The OEM+ / S-Chassis Preservation Thread

[spooled240]

I put an order in for the LHD Euro kouki headlights with Mav a few months back. The wait is long, but it's worth it considering YAJ is selling old broken RHD sets for $600+ before taxes and shipping. I'm also a stickler for having the correct headlight cutoff.

[Boeing7487]

I'm on the hunt to get a properly fitting s13 sunshade and I'm curious if anyone else already has some recommendations.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Kallixtos

That'd be great...but I dont have any spare Euro glass at the moment. I'm always on the lookout for them though. Lets figure something out.

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

There's a vendor in the classifieds section selling both Zenki and Kouki EDM headlights brand new from Nissan.

Originally Posted by dizzariot

You talking about Mav? I didn't know these were on the list still...

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Yes. It's my understanding that he may have sets of both Zenki and Kouki glass available for purchase. Shoot him an email.

I love my glass Zenki headlights(with leveling sensors). Hell I might purchase a spare set just have them just in case. Same goes with the new Kouki tail lights he has.

Originally Posted by Kallixtos

He doesn?t necessarily have them available. Order must be placed and there?s a long lead time. Currently still waiting for shipment. All that info is available in his post though.

That being said I did place an order for a set of zenki glass. Gonna hide them on the shelf once they arrive lol.

Originally Posted by spooled240

I put an order in for the LHD Euro kouki headlights with Mav a few months back. The wait is long, but it's worth it considering YAJ is selling old broken RHD sets for $600+ before taxes and shipping. I'm also a stickler for having the correct headlight cutoff.

I've been hinting at it with various folks that preordered parts (and have sent me emails to follow up) but I'm running into several problems as I inquire for parts and subsequently order them.

S13 Silvia fenders, S13 Silvia corner lights, S14 zenki/kouki EUDM headlights, and several others are all falling into the same pattern:

1. Nissan has pricing and parts available to order in their system
2. Order is placed (but smaller quantity as the deposit amount is 80% of order total, whereas I'm charging people 50% for deposit in advance, so I'm fronting 10-50% of the actual order total depending on how much I have on order.
3. First few POs were fulfilled, so I then order a lot more items on subsequent POs based on what is fulfilled, and also fronting 5-20x more money to make this happen.
4. Then Nissan will fulfill some items (S13 Silvia fenders, 25 sets) and then flag the items as stop production and cancel the additional ones I have on order (100+ sets)
5. Same pattern is happening with the S13 Silvia corner lights (~15 pairs ordered/fulfilled, subsequent 150 pair order cancelled after deposit was made)
6. S14 glass headlights are falling into this situation, the problem I have now is that I do not know the exact quantity that is inbound, so until I know later this month I can't actually contact anyone about their order status because the people that have ordered (~25 people) have headlights that are staggered over 5 different POs on my end, with the first few being test POs to see if the order will be accepted.

I am leaving out some details about this process but one of the things I've accidentally exposed is how inefficient and archaic Nissan's relationship is with their parts supply chain vendors, and how badly Nissan has managed their own internal parts system and how distributers procure parts from Nissan.

The biggest problem is this: when Nissan accepts my PO, I have to pay an 80% deposit via my supplier. When Nissan cancels a PO or parts on order on a PO, the deposit money is rolled over to future orders....

... meanwhile, I cancel the order with the customer and refund them in full.

At this point I have about $150k sitting overseas doing nothing for me. As I've said in other threads, if I took this money and parked it in the stock market or crypto I would've retired already.

Everyone that has ordered will get an update from me later this month. Everyone else, email me...

[youngfab59]

I can't believe that I've been a member of the forum for 10 years and I never posted my S14. Probably because it was always "under construction" lol

1998 S14 SE (5-speed converted) - Still has a KA

Suspension mods (Fortune Auto 500 coils, SPL arms F&R, Nismo Power Brace, OEM Autech Front Strut Bar, Nismo Rear Strut Bar)
Z32 F&R Brake Upgrade
R33 GT-R Wheels
OEM JDM Aero Goodies (Autech front & fenders, JDM rear bumper + valences)
Euro Kouki Headlights
Reinhard Dual Tip Exhaust
Autech S14 Interior Bits (Door Panels & Rear Seats)
Recaro SR2 seats

I have a few more OEM Optional pieces that are not currently on (OEM JDM Kouki Lip, Navan Side Skirts, etc.)

Yes I know that the S14 is multiple colors. Plans are to have the car completely resprayed (same DN1 color code) down the road.

[NukeKS14]

Originally Posted by mav1178

The biggest problem is this: when Nissan accepts my PO, I have to pay an 80% deposit via my supplier. When Nissan cancels a PO or parts on order on a PO, the deposit money is rolled over to future orders....

... meanwhile, I cancel the order with the customer and refund them in full.

Jesus, man. If no one else has said it, thanks for what you're doing for the community. That's just... insane. Nissan is not making a lot of friends in the classic restoration market, that's for sure.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by NukeKS14

Jesus, man. If no one else has said it, thanks for what you're doing for the community. That's just... insane. Nissan is not making a lot of friends in the classic restoration market, that's for sure.

That's actually most OEMs in a nutshell.

People outside of buying a handful of parts really have no idea how massive and complicated the OEM supply chain is. They don't care about people buying $100k of parts, they care about the $1M-100M per year type of customers.

People also fail to realize that car manufacturers actually make maybe the sheet metal in-house when build a new car, almost everything else is made outside the factory. Once a car is out of production the OEM parts suppliers typically have parts fulfillment contracts that are only renewed as long as the manufacturer is willing to pay for it.

