180sx Advice Needed.

[defari]

GTiR Is this a Nissan ? I just had a look on carsales and couldn't find the marque. 'scuse my ignorance

GTIR - AWD turbo hatchback pulsar sr20det (from memory they run individual throttle bodies) - nice cars, always wanted one but at the time they were over priced... $16000 for a mid 90's import with 200,000k's on it..

[Ten Four]

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/privat...id=12918C227C36 ?

[BASHO]

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/privat...id=12918C227C36 ?

Thank you

[Ten Four]

I like the way he wrote the ad

Let us know how it goes

[defari]

^ what does the seller mean by no wood ducks?

also wtf? mod plate for a bigger turbo / intercooler? i didnt know you needed that?

[SoFreshSoClean]

Wood Ducks = random assholes.

At my work we mainly deal with automotive trade and industrial. Wood ducks are retail jerks who come in at 4:59 wanting the special screw that holds up sunvisor on a 1961 Gogomobil.

[K-Style]

The hunt goes no-where

I've got one last 180 to see on Thurs, then nada that I can get to without hassle.

The whole 180sx marque (that I've come across) has been fraked by silly mods and owners who have obviously spent far to much time reading Fast Fours, then gone out and worked out every permutation of mod that either makes the car go slower of blows it up---then done them to thier unsuspecting 180s , though I have to say theres a goodly number of the same farkers who have applied the same logic to WRXs from what I've seen so far as well.

This excercise gives a whole new reason for car dealers to exist , -and me the shits..

I think if I'm determined to get a 180 I'm going to have to bring one in ---actualy see if Kristian (Iron Chef) thinks there may be one worth bringing in first

I have been looking at the R33GTS-t ser IIs on carsales and there seem to be some good ones around so I'm seriously thinking of saying farkit I'm back in a line , stop bitchin and eat the costs.

Hey,

I'm looking for a 180sx too. There's some pretty tasteless crap on many of the cars that are for sale right now. Guess I'll steer clear of the cars on the coast. Mind you I'm prepared to overlook some trashy mods if they can be binned without leaving holes in the stock components.

Cheers

Scott

[BASHO]

Hey,

I'm looking for a 180sx too. There's some pretty tasteless crap on many of the cars that are for sale right now. Guess I'll steer clear of the cars on the coast. Mind you I'm prepared to overlook some trashy mods if they can be binned without leaving holes in the stock components.

CheersScott

You'd be right about the crap --BUT-- Motorman Imports have two in stock right now I think they're both fresh imports they are $17/18000.00 ea, too rich for my blood BUT they both look very clean and tidy. here's the Ph No if you're interested 3808 7512.

[BASHO]

Well folks the search is over. !!---but not quite as I expected.

My thanks to everyone who helped me out with info , OUTSTANDING HELP. THANK YOU.

The 180sx I saw today , well the less said the better, BUT, if you could pick it up for $9K and you didn't mind a fair bit of tidying , (about $3/4K would see you right) I recon you could have a very nice little ride as the base mods on the car are OK, (turbo/zorst/front mount). the pod is a shambles and needs giving the flick, I didn't drive it but I'd bet that it will drive ok, the rotors are unlipped and I'd think that the pads will be sweet..large amount of tidying all over to be done--the trick will be to get it for less than $10K , not my cuppa anyway. BTW the centre of the bonnet is now painted black so some of the pics on carsales are of this car -but not quite as it is now. paint is tidy but not more than tidy.

I'd had enough and as I was just round the corner from motorman imports I ducked in and half an hour later ducked out with this-

89 MR2 Targa , Turbo, 135000kms, aftermarket 17's, with excellent Direza rubber, TRD tuning and suspension upgrades, excellent paint and interior, runs like a swiss watch, pulls like a mallee bull, gearbox tighter than a fishes. ---and brakes like ice skates --being fixed for roadworthy now , on road 6mnths rego and transfer fees included , with stat waranty $11500.00.

TAKE IT AWAY ZIPPA--

Just as a note Motorman Imports have some very nice and varied stock on thier yard at reasonable asks thier phone is- (07) 38087512 WEB- motorman.com.au

Edited August 25, 2010 by BASHO

[Ten Four]

Haha nice, I love those. Will get one someday. 89 or 98?

