Serious spec on this. Liking the new bits dude :)
Serious spec on this. Liking the new bits dude :)
Cheers brah, yeah I'm looking forward to getting the full new splitter kit on the car as it will make it look even lower without the car having to be slammed yaknoQuote:
Originally Posted by Ross.
Cheers brahhhhh yeah I'm looking forward
Bitches love canards.
Common knowledge lad - bitches be gushin for canards #moistQuote:
Originally Posted by NoelB
Best build thread imo. Always love scrolling through it on dtd.
some difference from day one. Credit to ya Matthew ��
lovin the canards look tasty
At least it saves washing it just get them ta squirt in the right direction. Cars looking thasty dude, cant wait to see it this year.
still really loved the first finished look of the car,, partly because I made it that way,never liked the te37s in white , i think now though with the proper bonnet , canards , new splitters and the new wheel colour it will be class, even better than before,,
your far too kind, theres a lot of other cars out there that had more time put into them than this but again thanks man, i just like having something to work on and pass the time :) just my attempt at bringing an old fav into the 21st centuryQuote:
Originally Posted by JDMep82
constantly wearing speedos lad cos shit gets wet lolQuote:
Originally Posted by NoelB
im really looking forward to it martin, its just something i dont want to rush - want to have her sitting 110%. i think with the wheels going bronze and the new lip addons shes guna be very aggressive and mean lookingQuote:
Originally Posted by martycturbo
So just getting things finished up down at Pro-Fit kits
As ever Paul took what was in my head and just made it 10 times better
i had a few ideas that i brought to him and we talked through how to do a few things
firstly was obviously the front splitter that would bolt on under the standard kouki splitter - he made this all as one piece and it works lovely with the bumper and splitter
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f2&oe=578EB52C
To follow on from this i also wanted to have sideskirt extensions made up to sit under the chuki sideskirts that would run on from the front splitter
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Another idea i had was to insert a piece in the vented wings that would have a badge counter sunk into them - something to give it a bit of a modern touch - you can see them in the pics above and below is a pic of some genuine NISMO badges set in
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For the rear i got rid of the kouki spats and i bought a full 1 piece bumper add-on that will have the diffuser built into it
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...e4&oe=578C3FA9
This stuff has just been taken all back off and has been sent to be finished and painted in a textured plastic paint so that it looks as OEM as possible
The rest of the car has been left down to have the body painted Midnight Purple again and the splitter kit will be fitted once its all done :)
All C+C welcome as id like to see what everyone thinks as not many 180s have custom splitters made
Class.. One the nicest in country!
gaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy ☺
cheers man, aiming to make it the nicest one anyway lolQuote:
Originally Posted by brian_ie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvSupdP3IjwQuote:
Originally Posted by D-turbo-lad
yesss was aiming for that but was only on my phone at lunch . hurry and finish it :D
its down at martins now so we'l hopefully get some sort of start made on her this saturday :)Quote:
Originally Posted by D-turbo-lad
keep me updated babe ;);) xoxoQuote:
Originally Posted by Dori88
will do sugarplumsQuote:
Originally Posted by D-turbo-lad
So i went to work today and planned to not spend more than like a fiver on my lunch
ended up spending a lot more than that when i randommly bought these defis
60mm smoked face edition
Defi Oil Pressure
Defi Oil Temp
Defi Water Temp
Defi Link Controller
All senders and sensors and holders
I already have a 60mm smoked Defi Boost Guage so i wanted these to tie in so i have a full matching set
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have the car all stripped and all of the fibreglass parts repaired and ready for undercoat,
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/a...psjrvcwbkq.jpg
Just a sneak preview and an update as to whats been going on this past few weeks
Windows Removed
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Paint Bought
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Paint Sprayed
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Lacquered
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All reassembled
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Wheels painted Bronze and set on - cars still up on axle stands in these pics
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Hoping to have car finished and back out by next weekend :)
Oh my!
more to come very soon :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NoelB
just tidying up everything now for saturday
Fair play dude. Car was savage before hand and no doubt will be better. Get sum more pics up
Looks wicked bro
cheers rude boi, still a few wee touches yet to do this week that will make it stand out a LOT more :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross.
Looks unreal Matt, the splitter is top notch. I think I liked the wheels better in white though...
Wow that is epic �� front splitter makes it, on the contrary to the above i like the bronze on the wheels better than the white, not a fan of white wheels whatsoever but every man has their own taste.
Quote:
Originally Posted by niall s14a
thanks lads, yeah im getting the diffuser tonight, the splitter, sideskirts wing addons and rear diffuser stuff was made by Pro-Fit kits up here in donegal, he makes a fair few panels for nissans and stuff - you should defo check him out on facebook, i honestly honestly cannot recommend him enough for stuff like this, he is the best out there 110% by a country mile, iv never ever seen quality like it in fibreglass. magic aero stuff is complete amature hour compared to Pauls work and im as fussy as they come when it comes to men making stuff for my carQuote:
Originally Posted by DSlide93
this is a link to his facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pro-F...539739?fref=ts
i think the wheels needed to go bronze to get the look im after - i want the car to be mean as fuck looking, kind of mad max / evil / track monster looking but i still want it built like a factory car - i dont want the kit to be hanging on her, everything has to be tight and the car has to feel like a new car to drive. its my take on what the old 90s japanese tuner shops would have put out.
