s13 tube chassis build thread

[romerider153]

well this is my s13 hatch it had a decent amount of rust and was in need of a rebuild so i went to town on it. let me know what you think and i will but updating this thread with the next stage of this project which is awd swap to the vh41 iv already started stock piling parts for the swap and will get going on the strut to knuckle adapters now that i got a bridgeport in the shop.

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[ZilviaKid]

holy shit man! that looks awesome so far. i cant wait to see this thing done!

+1

[420sx]

wow. about time for a tube chassis. funny how this thread doesnt get enough interest as the body kit /headlight/ wheels threads

good luck on your project sir

[romerider153]

yea im lazy and will have to get some updated pics going after this weekend

[Slammed Assassin]

shit thats sick!! good luck the rest of the way!..

[GSXRJJordan]

Saw it in the fab thread - definitely beast. Have to keep us posted!

[gunluvS14]

sweet Jesus!
Subscribed

[Rapier46]

siiick dawg yoyoyoyo

[romerider153]

yea ill have some new pics soon i still need to source some parts for the awd swap so anyone know of a place to get a r32 front sub frame that would be a big help thanks guys

[Zerolift Autolab]

My favorite part might be the walking stick holding the hood open :D

Looks good man, keep up with the progress

[+Waldo+]

dope, nice work so far

[TURBOMAN]

Mad props man.. vh41 V8, AWD S13 Hella Fast!!!!

[Bubba]

Looks awesome, better than alot of tube chassis' that I have seen. I may have to go down this road in the near future, floor pan and possibly the support rails are beginning to show rust.
Hope it isn't too far gone.

Keep up the good work. Would like to see the finished product for sure.

Wonder how much heavier it will be after the fact...

[blueshark123]

damn very sick car i didnt know u were building this car well ur brake should arrive soon

[s13.dark1]

this build could be interesting

[romerider153]

damn very sick car i didnt know u were building this car well ur brake should arrive soon

yea im the one the brake is for my ka-t s14 daily thanks again for that too dude

[roco]

nice work, should turn out sweet. best of luck

[420sx]

yea ill have some new pics soon i still need to source some parts for the awd swap so anyone know of a place to get a r32 front sub frame that would be a big help thanks guys

just cut the stock one and reinforce it:kiss:

[xs240]

that is just awesome and inspirational...

[romerider153]

just cut the stock one and reinforce it:kiss:

its not the strength its the fact that i need to run gtr knuckles and with out the sub frame and lower control arms the geometry will be all wrong i want this car to handle well still so i want to make sure i get the center of gravity and the roll center geometry right

[romerider153]

i just got a r180 diff out of a wrx to use as the front diff only thing is the fact that the gear ratio is 3.54 which would be a fun gear out on the highway with a twin turbo awd s13 but i wont be able to match that for the rear diff anyone know of a r180 diff with a stock gear ratio iv got a jdm vlsd with 4.08 gears in it now but i can put a stocker diff in with a 1.5 kaaz in the rear with the stocker ratio

[fcf sil80]

thats just f-n crazy good job so far man.

[Devil Man]

holy crazyness... i will be watching this. very nice i cant wait to see how the awd turns out

[C_MONEY]

Looks like the car is going to be sick,what are you building it for drag,drift,track?

[romerider153]

track car and hill climbs here in new england and basically just something to build and keep me occupied and since im opening my own fab/tuning shop it gives me a chance to try out some off the wall stuff, before i got a customer that wants it for there own car.

[soreballz]

i just got a r180 diff out of a wrx to use as the front diff only thing is the fact that the gear ratio is 3.54 which would be a fun gear out on the highway with a twin turbo awd s13 but i wont be able to match that for the rear diff anyone know of a r180 diff with a stock gear ratio iv got a jdm vlsd with 4.08 gears in it now but i can put a stocker diff in with a 1.5 kaaz in the rear with the stocker ratio
You can run a Q45 rear diff. It has a 3.54 (3.538, to be exact) gear ratio.
You have to run a driver's side Z32 TT axle on the 240's driver side, and a driver's side Q45 axle on the 240's passenger side, along with 5 lug hubs from either a Z32 TT or a Q45.

[s13tilldeath*]

looks boss bro....

[landins13]

sweet ..........

[romerider153]

i finaly tracked down and ordered my gtr front sub frame so ill i need left are gtr spindles and i got the whole suspensions aspect taken car of all have pics of that portion all together in the netx couple days

[Subzeroqc]

moar!!!!! Keep it up man, this is amazing.

[romerider153]

anyone got a source for gtr lower control arms as it turns out the subframe doesnt come with lca i need those to be a full roller again

[deolio]

dear god this car is going to be badass... as long as you get rid of that silvia front...

[romerider153]

sub frame finally came in the mail still need lower control arms tho sorry no updates yet im in the process of boosting the s14 daily driver that little project should be done by tomorrow so more updates soon

[A31CEFIRO]

will R33 Gts-t controll arms work for you? I'm over in Japan and I could see what I can dig up if you could use them.

[BRAIN_Z33]

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hahaha wow that looks gangster,

...litterally lol

:ddog:

[romerider153]

will R33 Gts-t controll arms work for you? I'm over in Japan and I could see what I can dig up if you could use them.

no they got to be from a r32 gtr gts-t use basically a 240 lower control arm gtrs are totally different thanks tho but yea if you come across some gtr ones deff let me know that would be huge

[s13dan]

no they got to be from a r32 gtr gts-t use basically a 240 lower control arm gtrs are totally different thanks tho but yea if you come across some gtr ones deff let me know that would be huge

Yea lets us know, im curious too

[A31CEFIRO]

I know a guy junking a r32 gtst this weekend. I will try to get them if they will work for you. My A31 shares alot of parts with the s-13 and r32. So they should work.

[A31CEFIRO]

damb didnt read that right. you need GTR lower controll arms i will keep my eyes open.

[romerider153]

Yea the ball joint is in the knuckle on a gtr and its mounted differently to the sub frame if nothing turns up I'm going to just make some I'm getting impatient

[romerider153]

well little progress has been made im kind of at a stand still till i find some lower control arms the hunt is still on.

[LA_phantom_240]

Good god. Sickness.

[SixSpeedSleuth]

Any progress? I'm thinking of converting my 240 to a tube chassis in the future.

[lolatclint]

more plz

i love u

[MavericStephenc]

sooo nice keep us updated!!!

how did you maintain the correct angle of the shock tower? jig? template?

subscribed.

[roboticnissan]

looking sweeet man

[hotlavaflow]

I like where this is going

[GripTerror]

Did this finish :-/