Hello from the West Midlands!

[dave_t]

Hello all, I'm David from Wolverhampton, and will be acquiring my S15 Spec-R Aero this coming weekend :nod:

this will be my second S-Body, as a previously had an S14A

current spec:

ENGINE
SR20DET
Garret GT28R Turbo (NEW - covered approx 6000 miles)
Braided Turbo Water Lines
Braided Turbo Oil Line
Apexi AVCR Electronic Boost Controller
Apex Front Mount Intercooler
Apexi Power Intake
Apex Tubular Manifold
Trust Turbo Elbow
Blitz Front Pipe
Apex Decat Pipe
Blitz NUR Spec R Exhaust
Walbro 255 Lph Fuel Pump
Denso Iridium IK24 Spark Plugs
Apex 56mm Dual Core Radiator
Twin Electric Fans
Revotec Electric Fan Controller
Apex Oil Catch Tank
Blue Rocker Cover
Carbon Fibre Slam Panel
Stainless Steel Intake Pipe
Polished Stainless Steel PAS Cover
Polished Stainless Steel Fuse Box Cover
Polished Stainless Steel Brake Res Cover

TRANSMISSION
6 speed Gearbox
C's Short Shifter
Helical LSD

EXTERIOR
Nismo Aero Front Bumper
Nismo Aero Side Skirts
Nismo Aero Rear Spats
Nismo Aero Rear Spoiler

SUSPENSION
HSD 16 Way Adjustable Coilovers 8/6 kgf/mm
Apex Performance Front TC Arms
Apex Performance Rear Camber Arms
Apex Performance Rear Toe Arms
Apex Performace Rear Traction Arms

WHEELS
Rota Grid Drift - White
Fronts; 18x8.5" ET 30
Rears; 18x9.5" ET 38

TYRES
Avon ZZ3 Tyres
Fronts; 225/40/18
Rears; 255/35/18

BRAKES
K Sport 8 Pot Calipers
K Sport 330mm Brake Discs
K Sport Braided Brake Lines
Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads
Motul GFR600 Brake Fuid

INTERIOR
Kenwood Double DIN Headunit
Apexi AVCR in Fibreglass Roof Pod



i dont suppose anyone from the forum knows the car in question to give me a little background on it

Spec-R Aero owned by Andy Walker

picture from advert

& picture from a thread on driftworks

-Thanks

-David

 

[CMR]

Saw this on ebay, looks nice!
Any plans or are you keeping it as it is?

 

[invisible man]

welcome mate

was this the s15 with no MOT and TAX etc ? did you have a look at the car david ?

 

[dave_t]

thanks for the welcome guys

yes thats the one mate. i am viewing it Saturday with the intent to take it away, been in correspondence with the owner over the last couple of days, and have arranged a deal that i am quite happy with, the S seems legit, but i will be going over her with a fine tooth comb indeed my friend before committing my hard earned cash!

A Spec-R full Aero, 56,000 Miles, and been in the UK for 3 years, him being the first uk owner, have a good feeling about her :nod: fingers crossed for me :thumbs:

As for future plans, at the risk of getting ahead of myself haha, for now it will be:

- Up-rated clutch (suggestions??)
- D-Max LED rear lights
- Concave Grid Drift's for the front (not liking the staggered fitment)

 

[invisible man]

this is one i considered looking at but the no MOT etc put me off aswel as the owner (Andy) not getting back to me, i said id be willing to view the car with the intent to buy if he could put an MOT on it. if he had got back to me etc he would of sold it last month. id be very interested to hear how you get on mate, i hope it turns out a good car for you :thumbs:

 

[tooley]

Welcome mate!! Looks like a nice one!!

 

[dave_t]

it did put me off at first too, i think anyone would have reservations, but it was a full aero, 56k on the clock, and had all the right bits! so without letting 'love' cloud my judgement , i dropped him a message and thought i'd take it from there, and i'm glad it did.

Fingers crossed she is as good as she sounds, will update you all when i'm back on Saturday :thumbs:

 

[S15AK]

I think you will be fine pal. Like you say, low miles and its got a massive spec, with lots of money chucked at it, so I bet it has been looked after

 

[invisible man]

look for the rust around the drivers side top strut mate, you can just about see it in the pics

 

[craig8585]

^^ I think that's a quick way to judge the condition - no rust on the front struts/arches generally means it'll be good underneath too.

 

[Lloydy]

Gorgeous car is that, welcome to the club

 

[LuPix_S15]

Good luck with the purchase mate


Was the previous owner not on here? Pic #2 was when a few of the S15OC guys met up at JAE IIRC??

 

[LuPix_S15]

BTW - I'm based in West Mids so anytime you need help or want to get some pics done just shout


Fruitbooter is also based in your area too! :thumbs:

 

[dave_t]

Thanks matey, looking forward to getting back in an S-Body.

Glad to see some of you are local to me, we have a monthly meet in Dudley, the next one being Monday the 3rd, if anyone fancy's it! Definitely up for a photoshoot sometime James!

http://theorientacademy.top-forum.net/t4261-monday-3rd-october-8pm-at-flood-street-car-park

 

[tooley]

same here! im based in midlands!

 

[$hifty]

Hope you get it mate. Would be good to have another S15 in sunny Wolvo!

 

[dave_t]

I know of a yellow NA auto, s14 sr20det manual converted S15 through Tegiwa, a blue kitted S15 on Red work meisters (i believe), i often pass a Grey Bodykitted S15, on gold wheels, and i saw a red S15 today near the town centre, on white Buddy Club P1's.

Good the hear there are a few more than i though :wave:

 

[J0R04N]

Nice car buddy. Seems to be quite a few in the midlands now. I will be at the TOA meet, guy from work reckons it's a
Really good meet so I was going to pop down with him. Might see you there.

 

[dave_t]

Yeah i should be there dude, hopefully be on the road in the S15 by then.
It's a good meet, and pretty much all our Core member are driving S-Bodies now, with a couple of RX7's, Cresta's and other Japanese RWD's in the mix.

 

[LuPix_S15]

I know of a yellow NA auto, s14 sr20det manual converted S15 through Tegiwa, a blue kitted S15 on Red work meisters (i believe), i often pass a Grey Bodykitted S15, on gold wheels, and i saw a red S15 today near the town centre, on white Buddy Club P1's.

Good the hear there are a few more than i though :wave:

Yeah I saw the yellow one mate when I went to a Tegiwa open day last year lol

The blue S15 with SSR Profs (cherry red centres) was mine :wave: but is now owned by another another James (jib) who's also on this forum...

The red one with white P1's could be Fruitbooters but I'm not 100% sure he's got those wheels on his??


Been to TOA a couple times... hoping to make it back there 3rd Oct :thumbs: