Thanks mate, it all looking oem and less aggressive with no vented bonnet etc was the plan, even went a Nissan color to counteract the sacrilegious motor that's replaced the Nissan fans precious RB.
I was hoping you would make a video on this car. Man, i know you say you hate it and think there are other, much nicer cars out there but dude, seriously, this is easily one of if not the coolest stagea in Australia, if not the whole world! I never realised just how much custom work was involved in the entire car, let alone on the s14 front swap. absolutely incredible! 😮
You are an amazingly talented car builder and fabricator. All the thought that go in to all the details - not only on this one but all the cars I've seen you work on in your videos - is astonishing.
Thanks mate, this car helped me learn a lot in the self taught world, I could redo most things so much better today but that's apart of growing, I hate the work I did yesterday and am always chasing better.
I couldn't help but laugh when you said you didn't want to go overboard on the engine bay as I was sitting there looking at your tubbed turboed LS stagea engine bay. You are an insanely good builder man. Love learning from your videos.
I agree! I thought exactly the same. Not overboard? What is overbroad for this guy if "this" is not considered overboard? 🤔 Oh he means sinking and drowning to most people lol ok
I've seen this posted on your Instagram and have always loved this car. I had no idea the amount of fabrication you put into this to get it to look "right". This car is a testament to your eye in design. Nearly anyone can slap a front end on a car, but to make it work and flow so even the trained eye doesn't immediately see it looks a little off is what sets this car apart. Thank you for making this video and excellent work!
Haha , yeah much more work than most people would assume, but that was the goal for the car, to be far more modified but too look much more oem than the first versions. Most people that have never seen a stagea(and those who don't care about jdm cars) don't even bat an eyelid as they assume that's how it's meant to look haha.
Honestly so happy to see you make a TH-cam channel, been following your Insta for years now when you first did stage 1 of this car. Been watching you create art ever since
Only seeing the odd shot of this online doesnt do justice to the amount of work in it. Fantastic car. Great run down on the build story. Really enjoying the channel👌👌
So fucking glad to see a feature of this car on TH-cam, Been following on insta for years, your work is absolutely impeccable! Keep it up! This build is my absolute favourite. And now knowing the work that has gone into this, man most people would have given up. But not you! Soldier on!!
I've always loved the look of the Nissan S14A front! My favourite Nissan S14A front on S15 body but have a 32GTR drive line with a blower driven VK56 V8 edit: it's the lines on the S14A bonnet that make it look so awesome!
so beautiful, i saw this video pop up 1 days ago and it inspired me to do a 3d model of every silvia gen like this which im currently working on lol, thank you
Mannnn when i 1st saw this thing on one ur videos i was in love n im sooo glad u done this video to show all the work u had to do! If u werent the other side of the world to me you would have a few of my cars for work for sure!!!
@@notevn it's always like that though, same way I feel about my rb25 swapped s13. Learnt alot (as i'm no mechanic etc) but so much i'll change when the time comes for a refresh.
Man, you build a sick wagon. I get it why you hate the car because you put a lot of custom work into it. I like that you used it to tow cool cars. Ls was best Option tow and manual swap. Man, I wish I had skills and the wagon in Cali
Remember the first time seeing the silver v1 on insta, it's come such a long way for you to just get the shits with it bro so keen to see you enjoy all the hard work
Sweet work on this. Good job on the airbag settings. The car looks good all the time. People with bags thinks the car lowered. It's fake lowered. Static all the way but in case it's okay.
Such detailed work. I had no idea it was so custom. The clutch you say is easy, as a mechanic i consider a nightmare. Made me laugh about your ride height comments to get up driveways and how it looks while driving. I like them to not risk hitting the road and having good geometry, looks are secondary.
wow! that was an epic build, i started watching it the other night, and thought hang on, this will need some more brain power. great video and awesome story and the build is amazing.
@@notevn half way through watching the cosmo current ep now, but will have to pick up the rest tomorrow. your videos are great to follow, really building a whole new cosmo from scratch in these current restos.
