| Name: | Ellen Bumstead |
| Email: | Me2_au@yahoo.com |
| Model: | EXA |
| Location | — |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Colour: | Silver |
| Period of ownership: | Sept 96 – Present |
| Engine mods: | 180SX turbo 2.5″ Dump Pipe & 2.5″ Exhaust w/ s-thru muffler RX-7 Intercooler, Front mount (and still have A/C, sorry ET owners) 1.75″ Intercooler pipes, HPC Coated Bosch Blow Off Bleed type boost control History Came with replacement engine Rebuilt top due to timing belt Rebuilt motor due to smoke Replaced turbo due to smoke Detonation started due to rebuilt head Melted piston due to detonation New ex race motor with my rebuilt head Still Detonating Put up with it for 12mths Blew turbo and drove 1200KM home from AYR to BNE Good head unavailable, got entire engine from wreckers for $400. Got turbo from Autospeed forums off import motor. No idea of history of either. Holds 15PSI boost, no detonation, no probs. Car has effectively had 5 engines, 4 turbo’s. |
| Interior Mods: | Fire Extinguisher Alarm, sirens inside (Editor: Ouch!) Stereo, JL Splits, 2 Amps, 2 10″ subs, 2 ways in rear. Boost gauge Fake Carbon over dash and trim UHF Radio |
| Exterior mods: | Lowered Kings H/D Front Sway Bar Twin Rear ET Sway Bars Performance Mags 185/60/14 Yoki tyres Koni Shocks Rear Wing Neon number plate surround Spot Lights (Aircraft) High Intensity Leds on front |
| Wheels: | 14″ Performance, Yoki A539’s |
| Performance: | — |
| Future Plans: | Clean up exterior trim, Improve Boost control, Redo intercooler pipework, Hope motor holds together |
| Website: | — |
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