Its been nearly 4 months since my last update!
Have been away for most of it doing my new job offshore, so dont really have much to say while im away.
I got back home around mid December. While I was away I went ahead and ordered those diamond racing steelies from the US! They arrived home a few days before I returned so I was quite excited to check them out.
Theyre the "trucker" series. 16x10j, I went for +/-0 offset for the fronts and a -12 offset for the back. Pretty hardcore! Theyre not light though, 12kg - what. Kind of expected it really.
The MOT was due on my car, it needed new discs and pads. Thanks to my mate Dave who works in the parts industry I managed to pick up some standard discs and pads for a very good price. While I had the car in the air, I HAD to whack the wheels on, just to see.
Nuts! I love it! They dont fit, but would once the car is under load, with some camber dialed in, pulled arches and some 215 tyres fitted. Would look the tits!
However while I was away I had quite some time to think things over, I decided I really wanted an SR'd s13 as the CA in mine was just getting to me, I had done quite a bit of maintainence on it which didnt really bother me, but I was just getting pissed off with the leaks and general crustyness of it. I've always wanted a ps13 silvia, so as you can probably guess, im after one!
When I got back, I pm'd Autospecs (Rees from japaneseusedcars.com), on driftworks.com and got talking about importing a ps. He's really informative and patient and dealt with all the little questions I had about importing. Ive chosen to import, as theres only a few already in the UK and theyre always way too expensive, or shit. Besides, importing is gonna be fun!
I laid my deposit down, which works out to be £1k, this enables me to look at the car's specs via the auction sheets (not possible if you just look up on the site without an account), and also means you can enter the bidding process once youve seen the car you like.
I wanted my s13 off my driveway and out of my hands before I set the wheels in motion ps13 wise. My friend Ben (who can been seen in one of the pics above helping out on my car), was interested in buying the car. I always knew he'd probably be up for buying it off me. But I had my reservations selling a car to a friend who I see all the time, though the easyness of not having to advertise the car and haggle etc was too tempting so I went ahead with it. Its cool that i'll be able to see the car all the time, its a great car!
We got it through the MOT, needed 3 new tyres, front passenger balljoint, rear drivers side brake pipe and the new brakes as mentioned before.
So now he has the car, we did a deal which meant the HSD coilovers, seat and steering wheel are still mine. When I get my next car, he can have the standard bits off it to replace my bits which are still on it.
I want a standard, solid base for my next car, prefferably with a few bits to start me off. Id be able to afford a pretty well specced car from Japan, but wheres the fun in buying a car thats already done for you? It annoys me when I see people who've bought a kitted out car on the auctions, stuck some decent wheels on and dont do the car justice by not driving it properly.
So yeah, for the past few weeks ive been keeping my eye peeled for a good condition K's ps13 silvia. Quite a few J's and Q's show up that id get, but I cant be bothered with the hassle of a DET conversion. I want a car that I can be taken straight out onto the streets and to practice days then progressed as my driving does.
Auctions in Japan were closed over the new year, but back on the 5th, I havnt had to wait long until the ideal car has shown up.
Its not amazing to look at, but it doesnt need to be yet. Heres the spec.
1992 K's Silvia
SR20DET - 40k Genuine miles - fuck!
Uprated fuel pump
T28
Stainless manifold
Front mount intercooler
Koyo Rad
Stainless front pipe
Exhaust
ARC Gt wing - selling this
OEM aero
R32 wheels
4-pot skyline brakes
5 stud hubs
Uprated clutch
2-way diff
Bride seats
Momo wheel
Guages
Perfect base, a few choice bits. The wing is coming off and going to be sold. The only thing that sucks is the 5 stud hubs, those Diamond Racing wheels are 4x114.3 - cockballs!
Kind of gutted, but im going to have to sell the wheels. I really wanted to get these on a car. I put an ad up on Driftworks and SXOC, got absolutely cained with PM's and responses from people who wanted to buy them for the asking price (pretty much what I paid for them all in), and others saying how badass they are.
They could be easily sold, but I had a change of heart once I saw how popular they are and wanted to keep them. If I win this ps13 on auction, the wheels will definately be going which I really hate but needs must - not converting back to 4 stud just for these, although im so tempted.
A guy on Driftworks was first to respond, he wants them on his Cressida - which would be sick! So if they are available, he still wants them, id prefur them to go on a Cressida, as ive not seen any s-bodys in the uk with DR wheels and itd break my heart to see them on someone elses s13 haha.
So yeah, ive put a max bid of 400k yen for this s13. Rees valued it at 300-400, I want it.
It goes through on Thursday, Japan time. So im hoping to hear in the early hours tonight / tomorrow morning - excited!
I really should stop with the mass posts, I need to update more regularly haha.
