180SX-Back from the Dead
MOOG: After numerous failed attempts, in this episode of Mighty Car Mods
We attempt to get our nugget 180 running again
[Intro Music]
MOOG: So it has actually been a couple of weeks since my MAD 180 stopped working
Due to the diff... being completely rooted
And then, maybe, also the hubs...
...bearings... shafts... and umm...
MARTY: So pretty much everything that enables you to do a skid MOOG: Pretty much anything that enables me
MOOG: And today is actually the day. We have a time cap and have to get it finished today
But I have got some enthusiastic mates of course. There is Martin here behind the camera
We've got Benny, Andrew Hawkins
Who are loving being here
They love working on 180s
You know what is actually awesome about it, is I was gonna say
There is Marty who is the Mitsubishi lover
There is Benny who is the Subaru guy
Andrew who is the Nissan guy
And me who is the Mini dude
All working on a Nissan but actually that is not the case
Because I own a Nissan. Benny owns a Stagea
Andrew owns an S14 and a GTR
And Marty you love Micras so in fact we are all Nissan people
MARTY: I love Micras and Figaros
MOOG: You do. You do love Figaros. So look, what we are gonna do is...
All four of us are just gonna finger-bang it at the same time
So we are gonna get two from underneath and one from the each side.
And all go for it at the same time and just get it done. Because we literally only have a couple of hours
The car has to be moved out and gone. It is taking up space
A 180 that doesn't work is even more of a waste of space than a 180 that does work
So, umm... lets get to it boys
MOOG: We have had our diff completely rebuilt but this time we are not taking any chances
MOOG: Benny, you actually want to have a look inside this diff don't you. And make sure we have more than legos inside
BENNY: Hopefully, the metal is all joined together and not in bits everywhere MOOG: Yeah, cool
MOOG: Alright, let's will check that out first. Meanwhile we will jack up the car and lets get going
Cool
MOOG: Marty and I always say that if you have to go through the trouble to replace something
You may as well upgrade related components while you are at it
So that is exactly what we are going to do
But the first thing we have to do is make sure that this time around the first thing we have to do is make sure our diff actually has a NISMO center
MOOG: And so far we are looking pretty good BENNY: Cast style ones are generally NISMO
BENNY: Because, all the cads and (?) ones are like a fully machined center HAWKINS: Fully machined, yeah
BENNY: This Nissan ones are half cast and half machined
HAWKINS: Because they have a Nissan factory they can work from
BENNY: And it saves on production costs too because they can cast it rather than machining it out of one piece of billet
MOOG: NISMO 4.3 ratio diff confirmed
HAWKINS: 48... 11... That is the ratio and obviously they have tried to round to a full number
And if you get a calculator, which Benny will do now
(Hawkins laughing) And go 48 divided by 11
You will get...
HAWKINS: 4.363
BENNY: So this one is 48 teeth one the crown wheel and then the pinion, which is in here and you can't see it, is 11 teeth
MARTY: Cool BENNY: So that is the set that it is matched to. You cannot mix and match crownwheels and pinion
They are actually lapped together when they are made from the factory
MOOG: Benny is going to clean up and reassemble the diff with his qualified mechanical eyeballs
And meanwhile we are going to remove the wheels, hubs, breaks and drive shafts
MOOG: We are replacing the shafts and the hubs
These can sometimes be impossible to remove. But like most things on this 180 they simply fell off once they had some pressure on them
There is quite a bit of play in them so we are replacing them with some brand new ones
Again we are running with a 5 stud conversion which means more choice with wheel and brake upgrades
MOOG: Meanwhile, Benny has got the diff all cleaned up and ready to go back together
MOOG: With the new hubs installed and the brakes back on, Now we can talk about the important issues
Namely, my 180sx wing choice
MOOG: Some one literally said in the comments that we should have got a genuine one because they don't like that one
MARTY: Wait, wait
Correct me if I am wrong but that is a genuine Nissan wing isn't it?
MOOG: That is an oem Nissan wing from Japan
And someone in the Youtube comments said "don't like it. Should have got an oem one"
HAWKINS: Saying that you should have got a genuine wing is probably up there as stupid
MOOG: Marty got the new hubs and brakes installed on the other side and now we can fill up the diff with oil
And just like last time when the oil flows out of this filler hole then you know it has the right amount
We have got some replacement shafts from a second hand a 180sx that has crashed, of course
And now it is time to bench press in the new diff into place
We are using cable ties again to hold everything out of the way
And that makes this a much easier install
The is officially the fifth diff that has been in the 180 since we've owned it
And I am really hoping that we don't have to do it again
Okay, now is the moment of truth. We are going to start the car and run through some gears
MARTY: First gear
Reverse
HAWKINS: We're good!
MARTY: Awesome
MOOG: Good stuff everyone. Andrew Hawkins, thank you very much
Mechanical Stig, Martin
MOOG: There it is... HAWKINS: And a diff that works MOOG: A diff that works which means a car that skids
MARTY: Amazing. I am so psyched for a skid
MOOG: There is still so much to do though Martin. But at least it works. It rolls
MOOG: There it is... MARTY: Mad MOOG: I'm pumped. Thanks everyone
MOOG: So we are rolling in the Transit. Dragging that dirty 180 behind us
MOOG: And we have a fuel tank now Martin MARTY: We have a fuel tank without as much gunk in it
MOOG: That's right and we have got... version... it is actually version 4 point... it is version 5.0 of the diff
MARTY: Yeah, it is MOOG: And the reason it is 5 is that there was the diff that was in it
Then there was the diff we put in it. Then there was the diff that was in it when we bought it
MARTY: That was... Wait, the diff that was supposed to be in it when we bought it
MOOG: Nah, that was number 2
Then there was the diff that was actually in when we bought it, which is number 3
Then there was the diff that we put in that was busted. That's number 4
Then there is the diff that is in it now
MARTY: That sounds like it works MOOG: Sounds like it. I have gone in 1st gear and rolled about 10 meters to get it up on the trailer
MARTY: I finally hear 3 crunch noises when I was driving it earlier *dunk dunk dunk*
MOOG: Yes MARTY: But only a couple
Each Ball
MOOG: As in the... MARTY: Or it could have been in the motor
MOOG: It could have been that as well... umm...
MOOG: So now we are pretty sure it has an exhaust leak. It is making the flappy Donald Duck sounds
Out of its front flaps. So we are gonna get them stitched up
I think a lot of people have been saying, why don't you fix up the car because it still looks the way that it does
But, everything we have been doing has been to make sure that the car has some kind of longevity
Because I want to keep the car for a while you know MARTY: And so it skids properly
MOOG: That is what it is for. It is never going to be a luxury car. It is a Nissan
MARTY: Ranger... MOOG RanGGEERR!
MOOG: It is never going to be a luxury car. It is just going to be a nugget to be skidded
If it can't even skid then all it is is just a nugget
If that is the case then we might as well have had a Micra or something MARTY: Or a Ranger