S15 Project reborn :)

hi guys,
i've built a orange/black S15 a while ago:
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/orangefinished5.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/orangefinished9.jpg

and actually at the same time i was building another S15 as well orginally in gold colour with carbon fibre bonnet:
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild0.jpg

unfortunately, i've cracked the body when i was polishing it and the left sideskirt was damaged when i tried to pull it off (was trying to put it on my orange S15). So it was then left in the box for a while but one day i've decided to do something rather than leaving it in the box forever. So i've stripped the paint again and repaint it in a different colour again (the 3rd time!!) and I choose to paint it yellow this time 8)

Stripping the paint:
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild2.jpg
modifed the front bumper a bit so it matches the sideskirts more
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild1.jpg

After Primer:
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild3.jpg

After a few coats of yellow
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild4.jpg

What it looks like now:
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild6.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild7.jpg

The body is quite fragile now after the paint was stripped a few times so i'm trying not to polish it too much (rather have some oragne peel than have a cracked body again!!!) And if nothing goes wrong, i'll probably finish it by this weekend.

that thing is tight! Are you making a replica of your 1:1 Silvia?

Good stuff!!:sunglasse :sunglasse

Very nice!

Hmm seeing that real S15 in your garage makes me hate Nissan for not continuing the "240sx" in the states. I want to move to Australia.:swear:

Neat work! Me likes!

WHOA:eek: Thats awesome!!! You should find those rims and put them on your 1:1 car:bigthumb:

Originally posted by Corvette
Hmm seeing that real S15 in your garage makes me hate Nissan for not continuing the "240sx" in the states. I want to move to Australia.:swear:

yeah, i am thinking the same as well

Wow, the car been through several coats of paint! Yellow really goes with those rims, looks pretty awesome!

Very Very Very Nice...looks nice so far:bigthumb:

I love them both. Is the in progress S15 rollin on Andrew Goltdishes? Ive been meaning to buy a set of those someday.

Originally posted by tonioseven
Good stuff!!:sunglasse :sunglasse

Just wonderin how much is ur "real" s15?

by the way, great job:biggrin:

SWEET............DUDE:worshippy

RyanGiorgio: Yeah they are the Andrew Racing Goltdish 18in wheels. They look quite nice and they do look like 18in wheels as well. I was thinking of getting some TE37s or similar but always no stock so i decided to try the Racing Gotldish and it turns out not too bad :) I imagine they will look awesome on VIP cars!


Corvette: Thanks.. but one thing.. New Zealand is NOT part of austrailia :sly: We are a separate country and we are the only country outsdie Japan that has the JDM S15s for sell:):biggrin:

Zwaag: No i was not planning to do a replica of the 1:1 s15 :) but more like using it as an example to see what would look good and what would not on my real one Also i have no $$$$ to buy any bodykits/wheels for the real one (all the money goes to performance parts at the moment) so the model can help me feel a bit better :wink:

Unfortunately the body is really fragile as i said before and the panel lines are not as sharp even before i start painting it :(

Looks great now, even better then before. Good to read about you going for the performance parts first on your Silvia, only bodykit I think looks nice and simple on them is the Trial kit seen on NZs "Trial R"

Oops, didn't see that you were from NZ. Duh I know NZ isn't part of AUS, I was simply stating that Nissan blows hard ass cause they wont give the U.S.A anything. Oh and by the way have you seen the S16? It kind of looks like the states Infinity G35 Coupe. Anyway nice cars. :biggrin2:

Looking good!!! Can't wait to see it done. BTW, what yellow is that?

Very sharp! Looks very agressive!

-Rick

WOW


i love it, just pure love it

i love s15s, the orange/blk one looks wicked!

Mopar Muscle Maniac: yeah "Trial R" was in our car club's stand in the "Drift and Drag Expo" eariler this year and he won the "Best Nissan" award. If you are interested, check out some other cars in our club here: http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/members/memberspage1.htm

Corvette: I've seen that "S16" pic. but that is just a computer generated pic (i.e fake). There is still no plan for S16 at the moment unfortunately :(

chaos: I can't remember the name of the colour as i don't have it with me at the moment.. but it's a DupliColour automotive spray can..name is "Holden ??????? yellow" I think.. not really the same yellow as the real one as it's a bit too green (you may not be able to see it from picture)


It's 90% finished now.. just need to glue the wipers, side mirrors on and it's all done! :)

looking good so far.

ok just finished!!!..
i'm a bit rushed as i've spend such a long time on it so i just want it to be finished and no more drama! THe paint was not really smooth and has a bit orange peel but i don't want to risk polishing it more in case the body will crack again

here are the pics:

http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild8.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild9.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild10.jpg

and a "group photo" with the 1st S15

http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/group1.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/group3.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/group4.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/group2.jpg

I hope you will like it.. comments are welcome :)

Very nice and unique once again! :bigthumb:

Excellent job!! Very clean!

i don't usually like yellow cars but wow :eek: on a silvia.. mmm looks good.

Excellent work!!! :bigthumb: Thanks for the link to your club's site! I found a few ideas there!:sunglasse

ok two more pics i took this morning:

http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild11.jpg
http://www.nissansilvia.co.nz/images/models/rebuild12.jpg

Absolutely awesome,:22yikes:
Saw these earlier,love the orange/black one,nice colour scheme,
and I know your frustrations after paint stripping,not much fun,but I feel
you have done a super job on the yellow one,looks wicked:devil:

All round...11/10 well done

cheers stump:aus:

Proving once again that Nissan REALLY should've brought the S15 to the US market.

Great work, yellow.

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: speechless.... despite the problems u encountered yet able to pull off such a good end-product..... :bigthumb: