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

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20s on a 240?!?!?

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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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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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oooh lookin good

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oooh lookin good

She gone look even better when part 2 comes in

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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

[kevvy_dawg]

Paint is a dying art.. Looking good dude, can't wait to see more 22"s

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Paint is a dying art.. Looking good dude, can't wait to see more 22"s

And for paint, my day to day shop is runnign a body shop, so it will absolutely have a killer paint job. Already have color picked out actually. Will be show car finish, even tho im going to abuse the hell out of this car lol

[DeltaAlpha9]

Side exit exhaust FTW! Maybe a boom tube exit through the skirt for a little lower profile instead of 2 round tips.

[190Evan]

Yo if you're serious about the 22's I'm actually so excited to see it. This thread just gets better and better, those side skirts are going to look so good especially with that side exhaust!

[190Evan]

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

What has been seen cannot be unseen, I forgot how good 240's look with no rear bumper. If you are ever in the market for bash bars check out my friend Steven and I's company http://stayreadygarage.myshopify.com We sell a whole bunch of parts and have some quality wheels that are extremely cheap.

[LCG]

Side exit exhaust FTW! Maybe a boom tube exit through the skirt for a little lower profile instead of 2 round tips.

Oval tubing cut in an angle for a stupid long looking exit, then just flare the top of it a bit so it looks even more brutal.

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Yo if you're serious about the 22's I'm actually so excited to see it. This thread just gets better and better, those side skirts are going to look so good especially with that side exhaust!

Haha no im not serious about the 22s, will be super wide 18s

What has been seen cannot be unseen, I forgot how good 240's look with no rear bumper. If you are ever in the market for bash bars check out my friend Steven and I's company http://stayreadygarage.myshopify.com We sell a whole bunch of parts and have some quality wheels that are extremely cheap.

Ill be doing a tubular back end, thanks tho

Oval tubing cut in an angle for a stupid long looking exit, then just flare the top of it a bit so it looks even more brutal.

im not tryign to cut peoples legs off now haha But ill prolly do the dual 3.5" exit like pictured. Simple, gets the job done, no extreme fabrication necessary (have my hands full with that already) besides it will be titanium from the headers back and i dont know of any oval titanium to begin with. Not a huge fan of the oval look anyway.

Side exit exhaust FTW! Maybe a boom tube exit through the skirt for a little lower profile instead of 2 round tips.

nah, doin 2 tips, See above ^^

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