V8 in s12

Hello!
This is a build tread about my drift / track S12. I have owned the car for a while, and it have been my daily driver. But I have newer done some real work to it. It was a orginal FJ20 car.

  And has alot of aftermaket parts..
The FJ was a great engine, I even have turboed it with all forged stuff++. But I dont want a smal laggy turbo engine that is hyper expencive to fix..

So i did this  

oh my god my dream

what are you doing for the driveshaft?

pix of oil plan clearance please

The egnine is a 2004 LS1 V8 5.7L, same engine as the Corvette C5. Its all aluminium engine and does not weight much more then the FJ. The trans is a Tremec T56 6 speed manual trans.

I tried to get the engine as far back as posible. And its a tight fit! As you see here there is not much room for the headers on the driver side

 


Engine mount


Its a tight fit. Its a road racing sump.

the motor mount idea you got there is baller.... you were probally able to pivot the mount anywhere ... cut, move motor, then tack in place once you had desired height

ive always thought about using a s13 tension rod lol

David I can get some better pics around the sump later today.
I got this road racing sump from Autocraft because the orginal sump would not let me put the engine this far back is the car. The orginal totally crashes with the crossmember. Much more then it does in the S13's. We have a smaller engine compartment then the s13's..

damn
i skeeted when i saw the picture of the steering angle
i showed the girl next to me the picture. hahah

definately will be watching this thread!

Why did you want the engine that far back? Can't wait to see this running!!! Also, where are you?

nice first ls1 s12 good luck with the buld I will def be watching this as well

vids will be required when running.lol

cannan89Why did you want the engine that far back? Can't wait to see this running!!! Also, where are you?  

Wicked arse sled! I like that thing. Fantastic build!

cannan89Why did you want the engine that far back? Can't wait to see this running!!! Also, where are you?  

sideways_s12nice first ls1 s12 good luck with the buld I will def be watching this as well

JonBWicked arse sled! I like that thing. Fantastic build!

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was in the garage all day and made the headers done.

driver side header. this is only temporary headers. I will make ut some full lenght headers later, if I feel the need. Got some cheap headers and cut them up.
had to move one runner to make place for the steering shaft.
  The diff and crossmember (is it called that in the rear also?) is solid mounted.
S13 coilovers.




My alu radiator


The engine and trans out of the car


The trans mount. Strong and simple

This is an awesome build. I look forward to seeing the progress you make on this.

F**king SWEET! i love ur car   i was thinkin of hotroding mine and putting in a old school sbc 327 but idk stick the the 4cyl lol nice build get all pics that u can of it good luck! and ps : i like ur jack stands

ls12I think I need all the traction I can get. Moving the engine back gives me more weight on the rear wheels and thereby more traction. And better front rear balance, trying to get 50/50 weight in the front and rear.
I am in Norway  
Thanks!

This might be the first ls swap ill see finished lol nice work cant wait to see finished product........OH by the way what happened to the FJ???

Drft-s12This might be the first ls swap ill see finished lol nice work cant wait to see finished product........OH by the way what happened to the FJ???

ls12It WILL be finished    just hoping I have time to get it done before the summer.

Nothing happend with the FJ. You want one? I have some    
actually have a totally overhauled all forged FJ20ET, newer started  
and some NA ones

ls1 in a s12! thats so bad ass. here in missouri ls1's are king. there are alout of ls1 guys here even a few shop that specialize in building them. there are bunch of rx7's and 240's with em here. not allot of nissan guys around here.

nice build is this the first ls1 s12?

WOW holy shit.. i thought i was going to be cool with a 1jz. i do know of a wrecked 98 camaro hmmmm. lol

great job getting it in there.

the spot where u have the s13 rear coilover mounted on the control arm is not strong rnough to take the stresses.  Shouldnt be too hard to fabricate a new piece that occupies the same place but is much stronger.

cant wait to hear it fire up!

IggyEGuanagreat job getting it in there.

the spot where u have the s13 rear coilover mounted on the control arm is not strong rnough to take the stresses.  Shouldnt be too hard to fabricate a new piece that occupies the same place but is much stronger.

cant wait to hear it fire up!

Every time I see the Euro tail lights it just makes me want them even more.

holy shit....

the sexiest part of the euro s12 is the bumpers they are just so dang short

methylpropnice build is this the first ls1 s12?

