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

[laextreme5]

Here is a less sarcastic, decent response to your question lol Im running a c5 corvette trans and diff aka transaxle. It moves the trans to the back of the car, better weight distrobution, more traction, more fun times.


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[hinrichs]

I was wondering what all that was, but didnt ask. Cant wait to see this when you get to make it look good inside. Never would have guessed that vettes had a rear trans.

[laextreme5]

I was wondering what all that was, but didnt ask. Cant wait to see this when you get to make it look good inside. Never would have guessed that vettes had a rear trans.

Inside will be bare chassis and cage in a seperate color than the exterior. will be as minimal as possible.

As for the corevttes trans, its only the c5 and up that have them in the rear

[DER E30]

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What kind of shelf is this?!? It use magnets or what?

[laextreme5]

Haha its just an upside down picture. The box was upside down on the table, and weighs like 90 lbs, so i was lazy and took the picture upside down.

[laextreme5]

Had some unexpected free time today, so i cleaned up the garage a bit and threw out some things to make room for my buddys Cts-v that he is dropping off early this week for somebody work. Wait till y'all see this fucking thing.
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Also took the time to use some spare materials i had laying around to sorta mock up how i want to do the front tube work. The outside bar will be joining the downbar/dashbar through the firewall and the two angled bars will be going through the cowl and connecting to the dash bar as well. I fell this will be a very sturdy, structurally sound design. Of course there will be some bars connecting these upper bars to the lower rail. Ill figure that out once i come to it, but i already have a few ideas.
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Also picked up some 1/2" conduit the other day to mock up and try out some ideas for the age before i bend the actual dom tubing for the first time. dad recommended it and said ti was a good way to try new angles and such.
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[silex]

Your dad is a wise man! Bending conduit is much easier, but you could have done it with bigger conduit (aka the same dimension as your DOM tubing), so you would have a template already made for the real cage.

[DER E30]

That's a super good idea! I'm gonna steal it when I build my e30's roll bars!

[laextreme5]

That's a super good idea! I'm gonna steal it when I build my e30's roll bars!

Your dad is a wise man! Bending conduit is much easier, but you could have done it with bigger conduit (aka the same dimension as your DOM tubing), so you would have a template already made for the real cage.

He had some 1/2" and the bender for it already so i went ahead and used that. I agree it would work better, but, cant beat free lol

[190Evan]

Wow today I learned. Thats super rad and smart that they designed the C5 and up corvettes like that. That should be pretty fun. Thanks for the explanation.

[laextreme5]

Wow today I learned. Thats super rad and smart that they designed the C5 and up corvettes like that. That should be pretty fun. Thanks for the explanation.

Sure thing man, its great for weight distribution.

[laextreme5]

Borrowed some glass tools from work today to pull the windshield. Was going to do the qtr windows as well but didn't feel like fighting with them as i **** using the saw, decided to pull the hatch and some door gaskets as well. Also found a bit of rust under the windshield urethane, but not a big deal as it isn't bad at all.

Does anyone know where to buy some New Old Stock gaskets and trim pieces for an s13? I have a feeling its going to be a bitch locate some factory gaskets and such

Also got the car moved over as tomorrow the cats-v is getting dropped off, and she needs her space inside while i work on her.
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Also went to a cars and coffee this past sunday. Some lovely machinery, and also my attainable dream car, 997 911 turbo. Mint condition, stock, manual, and not a crazy color interior. Ugh much want.
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[laextreme5]

Well, the cause of no progress on the 240 is here. Decided to make a separate build thread for it to keep mine uncluttered in here.

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83789

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[LCG]

Well, the cause of no progress on the 240 is here. Decided to make a separate build thread for it to keep mine uncluttered in here.

it begins like that... I know it.

[laextreme5]

it begins like that... I know it.

I should have worded that different lol car isn't mine, doing some work for a friend, should be gone in a months time.