Location: Auckland, NZ
Year/ Model: Missan Pulsar Milano X1 Turbo
Colour: Grey/Black
Period of ownership: Less than 2 Months
Performance: Original Condition!
Engine Mods: Original Condition!
Interior Mods: Original Condition! Factory digital speedo and eletric sun roof, Green/Black spec interior out of an '86 Milano
Exterior Mods: Rust work complete! Factory Jap-spec Bodykit in progress...
Wheels: 13'' Polished Cheviot's
Other:...
Future Plans: Repaint in holden hot house metalic green with black 2 tone...
Pics:
A few days before i bought it i went to the dudes house to fix it up before i bought it. He thought the rust wasnt that bad, but it turned out to have alot more than he thought!
The exterior
This is the worst patch after i ripped it all out and rust killed its ass!!!
Applied filler which needs a HUGE sand back!:p
There was rust in the drivers door from water getting stuck under the rubber side strip. There were a few minor holes and alot of surface rust which got off with a grinder and smootherd over ready for the side strip to go back on:)
There was also rust on the bottom of the drivers side fender which is gone now. Appart from that stuff the car is mint really. There as no sign of rust in the door sills or anywhere that is prone to rusting!
My eletric sunroof!
My Jap spec digital dash!
BRC top mount turbo in original condition
The turbo needs a rebuild, the seals are shot and it smokes on boost but other than that it runs well. I am NOT going to upgrade to a T25, a G or anything I want this to be my reliable daily drives, and also a car to tow the Exa to the drags:)
And it has auto aircon that changes itself to suit your settings:) w00t!:p
My 2 babys side by side:)
The chalky white bumper:p
The front/drivers fender... A funny little dent right in the corner. How anoying!
The bottom was all rusted out from mud/dirt build up underneath. Almost no meat left in it! So i fiberglassed the back of the panel and smoothed it over with a thin coat of filler. Good as new:)... well... its getting there:p
The bone stock BRC E15 after a little shine up:)
I also found rust under the hatch seals... I had the same in my exa. I guess you aust ppl get it too, but NZ weather is really bad for it. So i rust killed the lot and its all primed up now ready for some more work.
Pass. side
Drivers side
All 3 of them:), the exa, milano and my parts exa under cover
I really like the NISSAN N12 stamps on all the factory aero pieces:)
There was also rust around the little #plate holder thingies at the back. So that is all good now too. It doesnt look the best due to the well defined masking lines:p but it will do until the respray comes:D
There were some small rust wormey things forming at the bottom of the windscreen. I didnt want them to get as bad as they are on my exa (soon to be fixed!) So I ripped the seal off and killed the suckers. But the screen broke in doing so! but that got fixed about a week or som ago.
$250 later it is fixed and looking shmick!
