coachola
03-22-2004, 01:48 AM
Hello. Some of you guys might know me as the red Evo driver from samuraifiles.com. Since this question pertains to a Silvia, I'd love to get your opinions on it.
I need to decide what to do with the samuraifiles.com project car. Right now I have a 1991 240sx coupe version, and intend to try and make the front end look tight. As of the moment, I have the S13 conversion with just primer -obviously the hood has been removed-:
http://www.samuraifiles.com/modules/gallery/albums/album101/IMG_0020_copy.sized.jpg
Now, I currently have three options. First, I could just go ahead and buy a kit for the S13 front. Here's one example of a Bomex kit. -Not necessarily the one I'd choose, but for the sake of simplicity, I'll just show the Bomex line-
http://www.bomex.co.jp/item_img/20511110004.jpg
The second option is to convert the front end to an S14 Kouki version. With a kit, it would look something like this:
http://www.bomex.co.jp/item_img/20521110002.jpg
The third option is here because I have a coupe, and the S15 front would look very silly. However, my friend wants to sell me his 240sx hatchback for a good price, and is willing to help switch out all of the parts, including the motor, tranny, suspension, literally everything, even the interior between my coupe and the hatch. Also, then I would have to sell the coupe which would be restored to stock. A benefit though is that the hatch is smogged for two years if I get it now, and there's no way my coupe, which needs smog, has any chance of passing in an honest shop. If I were to choose this one, I could have a car which looks something like this:
http://www.bomex.co.jp/item_img/20531110001.jpg
My question for all of you is which option should I choose? Keep in mind this is intended to be a complete semi-streetable 400+hp racecar which officially represents samuraifiles.com. It is intended to be run in the NASA SRX class. Also, it should be noted that right now I need to replace the headlights 'cuz they suck, the hood, 'cuz it's too heavy, the bumper, 'cuz it's not aerodynamic, and the fenders, 'cuz MooBoy crashed them. :tweak: I'm leaning towards the second one as of the moment. Although the S15 would definitely look tighter, it would require lots of work to get done. However, right now the engine is out of my car which should make the job easier, and I wouldn't have to worry about the government regulations for awhile. What do you all think? :confused:
Check out www.samuraifiles.com for updated info!
I need to decide what to do with the samuraifiles.com project car. Right now I have a 1991 240sx coupe version, and intend to try and make the front end look tight. As of the moment, I have the S13 conversion with just primer -obviously the hood has been removed-:
http://www.samuraifiles.com/modules/gallery/albums/album101/IMG_0020_copy.sized.jpg
Now, I currently have three options. First, I could just go ahead and buy a kit for the S13 front. Here's one example of a Bomex kit. -Not necessarily the one I'd choose, but for the sake of simplicity, I'll just show the Bomex line-
http://www.bomex.co.jp/item_img/20511110004.jpg
The second option is to convert the front end to an S14 Kouki version. With a kit, it would look something like this:
http://www.bomex.co.jp/item_img/20521110002.jpg
The third option is here because I have a coupe, and the S15 front would look very silly. However, my friend wants to sell me his 240sx hatchback for a good price, and is willing to help switch out all of the parts, including the motor, tranny, suspension, literally everything, even the interior between my coupe and the hatch. Also, then I would have to sell the coupe which would be restored to stock. A benefit though is that the hatch is smogged for two years if I get it now, and there's no way my coupe, which needs smog, has any chance of passing in an honest shop. If I were to choose this one, I could have a car which looks something like this:
http://www.bomex.co.jp/item_img/20531110001.jpg
My question for all of you is which option should I choose? Keep in mind this is intended to be a complete semi-streetable 400+hp racecar which officially represents samuraifiles.com. It is intended to be run in the NASA SRX class. Also, it should be noted that right now I need to replace the headlights 'cuz they suck, the hood, 'cuz it's too heavy, the bumper, 'cuz it's not aerodynamic, and the fenders, 'cuz MooBoy crashed them. :tweak: I'm leaning towards the second one as of the moment. Although the S15 would definitely look tighter, it would require lots of work to get done. However, right now the engine is out of my car which should make the job easier, and I wouldn't have to worry about the government regulations for awhile. What do you all think? :confused:
Check out www.samuraifiles.com for updated info!