A new project for ScaleAutoStyle (FOTW)?

Hey Chris,

Am I sparking any brilliant conversion ideas with this pic?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/559328funky_s15.jpg

180SX with S15 front-end.

Please please please... :angel: :angel: :angel:

Thats more of something that I would say that somebody would do thier self, IMO.

Although the bodykit for the S14 would be good :D (It isn't stock, is it ;) )

Silvia conv. to an sx? I like that idea. I actually saw a bronze one down at the mall by me and it had the same conversion. Silvia lights and all.

This silvia caught my eyes in the "Check this Sites Out" thread :

http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_11.jpg

http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_12.jpg

How about something like this for it.??

Just a question about this car. I put it in a previous thread but no one really answered my question. I know its a Fujimi Garage defend silvia, but does it comes with that nice body kit or was it custom made by him?(http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/hk_index.htm) Also i saw that it was a limited release by fujimi, does anyone know if its currently available?

Originally posted by thug_9_6
Thats more of something that I would say that somebody would do thier self, IMO.



My thoughts exactly!:)

You already have the necessary parts out there to make this so why not take the plunge and show us the progress?;)

Thanks for sharing this though, it looks gorgeous!

Is that Option mag?

Just a question about this car. I put it in a previous thread but no one really answered my question. I know its a Fujimi Garage defend silvia, but does it comes with that nice body kit or was it custom made by him?(http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/hk_index.htm) Also i saw that it was a limited release by fujimi, does anyone know if its currently available?

It looks loke it's based on he Garage Defend kit, with some bits from the Veilside version as well. You can see more on the Fujimi Garage Defend kit in my progress thread here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t76605.html)

Originally posted by lotus_man


It looks loke it's based on he Garage Defend kit, with some bits from the Veilside version as well. You can see more on the Fujimi Garage Defend kit in my progress thread here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t76605.html)

I think the front bumper on that S15 is a modified stock S15 bumper with the front lip dropped a lot lower. Meaning, looks like a custom job to me :cool:

Originally posted by Serge2k
This silvia caught my eyes in the "Check this Sites Out" thread :

http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_11.jpg

http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_12.jpg

How about something like this for it.??

Just a question about this car. I put it in a previous thread but no one really answered my question. I know its a Fujimi Garage defend silvia, but does it comes with that nice body kit or was it custom made by him?(http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/hk_index.htm) Also i saw that it was a limited release by fujimi, does anyone know if its currently available?

I got the scoop on that S15 from the horses mouth. I emailed him and he said it is a limited realease garage defend fujimi kit. Its not a custom job, its a kit. Good luck finding one he said. :flash:

thanks for the info camber, so im assuming this is it:

http://www.hlj.com/images/fuj/fuj18611box.gif

This is the only limited release that hobbylink has in their site. I wasnt sure that this was it since the body kit looks different in the art box and his kit on his website. Kit looks awsome though.

Originally posted by Serge2k
thanks for the info camber, so im assuming this is it:

http://www.hlj.com/images/fuj/fuj18611box.gif

This is the only limited release that hobbylink has in their site. I wasnt sure that this was it since the body kit looks different in the art box and his kit on his website. Kit looks awsome though.

Not to keep beating on a dead horse, but this is his Garage Defend:
http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_05.jpg

http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_07.jpg

Notice the front and rear bodykits.

http://kenkeshi.tripod.co.jp/nissan/s15_301.jpg

The white one is a Garage Mak S15 (as written on the bottom of the page). He might have based it on the Fujimi Garage Defend kit.



:sun:

Im just telling you what th Email said hiver. :bloated:

Originally posted by Camber
Im just telling you what th Email said hiver. :bloated:

Hehe... sorry, didnt mean to sound contentious :angel:

hope no hard feeling there :D

Some eye candies of the real car:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/313052aero2.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/910664aero1.jpg

Btw, to answer FOTW's earlier question, I found the image from somebody else's homepage :cool:

Mystery solved:

http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/5937/s-pla/s15-mak.jpg

It is a stock Fujimi Garage Mak S15 kit. Probably only purchasable in Mars these days.

