Hello!

[Jeff]

Hi, saw that car on e-bay. Looks nice

I'm afraid I can't help with your questions but as you are fortunate enough to have a copy of the S12 manual, you can probably compare the various bits you mention to the S13 (and S14) manual which is available on-line. I've posted the link on here before but can post it again if you can't find it

[PukkaSilvia]

kyb make better shocks for the s12 than std
avo/chassis dynamics do uprated and -40mm lowered springs
You could be more adventurous and buy a diy coilover conversion kit or fit s14 coilover fronts.

Quaiffe and nismo do a diff. Quaiffe r200 lsd diff comes in at £525.
You could also fit a s13 or s14 vlsd diff as fitted standard on those cars.not as good but the convesion shouldnt cost much more than £100

You can get a quickshift kit as you have a mk2 s12. It is the same as the s13 quickshift unit so search s13 quickshift on ebay. Or just cut the lever down and get a aftermarket gearknob with grubb screw clamps. This did the job for my car but my gearbox is still nice and tight.

As for the exhaust buy any universal free flowing rear silencer and fabricate it to fit as the standard unit is a disgrace.

Welcome to the club. Hope you enjoy your new car


ps

Have a look in how-to section at the brief first stages of tuneing for a bit of info on spark plugs etc as you may aswell do that when you replace them (bcpr7es)

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Pukkasilvia

Quaiffe and nismo do a diff. Quaiffe r200 lsd diff comes in at £525.
You could also fit a s13 or s14 vlsd diff as fitted standard on those cars.not as good but the convesion shouldnt cost much more than £100

Another option would be to weld the diff up for some real sideways hilarity

[JackieFan]

Thanks for the replies all!

First things on the list have got to be sorting the suspension and body work. Going to drop the rear sub frame out at the weekend and get a real good look at it! Does anyone use Superflex here? Is there a definitive list of bushes to use, maybe some part numbers? I'm not a million miles away from a Superflex in Uxbridge so I guess I can just take the old ones out then mix an match where necessary

My local motor factors managed to quote me for a set of shocks front and rear at a price that seems fair. Where did you guys get your low/up rated springs from exactly? I've followed a few links after nosing around the "How to" section" but apart from AVO I'm drawing blanks! The AVO springs will obviously do the job but they only seem to chop 35 mm off the beanpolesque height, I was looking more along the lines of 45-50mm (assuming clearances allow!). Forgive my ignorance but it doesn't seem like a huge amount of work to bung coilovers on the rear but height adjusting the front seems like more of a job! Anyone out there running S13/14 front struts, if so have you replaced them with Tein/Koni type units?

As for welding the diff..... I'm well up for a bit of that action.... however, have you ever tried to explain to a traffic officer why it's not actually possible to drive your car without going just a little bit sideways!!

Tell me if I should move my thread some where more apropriate (polite answer only )