s15 conversion on a 97 240sx

[s14maniac]

ok im tinking about doing a s15 conversion on my 97 240sx, i read up on some info regarding the conversion from websites such as http://www.360realms.com/S13-S15/ and i did use the search button. My questions is, do i need to buy a s15 core support in order to do the swap? i read that some people say 97-98 core support are the same as a s15 core support is that true? also, has anyone tried using origin lab s14.5 fenders for the swap? do they fit good? And finally, some people say that it is dangerous to do a s15 conversion because you will need to get rid of the renforcement bar, is that again true? is it more dangerous? Will i be able to do the swap myself?

thanks in advance for the reply.

[ayuaddict]

no
no
yes
better than raceon and importfan.
just dont hit anything.
yes

[LB.Motoring]

^ done.

I used a s15 support, but that was becouse I had an accident.

I would just use the s14 one, its a pain to swap supports... I did the whole front end correction etc.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/Drift3rx240sx/s14%20Facelift/TestWorkEmergancyLights2.jpg

[chmercer]

if you wanna ruin an s14 at least do it on like an automatic 95 with front end damage

[Quigs]

if you wanna ruin an s14 at least do it on like an automatic 95 with front end damage

hey thats exactly what I'M doing!! haha.

[sj250]

if you wanna ruin an s14 at least do it on like an automatic 95 with front end damage

:werd: x100

[Pacman]

should die if you're gonna do that to a Kouki. Sell it and get a Zenki.

[MikeisNissan]

you dont need and s15 core support for the 97-98's only the 95-96 models need the core. You will need s15 conversion fenders for the s14. Heres my car i used Chargespeed conversion wide fenders, i also took off reinforcement bar.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/S14Kouki240sx/Picture108966_edited.jpg

[MikeisNissan]

also my car used to be a white kouki, but unfortunatly someone hit me, forcing me to convert. O plus i did everything you up there, from this .. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/S14Kouki240sx/Picture109.jpg

[SimpleS14]

Use your existing core support, it has the proper opening for the back of the headlights. Other questions can be answered via search IMO

[fliprayzin240sx]

97-98 cores have openings in the back of the headlight assembly area. S15 headlights will sit right on those openings. 95-96 doesnt have these openings and all you have to do is cut the metal to open them up. As for fenders, for cheap, id recommend origin or verselect, or better yet chargespeed supposedly fit better than the other 2.

[chmercer]

lol forcing you to convert. if you want to make your car look like a trash wagon copy that dude with the primer pos. just fucking fix your kouki front end.

[scir16v]

Send me the front end if you do it.

[koukimonster139]

lol forcing you to convert. if you want to make your car look like a trash wagon copy that dude with the primer pos. just fucking fix your kouki front end.

quoted for truth.

[SochBAT]

Yea. Don't ruin another kouki.

Kouki > Strawberry.

[NemeGuero]

lol forcing you to convert. if you want to make your car look like a trash wagon copy that dude with the primer pos. just fucking fix your kouki front end.

PALABRA a tu mama!

(word to your mother!)

[HellonFire]

Ahahah. Don't listen to any of these fucks. Do whatever you want. Like has been said, you don't have to mess with your core support. The 95-96 needs to be cut, but still not replaced.

Do it right, and it will look good. Cheap out, and it will look like shit. I did it right.

Tyler

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/MyCockerIs4U2NV/S145/S14-6.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/MyCockerIs4U2NV/S145/S14-4.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/MyCockerIs4U2NV/S145/S14.jpg

[BC240]

/\/\/\

Very nice

[NemeGuero]

Hella Fast and Furious! Does that stripe make you go faster?

[HellonFire]

Actually, the stripe was on there when the car was purchased. And no, it doesn't make me go faster, but it is NISMO to the max. LoL..

Tyler

[BC240]

lol the stripe could go, doesn't ruin the car imo

[koukimonster139]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/MyCockerIs4U2NV/S145/S14-4.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/S14Kouki240sx/Picture108966_edited.jpg

someone yells s15 conversion and this is what comes runnin.

unless you have better taste in wheels, wheel fitment, aero, color schemes and ride height, you may want to reconsider.

[chmercer]

Do it right, and it will look good. Cheap out, and it will look like shit. I did it right.

uhhhh

uhhhhhh

UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[meteorite_flo]

i did it right but i got some shitty rims at the moment. : (

[HellonFire]

someone yells s15 conversion and this is what comes runnin.

unless you have better taste in wheels, wheel fitment, aero, color schemes and ride height, you may want to reconsider.

LoL.. Right. Sorry I didn't lower my car so low that I couldn't get out of my own apartment complex. My paint scheme is fuckin great. Better taste in wheels!? Sorry Advan SA3R's are good enough for you. Which wheels tickle your fancy? And 18x9 +12 all the way around. Right, bad fitment.

Idiot.

Tyler

[koukimonster139]

...i see why you wouldnt want to lower it anymore..you scratch those perty sideskirts theres no goin back

your paint scheme is fuckin great for a fast and the furious audition

the wheels/fitment part was more geared toward the primered trash wagon, but now that i think about it i hate advans more now than i ever have before.

if pos. camber, molded skirts, and killer graphix are your thing, then rock that shit hard as ever just for me. until then, try not to spread these glorious design cues to others.

