Nissan 180SX Turned into Scion FR-S / Toyota GT 86 with Complete Fiberglass ... - autoevolution
As far as we know, nobody else has ever tried to turn a Nissan 180SX into a Toyota GT 86, but we could be wrong. Have you ever noticed how all the good drift cars are based on older models like the Mazda RX-7. That's because they don't build them like they used to. The only problem with the Silvia, the E46 and the Skyline is that they're not sold anymore. There are a few drifting versions of the Toyota GT 86, including one equipped with a V8 engine, but none of them has left much of the stock body. Instead of going down that route, this project starts out with something completely different, something that's not even made by Toyota. We're talking about the Nissan 180SX (codename PS13). This is one of the ancestors of the current Nissan 370Z, coming right before the 240SX. The name 180SX was originally a reference to the 1. 8-liter displacement of the CA18DET engine. In 1991, the engine was upgraded to a 2. 0-liter model, offered in two forms: the naturally aspirated SR20DE with 137 hp and the turbocharged SR20DET variant with 205 hp. To turn it into a Toyota GT 86 lookalike, mechanics had to cut most of the... We didn't even know that anybody makes a fiberglass shell for the GT 86. What's the point. Source: www.autoevolution.com
