DeanS15
My car is so clean you could eat off it.
After careful consideration, and four years of devoted ownership, sadly it's time to part ways with my car.
I know of a few loved S15'S, but i doubt very much whether there is an s15 that has been more loved and pampered than this one (but then of course that's biased
).
I bought the car as a fresh import in 2008, with 57000km on the clock, the clock was converted to miles but not corrected, since then i have covered only 10000 additional miles. this car was very clean on import, but after a while i got carried away with it, and as such, there isnt a nut or bolt on the car that hasn't been fettled in one way or another. Everything from the engine, through to the suspension, wheels and tyres has been upgraded at a cost of many thousands.
It's very hard for me to let this car go after all the effort, time and money i have put into it - but needs must - with our new baby and the job that i do, i'm finding it very hard to find the time any more, therefore the sale is reluctant, but not forced in any way so i will not be taking silly offers.
I am going to stick to the facts otherwise the advert will go on forever and a day (as if it doesn't already)... I have listed categories with the relevant information about each aspect of the car
Spec:
Body and Exterior:
- 2000 Nissan Silvia Spec R
- All spec r chassis bracing
- Completely rust free, better than when it left nissan's factory. Seam sealed and undersealed in 2010, never driven in the wet,
all components attached to the underside from the braces to the rear subframe have been stripped, zinc primed and powder coated
- Vertex Lang Bodykit (expertly fitted, well made grp kit, mounting points all reinforced with carbon fibre,
all stainless panel bolts and fittings), full arch liners still in use as well as the undertray
- Full respray carried out in 2011, not to correct damage of any kind, but to ensure the car would be 100% pristine after the
kit was fitted
- Clear indicators
- Sonar smoked rear led lights
- De-spoilered and de-locked boot
- De-badged all over
- S15 CYA private number plate
- Rear wiper removed
Interior:
- Cobra Daytona reclining front seats on cobra frames, the seats were modified to sit as low as possible and are fitted with pump up
lumbar supports for the lower back. very comfortable and supportive
- Carbon fibre centre console
- Tailored luxury mats with no wear
- Sparco aluminium pedal set
- Motor Meter 60mm stepper motor full sweep gauges (BOOST, WATER TEMP, OIL TEMP, OIL PRESS) mounted into centre vents and pillar pod
with adjustable warnings and alerts
- AEM uego wideband lambda gauge fitted to instrument panel
- Tein EDFC electronic adjustable damping controller
- Greddy profec B 2 electronic boost controller mounted to steering column
- HKS type 0 turbo timer with battery voltage display
- Usual spec r trims (gearknob, steering wheel, kick plates etc.)
Stereo and security:
- Pioneer face off cd player, remote usb port in middle console
- Alpine door and parcel shelf speakers
- Sony door mounted tweeters and headlining directional tweeters
- JL audio free air subwoofer mounted behind rear seat
- Vibe amplifier with remote bass controller up front
- TOAD cat1 Ai606 alarma and immobiliser
Engine:
- Nissan SR20DET
- No VVT rattle or noises, no smoke, very smooth engine
- Garrett 2871r 0.64 52 trim turbo
- Nismo 740cc injectors
- Tomei Poncams
- Tomei type a valve springs
- Tomei super grommet head gasket kit
- ARP head stud and nut kit
- Z32 air flow meter
- Apex street engine mounts
- Apexi power intake kit
- Apex stainless intake pipe
- Driftworks rocker arm stoppers
- Apex type 1 front mounted intercooler
- Horsham Developments exhaust manifold with custom stainless bonnet heat deflector
- THS performance turbo elbow
- Custom stainless steel downpipe
- Custom decat silencer (original cat included in sale)
- Hks silent hi-power exhaust system (centre silencer removed for ground clearance, mirror polished)
- Apex 52mm alloy radiator
- Collins performance bov
- NGK BKR8EIX iridium spark plugs
- Mirror polished intake manifold
- HEL performance stainless braided turbo oil and water lines
- Samco hoses throughout
- 255l/hr fuel pump (relay and switch hardwired)
- Rocker cover painted samco blue
- Garage defend style carbon fibre full cooling panel
- EFL stainless covers for: brake reservoir, pas tank, fuse box, radiator brackets, rocker coil cover
- D1 spec 1.3bar radiator cap
- Nismo branded aluminium oil cap
- Always lubricated with the highest quality 5w40 fully synthetic oil, changed more regularly than it is sane to do so
- Air con system removed in full working order, supplied with the car. refitting is fairly easy and would only need
gassing up
Drivetrain:
At 350bhp/350ib/ft, it is well known that an s-body gearbox doesn't last forever, and an s15 gearbox can be expensive to replace and very hard to source. In early 2012, i fitted a brand new ACT streelite s14 flywheel and a brand new ACT heavy duty organic clutch (along with new release bearing, spigot bush and flywheel bolts) with a view to upgrading the transmission to Z32 or RB25 in time (these conversions require an s14 flywheel/clutch setup). In the meantime the gearbox
fitted to the car is a rebuilt 5spd from an s14a 200sx. 5th gear is just as long as 6th on an s15 box so top end speed is not affected, only real difference is the s14a gearbox runs about 200rpm higher at any given speed and the gears aren't as close together. The upside to having this gearbox is it is readily and plentifully available quite cheaply, and all the supporting parts are in place for a gearbox upgrade.
