Aussie Silvia Restoration Thread

[jeffaz]

my silvia


current mod list:
Engine:
current tune makes 295rwhp and 420nm
-sr20det conversion
-2860rs 0.86 rear housing
-low mount 6 boost manifold
-front mount
-custom recirc bov
-z32 maf
-battery relocated to the boot
-550cc injectors
-custom catch can
-52mm dual core rad
-gktech clutch fan
-hfm baffled and extended sump
-gktech coolant neck spacer
-gktech brake master stopper
-alloy coolant overflow
-bm44 brake master
-full 3"turboback exhaust

Brakes and Suspension:
-BC gold coilovers
-adjustable caster arms
-D2 adjustable toe arms
-Hardrace adjustable rear upper control arms
-front/rear strut brace
-nismo power brace
-urethane flca bushings
-kazama tie rod ends
-S15 front 4 pot calipers
-RDA slotted and dimpled rotors front and rear
-QFM A1RM pads all round
-nismo 2 way diff with 4.36 gears
-subframe pineapples
-r33 axles

Wheels:
-Work Emotion XT7 18x9.5+20 all round, 20mm spacers on rear, 5mm spacers front
-Nexen n6000 tyres rear - 235/40/18
-Achilles ATR Sport tyres front - 225/40/18

Interior:
-Grip Royal wheel
-Type x 180sx interior
-Recaro SR3 drivers seat
-Apline sound system
-KAP industries fire extinguisher bracket+SCA extinguisher
-VDO Boost guage
-VDO oil temp gauge
-VDO water temp gauge
-S15 oem floor mats
-crack free dash
-turbosmart e-boost street ebc
-custom interior fold out cupholder

Exterior:
-kmak aero nismo front bar
-kmak aero nismo front bar vents
-kmak aero 40mm rear widebody
-genuine nismo skirts
-genuine type x rear pods
-genuine dmax r32 rear wing
-HIC rear window visor
-HIC side window visors
-bricks headlights
-clear indicator lenses
-dmax clear tail lights with light tint

there are some parts sitting waiting to be installed, such as a new front lip and new disks and pads, but will update mod list as theyre installed.

THE STORY:

So my first experience with an s chassis was with my 180sx, which sadly died 3 months after i got it. the chassis was kinked hard so it wasnt worth saving


after that got crashed by a learner driver running a stop sign and me t-boning them, the search was on for a new shell.
while trawling the local parts page a guy messaged me saying he had a registered shell sitting there.


i was skeptical. wasnt sure if i wanted to pick up a car with absolutely horrific paint. but i went and checked it out, signed the papers and half an hour later this was in my driveway and 800 dollars in his pocket




the car came with the following that i knew about:
-a running sr20de
-nothing else
lol

anyway thus began the teardown of the car
stripping the interior
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and stripping the interior of the old car


it really gets tedious stripping the same stuff out of 2 cars at the same time



the work area


getting the det ready to rip out of the crashed shell


swapping the subframe out of the crashed shell


bought a new manifold in the process


got my crack free dash into the silvia


then when i was ripping the subframe out of the silvia i noticed that the diff had a wierd rear cover. turns out that my 800 dollar car had an 800 dollar reward in it


score!

anyway. swapped the 2 way into the good subframe (which, at the time, had a bent toe arm, which is visible in this photo, which i didnt find out about till recently. so i drove for over a year and went through like 6 alignments with a bent toe arm. lol. )


got the det out of the parts 180. you can see the chassis kink below the ignitor


motor out of the siliva


got the front 5 stud conversion on with the s15 brakes and she sat in wait while i fixed up the det
[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49590255/s13/2014-03-08%2015.39.36.jpg[/.img]

rear main looked very recently changed. so didnt bother changing it out


got my 6 boost and the new 2860rs that i purchased on, as well as the earls braided lines


new xtreme hd clutch (still going strong over a year later!)


the parents were not happy about this situation


det motor in!


then i made it run



god i hated how my engine bay looked at this point
(teaser pic of how my engine bay looks currently)


got a new genuine nismo front bar


began on the body work. in hindsight, the first time i did all this was a huge mistake and i cut so many corners and it turned out shocking. lol.





picked up a recaro
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decided in some sort of attempt to try and fix the shitty paint, to cut it back and polish it. came up not too bad




got a hold of some bc gold coilovers, kazama tie rod ends, and hardrace rear upper control arms


got myself a power brace


at this point, i just drove the car around enjoying it. it ran well, it drove well, took it down the drag strip a few times, and just had fun.



somewhere in the middle of the driving around i gave it another polish and got a new set of rims. Rota RT5-R's





and probably the best picture i ever took of it while it was blue


i finally got tired of the hideous body work. and after tearing through the passenger side loom from being too low i decided to strip the car and redo it properly

the prep began. and parts were testfitted.






the destroyed loom




that takes us to feb this year. more to come...