My Little Silvia (S15 with RB26)

[jspec240]

haha I knew I sucribed to this thread for a reason.. IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!!!

Awesome job bro Im in the process also. hope you have some paint left over... lol

[onepuff]

Nice job as always! I see you went all the way down to the frame rail. Did you put sheet on both sides like the factory or just one piece on the engine side? Or did you just use slightly thicker material? I need to take my tubs all the way down to the rail when i do mine so was just wondering how you did it.

[CursedGTR]

Originally Posted by onepuff

Nice job as always! I see you went all the way down to the frame rail. Did you put sheet on both sides like the factory or just one piece on the engine side? Or did you just use slightly thicker material? I need to take my tubs all the way down to the rail when i do mine so was just wondering how you did it.

I left a little bit of the original metal vertical from the frame rail for me to weld to (About 2 inches). I also used 1.2mm sheet metal which is a little thicker than original. Littel bit of a bitch to work with but it is sturdy. Make sure you leve some tabs of stock metal to weld to all the way around. The fab thread in the tech section answered my questions with a shit load of pictures and how to's so you should look int hat thread before you do too much.

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by CursedGTR

I left a little bit of the original metal vertical from the frame rail for me to weld to (About 2 inches). I also used 1.2mm sheet metal which is a little thicker than original. Littel bit of a bitch to work with but it is sturdy. Make sure you leve some tabs of stock metal to weld to all the way around. The fab thread in the tech section answered my questions with a shit load of pictures and how to's so you should look int hat thread before you do too much.

=) hehe you're welcome, i'm glad Jesse actually took pictures of him doing the process so I could re-post them on every forum he doesn't visit lol.

[onepuff]

Cool thanks. I've been following that thread. It's gotten kinda big with some great work. I'll have a look through again.

[C. Senor]

good lord. i just read the whole thing from page 1. this is a freaking awesome build. it's definitely one of the best i've ever seen.

[IsBettyBish]

Option 4: Th400 or 4L80E Race prepped transmission with manual valve bodies, and proper stall converter.

Paddle shifter and call it a day. sounds like the best bang for buck to me with the power number requirement to match.

[Syncade]

Originally Posted by IsBettyBish

Option 4: Th400 or 4L80E Race prepped transmission with manual valve bodies, and proper stall converter.

Paddle shifter and call it a day. sounds like the best bang for buck to me with the power number requirement to match.

Thatd be boring

[CursedGTR]

Originally Posted by IsBettyBish

Option 4: Th400 or 4L80E Race prepped transmission with manual valve bodies, and proper stall converter.

Paddle shifter and call it a day. sounds like the best bang for buck to me with the power number requirement to match.

Can't deny the fact that people are putting 2000 HP through that solution with no problemand extremely consistent times as well. I will have to put alot of dedicated thought into my diff and tranny combo to make sure I get it right.

[VQMaxFan]

Originally Posted by CursedGTR

Can't deny the fact that people are putting 2000 HP through that solution with no problemand extremely consistent times as well. I will have to put alot of dedicated thought into my diff and tranny combo to make sure I get it right.

What kind of engine management are you going to use? If its aem ems can control the 4l80e so manual valve bodies really wouldn't be needed.

[clark]

i don't generally like tubby girls, but your tubs are hot!!!

awesome work, i aspire to be like you when i get over my "do it wrong first then do it right 2nd" phase

[SlideAlliance]

Originally Posted by clark

i don't generally like tubby girls, but your tubs are hot!!!

awesome work, i aspire to be like you when i get over my "do it wrong first then do it right 2nd" phase

I do it right the first time, then get bored and do it right but differently two more times

[SILVIA_KIDs14.5]

go wit ppg the quality second to none also parts for os gilken are a bitch to come by in the states some thing to remember if you come back this way

[RX729]

Its gonna be beast once its done...!

[DeadlyZ33]

Always good to see progress on this car.

[CursedGTR]

Wheel Tubs are ready for some paint. A little wet sanding throughout the engine bay and I am good to go for paint in about one week. I also have to do body caulk between the core support and the tubs, although wleded in, I made it possible to replace the core support by using a drill and a grinder to remove it. The body caulk will help keep crap and wet shit out of there.
Originally I was going to 70mm - 80mm transition/joiner pipes welded into the new sheet metal for the intercooler piping on the hot side to connect to, but I discovered that the size is a little too much and would interfere with the frame rail, so Now I am going to either make a 70mm oval slot or two 80mm holes, just haven't decided yet, but then again, I don't need to any time soon.

