Weird how it feels like a breath of fresh air to see a simple build breakdown these days. This is more than enough for anyone to have fun, and acheivavable for most. I'm currently building my 2nd s13 chassis with the aim of reliable low HP & more seat time at the moment and this was a well timed reminder to keep it simple!
Thank you and I completely agree with you. This car is a dream to drive and by only fixing what breaks allows the car to find a mechanical sweet spot that’s often hard to find when you change everything. Cheers
Love seeing builds like this man, I found you from you fabrication classes before the hp academy shit happened. I strive to keep my builds as simple and functional as yours Nigel keep it up!
Thank you, appreciate the comment, it’s good to get some time to explain the modifications and why I did them, honestly could have gone for over an hour if I really got down to the details. Cheers
One of my dream cars to own one day. Thanks for the video and sharing. New to your UA-cam channel but been following you on IG for long time. Love the workshop and getting some good ideas for mine at home. Looking forward to seeing more content. Keep it up.
My new favorite channel 😊 I remember seeing you in performance garage years ago,that magazine hangs in my garage for inspiration. 180 style is pretty spot on Love The content keep it coming
Thank you and yes it’s the original engine apart from the head gasket, head studs and cams. Been drifting it for 15 years and it started out with 130,000km before I took the dash out.
Stock bottom end? Been following you and all your builds since as far back as I can remember. One my all time favorite 180sx builds truly something special!
I've always liked your 180sx but now after seeing this, I appreciate it even more. Nice work and I think you've done really well to find the balance you were after 👌
Yo just wanna say the calm, narrative style you have is really enjoyable to watch. Love putting your vids on after work to kick back and relax while being informed by an expert like yourself! Would love to learn about how you go about designing/manufacturing a custom engine -> transmission adapter plate and all the other parts that come with it
Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoy the style. I’m sick of UA-camrs yelling at me too 😂 I do go into a a few of those items on my website but definitely want to bring you more technical videos. Thanks
I did this many years ago outside with very little knowledge on fabrication but I made it work after buying a welder and stripping the subframe then jacking it up in the car and cutting out where it fouled. I think it’s only gained a raise of 50mm but it helps the axles and the suspension work better. Keep in mind that there were no drop knuckles at that stage. Cheers
Lovely car Nigel I do the same thing with the subframes on time attack and Irish touring cars 👌🤙 My Nabour Chris Brady (ex Irish prodrift driver) has 2 180sx a grey one and a blue one 💙 and one drove down past my house as I was watching this 🤣 wish I bought one 10 years ago when they where cheap but rallying ate up all my spare cash 💸 Maybe soon il find one needing some tlc 💯
As with all you builds, I love this one too! There's so much inspiration to take from these, specially both the S13's for my part, as I've just started to dig in to my S13 to make it more . Mine is a CA18DET, with the stock gearbox in it, but I also want to get the shifter closer to me. Any tips to do so? Not thinking a full blown relocation setup as you've done in yours though, as I'm actually not sure if that would be road legal where I live.
Thanks for the comment, and love that you have an S13 as they are so iconic. You could always make up what’s known as a dogleg shifter, this won’t be something you could just screw on as it will try and rotate as you shift. If you could get another stock shifter or a short shifter to modify you could bend up some 10mm solid rod and weld it on.
clean ride, quite impressive! I am very slowly trying to build a "reliable" s13 vert track toy so taking notes; Did you do anything to the rack n pinion? or does going full manual eliminate all those concerns? Also, with the subframe; did you use the s13 or a newer s14/15? And by raising it up you are getting full range of travel, but a lower'd stance/look right? That looks like a serious project! Do you actually run tires that strech'd/hella flush looking? that can't help improve grip or improve contact patch How does a small intercooler help with "mid-range" punch? And wouldn't the clutch fan further go against that theory?? I do like the idea of just welding the downpipe to the hotside, and I really liked that catch-can setup that uses your fender wells, very clean! What did you use for the stock parking brake/ebrake considering you are using the z32 calipers, and hydraulic drift/rear brake?
All the steering is factory PS rack, its shifted forward to reduce bind. I used the S13 subframe, yes thats right, I am getting full travel with flatter arms so less increase in toe and camber through the travel. Yes I have ran it with this stance since the beginning, it eats guards up but nothing thats too difficult to repair. A small intercooler increases compressed air velocity and response, so instead of filling a big cavity it only has to fill a smaller one, the downside is prolonged use increases heat but drift cars do a lot intermittent running. It runs stock ebrake and then a plumbed in hydro that connects to the rear brake line.
Such a classic car from my days of drifting back in 06-08. I was wondering since the s14 valve cover has been more rare and the s13.4 valve cover mod is like 400. Does your catch can setup in the back there reduce or resolve the crank case pressure / blow by on the s13 valve cover?
