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10-04-2011, 08:47 PM | #1 |
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Another Ls1 s13 swap build yada yada yada...
I already know a few of you hate my paint choice. We dont have a shop nor all the proper tools do be doing all of this but we work with what we have. I dont care to be honest.
So with that out of the way here we go... As some of you may know this is what my s13 used to look like this is what i ragged on for a couple years with the a/c iced up sold the KA,tranny, and sil front and skirts about a year ago.....car has been sitting in my garage with an inch of dust on it. since i sold my truck last month i bought all my swap stuff for this piece of crap got my stuff from Sikky.com through HELLACALLIJOSH @ BLU808. We finally decided to get rolling on this damn thing a couple months ago, pops came to the house and grabbed the trailer and car and brought it down to the Becker-Racing Headquarters so we can get rocking. First thing we wanted to get the engine bay prepped and ready for the new stuff after we cut out the rad support and inner fender area we took out all the wiring as well. no more power door locks but we will keep the power windows until further notice all the a/c stuff is gone dont worry though we have something up our sleeves... you think imma sweat my balls off in South Florida?? ha removed the whole electric sunroof assembly We are not fabricators or welders by any means but we get the job done. Picked up a new radiator and grabbed a pretty banged up front bumper from a buddy so we can finish the mock up of the front. The bumper wont be an issue to repair, ive seen my father fix worse off glass parts in the past. no hood issues with rad cap location Slight mock up for the fuel cell. The cell brace will be mounted under the trunk skin. Of course a bulkhead will be mounted between the cockpit and trunk. Ditched the dash...pops started mocking up a glass dash just for the bare necessities the front top and bottom brace are just about ready for paint....welded some supports/Dzus faster tabs for the fenders and bumper..also finished making the hood pin/rad support plates. check out my sweet curb feelers also finished the fuel cell rack and welded it in place. we are going to lay sheet metal just up to the edges of the cell once the new roll cage goes in since mine isnt legal. Just have grab some hardwar from the shop to bolt the cell to the rack. then we will locate the battery back there as well of course i suck at welding by the way! This is the rear bumper support im welding up. here the support is on the car now. we used the stock bumper support mounts since they bolt up just fine. my dookie welds after the grinder got ahold of them.... |
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10-04-2011, 08:48 PM | #2 |
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Bumper back in place...need to adjust it so it doesnt boe up the middle but for the most part its ready for paint now.
and here is my dads other project...he has just about restored it completely to original state from the 60s... all hand crafted wood with glass cowlings and a buick V6 motor...should do over 100mph on the water when its done! mounting the fenders,skirts and front bumper with the fastners... made some brackets with cut off fender pieces to mount the fenders... some wrinkle finish for the dash... the under side of one of the hoods we have. gonna do the same to the other one as well. i didnt care as much to do so but pops was set on painting stuff on the motor lol swapped out the oil pans/pick ups,etc. custom toilet lid yo since we dont have a shop with a lift and all that fancy stuff yes the car stayed on the trailer. it aint a backyard build if you dont make things happen old school style. Motor and trans mounted, driveshaft fits right in, headers were some what of a breeze..it pays to spend money i guess! the roof scoop is just about done. needs some more fairing in and paint. he made some rad (as he calls it) "Nascar style" hood hindges to go along with the "Nascar style" hood. He also got all the body pieces fitted on the car. needs minor adjustments here and there but its good for now. DONT MIND THE DIFFERENT SIZE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. JUST ON THERE TO ROLL THE CAR AROUND FOR THE MEAN TIME! i am happy with the out come so far of the car. couldnt have done it without my pops being so motivated! i love that dude! so still need a few things for it to be started up and tested out. hopefully within the next month or so we will be driving this thing! cant wait!! |
10-04-2011, 10:26 PM | #5 |
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Wow! This thing is turning out great. I love the innovation you're using in this build!
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10-04-2011, 10:56 PM | #7 |
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Great build. Only a few questions though.
1- What type of paint did you use? 2- What metal did you use for the tube front and is it track/ "spec" legal? 3- Is the way that the front is bolted on, is that track legal as well? 4- Lastly, what are you gonna do for head lights? |
10-05-2011, 06:15 PM | #10 | ||
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2: we used just regular steel from i think home depot. and according to Doug from SWD its legal for the track. that dude knows the rule books like the back of his hand. everything i do i confirm with him first since he is the tech guy as well. 3: like above according to Doug everything that we are doing is legal. when everything is together it is solid as if everything was OEM fitment. But super fast easy access. 4: We are going to do a plexi or lexan glass over mounted fog lights or whatever. kind of like this. i have another hood that will probably do this to for variety. Quote:
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. i cant wait to drive this thing. oh stay tuned for exhaust pictures hopefully this weekend. |
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10-05-2011, 07:26 PM | #12 |
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Great work for a "backyard shop".
I like the use of dzus fasteners. More people should use those instead of zip ties. The sunroof scoop is sweet too. Also, the hood hinges are trick.
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10-06-2011, 12:47 AM | #20 |
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yea the multicolor is a hit or miss with alot of people. Ive had people say the engine bay looks like this dude...
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. i cant wait to drive this thing. oh stay tuned for exhaust pictures hopefully this weekend.[/QUOTE] lol i think more of the hulk |
10-06-2011, 09:15 AM | #21 |
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yeah its different,...but im diggin the fuck out of it mang
keep it up!
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10-06-2011, 12:56 PM | #23 |
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tight work! ive seen your thread over at the local forum. always liked the color and the fact that you kept the grey stripe around the car, any particular reason why you switched to pop ups?
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10-06-2011, 01:13 PM | #24 |
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It's kind of nice to see a car not professionally built, but backyard built. Good job!
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10-06-2011, 05:45 PM | #25 | ||
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10-07-2011, 08:09 PM | #30 |
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Nice build man! Great props to you and your dad! theres no place like home to build a car. keep up the good work and keep us updated, i want to see this thing up and running!
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