What are skills I need to learn to build cars my self? Did you ever take classes on anything or did you really just teach your self everything? Any people you would watch to learn body work?
Ay buddy, How are these stageas with towing? Yours was a awd or rwd model? Would love to tow my 32 with one but not sure if they can handle it. Seems youve done it quite alot, worth it or nah? Love the Stagea m8!
Hey mate, yeah first one was awd but front shafts removed, the RB really wasn't great for it or it wouldn't have been removed haha. Just not enough torque to pull out of a sway situation and really bad on fuel as expected. As for the chassis. It's not really designed to tow, basicly an r33 with a longer bum, is why I'd only put my own cars behind it which are small and light (8-900kg cars with 580kg trailer) as to not exceed the tow rating.
I don't get any sway as I know how to load the trailer correct, but in emergencies/freak situations with crazy winds+rain,its not hard to come unstuck, easier just hit the elec trailer brakes and accel to pull it straight. I've had my empty trailer do 90 degree jackknifes at 70kmh due to a rear panhard failure in a 200 series landcruiser. 😅 so ya can't say super unlucky things can't happen.
Hey mate nah I've had multiple stageas so kept the best door rubbers I had, quarter window rubbers and rest of the window rubbers were replaced when they were out
fuck man Aussies always do stuff right, never see stuff like this in the US. If this was made in the US it would be gutted, mismatched paint, china/rep parts and the obligatory tiktok page
Haha thanks mate, yeah unfortunately the days of forums and people spending time and effort building a car has turned into 5 minute bolt on builds to post on tiktok😅 straight embarrassing. Our weak car laws here are why you don't see many wild modified cars like in the US , basicly anything apart from standard is illegal here.
@@notevn Shame about the strict car laws! But I'm glad you guys are still keeping the scene alive and doing things proper. Keep it up man, I love the car,
Thanks, it actually is about the power though as the reason the RB was removed was because it lacked enough power to tow a trailer nicely and it was really heavy on fuel,the numerous reliability issues could have been solved ,sure. But I felt there was no point flogging a dead horse. If the car didn't have a dual purpose I would have left the RB in there as it would still be fun to drive. And I'm all for going fast in slow cars, all of my other cars are N/A ,but the stagea is like showing up to a circuit race in a hearse haha.
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Absolutely love this thing. An insane amount of work that all flows visually cohesive. Two thumbs up mate!
Thanks mate, it all looking oem and less aggressive with no vented bonnet etc was the plan, even went a Nissan color to counteract the sacrilegious motor that's replaced the Nissan fans precious RB.
Always loved this thing. I remember all the "pHoToShOpPeD" comments on facebook back in the day 😅
Haha kind of wish it was, would have been much easier and if have a few years of my life back 🤣
This is photoshopped 😝
I was hoping you would make a video on this car. Man, i know you say you hate it and think there are other, much nicer cars out there but dude, seriously, this is easily one of if not the coolest stagea in Australia, if not the whole world!
I never realised just how much custom work was involved in the entire car, let alone on the s14 front swap. absolutely incredible! 😮
Cheers man, yeah a tonne of work that goes unnoticed until pointed out haha.
was in awe when I first saw this build. didn’t know the extent of the custom work done to it. Amazing work
You are an amazingly talented car builder and fabricator. All the thought that go in to all the details - not only on this one but all the cars I've seen you work on in your videos - is astonishing.
Thanks mate, this car helped me learn a lot in the self taught world, I could redo most things so much better today but that's apart of growing, I hate the work I did yesterday and am always chasing better.
@@notevn💯💯💯
Better than skyline front end ❤
I couldn't help but laugh when you said you didn't want to go overboard on the engine bay as I was sitting there looking at your tubbed turboed LS stagea engine bay.
You are an insanely good builder man. Love learning from your videos.
