Sileighty????

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

ok, i searched, i cant figure out what the hell a SILEIGHTY is, my guess is its a 240 with an s13 convresion, i dunno, please help, i know im close here, but its just naggin me, thanx in advance

Post by **Cold_Zero** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

how about a 180SX that is a Silvia? Not sure though.

Post by **Infamous** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

sil80 = 240sx fastback with silvia front end and/or sr swap:)

Post by **WDRacing** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

actually a sileighty is a 180, hence the eighty part, with a Sylivia front end...

WD

Post by **89sxRCR** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

story: Drifters in Japan routinely crashed thier 180sx's and found that when they went to repair the front end it was cheaper to replace it with a silvia front end...hence the name sileighty. Nissan produced just a FEW of these cars due to overwhelming demand...in japan only of course.

technically a sileighty conversion shouldnt have a KA engine either....

Post by **Daunttless** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

technically a Sil-Eighty can't exist in America using a 240SX. : ) It'd be a Sil-Fourty. =P Even if you changed the engine.

Post by **Infamous** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

haha that would make for a cool lisence plate... SIL40, SILFORTY

Post by **ratm** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

Actually the myth of the Nissan produced sileighty is only a myth. Nissan never produced a car called the sileighty. The 500 hundred cars that were supposedly made were from either a dealer or a dealer working with an aftermarket company. However, i don't think anyone has actually seen one of these sileighties. The only actual proof I have ever heard of is a magazine advertisement.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

thanx guys, i just heard it so often and i couldnt really figure out what it was, i knew it had something to do with silvias/180s obviously, but couldnt put my finger on it, thanx tho

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

for cool silvias, pick up this months issue of import tuner, its actually becoming a legitimate magazine, not like a ricer guide like most others, and a girl owns one of the coolest silvias in there!!, cool, my kinda woman!

Post by **SHIFT_Z** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

Yeah- Or anyone else out there who watches Initial D, the 2-person female team races a 'Sil-eighty' Which is a 180 with a Silvia front end, as others said. If nobody knows what Initial D is, its a Japanese anime series about mountain drifting / racing. Very cool series.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

i dont think that comes on down here, and yea drifting is awesome, even if it is a cartoon

Post by **89sxRCR** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

Quote »However, i don't think anyone has actually seen one of these sileighties. The only actual proof I have ever heard of is a magazine advertisement.[/quote] :rolleyes yup its all made up... o wait you probably have never been to japan..

Post by **TrueSlide** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

Ya, I read somewhere that Nissan made very limited sil80s, like 500!!!

Post by **ratm** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

I never said i had been to Japan. Ask some one from Japan though i doubt anyone will tell you they have seen a Nissan sil-eighty. If they really did exist and were that rare, then some one would have seen one at a car show or something. Look for pictures of a Nissan produced sil-eighty, you won't find one. Nissan would have no reason for producing such a car. Because it would have been a limited run car it would probably cost more than a regular 180sx or silvia. Therefore, eliminating the reason for drifters to have a sil-eighty. If collectors or somebody did buy it for looks or rareity then don't you think they would display it at car shows?

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

ratm wrote:I never said i had been to Japan. Ask some one from Japan though i doubt anyone will tell you they have seen a Nissan sil-eighty. If they really did exist and were that rare, then some one would have seen one at a car show or something. Look for pictures of a Nissan produced sil-eighty, you won't find one. Nissan would have no reason for producing such a car. Because it would have been a limited run car it would probably cost more than a regular 180sx or silvia. Therefore, eliminating the reason for drifters to have a sil-eighty. If collectors or somebody did buy it for looks or rareity then don't you think they would display it at car shows?

good points, i have my doubts about nissan making them, if i see one, a REAL one, if there is anyway to tell, then ill believe it

Post by **89sxRCR** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

daunt? whats the word on factory produced sil80s... we can make up theories all day.

Post by **89sxRCR** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

http://www.silvia.hl.com.au/im...3.jpgwell i found an awnser for u doubters out there. Read it and weep! the factory sil 80 does exist...(read the text on the page):nono

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:41 am

thanx man, i was alomst sure they didnt produce it, i know what i want for christmas!!!!!!

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