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Hey guys,

I know there is an intro thread somewhere but I figure i'm only gonna be lurking around the Stagea sub forum so i'll say hello here.

I'm Matt, 21 years old, from Melbourne.

I'm a resource manager for a pay tv company.

So ya'll remember that too good to be true 99 s2 stag from J-spec? Well yeah, I brought that. I needed a more a subtle car to get me through my golden point year and with just starting my own production company I need to space!

My automotive tour started with my first 180, which very shortly after became strawberried...

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Then that car has an accident unfortunatly and I moved on.....

To another black s13 180sx...

It started off like this

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Then went like this

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Then the kit got finished off and it wound up like this

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I've just recently sold the angel eye 180 because the Stag should be touching down in qld this friday!

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Future plans for it are just a manual conversion, fmic from my freinds at GKtech, full exhaust, strut braces and EBC.

Don't want huge power again, my first 180 had around 180rwkw and the 2nd when I had the computer in it pused 225rwkw.

Once my year on the golden point is over I plan on getting an e36 m3.

I recognise afew user names around here from Nissansilvia.com like AlexCim and FlySly.

Looking forward to getting to know you guys over the coming year of proud Stagea ownership!!

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I was a little hesitant in the beginning to stick my hand up in the beginning when the thread came up about the car, after I had already brought it, what with all the sceptisim regarding but we had the full mechanical inspection done and thats all up to par and the overall condition is pretty amazing.

I'll definetly let you know if this fairy tale turns out to be a nightmare.

Looks magic Matt and welcome!

Pretty safe around here, even the sceptics around here are happy to be corrected so let us know how it plays out.

Enjoy!

Cheers

Luke

P.S. stupid Subaru video for those that need a little time wasting

can't believe it didn't go bang!

Edit: you have to watch it all there is a little bit of gold at the end ha ha...

Edited by munchdesign

Awesome stagea!!

and I must say having owned 2 silvias before, I reckon your other cars looked pretty good too!! - love the "angel-eyes" - was never a fan of the popup lights but each to their own.

But I'm sure you'll agree that the stagea will suit you much better now - and probably more comfortable to drive (just guessing - it really depends on your suspension setup in the 180's).

Just so you know, with fmic, full exhaust and ebc you should clear 150awkw I'd say (someone else on here can probably give a more accurate figure) which puts your weight/power ratio lower than a stock 180sx/silvia (pre-1994 for 180sx - they went to 185kw sometime after that). So it really isn't hard to have a wagon thats still got plenty of grunt.

The stagea is the PERFECT combination of looks/style, performance (+potential), features and practicality. I'm sure everyone on this forum would agree with me there. :wave:

Edited by pixel8r
yeah, I've had pelvis shattering coilovers in both my 180s so i'm looking forward to a bit of a softer ride.

Thanks for that info pixel, just what I needed to hear!

Haha.. well I put lowered king springs in my last silvia (sold it in march to buy the stagea) and left the standard shocks on...

very bad idea. It was ok at first but eventually it just became very uncomfortable. I felt bumps that I couldn't even see...lol!

Going from that to the stagea (completely stock) - I thought I was driving a hovercraft it was so smooth :wave:

Haha.. well I put lowered king springs in my last silvia (sold it in march to buy the stagea) and left the standard shocks on...

very bad idea. It was ok at first but eventually it just became very uncomfortable. I felt bumps that I couldn't even see...lol!

Going from that to the stagea (completely stock) - I thought I was driving a hovercraft it was so smooth :)

Me too. My son has an S13 with coilovers adjustable thingies every where. Its like a ten tonne truck.

The Stagea is pure heaven.

Fri & Sat up to Willowbank foer the Drifts. Thank God Stageas have 4wd.

no, we have many more, they just arnt on the forums

muck, me, ian, humble (bought michaeljquinn's stagea), stasis, wagon, stagi-r, flysly, oxford1327, japherse, munchdesign, FUZZY, bluesky4me and burns are all on the forums and off the forums i know marcus, some guy i met at bursons, tracey with the hot daughter and the guy from kamikaze (forget his name)

so there are a few around.... :)

no, we have many more, they just arnt on the forums

muck, me, ian, humble (bought michaeljquinn's stagea), stasis, wagon, stagi-r, flysly, oxford1327, japherse, munchdesign, FUZZY, bluesky4me and burns are all on the forums and off the forums i know marcus, some guy i met at bursons, tracey with the hot daughter and the guy from kamikaze (forget his name)

so there are a few around.... :)

wow thats like 17 of you. Hmm BTW just found out yesterday that heathcote drage strip its bout 15 min away from me

wow thats like 17 of you. Hmm BTW just found out yesterday that heathcote drage strip its bout 15 min away from me

Wow, you officially live in the sticks mate!

Wagon cruise upto heathcote would turn afew heads thats for sure.

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