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Welcome to SAU, Im sure you'll learn a lot :D ..

U got any pics of your 180 or the Calinda?

of course!

The S15 that I just sold

When purchased it looked like this

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and I sold it looking like this - after a respray in a custom blue with purple pearl, new kit and gtr rims

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My dino on my new rims, have just put some coilovers in so sitting a little lower now. Respray to come end of the year probably black + purple pearl.

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and the 180 project

the day it was purchased

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and it's currently in a fabricator shop looking like this

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hope to get about 300rwkw from it, should be lots of fun

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Fcuk yeah!

Your Sil-80 looks bad ass! Satin black paint job FTW!

What are you fabricating? A wider body kit / guards?

It looked great the day you bought it!

LOL! Caldina's are fun, I have been in one, kinda like a turbo charged Corolla Sportivo with 4WD.

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Having a half cage fabricated - for track days :D and a custom exhaust manifold made. He's also cut out some rust that we found after buying the body.

It's already got a big ass, so we don't need to go wider or bigger guards :) and when it's running (FINALLY) we'll get it sprayed a midnight purple.

The Caldina is ok, got some good boooooooost but I miss the handling of the sil. Working on improving the handling of the dino though.

Yeah the rims looked hot on the S15 hey. Didn't do any engine mods at all, was stock spec S so about 141 kw.

As said above the sil80 should put out about 300rwkw if not more :(

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R32 Rb25de engine

R32 rb25de block, fully cleaned and bored and checked.

R33 Rb25det strengthened and balanced crank

R33 Rb25det Shot Peined Rods, Arp Rod Bolts

Acl 87mm Forged Pistons

Acl Race Bearings

N1 Oil Pump, Gates Race Belt

Acl 1.3mm Metal Head Gasket, HKS Rb26 Metal throttle body gaskets,

Custom Copper exhaust gasket, Gizzmo Rb20det Thermal intake gasket

Rb25de head, fully reconditioned.

Franklin 270' Cams 9.5mm Lift, R33 Gtr Valve Springs, Adjustable Cam gears.

Rips Adapter plate for Gtr Throttles

Rb26 6x Throttles and Plenum

Custom Steam Pipe High Rise Manifold (currently being made)

Garret Gt3076r turbo (0.86), Tial 44m Wastegate

Full 3' Exhaust

R32 Greddy FMIC kit, Trust Type R Bov

Oil cooler and relocation kit

Bosch 120amp alternator (bracket being lengthened to fit nicer)

Bosch Race Coils, Greddy EBC

Link G4 Storm Ecu and 5 Bar map sensor (with wire in loom, to be wired in)

Rx7 550cc Injectors (havent decided on fuel rail yet)

Nismo Coppermax Single plate clutch Kit

R32 Gtr Box (rwd converted(still in the process))

Full R32 5 stud brake conversion with R200 Diff (3x2)

Cusco Rear camber and toe arms

Redline front castor and front lower adjustable arms(still thinking wether to use or not)

Think theyre D2 Coilovers all round

25mm Front s13 guards. 50mm Rear guards (rear cut out for guards)

S13 front lights, and full bodykit (in need of some scrap repairs)

NzKw front Bucket seats (drivers adjustable rail)

Currently sitting on 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 Dtm Hiro's, will be going 17's

Custom stereo install

And a GT wing in rear for some hopeful traction

LOL!

Nice,

Where you going to find a RB25DE out of a R32, unless you find a R32 GTS-25 or Type-X, S, XG.

Why bother with the N/A block, when you can just go for the R33 GTS-T RB25DET engine conversion...

RB25DET conversion will be a good start and then start upgrading that.

This Sil-80 is drift pig for sure.

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