180sx

ETS Drift Ute – A weekend well spent

With the engine bay now taking shape it was time to put the motor back in and start thinking about where everything will run, with my TD06 only days away I cant wait to start designing the plumbing an...

180SX – What new tunnel?

Last night was spent finishing off the new tunnel, I deciced to keep my original handbrake setup so i positioned and welded that on the top of the tunnel, i had a FullRiver drycell battery that i plan...

180SX – The latest

Well its been good to get stuck into the 180SX and start this year with fresh car, all those worrying little issues have been sorted and now its starting to all come together, read on for more info.

180SX – Driveline

This week has been pretty busy, trying to spread myself around all the projects, one thing I’ve been working on is getting the driveline ready to reinstall back into the 180 once the tunnel is d...

180SX – Tunnel

The tunnel is coming along really well, its a real hassle TIG welding the original steel so ill be TIGing all the new steel and then migging everything that joins to the existing floor.

180SX – Gearbox time

I decided late last year to swap to an RB25 Gearbox to change the feel of the shift, being the excact same gearbox as what i was running (Z32 300ZX) the only difference is the shifter arrangement, Z32...

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 HQ – In the office

This Australia day long weekend has been so good, good weather and a bit of spare time to spread around the projects, gotta love a spot of shed blogging!      

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...