It's August. It's Shelsley Walsh. And frankly it's a bit of a miracle the S12 made it to Retro Rides Gathering 2018! After a few late nights, a new ECU and lots of electrical tape we were hill climb ready. Sort of. The phantom misfire had pretty much been resolved and our old Nissan no…
Japfest was 3 weeks away and the engine still wouldn't start. We knew we had our work cut-out to get the Silvia on the road for Japfest Silverstone, but the relentless rain was really starting to slow progress. A few late nights in the dark wiring the battery, fuel pump, ECU and fitting coolant hoses…
Continue reading ➞ After limping to Japfest, will we have a clear run to the Retro Rides Gathering?
Having chosen our project car we thought the difficult choices were done for the moment. Then we started looking into what engine to fit. Rather than waffle through the entire thought process I’ll pull out the highlights. Nissan Skyline RB26- Massive kudos, 6 cylinder turbo noise; what’s not to like? Nissan Silvia S13 CA18DET – easy…
