LS1/t56 swap

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No huge updates. Got bored and put my GTU spoiler on. Had to cut my old one off, it wasnt some oddball factory one like I had thought, some company in the UK made it. I will be installing the GTU spoiler on a different trunk lid I think, this one just has too many holes and I have a few laying around. once the car is done ill have CFD testing on it and figure out an adjustable wickerbill..

Right now im out of gas in the welder and trying to decide if im buying a 20 ton press or steel for my frame.. I have to press the s14 hub bearing assembly out of the rear to get that all swapped over.

1-24-2018

I never thought about doing it on a z spoiler, that might look kinda cool

This is what I wanna go for. strengthen the back up a little and it should be good. But CFD will determine if I do it or leave it alone. Gotta make sure the car has balanced aero, Ive seen some crazy videos I do not wish to reproduce! only planning on doing a mild splitter, diffuser, flat floor and this spoiler.

I was planning on the harbor freight press myself! They seem to work just fine. Ill definitely keep an eye out, I like the $130 price range!


so long story short, I ended up using my friends press. It turns out the bearings/hubs were just rusted in lol. Not press in.. which makes a whole lot more sense as to why they were also bolted in. It didnt make sense to my friend too, so we looked on alldata. Its the hub that is pressed into the bearing, thats what I was reading about when I thought I found out why the bearings/hubs were not coming out lol. Oh well. Makes life easier!

I also priced out the steel for my frame today, I was expecting a few hundred bucks. $82 for 20ft of 2x4 .120 wall steel.. so now im trying to figure out what kind of weld through primer to use. Ill be picking up some steel in the next few weeks! I cant believe Im finally ready for this stage. I have a few more things to do first but nothing major.