180SX Re-Shell - Converting my drift car back to a street car.

[@jdiazmedia]

I remember saving pics of the 180 in high school more than ten years ago! Street ver. looks amazing, definitely still captures the essence of the original.

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Thanks, that’s cool to hear 🙏🏻

[@TheDaveler]

Same bro 💪 Been following for half my life.

[@bennyc6694]

I've still got a photo of the old 180sx from the rear in black in white, one of the first photos that went around & made me hooked, still got it on my wall! 🤘

[@After_Dark_Garage]

Bring back “lap around the block” in the s13, that’s a long time ago now.

[@i.parafin]

heh im too still have wallpapers on my PC with hilux since 2012.. i even printed decals with ETS logo on my RC gtr35 body using just scotch tape to laminate paper and regular printer to print it.. what a beautiful days was...

[@kelvinarreola]

I’m a fan of metal fenders, looks good!

[@Likethetacosauce]

I remember back in my high school days, ~2008-2010, finding your builds. Those builds blew my mind how someone could have that level of skill and attention to detail. You sir the OGs of OGs when it comes to this level of build. Absolutely outstanding and always motivation to most other s chassis owners! Keep it up🤘

[@brian13zzz]

The fact that you even found a shell that ticked those boxes is fate hahahahah. This was meant to be!!

[@Engineeredtoslide]

It took 4 years of looking and this was too good not to do it. 😀

[@HeidiAaron]

This is the perfect 180. It looks exactly like what I always wanted to build. The color, the wing, the stance, absolutely beautiful

[@ThomasFoudoulis]

Love ya work mate, keep the videos coming!

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Thanks mate

[@MrAlfiew]

The most perfect 180, will be a killer street car

[@antoinevenne844]

Love how it came out. Street cars rule!

[@FrodeAltink]

Followed your blog back when you were building the hilux. Always liked your attention to detail and clean builds. Nice to find you on KZbin. I would have loved to se this build as a build series here. Will watch the s15 series! Rember that shell in the background back in the days.

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Cheers, the Hilux will be back next year for a little refresh and the S15 build will be cruising along, lots to share so I’ll keep you updated.

[@abymondesir23]

Truly inspiring and the cleanest s13 I’ve ever seen to exist also incredible video edit!!!!

[@VideoShowMeHow]

V cool man, love it

[@msports1807]

Nice work mate, you've always had some of the best 180's. Makes me want another one.

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Cheers mate. Something about the 180SX that’s hard to leave behind.

[@abymondesir23]

Wish I can see this in person!!!

[@Up2Onks]

Your style has always been on point. The Hilux is a work of art.

[@badaestheticco]

such a cool tidy up idea on those guards mate! love every project you work on

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Thank you, let’s see how they long they last. Should be a lifetime I’m hoping

[@batto6962]

Man. your work is inspiring to me. the quality is incredible true congratulations

[@Tonksyyy_]

Such a big inspiration for me and many others, can’t wait for more content

[@anthonygarcia5746]

i got a coupe. i love the slick look on it. only needs skirts and valence. front bumper. the hatch looks better with a wide body kit.

[@em2attic]

Ive always loved your cars and this one is yet another to the list of the spectacular engineered to slide build list. Cant wait for some driving videos and a lil bit of drifting too.🤙🏾

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Thank you, I’m keen to get it out on the road.

[@RudeToStare]

I love to see your self and @obsessedgarage come together and build the ultimate garage space

[@Understeerking]

New hatch looks good!

[@YeehMate]

nice job

[@Epreza471]

Always enjoy the photos, but love the videos Nigel! Thank you for the content 🤙

[@Engineeredtoslide]

My pleasure thanks for the comment

[@hi2jz]

nailedddd it Nige!!! perfection

[@Bailout180sx]

Great content I have the s14 sr in my 180

[@franklincarriedo5075]

The 180 KING

[@PDXMX83]

10 out of 10 build friend. Keep it up!!

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Cheers mate

[@DClubGP]

A top bloke, a top car and a top tshirt

[@Engineeredtoslide]

It’s getting a few holes in it. Need to send the old shell across the ditch and learn how to drive again.

[@DClubGP]

@@Engineeredtoslide that sounds like a great idea, Adam has space

[@G_Ozare]

Wow it’s incredible

[@bryzerh123]

All the purity ❤

[@RoarS89]

Such a good car, and that exhaust gives me inspiration for mine, as I'm still deciding on what to do with my S13.

