200sx s14a project!
WELCOME!
im documenting my 200sx build, as much for myself as anything else. feel free to comment as you wish below. please don't give me the "sweet ride, 5*, rate my blah de blah", the car's not finished!!! it's it bits!!!. your opinion, good or bad, matters. if you have a more performance orientated ride (and by that i mean modded with a greater emphasis on speed/handling) drop me a line. the more unusual the better! thanks!
1997 Nissan 200sx s14a. As it looked when i bought it in...erm.... August 2007 i think. Shame on me! It hasn't seen a public road since!
The car was close to standard when i bought it apart from K&N filter, Apex (UK tuner, NOT A'PEXi) S/Steel cat' back exhaust, standard size replacement grooved Brembo discs (front) and budget lowering kit. The front wings are FRP replacemants and add approx 20mm to each front arch. The wheels are proper 17" Enkei racing wheels and not the ones the car was advertised with, thank god, they were 18" fancy blingy things! 17's are preferred due to the piss poor state of Scottish roads.
The basic premis for the car is a fast rwd car with road and track capability without being so hardcore it's virtually unuseable. lightweight mods will pay for themselves from a performance point of view as they wont blow up if pushed and will allow the standard parts to function better. this applies mostly to the brakes which will only have uprated pads/discs due to the huge cost of larger rotors/calipers.
For easy navigation through the project i will list allocate specific modifications their own page numbers to save you time and quickly access what may interest you. Thanks for viewing!
Page list:
1- this page your already reading!
2- I love it when a plan comes together!
3- Parts ready, awaiting fitting.
4- B&M short shift, fully fitted.
5- stripout! in progress, last updated 29/1/09.
6- HID lighting. adapting kit to the headlight units.
