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29-05-2006, 11:57
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Hello all from s12 owner & Forum Newbi
Hello all
I have finally managed to take some time & figure out how to post an item on this forum. I have been reading through some of the items & there seams to be a wealth of info on these cars. Its good to see some support for the S12 as I feel they don't get the credit they duly deserve. I have an 85 Silvia in Red. She is in mint condition with 130k now. I?ve had her for 17 years and I am her 3rd owner. Absolute full service history form new. I have used her as my every day car till about 6yrs ago when I then treated her to a complete strip down respray. Body work was in excellent condition just the nissan red had faded to orange. She is now my sunny day driver only as I also have an S13 as my everyday car. She is standard, ie no power steering or electric windows, however I plan to rectify this over the summer as I have all the bits now to convert this, including the door cards to match my red/orange & black trim. I am also putting on Power steering, just waiting for my oil pot to be Chromed & P/s rack to be reconned. I am also in the middle of doing the front suspension struts. I have the new inserts for the struts, just can't decide on what to do about the springs. I want nice shinny new ones but don't know if I want to have them lowered a little or not? & nissan no longer do the originals. I am keen to keep her close to original and think of the upgrades as the ones that were an optional extra in her day, however I have also put on Braided brake hoses, an electric cooling fan & K&N filter with Silviagod modded air intake so far. I have also just purchased another Red S12. its a fully loaded 86 prefacelift. but needs a little TLC. Only rot on this one was the front wing, the rest is very good condition, except for the red/orange paint. I might use this one to experiment with a little. I will try to post some photos later. Daz Nr Portsmouth. UK 
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29-05-2006, 17:59
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17 years. Thats a long time to own a car. I would say fitting lowered and uprated springs is a great improvment in handling. 35-40MM shouldnt cause any problems and wouldnt be any lower than most modern day cars.
Its obviously a mk1 pre-facelift, is it a 1.8 or 2ltr?
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29-05-2006, 22:41
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Yes, 17 yrs is a long time now that you mention it, however there is one who has beaten me hands down on time of ownership: Paul of Silviagod as had one of his for 20yrs from new.
I ve had quite a few cars over the years, form a suzuki SC100,a humble escort auto(which was a real slug), & even a Lotus esprit. but seamed to have stuck to this old gal. she's done me very well over the years, never let me down. Yes, she's a mk1 pre facelift 1.8 turbo.(hope photo come through ok) Last edited by Dazmans12; 29-05-2006 at 22:51.
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