[@Engineeredtoslide]

A nice big flow through muffler does the trick. All the best with the project.

[@RoarS89]

@@Engineeredtoslide thank you 🙏

[@Swwa89]

Bloody rare to see a clean street driven s13 these days!!!!

[@henry.mccormick]

The best channel Nigel! Love it man

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Thanks mate

[@BBanned]

And that’s how you 180sx!!!

[@MichaelJoosten-zk2wy]

I’m about to start this process with my competition drift car which was an OG 96’ type x 😢

[@nismofreak33]

absolutely freaking killer!!!!!

[@orlindimitrov7322]

Amazing! Could you go into detail on the cooler mount and if you've had to cut metal out and relocate the headlight rods to fit it?

[@Engineeredtoslide]

I didn’t cut anything or move anything other than the radiator which came back 40mm and the intercooler just takes up that space.

[@RB2JZ]

What size cooler core is that? I’d love to be able to do something like that and save cutting the battery tray or front bumper to fit. Love your work mate, you build the best Silvia’s in Aus!

[@orlindimitrov7322]

@@Engineeredtoslide Thanks for your reply, it'd be great of you could go into detail about how you mounted everything and got it to fit as I'd like to run such a setup on my s13, bit without cutting the core support up.

[@mcbedeakin]

Great work Nigel!

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Cheers 🍻

[@CircuitThreads]

So clean! 👌

[@sicvisiontv]

huge fan of that intercooler setup! care to share the recipe? is it a cusom make intercooler or purchaseable kit? rad stuff dude!

[@s15melb]

Samco sport makes flat black hoses (classic black) that you would probably really like. Instead of taping them a bonus is nismo uses these hoses in the carbon hot pipe kits so they must be decent! :D

[@Engineeredtoslide]

I didn’t know that. That’s a great idea I’ll check them out.

[@PhilHobbs1986]

Hi Nigel, unreal build as always. Curious how you got the RB25 transmission shifter to come out in the factory position!

[@r4co1]

Keep up the videos, legend!!

[@Engineeredtoslide]

I’ll try, cheers

[@KRDnismoGreece]

wow!! very nice work and very clean project! Who is code/number paint?

[@sakoginanian3752]

Beautiful setup! Are you still running the stock short block internals?

[@tydog5487]

Would love to have seen a long form weekly build series of the 180. Please do it for the s15 🙏 😁😁

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Cheers, I try and pack enough into my videos so that they become long form content especially here in YT, I’ll try and cover everything with the S15 but that build will be a slow burn. Thanks

[@jamesford3549]

Really cool street car. It’s always worth having a street car if you can have a dedicated track car and street car. Are you wheels 17x9 with 215/40r17 rt615k?

[@carllourenznaidoo2470]

Can you please make a video, highlighting what you did to keep an SR running for 10 years with no issues, and specs on engine 🙏🏽

[@Engineeredtoslide]

I’ll try to but the secret is to do as little as possible, this is a stock bottom end, metal head gasket, stock hydraulic lifters, step 1 cams, cam gears, and that’s it internally.

[@carllourenznaidoo2470]

How did you sort the oiling out? so incredibly to see an Sr20 not give issues being drifted

[@RyanGrane]

I always see a bunch of cool cars from Australia.. do you guys like not have like car inspections or anything like that? 👀😭

[@myopinion69420]

Depends on the state. I think nsw has the worst restrictions. Things like bodykits are fine, but anything like engine swaps or suspension changes requires the car to be 'engineered'. It can get very expensive to do stuff legally when it comes to engine swaps.

[@Engineeredtoslide]

We actually have really strict road rules but a lot of the cars you’re probably talking about rarely drive on the street.

[@unlimitedfactory4297]

How long has the S13 Silvia front bar been unpainted for haha

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Now I know how to paint I’ll give it a go, I secretly love it being white though and would paint that car all white in a heartbeat.

[@Cgtlfa]

I’m assuming your rears are 18x10.5 +15? If so, how do they fit with stock metal?

[@RoarS89]

Following for potential answers.

[@Engineeredtoslide]

These are 18x10.5 +22 on the rear and just fit due to the 235/40/18 tyres stretched on. The camber’s probably around 3 degrees negative

[@trevsgames]

what size wheels are these

[@Cgtlfa]

👌🏼🤌🏼

[@danielcaldera6075]

I never like before watching a video unless it's Engineered to Slide

[@Engineeredtoslide]

Thank you

[@krisbuck2165]

What’s the intake manifold? @engineeredtoslide