Nissan Silvia spec R

[R3k1355]

Yea they're one of the few companies that do adjustable arms with bushes instead of rose joints, ten times better on the road.
If you're going to be road driving it more than track, Hardrace is the way to go (or Nismo if you can get them)

just had the engine mounts replaced with new nismo ones A few week back by slide but have been considering the diff bushes also. Might have the steering rack and column bits done on its next visit. Are they labour intensive jobs?

The column bush was fairly straightforward, rack is abit more work.

 

[Kchristmas]

I had loads of the Hardrace stuff on my Silvia dude. Brilliant quality and wouldn’t think twice about using their stuff again.

Yea they're one of the few companies that do adjustable arms with bushes instead of rose joints, ten times better on the road.
If you're going to be road driving it more than track, Hardrace is the way to go (or Nismo if you can get them)



The column bush was fairly straightforward, rack is abit more work.

that’s good to know, will take a look at their range for the Silvia as I’d like to replace all the bushings gradually. Did you get an oem column bush or the updated metal ones?

 

[Philip.]

that’s good to know, will take a look at their range for the Silvia as I’d like to replace all the bushings gradually. Did you get an oem column bush or the updated metal ones?

Im sure I went for the nearest to stock. Had loads of mounts and arms off them. Great products!

 

[R3k1355]

that’s good to know, will take a look at their range for the Silvia as I’d like to replace all the bushings gradually. Did you get an oem column bush or the updated metal ones?

The one that looks like this?

You can get this one as metal, no problem.

Plus they're £10-£15

 

[R3k1355]

Im sure I went for the nearest to stock. Had loads of mounts and arms off them. Great products!

Apex used to stock all the Hardrace stuff.

I'm not sure if Driftworks took over?

 

[Philip.]

Apex used to stock all the Hardrace stuff.

I'm not sure if Driftworks took over?

Yeah Apex kinda disappeared a little but they’re still going. Think they still own Hardrace though!

 

[R3k1355]

Yeah Apex kinda disappeared a little but they’re still going. Think they still own Hardrace though!

They stopped doing S-body stuff as the market was ever shrinking, went on to distribution.
European distributor for BC racing stuff as well as Hardrace IIRC

 

[Philip.]

They stopped doing S-body stuff as the market was ever shrinking, went on to distribution.
European distributor for BC racing stuff as well as Hardrace IIRC

Ah yes! I do remember speaking to them about s-body parts when I ordered a few things off them. Didn’t have too much left in stock then tbh!

 

[Rojer]

Superpro are also highly rated.

 

[gavinf91]

3:00

 

[Louis]

3:00

Slowest exit ive ever seen

 

[McGherkin]

@leeds_182 will show you how to do it.

 

[R3k1355]

What, sell it?

 

[Kchristmas]

Slowest exit ive ever seen

Not one for playing up to the camera nor thrashing a stone cold engine 👀

 

[Louis]

Not one for playing up to the camera nor thrashing a stone cold engine 👀

 

[Kchristmas]

The s15 has looks abit different now. sold the rays te37s as the fitment wasn’t great with them being more Honda specs. Was also fed up of constantly cleaning white wheels.

Fitted some genuine oem skirts.

Replaced them with some brand new enkei rpf1s. Over done on many cars but not often seen on Silvias.

swapped out the jdm headunit for a Sony ax1000 so I could listen to fm radio.

has had hardrace rear camber and toe arms, blitz front mount intercooler. Also been powder coating parts along the way to clean the car up.

very good condition oem wheel fitted also.

 

[Starlet_gt]

Haven't seen one of these on the road for a long time. Great looking cars.

 

[Philip.]

Looks so good!

I’ve been looking at s-bodies again this weekend, really miss the s15 (sometimes). Those prices though 😂 I got my spec R for 8k!

 

[-Jamie-]

Lovely, S15 has really aged well. Yours is nice and subtley modified as well

 

[Kchristmas]

Looks so good!

I’ve been looking at s-bodies again this weekend, really miss the s15 (sometimes). Those prices though 😂 I got my spec R for 8k!

Cheers man! Prices are crazy now, I bought mine for £13k so got in before the massive increase. Spec R’s seem to go for anything between £20k-30k at the minute! I’d love a s203 subaru but believe they’ve skyrocketed as well

 

[Kchristmas]

Haven't seen one of these on the road for a long time. Great looking cars.

Thanks man!

Lovely, S15 has really aged well. Yours is nice and subtley modified as well

Cheers! They have, in comparison to a lot of other jdm cars of the same era. I think the tail lights show it’s age slightly but not a big fan of the aftermarket options.

 

[Scrooge]

This is bloody nice!

 

[VenomUK]

I love these, I rate them over the Skyline which everyone seems to get little hard ons over cause Paul Walker drove a couple. Lovely car!

 

[Philip.]

Cheers man! Prices are crazy now, I bought mine for £13k so got in before the massive increase. Spec R’s seem to go for anything between £20k-30k at the minute! I’d love a s203 subaru but believe they’ve skyrocketed as well

You made it a decent investment then 👏🏻

 

[Kchristmas]

You made it a decent investment then 👏🏻

Part of the reason I bought it although I Preferred driving my megane if I’m honest 😂 but I’ve just sold that to fund a house

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

That's lovely. The S15 is such a good looking car.

I've been looking at Japanese cars from this era recently. It's mad how the prices have gone in the last few years. I remember R33 GTS-Ts for about 4k, S14s starting at 3k, S13s for about 1k.

