Nissan Silvia - Silver Samad-Rai - Final Call
Serving Up A Silvia Conversion Chicago-Style
By Rikdaddy, Photography by JDM Wong
Fast Facts
'97 Nissan
240sx Se
Owner Samad Mirza
Hometown Chicago, Il
Daily Grind It Support
Under The Hood S14 Sr20det motor and A/C compressor; Uras turbo manifold; Walbro fuel pump; Optima battery; Nismo radiator cap, oil cap and motor mounts; Blitz downpipe, Dual Drive blow-off valve, hot pipe, spark plugs, LM intercooler and piping, and Nurspec R exhaust; Cusco radiator panel; custom pulleys, stainless steel turbo and coolant lines; HKS Earthing kit and wastegate; Garrett GT25R turbo; Fluidyne radiator; Power Enterprise 850cc injectors
Drivetrain Act street clutch; B&M short shifter; Kaaz 1.5-way LSD; Nismo tranny mounts; Ogura flywheel; S14 tranny
Brains Aem Ems and Uego wideband O2 sensor; Blitz D1 Spec turbo timer, Power Meter and SBC iD
Stiff Stuff Tein HA coilovers
Rollers 18x8 (f) and 18x9 (r) Volk Racing SF Challenge wheels; 225/40R18 (f) and 255/35R18 (r) Dunlop tires
Stoppers Rotora big brake kit
Outside Basf custom silver-to-gold shifting paint; shaved emblem, antenna and rear wing; ings+1 D Spec full body kit; JDM grille, power folding mirrors and rear bumper; Origin clear corners; Santeca HID kit; Uras clear corners
Inside Auto Meter Nexus gauges with custom cluster; Bride Ergo 2 seats and sliders; custom shift boot; Nismo steering wheel, shift knob and hub; Origin carbon fiber door panels; Takata harnesses and pads
Props Team Tsubasa: Sashi Namba, Justin Wylde and Hansel Jereza for always helping me out and not letting me give up on the project; Touge Factory; Bob Cartel at Race Pods; Ahad Mirza at Auto Meter; Eddie Lee at Mackin Industries; Brian Fox at BASF; Lawson Mollica at AEM; Luke at Sticker Dudes Designs for meeting at the shop at 5am; Jerry at ilovedrifting.com; Loren H. at Rotora; my family for encouraging me to reach my goals.
WWW aempower.com; autometer.com; meguiars.com; racepods.com; rotora.com; toguefactory.com; tunerpaint.com
By Rikdaddy
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