Anyone done a 180SX nose on an S13 Silvia?

[Rtuned]

Fujimi S13 do come with face-lift 2 bodykit and the normal bodykit (like Tamiya). As for the rest of the 180SX or Sileighty, fujimi have some different version (early and late). Tamiya S13 still having stock, but as for 180SX...pretty hard to find.

Rtuned

[Honoturtle]

Originally posted by jay@af
Tamiya made both a Silvia and 180SX back in 1989, and Fujimi have made later versions of each. Dunno if the Tamiya and Fujimi kits will mix-n-match like we think they should...

Yah, they'll probably not mix, since FOTWs 180sx kit dosen't fit on Fujimis!

Anyways, S13Iketani, can you explain the whole "One-Via" thing? I guess I don't know much about Nissan car "nick-names," huh?

[ales]

Roughly speaking:

2 cars: Silvia (Sil-via) and 180SX (one-eighty). Now if you (or Nissan) combine the two you (or Nissan ) can get two different cars:

1) Sil-eighty (Silvia front end on a 180SX) and

2) One-via (180SX front end on a Silvia).

[Forever_Sideways]

howdi guys, ive been reading youre forums for a few days now and im quite impressed with the quality of some of your guys' models....

just a quick note bout the Onevia, why dont u just buy one, Im in the middle of doing a Sil80 which i got from Fujimi....and im quite positive that these guys do a Onevia also.....but i could be rong, anywhy, good luck with the conversion..... ive seen it done in real life, but on a model, thats just awsome....

[BOOSTD]

They don't make one from what I have seen but I too could be wrong. Make sure you post pics of your Sileighty.

[Suislide]

i'm pretty damn sure Fujimi doesn't make a One-via...but the easiest route would be to simply buy a Fujimi 180SX and a Fujimi S13, cut them both off at the front of the doors, and just swap front ends! that way you get a Sileighty AND a One-via.

Hono - Ales did a pretty good job of explaining it, but here's my explanation from the 240SX Forum's FAQ:

"Short Explanation Of The Term "Sileighty" (if you didn't already know it)

as you well know, 180SX's are very popular drift cars in Japan. with drifting comes crashing. the 2 go hand in hand. if you drift, then you WILL crash at least once. it's not an "if", it's a "when". anywho, these drifters in Japan with their 180SX's would have an accident involving the front end of their car. but they found out that 180SX front ends are more expensive then Silvia front ends, because of the flip up lights and the mechanisms needed to make them work. the Silvia front end is also lighter because of the lack of those mechanisms. so, since the 180SX and S13 Silvia platforms are exactly the same, these drifters figured out that, for less money, they could buy a weight saving S13 front end and stick it on their 180SX. this hybrid freak-car was given the name Sileighty. why? well, it's simple. the Sil stands for Silvia. since the front end of the Silvia was used, they use the front end of the word. and thusly, the Eighty stands for 180(SX). again, since they used the back part of that car, the back part of the word was used. and the rest, they say, is history. another popular variation in Japan is the One-via. a One-via is the exact opposite of a Sileighty. it's a 180SX flip-up-light front end on an S13 coupe rear end (one for 180, via for Silvia)(all north american S13 coupes were technically sold as One-Vias). since the 180SX front end is heavier and more expensive, this serves no real purpose except to be unique. some other variations are the Sky-eighty (Skyline front on 180, needs custom fabrication), Cef-80 (A31 Cefiro front end on 180, custom fab needed), One-firo (180 front on Cefiro rear, LOTS of custom fab...) and the ever popular 1580 (S15 Silvia front end on 180, technically this is still a Sileighty, but it's called a 1580 so that it's easy to differentiate between S13 and S15 Sileighties). there are countless other combinations, most of which require custom fabrication in order to look good."

[joecwlaw]

[rsbousquet]

isn't a onevia basicly a 240sx coupe??? i don't understand some things. in japan they had the 240sx (the 240sx coupe we have) and the 180sx (the 240sx hatchback we have) so then wouldn't a onevia be a just regular 240sx coupe with silvia badging?

[joecwlaw]

Originally posted by rsbousquet
isn't a onevia basicly a 240sx coupe??? i don't understand some things. in japan they had the 240sx (the 240sx coupe we have) and the 180sx (the 240sx hatchback we have) so then wouldn't a onevia be a just regular 240sx coupe with silvia badging?

[Jay!]

Originally posted by rsbousquet
isn't a onevia basicly a 240sx coupe??? i don't understand some things. in japan they had the 240sx (the 240sx coupe we have) and the 180sx (the 240sx hatchback we have) so then wouldn't a onevia be a just regular 240sx coupe with silvia badging?

Sorta...

There are four "parts":
180SX front end (pop-up lights):


180SX rear end (fastback):


Silvia front end (fixed lights):


Silvia rear end (coupe):


That makes for four combinations:
Fastback with pop-up lights = 180SX
Fastback with fixed lights = SilEighty
Coupe with pop-up lights = OneVia
Coupe with fixed lights = Silvia

Generally speaking, that is. While the US-market 240SX fastback looks pretty much like the 180SX, there are several other differences, so simply calling it a "180SX" wouldn't be accurate. The same goes for the rest...

[Forever_Sideways]

well i finally got round to getting some pics, but sorry the resolution is quite crap and i only got 2 pics b4 the batterys ran out....
There are still a few things that need doing to it, like the rear number plate and a couple of other things that i cant think of right now....

[Forever_Sideways]

sorry bout the last one, i screwed up the images, hopefully this works

[wishihadar34]

love the sileighty Forever_Sideways i'm building a s15 sileighty as soon as i get off my lazy @ss and finish my r33.

A onevia would be just a 240sx. with silvia emblems and wat not. unless ur putting in a sr20 motor under the hood. if we are talking real cars there might be some other differences but in the model kit world we are only looken at the body. so y not build a 240sx coupe. am i overlooking something???????

[rsbousquet]

"Coupe with pop-up lights = OneVia"

basicly any american made 240sx coupe made between 89-95. with silvia badging. sounds cheesy. unless you drop a sr20det engine in then you're ball hauling. i love nissan's. hardcore style.

ps.. s15 sileighty? geh?

[Forever_Sideways]

just wondering how some of u guys think is the best and easiest way to get panel lines????

cheers...