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

[laextreme5]

Nah, wont e3ven need em. Goal weight is sub 2200 lbs. Current motor is just a 4.8 ill put heads cam and itbs on. Real motor is gunna take a bit to save for, but will be 700-750 whp NA. that power to weight ratio will be the equivilant to a 1000 hp corvette or 1350 hp gtr, and ill have more traction because of better weight distrobution. Cosidered procharger but that was the easy route, and added prolly 150-200 lbs

[dubs&boost]

that empty space in front of the motor is for twins

[JEllis1]

In for more

[anti.engineered]

That follows, figures as much

[laextreme5]

Looks like things are coming along nicely, sucks about the wrx, but if it all works out in the end then why worry.

Yeah im not worried about it lol car has given me problems since i bought it. So only fitting it goes out this way.

Absolutely terrific I love it, you're doing it all right and I love the low centre of gravity / GT40 style aero cooling system / electric power steering pump that can go anywhere. It's sounding like a set of corner scales would be a good thing to invest in now rather than later so you can have a guided idea of where to fit components.

You really went to town on those caster rod brackets. If you're looking for some insight on them, I actually cut 'n' shut mine with the front half of an S13 set in order to lengthen to the place of my new radiator support that I knocked up, housing the rad further up and making heaps of bay space. Details in my thread if you're interested.

Funny you mention that, im actually saving for a set of corner balance scales right now. Going to be offering corner balancing and alignments to the car guys around me. Right now i do a bunch of lowered/modified car alignmnets after hours and the corner balance scales will help me bring in a whole new clientele and help fund the 240 haha

As for the caster rod brackets, they are just rough cut to allow enough so that i can make a jig mounted to where the front subframe bolts to. I will actually be hacking off the frame rails pretty much right past the last mount hole for the front subframe. So i will have to make my own new brackets right there. Just havent cut it completely off yet as i still need to order my welder so i can miake the jib first.
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[anti.engineered]

Absolutely terrific I love it, you're doing it all right and I love the low centre of gravity / GT40 style aero cooling system / electric power steering pump that can go anywhere. It's sounding like a set of corner scales would be a good thing to invest in now rather than later so you can have a guided idea of where to fit components.

You really went to town on those caster rod brackets. If you're looking for some insight on them, I actually cut 'n' shut mine with the front half of an S13 set in order to lengthen to the place of my new radiator support that I knocked up, housing the rad further up and making heaps of bay space. Details in my thread if you're interested.

[scotto]

Looks like things are coming along nicely, sucks about the wrx, but if it all works out in the end then why worry.

[laextreme5]

Got my steering rack in today. This allowed me to mock it up along with the dry sump pan to see how low i could get the motor.
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After setting the steering rack in place of where it goes stock, I was able to see how far i could move it over to gain more clearance for the driver side header. The downside of this is now one inner tie rod is too long and one is too short. In the future i will measure exactly how far over i moved the rack, cut that much out of the longer tie rod and add it to the other side. Ill probably have to add a bit of small tuning reinforcement, kinda like a sleeve, over the modified areas that get back welded together
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With the modified distance for the steering rack confirmed, i mounted up the dry sump oil pan and lowered the motor in to see how low i could get it and what would be in the way of getting it lower.
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With the motor dropped into the engine bay i was amazed how much more room i had with the steering rack over. Def a helpful modification in the space department. Also got a bit of a visual of where the Altenator, Ac compressor, and Dry sump pump will be. Plan is to mount the oil gear pump on one side of the motor and low near level with the motor mount under the head, and the alternator and ac compressor on the other side in the same position, all below the head. Ill be running a electric power steering pump from a vauxhall astra so there won't be a mechanical pump mounted on the motor. With the few accessories i have being mounted so low and out of the way and running an electric water pump, the front of the motor will be extremely clean and simplistic.

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I realized after setting the motor in roughly where it is going to sit that there is going to be a monumental amount of space for the radiator and condenser, which both will be mounted on a roughly 45* forward angle, with the air coming through the from bumper, passing through the radiator/condensor and then up and out a duct through a center vent in the hood, more than likely a koguchi power item.

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I also took a minute to mock up one of the rear wheels. I know its not anywhere near what its gong to look like, between missing about 6" of lip and a massively wonder qtr, but you get the idea. And who can't give in to the temptation to mock up a new set of wheels on the project car?!
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[laextreme5]

Wow WTF did you hit? A freakin' small cow? Looks like it spun down the side of the car! My mom hit a deer with her Suburban a few years ago with the blinker, like hit it by 3 inches, and the stupid thing dented every panel down the side whilst spinning.

Ah man, sorry to hear and see the daily.. Glad to see you take the good with the bad

Smoked a couple hogs doing about 50-55, Car will more than likely total. Im not to worried about it. Wife and i had just talked about selling it so now ill get full retail price for it lol Not sure whats next for a daily tho. Still need to figure that out.

[kevvy_dawg]

Ah man, sorry to hear and see the daily.. Glad to see you take the good with the bad

[DER E30]

Wow WTF did you hit? A freakin' small cow? Looks like it spun down the side of the car! My mom hit a deer with her Suburban a few years ago with the blinker, like hit it by 3 inches, and the stupid thing dented every panel down the side whilst spinning.

[laextreme5]

Thanks for the info. I actually have a buddy that is good friends with Dinos Corvette Salvage who is half an hour away from me. So ill probably pick his brain on what i need and dont need when the time comes. Wiring is the one thing i dread doing, so ill get my biddy who is an electrical engineer to come help out and pay him in beer haha.

Right now plan is to run Autometer gauges, the ultra series i think it is.

As for the shift linkage Ive got a pretty good idea of what I'm going to do. Going to be an exposed linkage setup. In the trans mock up pics you can see where i put a breaker bar and flat head sticking up to get an idea. Thats the gist of what ill be doing.

As for the mounts your right its fairly simple. Luckily me wanting there engine far back matches up well with the length of the torque tube and no section of it is required.

This shit gon be cray. With the quality of your wrx build, this should be amazing. Sub'd as I'm in for more!

Thanks man! should def be a little crazy once its done. doing what everyone else does is boring and stale, got to keep it fresh.

[Grime]

This shit gon be cray. With the quality of your wrx build, this should be amazing. Sub'd as I'm in for more!

[laextreme5]

So with this post brings us up to date of where I'm at on the build. Today has been a whirlwind to say the least. I hit an animal (still never figured out wtf it was i actually hit) in my daily driver 05 wry, my wife nearly ran over a body on the interstate (something had just happened and no one was on the scene yet, cops were right behind her). And then a little bit of good happened. The last few weeks i have been searching for a set of Nismo Lmgt2's to buy. Ill be rebuilding them and converting them to 3 piece wheels so i wasn't looking for a mint set. My biggest stipulation was i wanted all 4 correct center caps in decent condition with the wheels. Turns out as rare as these wheels are i happned upon a set 10 minutes away from my house. I couldn't believe after searching for weeks with multiple dead ends i was able to find a quality set with all 4 center caps right down the road from my house.
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[laextreme5]

After getting the rough idea of where the motor was going to sit, pulled the front subframe to get it cleaned up and to cut off the steering rack mounts, as I'm going to modify it to get it to sit as low as i can get it so that i can get the motor as low as possible.
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Also had some shiny parts come in today. As i mentioned before my shell i purchased didn't come with a steering rack or any of the brackets or bushings. So i had to source some separately. Today i received the factory mount brackets, which btw weigh a TON for what they are. Gong to drill some holes in them and lighten them up bit. Also got in some energy suspension steering rack bushings. These are just for mock up and test fit duties. Ill be getting a set of aluminum solid bushings for the final install. Also received the ARE dry sump oil pan. Currently only ordered the pan as thats all i need right now to mock up the motor and get it mounted. Ill ordered the rest of the kit later down the road when i need the additional parts and when i can afford it lol
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