LarZ's Kouki 180sx road car (image heavy)

[LarZ]

Early days yet for this, but i've decided to scratch my long term itch for a kouki 180sx. It's probably going to be a fairly long journey. I managed to pick up a 1997 kouki shell which many of you know as Martin Lenane's drift car. For a drift car it's in surprisingly great shape.

Here's the vision (what i'm hoping it will look exactly like when finished):

https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10979694_892470194137061_947483689_n.jpg

But, the reality is, here's what it looks like right now:

http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11004467_10155360186645707_513529272_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11004467_10155360186645707_513529272_n.jpg.html)
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11051295_10155360187195707_910367563_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11051295_10155360187195707_910367563_n.jpg.html)
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11077884_10155360186685707_872532072_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11077884_10155360186685707_872532072_n.jpg.html)
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11074301_10155360186790707_72534042_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11074301_10155360186790707_72534042_n.jpg.html)
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11073437_10155360186975707_624142032_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11073437_10155360186975707_624142032_n.jpg.html)
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11072442_10155360187295707_1313881894_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11072442_10155360187295707_1313881894_n.jpg.html)
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n638/Laurence_Dusoswa/11063415_10155360186870707_1576241343_n.jpg (http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/Laurence_Dusoswa/media/11063415_10155360186870707_1576241343_n.jpg.html)

So on the plus side
All the locks match up to an original nissan key
There were Nissan Prince Fukuoka mats with it which are awesome
There was a non smoker box with it
It's period correct
There's a complete loom already plumbed
It has lots of stiffening. a pillar braces and seam welding


All in all it's a great base for an epic road car. I have all the bits there to slot into it so it should take too long, especially as i'm just getting someone else to do the work for me.

Plans are:


Get it driving/running
Kouki Kit (plastic)
RPF01s (gonna run viennas on it til i can afford the enkeis)
origin +30mm overs on the rear
spray it black
Drive it before the summer starts :) (famous last words)

[LarZ]

the 3 amigos...

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[NoelB]

Looks like a wicked clean shell Larz. Best of luck with it.

[Hachi]

That's an awesome base you have to start with. There shouldn't be any reason why you couldn't have it driving for summer.......overnight some parts from Japan :P

Can't wait to see how it progresses

[subzero]

think marty would have least took the idc stickers off ha ha.

great shell, was only down there last week.

[LarZ]

I've almost got a full interior for it now. Some minor bits left. I have some nice kouki bits coming from jdmdistro soon. I was toying with the idea of over fenders as the arches are cut on the shell. But I just can't warm to the look of them with a kouki kit so I'm exploring options that would allow me to run standard arches.

[SiR_GTR]

Vision looks sweet. Best of luck with it.

[steve320]

absolutely love it :)

[lady89]

very good, finally a thread!!

:D

[LarZ]

Also got these badass mats. Not sure whether i'll use these or the kouki mats i've ordered. #fwp

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11066023_10204036489294448_4046719253154440486_n.j pg?oh=b99eca1f4fd852c4271a4a71feb585a3&oe=55AE4186&__gda__=1438222073_2813e288dbc47310a5e57329d46a374 1

[jonnyrb]

Good man lar, no doubt you'll make a fine car outta it, black s bodys kick ass, are ya going running a sr?

[LarZ]

Good man lar, no doubt you'll make a fine car outta it, black s bodys kick ass, are ya going running a sr?

yep sr20det with only 60k km on it :)

[Ludo]

Best of luck :)

What are them mats from? They are awesome

[Kruizer]

Pic heavy, where ? Come on fella you can do better :) Nice wheels you got for this btw

[Davy]

Looks to be a nice project and if end product meets what the vision is, it will be one sweet car.

[LarZ]

Pic heavy, where ? Come on fella you can do better :) Nice wheels you got for this btw

Like the car, this thread is an ongoing project

[decobyrne106]

While the chassis is fairly bare as it is, you might aswell strip it back to nothing and get it just freshened up and protected while its still good! It'll make working on the car a dream in the future!
Will be following to see how it goes :) If you want any tips or anything for doing refurbing underneath the car don't be afraid to ask me on fb larz, every little detail you do now, you'll always be grateful for in the future

[LarZ]

While the chassis is fairly bare as it is, you might aswell strip it back to nothing and get it just freshened up and protected while its still good! It'll make working on the car a dream in the future!
Will be following to see how it goes :) If you want any tips or anything for doing refurbing underneath the car don't be afraid to ask me on fb larz, every little detail you do now, you'll always be grateful for in the future

It's in with jdmgarage right now getting the underneath cleaned and schultzed ;)

[lady89]

so DI works from Mexico ya?

hahah :D

[LarZ]

My wheels fell through, but i'm still pretty convinced that they're the wheels i'm going with. Just need to save up for a new pair i reckon :s

[LarZ]

Car is a bare shell still! I ordered some of these (stock overfenders) for the arches:

https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t1.0-9/531840_560098237344723_294504764_n.jpg?oh=93c9fbe0 603176035198778f30bd7b5b&oe=55C7709E

but when they arrived they looked like this:

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So now i have to return them... I'm worried about them to be honest because they're so thin. I think i might just go with 30mm overs after all

[D-turbo-lad]

magic areo stock 1 is it ???

[LarZ]

magic areo stock 1 is it ???

yep, but in their defence is seems to have been caused by the shipping crowd. The material is very very thin and flimsy so i'm a little worries all the same.

[LarZ]

Still not settled on the right overs and wings for the car. First world problem really. On the bright side I have a complete interior now, I ordered my brand new front 5 stud hubs and have the complete plastic kouki kit.

[LarZ]

The real world has talked me out of this... Shell sold...

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/23/23f4cf3da957a70140c90b54a003cbb77d82f4762c19045cd1 73bec849344fd5.jpg

[Dori88]

Magicaero is absolute scrap - and he charges top dollar for it - cowboy - I got a spoiler and it was just one big airpocket

[LarZ]

I had only heard good things. Wish I hadn't bothered buying them now... The hassle of sending them back just annoys me...

[LarZ]

This thread is no more... I gave up on this project due to the costs involved. However, i now end up in a situation where i do own a 180 again, just not a kouki... At least the one i have now runs and drives :)