S15 - Light Mods *progress*

Ok, so I never did any real heavy putty modifications, but Antonio got me a silvia S15 kit (Aoshima) so I thought I would try a hand at modifying it.. modifications so far are:

-new front valance
-front chin spoiler
- front winglets
- sideskirts
- side winglets
- rear winglets
- modified rear skirt
- hood vents
- new rear view mirrors

going to put an intercooler into the front valance ;) make it d r i f t style.

tell me what you think:

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ok so I am debating about what wheels to use.

:lol:

nice job so far. i like tha side mirrors, where did you get them from?? also i think you should use tha black and chrome 5 spokes for rims.

No !!! the other rims.............

Later, Mike. :smokin:

i think the balck ones are sweet id use those

Damn that is bada**! That is a freakin tight front bumper! How long did it take you to modify the Blitz Chaser bumper to fit the S15? Bumper looks wonderful! Good work! :smile:

perfect fit!

u get the air inlet or what so every from the greddy RX-7????well it looks nice till now.. :iceslolan

Woaw, I like the bumper very nice. Where does the hood event come from? :smile:

looks pretty damn cool to me! Nice work!

not bad!
If it were me I'd extend the front bar slightly (ie lengthen the sides) and add a section to close some of the gap between it and the hood (aka stock S15) otherwise it looks like a S14..

And one other thing that has been bugging me- 1:1 S15's physically can't fit big, low offset, deep dished rims without fender widening. In fact they run an offset of around +35mm on their standard rims which is bordering on a front wheel drive car style offset.
Most of the VIP cars running such rims are based around older designs that run fairly low offset rims anyway, hence the ability to make them fit.
Bottom line? mega deep dish rims like the two above are far from realistic looking on any S-chassis, except perhaps the S13s which run a wheelarch/wheel offset combo that severely underuses available space for wheel track.
Just a suggestion.
I'd probably go with Advan RG's, TE37's, Racing Hart CR's (if you've gotta have dish) , AVS model 5's or something for that car.

Dayum!! Nice work so far!!:sunglasse

I agree with Tonio, Very nice work. I have a Fujimi version of the S15. I am looking forward to getting to that project.
Keep on keepin on

Saweet

And one other thing that has been bugging me- 1:1 S15's physically can't fit big, low offset, deep dished rims without fender widening. In fact they run an offset of around +35mm on their standard rims which is bordering on a front wheel drive car style offset.
Most of the VIP cars running such rims are based around older designs that run fairly low offset rims anyway, hence the ability to make them fit.
Bottom line? mega deep dish rims like the two above are far from realistic looking on any S-chassis, except perhaps the S13s which run a wheelarch/wheel offset combo that severely underuses available space for wheel track.
Just a suggestion.
I'd probably go with Advan RG's, TE37's, Racing Hart CR's (if you've gotta have dish) , AVS model 5's or something for that car.


Hmm.. I don't know very much about Silvia's, espcially their racing wheels set up, but I got to tell you that I have a sports car. It uses a 35mm offset and I have 18X9.5 rims in the back with a crazy 3 inch lip... and I can still fit 265/35/18 tires in the rear.

I have over 350lbs of torque and over 325 rwhp in my 1:1 and it works just fine. my bolt pattern is 5X112, 35mm and I run no spacer. my car is only 1.5inches (4-5cm) off the ground and I am runnign a very agressive suspension set up.. but my wheel set up is not rubbing even in extreme situations. so I am not sure, why the 35mm wheel would not fit with a large lip.... but ITS A MODEL :lol2:

so I think I am going to with OPERA OZ, just to make in not realistic ;)

nice but
DOES ANY S15 HAVE AN ENGINE< im pissed at models not having engines, EVERY MODEL THEY MAKE SHOULD HAVE AN ENGINE,

its really nice, ill probly get an s15 next, i'd take the black rims.

yah, i like it, really like it, ima keep an eye on this one

looks very nice so far... i'd love to see it in paint

Hmm.. I don't know very much about Silvia's, espcially their racing wheels set up, but I got to tell you that I have a sports car. It uses a 35mm offset and I have 18X9.5 rims in the back with a crazy 3 inch lip... and I can still fit 265/35/18 tires in the rear.........


