NoelB's 180sx Project

[blusrule]

Looking good Noel, did you get the cage fitted after?

If you want to tidy up the end of those braided hoses cheaply wrap some insulation tape around the ends to stop them fraying and put the clamps over the tape. Makes a good difference, especially on a bay as clean as that!

[NoelB]

Cheers man. No never got around ta it. Have it sprayed just waiting ta put it in. Had NCT comming up so said I'd hang on till after that. Oh yes good thinking will sort that out soon.

[blusrule]

Good stuff, shouldn't give you any hassle going in anyway! Ha I'd dread the thoughts of a nct on one of those! Fair play!

[NoelB]

So did I but finally got it passed after the 5th attempt!!!! Lol

[NoelB]

Mandatory stitching picture


Gave the wheels a quick polish. Could do with a few more goes but the car is off the road now and will have time to split them and give them a good going over.



Also done up a rough spec list. A good few bits missing but will add to this later:

ENGINE:
sr20det redtop,
2871r turbo,
550cc nismo injectors,
Z32 afm,
Aftermarket cams,
Cosworth 1.1m metal head gasket,
Arp head bolts and studs,
"Sard" fuel pressure reg,
HKS front mount with hard pipes,
Japspeed alloy rad,
Twin 12" fan setup,
Splitfire coilpacks,
Gtr fuel pump,
3" japspeed downpipe,
3" turbo elbow,
Decat,
Greddy z32 adapter pipe
Buddyclub spec II exhaust,
Mapped on Nistune by Stiv running 1.5 bar,
Battery relocated to boot,
Custom paint job with orange flake,

ELECTRONICS:
Blitz dual sbc boost controller,
Fan controller,
Greddy turbo timer,
6x dash gauges,

INTERIOR:
Bride Low Max fixed drivers seat,
Personal Steering wheel,
Blue led gauge cluster bulbs,
Custom carbon fibre effect on centre console, door handles, door pockets and steering wheel surround,
Flocked dash, doors and door cards,
Type X 180sx passenger seat,
Custom built fiberglass gauge holders on dash,
Rear interior stripped,
Led interior light,

BRAKES AND CHASSIS:
Full r32 4stud break conversion with dual drum and caliper setup,
Dimpled and grooved discs,
Cusco brake master cylinder stopper,
Cusco strut braces front and rear,
Poly bushed rear subframe,
Solid engine and gearbox mounts,
Rear lower strut brace,
Front lower strut brace,

WHEELS AND SUSPENSION:
Full BC street coilovers,
Garson deep dish racing wheels (front 8.5j, rear 9.5j),
Aftermarket rear toe arms,

EXTERIOR:
Full s15 front end conversion including steel bonnet.
Uras front bumper,
Uras side skirts,
Uras rear bumper,
8000k hids,
Dmax 50/50 rear lights,
Vertex (afaik) s13.5 wider fronts wings,

[Billy_P]

Finesht of stiching.. :P

Wheels look well once ya actually shine em,, Ya should give the centers a doing now and spray em!

[NoelB]

Wheels staying polished man just gona polish them more so it's a mirror finish.

[lukeb]

I taught the wheels were nicer white! Nice car tho

[NoelB]

A lot of people saying that man but in person there much better polished and the colour of the car will be changed soon so they will hit the new colour a lot more than white. Always thinking ahead

[NoelB]

So been gathering a few bits the last while. Time ta get moving on this. Have a very realistic deadline set for next year. Should break it once the car heads off for spraying.

Bottom mount Bride passenger seat rail and Bride super low side mount rail:



Snap off boss:


Vented 15 bonnet from LennyS13, also BN style rear bumper and side skirts from Shane in Drive-n-Style:




S13 knuckles with Parts Shop Max steering mod. Picked this up on the driftworks forums:


The spare room running out of space!!


The strip down began anyway with a little help (hindrance) from the goddaughter lol:



That camber


A mock up with the Vertex front bumper and BN skirts:


Also few pics of the new daily while this is getting fixed up: