s15 silvia left hand drive

[srelick]

Yeah,
I purchased it from Japan. It's a 2000, Grey and it's pretty much stock. Upgrades and modifications are about to begin. I have to take care of a few more legal/business issues and it's on.

[Suislide]

Originally posted by srelick
Yeah,
I purchased it from Japan. It's a 2000, Grey and it's pretty much stock. Upgrades and modifications are about to begin. I have to take care of a few more legal/business issues and it's on.

tell me how you got it in! i want one...

[Dorikin]

We need pics...

[srelick]

First you have to find the car you want. S13, S14, S15, 180SX. Find the US counterpart that has either been wrecked or sold as salvage. Apply for a lost title. Reomve the VIN plates from the firewall, dash, door, and trunk of the damaged car. Have the damaged car crushed for recycling. Now you have a legally registered Silvia. If you're asked about the car being LHD, tell them it was completely converted.

Remember the firewall and dash VIN plates. Those can't be removed without damaging the firewall or dash. So, that's why you have to keep the original ones from the crushed car. In most places, people won't even question the explaination. Since a lot of people here in the US are now buying front clips for these cars and doing conversions.

Don't try to register the car after importing the Silvia. If you do, you might have to list it as a demo/promo vehicle or show vehicle. That will limit when you can drive it and how it has to be insured. Also, once listed as one of those vehicles, you can't change its status.

I'll have pictures of the car shortly. It's getting some work right now. I'm getting it ready for the summer show season out here on the east coast.

[GT-R4life]

Very clever, though I'm not sure that's quite considered 'legalized'. But, if no one asks questions, or it passes when questions are asked, then it sounds like a plan to me.

[Schramproff108]

Who did you import your S15 Silvia through?
How did you explain the speedometer when the car was inspected and have you ever been pulled over? Also, how much did you pay customs to hold the car for you without being crushed and how long did it take you to get it from japan? I know i'm becoming annoying with all of these questions but is the car street legal and do you use it as a daily driver? Thanks for putting up with my questions.
Peace out

[ThaLegend]

Originally posted by slix
I am looking for a silivia to buy which i will turn into a left hand drive vehicle. The reason i don't want just to convert a 240sx is because i need a true silvia in order to make it a neaar exact replica of the signal auto silvia and have the same widebody kit.

( http://www.importspeed-south.com/signalauto-s15.htm )

does any1 know how much it would cost to get a conversion and keep the same dash or do any of you know a place where i could buy an already standard silvia?

I have 25-30 thousand to work with in order to get this done before i start the major upgrades

any info will be helpful

Im sorry man, but that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard... why convert to LHD??? Keep it original or just do the conversion to your "98 240sx" Specs on engine will be the same unless you just want the Silvia tail lights.

[srelick]

First . . .
Dorkin, I've posted how to get the car into the US. It's in a previous post. Just do a search.

Second,
Schramproff108, there are car importers located on both the east & west coast of the US that will import any car you want. It's up to you do handle the legal issues. No one said you couldn't get any car into the US. You can legally register most of them. It took one month for me to get the car after the purchase. There was no customs problems, to them it's just a car. All you need is your paperwork and "poof", you're off! It's not a daily driver yet. It's in storage while a few more legal issues regarding a business venture of mine is being finalized. As soon as it's all taken care of, pictures and specs will be made available. Look into the Grey Market. Think of it this way. If I had a '97/8 US 240sx and did a complete '99+ 200sx conversion, what would I have to modify on the car. Just about everything. So, to the DMV, it's a complete 240sx conversion. You could use the instruments from the 240sx, but why? In my area, once your car has been inspected, it's over for the fine tooth comb treatment.

Third,
GTR4life, you're right, it's not 100% legal. But it is as legal as you can get for a vehicle that the US government and insurance companies have no intention of adding to the allowable list. Now a 180sx can be imported and registered. It was sold here. It could be converted as well, but why ? Wasn't the reason you imported it in the first place was because of what made it different ?

Finally,
Slix, if you can finance all the proposed changes to any 200/240sx, why are you curious as how to get a 200sx? I'm sure with that much money, you could find someone who would sell you a car and export it to the US. Since this will be a RACE car, what's the point of registering the car. Now if you don't have that kind of money, buy a '95/8 240sx, do the S15 front-end conversion, then buy a wide body kit. It will have the same look except for the tail lights. Don't even think about the tail light conversion. That's really hard.
Oh ! One other thing "slix", what's wong with a lhd version of the Signal Auto Silvia?
Create a mirror image? Now a the real wide-body kit is expensive. There are a couple of "blister" kits.

Now . . . .
Just a thought, an Audi RS anything will embarass a Nissan anything. An the Audi will do it with a WHOLE lot more style and cheaper. Audi hasn't been banned from every form of auto racing for cheating . . .

[slix]

yeah this is a pretty old thread, but looking back, it was a bad idea to do the conversion. I had a contact with a few s15s he was selling in the sates for dirt cheap (around 15k) and thought i could go with a conversion because of the whole legalization process of having a rhd car, but not worth it.

I did however contact signal auto's shop in california. For 5k you can pretty much get an official signal exact replica of the widebody kit, but it requires someone else to do some molding/fab.

[slix]

(and that's for s14 version 240sx)

[bdashrad]

i know this is an old post but...

yeah so you do this and you know what you have? a $20k or so car insured for about 6000... and if you get caught it's a federal offense and you will go to jail for fraud.

happy motoring
B-Rad

Originally posted by srelick
First you have to find the car you want. S13, S14, S15, 180SX. Find the US counterpart that has either been wrecked or sold as salvage. Apply for a lost title. Reomve the VIN plates from the firewall, dash, door, and trunk of the damaged car. Have the damaged car crushed for recycling. Now you have a legally registered Silvia. If you're asked about the car being LHD, tell them it was completely converted.

Remember the firewall and dash VIN plates. Those can't be removed without damaging the firewall or dash. So, that's why you have to keep the original ones from the crushed car. In most places, people won't even question the explaination. Since a lot of people here in the US are now buying front clips for these cars and doing conversions.

Don't try to register the car after importing the Silvia. If you do, you might have to list it as a demo/promo vehicle or show vehicle. That will limit when you can drive it and how it has to be insured. Also, once listed as one of those vehicles, you can't change its status.

I'll have pictures of the car shortly. It's getting some work right now. I'm getting it ready for the summer show season out here on the east coast.