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#819 |
Leaky Injector
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Hey how much do you think that seam welding helps? My LS swap is coming up and I'm trying to decide how to handle the frame... Is the seam welding mostly just for rigidity/handling, or does it provide significant resistance to twisting from beastly amounts of torque?
Sorry, kinda nub question I know :< |
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#820 |
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They are the same thing.
Rigidity = resistance to twisting
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#822 |
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nice attention to detail! maybe we will oneday meet up at the track.. i live in NM too. how about the snow? i know we got a shit load up in northern NM. check out my thread man.
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#823 |
Zilvia FREAK!
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I dont think i'ts been covered, i read the whole thread a few weeks ago, but why did you change from kouki to zenki? was it a cost issue? i know you can sell the kouki for a nice profit and throw zenki on for next to nothing, but i thought you had the kouki stuff all painted up and ready to go?! Also, you can probably answer this have you ever seen kouki hood and headlights with zenki fenders and side markers? how about the other way around? Well do they line up fine? i'd like to see what this looks like and if you still have your kouki stuff you could throw it on and it may be a pretty cool/unique look. Sweet as build man love every aspect of it, you better get er done though track days are coming fast!
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#824 |
Zilvia Junkie
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Thanks for all the encouragement guys! I really appreciate it! I'll answer a few reponses now:
Silviaz - school doesnt pay well....yet....it will when Im all done! For now working many jobs and well over 40 hours a week does this for me! Risu2112 - SicBastard is on the right track, the stitch welding improves rigidity of the entire chassis, i.e. resistance to deformation along the material. I doubt your ls1 will generate so much torque it will tweak an unwelded frame...keep in mind motors are on mounts that isolate (somewhat) the forces generated by the drivetrain and keep everything else peachy keen. The real damage created by your torque monster could come through from busted driveshafts, rear ends, etc, but not so much the chassis. Seam welding cant hurt though and a rigid platform is a good platform in my book! HTH Sliksta1 - sick, another NM guy! Where are you at up north? Im just seein the mountains gettin caked today lol! I check your thread, the motor build looks good! Thanks for looking at mine too...are you on RSW? Im not sure Ill get much work done on this car this weekend...Im participating in a time attack with my STi on saturday (Got 2nd over all last month, gotta try to do a little better, lol!) and the girl is in town for the weekend so its a double whammy to the progress. Ill try to get something going at some point though! Keep an eye out! BTW, it looks like i double linked a photo and the sleazy myspace style pic didnt come out, so here it is:
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#826 |
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im in espanola lol. but i work in los alamos. thanks for checking it out. i will be posting some more on RSW for sure. cant wait to see your car in action.
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#828 |
Just read from start to finish! Motivates me to work on my project for this season. It's a Autocross/time attack/track day beater. Trading in my RSX Type S for no car payments & rear wheel drive.
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#831 |
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car look amazing. great build man.
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#834 |
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ha, nice to have an S14 track slut AND an STI, wtf!
lol, like I should talk. amazing buildup, proper stuff for proper usage. nice! more pics puh-leeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!
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#839 |
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cleanest and most indepth build ive seen in a privateer project and probably in any professional setting. +100 million for you taking the time to log your progress and share it with us
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#840 |
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Very nice fab work! I really wish I had my own garage so I could build an s-13 coupe in similar fashion (I just can't clog up a rack at my shop for months on end). But any RB can suck my dick (too long, tall, and heavy in my opinion). I want an LSx but I kinda hate to bastardize the car like that. On paper though it just makes sense! Seriously though man your car is just too pretty to be a track whore. Whores are supposed to be ugly fucking bitches that will blow your fucking mind if you let them. LOL! I am extremely impressed, this is the best buil thread and fab-work that i have ever seen. Keep it up!
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