[red_240]

Although I may be a drifter and have thrashed these cars pretty hard over the years, I actually really do care about the cars so I took it upon myself to save one that has been sitting outside my buddys shop for almost 2 years and was about to be scraped. Buying a car in this condition and restoring it is a daunting task but I feel good knowing that once Im done it will be one more s-chassis back on the street that otherwise would have gone to scrap. Hopefully I can restore more of these doomed cars in the future. Dont let them sit guys, save the ones that need it.







Where im at with it now;





If you are interested in this build stop by youtube channel, I am doing a detailed build series from start to finish with content uploaded weekly.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4B...ZcP4i4tZJLiCNQ

[dronell19]

A few pics of a newly restored S14

Started with Nismo wheels




Tried TE37 Saga


Current setup TE37 OG

[dizzariot]

Dude that is super nice! I've never really wanted a kouki, but that is precisely how I'd have mine if I ever picked one up. Looks rad!

[silviaks2nr]

A+ looks sharp.

[dizzariot]

Anyone else have anything to post? I've got some updates but I don't want to half-ass my pictures here...

[gzus9]

[IMG]IMG_6504 by , on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]DSC01727 by , on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]DSC01719 by , on Flickr[/IMG]

[My!]

nice car, that engine bay is hot

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by gzus9

Greatness

Have you ever considered getting the OEM sides/rear valences for the car?

[gzus9]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

Have you ever considered getting the OEM sides/rear valences for the car?

Thats the first thing that comes to mind every time I drive the car. As soon as I find it though I plan on buying.

[dizzariot]

Stock suspension with RS-R lowering springs. The car came like this but was otherwise not modified beyonf the TEs I recently posted and the audio components. All the original parts (head unit, springs, etc) were included in the sale. I'd like to source some side skirts but I don't really want to mount them. I like the '0-aero-parts' look.

[silviaks2nr]

I think it looks great just like that man.

[BryanSayWhat]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

Stock suspension with RS-R lowering springs. The car came like this but was otherwise not modified beyonf the TEs I recently posted and the audio components. All the original parts (head unit, springs, etc) were included in the sale. I'd like to source some side skirts but I don't really want to mount them. I like the '0-aero-parts' look.

The older I get the more I like "0-aero", but that could just be the rarity of seeing a nice stock car. It would be hard to resist Aero sides/ valances and a front lip, though.

Also, I never realized how small the Spec-R OEM width and offset is. What's the usual safe rim size for no roll? 8.5"-9" with a +31?

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

I think it looks great just like that man.

I have no intentions of changing anything on the body. I'll just be adding the SpecR bolt-in braces and maybe a set of SpecR brakes. If I get the sides, they're just to keep and avoid the inevitable mark-up (to the already existing mark-up) and I'd probably get the rear spats from Nissan too.

In all honesty ALL of the inspiration I got for an EV1 was from old videos of '0-aero' yellow cars. I don't think the aero bumper would actually look good on EV1.

Originally Posted by BryanSayWhat

The older I get the more I like "0-aero", but that could just be the rarity of seeing a nice stock car. It would be hard to resist Aero sides/ valances and a front lip, though.

Also, I never realized how small the Spec-R OEM width and offset is. What's the usual safe rim size for no roll? 8.5"-9" with a +31?

I have a second aero bumper that was supposed to go on the AJ4 SpecR but I haven't bothered to pick it up from my friend and get it on the car. It's nice to have these things waiting though so I don't have to search/fight on the auctions later. I think certain colors just make you want full aero and others don't pull it off so well.

I don't know what the safest size is for stock body w/roll. I was running 17X9+22 on both cars and it would rub under the 'typical' scenarios. I just got some 17X8.5+30 wheels and I'm willing to bet they're still gonna cause similar problems if/when I use them.

The car was on those 17X8.5+40 (w/5mm spacer) TE37SLs I posted for sale and didn't rub when I was driving to work.

[spooled240]

It looks good, but the optional aero bumper is a must-have for me on a s15. And then of course youd need the skirts and rear spats to complete the look. I'm a greedy man..

[jay70]

my 180 the day i picked it up 4-5 years ago




put some parts on and daily drove and drifted for years




got stolen and was recovered like this




got some bodywork done. shaved some stuff and filled some holes




back on the street. feels good

[dizzariot]

VS6s are super cool in 16". I had a couple sets before and sold them like an idiot. If I can sell a SpecR and the parts/wheels I currently have I'm going to 'fix' some of the mistakes I've made and getting a set of VS6 is on the top of that list lol.

[Jarom717]

Not sure what counts as + but besides the lip, aero is all oem. Dropped right now with dmax coils and voodoo arms. Stock sr20 with some bolt on's. Hard to get a good pic of this car. Silvermoss looks great when the sun is bright but the lmgt4's can't be seen otherwise.

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[biasword]

'96 Silvia
Stock Sr20
HKS SSQV
Unknown Exhaust, but sounds nice

[Aspire818]

new member to the 98 collection
1 owner Cali owned

[AKsamuraiS14]

Picked up my s13 august of 2019. Below was as of March 2020



Interior shot

[Krazy719]

Is that an oem white paint ? Looking to paint my car white


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[AKsamuraiS14]

if you are referring to my car above then yes, its OEM paint code we got from the VIN #

[Krazy719]

Yeah thanks for getting back but do you know if it the KG5 white ?


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[AKsamuraiS14]

I think when we pulled it from the VIN it gave a 613 code. Not 100% though