Is it possible???

well, i just finished a corvette z06 that i bought just to see if i would like this hobby, and i do enjoy it quite a bit now. so, about to turn 15, i've been thinking about what car im going to get when i do turn 15 or 16, whenever i get the money.

so i was thinking about getting a model car on the car i want to get in real life, which is a 240sx with a sr20det engine swap. for those that dont know, the sr20det comes form silvias.

so, i was thinking of getting a 240sx model and a silvia model, and doing an engine swap.

so my question is, is it possible? if i get both of them in the same scale, will the engine fit in the 240sx?


thanks in advance.

sorry for the long thread...

CLIFFS
*about to get a car
*want a 240sx with engine swap
*want to build a model of my dream car
*is it possible to swap the engine of one car into the other?

It should work just fine, to my knowledge there only exists kits of the 180sx and S13 which is technically a 240 anyway. If you're going to attempt this it'd probably be best to buy two kits from the same manufacturer.

cool. thanks, and thats what i was intending on doing.
sadly, i only can find one kit of the 180sx, and its 25 dollars w/shipping, which is to much IMO, so i'll keep on looking.

thanks agian.

I have a Tamiya 180SX if you're interested. The box is opened and the parts are off the trees but it is complete.

Hey Rice, I did the same thing when I was your age. It had an unforeseen benefit too. When I finally was ready to buy my first car I knew a lot more about the subject and where to look for signs of monkey business or future trouble.

sweet. thats awesome.

and pm sent.


EDIT:

and instead of cutting out the hood on the 240sx and then scratch building the parts that surround the engine, could i just find an s13's chassis that has an engine and fit the 240s body on it?

if that makes sense...

I don't think there has ever been a Silvia kit with an engine bay, could be mistaken.

yea, there are s13's out there with an engine.

there arn't any s15 silvias with an engine bay though.

That's where your scratchbuilding skills come into play.

Anything is possible with plastic! (does that sound right?) anyway, I will love to see your progress, wouldn't mind a 180SX kit myself as I used to own a real one, I do have a PS13 Silvia kit half done in matte black, Japanese-nostalgia ('80's) wheels and R32 skyline bodykit. Will finish and post pic's. Good luck!!

thanks, but its going to be a while, since i cant find either kit for real cheap, i dont really want this to be an expensive project. but i will definately post up progress once it gets going. i am currently looking for the s13 aoshima kit, since it has the engine, and am bidding on a 180sx kit on ebay too.

UPDATE:

yea, long time, no post right? lol

about three hours after my last post, i won an ebay auction on a brand new tamiya 180sx. for 21.50 shipped.

so, once it arrives, i will post a WIP thread, and by the time i finish the interior and exterior, hopefully i will have found a s13 that has a motor.

You don't need to buy the whole Aoshima Silvia kit, you can order just the engine tree from companies like HLJ.

The kit name is "S13 Silvia Late Type w/Engine" and the part tree is "engine".

just did a search and nothing came up :(

not sure if right engine but i seen some aoshima motor kits for sale online. duno if those are the engines you are looking for.

this motor?

http://hlj.com/product/AOS03512

not sure if right engine but i seen some aoshima motor kits for sale online. duno if those are the engines you are looking for.

this motor?

http://hlj.com/product/AOS03512


thats not the motor, thats an rb20det, im looking for an sr20det.

but i appreciate the help!


and yea, i've seen that website, but i will probably wait for the 180sx to arrive, and i finish the exterior and interior before i order the other kit.

just did a search and nothing came up :(
Part trees are special orders.

http://www.hlj.com/faq/q41.html