My S13 240 : Ls swap, Corvette trans,ITB's, Widebody, Stupid wide wheels,

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OK so, over the last day or so i have been trying to piece together in my head how i want to do my cage. For the most part everything is figured out. However there is one area ive been on the fence about, however i think i have come up with a decent idea.

Alright. The problem is when i cut the floor to gain clearance for the corvette transaxle i had to cut through a crossmember just aft of the center of the car. Would be a big no no to not reinforce this as if i were to get t-boned the floor would just crumple without the support.

Biggest issue with adding support back in was how the transaxle sits. It sits above and below the crossmember. So just welding in a much thicker steel single layer plate isnt an option as it would have to bend to go around it.

Second issue is exhaust clearance. I could run a DOM tubing piece from frame rail to frame rail underneath the transaxle, while still having sufficient ground clearance, but then i have zero room to run the exhaust.

So here is my theroized solution, provided there is enough room. When i first bought the car i mocked up my Varis side skirt of my 2012 wrx that i was parting out, just for shits and giggles. turns out, i should be able to integrate it nicely with my widebody plans and helo give the car that gt300 style look im after even more so.

The sideskirt, along with the front bumper i plan to run hang a little bit lower than the pinch weld. So what im thinking, is run the piece of dom tubing laterally from frame rail to frame rail like mentioned before, and run a side exit exhaust, through the side skirt. The added depth of the side skirt will allow me to not just have a exhaust pipe hanging down, and i dont have to worry about snaking an exhuast around the crossmember reinforcement. Running the welded in DOM tube connecting the frame rails also allows me to tie it into the cage, for more added rigity.

And side exhaust are badass. Will def exit out the passenger side and passenger side only. I enjoy my hearing, my passengers can get over it. Now lets just hope the wife doesnt divorce me over it.


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Here is a shot of the side skirts mounted on an sti.To give an idea of what they look like

sti side skirts by lawrx, on Flickr


And of course, my mad paint skills depicting what im saying again.

side exhaust diagram by lawrx, on Flickr


s13 roll cage by lawrx, on Flickr

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oooh lookin good

She gone look even better when part 2 comes in

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oooh lookin good

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Small parts update. Part 1 of 2 of the wide body is here. They are Koguchi power replica over fenders and wide front fenders. Reason for the replicas is they will be cut up and heavily modified. No sense in purchasing the expensive ones when they are getting severely modified anyway. Normally not a fan of knockoff stuff, but in cases like this it just makes logical sense.

Company i got them from is Fineline Tuning. They fit pretty fuckin bad. Maybe I'm just spoiled by how my Varis kit fit on my wrx, but there are multiple things on these that are just off. The bodline on the qtr is off across from the fuel door, the upper edge is quite wavy and frayed, the flat lower flanges where the meet the body are angled wrong, the same on the front, the mating surfaces angkes are off, small chips and wavy lines etc. Not what i was expecting quality wise. As mentioned, good thing I'm getting down and dirty with them. Also did a brake job on my daily. Boring.

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20s on a 240?!?!?

Yeah bruh, those were just for mock up, I'm actually going 22s.

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20s on a 240?!?!?

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that pic with the bumper off and your friends wheel makes it look like a c6 lolz

Now that you say that i can see it lol the ridiculous massively rear protruding rear bumper won't be going back on, ill have a much sleeker, shorter one ill make for it.

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that pic with the bumper off and your friends wheel makes it look like a c6 lolz

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hells yes.. The bigger the better ey

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6 stud S13

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Lol, i have had some good trolling fun with that picture on local Facebook groups. People will believe anything.

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6 stud S13

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Piss poor update, but it is one. While i had my friends caddy's wheel off I measured to see the overall height of the tire, and much to my surprise it's the same overall diameter as the tires i intend to run. So I'm sure you know what happened next. I rolled the wheel over to the back of the 240 and good god. These son bitches are going to be huge. Its exactly the look I'm going for. Cant wait to see what it looks like with all the planned aero and wide body.

Currently still waiting on wide body panels to come in as well as roll cage tubing. Also have a seat on order, which is a ways out still as its coming from the land of the rising sun. I **** waiting on parts.....
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[cruuz]

Figured as much, I fully endorse running taller tires. And square wheels

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One thing to consider, the sidewall height on all those gt300 cars is pretty tall, like a 45/50 series at least. Maybe you're not going so literal with the gt styling, just a thought


Dat BRZ doe........all of them really

Im not looking to a exact replica or per the rules say build, more of just an influence. And yes they do have tall sidewalls, as the tires play a role in the suspension tuning, more so than road cars.

The 335/30/18 is a 26" tall tire, so it will def have a bit of height to it, just not quite as substantial as the actaul gt300 cars

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One thing to consider, the sidewall height on all those gt300 cars is pretty tall, like a 45/50 series at least. Maybe you're not going so literal with the gt styling, just a thought


Dat BRZ doe........all of them really