My S13 Build : LS swap, Corvette transaxle, ITB, Widebody, Do everything car

[rv_zenki]

If you really wanted you could make custom vents that direct out of the sides of the hood and direct air flow to them through ducting. This would direct the warm/hot air away from the itb's. Just a thought. This build is pretty sweet! cant wait to see more

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by rv_zenki

If you really wanted you could make custom vents that direct out of the sides of the hood and direct air flow to them through ducting. This would direct the warm/hot air away from the itb's. Just a thought. This build is pretty sweet! cant wait to see more

It would, yes, but i REALLY want to use the koguchi power hood. And ducting going side to side would just clutter the engine bay up more so than the single center duct would

[laextreme5]

Finally got some progress made, not the amount of progress i wanted to make, but progress none the less. Finally got a bottle of gas and got the welder setup to go %100. Started out by throwing on one of the gktech subframe gussets and then making a set of gussets/ load plates for where the trans mount would be welded.

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Ok so i finally also bought a daily. Decided against taking out a small loan on one the cars i wanted and picked up a truck. With a baby 4 months out id rather not have the second car note to deal with while trying to adjust funds with the newfound money sucker upper that is an infant. Plan is to drive it for a year and get something nicer next summer. Maybe ill get me my 911 I've been wanting for, well, ever lol Well here she is in all her glory. 04 silverado, needs a little love but she was cheap and a decent buy. Should come in handy towing racer stuff in the future.
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Alright, so the wheel escapade, here are some shots showing how the machined smaller edge site in relation to the barrel and the reinforcement bracket on the Lmt2's. The bracket has a 90* shape to it so as to acts as part of the wheel to press against the lip when bolted down, i dont see any reason it shouldn't work like Ray's or Nismo intended. Here are some detailed shots on how it mounts. Dont mind the face being upside down in the barrel, i was lazy....
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Also got a bit more work done on my motor mounts, got all the slag off from the plasma cutter and started to drill some mount holes and marked off some weight reduction holes. Drilling through 1/4" plate takes few minutes even with a drill press, and i wasn't really feeling that great tonight i just called it a night and will pick back up tomorrow. Was really wanting the drivetrain under its own weight by now but just ran out of time.
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Lastly, i did a bit of measureming and came to a bit of a predicament. The front tires i will be running vs the ride height i want to run is causing a bit of an issue clearance wise. Between tire, height, suspension travel room, and ground clearance, there just isn't quite enough room between the ground and the upper rail where the strut mount. So with that being said i will be chopping off the strut towers and relocating them in up and back a little bit along with removing the upper rail entirely and creating my own new upper rail that ties into the dash bar and roll cage. I won't say yet what size tire i will be running, but it will require a bit of wide body massaging for a bit of t300 esque fender looks for wheel and tire fitment, but not full race car, but not full stanced either. regardless its gunna be worth the wait.
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[future]

How. Wide. Are. You . Going.

Tell me

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

You have my attention...

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by future

How. Wide. Are. You . Going.

Tell me

All the wide. Heres a hint if you can figure it out. My front tire size will be larger than the current largest production car front tire, regarding width. Have fun with google.

[future]

Well an Aventador has like a 335 in the rear. I doubt your running bigger then that

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by future

Well an Aventador has like a 335 in the rear. I doubt your running bigger then that

production FRONT tire

[Gingersmurf]

Originally Posted by future

Well an Aventador has like a 335 in the rear. I doubt your running bigger then that

The wheels have a 235/45/17 tire on them currently if you look at the first pic

[EnvisionMore]

As soon as I saw the corvette transaxle in the title, I was super interested to see where this is going. I like it! Keep up the good work!

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by Gingersmurf

The wheels have a 235/45/17 tire on them currently if you look at the first pic

Thats not the size i will be using, simply the size that came on the wheels when purchased. the faces will be used in conjunction with new inner and outter barrels for newly sized wheels. much wider

Originally Posted by EnvisionMore

As soon as I saw the corvette transaxle in the title, I was super interested to see where this is going. I like it! Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

[Reece]

That subaru you had was SWEET

[future]

So Chevy claims the Z28 has the biggest which is a 305 which I'm pretty sure is not 5 he biggest front on a production car


But either way you were hiding it like it was something amazing like a 335 plus lol had me excited

[Gingersmurf]

Originally Posted by laextreme5

Thats not the size i will be using, simply the size that came on the wheels when purchased. the faces will be used in conjunction with new inner and outter barrels for newly sized wheels. much wider

Okay, i guess i should have actually read what you wrote rather than just looked at all the pictures haha.

And a t300? like a kenworth t300? Interesting analogy, im very interested to see how wide this car will be when you're done with it!

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by Reece

That subaru you had was SWEET

Thanks, was a pain in my ass lol varis kit is still up in my attic waititng for a buddy to purchase it.

Originally Posted by future

So Chevy claims the Z28 has the biggest which is a 305 which I'm pretty sure is not 5 he biggest front on a production car


But either way you were hiding it like it was something amazing like a 335 plus lol had me excited

Figured you did the homework and searched it and deserve an answer. Front tire will be a 315, rear will be a 335.

