ok so finally i think i have enough done to start a build thread. After 3 years of searching and scouring Driftworks forum for information. I finally felt i had enough info to begin the build myself. I originally had paid a local tuner to build me a drift car. But after a year of being fuxxed around. I simply told him to piss off. Fetched all my shit and began the build myself. Bits and pieces S14a auto. Ls1 v8 Driftworks full suspension Cosbro dry sump T 5 borg warner box Tilton twin plate clutch The intention for this build is SIMPLE Im building a car which i intend to compete in the national series. I know It’s not going to be pretty! What isn’t going to work must be removed. All I want from this car, is when a crack that first drift, all I want to do is……”just nod and smile" That’s the goal. People watching this car may not be in love with how she looks. But. Let’s hope they ‘nod and smile’ So fresh off the boat
started stripping her out at my factory. Pretty chuffed to see no rust on her! nothing in floor panels or wheel well couldnt help but get the rota Gtr in place for a small mock up She even arrived with gas in the tank which i used to drive to my factory. Sweet recieved an interesting package filled with orange stuff....thanks kam few other bits 17 inch rota grid GTR geo master hub knuckles and rear arms etc FInally got the car to my house. Now the hard work began started to stripped it out removed sub frame and had is sandblasted prep work for welding begins
before i started prepping welds i had the engine and box in to measure up for the engine mounts etc at this time i also messured up the sump. Im running a dry sump. This should allow me to have a real shallow sump. Dropping the motor pretty close to cross member. after in she went. Managed to get the messurements for sump and engine, box mounts done. sump fabricated. if im honest. This is the 3rd attemp. The first 2 were a total fuck up. Seems i needed to do about 3 km of welding before i sused out what the deal was i guess thats the down fall of doing everything your self. YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE fuck ups. but hey. At least your learning
The dry sump and tank im using also got a few extra rims to use for practice etc cobra sets im using Got the engine to my factory, stripping it down for a good scrubbing and a few bling bits ato be dded. Also give me chance to fabricate i few things i need. turned up a spacer on the laith, Im driving the dry sump pump off of the crack pulley. The spacer will locate the driver pulley infront of the crank dampner. like this few bling bits off to powder coating recieved my flywheel, only thing is my tilton clutch has different splines to that of my T5 box. So i had to buy some clutch plates with the same spline and machine them down. Then rivet them in. old splines new splines installed what a ball ache!!!!!! while everythign was out i had the friction inner plates surface ground for a nice clean snugg fit got the bling bits back got to removing the stock oil pump fitted bling bits, clutch and fly wheel needed to machine down 10mm off the bell housing after after initial fitment
spot welding seems, this is a job for ...god knows who. Its just shit work. preped and welded the whole car. engine bay, under carrige, interrior. In hind sight. I should have taken an extra 4 weeks and had the car media blasted. It really would have made life much easier when it came to welding. and IF i ever do this again. its something i will def do! got some primer on the car with a little help from my girl....soon to be drift godess the only bit of rust i found on the whole car was under the battery tray. I cut it out and replaced the sction. also primed the sub frame few coats later only finished this late at night hense the crap pics. couldnt help but put the suspension the the same night
Finally some of the SA boys on here. Looking good fella, if you see Florin or Tim @ the rock tell em jamie says hi. keep up the good work
Hi George! Finally Didn't realise you had a dry sump LS in there! Going to be amazing, get that nice and low Some trick work so far, keep us updated! You'll be doing this in no time:
turned up some aluminium bushes for the diff. I baught the sub frame bushed from DW. Forgot about diff, got to installing the Sub frame bushes all done now for a massive problem. My kaaz diff a baught doesnt fit my R180 casing. carrier. So for now i have to weld up my diff. And hope i can buy a carrier R200 from someone on the forum. Installed the sub frame with the arms etc so with the suspension in. Great time to slap rims on and check out a quick mock up cruzing with dad this was actually an awsome moment. After so many months of work. to finally see the car taking shape is just fucking cool drift dog in the house....."boost" no really! its boost
got some minor clearance issues to deal with, but im happy with the set of the wheels. got engine back home with clutch, flywheela slave cyclinder all done and dusted. my pic of the build so far. not sure who was happier. me or madi??? just helping out with some minor last minute panel beating its cool babe. we dont like pretty anyway and there she sits..... nice and low mounts in place, i also pressed in some polyurethane inserts (thanks dad!) to really limit the amount of engine roll
its tight....but hey....clearance is clearance right???? i hope... so now the sump comes out again... ill get onto welding the pic ups in this week. im also mounting the pump. oh did i mention .......DW in the house??? sorry i had to have a dig at the local dudes! The truth is a searched and begged and pleeded the local guys to help me out with suspension...... there is only so many times you will hit your head on a wall.....hense me buying my set up abroad abroad...
im mounting the sump tank on the passenger side. Mainly becouse if a crash and burn.... hopefully grahams nuts will be the first to burn.... positioned it so that i can still get acces to the filler cap through the air bag cavity.
Loving the dry sump dude, something I want to do to mine. I wish I did my engine mounts like yours, looking at them now it seems so obvious but no I wasted so much time and effort modifying the crossmember :l
Also, something to consider before you finish mounting everthing up, make sure your starter motor still fits. I have had endless clearance issues with my starter vs steering vs headers. I agree with Kam, the r180 wont stand up to the LS, my LS when stock took a season to ruin a R240