- Rebuilt (by Atom Transmissions) 200SX 5spd gearbox filled with fuchs/silkolene 75w90 gear oil
- 200sx propshaft
- ACT streetlite flywheel
- ACT heavy duty organic clutch (not heavy and easy to use)
- New release bearing, spigot bush and flywheel bolts
- Apex short shifter
- S15 spec r helical differential filled with fuchs/silkolene BOA 90ls oil
- Apex street gearbox mount
- Energy polyeurethane differential mounts
- Mirror polished differential backplate
- Diff casing, propshaft, gearbox casing all painted silver
Brakes:
front-
- 330mm k-sport 2 piece ventilated grooved discs
- New compound k-sport/EBC pads
- K-sport alloy calipers proffessionally painted in bayside blue mettalic
- HEL performance braided brake lines
- DB power brake master cylinder stopper
rear:
- Skyline rear brake conversion (internal drum setup, backplates, shoes) completely refurbished
- New skyline handbrake cables
- Grooved discs
- EBC brake pads
- Skyline alloy calipers proffesionally painted in bayside blue mettalic
- HEL performance braided brake lines throughout
Suspension, chassis bracing and steering:
- TEIN flex coilovers all round (superb condition with no leaks, springs were re-coated and front
lower brackets also due to paint having flaked off)
- TEIN pillowball topmounts all round fitted with EDFC motors for in-car damper adjustment, fronts are camber
adjustable
- Hardrace bushed adjustable front tension rods (powder coated blue with adjuster nuts zinc plated)
- Hardrace bushed adjustable rear toe, camber and traction arms (powder coated blue with adjuster nuts zinc plated)
- Godspeed front and rear uprated chromoly steel anti roll bars (powder coated blue) with uprated droplinks all round
- Driftworks rear subframe polybush mounts
- Driftworks/Energy polyeurethane suspension bushes throughout
- Powder coated (silver) lower suspension arms front and rear, fitted with new MOOG balljoints
- Powder coated rear subframe (gloss black), powder coated engine subframe (gloss black), powder coated
hub carriers (gloss black), powder coated steering rack mounts (gloss black)
- New track rod ends
- Hardrace steering rack mounts
- Apex front lower brace
- Stock lower s15 bracing front and rear with tunnel brace and inner boot brace
- Japspeed tower rear strut brace polished alloy
- Very rare HKS kansai service front strut brace in polished alloy
All suspension bolts have been removed and professionally dipped and stripped, then zinc plated. Any rounded or damaged bolts were replaced for new bolts which exceeded the strength of the originals and use all metal locking nuts. The suspension was set up at sumo power using the hawkeye system and the grip and road holding is superb, it is actually quite hard to upset the rear of the car now.
Wheels and tyres:
- Front 18x8.5 rota grid drift wheels fitted (et35, 6mm spacer) with 225/40/18 Falken fk452 tyres. wheels are unmarked and in mint new condition, tyres have very little wear. Black internal drive wheel nuts.
- Rear 18x9.5 rota grid drift wheels fitted (et30) with 255/35/18 Falken fk452 tyres. wheels are also unmarked and in mint new condition, tyres have very little wear. Black internal drive wheel nuts.