I used black paintable body caulk to seal up all of the seams inside of the wheel well, next I will hit it up with some undercoating and call it finished under there.

[zorak]

ummmm tubby.

[Slideways^Jordan]

I just got done reading through all 30 pages and man this is by far the best build i have ever seen, my hats off to you sir!

[GSXRJJordan]

Great job on the tubs! After just doing this myself, I can say that yours are probably the perfect size. Bondo helps with the look soooooo much.

[gotspins13]

omg just went through alll the 30 pages of this and like everyone else said amazing build, but damn its almost been 2 years!!! cait want to see it on the streets=]

[CursedGTR]

Originally Posted by gotspins13

omg just went through alll the 30 pages of this and like everyone else said amazing build, but damn its almost been 2 years!!! cait want to see it on the streets=]

YEah it has been a while, but it takes time to sock away the money for all of these nice parts too. Should only be another year or so. Chasis is done after the engine bay paint, but then I have to come up with cash for EMS, Seats, Mission, Proper Rear end and some pipes along wiht all of the little shit that is going to come up. Would be alot closer in the next 2 months but paying for shipping is going to cost some dough.

[gotspins13]

Originally Posted by CursedGTR

YEah it has been a while, but it takes time to sock away the money for all of these nice parts too. Should only be another year or so. Chasis is done after the engine bay paint, but then I have to come up with cash for EMS, Seats, Mission, Proper Rear end and some pipes along wiht all of the little shit that is going to come up. Would be alot closer in the next 2 months but paying for shipping is going to cost some dough.

oh i see well so fas looks totally crazy im sure you got alot of other cars beat by farrrrrrrrrrrr
and ya i totally forgot about the whole money and saving thing! haha i guess i got cought up in the build and pics that i thought you had it all already and were putting it together but i was mistaken=]
so after its all finished and you come back to the us, your bringing this piece of beauty with you right?!

[CursedGTR]

Originally Posted by gotspins13

oh i see well so fas looks totally crazy im sure you got alot of other cars beat by farrrrrrrrrrrr
and ya i totally forgot about the whole money and saving thing! haha i guess i got cought up in the build and pics that i thought you had it all already and were putting it together but i was mistaken=]
so after its all finished and you come back to the us, your bringing this piece of beauty with you right?!

YEah, this th is coming back with me. As of right now, it is likely that I am going to leave it here for a little while and let a shop that I trust finish up things like tuning and soem wiring and get the car running for me while I go off to Iraq for a while or work on getting established in my new career that I am starting in the next few months. This will allow me to devote my attention to work while not having to spring for tools and the car will still get done. I am also going to use the extra time to look into getting Kaizo to export it from Japan that way the thing can be driven on U.S. roads without too much fuss. We will see how this little plan works out in the next couple of weeks, but for right now we are approaching it this way so I can have it RUNNING in the United States by next summer.

Brian

[blu808]

Can I come hang out with you in Japan?

You are the f man.

[96Turbo]

Originally Posted by blu808

Can I come hang out with you in Japan?

You are the f man.

blu & cursed combining their fabricating genius would be ridiculousness

interstellar fabrication domination

[SlideAlliance]

Come home already. lol

[bardabe]

NEXT summer? not THIS COMING SUMMER?!

[tricky_ab]

Following this thread at work is just the pick me up I need (God I HATE Mondays)...Keep up the great build!!!

[zerke]

damn BIG turbos. That engine is going to have some fun !!!! haha good luck .

[sfourteen zenki]

Just read the thread from front to back (1-1.5 hours ) and I have to say, this thread is awe-inspiring.

My Dad served in Okinawa. If my memory serves me right, he was 1st Marines, 1st Med Battalion, Motor T. Pencil pusher pretty much..

I can't really find much to say about the build that anyone else hasn't already said. Everything on the car has been given care and thought. It truly is an original work of art and like everyone else, I can't wait to see the finished product. BTW, I live in MS so if you ever have an itch to visit south MS in the finished product, I'd be your personal slave.