whats this car ??

Asty · Post by **Asty** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:34 pm

I'm looking at getting a cheap track car and cant decide what would be best so i decided to look at the pictures of previous track days to get an idea of what people are using and saw this , but i'm not sure what it is ?? :oops:
Its the black and silver nissan D reg in this lot of pictures http://www.takemypic.co.uk/galleries/snettbigpow/

Or if anybody has a sugestion as to what would make a good track car , (

Tk · Post by Tk » Mon May 28, 2007 8:56 pm

nissan silvia if its the same pic im looking at

i saw a couple for sale recently for about

Post by **Stuart** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:58 pm

Yeah, Trev is spot on on both fronts. It is an S12 or Silvia powered by an 1800 turbo lump. Rear wheel drive goodness and plenty of rust to boot unless you are very fortunate. Cheap and fun, you could do a lot worse.

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:04 pm

yes he could. i know of a cheap MK1 MR2 thats already for the track with buckets and harnesses?

Post by **Stuart** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:19 pm

I answer to your second question about suitable track cars for less than a grand my top four would be (no particular order)
1) Pug 309 gti- cheaper to buy than its smaller 205 brother, but the same running gear and same fun levels
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-PEUGEOT-309- ... dZViewItem
currently

Post by **Ben** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:53 pm

Or this ... note cheap .. but cool ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bmw-M3-Coupe-E36- ... dZViewItem

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:58 pm

murano3 wrote:Or this ... note cheap .. but cool ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bmw-M3-Coupe-E36- ... dZViewItem

Wow mate that is a brilliant find !!!!! Loving that !!!!!!!!

Post by **Ben** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:00 pm

I can't believe it's only 2k .. it will be pulled before the auction ends!.

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:08 pm

Ben,
I saw this for sale at a specialised dealer last year and thought it was very nicely done. If i remember correctly they were after around

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:14 am

OOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Now THAT is exactly what Im looking for !!!!!

As for the original question about the Silvia,

Its as mentioned earlier, an S12 turbo - 1800cc of Nissan finest Old Spice from back in the day, built by Bob at GBH and currently has around 260bhp from memory but weighs around 1ton and has AP 6pots and mahoosive brakes that are like hitting a wall. You wont buy a similar spec for a grand, but you could make a move in the right direction with it !!

I know of a couple of S12's that are for sale, and I think they even have a stock car that could have work done at GBH at the mo that they were toying with doing another track car with.

J.