At the moment im 16, and I have convinced my parents to buy me a S13 Silvia for my 17th birthday. We will get the latest model we can afford, but it must have an SR20DET and be manual (naturally). What sort of price do you guys think S13s like this will be worht in just over a year? Yes, I can drive well, and I will eventually come up with the money for what i want to do. My dad is a mechanic and we have our own small workshop, and ive been working on cars since i was 5, well as much as you can do at 5 anyway. (Just giving you a bit of background)
So, I pretty sure the first model with the SR is the '91. Is this right? To start off with I will fix up the body, we were thinking Trial or Nismo (can u still get them?) bodykit with a gloss white respray. Next would be 17" rims, not chrome tho. Eventually we will go for a twin vented carbon hood and Ganador-style carbon mirrors or similar.
Then we are going to do a simple intake and exhaust upgrade. My dad wants to stick the pod filter out of one of the front bar vents We want to go for a 3" cat back system that makes a deep burbling noise. Until I have fixed up the interior thats all for the engine, besides by this time I will still be on my Ps (18-19) and dont wont too much power, just incase. I want to keep this car for at least 8 years, probably longer. Eventually we want it to make around 200rwkw but we also dont want to have to go internal, like new conrods/pistons/cams or vavle train. What sort of completly safe, reliable power are the stock internals good for?
For the interior we just want to go with brand name reclinable buckets, a boost gauge, and a consistent colouring for the dash. I have seen some examples where the dash is an off grey colour, but these where all pre '91, why is this? As far as audio goes, it will be a quality system using (hopefully) all pioneer gear. Only want Splits for the front, 6s for the rear and one 12" sub in the boot.
Then it will be just how I want it (hopefully). So what I came here to ask is...
How much will all of this cost. Dont include labour because my dad and I will do all of it. Plus one of my mates is an electrician, another is an apprentice engineer, and one works for BMW. BTW, I'm in Tassie and, although my dad knows most of the workshops around, does anyone know of any good places for parts and thigns like that. We want to stick to bolt on or near to it, I think Autobarn will be the go. I am going to try and get a part time job there anyway.
Thanks heaps and im looking forward to hearing what you think.