Project 180SX continued

(Progress Report)

It has been a while since I last updated this section of my website and alot has happened since then, well not really but it is time for an update.

I finally managed to find an engine at a reasonable price this was then dragged outside to degrease and waterblast the years of dirt and grime off. The rocker cover was taken off to fix the broken coil pack bolts, these had to be drilled out, they were then recoil-ed back to M6 thread. Whilst it was off I decided to strip the cover of its flaky gold hue, what a mission that was, it was then sprayed in a red pearl with a slight blue tint to it. Sould suit the Sonic Blue that the car will eventually be sprayed.

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A partial interior loom from a wrecked typeX was then purchased for its airbag wirning and the tedious job of marking wires and sorting out what joined to where began. The existing non typeX loom and the typeX loom were then cut and spliced together (what a mission that was). At the same time the typeX engine bay loom (the one with the headlight plugs) was purchased and then modified for the S15 headlights. Some more simplification of this loom will be done later to remove most unnecessary parts (headlamp relays etc).

No photos of this tedious task

My attention then turned to the exterior of the car as this is the bit I see nearly every day and as a result want to see progress. The front bumper has been filled and primered (it now shows up better how it will flow with the rest of the it). The rear bumber has been solidly mounted using factory mount locations and is looking alot better. There is just a bit more stiffening that needs to be completed on the bumper itself before its final fill and primer. The side skirts are now semi fitted, this is until I work out how I want to fit them properly. As for the front guards these are now having the new top mounts fabricated so that they will line up and fit the car better. Its a long and tedious task but progress is finally becoming noticeable.

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