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heres my opinions, not to criticise (hey im from Australia what can i say!? haha) but anyway...
grille - can look good to leave it in as it cleans up the front end, otherwise you see the latch mechanism etc and it looks tacky. maybe just paint the grille gloss black, it then will blend with the shine of the bonnet and not be so obvious (i did this to mine, same grille & cf bonnet, but mine was white to match the car before)
lights - i'm from Aus and my car's an import so i dont know what you mean by 'JDM' front indicators, but i think yours look round whereas mine ('JDM') are square. that said, they may not fit your front bar in that case. however, you can get clear ones. Also, the clear or smoked taillights may be an option, see if you can find someone with them and test fit some and see if you like the look. Smoked can be a bit dark, but in well lit car shows will probably look quite nice. Likewise clear can make your car look more modern, or tacky, it can go both ways so they may be worth a try if you can find someone to let you test fit some. Also, you can get SuperMade clear headlight covers, these are basically a clear plastic cover instead of the original glass item which has little lines and things on it to reflect the light. Some HIDs and clear covers really updates the look of the front lighting situation. Front corner indicators you can stay stock and maybe polish them up real good, or there are clear, smoked & all orange ones available. That said, some can look tacky and at odds with your headlights depending which way you go, so its important to think ahead with all the lighting so it works as one.
mirrors - just another small touch, but i think the mirrors look a little odd, perhaps try painting them body colour or again look into some other options such as M3 style, Ganadors (body colour/black/CF) or the CF F1 style mirrors.
badges - i think the 'Blitz' on the cooler looks a little out of place as it is kindof tacky, and if you are going for a JDM flavour throughout it is basically implied that the cooler is japanese i dont think it needs to be sprayed on it like that. also the 'silvia' lettering on the back, probably unnecessary and a little dated in its design so i would think of removing it. maybe do a Photoshop of these 2 changes and see what you think.
interior - dash boards always crack like that, so best bet is probably to talk to a trimmer or something if you can to see about getting it recovered as this will prevent you buying one off someone and having it crack one day and have to do a whole dash search & transplant again. When you say 'old school brides' i assume you mean the Ergos or something like that, i think they would be cool, and also try and get ones with the Bride Gradation on it to keep it authentic japanese style. You could also get Bride trim for the doors and glovebox, but apparently this has been recently discontinued but may be worth looking in to. You can buy paint for plastics so maybe try that on the faded trim parts on the doors as they are easy to remove. Body coloured roll cage would be nice, but then you would probably want to strip the rear totally and get it all painted body colour too if you are going to that extent.
Wheels - not sure why the guy above posted the Silvia with Work Eurolines and said 'you cant go wrong with equips'? anyhow, Yes, Eurolines are very nice, but need to flow with the car overall. The ones on the grey Silvia are special edition in that colour and with the gold studs so you couldnt get that combination. Aside from that, they are a relatively cheap wheel and come in a large range of widths and offsets if you go new. That said, i dont feel they would suit the flavour of your car because its sortof "in between" with its styling/kit e.g. It isnt simple and super sleek like the Grey one above, and at the same time it isnt over the top and crazy like the 326Power & BN Sport Demo Silvias which both were out-there enough to run VIP style wheels (Fabulous Profounds & Garson DR302s respectively). So i think some Work Meisters/SSR Professors or aggressive work equips would be the go. I would lean toward the Mesiters/Professors over the Equips because your kit is quite round-edged, so the design of those wheels would suit better than the sharp lines of the Equips.
engine bay - for the engine bay i would try and tidy as much wiring as possible, even if it just means fresh black tape wrapping, fresh zip ties etc. Try to get shiny things in there e.g. oil catch tank (which as others have said will prevent your engine breathing out of it's filter). you can get an oil catch tank that sits sideways on your fan shroud. then get an aluminium radiator overflow bottle, remove carbon canister, polish up the manifold if you dont want to replace it, polish up the turbo housing (and maybe get the rest of the back side of the turbo ceramic coated to tidy it up),. Then you can also get aluminium lightweight pulleys to replace all your pulleys as well so they're shiny. then get some blue silicon radiator hoses so they match your other silicon joiners e.g. Gates, Samco. Polish anything you can e.g. the caps on the injectors can be polished even with pure elbow grease they come up to a shine! also you could go to the extreme of getting the rocker cover repainted a custom colour or even polished up to a brilliant shine! (i did this to mine when the engine was being rebuilt, its the nicest thing in the engine bay hahah)
anyway just some suggestions, you got me in a typing mood!
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