So thought I would start a project thread so I have a place to keep track of my build,
First of let me introduce myself, Im Nick, Living in a small town on the westcoast of
Norway,been working on cars for as long as i can remember, Had a few cars before this
one including a W124 merc, a VW golf GTD that lasted 3 weeks.
The most fun one being a bone stock Mr2 Sw20 which i traded for my daily driver,
1980 Toyota Carina Ta40
IMG_20160408_194150 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
Had a lot of fun with this, kind of rare toyota
So this thread will be mainly about my project car, the silvia. but will also feature some
other cars from my garage, we have 4 s14 koukis, 3 s13 koukis, 1 ps13 silvia varietta and
a r32 gtr (jdm points??)
+ some old turbo quattro audi and a couple e46 330ci's
Aslo me and my friend are building a s13 driftcar, this will not be used on the street, just pure racecar goodness.
IMG_20170908_211856 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
The day I bought it
IMG_20160422_160532 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
This is my 1997 Nissan 200sx S14A, the car is an Euro spec so that means some changes from the us 240sx,
mainly SR20DET, 5stud, 4 piston brakes, heated leather seats and electric mirrors from
the factory. there might be more differences that i'm unaware of.
It's paint although in sh't condition is the Deep Fuschia (LS1) which is supposed to be rare?
The goal for this car is to get a quick allround sportscar, cosmeticaly it will be more oem+ than all out baller drift spec.
Bought the car close to stock,
had a busted Chargespeed front bumper and front fenders, some Volk replicas and a rusty
leaky trunk, some lowering springs and otherwise stock.
Now the car didnt run properly when i checked it out, would lag in the upper part of the
powerband/rpm range. car was cheap so bought it on the spot.
turned out to be a mix of leaky intercooler piping and an exhaust leak.
First of bought a stock bumper used as i can't stand the need for speed one it came with
IMG_20160613_111459 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
Got a front mount and built a 3 inch from the massacred XSpower catback that came with
the car,a friend of mine welded and then dipped it in acid at work, turned out great.
after this car runned smooth and after a torough service the old sr lump was ready for some mods
Now i dont have many pictures from the early days of this car and the work that was put in
it, but it is all fairly standard bolt ons. spent the entire winter season restoring a lot of
mechanical parts and underneath the car.
IMG_20170315_203853 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
changing the xspower fmic for a genuine HKS one, XS one was way over dimensioned for
this build, was the lowest point on the car about 2,5 inches below the oilpan
IMG_20161116_215926 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20161118_215559 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
started on the rust in the trunk, took it down to bare metal and then zinc coated,primed
and painted it. Then added a new oem plug for the bottom
I dont have any pictures of the job, but rest asured it was a lengthy and sh*t job.
Then one of my front calipers seized, got a great deal on some Z32TT ones, same specs
and dimensons only aluminium and not cast iron, restored these and a flick of paint later
IMG_20161208_203750 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20161212_203255 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
they're installed with all new oem hardware and some ferodo ds2500 pads, the brake disc's
that came with the calipers were in good shape so re-used them for now.
installed HSD coilovers for some low's, really happy with the spring rates on these,
handles good and is not too stiff for road use
IMG_20170506_202928 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
got some gauges and a spare center console so i could do this, currently waiting for
sensors and painting the console
IMG_20170201_223444 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20170204_005917 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
Sold the Volk gt-c reps and sported for some genuine forged wheels, rebuilt them to my
liking but thats for the next update
That's it for the intro, I have many parts that have been accumulated over the winter that
will be installed after the nissan is road legal for 2 more years. Cheers
First of let me introduce myself, Im Nick, Living in a small town on the westcoast of
Norway,been working on cars for as long as i can remember, Had a few cars before this
one including a W124 merc, a VW golf GTD that lasted 3 weeks.
The most fun one being a bone stock Mr2 Sw20 which i traded for my daily driver,
1980 Toyota Carina Ta40
IMG_20160408_194150 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
Had a lot of fun with this, kind of rare toyota
So this thread will be mainly about my project car, the silvia. but will also feature some
other cars from my garage, we have 4 s14 koukis, 3 s13 koukis, 1 ps13 silvia varietta and
a r32 gtr (jdm points??)
+ some old turbo quattro audi and a couple e46 330ci's
Aslo me and my friend are building a s13 driftcar, this will not be used on the street, just pure racecar goodness.
IMG_20170908_211856 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
The day I bought it
IMG_20160422_160532 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
This is my 1997 Nissan 200sx S14A, the car is an Euro spec so that means some changes from the us 240sx,
mainly SR20DET, 5stud, 4 piston brakes, heated leather seats and electric mirrors from
the factory. there might be more differences that i'm unaware of.
It's paint although in sh't condition is the Deep Fuschia (LS1) which is supposed to be rare?
The goal for this car is to get a quick allround sportscar, cosmeticaly it will be more oem+ than all out baller drift spec.
Bought the car close to stock,
had a busted Chargespeed front bumper and front fenders, some Volk replicas and a rusty
leaky trunk, some lowering springs and otherwise stock.
Now the car didnt run properly when i checked it out, would lag in the upper part of the
powerband/rpm range. car was cheap so bought it on the spot.
turned out to be a mix of leaky intercooler piping and an exhaust leak.
First of bought a stock bumper used as i can't stand the need for speed one it came with
IMG_20160613_111459 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
Got a front mount and built a 3 inch from the massacred XSpower catback that came with
the car,a friend of mine welded and then dipped it in acid at work, turned out great.
after this car runned smooth and after a torough service the old sr lump was ready for some mods
Now i dont have many pictures from the early days of this car and the work that was put in
it, but it is all fairly standard bolt ons. spent the entire winter season restoring a lot of
mechanical parts and underneath the car.
IMG_20170315_203853 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
changing the xspower fmic for a genuine HKS one, XS one was way over dimensioned for
this build, was the lowest point on the car about 2,5 inches below the oilpan
IMG_20161116_215926 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20161118_215559 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
started on the rust in the trunk, took it down to bare metal and then zinc coated,primed
and painted it. Then added a new oem plug for the bottom
I dont have any pictures of the job, but rest asured it was a lengthy and sh*t job.
Then one of my front calipers seized, got a great deal on some Z32TT ones, same specs
and dimensons only aluminium and not cast iron, restored these and a flick of paint later
IMG_20161208_203750 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20161212_203255 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
they're installed with all new oem hardware and some ferodo ds2500 pads, the brake disc's
that came with the calipers were in good shape so re-used them for now.
installed HSD coilovers for some low's, really happy with the spring rates on these,
handles good and is not too stiff for road use
IMG_20170506_202928 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
got some gauges and a spare center console so i could do this, currently waiting for
sensors and painting the console
IMG_20170201_223444 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20170204_005917 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
Sold the Volk gt-c reps and sported for some genuine forged wheels, rebuilt them to my
liking but thats for the next update
That's it for the intro, I have many parts that have been accumulated over the winter that
will be installed after the nissan is road legal for 2 more years. Cheers
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