We have the Americans to thank I guess though.

 

[Willo40]

Such a nice looking car, lovely that mate.

 

[thecrim22]

That's lovely. The S15 is such a good looking car.

I've been looking at Japanese cars from this era recently. It's mad how the prices have gone in the last few years. I remember R33 GTS-Ts for about 4k, S14s starting at 3k, S13s for about 1k.

We have the Americans to thank I guess though.

My first r33 gtst i paid £2.5k boy drove it from Guernsey to edinburgh airport to meet me, jumped on a plane and flew home paid him half before he left and half when i met him. Never happen these days

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

My first r33 gtst i paid £2.5k boy drove it from Guernsey to edinburgh airport to meet me, jumped on a plane and flew home paid him half before he left and half when i met him. Never happen these days

Wish I'd bought one when they were so cheap. I know it's not a GTR, but still lovely with the right modifications on them. With Americans falling over themselves to import them, prices will keep going up sadly. There can't be that many good ones left in Japan now.

I watched a video by Sammit recently. He was at an R34 event in Japan and he said it's crazy to think that most of these cars will probably end up in the US soon, and he could well be right. They really seem to have latched onto the '90s Japanese stuff for some reason, more so than anything else I can think of.

 

[thecrim22]

Wish I'd bought one when they were so cheap. I know it's not a GTR, but still lovely with the right modifications on them. With Americans falling over themselves to import them, prices will keep going up sadly. There can't be that many good ones left in Japan now.

I watched a video by Sammit recently. He was at an R34 event in Japan and he said it's crazy to think that most of these cars will probably end up in the US soon, and he could well be right. They really seem to have latched onto the '90s Japanese stuff for some reason, more so than anything else I can think of.

Yeah its mental i sold a 33gtst in 2015 for £4.5k and that was good money at the time. Never been keen on the 34 but a mate of mine bought 1 of the middlehurst gtr a few years ago for £18k kept it a few years and sold it for near £80k when he emigrated to Taiwan

 

[Rich-D]

Lovely example

I had an S14a for about 4 years, I loved it, one of the cars I wish I'd kept

 

[thecrim22]

Lovely example

I had an S14a for about 4 years, I loved it, one of the cars I wish I'd kept

Had one for about 3 months hated it but it had poly engine mounts vibrations were horrific. And i got board of it wanting to go sideways absolutely everywhere was fun but got very tiresome very quick

 

[_Tom]

Looks awesome. Utter perfection for an S15 imo.

Lovely example

I had an S14a for about 4 years, I loved it, one of the cars I wish I'd kept

#Metoo

 

[R3k1355]

It's mad how the prices have gone in the last few years. I remember R33 GTS-Ts for about 4k, S14s starting at 3k, S13s for about 1k.

My first r33 gtst i paid £2.5k

i sold a 33gtst in 2015 for £4.5k and that was good money at the time.

Please stop, heart sinks everytime you look at the prices of these cars.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Car is looking lovely mate. Credit to you. Real fan of the Enkeis, one of the only wheels I'd swap my own TEs for.

Cheers man! Prices are crazy now, I bought mine for £13k so got in before the massive increase. Spec R’s seem to go for anything between £20k-30k at the minute! I’d love a s203 subaru but believe they’ve skyrocketed as well

I paid 20k in 2020 for my 5 RS Evo, estimated market value now is closer to 35-40k

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Love it, only thing I'd change is being able to see the intercooler and what I mean by that is I like them Black/Stealth.

 

[Kchristmas]

Car is looking lovely mate. Credit to you. Real fan of the Enkeis, one of the only wheels I'd swap my own TEs for.



I paid 20k in 2020 for my 5 RS Evo, estimated market value now is closer to 35-40k

Cheers mate. Do love rpf1s and not too bad price wise, I did want to replace the white te37s with bronze ones but couldn’t justify the price they go for in good specs.

anything ford, or Japanese seems to be good investments. I wasn’t particularly bothered about its value to start with but makes a nice change to losing money on cars like I have with the megane and clio.

Love it, only thing I'd change is being able to see the intercooler and what I mean by that is I like them Black/Stealth.

cheers. Did cross my mind when I bought the intercooler but tend to look terrible when they’ve gotten stone chips and rash. Decided at least I can polish this back up if it oxidises.

 

[Darren S]

Lovely, S15 has really aged well. Yours is nice and subtley modified as well

Definitely. To be honest, I think the majority of performance JDM cars of this era still look great, despite their age.

The likes of an RX-7 in particular are stunning.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Cheers mate. Do love rpf1s and not too bad price wise, I did want to replace the white te37s with bronze ones but couldn’t justify the price they go for in good specs.

anything ford, or Japanese seems to be good investments. I wasn’t particularly bothered about its value to start with but makes a nice change to losing money on cars like I have with the megane and clio.


cheers. Did cross my mind when I bought the intercooler but tend to look terrible when they’ve gotten stone chips and rash. Decided at least I can polish this back up if it oxidises.

What spec are the rpf1s? Wanna swap? 😄

 

[Kchristmas]

What spec are the rpf1s? Wanna swap? 😄

👀 Think I’m finally happy with the wheel choice after 4 different sets, quite like the clean silver look at the minute, ask me in 6 months when I get bored again 😂

specs are 17x9 +22 front and 17x9 +35 rear