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good - a better daily driven car, more comfortable and refinement. better off boost power due to 2.5L and big brakes.

bad - heavy, higher maintenance, had to spend more on mod if u want to go REALLY serious.

180

good - better handling, touch faster, u won't see many around.

bad - noisey, roomy.

i upgrade from silvia to r33 as i think silvia is too small for me(me,gf & sister) and it's damn noisey, not good for daily driving.

but as my gf & sister got the own car now, i would like to go back to silvia(S15) as it's cheap to reach my aim of performance(low 12sec car)

Originally posted by strange

hi guys, considering whether to buy a strawberry face 180 or Skyline R33 GTSt series II, but can't really decide, somebody explain the pros and cons of these 2 in your own opinion? Thanks in advanced..

Cheers!

And you are on a Skyline forum asking this ??

Cheers

Ken

I used to have a strawberry face... jus the look on ppls faces when you tell em its a harchback 200sx is enuff in itself.

R33's are as common as camries, get sumfin different. I got my CA18DET 180 for $13k (like 3 yrs ago) and then got a bomex kit from japan for about 4k (from a wrecker) bit of patch up etc shipping and for around 19k I was pushin a pimped up car.

As far as pros n cons, the GTSt is more up to date, seriousy the interior of a 180 sux dogs bollox, so uncomfortable, the seats are shit (had fake recaro's in mine but i'm talkin bout the stock ones). All the controls are on stalks like really old outdated 1988 cars (even the R32 din have them).

So yeah, if you're after creature comforts get an R33 its the biggest whale... i mean car as far as 2 door under 1.3tonne imports go. :)

If you're more of a mods person, get an latemodel 180sx with a black top SR20DET in it, it'll give you the most bang for buck... more than an R33. it really responds well to mods as well. I pulled 160rwkw out of my 1.8L, so meh.

Originally posted by Maxx

skyline  

good - a better daily driven car, more comfortable and refinement. better off boost power due to 2.5L and big brakes.

bad - heavy, higher maintenance, had to spend more on mod if u want to go REALLY serious.

180  

good - better handling, touch faster, u won't see many around.

bad - noisey, roomy.

i upgrade from silvia to r33 as i think silvia is too small for me(me,gf & sister) and it's damn noisey, not good for daily driving.

but as my gf & sister got the own car now, i would like to go back to silvia(S15) as it's cheap to reach my aim of performance(low 12sec car)

thanks for the info dude.. :(

Originally posted by funkymonkey

I used to have a strawberry face... jus the look on ppls faces when you tell em its a harchback 200sx is enuff in itself.

R33's are as common as camries, get sumfin different. I got my CA18DET 180 for $13k (like 3 yrs ago) and then got a bomex kit from japan for about 4k (from a wrecker) bit of patch up etc shipping and for around 19k I was pushin a pimped up car.

As far as pros n cons, the GTSt is more up to date, seriousy the interior of a 180 sux dogs bollox, so uncomfortable, the seats are shit (had fake recaro's in mine but i'm talkin bout the stock ones). All the controls are on stalks like really old outdated 1988 cars (even the R32 din have them).

So yeah, if you're after creature comforts get an R33 its the biggest whale... i mean car as far as 2 door under 1.3tonne imports go. :D

If you're more of a mods person, get an latemodel 180sx with a black top SR20DET in it, it'll give you the most bang for buck... more than an R33. it really responds well to mods as well. I pulled 160rwkw out of my 1.8L, so meh.

the bomex kits are really nice... and ya, the interior for 180s really sxxk big time.. :(:D:mad: :mad: :mad:

BTW, i found my bomex kit at a wrecker on a strawberry face silvia that was written off. Pure luck if u ask me. An original bomex will cost ya about 9grand.

You can get fibreglass copies n aus now tho for about 4k-5k, with all the ichi-go kits (strawberry faces) that come down here. I know Skyline Imports in Adelaide got one about a month before I got mine back then, I'm sure they still have the moulds.

awesome! are there many of these around? or would u have to do the conversion urself and or import one?? that sounds wicked!! im contemplating a new car but i really dont want to sell my baby.

not that i know of, dude.. there's only one in perth that i saw... which is show cased in one of the garages.. i'm not really sure how or whereabouts doing the conversion itself.. but i do know there are people over at japan doing conversions for ichigoes =P

its actually a kit that was made by bomex, but not sold commercially in mass quantities, to keep its uniqueness.

Its basically the next version of the "sileighty" look.

The panels all fit a 180/silvia very snugly... all you need to do is chop a lil bit of the front bar support off (with your friendly angle grinder) and the rest bolts into place.

In the kit you get:

2 front guards that sit on the 180 chassis and flow into the existing doors and a pillar shape.

2 original s15 headlights

1 fibreglass bonnet also in the s15 shape but with a lil bit of bracket and mounting work under to fit the 180 chassis.

The front bar actually comes seperate, but you can source it from them if you want.

i got pics for the install process if u guys want

my local panel beater fixed up the dents in my kit and installed it on my 180 for me. Mine was like the 7th in australia or sumfin. God knows how many there are now with couple of the shops making fibreglass moulds of the original bomex kit.

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