Our 1966 CSP 311 Nissan Silvia

I had always wanted a  sixties CSP because of the looks  -Very  few JDM cars look like an italian  sports coupe.

 only  544 were made and all were handbuilt which made the idea of owning  even more  appealing

Unfortunately being as rare as hens teeth made finding a CSP   rather difficult especially  at a sensible price

But after lot of  searching we managed to find  one   in Japan almost completely original  needing some work

That was in 2019 . She is now in the U Kand on the road after a complete mechanical refurbishment

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After an engine issue we decided to completely rebuild her  Finding parts for the silly rare 3 bearing engine is a major issue

so the original  R16 engine will be rebuilt over timemeanwhile a tuned period motor is being built

so the car can be driven this summer.The engine will be an original period R16
stroked to 2 litres using an H20  crank and rodsH20 Pistons (jdm)  blockand head machined to get 10.5 c/ratio

will retain the iron head to keep original look with all valves double springs and rockers from R16

custom fast road cam by Newmah cams with new liftersflyweel lightened (a lot) and balanced and machined to take 240Z clutch

All new bearings , chains sprockets and  core plugs Carbs will probably be twin 40mm Del Ortos

custom  electonic ignition which can be set by laptopwith electronic fuel pump and malpas FPRshould be interested through a 5 speed roadster gearboxExhaust will be custom stainless made in the UKto include bigger  bore header and system