I agree! I thought exactly the same. Not overboard? What is overbroad for this guy if "this" is not considered overboard? 🤔 Oh he means sinking and drowning to most people lol ok
Haha cheers man, well in comparison to my other cars it's the most normal looking engine bay, the others have hidden everything and are ridiculous.
probably one pf the coolest cars ever built, i love the originality and all the quality work that went into it
Thanks mate
Never knew how much work went into this build 🤯
I forgot aswell🤯
definitely interested to see more work on this car, hopefully the manual gearbox reignites a bit of love for it!.
I hope so, it's been a paperweight for years, be cool to get some enjoyment from it.
I've seen this posted on your Instagram and have always loved this car. I had no idea the amount of fabrication you put into this to get it to look "right". This car is a testament to your eye in design. Nearly anyone can slap a front end on a car, but to make it work and flow so even the trained eye doesn't immediately see it looks a little off is what sets this car apart. Thank you for making this video and excellent work!
Haha , yeah much more work than most people would assume, but that was the goal for the car, to be far more modified but too look much more oem than the first versions.
Most people that have never seen a stagea(and those who don't care about jdm cars) don't even bat an eyelid as they assume that's how it's meant to look haha.
@@notevn What is the IG handle?
Been following you since it was silver and there has been no shortage of awesomeness through the entire build!!🔥
Honestly so happy to see you make a TH-cam channel, been following your Insta for years now when you first did stage 1 of this car. Been watching you create art ever since
the car that nearly broke you but also kinda took you to the next level,,,what a journey hey
Haha it definitely pushed me in the right direction to learn more.
You’re a genuine mad scientist. Been watching your stuff since the coupe got famous. Glad to see you doing videos mate really appreciate it.
It looks sooo good. I love the bumper you selected. So much effort to make this one absolutely unique piece. I really appreciate your work.
So fresh and so clean clean!.
this is unreal i had no idea how much fab this had on it 😮
Been following this build on instagram for a few years.
My favorite wagon by far!
Bro I remember this back in the day. From day 1 of the build. Good to see you still have it
I should have stopped at the first haha.
Only seeing the odd shot of this online doesnt do justice to the amount of work in it. Fantastic car. Great run down on the build story. Really enjoying the channel👌👌
Thanks mate, tried to make it appear oem until things are pointed out/it's side by side to a stock one.
So fucking glad to see a feature of this car on TH-cam, Been following on insta for years, your work is absolutely impeccable!
Keep it up! This build is my absolute favourite.
And now knowing the work that has gone into this, man most people would have given up. But not you!
Soldier on!!
Thanks man, the nightmare of a journey this car has been with the ridiculously unlucky things would have easily made people abandon ship .
I've always loved the look of the Nissan S14A front! My favourite Nissan S14A front on S15 body but have a 32GTR drive line with a blower driven VK56 V8
edit: it's the lines on the S14A bonnet that make it look so awesome!
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen
I saw this on IG a while ago and actually made a replica for Assetto Corsa drifting hahaha, so glad to see you working on it again!
Is it super unlucky in game form too🤣? Glitches out and crashes the game
@@notevn mate the comments section aint long enough to detail it
Never knew you had a TH-cam.
Such an iconic build
Wow, this is the best front end for the Stagea. I have seen R32 R33 R34 conversions. This is the Smoothest! Well done! On my Bucket list
Thanks mate. I think Standard front is best.😅 this blends a lot more and tries to appear factory compared to the others out there.
Nice to see a bit more of what was involved in the build, +1 for removing the ski-boat sound.
Congrats on building the coolest looking Stagea I've ever seen 😍
The workmanship looks top notch too 👍🏽 Good job fella
Thanks mate, long time ago, could do so much better now
Mate every bit of work of yours that I've seen impresses the heck out of me. What a killer car. Be proud of it 🤙
I'm my own worst enemy , hate the work I've done yesterday 😅
I’ve always loved this car. Great to see it getting some love
I hope the years have let the curse go 🤣
@@notevn they never give up the curse, I’ve been fighting mine for the last 10years.
bro wtf, this looks crazyyy. 1 of 1 for sure, never seen some one pull this off.
so beautiful, i saw this video pop up 1 days ago and it inspired me to do a 3d model of every silvia gen like this which im currently working on lol, thank you
The silver version 1 stagea is the car that got me following you originally 👌 your taste in cars and workmanship is impeccable
Wow man so so long ago, a really primitive build in comparison too, but that's how I've learnt haha.
