urethane mount ![]() Sent the manifold to Jet-Hot- very happy with the turnout=) ![]() ![]() Looks damn near new- I beat the piss out of it in Okinawa for 2+yrs. FReddy intake... Got it free: ![]() Sent it to St Louis Plating for polish: ![]() Cleaned 20 yrs worth of shit out from behind the old tails & garnishes... Slapped the new setup in ![]() Continued front prep ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ^^Had the rear cut up to the body line & pinch-welded in prep for overfenders. ![]() DIF/Tokico Z32 MC ![]() Now that it finally had brakes again; and good ones at that, it was time to to drive it... ![]() Felt like a whole new, yet underpowered car!!! LOVE the URA's tails~ Picked up the motor from the builder (Adrenaline Motorsports, St Peters, MO) Very happy with their work~ ![]() Typical machine work (hone, tank, deck, polish crank, line bore etc), all new [OEM] bearings, thrust washers, gaskets yadda yadda... PLUS some other stuff: - Wiseco 86.5mm forged pistons (9.0:1) - Eagle rods (kit comes with ARP HW) - ARP main studs - ARP head studs - BC valve springs/retainers - Tomei solid lifters - Tomei 260* solid-type Procams - Powder coated crank pulley & bracketing - Billet blue CAS cover - Nismo ratchet-style oil cap - Tomei Super oil block - Tomei oil pan ![]() ^^Mmmm sexy~ It was time to my buddy's shop to toss the KA, start building up the SR and get the engine bay ready for paint... so I got some stuff ready for it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pulled in and went to town: ![]() ![]() ![]() Bay is ready to stage the engine in to cut the holes for the piping: ![]()
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LOL too many pics- Had to break this up into 2 posts
![]() Just about done building up the longblock. It's been a lot of fun so far. The biggest challenge at the moment is finding time to go to the shop to press on... Between me & the guy w/the shop; our time is pretty limited. Here are the highlights: Freshly unwrapped after fresh rebuild: ![]() ![]() ![]() This car is being built to keep for the next 20-30 yrs and for fun (not just the track); so I can't live without A/C. CodyAce compressor adapter was just what the doctor ordered ![]() ![]() Didn't have an S14 water neck handy; so I got this to delete the coolant return behind the block/head... ![]() Moving right along... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Motor is pretty much together... Just waiting on a couple more odds/ends to finish up the new intake mani setup. Also contemplating fabbing up a support bracket for it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Staged it in to measure out where we're gonna cut the holes for the piping. First time my SR has been in an engine bay since Feb-Mar 2008. Even tho it has to come right back out to finish the prep/paint; I am BEYOND excited~ ![]() Hoping to have the bay painted & motor in & tuned in the next 2-3 wks... but if it takes longer, I don't care. Since I plan to keep the car forever, my focus is on quality, not on time ![]() Thanks for checking this out. Any/all feedback, tips tricks & advice welcome! --Mike
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Me too! My last turbine ran out of breath about the 380rwhp mark; so I am keeping it for a spare ![]() Will post the numbers when I get them... Hopefully in the next 3-4wks. Quote:
Thank you very much!!! I used Herculiner brush-on truck bedliner. $30 a can, but worth it since I am building this car to last as long as possible.
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Looks pretty damn good sir. I cringed when I saw that you cut the rear fenders though, that always disappoints me.
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BTW, I am not a huge fan of cutting the rear fenders either; but there are only 'so many' things a guy can do to fit 275's in the rear with a +13 offset wheel and decent ride height. Once the overfenders go on, it will look pretty good methinks. Will update again when the bay is prepped & primed... **Again, I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, so I welcome any/all feedback, critiques etc. Thanks everyone for the kind words so far ![]()
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I hate it Mikester!!
![]() Just kiddin' bud. Glad you decided to show it to the Zilvians. I'm ready to see this ride tearing up the streets. (This is Ketchup from 240sxf btw) |
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Fuckin thanks! I'm fucking stoked as fuck!
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![]() Domo! Well, the BAMF helping me with this got the holes cut for the IC piping- everything came out GREAT- of course I FAILED by not taking any pics of his awesome work... it looked really good with the motor staged in and the piping all connected. Aside from that, used a heat gun & angle grinder to adapt the USDM S13 pillar pod to the Canadian A-pillar. Came out pretty good: ![]() Going back to work on it some more Tuesday evening. Thanks again everyone!
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More minor progress last night. Installed S14 throttle pulley, fitting for the brake booster behind the intake, sensors on oil block & gauges in the pod. My time has been limited... nose in books- got a great chance of getting promoted this time around.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ^^ That pic didn't look blurry on my phone lol. Been so long since I packed them, I didn't realize the Defis are 60mm, not 52... Had to grind a bit on the pod to get them to fit... and of course finding an LHD pillar pod for 60's is next to impossible; so it all worked out. Andy did some fiberglass work in the wheel well/engine bay where he removed a bracket that is no longer needed- of course I FAILED to take a pic (facepalm). The last bit of hose to finish out the under-intake coolant setup should be here in a couple days... The motor should be ready for drop-in & the the bay prep/prime will begin on Tuesday. It's going slow... but at least it's going lol- which is all that matters. I start a 2 week reprieve from work this weekend; but I need to spend the majority of my time studying... 10 days after I test, my little ones get here for Christmas- nothing to do with the car, but I am nonetheless STOKED ![]()
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Plugged throttle body coolant ports with 5/16" vacuum caps, high temp RTV & clamps. ![]() Engine bay holes are cut, seam sealer in. ![]() Andy fabbed us up a dolly so we can get everything else outta there for primer/paint. Works like a champ! I am very lucky to have that kid's skills handy~ ![]() Hoping to at least have the bay primed by the end opf the weekend...
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It looks like you put a lot of planning and thought into this build and it shows. I like what i've seen thus far.
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![]() Should have the widebody, kit & paint done by Apr/May... I hope at least... Right now just trying to concentrate on getting the prep done and the motor in & tuned. Quote:
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Today's progress- - motor is finished & ready to go in. No need for pics; looks the same... just fitted the last couple coolant lines under the intake. - dropped power brace, front member etc... tomorrow or Tuesday gonna start cleaning/moving pieces onto the member I had powder coated: ![]() ![]() - Started cleaning/scuffing it for primer: ![]() - Finished up the undercoat in the tranny tunnel & under the new plates. Herculiner is a MESS to work with for this application, but it's durable as hell; and even stood up when the new metal was being welded in right next to it! ![]() AND here is how she currently sits; awaiting final cleanup, acetone & primer: ![]()
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So last night we filled in some seams & stuff, taped off the majority of the holes & riveted in an extra firewall grommet.
![]() ![]() ![]() Other than that, cleaned all the dust out of the bay. Hope to get a coat of primer on it tomorrow evening.
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