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MotherfvckenMvrdoc · 09-16-2021, 08:32 PM

Anyone? For RHD swap.

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jr_ss · 09-22-2021, 12:11 PM

Why? What purpose does it serve?

Mikester · 09-23-2021, 10:00 AM

Anything can be done with the right skills and/or by a good fabricator. I have a buddy who fitted an S15 dash into his RHD 180SX. It lined up ‘close enough’ to look clean and didn’t require that much tweaking- but this was in Japan where he had access to anything else that may have been needed. Don’t see why an S15 firewall couldn’t be made to fit.

Zenki_Kouki.5 · 09-23-2021, 01:29 PM

I've welded a C34 Laurel firewall on my USDM s14 and put an s15 dash. Like what Mikester said, anything can be done with the right skills and tools.

MotherfvckenMvrdoc · 09-29-2021, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikester

Anything can be done with the right skills and/or by a good fabricator. I have a buddy who fitted an S15 dash into his RHD 180SX. It lined up ?close enough? to look clean and didn?t require that much tweaking- but this was in Japan where he had access to anything else that may have been needed. Don?t see why an S15 firewall couldn?t be made to fit.

This is true. I am hoping I would only need to tweak the firewall placement so that the holes for everything steering related can just be 'plug and play'. . but I do see differences in placement of the holes from what it seems. Thank you. Think I can use the S15 rack too?

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MotherfvckenMvrdoc · 09-29-2021, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Zenki_Kouki.5

I've welded a C34 Laurel firewall on my USDM s14 and put an s15 dash. Like what Mikester said, anything can be done with the right skills and tools.

Thx for the input. By the way we can use C34 steering racks for 240s huh? I already have a Silvia 13 rack but I do have another build going too and the C34 racks are cheap.

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Mikester · 09-30-2021, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MotherfvckenMvrdoc

This is true. I am hoping I would only need to tweak the firewall placement so that the holes for everything steering related can just be 'plug and play'. . but I do see differences in placement of the holes from what it seems. Thank you. Think I can use the S15 rack too?

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No idea man. Good luck with your build!

MotherfvckenMvrdoc · 09-30-2021, 01:40 PM

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No idea man. Good luck with your build!

Love n light G. Thank you [emoji41]

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Kingtal0n · 10-02-2021, 06:30 PM

A friend local put a S14 firewall into an S15 to make it LHD and use the 240sx vin

MotherfvckenMvrdoc · 10-02-2021, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingtal0n

A friend local put a S14 firewall into an S15 to make it LHD and use the 240sx vin

Do you have his Instagram or anything ? Or can I get yours and I can talk thru you to him? Ill be uploading my two s13 builds on there too. Yall might literally have the answer dood, thx.

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UJCD · 10-06-2021, 09:24 PM

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A friend local put a S14 firewall into an S15 to make it LHD and use the 240sx vin

This seems slightly ilegal

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MotherfvckenMvrdoc · 10-13-2021, 12:35 PM

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This seems slightly ilegal

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Get a Bluetag issued like the hotrods do.. Or just register out of state. Should work unless it needs to be same model (regarding a blue tag from cali)... But yeah you should look into bluetags

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AKADriver · 03-23-2022, 02:48 PM

It's more illegal at the federal level since it's VIN swapping onto a non-NHTSA-approved chassis. People have done this or talked about doing this since the '90s, it's nothing new, but when it arouses the feds (who know damn well what S15 Silvias are) it doesn't end well.

Usually what happens is they get a tip on the company that imported the chassis, usually the owners just lose a car and the importer gets the punishment, but VIN swapping a modern 17-digit-VIN-era car is a legal red flag in itself. The hot rod crowd can get away with it because it's not like a '32 Ford coupe had serial numbers stamped on every panel to begin with, and even if you could prove a chain of ownership of one car since 1932 you could theoretically swap every piece like the ship of theseus 10 times over since then.

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MotherfvckenMvrdoc Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: CA Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S15 firewall on s13 240sx? Anyone? For RHD swap. Sent from my LM-Q730 using Tapatalk

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Mikester Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kathleen, GA Age: 52 Posts: 1,956 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Anything can be done with the right skills and/or by a good fabricator. I have a buddy who fitted an S15 dash into his RHD 180SX. It lined up ‘close enough’ to look clean and didn’t require that much tweaking- but this was in Japan where he had access to anything else that may have been needed. Don’t see why an S15 firewall couldn’t be made to fit. __________________

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Zenki_Kouki.5 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 671 Age: 35 Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've welded a C34 Laurel firewall on my USDM s14 and put an s15 dash. Like what Mikester said, anything can be done with the right skills and tools.

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Kingtal0n Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida Age: 41 Posts: 4,828 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	A friend local put a S14 firewall into an S15 to make it LHD and use the 240sx vin

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AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 42 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	It's more illegal at the federal level since it's VIN swapping onto a non-NHTSA-approved chassis. People have done this or talked about doing this since the '90s, it's nothing new, but when it arouses the feds (who know damn well what S15 Silvias are) it doesn't end well. Usually what happens is they get a tip on the company that imported the chassis, usually the owners just lose a car and the importer gets the punishment, but VIN swapping a modern 17-digit-VIN-era car is a legal red flag in itself. The hot rod crowd can get away with it because it's not like a '32 Ford coupe had serial numbers stamped on every panel to begin with, and even if you could prove a chain of ownership of one car since 1932 you could theoretically swap every piece like the ship of theseus 10 times over since then.