Just want to give a massive thank you also to Martin Coyle - Martycturbo - i have no words to describe how much this man made this car what it is, not only the paintjob, hes just a wealth of knowledge when it comes to 180sx and he came up with so many of the cool new wee ideas that you can see on the car this time round - some that i will show in the next update :)
fuck white wheels
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross.
Spoken like a true poet
Ok so was just over with Paul from Pro - Fit Kits and he has my diffuser finished off
Very Happy Indeed
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He has lots of threaded tabs built into this that bolt to mounting points he built onto the car - this thing wont be coming off
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Another teaser pic of the car itself - minus the above diffuser fitted
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Probably my favorite 180 in the land!
cheers stevo - really appreciate that comin from a man thats seen a lot of the ones in the land :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevo
Well A LOT of work went into the car this past few weeks - i am beyond thankful to Martycturbo and ProFit Kits for all the help - car exceeded any expectation i had in mind when i started
Il let the pics do the talking
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This is sick.
What diffuser is that ?
suppose i may keep this all together
My car changes more than my clothes - a few detailed pictures of the latest Rendition
I really want to say a massive thanks to Martin Coyle who did the paint and Paul Green at Profit kits for making up the custom lip kit and difusers
Any lines you see in the paint work is a reflection of the badly painted walls either side or the telegraph line over head lol
I could not be happier with the paint - looks constantly wet and slick - excellent job
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...pspo1yy5cy.jpg
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Custom front lip made up by Paul at Profit kits to match the lines of the front Kouki splitter - Canards at either side are also removable as they are screwed into countersunk threaded holes that sit flush in the bumper
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psnvdfcgux.jpg
The above splitter kit was painted in a plastic based paint to give it an OEM factory look which i think breaks up the car a bit. Also painted the standard NISSAN badge matte black to tie it into the mean evil agressive look i was going for.
Removed the tray under the DMAX bonnet to let more heat out and its nice looking in and seeing some of the Mechanicals
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...pskgytlkix.jpg
The fins at the top of the DMAX also got the same Plastic paint treatment as the splitters
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psv47sa2l2.jpg
The TE37s were refurbished from white to a pretty damn close bronze to the real thing. Genuine stickers were put on then to finish them off. These wheels look a lot darker in the metal than i can get on the pictures for some reason. Also had Paul make up little pieces to put into the wings and then counter sink some Genuine NISMO badges into them - Wee shout to the new GT86 that has the badges in the wings - just a wee idea to modernise the look of the car a little bit
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psm7fwe1vk.jpg
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psnmp0uipd.jpg
Finally FINALLY got my callipers painted - went for some purple on those also
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psgoijtr18.jpg
Below is some pictures of the sideskirt extensions and rear difuser that Paul made up also
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psglk3nafs.jpg
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfkahpkjn.jpg
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This is more how the wheels look all the time
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Pic of the louvres fittin in behind the quarter windows
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Moving onto the cockpit - everythings functional but still a nice and comfortable place to be
http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/u...pszivgfxia.jpg
Added some new Origin Carbon Doorcards and screwed the pockets and speakers off the original doors to make the carbon ones look a bit more factory
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NO the NISMO seatbelt cusions arent ebay ones - they are actually Real NISMO haha
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That view you never get tired of sitting behind pop - up lights
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Everything nicely put in and handy to get at
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Rediculous how much i love my KAZAMA gear knob
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Digi Clocks also pretty damn cool - these do tend to flicker from time to time because of a loose wire but i hate taking them out so il live with it for a while longer yet
Some with the lights up - the Blue tinted RAYBRIGS look pretty damn cool along with the dark paint
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Theres a few small bits and pieces yet to do like paint my wiper arms and stuff but the car is driving like a dream and looking better than i ever hoped it would.
Anyway all Comments and Criticism welcome - hope you enjoyed my take on a 180
Thanks
Matt
Nice :cool:
HOLY FUCK - AN UPDATE :O
been quite a while since i put anything up on here but a lot has happened - last September i spun a bearing on the crank - car was taken off the road and sent down to the main man - Petko to do his thing
Il let the pictures do the talking
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Car also recieved 480cc spec R injectors, z32 AFM and a Z32 fuel filter
It was then taken down to Stiv at MD Tuning and was mapped on a nistune
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On a standard t25 turbo the car made 248bhp with 307 torque at 1.2 bar
The actuator on the t25 was shot so as soon as the car hit 1.2bar it fell off to about 0.8/0.9 bar
i bought a HKS adjustable actuator since - i could imagine it being over the 250bhp now that the car holds the 1.2 bar through the revs
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f7&oe=57873A95
I kno 248bhp doesnt sound impressive but this car just needs to be driven to be believed - im over the moon with it as is at the minute - soo much response, its just a seriously fun car to drive - you can really push it and you have boost there as soon as you touch the pedal.
i just want to give a massive thanks to Petko for everything he did, an absolute Gent and his work is TOP QUALITY and i am rediculously fussy about who i let near my car
Also a big shout out to STIV who did an amazing job mapping the car for how i wanted it to drive
Next year i do plan on upgrading the turbo but for right now im over the moon
Love this car! Can't wait to get my Kouki kit on!