Glad you didn't go 180... SR20's sound worse than lancers with fart cannons lol

[rgr34]

congrats abit different to the 180sx lmao.....love the old mr2's toyota needs to make more cars like this now....everything they make now like whitegoods so bland....

[BASHO]

Haha nice, I love those. Will get one someday. 89 or 98?

Glad you didn't go 180... SR20's sound worse than lancers with fart cannons lol

On the MY stakes it would be an MY90 (late 89 build/compliance ), it's a bit costly until you figure it includes all on roads warranty and it's near a minty, Redbook puts them at $9700.00 private sale, carsales has the same car, same year, advertised listings from about $10K and up to some silly prices, biggest is $26k I think , good luck to whoever is selling that one.

[Ten Four]

Cool.

These with a straight through exhaust sound absolutely gorgeous.

Post some sound clips

Oh yeah, needs more low and new wheels (time attack style ftw)

[Mr Eps]

if you're loking for new wheels (no pressure) but i have some work VSxx (or possibly discontinued rezaxII?) in gold face finish for sale shortly... i'm unsure of the EXACT width and offset but yeah, they're good for toyota, they're on my car in vic so let me know if you're interested..

[BASHO]

if you're loking for new wheels (no pressure) but i have some work VSxx (or possibly discontinued rezaxII?) in gold face finish for sale shortly... i'm unsure of the EXACT width and offset but yeah, they're good for toyota, they're on my car in vic so let me know if you're interested..

I'm interested could you post a pic up + what a rim wieghs ? the ones on the car now may look a little dated but they are 2 piece and very light.

[Peter89]

IMO a 180 would have been a far better buy but each to his own.

just be careful with oversteer in the wet, MR2s are known for losing it easily.

[Mr Eps]

BASHO - no pressure, again.. no pressure, i'm totally unsure of the widths and offsets but from what i've seen of others' MR2s online, these SHOULD fit quite neatly and have a good stance..

basically - from what i can see, the wheels LOOK like work VSxx... they're definitely work, they're definitely VS... and i can only assume they're VSXX... 17inch... the offset looks more appropriate for a honda / mazda... but - MR2 seems to take similar offsets?

the reason i'm so unsure is cos they're on the car i imported.. the seller put these wheels on it to sell the car, and kept his proper wheels.. which i don't want (i love the VSXX but these sizes and offsets are no good for my massive guards)

so i'm selling them..

but if you DO want them.... best to let me know sooner rather than later, because the car's about to be shipped from VIC to WA, so if you want them... i'll freight them to you from vic.. it's easier to freight the wheels to you from VIC than it is to ship from WA.. make sense?

sorry i've been prattling on, i've been trying to locate a pic of the wheels haha.. my laptop sh@t itself so i lost everything =(

but here's a pic i found =)

EDIT: i'll know in about a day or two the exact specs of the wheels.. just have to get my guy to have a look at the sticker on the inside =P oh and they include tyres of course..

Edited August 25, 2010 by Mr Eps

[Ten Four]

Epsy, can't wait to see your boat in person!

Looks sooooo nice

[BASHO]

IMO a 180 would have been a far better buy but each to his own.

just be careful with oversteer in the wet, MR2s are known for losing it easily

Mate if I could of found a clean 180 I would have bought it, the only good clean ones I found are at Motorman and there's too much on them IMO, they're a popular ride and this is reflected in the price.

Also I think far fewer of the 180 's appear to have been imported than Skylines which again is reflected in the price and they're a 4, all good, cuts down on running costs.

Thank for the warning on the oversteer it's appreciated , with the ammount of power this thing puts down I'm not suprised as the front end is obviously light.

I'll be sourcing some coilys for it as the set up is way to harsh for our roads anyway.

Bag of sand in the front maybe ?

[Peter89]

get some decent soft tyres. since you're on a budget, i would recommend looking into KU36s or federal RS-Rs.

then find a skid pan day, to learn the oversteer points and all the finer abilities to control the car, that you really can't do on the road. they usually are quite cheap and never heard anyone that hasn't enjoyed them.