I have never had an issue with the blow by on this car and I think the large catch can volume helps this. The two fittings on the rocker cover give plenty of breathing room as they are a larger diameter than the stock items. Thanks
@@Engineeredtoslide I live in a “colder” climate, wasn’t sure how bad it was on the engine to not run at optimum temperature (coolant temp, not oil temp)
oh man, I remember this car being my desktop wallpaper in highschool...
Awesome, it’s been a great car for a long time.
Such a timeless look I love this thing
Thanks mate
Weird how it feels like a breath of fresh air to see a simple build breakdown these days. This is more than enough for anyone to have fun, and acheivavable for most. I'm currently building my 2nd s13 chassis with the aim of reliable low HP & more seat time at the moment and this was a well timed reminder to keep it simple!
Thank you and I completely agree with you. This car is a dream to drive and by only fixing what breaks allows the car to find a mechanical sweet spot that’s often hard to find when you change everything. Cheers
Literally the best 180SX. So simple and well thought out.
Thank you, appreciate the comment.
Love that you keep your cars for so long and keep fine tuning them, evolution not revolution.
So much inspiration
Thank you, I agree. So much work goes into them that it’s hard to sell or replace.
Love seeing builds like this man, I found you from you fabrication classes before the hp academy shit happened. I strive to keep my builds as simple and functional as yours Nigel keep it up!
Thank you and cheers for the comment, all the best with the build and if you ever need a hand with anything let me know
I love how everything is thought out and has logic as to why it has been done, lovely car
Thank you, appreciate the comment, it’s good to get some time to explain the modifications and why I did them, honestly could have gone for over an hour if I really got down to the details. Cheers
such a classic style that just works!
This has been my favorite 180sx for a very long time. It is absolutely beautiful
Thank you
One of my dream cars to own one day. Thanks for the video and sharing. New to your UA-cam channel but been following you on IG for long time. Love the workshop and getting some good ideas for mine at home. Looking forward to seeing more content. Keep it up.
Thanks mate. Glad you found the channel, I’ll continue to post on it.
You better start saving up now because prices are only gonna go up! 📈😭
Get one as fast as you can if you are serious in a few years they will be crazy expensive, had mine for 3 years now and dont reget it a second
Perfect combo👌 really enjoying the content .
Thank you
Been waiting for this for a long time. I miss seeing this car in action, ive watched the old vids too many times now lol!
Thank you, it’s been a while but I love getting it out and doing some driving again.
My favourite 180!!! Such a good style!! can’t wait to see you ripping in it again!
Waited so long for this video, easily one of my favourite cars. So good.
Glad I could bring it to you. Thanks for the comment
My new favorite channel 😊
I remember seeing you in performance garage years ago,that magazine hangs in my garage for inspiration.
180 style is pretty spot on Love The content keep it coming
Thank you and yes I remember that shoot. I was wildly hung over on that day 😂 cheers for the comment
so good seeing the workshop back at home! lookin ripper!
Thank you, good to be back.
Your telling me that’s the original bottom end in that? Used to admire this car as a young boy style is timeless
And you drive it so well
Thank you and yes it’s the original engine apart from the head gasket, head studs and cams. Been drifting it for 15 years and it started out with 130,000km before I took the dash out.
Stock bottom end? Been following you and all your builds since as far back as I can remember. One my all time favorite 180sx builds truly something special!
Nice walk around of the car man, love that this thing is still around 🤙
Thanks Darren, it’ll always be around and excited to clean it up and continue driving into the future.
Awesome! Would love to see all your cars in a similar format including the van for towing
I had not considered that but I do get a lot of questions about the van, I could definitely put a video together for it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Amazing car, thanks for the walk around Nigel. Would love to see a similar video on the hilux!
Thank you for the comment, I did do one on the Hilux but it’s on my subscription service at Engineeredtoslide.com but I may upload it here.
Keep the uploads going, I'm loving this.
Thanks mate, will do.
I've always liked your 180sx but now after seeing this, I appreciate it even more. Nice work and I think you've done really well to find the balance you were after 👌
Thank you. Appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed seeing more of the car.
I've loved this car for so long, thanks for making this video! Had to flex the gtr avs 5 at the end 💪
Haha, thanks for noticing 😂 the AVS’s are a great fit for this car.
beautiful 180 brotha
Thank you
incredible work, you are an inspiration nigel
Thanks and I appreciate the comment 🤙🏻
I’d love to see a breakdown of the Hilux!
I’ve done one and it’s on my website but I will eventually load it on to UA-cam, thanks 🙏🏻
Very nice Nigel!
This is my new favorite channel. It has such a nice vibe and the cars are 🔥🔥. Congrats 👏.
Cheers mate. Appreciate the comment.
Immaculate Build!
