HCF Project Section - My new (old) 180sx PROJECT!

Well guys i haven't been on in a while but I figured I should post this up here to get back on the forums. Back in June I found a steal of a deal on a 180sx. Its a 1991 180sx sr20det and my plans for it will be a 400whp drift machine so I can start participating in the clubsman drift events next year (purely for fun) Here are a few pics and some mods I already did and that will be coming before the snow does lol.

Mods:

-Tomei tuned ecu
-circuit sports 3" elbow & downpipe
-megan racing cat delete 3"
-Jasma 3 1/2" catback (already on car from Japan and sounds badass)
-autometer colbalt boost gauge
-momo (authentic) race-series wheel

Parts I have or that are coming for it in the next weeks"

-Greddy profec II boost controller
-AEM airfuel wideband gauge controller
-Tomei (very hard/rare to find I paid a pretty penny for it from a guy off a local forum) lol short shifter
-nismo (authentic) tall shift nob
-Bings FMIC
-JIC (jdm) adjustable coilovers
-Greddy or Blitz bov for FMIC
-Blitz FATT turbo timer with speed meter

Ill get some pics of the parts as well as I dont have any right now, the car now is fairly stock besides the ecu and exhaust. It does have Rays Racing 3 piece wheels that are pretty nice but in rough shape. Next summer or over winter I plan to get them refinished.

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yes its a real carbon fiber hood lol

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Looks good man bout time you got a car! haha whats it been? six months? gee :P

are you going to be doing work to this if so do you want it moved to the project section?

Seriously sexy car right there sir. May not be a honda, but I for one want to see it in the project section.

are you going to be doing work to this if so do you want it moved to the project section?

Yes please if you could put it in the project section as while it wont be instantly finished (its going to be an on-going project) it will see work done to it every few months or when I get spare cash and I would like others opinions/suggestions along the way!

Nike Head lol it is about time I picked something remember all the posts in off topic I made asking opinions on various cars lol?

The nice thing about this 180sx is there is no body damage just probally needs a re-spray eventually. Luckily I have a mechanic friend that will be helping me out with some of the tougher things as the project progresses.

Thanks for all the comments guys it is appreciated, Im thinking so I can lay down the 400 whp with ease Im just going to go ahead and take the not so much traveled road for the sr and put a t3 sized top mount turbo (on the manifold) on the car. This year/end of season I am mainly getting it ready for some more serious power next year! I have a few more pics Ill post and yes please move it to project if you dont mind jp!

I forgot to add should I just keep the Rays with the same finish if I get them fixed up?

Punisher I did initially want to do up my 94 civic hatch but I figured when I got this for a deal I couldn't resist the turbo its in my blood now lol ;P I had a 180sx last year but had to sell when I got laid off.

I like honda's and all - don't get me wrong. But there is soo much more you can do in a 180 or 240. Your honda is stuck to drag and light racing. Your nissan can drift, drag, and do a higher level of racing. I'be been looking for a clean 240 for a while now. Or maybe a Mazda.

^ Last time I checked, hondas do pretty well at auto-x too :D

But drew. Go die, now-ish would be good. You're on your second 180sx, and I have yet to own even a 240. I did get to drift one a few times... sort of. Every time I drove my friend's S13 I kicked her sideways... the transitions to get the back out and back in are nice and smooth... the drift itself... well, let's just say the stock IRS causes massive wheel hop when you're sideways :D

Are you throwing a disco potato on this one, too?

^ Last time I checked, hondas do pretty well at auto-x too :D

But drew. Go die, now-ish would be good. You're on your second 180sx, and I have yet to own even a 240. I did get to drift one a few times... sort of. Every time I drove my friend's S13 I kicked her sideways... the transitions to get the back out and back in are nice and smooth... the drift itself... well, let's just say the stock IRS causes massive wheel hop when you're sideways :D

Are you throwing a disco potato on this one, too?

lol.... you gotta move to ol' Canada here and roommate with me for a while then lol. I too have had the enjoyment of drifting it a bit in the wet which was alot of fun! I'm not too sure on the disco I may go to a larger t3/4 style turbo (so the next step up from the Garrett 2871r's mabey the gt3082r) Anyways some pics of a couple goodies going on this weekend and finally get to lower the car down Ill do a before/after shot.

What will be going on?
-FMIC finally! have not got it in the mail yet though so no pics :(
-HKS SSQV bov
-Greddy profec spec boost controller
-JIC (from Japan) coilovers
-Tomei short shifter kit and Cusco brass shift collar (this will be awsome!)
-new lugnuts lol



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OHHHHHH I like! very nice!

Is it hard driving on the right hand side? I bet shifting is wierd.

Very nice.

well its been a while but some updates are coming, I did manage to get the front mount intercooler on with a friend as well as some other stuff. I also picked up a sweet deal on some xxr's and I still need to swap in the JIC magic coilovers that I have for the car. With these 16" wheels and the car lowered on the coils (I also have a fender roller tool now and it wasn't cheap lol ;) it should look sweet. Pictures are coming.... unfortunately for me and my project so is winter! I may do a 87' Audi turbo wagon project though for blasting threw the snow lol!

Here are a few pictures of some progress that was made (Ive been so busy the last few months of summer. Anyways I did manage to get the front mount intercooler and HKS ssqv BOV on, as well as the Greddy boost controller and new boost lines threw out the motor. I did't end up getting the JIC coilovers or xxr's on and wont until next spring (I was attacked by a suprise snowfall) I managed to install my air/fuel ratio gauge as well (its a step up from the AEM I cant remember the brand now,) and I can datalog live with my laptop. I think Im going to switch the momo wheel out for a Nardi Deep Corn drift king wheel and go with black itr recaro's for seats. Anyways a few pics I hope attach.

w00t for this still being a project!!!

So drew... you know you're mailing me that fender roller in the spring if/when I get a civic so I can use it and send it back, right? :D

Hey Chris you know if you want to I would have no problem shipping you the fender roller, its a good quality tool and works well as long as you have patience and use a heat gun! (I did not the first fender and cracked a bit of paint lol)

Some things I have been doing slowly in the garage are 15mm wheel spacers with new studs. I am working on installing the JIC magic coilovers and I have a nice used set of xxr 002 wheels I believe (16*8.5 +15) and Ill throw some new rubber on in the summer. I also have to install a new boost controller (the other Greddy one previous crapped out). I got the Innovate air/fuel gauge/controller in the car so I can monitor that and also has hookups in the car to attach a laptop and get on the fly information and adjustments can be made. I plan also to possibly build the head with stage 3 brian crower kit and then have Tomei or Titek camgears and Greddy light weight pulleys. This would be done in order to slap a top mount Garrett gt3037r turbo and I would be looking in the ballpark of somewhere around 500whp hopefully on about 23 psi if I get it tuned right. At this whp these cars will run low 11 sec times with a good driver! I plan on doing budget interior (NRG 3" deep 350mm wheel and NRG bucket seats which look really nice but are budget friendly, as long as they are comfty Im not too worried) Now the only problem like I was saying is that I found some rust Im not happy about that!

The car in my Dad's garage and there is snow outside lol, this is where I spend alot of my nights after work

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Engine so far with the FMIC and the hks ssqv, as well Blitz intake and boost controller/Air/fuel gauge controller setup.

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Old shocks (yuck)
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Wheel stud install with spacers, I might have to come back to those brakes latter lol
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Back together without the spacer plate on of course but it is ready to throw on
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Rust I found under the rocker panel on the passenger side. The other 2 spots look like an easier fix especially the door lol.

Door spot of rust because somebody shot it with a pellet gun (previous owner someone did)

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Fender rust that has not spread

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And then the shocking rocker arm rust how will I repair this ****?

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Haha, the only thing about shipping the fender roller is it'd be pretty expensive, especially since it'd have to go through customs twice =/


But the 180's coming along nicely dude... keep us updated :D

Looking Good,Nice Nismo Parts.

My friend has one just like it but with a black top rb26dett in it. He drifts it all the time. Isn't that a 240 sx though? Sorry if it's not, i don't know my nissans.

Edit: Sorry! I just looked up 180's. Thats a sick car though. My friends is a 240. And its white like yours.

Hey guys here is an update on some things with the car, Ive decided that I might just go with a smaller whp goal this year do to my unsteady work possibility and also other things. I think Im just going to do alot of fuel/suspension and computer (power fc hopefully) upgrades this year, and then strap on a Garrett gt2871r turbo, its pretty much a direct replacement turbo that can reach 400+whp. My goal this year is to hit around 330whp, Ive heard these light weight s13 chassis' can be a handful at this hp rating anyways, and Ive seen a 303whp/286wtq 180sx here run a 12.7s 1/4 mile which is pretty fast on street tires, low 12's are not hard with a sticky street tire.

Anyways first some pics of a few goodies I just got in the mail:

basically what I got:

-Authentic JDM Sparco viper rsII white wheels used and very hard to track down for the 180sx (17X9JJ +20 crazy fitment and very wide)
-Titek racing long open lug nuts blue
-MAS hubcentric wheel hub rings
-OEM Nissan oil pan (mine has a dent it which is not good at all)
-OEM Nissan oil filter for sr20det
-Walbro 255lp high flow pump kit (good for alot of hp lol!)
-Cusco rear strut bar (no pic as of now)

Sparco wheels 17*9 with +20 offset
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OIL PAN
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B&M short shifter (which should go nice with my cusco bronze shift bushing!

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WALBRO 255 pump!

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Hubcentric collars

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here was getting the JIC coilovers on the rear
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My Optima battery I picked up and getting mounted in the trunk!
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Now when I get some time next days off of work Ill be installing all this stuff plus some other things, Ill definitely grab picks of the installing and after installation pics. I cant wait to get my tires mounted on the sparco wheels and set it up with the coilovers, should look pretty good! I think Im going with Falken fk452's 215/45/r17 front and 235/45/r17 rears. I also would like to do something with the interior. I was thinking Recaro red seats from the type-r for the nissan and a sparco deep wheel. I need to get a new boost controler as well, and fix the power steering leak. Stay tuned as the snow is melted here and its just about time to pull her out of the garage and get this project turning again! And there will be some videos, time slips and hopefully dyno sheets by summer time!

Gosh dude!, your 180sx coming out nice. Put turbo put turbo lol. I shouldn't get a 300zx or 240sx when I got a chance but noooo I'm flat broke with this civic ek. Grrrr man.