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Hey S15OC,
My name's Jared and I live and work in Tokyo, Japan, but I'm originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA near the Great Smoky Mountains. I've always been interested in Japanese cars and remember my first look at the S15 chassis Nissan Silvia on a familiar game called Gran Turismo as a kid.
I've dabbled with a few cars before moving to Japan, the most notable being a few Datsun/Fairlady Zs (still own a 1970 back in the US and looking for a 70-72 for another ZG project) and a first-year Acura/Honda NSX.
When I got here, I ran through my head all the possibilities of what to buy. I ultimately want to end up in an R32 GTR to bring back to the US, but for the time being I started a search for a car I had truly wanted to own for a long time and ended up purchasing a 1999 Super Black Spec R Aero.
These are not the easiest cars to find, even in Japan, so finding a dead stock Spec R Aero in black was too tempting not to buy. Took it out for a spin and became hooked.
It's not a perfect car by any means. The paint is in pretty poor condition from salt spray being from Fukuoka and the western coastline, so a good detail is a must. The shift boot is tearing (and won't stay put in the tunnel), the passenger side panel is coming undone, my nav display won't pop up anymore (that was a cool party trick...and I was sad when it stopped doing it), there's an interesting clatter coming from the clutch/tranny area when I first put it in gear and pull out on startup, and there's some sort of bushing/steering column creak, but it's a fantastic, original car. I'm just a bit big for it.
The wheels will be the first thing to go and I'm thinking possibly LMGT4s or CE28s, but I'm open to other suggestions. Tons of different coilover options are available also. I'm glad to be here and can hopefully find some good info on how to alleviate some of the car's issues, but everything else about the car is stellar. Without further ado, my Spec R (don't kill me for the phone pics).
My name's Jared and I live and work in Tokyo, Japan, but I'm originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA near the Great Smoky Mountains. I've always been interested in Japanese cars and remember my first look at the S15 chassis Nissan Silvia on a familiar game called Gran Turismo as a kid.
I've dabbled with a few cars before moving to Japan, the most notable being a few Datsun/Fairlady Zs (still own a 1970 back in the US and looking for a 70-72 for another ZG project) and a first-year Acura/Honda NSX.
When I got here, I ran through my head all the possibilities of what to buy. I ultimately want to end up in an R32 GTR to bring back to the US, but for the time being I started a search for a car I had truly wanted to own for a long time and ended up purchasing a 1999 Super Black Spec R Aero.
These are not the easiest cars to find, even in Japan, so finding a dead stock Spec R Aero in black was too tempting not to buy. Took it out for a spin and became hooked.
It's not a perfect car by any means. The paint is in pretty poor condition from salt spray being from Fukuoka and the western coastline, so a good detail is a must. The shift boot is tearing (and won't stay put in the tunnel), the passenger side panel is coming undone, my nav display won't pop up anymore (that was a cool party trick...and I was sad when it stopped doing it), there's an interesting clatter coming from the clutch/tranny area when I first put it in gear and pull out on startup, and there's some sort of bushing/steering column creak, but it's a fantastic, original car. I'm just a bit big for it.
The wheels will be the first thing to go and I'm thinking possibly LMGT4s or CE28s, but I'm open to other suggestions. Tons of different coilover options are available also. I'm glad to be here and can hopefully find some good info on how to alleviate some of the car's issues, but everything else about the car is stellar. Without further ado, my Spec R (don't kill me for the phone pics).
