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When we left off last Thursday, Liam and I were preparing to head down to Houston to retrieve my new car. Liam arrived at my house around 3 or so, and we left for the airport about an hour later. … Continue reading →

Today will be another short and sweet post, but here’s a quick update. Last Thursday, I got word from Richard that my 180SX had cleared customs and was ready to be picked up from the Port of Galveston. I was … Continue reading →

Another Friday is upon us and we are rapidly approaching June. My daughters have 8 more days of school before they are on summer break, which is difficult to believe – but I am excited for them and look forward … Continue reading →

It happened again… life got a little crazy. I had such a great streak of weekly blog posts going, but with the weather starting to get nicer (much faster than it usually does in Michigan might I add) life has … Continue reading →

My plan for the interior of my 180SX build (if we can even call it that) is very simple and straightforward. Fortunately, all JDM S13s came with traditional manual seatbelts, so there’s nothing I need to source or track down … Continue reading →

When I had finally committed to purchasing my 180SX and sent the wire transfer over back in February, I immediately started thinking, planning, and dreaming about my vision for the car. Whether I am planning a build, listing out tasks … Continue reading →

Hello, and Happy Friday my friends! The end of another week is upon us. Last week’s silence ended a weeks-long streak of new blog posts that I had going, but my family and I were on a much-needed vacation in … Continue reading →

This week has been a relatively quiet one as far as car things go. But when it takes this long to purchase and import a car, there are bound to be some quiet ones, right?! I got confirmation from Richard … Continue reading →

Well, as far as the process of importing a car goes, this past week was a pretty exciting one. I first reached out to Dario, the seller of the 180SX I purchased, in November of 2023 to discuss the car. … Continue reading →

I just had a funny thought: I have updated the blog more times since technically not really owning an S13 than in the past couple years when I had two more or less functioning examples. Kind of weird how that … Continue reading →