S15 conversion companies

[alwaysnboost]

Looking to replace my s14 nose with a s15. Do any of you have any experience with enjuku full conversions? Looking to get this done, but hope fit and finishing is quality. Any advice would be appreciated. Here is their link..

http://www.enjukuracing.com/products/s15-front-end-conversion-for-s13-or-s14.html

[Gingersmurf]

IDK how much i trust a company that has a picture of one of the worst fitting front ends as the product picture..

The hood does even come close to fitting the lights, or the bumper. Look at the difference of gap between the hood and fenders.

For what it is worth i am doing an s13.5 conversion, and mine without bodywork looks way better than the car in this pic in terms of panel fitment and alignment.


From website;
http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server2400/79xyvl/products/764/images/2740/s135confront__32777.1316141311.1280.1280.jpg?c=2

[KAT-PWR]

S13 fenders cut and welded to s15 fenders
MASA/ Inner circle fenders
Origin
With almost all fiberglass the fit and finish will not be great and will require a competent body shop to fit properly

[ixfxi]

Same parts we use on our NOPI Drift Championship Car.

NOPI


:-)


Nuff said.

[deolio]

stay s14 front you doofus

[LoSt180]

IDK how much i trust a company that has a picture of one of the worst fitting front ends as the product picture..

The hood does even come close to fitting the lights, or the bumper. Look at the difference of gap between the hood and fenders.

For what it is worth i am doing an s13.5 conversion, and mine out bodywork looks way better than the car in this pic in terms of panel fitment and alignment.


From website;
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That's pretty bad fitment, but it also looks like a drift car, so I bet the core support is all kinds of bent.

I did an S13.5 conversion 15 years ago and it came out better fitting than that. Maybe things have improved since then, but conversion fenders were non-existent or fit like garbage. I ended up cutting up and sculpting my s13 fenders to make it fit.

[Gingersmurf]

That's pretty bad fitment, but it also looks like a drift car, so I bet the core support is all kinds of bent.

I did an S13.5 conversion 15 years ago and it came out better fitting than that. Maybe things have improved since then, but conversion fenders were non-existent or fit like garbage. I ended up cutting up and sculpting my s13 fenders to make it fit.

I would still think the company should have at least tried to fix their car before taking pictures of it. It shows a real lack of care, and might mis-represent their products (if they actually fit well, and this car is bent like you're suggesting).

Just saying, if i was in their place i would have at least made the hood sit on the lights better, they aren't hard to adjust and move into place, even if they had to unbolt them just for the photo shoot.

[SoundEfx]

I agree with what smurf said, but you have to remember that we are living in the 'hoonigan', drift missile, 'lump of shyt' younglings era. Do you think that they would care or even have seen the misalignment that was pointed out? I doubt it.

[ANVIL]

IDK how much i trust a company that has a picture of one of the worst fitting front ends as the product picture..

The hood does even come close to fitting the lights, or the bumper. Look at the difference of gap between the hood and fenders.

For what it is worth i am doing an s13.5 conversion, and mine without bodywork looks way better than the car in this pic in terms of panel fitment and alignment.


From website;
http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server2400/79xyvl/products/764/images/2740/s135confront__32777.1316141311.1280.1280.jpg?c=2

What kit or how are you doing your 13.5?

[Gingersmurf]

I'm using an origin set of conversion fenders (Spoiler; Trash! but i got them for a good deal locally..) with an Rare s15 Msport hood, and a supermade s15 front. And im not sure about s14's, but s13 requires holes cut for the headlights, s15 or s14 hood hinges, s13 Silvia headlight mounts, and just a fuck ton of effort for bodywork and alignment

[ANVIL]

Are holes and headlight mounts required if u do a s15 rad support?

[KAT-PWR]

Are holes and headlight mounts required if u do a s15 rad support?

No but the s15 core support isn't exactly a direct swap

[Gingersmurf]

Are holes and headlight mounts required if u do a s15 rad support?

I chose to use the s13 core support because i don't have a way to weld in the s15 core support. The s15 core, i have no idea what is required to fit it into the s13 or s14, because i haven't done any research on this method.
edit: But in answer to your question, no i don't believe there is any drilling cutting involved with the s15 core once your old one is cut out and the s15 is mounted in, but i cannot confirm this

[ProjectPanda13]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/4fa862bf43ed1552ced8c3662d9fc0c3.jpg

Everything exterior was from the Enjuku kit. We used the S15 core support provided.

Latez

[ANVIL]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/4fa862bf43ed1552ced8c3662d9fc0c3.jpg

Everything exterior was from the Enjuku kit. We used the S15 core support provided.

Latez

Looks great. Arent they a zilvia sponsor/advertiser? They give zilvia discount?

[Zenki270]

I agree with what smurf said, but you have to remember that we are living in the 'hoonigan', drift missile, 'lump of shyt' younglings era. Do you think that they would care or even have seen the misalignment that was pointed out? I doubt it.

:picardfp: it's OK one day because of the trendy "hoonigans" our cars will become collectors items.

OP all the people I know did the cut-and-weld S14 and S15 fenders way.