Tamiya Nissan 180SX

[luchoteam]

Hi, how are you?

Some time ago i was asking about the front bumper versions of the nissan 180, the thing is that i started this kit and i forgot to opena thread here...

My kit comes with this front bumper....that im going to modify





A couple of shots




















This is going to be the color for the car...Nautilius Blue the color is from the Renault Megane


To modify the front bumper i took the easy way and i cut it






























Maybe i will put some kind of lip








Some sanding...


I cutt the original exhaust, im going to do a custom one with evergreen








Then i started with the interior















More interior work...door panels (sorry for the quality, i took them with my cell phone)










Maybe i putt some kind of GPS thing here on the dashboard








Then the pimer came...




















and finally yesterday i started with the suspension and exhaust


Oxigen sensor


2nd part of the exhaust








general view




And suspension work...

















Well...thats all i hope you like it

[blkjck]

rereally nice, i gotta get back to work on my sil80.. but im turning mine into a truck lol. that blue will be amazing, im using testors "purple-lisious" for mine. cant wait to see more work

[Wishmaster]

That's quite a lot of work you are putting into this one. There was a moment where i was thinking "damn, is there anything not homemade on this car...?"

Keep it up!

[luchoteam]

Thank you both for your coments!

[luchoteam]

Some news at the nissan....

I finish the exhaust system with the heat protectors


I used the paper from the cigarette box


This is how it looks




Then i did a quick test of suspension and this is how it looks















Well...that is all for today, i hope you guys like it

[UltimateGTR]

How can you buy the old version of 180SX? Ebay or? I can only buy the re-release version.

[cjsbosox]

Great work So far. The Door panels, bumper, coilovers are all coming along nicely. I am looking into building my own exhaust on my 370z and never thouth of evergreen tubing, so THANKS Oh I also love the blue. I remember whan I found out about cigarete foil for heat shield and used it on my enzo haha. Good stuff, keep us posted

[luchoteam]

Originally Posted by UltimateGTR

How can you buy the old version of 180SX? Ebay or? I can only buy the re-release version.

Yes, you can check at ebay or if you want you can check some web site of model cars from argentina, because here is the most common model of 180SX that you can find

Originally Posted by cjsbosox

Great work So far. The Door panels, bumper, coilovers are all coming along nicely. I am looking into building my own exhaust on my 370z and never thouth of evergreen tubing, so THANKS Oh I also love the blue. I remember whan I found out about cigarete foil for heat shield and used it on my enzo haha. Good stuff, keep us posted

Thanks man! im glad i help you a little with your exhaust system....in a few days im going to paint it, and i will update the post...thanks for your coment!

[luchoteam]

Some news....finally the paint stage came!

A little primer on the front bumper















Sorry for the quality, but i took those photos with my cell phone

Hope that you guys like it

[Marianitem]

Well done! That pic on sunlight looks really nice.

[luchoteam]

Thanks Marian!


I did some work on the chasis...







And a couple of pics that i took with the digital camera







I think that today i could finish it

[Marianitem]

Nice work on the underbody! Don't rush it, give it all the time that it needs.
I had some doubts on the zenki/kouki mix for the front end, but it turned out very well!
Great decision not to add a front license plate.

[iceracer1]

Nice color! But what happened on the last photo? The paint is very rough on the door...

Kris.

[Bossolani]

Great mods bro!!

Keep it up!!

Cesar

[luchoteam]

Thanks everybody for your comments!

Originally Posted by iceracer1

Nice color! But what happened on the last photo? The paint is very rough on the door...

Kris.

Yes, i had a problem with the tape, and strip a little paint so i repaint that place but it doesnt look as smooth as the rest of the car....but i need to finish right now