Guest Anonymous Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 This is what needs to be cut from drivers side tower to clear rack Rack in place Top rack mount, mount was cut in half and a section of 2 inch square tubing welded in place to locate rack Front shot of cross member. Note pocket cut out to allow rack to fit. Also lower driverside rack mount was modified with 2 inch section of square tubing cut in half to locate rack. My JCI kit will not work with this rack. Looks like I'll be removing the stock towers and making a cross member to mount the ls-1. If you have questions post them here or email me. My pm's don't work. Mark mwicard@aol,com (dot no comma) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas28O Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Mark, Will the datsun tie rod ends fit to make it the right size. I am going to post some pics of my motor to see if it will clear the motor. It looks like it will be close to the motor. Thanks for the info. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 I used 280ZX inner tie rods. I had to drill and retap the ends of the rack one size larger to fit the nissan parts. Then used two right hand threaded tie rod ends from a 73 rack to fit the new inner tierods. The rack ends are hardened. If I was going to do this again I would have a machine shop do it. I used a couple of metric drill bits (not cheap) to resize the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zline Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 nice what year rack? USDM? JDM? STi trim level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark21 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Rack is from a 2000 or 2001 US market STi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I have a question, and it is gonna sound dumb as hell coming from an "Administrator"... What the HELL happened with your account Mark? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 To continue with that hijack, what ever happened to the "Mark" from North Carolina? Some kind of registration collision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zachb55 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 wow, thats gonna be pretty nice having that thing on there helping you guide the beast where need be. i thought this swap was more straight forward? is there a different one that had less fab. work? -Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark21 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Mike, I have no idea what happened to my account. Computers hate me. Dan is working on it. I'm the Mark form NC. Same guy. I don't think there is a WRX rack that will bolt in with out cutting the tower but I would love for some one to prove me wrong. There has to be a power rack out there that is at least close to bolt in.. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas28O Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Mark here are some pics of my LS1-mounts. It looks like I will be able to keep my mounts, but I will have to cut the tower some. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hey Mark: What pump are you going to use? Would you know if the STi pump rotates the same direction as a North American engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark21 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Mike, Looks like your mounts will still work with the WRX rack. I was thinking of useing some round tubing where the tower was cut to add some strength back where it was cut and allow a passage for the steering shaft. Glenn I'll be using the ls-1 pump. Hope it works out OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Thanks Mark.... Keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christurismohk Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Rack is from a 2000 or 2001 US market STi STI was NEVER in the US until 2004. And WRX in the US was 2002. Therefore, what year is the rack from the subaru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I think it was the 2002 wrx. It's been a while since these posts and I had the rack for a year or so before I started messing with it. Time flys and so does my memory. It is a wrx rack, I'm sure of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christurismohk Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Mark. Can you tell us how much work was put into the rack? How much welding and time? How do you enjoy it so far? Thank You so much for your reply! If possible, can you email me some pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Well, my hard drive took a dump so I lost all my pics and the car is in the shop getting a cage. Rack was not hard to modify to accept Z parts but I would get a machine shop to drill and tap the ends to accept the larger threads of the 280zx inner tie rods. Cross member needs to be modified. Nopt sure you could do it with the engine in the car. How is it to drive? WHo knows, I've only been working on this project 2 years. Others (DOT) have completed the project and can chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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