LarZ' Black 180sx (The Ugly Duckling)

[D.Daly]

Think it got an oil and filter from the guy I sold it to..not the guy you bought it off...that's some balls though!

[derek89]

Ye that's a headache alright dude. Ah I'm sure u will do it justice

[LarZ]

Picked up rear tein coilovers from petko and also an oil filter housing. Hopefully the oil filter housing will get done over the weekend and the coilovers on monday as soon as they arrive.

Hopefully we can swing the NCT this week. I've people biting at my ankles wanting to buy the skyline...

[Keith_200SX]

Can't wait to see this finished �� but I did give ya the moredoor bug ��

[lady89]

Now,...finally managed to read through it
but you keep me updated on it anyway haha

i still cant believe what the prev. owner did to it after Dave sold it.....makes me really angry!!!!

but in good hands now, looking forward to see it back together again

[LarZ]

I should have just bought that MNP Kouki 180... Not even joking at this stage.

Anyways, it's a labour of love. The car still looks rough because it has a mismatching front bumper and quite possibly the worst paint i've ever seen on an s-body. Drift cars included. To save you guys a LOAD of pics and stories, here's a list of the things I've gotten done (professionally) since my last update.

• Got a new steering rack installed
• Oil + Filter because i have no idea when it was serviced last
• Topped up the coolant
• got the exhaust and turbo elbow fitted
• Topped up power steering fluid
• Replace spark plugs
• Replaced fan belts
• Installed rear coilovers
• Got brake line brackets made up
• Got a battery bracket made up
• Installed my nismo power brace (tension rod brackets)
• Replaced the rear top front arm
• Installed fan cowling
• Replaced the subframe collars
• NCT Prep
• Got reg plates
• Topped up gearbox oil
• Changed the gearstick gator (the rubber one, not the pretty one )
• Got the wiring checked and replaced where corrosion or poor wiring was found
• Replaced the oil filter housing
• Fitted new Wheels and Tyres
• Fitted new air filter
• Full alignment and fast road setup

Heading for NCT this morning. We'll see if that throws up anything weird but i hope to be driving it soon as i'm without a car. I sold the r33.

EDIT: NCT PASSED! WOOOOO!

[michealkirwan]

well done lad now more pics please!

[LarZ]

Hard to find daylight at the moment and it's not pretty as i say. I've a load of aesthetic bits that need to be done.

[Dave]

some bit of work and money! Atleast it past nct though and it's in the right hands now! What's the next step now?

[LarZ]

Yeah man! serious bills. But a good quality car is worth it. I don't like when a car is cosmetically 'perfect' but has loads of stuff wrong with it. This one is mechanically and electrically perfect now. Fresh NCT so it's just a case of insurance and tax and we're good to go. With regard plans. Where to begin???

1. Fit front lip
2. Fit Kouki spats
3. Fit my new CarPlay head unit
4. Body repair from where the previous owner drifted into a stop sign
5. Panel alignment: the front wings look like koguchi wings with the amount of gap on them. That needs to change
6. PAINT. Black again. Did i mention i like black cars?

that's the immediate goal.

I've also bought:

1. z32 AFM
2. Apexi PowerFC
3. Replacement turbo for if and when this one blows