Where would you go to buy a car Chassis/Shell

[Sulph]

Okay, I'm looking to start a project car (S15 Silvia, spec R), from the ground up...
But I don't know where to find a Chassis/shell for it? I don't care if its rolling or not, I just want to know where the best place to look is, if anyone has any experience like this.

[MrMike]

Jump on antilag car forums and contact MrMayhem he currently has 2 jap spec s15 shells. Both rollers with no engine or box but rest is complete. They are track only cars tho and cannot be registered. But they r only $4k

[Sulph]

Jump on antilag car forums and contact MrMayhem he currently has 2 jap spec s15 shells. Both rollers with no engine or box but rest is complete. They are track only cars tho and cannot be registered. But they r only $4k

If I do build up a car from the ground up, to get it road registered would I have to buy a rolling shell that has registration to it? Sorry, Im new to this.

[BenG]

Not exactly. Some cars will never be able to be registered though. Statutory write-offs. Cars without tags. Modified to the point that it cannot be returned to a roadworthy, registerable condition etc.

[Kaido]

If I do build up a car from the ground up, to get it road registered would I have to buy a rolling shell that has registration to it? Sorry, Im new to this.

The 2 for sale on antilag, have been imported as "race only" so they can never be registered.


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[MrMike]

i'm guessing your hoping buying a bare shell may be a cheaper way to build up the car you want. Buying all the parts individually will end up costing you probably 3 times the amount it would of cost to buy a complete registered car.
Your best bet is to keep an eye out and try find a nice clean low Km stock car then build it up to what you want from there.

[Sulph]

i'm guessing your hoping buying a bare shell may be a cheaper way to build up the car you want. Buying all the parts individually will end up costing you probably 3 times the amount it would of cost to buy a complete registered car.
Your best bet is to keep an eye out and try find a nice clean low Km stock car then build it up to what you want from there.

I guess the benefits of that are that I can keep it road registered to?

[typical_bloke]

you might be surprised but you can buy a s14 / 15 with a ca18 engine in it and have it go as hard as an sr20det for a little less than going one with an sr20det. A place I completed my apprenticship at had a young guy wanting to go with the sr20det but my boss advised against it and convinced him to do up his ca18 and to be honest the thing f'ing flu. I was optimistic and the end result was surprising.

I would buy a complete car and use it for as many parts possible.

[MrMike]

you might be surprised but you can buy a s14 / 15 with a ca18 engine in it and have it go as hard as an sr20det for a little less than going one with an sr20det. A place I completed my apprenticship at had a young guy wanting to go with the sr20det but my boss advised against it and convinced him to do up his ca18 and to be honest the thing f'ing flu. I was optimistic and the end result was surprising.

I would buy a complete car and use it for as many parts possible.

S14 and S15 never came out with a CA18 they only had the VVT SR20's. All Aus delivered S14 and S15s are turbo. Though u can get NA versions as an import.

Ca18's do have potential but they are an old engine and aftermarket parts are getting harder to come by.

[Cam]

you might be surprised but you can buy a s14 / 15 with a ca18 engine in it.

What are you talking about, Willis?

[CBF'd]

yep, only the first of the S13's came out with the CA, which was essentially a shortened RB20. Good little motor but deffinately no SR. Me I would ditch both and fit a 2J

[Sulph]

I love the SR20... So i'll be leaving that in! haha.

Guess I better just buy a stocky thats registered then instead of a rolling chassis? I dunno.. =/