['90RPS13]

Sorry guys, I agree with the Viceroy guys and KoukiMonster. To pull off S15 front ends, you need 3 things:

1. Style (Aero and Paint)
2. Rims that have lips to the end of the earth
3. And the power to back it up

Looks like the power is there but the other 2 are missing. Just mine and there styles I guess. Whatever floats your boat. I think we all agree S15 fronts are high end and they deserve high end treatment! Any one agree? *a

*EDIT*

PS: Anyone else think the "Nismo" S14.5 front wheels look wider then that back or bad fender fitment?

[420sx]

its like i swear

every single thread on zilvia is limited to 3 topics

1) id this body kit

2) how to do an s15 conversion

3) what wheels are these.

maybe should get out to the track sometime in the future? plus all the info in this thread could have been googled and searched. saves you time and emberassment.

[HyperTek]

http://img249.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/8/6/2/5/masa_moter_sports-img600x450-1163847387dsc3324.jpg

[HellonFire]

*EDIT*

PS: Anyone else think the "Nismo" S14.5 front wheels look wider then that back or bad fender fitment?

Its cool, I didn't make my car to impress other people. I actually built it for my girlfriend, and we like it.

But to answer the wheel question. No, the fronts are not wider. They are all 18x9. But, the front has a 10mm spacer to clear the coilovers. I only had two laying around, so I will have to get some for the rear. The fenders fit incredible.

And I'm not sure if the track comment was for me or not, but this car was not built for the track. As you can probably guess from the molded sideskirts. Its a highway monster.

We have an S13 for track.

Tyler

[LB.Motoring]

cheah

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/Drift3rx240sx/Random/masa_moter_sports-img600x450-115493.jpg

[lucky7]

Sorry guys, I agree with the Viceroy guys and KoukiMonster. To pull off S15 front ends, you need 3 things:

1. an actual S15
2. an actual S15
3. an actual S15


fixed. i personally dont even like the S15 front on an S15... call me crazy, i just think it looks silly.

[NemeGuero]

fixed. i personally dont even like the S15 front on an S15... call me crazy, i just think it looks silly.

HELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SimpleS14]

fixed. i personally dont even like the S15 front on an S15... call me crazy, i just think it looks silly.

Your one of the few....


I personally <3 the S15 and if they were available in the states, I would get one in heartbeat.

[Ethix]

I personally <3 the S15 and if they were available in the states, I would get one in heartbeat.


Agreed.

As for S15 front conversions...I just don't think they look right on S14's. Kouki front ends look much better.

On the other hand, S13 Hatchbacks can look alright with an S15 front. The body lines between the s13-hatch and s15 seem to be similar, but the s15 front just looks weird on an S14.


-Mark

[FunctionFiRst]

I never really felt the S15 front end on a S14. esp. on a kouki...If it ain't broke? why ruin it? Your money though man.

Im sure your local bodyshop could help you as well.

[projectRDM]

Can't believe this has gone on to two pages.

[Fred Allen Burge]

These aftermarket fbr's look like crap, especially when you slam it down on some chrome wheels, hahahahahah.

Fred

[NemeGuero]

Its ugly and rice. End of thread?

[hotrodv]

S14 to S15 conversion use to be a waste of money for bad results imo..but if you have taste you can make it right..this is one of the best s14 ever, and it's a s14.5..but damn..seem to be very hard to take out those drift bumper..
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3581/dsc0239fy8.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0239fy8.jpg)

[chmercer]

QUOTE=HellonFire
As you can probably guess from the molded sideskirts. Its a highway monster.

[McRussellPants]

MOULDED SIDE SKIRTS KING OF THE STREETS!

[yokotas13]

lol tag team ftw

[SILVIA_KIDs14.5]

ok im tinking about doing a s15 conversion on my 97 240sx, i read up on some info regarding the conversion from websites such as http://www.360realms.com/S13-S15/ and i did use the search button. My questions is, do i need to buy a s15 core support in order to do the swap? i read that some people say 97-98 core support are the same as a s15 core support is that true? also, has anyone tried using origin lab s14.5 fenders for the swap? do they fit good? And finally, some people say that it is dangerous to do a s15 conversion because you will need to get rid of the renforcement bar, is that again true? is it more dangerous? Will i be able to do the swap myself?

thanks in advance for the reply.
for a good clean swap you need the core support i got mine for 215 shipped to my door for nismoparts.com and you can still use your bumper support if you don't have a huge fmic like i do i jus cut mine in half and moded it to fit good luck

[projectRDM]

for a good clean swap you need the core support i got mine for 215 shipped to my door for nismoparts.com and you can still use your bumper support if you don't have a huge fmic like i do i jus cut mine in half and moded it to fit good luck

Nice way to dredge up an old ass thread and provide info that we already knew four years ago.

[C. Senor]

nice brought a post back from world war 2 man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yoshi]

put a fork in this plz mods, iz burnt. :p

[kdashy]

Comedy goldmine!

Glad this was brought back.