Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey,

Im seriously looking into get a S14 and doing the strawberry faced conversion to it as I want something different. I have been looking for sites to find out info but are mainly about the 180sx.

So I have found a place in Victoria that can sell me all the bits I need out of a magazine but I would like to know if anywere in Sydney do it and the quality of the panels that they have....

All im looking for is some info on procedure and problems that I might face and if anyone has done it themselves or had a good workshops done it for them??

I know all about the cost involved but am willing to give it a shot to do something a little different....

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/128324-s14-with-s15-front-conversion/
Share on other sites

hiya, we've done a few conversions on S14's to S15 fronts now. One of the workshop's demo cars is an S1 S14 with a frontend conversion. It was in HPi recently too. Anyways... some pics:

81.jpg

84.jpg

85.jpg

some more pics:

http://www.driftline.com.au/projects/02.php

Most of the parts used are genuine Nissan (headlights, latches, bonnet etc) and the adapters etc are all fabricated to fit properly first time, so there's hardly any issues. Most of the cars that come in have accidents in the front so the major hold up is usually fixing radiator supports and things like that. We've done a few NSW cars too now basically the owners drive the car up, leave it with us and then they come and pick it up when its done.

hiya, we've done a few conversions on S14's to S15 fronts now. One of the workshop's demo cars is an S1 S14 with a frontend conversion. It was in HPi recently too. Anyways... some pics:

81.jpg

84.jpg

85.jpg

some more pics:

http://www.driftline.com.au/projects/02.php

Most of the parts used are genuine Nissan (headlights, latches, bonnet etc) and the adapters etc are all fabricated to fit properly first time, so there's hardly any issues. Most of the cars that come in have accidents in the front so the major hold up is usually fixing radiator supports and things like that. We've done a few NSW cars too now basically the owners drive the car up, leave it with us and then they come and pick it up when its done.

Really very cool can you pm me details of your shop and a rough cost please

Really very cool can you pm me details of your shop and a rough cost please

not really my shop, just do some work there and tinker with my cars there. Details are on the front page of

http://www.driftline.com.au

Cost is I think around $2750 for parts and labour (not including paint) with a trade in on the parts that are taken off the car. Although that's for 180sx strawberry conversion, ring Roshan on the contact number on the site and tell him you're from SAU and he should give you a good price.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Haha thanks everyone, I'll take everyone's suggestions into consideration. If I do eventually choose a car ill post it here update on the mods I do.
    • I found the ingredients at larger amounts from a Coffee Shop. 1kg Citric Acid for €8.50 500g Baking Soda for €2.50 I tried it out tonight distilled water (I got from my ACs) and dish soap. It does get bubbly with dish soap. In just two hours the hanger has improved significantly and rubbing against any remaining rust seems to flake it off. I'm going to leave it a little bit longer and see how it goes. I have read that someone even used this solution in an ultrasonic cleaner to clean a seized water pump which brought it back to life.
    • If you like more modern stuff than the R series, you should check out a V37 400R, they are pretty mod friendly
    • Haha luckily we don't have emissions, inspections, or any laws against power adders here. They only thing they somewhat keep an eye out for are ridiculously loud exhausts. 
    • Just wanted to pop in an update on my setup. The CD swap has been great, I love the mazworks housing for the overall simplicity. I ended up sealing my trans tunnel with a thin sheet of aluminum reused some of the holes on the trans tunnel, and laid some window sealing EPS foam around the edges. Works great, really quieted things down and sealed up the car.  As for the power comment. Right now I am also running about 650whp. with the way the bell housing is attached to the face of the transmission I have zero doubts it would be fine, mainly because the input shaft and main shaft bearings are seated into the bell housing adapter. This means the load is NOT on the bolts to maintain the power, rather into he casing of the bell housing; Yes the bolts are doing some work there, but with both shafts locked in zero worries.  End of the day, the Mazworks solution is the easiest and safest. no need to take your trans to a shop to get milled perfectly, it fits with minimal clearancing, and you can use all your existing clutch and flywheel.  Driving wise the CD has been great compared to the big box, I'll probably swap my final drive at some point. The serial 9 shifter is gooooood, my only qualm is how tight it is, it takes a fair bit to get use to, 5th and 6th are a bit eh/hard to find at times, but maybe I need re-adjusting, and I think my clutch master is very tired and needs a rebuild. 
×
×
  • Create New...