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AREITU · 04-30-2002, 03:34 PM

I may be doing a Silvia/Sileighty conversion over the summer as a project, but someone told me that Sil-Eighty body panels don't fit directly on the 240SX fastback. Sooo, I was wondering if that was true or not?

*sykikchimp* · 04-30-2002, 03:46 PM

They both require the EXACT same amount of work.  The coupe and Fastback have identical chassis's.

drifterX87 · 04-30-2002, 04:49 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">someone told me that Sil-Eighty body panels don't fit directly on the 240SX fastback.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

The person who told you that either doesnt know much about the Sil80, or was just BSing you.

The Sil80 is the 180SX or 240SX fastback with the front of a Silvia on it.  It is the EXACT same thing as putting the Silvia front end on to the coupe.  Like sykikchimp said below, the chassis are in now way different in the front of the car.

Good luck man.  By the way, what kind of Silvia front end are you planning to put on?  S15, or S13?  If you have any questions or need any help just e-mail me.

Mike

shinigami24 · 04-30-2002, 04:54 PM

i'm doing a sil-80 project too, going with the s15 front end, i'm not sure if i should do the body first or the sr20 swap

*sykikchimp* · 04-30-2002, 04:58 PM

I would do the motor first..  That way there no chance of your damaging your nice new Silvia front end when you pull the old motor out, and put the new one in..  Or, since your gonna have the bumper off anyways for the FMIC..  just do them one right after the other.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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drifterX87 · 04-30-2002, 05:27 PM

Yeah, and if your going to "drift"  You should get to know your car before you buy any cosmetic supplies for it.  This gets me thinking of a video, check this one out.  Its about 3.3 megs: Drift King vid
Get the video that says 6 to 10.  There are three cars that are especially significant.  

Whenever a newbie comes in here and asks how to drift we should show it to them.  LOL, download and enjoy.

Mike

samiam · 04-30-2002, 05:49 PM

damn! Gotta love those Silvia drifts. I have an Option vid w/ those Silvias........ <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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AREITU · 04-30-2002, 08:54 PM

All of my friends have cars, and only one of them, a BMW 325i, is RWD, so none of us have actually done any dori-dori slideways action.
My plan was to do the swap and conversion together, instead of seperately. It's just that two sources told me I couldn't stick it on a fastback, and I wanted to make sure. So, now that I'm sure...I'll let you guys know how it goes if I start the project!

04-30-2002, 03:34 PM	#1
AREITU Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 37 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I may be doing a Silvia/Sileighty conversion over the summer as a project, but someone told me that Sil-Eighty body panels don't fit directly on the 240SX fastback. Sooo, I was wondering if that was true or not? __________________ "More like, knock knock knock knock knock. Sweet, I dont have to change the oil, the rod did it for me." -TheSnail "Most of the SR guys have chronic cooling problems. The KA guys just have chronic. Just to forget they have a KA. hahaha" -Var

04-30-2002, 03:46 PM	#2
sykikchimp WOW addicted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the moon Age: 44 Posts: 6,525 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They both require the EXACT same amount of work.  The coupe and Fastback have identical chassis's. __________________

04-30-2002, 04:58 PM	#5
sykikchimp WOW addicted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the moon Age: 44 Posts: 6,525 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would do the motor first..  That way there no chance of your damaging your nice new Silvia front end when you pull the old motor out, and put the new one in..  Or, since your gonna have the bumper off anyways for the FMIC..  just do them one right after the other.. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________

04-30-2002, 05:49 PM	#7
samiam Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 275 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn! Gotta love those Silvia drifts. I have an Option vid w/ those Silvias........ <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ BuRn DuSt, EaT My RuBbeR !!

04-30-2002, 08:54 PM	#8
AREITU Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 37 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	All of my friends have cars, and only one of them, a BMW 325i, is RWD, so none of us have actually done any dori-dori slideways action. My plan was to do the swap and conversion together, instead of seperately. It's just that two sources told me I couldn't stick it on a fastback, and I wanted to make sure. So, now that I'm sure...I'll let you guys know how it goes if I start the project! __________________ "More like, knock knock knock knock knock. Sweet, I dont have to change the oil, the rod did it for me." -TheSnail "Most of the SR guys have chronic cooling problems. The KA guys just have chronic. Just to forget they have a KA. hahaha" -Var

04-30-2002, 04:49 PM	#3
drifterX87 Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">someone told me that Sil-Eighty body panels don't fit directly on the 240SX fastback.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> The person who told you that either doesnt know much about the Sil80, or was just BSing you. The Sil80 is the 180SX or 240SX fastback with the front of a Silvia on it.  It is the EXACT same thing as putting the Silvia front end on to the coupe.  Like sykikchimp said below, the chassis are in now way different in the front of the car. Good luck man.  By the way, what kind of Silvia front end are you planning to put on?  S15, or S13?  If you have any questions or need any help just e-mail me. Mike

04-30-2002, 04:54 PM	#4
shinigami24 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 56 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i'm doing a sil-80 project too, going with the s15 front end, i'm not sure if i should do the body first or the sr20 swap

04-30-2002, 05:27 PM	#6
drifterX87 Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, and if your going to "drift"  You should get to know your car before you buy any cosmetic supplies for it.  This gets me thinking of a video, check this one out.  Its about 3.3 megs: Drift King vid Get the video that says 6 to 10.  There are three cars that are especially significant.   Whenever a newbie comes in here and asks how to drift we should show it to them.  LOL, download and enjoy. Mike