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

[Red_Arrowheads]

In one of the earlier images, you can see the braces:

[laextreme5]

Well had too much going on last night to grab some shots of the wheel faces for you guys. Had some damn online test for work. Hopefully get back at it tonight to get some work done, and MAYBE get the drivetrain hanging under its own weight.

[anti.engineered]

Patiently waiting for my buddy to buy my wrx varis kit so i can order the suspenion so i can mock them up and get some new barrles ordered. The anticipation is killing me.

here I was thinking you slept on a bed of money

[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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[laextreme5]

here I was thinking you slept on a bed of money

what gave you that idea lol? i mean my wife and i do alright by ourselves but by no means do we have thousands laying around to spend on racer parts. I do a bunch of side work as well as my wife working both real estate and property management, wish i slept on a bed of money, this project would be done much quicker, money is the main hold up haha

[anti.engineered]

Just the big bulk buy of parts so far. But that's not conclusive I'm just somewhat talking shit

I have absolutely never seen anything like that on the edges of those wheel faces... like I've only disassembled a few sets of wheels but what the fuck?

[laextreme5]

Just the big bulk buy of parts so far. But that's not conclusive I'm just somewhat talking shit

I have absolutely never seen anything like that on the edges of those wheel faces... like I've only disassembled a few sets of wheels but what the fuck?

Lol its cool, my buddy zac rags on me all the time.

And yes the wheels caughtme off guard when i saw a picture online as well, but they function fine so, eh, dont really care lol

[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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[CBREEZ]

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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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[cruuz]

Waiting on money to buy the next part for connect-the-dots is the wooooorst, in the middle of that myself Lolz. Keep building bud, it's extra motivation for me

[royalife]

Your not gonna run any sort of rubber in-between the motor and subframe? Good progress so far man, keep it up.

[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!

[DER E30]

That's a cool Willys and Corvette! Congrats on the baby too!

Engine mounts look good too!

[laextreme5]

Waiting on money to buy the next part for connect-the-dots is the wooooorst, in the middle of that myself Lolz. Keep building bud, it's extra motivation for me

Its going to be the stroy of my life with this build. Just dont quote have the income to spend 1k every week when i need new parts lol

Your not gonna run any sort of rubber in-between the motor and subframe? Good progress so far man, keep it up.

Nope, none. This build is all about the experience and drover interaction, pure unfiltered driving bliss.

That's a cool Willys and Corvette! Congrats on the baby too!

Engine mounts look good too!

That corvette was nearly the death of my hands from all the body work we did. Sat up for 40 years before it was brought to my dad and i for bodywork and paint. Lets just say it needed ALOT of work. Nearly 2 years of working after hours from our days jobs to get it done.