Thank you
It's perfect
Yo just wanna say the calm, narrative style you have is really enjoyable to watch. Love putting your vids on after work to kick back and relax while being informed by an expert like yourself!
Would love to learn about how you go about designing/manufacturing a custom engine -> transmission adapter plate and all the other parts that come with it
Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoy the style. I’m sick of UA-camrs yelling at me too 😂 I do go into a a few of those items on my website but definitely want to bring you more technical videos. Thanks
always loved this car too. 😍
Thank you 😊
Such an awesome build! very basic engine setup gets the job done!
Thank you. I agree, keeping it simple often allows more seat time and that was always the plan with the car.
Love the simple style and that you modded the rear to run it lower. Would enjoy seeing how you raised the subframe to do this.
I did this many years ago outside with very little knowledge on fabrication but I made it work after buying a welder and stripping the subframe then jacking it up in the car and cutting out where it fouled. I think it’s only gained a raise of 50mm but it helps the axles and the suspension work better. Keep in mind that there were no drop knuckles at that stage. Cheers
@@Engineeredtoslide legend! cheers for the reply
Loved the vid 👌👍
Thanks mate
Lovely car Nigel I do the same thing with the subframes on time attack and Irish touring cars 👌🤙
My Nabour Chris Brady (ex Irish prodrift driver) has 2 180sx a grey one and a blue one 💙 and one drove down past my house as I was watching this 🤣 wish I bought one 10 years ago when they where cheap but rallying ate up all my spare cash 💸 Maybe soon il find one needing some tlc 💯
I agree Barry, I should have bought them all when they were dirt cheap. Thanks mate.
You are so damn cool....
Another great video Nigel 👌 where do you find your tunes for your videos 📹 great choice 👍💯
I use Epidemic sound, it has thousands of tracks and it’s great to sift through them by genre and BPM.
As with all you builds, I love this one too! There's so much inspiration to take from these, specially both the S13's for my part, as I've just started to dig in to my S13 to make it more .
Mine is a CA18DET, with the stock gearbox in it, but I also want to get the shifter closer to me. Any tips to do so? Not thinking a full blown relocation setup as you've done in yours though, as I'm actually not sure if that would be road legal where I live.
Thanks for the comment, and love that you have an S13 as they are so iconic. You could always make up what’s known as a dogleg shifter, this won’t be something you could just screw on as it will try and rotate as you shift. If you could get another stock shifter or a short shifter to modify you could bend up some 10mm solid rod and weld it on.
clean ride, quite impressive!
I am very slowly trying to build a "reliable" s13 vert track toy so taking notes;
Did you do anything to the rack n pinion? or does going full manual eliminate all those concerns?
Also, with the subframe; did you use the s13 or a newer s14/15? And by raising it up you are getting full range of travel, but a lower'd stance/look right? That looks like a serious project!
Do you actually run tires that strech'd/hella flush looking? that can't help improve grip or improve contact patch
How does a small intercooler help with "mid-range" punch? And wouldn't the clutch fan further go against that theory??
I do like the idea of just welding the downpipe to the hotside, and I really liked that catch-can setup that uses your fender wells, very clean!
What did you use for the stock parking brake/ebrake considering you are using the z32 calipers, and hydraulic drift/rear brake?
All the steering is factory PS rack, its shifted forward to reduce bind. I used the S13 subframe, yes thats right, I am getting full travel with flatter arms so less increase in toe and camber through the travel. Yes I have ran it with this stance since the beginning, it eats guards up but nothing thats too difficult to repair. A small intercooler increases compressed air velocity and response, so instead of filling a big cavity it only has to fill a smaller one, the downside is prolonged use increases heat but drift cars do a lot intermittent running. It runs stock ebrake and then a plumbed in hydro that connects to the rear brake line.
@@Engineeredtoslide awesome thx for the reply.
I think the real question relates to the SC rattle gun with the dewalt battery. Does that fit straight on?
Forgot the rear brakes
Good pickup, z32 calipers and slotted DBA rotors.
Such a classic car from my days of drifting back in 06-08. I was wondering since the s14 valve cover has been more rare and the s13.4 valve cover mod is like 400. Does your catch can setup in the back there reduce or resolve the crank case pressure / blow by on the s13 valve cover?
I have never had an issue with the blow by on this car and I think the large catch can volume helps this. The two fittings on the rocker cover give plenty of breathing room as they are a larger diameter than the stock items. Thanks
My sr20 runs too cold currently sub 70C :/
Koyo rad and the OG fan do too good for stock t25
mite be running a nismo thermostat mine would sit on 72 degrees with one.
Maybe check the thermostat, a stock one is the best as it will run the car at the temperature it needs.
@@Engineeredtoslide I live in a “colder” climate, wasn’t sure how bad it was on the engine to not run at optimum temperature (coolant temp, not oil temp)
Must fast. Much furious. Much tokyo drifting
🥳