S15 - Light Mods *progress*

[slk320]

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:


















ok so I am debating about what wheels to use.

[FlySkyline]

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.

[mike united]

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

Later, Mike.

[Slipknot]

i think the balck ones are sweet id use those

[ShOrtyOC714]

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!

[tpliquid]

perfect fit!

[AsongKar]

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

[Towelboy80]

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

[flyonthewall]

looks pretty damn cool to me! Nice work!

[7th_skyline]

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..

[7th_skyline]

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.

[tonioseven]

Dayum!! Nice work so far!!

[Frazmanone]

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

[fujimituner235]

Saweet

[slk320]

Originally Posted by 7th_skyline

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

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