180SX
180SX – New Tunnel Fab
I have started work on the new transmission tunnel for the 180SX, once this top section is tacked in i will use clear plastic to build templates and fill in the gaps. Ill then weld it all up, refit a ...
ETS 180SX – Tunnel Vision
When i took the gearbox out i had a really hard time removing it, a Z32 box is a lot bulkier than an SR box and all the other times i have had the motor out of the car so it didn’t really bother...
180SX – Off season prep
With all the small fix up jobs in the engine bay and wiring completed its time to remove the diff, gearbox and take a look over all the rear end to make sure 2012 is as consistent as 2011 was.
180SX – ECU Mount
After finding my electrical faults and deciding to stick with the Power FC and fantastic Dr Drift Tune i needed to make a cradle for the computer as i wasnt happy with it ziptied under the dash. A sim...
180SX – 2 become 1
As described in my last post on the 180SX the manifold to turbine housing gasket all but disappeared at the last drift meeting of 2011, so I thought I would fix things for good. After V ing out the BR...
180SX – Reworks
At the last round of the Vicdrift season my 180SX had a few electrical problems, over the break I decided that I wouldnt spend days trying analyse faults with the wiring that was in it, i would instea...
DIY Garage Frames
I had some A3 scans done of all the magazine features of my cars and wanted to put them up on the walls in the shed, wanting to make them extra special i got some perspex and MDF backing cut then used...
Welcome 2012
After calling a campervan home for 2 weeks im back to the daily grind, 2 weeks off was so refreshing and it was exactly what i needed, with so much going on it was good to sit back and clarify what i ...
ETS Garage – Getting Organized
Every spare minute of mine over the past month has been dedicated to getting the shed organized so I can take on 2012 in comfort, I made up these little engine and gearbox trolleys just to make life t...