More limited release S15 kits check this link:
herehere (http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~show/plamodel/s15-spec-r-2.htm)

Also a CWest S15:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity/5937/s-pla/s15-westin.jpg

I want one :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

thats a great conversion S15 Sileighty, i remeber reading an article awhile back(i think it was super street) and some guy did the same conversion to his car and it looked sweet, but the interior was messy though:rolleyes:. i also think the Sileighty nickname is strawberry or something cuz it sounds like strawberry in japanese.

Originally posted by Ragnarok043
...i also think the Sileighty nickname is strawberry or something cuz it sounds like strawberry in japanese.

isn't strawberry "ichigo" in japanese? :confused:

Ichi-Go in Japanese means both 15 and Strawberry, so when Japanese car enthusiasts refer to the front end of an S15 Silvia, they call it a Strawberry Face conversion. funny that you should mention a 1580 (S15 front end on 180SX back end, 15-80, get it? :D) as i was just thinking of ordering the Initial D Sileighty and an S15 and melding them together. seems to me the best way to go about it would be to cut the front fenders of the 180 and the fenders of the S15 about halfway through the wheel-well and melding them with putty instead of cutting right at the doors, as the S15 front panels are shaped differently and wouldn't line up properly with the doors. i think this is a project i'm going to tackle in the very near future...another interesting idea that i've seen completed in real life is an S15 front end on an S13 coupe rear end, or even an S14 front on a 180SX back end. conversions like this are a dime a dozen in japan, so there's many different combinations.

btw, does anyone have ANY idea where either of those limited release S15's (Garage Mak and C-West) might be available??? those are 2 of my favourite front ends for the S15, and i've been looking for a kit for ages!

i c, i thought he was saying "sileighty" sounds like "ichigo". i was like :confused:. anyways, as you say those conversions are a dime a dozen in japan. it's crazy, i seen some s14's with a s15 front and a s13 back. the only reason you know it was a s14 before was cause the owner said so. i love the option videos, gives you plenty modeling ideas. :D

:alien2: i think that, that conversion would be pretty sick:alien2:
if i ever get a spare s-15 kit and a 18sx kit i would be sure to have a shot at that conversion:frog:

On a similar note, Chris; Are you going to have any sort of 'suggestion box' for your enterprise? :)

Originally posted by jay@af
On a similar note, Chris; Are you going to have any sort of 'suggestion box' for your enterprise? :)

Hmmm, don't know! If i got a penny for all the ideas and suggestions i've had or had given to me then i'd be...

Originally posted by flyonthewall


Hmmm, don't know! If i got a penny for all the ideas and suggestions i've had or had given to me then i'd be...

...needing more pennies? :rolleyes:

;)

I just realised that the 180sx i based the rear and sides of my transkit on has the S15 front:)

http://www.bomexaero.com/images1/aki180/DSCF1401.jpg

http://www.bomexaero.com/images1/aki180/1580-2.jpg

http://www.bomexaero.com/images1/aki180/DSCF1400.jpg

http://www.bomexaero.com/images1/aki180/DSCF1399.jpg

So who's going to make one?

I could ever get ahold of 2 S-15s, I would be game to try!! I can't even get ahold of 1!!:(

Originally posted by tonioseven
I could ever get ahold of 2 S-15s, I would be game to try!! I can't even get ahold of 1!!:(

Indeed!

Fortunately, hobby shops around me have been stocking up on the veilside S15 lately and finally able to get my hand on one (see sig).