Dude, how much firewall did you have to cut? I cant wait to see
This thing done lol

awsome thread... cant wait to see what happens, maybe this will put S12s on the map lol

can i has your FJ stuff, and your tail lights for my also euro s12

also, are you the same guy with a black fj20e s12 on youtube, goosing it in your gravel driveway lol

VG30_S12awsome thread... cant wait to see what happens, maybe this will put S12s on the map lol

can i has your FJ stuff, and your tail lights for my also euro s12

also, are you the same guy with a black fj20e s12 on youtube, goosing it in your gravel driveway lol

Wow.  What a build.  Can't wait to see more.  You actually painted the different sections of the diff, CV's, and half-shafts in contrasting colors.  Never have I seen such attention to detail.  Even without everything going on in the engine bay, that rear drivetrain/suspension work is very impressive.

Thanks for all the great comments    

The firewall and trans tunnel was finished today, only needs painting. Also made a new throttle pedal mount, beacause the old one had to be removed to make more room for the engine. I actually used the whole GTO throttle pedal assembly  
And I started on the rollcage. Made all the main bends. From the driver position the cage dont disturb the view at all  
Will get pics of everything later this week  

Thinking of the gear ratio in the rear. I have 4.11 and I think it will be to high with the LS1.
Anyone know of any car I car get a lower geared ring gear and pinion?

Z31 uses the same long snout diff and is a direct bolt in...
I do believe that the early N/a used 3.5 or 3.7 diff but i'll dig a little deaper on the subject... or someone who knows the anwser can alway come forward and speak

*edit* here are the specs I found

# 84-87 NA = 3.7
# 88-89 NA = 3.9
# 84-86 Turbo = 3.54

I believe that the stock clutch type lsd unit found in the 87-88 turbo models uses a 3.7

So the best bet is to locate an early turbo 300zx and swap the whole diff... but with your whole color theme, you can always swap the front half and keep your housing

Tom

I need some help from you guys  
I need some papers that tells that the S12 was delivered with the FJ20ET. I think thats the version who had the most power, 188hp. I need some papers thats says the S12 chassis can handle the power from the biggest engine it was delivered with.

Anyone who have anything like that? dont know how the papers look like in the different land' but everything can help

tommyZ31 uses the same long snout diff and is a direct bolt in...
I do believe that the early N/a used 3.5 or 3.7 diff but i'll dig a little deaper on the subject... or someone who knows the anwser can alway come forward and speak

*edit* here are the specs I found

# 84-87 NA = 3.7
# 88-89 NA = 3.9
# 84-86 Turbo = 3.54

I believe that the stock clutch type lsd unit found in the 87-88 turbo models uses a 3.7

So the best bet is to locate an early turbo 300zx and swap the whole diff... but with your whole color theme, you can always swap the front half and keep your housing

Tom

Jsvob03http://www.club-s12.org/faq/general/variations.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_200SX

Thats about all i know of. its not really paper.

sickeningly awesome car dude

cant wait to see the end result!

didn't get much work done this week, but I have some pics  

The S13 coilovers
 

 



trailing arm poly bushing



Here you can se how much I moved the firewall.
The dark gufy stuff is some aircraft sealing on the weld seams. the white is just primer..







The cage. have only made the main bends. Here I have made some holes in the floor to lower the cage down so I can weld on top of the bars.




welded


raised again

wow this thing is sweet.... think the dash might fit back on??? lmao

You don't have a title for your car?  Where did you get the body from, a junk yard?  Here in the states we'd get a salvage title or something along those lines.

Finally got some more work done  

Cage is finish for now. Maybe add some door bars later, if I feel the need..
And sealed the trunk floor, ready for a fuel cell underneath it.

Cant wait to get the "interior" installed. Seats,pedals, windows, dash. And than start on the wiring  

 


Old vs new brake!






Rear caliper

I cant wait to see this thing done!

I can't believe i've missed this build-up 'til today!

This is some awesome work there!

DjayS12I can't believe i've missed this build-up 'til today!

This is some awesome work there!

DjayS12I can't believe i've missed this build-up 'til today!

This is some awesome work there!

Nice one mate!
Whom brakes are those!?

SeeyaNice one mate!
Whom brakes are those!?