I know of a few loved S15'S, but i doubt very much whether there is an s15 that has been more loved and pampered than this one (but then of course that's biased
).I bought the car as a fresh import in 2008, with 57000km on the clock, the clock was converted to miles but not corrected, since then i have covered only 10000 additional miles. this car was very clean on import, but after a while i got carried away with it, and as such, there isnt a nut or bolt on the car that hasn't been fettled in one way or another. Everything from the engine, through to the suspension, wheels and tyres has been upgraded at a cost of many thousands.
It's very hard for me to let this car go after all the effort, time and money i have put into it - but needs must - with our new baby and the job that i do, i'm finding it very hard to find the time any more, therefore the sale is reluctant, but not forced in any way so i will not be taking silly offers.
I am going to stick to the facts otherwise the advert will go on forever and a day (as if it doesn't already)... I have listed categories with the relevant information about each aspect of the car
Spec:
Body and Exterior:
- 2000 Nissan Silvia Spec R
- All spec r chassis bracing
- Completely rust free, better than when it left nissan's factory. Seam sealed and undersealed in 2010, never driven in the wet,
all components attached to the underside from the braces to the rear subframe have been stripped, zinc primed and powder coated
- Vertex Lang Bodykit (expertly fitted, well made grp kit, mounting points all reinforced with carbon fibre,
all stainless panel bolts and fittings), full arch liners still in use as well as the undertray
- Full respray carried out in 2011, not to correct damage of any kind, but to ensure the car would be 100% pristine after the
kit was fitted
- Clear indicators
- Sonar smoked rear led lights
- De-spoilered and de-locked boot
- De-badged all over
- S15 CYA private number plate
- Rear wiper removed
Interior:
- Cobra Daytona reclining front seats on cobra frames, the seats were modified to sit as low as possible and are fitted with pump up
lumbar supports for the lower back. very comfortable and supportive
- Carbon fibre centre console
- Tailored luxury mats with no wear
- Sparco aluminium pedal set
- Motor Meter 60mm stepper motor full sweep gauges (BOOST, WATER TEMP, OIL TEMP, OIL PRESS) mounted into centre vents and pillar pod
with adjustable warnings and alerts
- AEM uego wideband lambda gauge fitted to instrument panel
- Tein EDFC electronic adjustable damping controller
- Greddy profec B 2 electronic boost controller mounted to steering column
- HKS type 0 turbo timer with battery voltage display
- Usual spec r trims (gearknob, steering wheel, kick plates etc.)
Stereo and security:
- Pioneer face off cd player, remote usb port in middle console
- Alpine door and parcel shelf speakers
- Sony door mounted tweeters and headlining directional tweeters
- JL audio free air subwoofer mounted behind rear seat
- Vibe amplifier with remote bass controller up front
- TOAD cat1 Ai606 alarma and immobiliser
Engine:
- Nissan SR20DET
- No VVT rattle or noises, no smoke, very smooth engine
- Garrett 2871r 0.64 52 trim turbo
- Nismo 740cc injectors
- Tomei Poncams
- Tomei type a valve springs
- Tomei super grommet head gasket kit
- ARP head stud and nut kit
- Z32 air flow meter
- Apex street engine mounts
- Apexi power intake kit
- Apex stainless intake pipe
- Driftworks rocker arm stoppers
- Apex type 1 front mounted intercooler
- Horsham Developments exhaust manifold with custom stainless bonnet heat deflector
- THS performance turbo elbow
- Custom stainless steel downpipe
- Custom decat silencer (original cat included in sale)
- Hks silent hi-power exhaust system (centre silencer removed for ground clearance, mirror polished)
- Apex 52mm alloy radiator
- Collins performance bov
- NGK BKR8EIX iridium spark plugs
- Mirror polished intake manifold
- HEL performance stainless braided turbo oil and water lines
- Samco hoses throughout
- 255l/hr fuel pump (relay and switch hardwired)
- Rocker cover painted samco blue
- Garage defend style carbon fibre full cooling panel
- EFL stainless covers for: brake reservoir, pas tank, fuse box, radiator brackets, rocker coil cover
- D1 spec 1.3bar radiator cap
- Nismo branded aluminium oil cap
- Always lubricated with the highest quality 5w40 fully synthetic oil, changed more regularly than it is sane to do so
- Air con system removed in full working order, supplied with the car. refitting is fairly easy and would only need
gassing up
Drivetrain:
At 350bhp/350ib/ft, it is well known that an s-body gearbox doesn't last forever, and an s15 gearbox can be expensive to replace and very hard to source. In early 2012, i fitted a brand new ACT streelite s14 flywheel and a brand new ACT heavy duty organic clutch (along with new release bearing, spigot bush and flywheel bolts) with a view to upgrading the transmission to Z32 or RB25 in time (these conversions require an s14 flywheel/clutch setup). In the meantime the gearbox
fitted to the car is a rebuilt 5spd from an s14a 200sx. 5th gear is just as long as 6th on an s15 box so top end speed is not affected, only real difference is the s14a gearbox runs about 200rpm higher at any given speed and the gears aren't as close together. The upside to having this gearbox is it is readily and plentifully available quite cheaply, and all the supporting parts are in place for a gearbox upgrade.