Btw, that blue S13-S15 frankenstein that Chris shows has a veilside front bumper in case anyone interested in making one.

the hobby shop at the mall near me has about 4 Fujimi S15 Spec-R's...if anyone wants me to pick one up for them, i can do so very easily...just say the word!

about the project: this has been on my "to-do" list for a long time, just never had the cojones to attack it! i think the next trip i make to Pacific Mall, i'll be buying an S15 and some putty and making it happen (already have a 180 waiting in the ranks...)! speaking of 180's, those are hard as hell to get ahold of too! the one i bought was the first one i've ever seen in person before, so naturally i grabbed it right away.

i think that FOTW should make a body kit for supra..

Originally posted by hiver77
Btw, that blue S13-S15 frankenstein that Chris shows has a veilside front bumper in case anyone interested in making one. Au contreur! (sp! :o) I have a Bomex catalog with that front bumper listed as Bomex Alligator.

Then it says stuff like "BOMEX [something japanese] ...BOMB [something japanese] EXPLOSIVE [something something japanese] PRAY TO GOD OF BOMEX; I HOPE YOUR SPEED OVER THE RIVAL."
:huh: :spit: :lol2:

as well, it says Bomex at least 4 times right there on the car! :rolleyes: lol, i don't blame you though. the Veilside does look almost identical. i personally don't like either...

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
as well, it says Bomex at least 4 times right there on the car! :rolleyes: lol, i don't blame you though. the Veilside does look almost identical. i personally don't like either...

Hah, must be blinded by the bright blue paintjob :silly2: :silly2:

its all abou the K-Style kits and the Intercepter Sexy Style kits, neone knows where i can find those? lol

i WISH i could find K-Style body kits somewhere!!! that would friggin kick ass! Fujimi or Aoshima should do a parts series, where they make and sell different body-kits for the cars seperatley, for instance Fujimi could sell it's C-West S15 body kit or Garage Mak S15 body kit by itself so people could buy them and fit it to their stock S15 instead of paying an arm and a leg for one of the original complete model kits. and they could also make body kits that aren't previousley made, such as K-Style or G-Corporation. but then again, that would take away business from our resident body-kit master, Chris, and we sure as hell don't want that!:D :D

I like the K-Style stuff, they did this pick up right? I saved these pics coz i'd like to have a go at a K-Style inspired 180sx pick up. I have a spare Tamiya 180sx that has no windows so one day i will whack on my bodykit and make it into a drifting pick up.:D

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/1670011.jpg

whoa! i didn't know they made a 180SX pick-up too, those crazy bastards! if you DO make a K-Style body kit available to the public, i'll be first on the list of buyers! make an S13 one too though...:D

I hav a video of that 180SX "pick up" in drifting action, if neone wants it say so n i can send it to ya :D

flyonthewall, somewhat like this????? kewl!!!

http://www5.airnet.ne.jp/custom/tas00/3tune/035.jpg

First it was the Skyline pickup,and now a 180.I guess the Japanese are starting to like pickups.:D

Probably more a weight saving issue, think of how heavy that glass is on the hatchback 180. Get rid of it and you can start really playing around with the weight balance of the vehicle, which is what every drifter does to achieve maximum balance.

Probably more a weight saving issue, think of how heavy that glass is on the hatchback 180. Get rid of it and you can start really playing around with the weight balance of the vehicle, which is what every drifter does to achieve maximum balance


Not entirely true….a 180 pick-up may look “cool” but it’s no performance drifting machine, the weight that is economized from the removal of the rear hatch + glass only alters the original chassis rigidity coefficient, meaning without the rest of the car, the overall body turns into putty…a way of saying… which is why it is preferable to have a “solid body” car when drifting is the main goal. Same example for convertible/spiders, compared to their solid body counterparts. :)

Normally that would be true, however those cars have extra (ie: non-stock) tubular structures in them. Without seeing the car up close and in person you can't make the statement that the body is now a pile of mush.

At a cursory glance, the pickup has 2 bars that run from the roofline down to each of the rear wheel "tubs" which also appear to be made out of diamond plate. There could be an extra bar running between the tubs which would make a box out of the rear end, which would more than make up for the structural rigidity lost when the glass and supporting framework was removed.

