Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa

Hey everyone. Im new to the forum. Name is Mybo.
Been following the drifting scene since early days. about 5 years now. Mostly just watching from the side lines. Taking the time to do research, on what i should do.
Now its time that i take part. The itch is just too much

Thought id share my project with the boys.
I originally paid a local "tuner car builder" to build me a drift car.
Long story short.
After 2 years a decided to build it myself. Fetched all my stuff, lost a whole bunch of money
and here we go

My rota grid gtr 17's

the engine im running in the car will be a Ls1 V8 5.7, borg warner T5 box, tilton twin plate clutch, 3 stage dry sump system. other few bits and pieces ill show you later.


dry sump and tank

cobra seats

drift works suspension goodies

sub frame bushes







lsd

stripping car.





Preping the seems for stitch welding





welding









fitting motor to figure out clearances for engine mounts and sump etc etc

nomnomnom

some rust i found. cut out and welded new section in

some painting, my little babe drift princess to be, helpign me out


new section i welded in



sub frame sandblasted

primed

painted

bushes installed


done

1 - you shouldn't lift heavy stuff with your back like that, use your legs.
2 - nice project, good luck! This has lots of potential!

yeah ...lucky its aluminium block

fabricating my new sump,


end result





box mount

turned up a spacer on the laith, Im running the dry sump pump off of a pulley im mounting infront of the crank dampner.

LS powered 200! Gosh I hate you so much!

Coming along nicely definitely going to be watching this thread.

Some bits off to powder coating

back

installed



my fly wheel

new boss riveted for splines on T5 box

old splines

Clutch done

Stone chipped the bottom and wheel arches, Also fitted the suspension goodies


also made up some diff aluminium bushes and fitted them

couldnt help get some wheels on to check out the stance

My boy "boost".....he cant wait to skid this thing!!!




Drift godess cruizing with dad....chowing ice cream


tim the get the engine in




last minute panel beating taking place

and she was lank proud of her new dents

FINALLY......her resting place


new sump clearance

Front suspension

Im mounting the dry sump tank in front at the passenger side

busy measuring up for the pump bracket

Big problem i had was finding 5 stud hubs....So after a long while i designed my own hubs.
Im using a bearing from a nissan xtrail

some chucnks of steel en36b for the hubs
gave them to my workshop,

few days later i got these beauties

front, still need to tap and drill for threads

back

note the bearing is not pressed in hear, its simply how they will be assembled


front with studds

how the bearing fits, neeed to be pressed

bearing locating

quick mock up

small clearance issue with back tyres
had to cut out inner skin and roll the arches



started fabricating my strut braces
made these tubes



installed with nut inside

tacked in place






still need to finish them off