I did this to my r33. Love the 14a front and love my 33 with the swap. It suits the stagea just as well :)
Mannnn when i 1st saw this thing on one ur videos i was in love n im sooo glad u done this video to show all the work u had to do! If u werent the other side of the world to me you would have a few of my cars for work for sure!!!
Thanks man. There was probably a heap more I missed but that's all the pics and footage that I have of it.
Loved this car when I first saw it online, you've done such an amazing job!
Thanks mate, a tonne of things I'd do differently with My current knowledge , but it was a big learning curve all those years ago.
@@notevn it's always like that though, same way I feel about my rb25 swapped s13. Learnt alot (as i'm no mechanic etc) but so much i'll change when the time comes for a refresh.
Man, you build a sick wagon. I get it why you hate the car because you put a lot of custom work into it. I like that you used it to tow cool cars. Ls was best Option tow and manual swap. Man, I wish I had skills and the wagon in Cali
I like this guy, Manual is king, very unique car love it,
Thanks , manual is much more fun
Remember the first time seeing the silver v1 on insta, it's come such a long way for you to just get the shits with it bro so keen to see you enjoy all the hard work
Haha yeah it burnt me out pretty good this car, I'm back for more punishment 😅
S14 front end looks so good! better than R34
One beautiful build and it shows hard work pays off❤️👌
Sweet work on this. Good job on the airbag settings. The car looks good all the time. People with bags thinks the car lowered. It's fake lowered. Static all the way but in case it's okay.
BRO! that thing is BADASS!!! epic work mate
Thanks 👍
Such detailed work. I had no idea it was so custom. The clutch you say is easy, as a mechanic i consider a nightmare.
Made me laugh about your ride height comments to get up driveways and how it looks while driving. I like them to not risk hitting the road and having good geometry, looks are secondary.
wow! that was an epic build, i started watching it the other night, and thought hang on, this will need some more brain power.
great video and awesome story and the build is amazing.
Cheers for sticking around to watch
@@notevn half way through watching the cosmo current ep now, but will have to pick up the rest tomorrow.
your videos are great to follow, really building a whole new cosmo from scratch in these current restos.
I love this car so much
Your work is wondeful...congratulations...!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Cool build, remember 1st seeing this on the net, 👌🏼👌🏼 choice work bro
Thanks mate I should have stopped at the first 🤣
Ngl been waiting on this video, been watching the build on your feed for years and always wondered what happened go her haha
Been sitting around for years and years😅
Damn what a sick build. Good job man!
im amazed, great job looks sick!
Thanks!
That is awesome thanks for the show and tell❤
Thanks for watching!
Wow, what journey, but it looks amazing!
Thanks mate
Its beautiful
bloody amazing!
This is awesome
Insane bro
bruh you have the worst luck ever 🤣. props for still putting the work in. god knows i wouldve quit 😂😂
crazy wagon
More impressive soon as I noticed your in au doing this with all our shitty car laws defect after defect, very unique build.
Manuel Transmission 4 Life 👍 #nissangtrstageaconversion
So good 👌🏼
What are skills I need to learn to build cars my self? Did you ever take classes on anything or did you really just teach your self everything? Any people you would watch to learn body work?
fuck yeah this looks way better then the gtr sky line one
so wild!!!!
Fkn legend ...
Ay buddy, How are these stageas with towing? Yours was a awd or rwd model? Would love to tow my 32 with one but not sure if they can handle it. Seems youve done it quite alot, worth it or nah?
Love the Stagea m8!
