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The time has come for me to sell my pride and joy, and to move on to other things.

1992 Nissan Silvia Qs

Engine/Driveline

Recent S14 SR20DE engine conversion

S13 ECU and loom

S13 manual gearbox

A'pexi pod filter

2.5" cat-back cannon exhaust

Exterior

180SX front conversion (Onevia)

Full respray in jet black

Unique front lip (one of a kind)

Nismo side skirts (rare)

Nismo rear pods (ultra-rare)

Spoiler removed and holes welded

Personalised black number plates to match the paint scheme

Interior

180SX Type-X seats

Digital climate control

Custom 180SX 'lazy-eye' headlight switch

Pioneer head unit w/iPod direct control + Pioneer speakers

Momo Corse steering wheel

Aftermarket pedals

Nismo shift knob

Exedy Sports Organic HD clutch

Strut braces front and rear

Wheels/brakes

17x8" +35 offset JWT lightweight racing rims (made in Japan)

DBA slotted rotors

Lucas brake pads

Pirelli tyres (front) and near new Nankang tyres (rear)

Other extras:

Quality 3 point alarm + immobiliser

S14 in-cabin VTC switch

Long registration until September 2008

140,000kms on chassis

Estimated 80-100,000kms on engine (came from an S14 with automatic transmission)

History

I purchased this car as an almost dead-stock Silvia in March 2006 from a SilviaNSW.com/NS.com member with 118000kms on the clock. It was previously a SEVS import, not a 15 year-old rule shitbox. I had saved since I was 13 to purchase the car. Since then, I have spent thousands (more than I spent on the purchase price of the car) modifying this car to make it one of the cleanest and best-looking non-turbo examples around. Nearly every cent of my wages went towards this car.

All work was done professionally as well. Nearly all receipts have been kept for parts purchased or work carried out. The paint work was done at RS Performance in Moorebank, the mechanical work was done at Safer Steering in Crows Nest, and the alarm installation done at MetroSound in Artarmon. The only major thing I did myself was the Onevia swap, with the help of SilviaNSW.com member Arkhaeon.

During my ownership, I have treated the car very well. Unfortunately, a month or so ago, the oil filter fell off whilst driving at 60km/h, draining the oil and doing a fair bit of engine damage. This was due to my mechanic thinking that the S14/S15 oil filter was the same as the S13 one! Thus I opted to go for an S14 SR20DE transplant. The S14 SR20DE has more power and the Valve Timing Control function (VTC, NVCS, or VCT depending on who you ask...). There are a few forum members running these non-turbo engines, and one particular member who is running 130rwkW from an S14 SR20DE with fairly minimal mods. As a P-plater car, this would have to be one of the quickest and best-looking options available.

Condition notes

NO accident history. I have thoroughly inspected the car during the Onevia conversion, there are no signs of bent chassis rails or a mangled radiator support, and the panel beaters who did the respray agreed this was one of the cleanest and straightest S13s they had seen.

The respray was only done in July so the paint is still in excellent condition. However, there are a few scratches from road debris and so forth.

Originally I had the car painted with a Vertex rear bar, but I decided that it didn't suit the lines of the Nismo side skirts. So I recently opted to get the factory rear bar repainted. When at the painters, someone knocked it off the rack as the paint was drying, so it has a few drips. However, I didn't have the time to get it repainted. I can organise for the buyer to have it resprayed very cheaply there. The drips are barely noticeable unless you are close.

The new engine was taken from an S14 SR20DE and installed professionally. I've retained the S13 manual gearbox.

I have decided to move away from the modifying scene for a while, and buy a more stock car. So I may be interested in a swap for a non-turbo car.

Contact details

If you are serious about purchasing the vehicle and would like to arrange an inspection, you can contact me (Pete) on 0409 000 056. If I don't answer, send me an SMS as I'm most likely at work. I do not like time-wasters or tyre-kickers.

I am located in Cremorne (Sydney).

Price: $10,500

Lowballers/teenage dreamers will be ignored. Try finding a non-turbo S13 this clean and tastefully modified.

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Please note that this picture shows the old Vertex rear bar - car currently has ultra-rare (and sexy) Nismo rear pods. More pictures to come next week.

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