Fair enough, the benz probably has plenty of room in the guards - Silvias don't, thats all I wanted to point out - unfortunately your build got to be the thread where I ranted :D sorry!
I just think it looks kinda silly on S15 models, but thats me. It is just a model, and we do build for ourselves.
Kepe going with it, should be good once its in paint.

i love the look of the black rims

SLK,
I really like that front bumper treatment, very tasteful. Looks like you had no problems getting it on. I admire your putty skills man. That hood vent is killer, wish I could do that!! Can't wait to see it painted.
Save those rims for a Benz or sedan!
You need a nice open rim to show off some huge binders :naughty:

i love the look of the black rims


:iagree: very cool i cant wait to see it with paint!

here is my progress so far. painted the body two tone, black and jade green...seemed like a natural choice breaking up the color along the door and body edge mouldings.

here are some pics:

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/1_G.sized.jpg

dark pictures, but I am going to take better ones later.

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/2_G.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/3_G.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/4_G.sized.jpg

the rear spoiler worked out nicely... the putty work was a pain

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/5_G.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/6_G.sized.jpg

what do you think? I will take some day pics later.

looks good, but cant really say much until i see it in daylight

Hmm.. I don't know very much about Silvia's, espcially their racing wheels set up, but I got to tell you that I have a sports car. It uses a 35mm offset and I have 18X9.5 rims in the back with a crazy 3 inch lip... and I can still fit 265/35/18 tires in the rear.

I have over 350lbs of torque and over 325 rwhp in my 1:1 and it works just fine. my bolt pattern is 5X112, 35mm and I run no spacer. my car is only 1.5inches (4-5cm) off the ground and I am runnign a very agressive suspension set up.. but my wheel set up is not rubbing even in extreme situations. so I am not sure, why the 35mm wheel would not fit with a large lip.... but ITS A MODEL :lol2:

so I think I am going to with OPERA OZ, just to make in not realistic ;)

kragy! i think i can fit 265 if u can fit 265 in ur 170. but my homie is runnign 265 on his c43 but some of the fender was cut out and rolled. u got kompressor or brabus kit? wat u got in it??? 32 motor?
btw i like these rims on there right now. looks good!

my 265s are not rubbing at all...no cutting no rolling. The fenders on the r170 are wider then w202, so its less problem to run wider rear tires..

Brabus kit, yeah.

nice color choice! i love it so far

Are you sure the kit is Aoshima, if so Can you post a photo of the box ?
Looks very nice so far

i like the body mods, looks like another great build to me.

everything looks FINE...but the plastic below the bumper spoils alot....maybe u can consider....:iceslolan

and who said that kit is from aoshima???

That looks good, I like the paint job.

Nice color choice. COOL!! :smokin:

Interesting color...when you said two-tone, I thought you meant the car split into two colors. The pearl effect is cool, really different.

cool!! nice color!!

i dun consider that as light mod.... :D :D..... nice work... especially the front bumper.... cool...

damn nice paint. i think we all need outside pictures.

polished the body and applied another coat of gloss today. Outdoor pics for ya:

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/1_G_001.sized.jpg

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Metallic black over jade green metallic.

What do you think?

pretty cool. something different for once. what wheels did you have on your previous post? Id like a set of them.

wow, nice job so far, i couldn't really see what was happening with paint in the first pics, but now i see it clearly and i must say thats very nice...

got wheels picked out and painted. also started to work on the interior.

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album115/1_G_002.sized.jpg

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the dashboard is pretty simple, two tone, the top of the dashboard is painted in mettalic black gloss, to color match the roof/hood and wheels.

the rest of the interior will carry the same theme. ALso a monster tach, and new instrument panels from an Alpina BMW 850.

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will be finishing up the interior soon.

Cool!

Excellent dash detail, I like the silver treatment on the ventilation pods..nice touch!

Updates, interior is near complete.

seats are from RX7 Greddy, steering wheel is a Nizmo unit, seat belts are ribbon/photoetch/decaled.

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updates.interior is almost done. seats are Greddy RX7 , seat belts are ribbon.

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what do you think?

sweet! You always manage to do super on the seats/seatbelt material!
Is that the shift pattern on the shift knob? Insane!!

looks pretty trick daddy

:eek: im loving everything about this so far

thanks for positive comments :)

Slk, looks real freaking good. one thing is buggin me though. real tachometers have 1 fairly fat black wire coming out of them. but, I guess you gotta use what you have.