Hey mate, yeah first one was awd but front shafts removed, the RB really wasn't great for it or it wouldn't have been removed haha. Just not enough torque to pull out of a sway situation and really bad on fuel as expected. As for the chassis. It's not really designed to tow, basicly an r33 with a longer bum, is why I'd only put my own cars behind it which are small and light (8-900kg cars with 580kg trailer) as to not exceed the tow rating.
@@notevnif you're getting sway more power doesn't pull you out of it in my experience! Usually it's the overloaded trailer causing the sway!
I don't get any sway as I know how to load the trailer correct, but in emergencies/freak situations with crazy winds+rain,its not hard to come unstuck, easier just hit the elec trailer brakes and accel to pull it straight. I've had my empty trailer do 90 degree jackknifes at 70kmh due to a rear panhard failure in a 200 series landcruiser. 😅 so ya can't say super unlucky things can't happen.
Well you havent given up thats for sure
It beat me for a little bit, but it's been given another chance to not be a paperweight 🤣
Looks better than skyline nose I think
This looks fkm sick as!
Yeah. Wow.
Did you replace the door seal rubbers? Where did you get them?
Hey mate nah I've had multiple stageas so kept the best door rubbers I had, quarter window rubbers and rest of the window rubbers were replaced when they were out
Sick 👌🏻 did you live on the nsw central coast ? I swear I seen this a few years back .
Yeah I did, was parked at West Gosford workshop during the week.
Proper unicorn this
“Not spiral out of control” 😂😂
Haha it's a slippery slope once you start modifying... one minute you're changing the headlight globes and you blink and the whole floor is cutout 🤣
Bout to go global...
sick build dude! what are the wheels size?
18x10 -12 and 18x11 -5 I think.
hey thanks!@@notevn
new viewer here, whats your background? awesome builds, gives me hope for mine
Refrigeration mechanic by trade, everything else self taught haha.
@@notevn Fuckin legend, will follow your example. keep at it
not subbing without dual sxe366
l8rz
Pushrod technology has left the chat.
Fuckn love it
Honestly the stagea looks much better with a Kouki front instead of R34 by 100x
Sr20 time!
Ca18 on gas
@@notevn I feel attacked here 🤣
This is sick as fuck
should have left it silver it looked sexy asf
Yeah I wish I did, so much easier to keep clean
effort
Loved till I saw the motor.
Haha the sacrilege 🙈
its better than R34 front lol😋
where the burnout vids bro...
Haha took all my willpower to not blow the tyres up the quarters as revenge for all the bad times.
hopefully next time. car looks really nice. shitload of work that went into it.@@notevn
fuck man Aussies always do stuff right, never see stuff like this in the US. If this was made in the US it would be gutted, mismatched paint, china/rep parts and the obligatory tiktok page
Haha thanks mate, yeah unfortunately the days of forums and people spending time and effort building a car has turned into 5 minute bolt on builds to post on tiktok😅 straight embarrassing. Our weak car laws here are why you don't see many wild modified cars like in the US , basicly anything apart from standard is illegal here.
@@notevn Shame about the strict car laws! But I'm glad you guys are still keeping the scene alive and doing things proper. Keep it up man, I love the car,
peugeot 406
Pretty much
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Seeing the original body being picked up like that at the junkyard makes me wanna cry. Dislike from me, it just hurts too much, this should be a crime
and all this work ruined with us motor....
Haha yeah, being able to simply bolt the RB back in when you wanted half the power and reliability, is pretty ruined I guess 🙂
@@notevn is it always about having power? Isn't it much more fun going in slow car fast?
well it's you car, and you did a great body work on it
Thanks, it actually is about the power though as the reason the RB was removed was because it lacked enough power to tow a trailer nicely and it was really heavy on fuel,the numerous reliability issues could have been solved ,sure. But I felt there was no point flogging a dead horse. If the car didn't have a dual purpose I would have left the RB in there as it would still be fun to drive. And I'm all for going fast in slow cars, all of my other cars are N/A ,but the stagea is like showing up to a circuit race in a hearse haha.
I followed U when U built version 1 the silver wagon on Instagram damn
Long time ago hey