Nissan 180sx Street/drift Car - Sydney

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FOR SALE: GO-180

1994 180SX black-top SR20DET

95,XXXkm

Rego until early August

$14,000

I bought this 180SX as the first Aussie owner back in 2003, in absolutely stock condition apart from a cat-back. Since then, it's been fitted with lots of genuine Japanese parts to make it something performs well on the track but still be comfortable to drive on the street.

Since I never really had any intention of driving it in competitions, the engine has only been mildly modified. I've never let the coolant or oil overheat, so 100°C for water or 110°C for oil always meant a cool-down lap, and I've always made an effort to keep the tacho a few hundred revs short of redline at the most. The engine has never been boosted over 14psi either. As a result, it has never been pulled out, and is still the original factory unit.

In December last year, the car was cleaned up and fitted with a genuine Origin Streamline kit and resprayed in Glasurit paint.

All of the mechanical work, fabrication and regular servicing like engine, gearbox and diff oil changes were done by Advan Performance in Auburn. Feel free to call Peter and ask him about the car.

$14,000 is the asking price, but a quick and easy sale would definitely bring it down.

The car will be attending the Initial Drift track day at Wakefield on July 13th for anyone down in that direction who would like to see it, and then will be available in Sydney after that.

I can supply a pink slip for registration in NSW if necessary, and interstate transport can be arranged at the buyer's expense.

NO TRADES, NO PARTING OUT! Selling for cash only.

for a video of it in action! This was shot a few months ago, and I've only taken it to the track once since then.

ENGINE

~150kW @ 14psi

T28 turbo with Nismo 360° bearing (bought new in Aus)

Tomei 256° 11.5mm Poncam camshafts

Tomei rocker arm stoppers

Bosch 044 fuel pump

Trust pod filter

It still uses the unmodified factory ECU and standard AFM (new sensor).

D-Max tubular manifold with extra bracing and reinforced welding

Alloy manifold heat shield

Hi-Tech Exhausts high-flow cat and straight exhaust can

Turbosmart bleed valve

Front-mount intercooler

Trust 13-row oil cooler (GT-R spec) with Earl's fittings and remote oil filter

Trust oil catch tank with Earl's Flame Guard insulation on the tubing

Trust high-capacity baffled sump

Huge custom alloy sump guard

HPI engine damper

TRANSMISSION

OS Giken TS2BD twin-plate clutch (no troubles for street driving)

OS Giken 1-2-3 close-ratio strengthened gearset (4-5 standard) in rebuilt SR20 gearbox

Cusco Type-RS (sprung plates for smooth engagement) two-way mechanical LSD

BRAKES

Skyline R33 GTS-t front and rear caliper and disc five-stud brake conversion

Braided front brake lines

New Bendix pads

SUSPENSION

Front:HSD HR front coilovers (8kg)

Tein caster rods

Ikeya Formula steering rods with Yanack extended rod ends

Cusco caster rod bracket brace

Rear:Tein HE rear coilovers (6kg)

Cusco camber control arms

Cusco traction rods

Yanack toe control rods

Alloy rear cradle collars

Reinforced cradle toe rod mounting bracket

Trust front and rear tower strut braces

No-name transmission tunnel brace

WHEELS

F:17x9 +17 WORK Emotion CR-Kai with 235/40 Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R

R:18x9.5 +12 WORK Emotion CR-Kai with 235/40 Federal SS595 (brand new)

WORK blue anodised nuts with locknuts.

EXTERIOR

Origin Streamline full bodykit and front fenders (genuine parts)

Origin carbon bobtail spoiler

D-Max front Type-X combination indicator/parking lights (not fitted yet, but supplied)

DRFT knock-off vented fibreglass bonnet (uses bonnet catches for CAMS as well as the original cabin pull-latch). Original bonnet can be supplied if needed.

Glasurit full exterior respray

D-MAX crystal tail-lights

Shaved antenna and rear wiper (welded up)

Heaps and heaps of genuine Japanese drift stickers

INTERIOR

Bride Ergo recliners

Defi recall boost gauge, oil temp and oil pressure gauges with control unit

Yashio Factory water temp meter

Climate control air-conditioning

Awesome JDM cup holder

OTHERS

Auto Watch immobiliser (insurance-approved!)

CAMS-approved Fire extinguisher

Here's a summary of the car in general:

THE GOOD

• The engine is in good condition, and blows no white, black or blue smoke. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, as far as I know.
  
• Street registered, reliable daily driver and good drift performer.
  
• It has a clean history, with no crashes or bad credit or anything like that.
  
• It's never been involved in more than a mild hit at the track (although with plenty of close calls!), and even then it was only superficial body panels that were ever damaged.
  
• The exhaust isn't too loud or annoying for daily driving.
  
• The wheels use no spacers. Fitment comes from the offset only.
  
• For any other drift maniacs who like this kind of stuff, most of the stickers on the car were given to me by their respective owners, not bought, so they're all genuine. There's stuff from D1 drivers like Tezuka, Dart Izumi, Murayama, Hoshino, Haruyama, Koguchi, Kunny etc. If you wanted to remove them though, they're all on glass, so it would be easy.
  
• It's reliable! It has only been towed away from the track once in over four years, and that was for a broken subframe that couldn't be replaced easily. I had plates welded on a new cradle to reinforce the bracket that cracked on the old one.
  
• Since the bodykit isn't that low and the paint is dark and understated, it attracts very little attention from the you-know-who. I get into more trouble in my standard Cressida, to be honest.
  
• It has a full interior, carpet, original floormats and air conditioning, and the power windows and mirrors all work.
  
• No oil leaks, no pump leaks, and the belts are in good nick after being completely replaced a couple of years ago.
  
• The car has always been garaged, and there are no cracks in the dash.
  
• Stick some injectors, a computer and electronic boost controller on it for an easy 200kW+.
  
• If you want to get some matching spare Work wheels for the rear, I can arrange it.
  

THE BAD

• The underbody has a few dents from some arguments with ripple-strips, but nothing too major.
  
• The only body rust I'm aware of is a small bit under the driver's footwell that I hit with some rust inhibitor.
  
• The driver's rear quarter window is a factory-tinted version from a later model. I had to replace it after it was accidentally smashed in my garage, so you'll need to tint the other clear windows if you want it to match.
  
• The left rear seatbelt is missing the pretensioner, but the belt and spool are still there.
  
• There's a small v-shaped crack in the bog on the passenger's rear guard from when the tyre hit it after I changed the wheel alignment a while ago. The alignment has since been fixed, but you'll need to patch up the crack.
  
• You'll need to install the front Type-X indicators, but they come as a brand-new D-MAX kit with wiring, so it should be easy to do.
  
• There are a few scrapes and chips on the front bar and body, but these should be easy to touch up. No cracks in the fibreglass.
  
• The wheels have a bit of battle damage on them, but they're all true and could be restored easily if you wanted.
  
• The custom handbrake cable (for the drum handbrake conversion) is a bit loose, but the wheels still lock very easily.
  

More photos coming soon. Please send an email to alexismith(at)gmail.com for any other information.

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SOLD