We also don't know what kind of support structure was built under the rest of the skin throughout the car. It could be braced up just like a pro-stock drag car, which nowadays are made out of factory unibody cars.

Originally posted by MaxSE



a 180 pick-up may look “cool�Ebut it’s no performance drifting machine,

I have the video of this car in action, i can prove to u its a drifting machine ...:D

Originally posted by Neige


I have the video of this car in action, i can prove to u its a drifting machine ...:D

gotta agree here. i have several different drifting vid's with this car converted truck in there. it's amazing. :D

The statements i made earlier within this thread stand as is. And do you know why? because those statements are based on what the evidence (pictures) have to show. As for all the claims made by JarrodLi and company may indeed have truth to them, however they are not factually depicted by any kind of support, they are only based on personal assumptions and opinions. I took the liberty to highlight my point exactly.


Originally posted by JarrodLi
At a cursory glance, the pickup has 2 bars that run from the roofline down to each of the rear wheel "tubs" which also appear to be made out of diamond plate.There could be an extra bar running between the tubs which would make a box out of the rear end, which would more than make up for the structural rigidity lost when the glass and supporting framework was removed.

We also don't know what kind of support structure was built under the rest of the skin throughout the car.It could be braced up just like a pro-stock drag car, which nowadays are made out of factory unibody cars.

I have the video of this car in action, i can prove to u its a drifting machine… :D

Neigemagicmanjk808 it is very nice that you guys have seen the video, and I can assure you I’ve seen it as well, so now I ask you this: do you know what performance drifting is?
Hint: it is not as pretty to watch as power sliding… ;)

Happy Holidays! :D

All I was saying is that without knowing what the car looks like under the skin you can not say that the body would be mush just because of it's shape.

Unless you have "Pictures" of the vehicle without the fenders, door panels, hood, bumpers....you have no real "evidence" with the pictures posted in this thread to back up your claims. Even the video, which I haven't seen, doesn't prove anything. I drive like a grandma in the mornings until my car warms up, but that doesn't mean that the car isn't capable of a 4.5sec 0-60...

Whatever, I don't care, think whatever you want...I'm just stating that with enough $$ anything is possible...even "Performance Drifting" in a pickup skinned vehicle.

Originally posted by MaxSE
......do you know what performance drifting is?
Hint: it is not as pretty to watch as power sliding… ;)

Happy Holidays! :D

yes i know what performance drifting is. i'm a drifter myself.

i agree with you on the point you made. if you take any normal car and convert it to a pickup, the structural integrity goes out the window. but i believe, i don't know, but i believe this car has had much more mods to it to make this car/truck a stiff performance driting machine.

btw, happy holidays to you too :D

Originally posted by Jarrod Li
Whatever, I don't care, think whatever you want...I'm just stating that with enough $$ anything is possible...even "Performance Drifting" in a pickup skinned vehicle.

Gotta agree wit that,

and for MaxSE, powersliding eh? i duno the ones done by Manabu Orido count as performance drifting? hehe wutever u wanna think, i still think this is a drift machine ;)

Originally posted by Jarrod Li
Whatever, I don't care, think whatever you want...I'm just stating that with enough $$ anything is possible...even "Performance Drifting" in a pickup skinned vehicle.

Gotta agree wit that,

and for MaxSE, powersliding eh? i duno the ones done by Manabu Orido count as performance drifting? hehe wutever u wanna think, i still think this is a drift machine ;)

Originally posted by Neige


Gotta agree wit that,

and for MaxSE, powersliding eh? i duno the ones done by Manabu Orido count as performance drifting? hehe wutever u wanna think, i still think this is a drift machine ;)

Thread hijacker!!!

:D

Whoa! Looks like a cool conversion! The trucks look good as well. I just started on a conversion, I got a civic and got a JDM integra front end, along with ITR rear lights, I just wanted to give it a shot. I'll get some pics on Monday or so.....