- Rebuilt (by Atom Transmissions) 200SX 5spd gearbox filled with fuchs/silkolene 75w90 gear oil
- 200sx propshaft
- ACT streetlite flywheel
- ACT heavy duty organic clutch (not heavy and easy to use)
- New release bearing, spigot bush and flywheel bolts
- Apex short shifter
- S15 spec r helical differential filled with fuchs/silkolene BOA 90ls oil
- Apex street gearbox mount
- Energy polyeurethane differential mounts
- Mirror polished differential backplate
- Diff casing, propshaft, gearbox casing all painted silver
Brakes:
front-
- 330mm k-sport 2 piece ventilated grooved discs
- New compound k-sport/EBC pads
- K-sport alloy calipers proffessionally painted in bayside blue mettalic
- HEL performance braided brake lines
- DB power brake master cylinder stopper
rear:
- Skyline rear brake conversion (internal drum setup, backplates, shoes) completely refurbished
- New skyline handbrake cables
- Grooved discs
- EBC brake pads
- Skyline alloy calipers proffesionally painted in bayside blue mettalic
- HEL performance braided brake lines throughout
Suspension, chassis bracing and steering:
- TEIN flex coilovers all round (superb condition with no leaks, springs were re-coated and front
lower brackets also due to paint having flaked off)
- TEIN pillowball topmounts all round fitted with EDFC motors for in-car damper adjustment, fronts are camber
adjustable
- Hardrace bushed adjustable front tension rods (powder coated blue with adjuster nuts zinc plated)
- Hardrace bushed adjustable rear toe, camber and traction arms (powder coated blue with adjuster nuts zinc plated)
- Godspeed front and rear uprated chromoly steel anti roll bars (powder coated blue) with uprated droplinks all round
- Driftworks rear subframe polybush mounts
- Driftworks/Energy polyeurethane suspension bushes throughout
- Powder coated (silver) lower suspension arms front and rear, fitted with new MOOG balljoints
- Powder coated rear subframe (gloss black), powder coated engine subframe (gloss black), powder coated
hub carriers (gloss black), powder coated steering rack mounts (gloss black)
- New track rod ends
- Hardrace steering rack mounts
- Apex front lower brace
- Stock lower s15 bracing front and rear with tunnel brace and inner boot brace
- Japspeed tower rear strut brace polished alloy
- Very rare HKS kansai service front strut brace in polished alloy
All suspension bolts have been removed and professionally dipped and stripped, then zinc plated. Any rounded or damaged bolts were replaced for new bolts which exceeded the strength of the originals and use all metal locking nuts. The suspension was set up at sumo power using the hawkeye system and the grip and road holding is superb, it is actually quite hard to upset the rear of the car now.
Wheels and tyres:
- Front 18x8.5 rota grid drift wheels fitted (et35, 6mm spacer) with 225/40/18 Falken fk452 tyres. wheels are unmarked and in mint new condition, tyres have very little wear. Black internal drive wheel nuts.
- Rear 18x9.5 rota grid drift wheels fitted (et30) with 255/35/18 Falken fk452 tyres. wheels are also unmarked and in mint new condition, tyres have very little wear. Black internal drive wheel nuts.
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