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

[laextreme5]

Fair enough. I thought they would be more.

Vertical is a yes. Out the bonnet...

Ya i was surprised myself on the price as well. And i dont think will be doing out the hood. Maybe. Ill be running a Kogushi power central vented hood. Will more than likely cut out some under side bracing, slap in some louvered vents on each side. Main reason against out the hood is weather here. Rains ALL THE FUCKING TIME here in louisisana esp. during the summer where we get afternoon showers almost everyday. So open vertical throttle bodies prolly arent the best idea. Would look sick as hell and sound amazing tho.

http://www.rhdjapan.com/koguchi-power-max-bonnet-nissan-rs13-rps13.html

May have to think of a temp cover i could slap on if while im out it starts rainning or something, thanks for the idea!

[laextreme5]

Well shit, just thought about this.

the heat coming out of the vent in front of the itbs would get sucked right in, so it wold almost be constantly getting air warmed by the radiator...

Wouldnt be SUPER hot air, but warmer than ambient. Need to take some measurements and see how warm the air actually is thats passed through the radiator

ALTHOUGH, still proly cooler air than what is in the engine bay, as thats the alternative. open itbs in the engine bay. I think warmed air from radiator is the lesser evil. As you dont have the block and exhaust radaiting heat in a closed space that is the engine bay.

Thoughts on this?

[johnnysrx]

its an old build thread but I found it http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=20490

[laextreme5]

its an old build thread but I found it http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=20490

Im kinda leaning away from the casting process now. Since i made the decision to go with the vertical orientation with the itbs i think im going to attempt the cnc route. Ive got a few friends that have access to a water jet for flanges and 5 axis cnc i believe. But thanks for finding that build, was an interesting read.

[laextreme5]

So, seeing as i had the day off today, i piddled in the garage a bit. Had a buddy come over and help wire in a few new plugs. Needed a 220v of course for the welder, and also added a standard 110v plug on this wall. For whatever reason when the house was built there wasn't a plug put on the far side wall of the garage. Anyway, got that wired up and working good, just need a bottle of gas now and I'm ready to start the fab work. I also mounted some hooks so that i could store metal tubing and other materials on the wall, as well as taking down my subaru flag and hanging a few things I've had lying around for a while.

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Currently the front end is surround by stuff while I've been busy the last week or so :/ need to change that asap. Still have yet to pick up a daily. Hopefully once that happens ill get back into my routine and get some parts ordered, start some fab work, and get the ball rolling. In the meantime, i decided to clean up the wheels a bit so that i could remove the faces in an effort to be able to sell the barrels and make some more space in the garage. Anyone want some lmgt2 barrels?? It was a pretty day today so the wife and pup joined me outside. He loves the hose....

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It got a bit chilly and windy after the sun went down so i resorted to closing the door and doing what i could inside. Decided to start planning out the front tube work and how i wanted to do it. Not sure how feasible my ideas are but that is what I'm leaning towards. Still need to order the front body work to mock up before the first cuts made, which should be very soon. Also received my new steering rack mounts from Villains. Need to mock those up and see what needs to be trimmed and cut to make them fit my modified steering rack

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[DUTCHswift]

You're not planning on using that center are you??

[laextreme5]

Why wouldnt i be...?

[190Evan]

Why wouldnt i be...?

Why does one side of where the lips attach to the face look like its sheared off? how will you even seal those?

[laextreme5]

Why does one side of where the lips attach to the face look like its sheared off? how will you even seal those?

This is how every set of lmgt2 faces are made. They are like this so that the faces can be removed from the 1 piece barrels. there is a small backing plate to help sandwich the flange when mounted. I will get a picture tonight. But they will seal just fine. the two lips will be bolted up together and sealed there, then face comes from the bottom and bolts right up.

[royalife]

This is how every set of lmgt2 faces are made. They are like this so that the faces can be removed from the 1 piece barrels. there is a small backing plate to help sandwich the flange when mounted. I will get a picture tonight. But they will seal just fine. the two lips will be bolted up together and sealed there, then face comes from the bottom and bolts right up.

True, as seen below.

[190Evan]

So weird, but good to know, Im in for the wheels they look good, I personally **** that mine are double drilled but those are super rad.

[laextreme5]

So weird, but good to know, Im in for the wheels they look good, I personally **** that mine are double drilled but those are super rad.

I thought it was strange at first as well, then i realized why it was there and that there was a backing plate and i was fine with it. As for the dual drilled. Im not positive but i THINK both sets of holes are 5x114.3, but thats a guess without measuring and just looking. The holes reduce weight so im fine with them lol

[Mystic]

Think i need to be subbed here.. Good work dude!

[kingshowercap]

now this is a build thread

[laextreme5]

now this is a build thread

Think i need to be subbed here.. Good work dude!

Thanks guys!



Also, incase anyone was wondering. No this isn't my first time doing any kinda work like this. I grew up in a body shop environment at my dads shop, where i currently work. Ive had my hand in all kinds of personal and paid projects in the last 7-8 years (only 22 so i doubt that number seems very high lol). Its just that at this point in my life i finally have the space and the income to take on a long term project and purchase my own tools to do the jobs I've previously done by borrowing my dads and the shops equipment.

With that being said, hopefully i can get caught up with some side jobs and get more time to work on this bad boy now that i have finally got the welder under roof and functioning!