"I originally posted an introduction thread and it was awaiting a mods approval, but that was a day before the servers went down, so I'm not sure if it's still awaiting approval or was lost. Here is a cut & paste from another forum."
Sup everyone. I'll be picking up my first Silvia sometime next week. My car of choice would be a Skyline (as my nickname implies), but the deal I came across for this Silvia was just too good to pass up. It needs some tender love and care as it has been neglected since coming over from Okinawa, but I'm the perfect guy for the job.
A little about the car:
2002 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec S
The motor and transmission was swapped out for a SR20DET/5 Speed tran from an S14. Exact mileage is unkown, but he's put on about 46k KM since owning it.
Below is what the seller had listed in his for sale page:
Defi Link with boost and temp gage
APexi power fc with hand controller
HKS diff
Coilovers
GTR wheels (R32)
Top mount turbo
It does come with a couple of issues, but will be addressed quickly. The front bumper is broken up pretty good. The car was set up to drift while in Oki and the front bumper has seen better days (no structural damage though) and one of the rims is cracked. He found out when he purchased new tires and they would not put it on the cracked one. Currently he has 2 GTR wheels in the rear and a set of his drift wheels on the front. I'll be looking for a bumper this weekend, perhaps may even go with a full body kit. And I'll also be doing some wheel shopping as well. Thinking about going to 18". The car does have a few dings in the body, but other than that, it is in great shape.
Another issue it has is the speedometer doesn't work. He says that when they did the engine swap, the wiring for the speedometer wasn't long enough to reach. It sounds to me it should be an easy fix, but since I don't know much about motor work (although I have a ton of experience in autobody work, and know how to tear a car apart), I hope it isn't something that will cause me to dig way too much into the engine bay. If anyone has any tips to this, please let me know.
I'll be uploading some pics as soon as I pick her up. I plan to do some mods, but am told this car already has around 380ish hp. Not sure if it's true or not, but when I drove it earlier this week, it definitely had some power. Either way, anything around 350+hp is more than enough for me, at least for now, lol. I look forward to meeting up with some of you. Not sure if there are any clubs around, but would like to get together and see some of your rides.
Sup everyone. I'll be picking up my first Silvia sometime next week. My car of choice would be a Skyline (as my nickname implies), but the deal I came across for this Silvia was just too good to pass up. It needs some tender love and care as it has been neglected since coming over from Okinawa, but I'm the perfect guy for the job.
A little about the car:
2002 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec S
The motor and transmission was swapped out for a SR20DET/5 Speed tran from an S14. Exact mileage is unkown, but he's put on about 46k KM since owning it.
Below is what the seller had listed in his for sale page:
Defi Link with boost and temp gage
APexi power fc with hand controller
HKS diff
Coilovers
GTR wheels (R32)
Top mount turbo
It does come with a couple of issues, but will be addressed quickly. The front bumper is broken up pretty good. The car was set up to drift while in Oki and the front bumper has seen better days (no structural damage though) and one of the rims is cracked. He found out when he purchased new tires and they would not put it on the cracked one. Currently he has 2 GTR wheels in the rear and a set of his drift wheels on the front. I'll be looking for a bumper this weekend, perhaps may even go with a full body kit. And I'll also be doing some wheel shopping as well. Thinking about going to 18". The car does have a few dings in the body, but other than that, it is in great shape.
Another issue it has is the speedometer doesn't work. He says that when they did the engine swap, the wiring for the speedometer wasn't long enough to reach. It sounds to me it should be an easy fix, but since I don't know much about motor work (although I have a ton of experience in autobody work, and know how to tear a car apart), I hope it isn't something that will cause me to dig way too much into the engine bay. If anyone has any tips to this, please let me know.
I'll be uploading some pics as soon as I pick her up. I plan to do some mods, but am told this car already has around 380ish hp. Not sure if it's true or not, but when I drove it earlier this week, it definitely had some power. Either way, anything around 350+hp is more than enough for me, at least for now, lol. I look forward to meeting up with some of you. Not sure if there are any clubs around, but would like to get together and see some of your rides.