Originally Posted by Gingersmurf

Okay, i guess i should have actually read what you wrote rather than just looked at all the pictures haha.

And a t300? like a kenworth t300? Interesting analogy, im very interested to see how wide this car will be when you're done with it!

Whoops mistyped. Meant gt300, the japanese racing gt class. It will be fairly wide. Not saying what im doing until i have the pieces in hand, thats gunna stay a surprise.

[future]

Definitely a huge tire for a S car either way

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by future

Definitely a huge tire for a S car either way

They will be justifiable, low weight, v8 torque, lots of aero load etc.

[future]

This is the most excited I've been for a build thread in a while

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by future

This is the most excited I've been for a build thread in a while

Thanks man me too, hopefully it comes out as i envision.

[GojiraCometh]

Nice work, definitely different from everything else I've seen, and I've seen a lot.

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by laextreme5

They will be justifiable, low weight, v8 torque, lots of aero load etc.

Interesting build you have going here sir.

I'd just like to point out, if the tire is something that requires heat for it to work effectively, you may not be able to get it to temp with such a light vehicle.

Anyway, keep going, this should be cool.

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

Interesting build you have going here sir.

I'd just like to point out, if the tire is something that requires heat for it to work effectively, you may not be able to get it to temp with such a light vehicle.

Anyway, keep going, this should be cool.

Shouldnt have a problem with getting heat into the tire. Will be a large front splitter, front diffuser section, canards, proper engine bay ducting, flat floor, proper rear diffuser, large voltex wing. Should def have 100s of lbs of useable downforce. Worse case ill get smaller lips for the wheels and dowsize the tires, but i dont forsee that being a problem.

Tires will be r888s, thanks for the insight tho.

[laextreme5]

Well, this past week has been a bust. Last weekend i was hoping to get the motor mounts finished and drivetrain all mounted up but ran out of time. This week has also sucked, I've been sick all week and had zero energy to touch the car. Today had a friend come by and help me build a storage shelf and wheel shelf. super excited how it came out, easily fit 2 9'' wheels and 2 10'' wheels with room for probably 2 more. Also got some planted seat mounts in, but can't do much of anything with them until my contact gets back with me on pricing for a seat. Need the seat to set main roll cage hoop location so i can set front down bar location which is needed to connect to the dash bar and front strut tower tubes. Its all a connect to dot game, and I'm patiently waiting my turn.

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[laextreme5]

Finally able to get some sorta work done after the last two weeks sucking. Finished drilling the mount holes for one side of motor mounts, cut out the connecting pieces and welded them in. So one motor mount is complete, hopefully knock the next one out this weekend,
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[future]

Solid mounts?

[laextreme5]

Originally Posted by future

Solid mounts?

Correct, for both trans and diff.

[laextreme5]

Was able to knock ou the other side motor mount today. They still need some cleaning up of the edges from the plasma cutter and a bit of splatter from welding but they came out decent. Also started on making the metal to shut in the drop out section of the front subframe. Good ole loose leaf paper makes for great template making. Once subframe is welded shut i can start on making the jig to locate the front lca front mount position and the front strut tower placement as well in prep of the front tubular setup.

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Also went out this morning to support my dad and a friend of ours who we did the bodywork and paint on at World of Wheels car show in the Superdome down in New Orleans. Both ended up winning 1st in class, so pretty awesome to have had a hand in each build and them place so well, there were some decent cars there as well. Dont mind the wife, she's not fat she is just prego haha
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Also have parts and tools on the way, should have few more parts on way once my contact gets back with me. Ready to start on the roll cage to get the front end moving!

[laextreme5]

Well ended up having some time today to get some work done, had a few alignment cancellations so i was able to head home early and get some shit done.

Welded up the indention i cut into front subframe, still need to work on my welding once there is heat in the metal. I, not compensating in my speed for it so I'm ether too fast or too slow. So I'm either almost burning through or not quite getting enough penetration.
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I had gotten home with some daylight left so i took some shots with actual sunlight on the car with where the motors final resting place is in respect to the engine bay.
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Picked up a used truck starter to use for mock up to check oil line clearances and header room as well. Header wise i should have plenty of room to make what i want. Regarding dry sump oil lines, I'm not able to run the center port as it will hit the motor mount/ subframe. When i first put the starter on i wasn't thinking i could run the rear most port. But once i put the 90* fitting on i think i can just manage to get it to run and be out of the way by massaging the motor and starter a bit. By massaging i mean grinding on the motor and a hammer on the starter for a slight indentation haha Also dont worry about the rubber line, i will be using braided stainless line on the actual install.

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Once the subframe was welded up, i pulled the motor out and bolted the subframe up to start measuring and mock up for the new mounts for the steering rack. I ended up having to notch the passenger side mount to go around the nipple for where there hardline connects to the rack
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[rwtf]

those welds make me cringe.

[JM216S14]

Originally Posted by rwtf

those welds make me cringe.

^ He must work in the oil fields slag peeling 6010 perfectly everytime