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Item Summary: Nissan 180sx Very modified, great fun

Location: VIC: Melbourne

Condition: Used

Reason for Selling: Pretty sure i've done the turbo a mischief and cant be bothered fixing it. It ran unlimited boost after blowing the bleed valves top off and began making a whirring noise on spool up.

Asking Price: 7500

Delivery Methods: PickUp

Contact Info:

Extra Information:

LOCATED IN VIC

PRICE DROP 7,500

Engine

Shot piened rods and pistons

Performance rings

Balanced block

Head work

Billet crank

Kevlar timing belt

550cc injectors

HKS Cams

HKS Cam gears

HKS Silicon hoses

HKS Duel dump pipe

GFB BOV

Engine resprayed candy apple red

Intake

Z32 AFM

R33 radiator

Big cooler

Thermo fans

Stainless induction

Powder coated black cooler pipes

Driveline

Lightened fly wheel

2 way mechanical LSD (Cusco I think)

Fully adjustable JIC Gold coilovers

Exhaust

3" stainless exhaust

Interior gadgets

HKS incab duel stage boost control

HKS Turbo timer

HKS Boost gauge

HKS Stainless shifter

Momo steering wheel

Recaro adjustable back race seat

HUD (speedo on windscreen)

Black wired alarm

Keyless entry

Electric windows

Full stereo including sub and amp

Origional 180sx floor mats

ECU

Dr Drift tuned ECU

Suspension etc

Strut brace

Nolathane bushes etc

P1 Buddy light weight race rims

Upgraded cross drilled disks

Upgraded callipers

Pads need a change

Body

Car resprayed Polar White

C-West front bar

Buddy club side skirts (I think)

Vertex rear bar (I think)

Shaved rear wing

Type x tail light and centre

Vented bonnet

If you'd like any info just ask.

The car puts out close to 250rwkw on an aggresive tune, I drive it around at 170rwkw because it's just used to get me too and from work.

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Hey mate, I'm a bit confused about your add. Is this car in perfect working order or what's wrong with it? Only thing that's thrown me is your reason for sale?

Sorry i just copy and pasted the add without looking at it.

As far as i know the turbo seal is knackered, i cant be 100% tho because im not a mechanic. The turbo started making noise on boost so i garaged it and havnt started it since as i have a daily driver and am a little over the modifying scene. Reason for selling is exactly that, i dont know what's wrong and cant be buggered playing around anymore. My shed at the moment isnt the best for pulling a car apart so i'd rather it go to some one who has the time to play around with it.

The car was absolutely amazing value when i had it going but it kills me seeing it sitting there idle knowing that some one else could be having fun with it so its time to send it off

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Im located in Ballarat, about an hour from melb.

And no i havnt researched how much to fix the turbo, presuming it is the turbo thats buggered. Im not a mechanic and cant be buggered putting any more time into it, as previously said i have a daily and am not as much into the scene as i used to be. It's time for it to go to a new home.

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So hard to sell a car!!!

without being rude mate its because you are asking $7500 for a car that doesn't work, has no rego, no rwc, and you cant even be certain what is actually wrong with it.

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