Silvia Club of NSW

Well I'm finally back behind the wheel of a car (and no, what I was driving around for the last few months does NOT qualify as a car). It's not quite as nice as my last white 180, but she'll do. It's an r32 GTS (2L n/a), but the reason I'm posting here and not at skylines downunder is she's currently lined up for a heart transplant. That's right, bring on the SR20DET!

The r32 GTS is already a good deal lighter than her "land yacht" turbo fitted brothers, due to the lack of HICAS and ABS. By putting the SR20 in I'm going to save another 50-100 kilo's from the front end, and from some of the pictures I've seen, it'll be a dream to work on the engine. There's nearly enough room in that engine bay to stand... WITH the sr20 in there!

So although she's going to have the looks of a skyline, at least she'll still have the heart of a silvia

Specs so far:

locked diff (kazz... I think)
adjustable coilovers all round (cusco i think from the colour)
stupidly loud exhaust (sounds great though!)
mandatory missing passenger air vent
matt-black "drift spec" paintwork
bald tires
blue and black steering wheel (which I'm selling)

piks to follow...

It won't fully get underway for around 2 weeks thanks to work, but I've managed to find most of the bits and pieces so far. Wish me luck!

-J-

well, since you used to own a 180 and you have learnt that RB power sucks then you can keep posting hehe

sounds like its going to be a good conversion!! love to see it running!

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sounds like a nice project!

out of curiosity how does the RB20DE go? (for a 116kw N/A)

That will confuse all the RB fans.
SR in a Skyline - I like it.

Nice to see you back Josh!

Cool project too.

have you seen that old green machine of yours lately? Its come along way:

http://tuning.silviansw.com

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J - find a guy called Bozz he is on performance forums. He has done the conversion, may be able to offer some advice and hints etc. Top idea BTW. Try here also www.meggala.com

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Wow - thanks for the support guys!

OK I6a6w6s6. I just finished reading through that ENTIRE webpage. That's amazing! Three thumbs up man, it looks incredible! ConGRATS! You've gotta be happy with that!!

As for confusing the RB fans, I plan on making it a little more obvious for them. Checked out the RTA website. Numberplate "SR 20 32" is free

And the power of the n/a 2L RB? I was most impressed. Comfortably lights up the rears at any speed in first or second gear, but the rear tread is very low. Even so, it's definitely fun to drive. I was VERY surprised at the grunt from such small cubic capacity. Full credit to nissan - they sure know how to make nice engines!

-J-

Just checked out the website too QIK180 - thanks for the tipoff! Nice detailed piks and info. It looks like a relatively straight forward job (as straight forward as an engine conversion can go, anyway). I'll see if I can track down that Bozz fellow too.