Project Silvia’s Grlfriend: Part 3 – Making it Pretty
Project Silvia’s Girlfriend: Part 3 – Making it Pretty by Dave Coleman It only takes a short glance at any car I’ve ever owned (or any house, or my closet…)…
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Project Silvia’s Girlfirend Part 2: Making it Handle
Project Silvia's Girlfriend Part 2: Making it Handle by Dave Coleman You would think that making Project Silvia's Girlfriend handle would be really simple. After all, way back in 2003 Project…
Project Silvia’s Girlfriend – Part 1
Project Silvia's Girlfriend Part 1: Engine and Stuff by Dave Coleman I've been holding out on you. While years were going by between updates on Project Silvia, I was actually spending time on…
Project Nissan Silvia: Over 2 Pounds Less Bouncy Stuff!
Project S13 Silvia Taking 2 Pounds off the Bouncy Bits! by Dave Coleman The last installment of Project Silvia was a story of tragedy. A tempting, but ultimately unnecessary attempt…
What the Hell Happened to Project Silvia?
What the Hell Happened to Project Silvia? by Dave Coleman Project Silvia was a Krylon superstar. Back in the heady days of Sport Compact Car and paper magazines, it…
Project Silvia – How To Polish Your Tube
Project Nissan S13 Silvia: How to Polish Your Tube (or What to do When Your JIC Struts Dry Up) by Dave Coleman Engineering a car is a series of compromises.…
Project Silvia – The Official Guide to Not Screwing Up Your Wheel Bearings Like I Did
Project Silvia – The official guide to not screwing up your wheel bearings like I did… by Dave Coleman The first one died after an ordinary day at the Streets…
Project Silvia – Once We Went Black, There Was No Going Back
Project Silvia got its iconic flat-black paint job out of necessity. Before we shook the can, Project Silvia was a sad sight. The right rear fender was rendered in grey…
Project Silvia – After the Honeymoon
Building a project car is one thing, actually living with it is something altogether different. Construction is the realization of a dream, no matter how long, slow, painful, and expensive…
Project Nissan S13 Silvia – The Great Bumper Fire of ’04
“Dude! You’re on fire!” Yea, yea, the car’s fast, but I just melted an intercooler hose or something, so this isn’t exactly the best time to talk. Nor is it…