The Zero7Four 180sx Build - Tears, Gears and Beers (the shortened version)

I went to post in my old build thread and half the photos were missing so i did up this new thread for one of the american sites so im guna fire it up here and keep it altogether - MODS can go in and delete the old one tay fuck ;)

Enjoy

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Howdy

This is the life and times 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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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 )

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

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Ran with an origin Type 2 front bumper for a while before it was wrecked also doing some dori dori

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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

Gutted the interior outa her

Dash In

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Dash Out

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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


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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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 ……………

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………………

This Happened

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Was time to start reassembling

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AFTER ALLLLLLL THAT

This is how she ended up looking

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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 & 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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Took the Car to Japfest in Mondello last year - 2013

Got some cool photos from down there

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