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TRS · 05-25-2025, 03:45 PM

After beeing not active in this forum for a while I want to give some impressions of my second LS swap, this time as a drift car. My first German street legal LS build can be found in the engine Swap section. Since this time the engine swap is more one of many things going on and not the actual main part, I decided for the car journals section.

Since Im running low on my time budget, the thread will mainly contain progress pictures and a spec list. It will be your input/questions which might give it some further content.

Spec list:

GT86 2012
Rear cut with fully welded wheel arches
Mounts for rallye stands
Custom center tunnel
Stitch welds in the area of the axle mounts and critical structural elements
Rear subframe raised + re-welded for large shafts
Kaaz 2-way in IS300 housing
Diff riser
PartsShopMax rear axle complete
WiseFab V1 front axle complete
WiseFab V1 rack relocation
IS200 steering gear
MR2 servo pump
Stahlus motorsport weld-in cage with nascar style sides
RocketBunny V1-style widebody kit with full GRP rear
GRP tailgate
Carbon roof
Carbon dashboard
APR carbon racing mirrors
BigcountryLabs rear spoiler
Rear monut radiator
2x3m2/min (free-blowing) high-performance fan
Modified modular rear bash bar from E92
Front bash bar adapted to the body kit
Tailpipes through the rear window
5.7L LS1 NA, prepared for FI
T56 Magnum F 6-speed H-gearbox
Tilton ST246 2-disc clutch
ATL racing cell with Radium Fuel Hanger
Motorsport starter battery
Davis Craig auxiliary water pump
PartsShopMax coilovers
Rear bulkhead with integrated radiator air duct
No heating or air conditioning
Hard-tube cooling water lines on the underbody
FIA 6-point harnesses with HANS
FIA bimarco seats
ECU Master EMU black + PDM
Rebuild brake system including brake force adjustment and stand-alone flyoff
TS-style fiberglass hood
RocketBunny V3 canards kit and custom side skirts
DSS drive shafts
Custom aluminum propshaft, one-piece, plus safety loops
Momo quick release steering wheel

And much more that I forgot or am completely unclear about. Here some pics of how I bought the chassis and the first things I did.

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05-25-2025, 03:45 PM	#1
TRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Drives: 2013' Toyota 86 (EU spec) Location: Germany Posts: 166 Thanks: 36 Thanked 154 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	TRS' LS Drift Build After beeing not active in this forum for a while I want to give some impressions of my second LS swap, this time as a drift car. My first German street legal LS build can be found in the engine Swap section. Since this time the engine swap is more one of many things going on and not the actual main part, I decided for the car journals section. Since Im running low on my time budget, the thread will mainly contain progress pictures and a spec list. It will be your input/questions which might give it some further content. Spec list: GT86 2012 Rear cut with fully welded wheel arches Mounts for rallye stands Custom center tunnel Stitch welds in the area of the axle mounts and critical structural elements Rear subframe raised + re-welded for large shafts Kaaz 2-way in IS300 housing Diff riser PartsShopMax rear axle complete WiseFab V1 front axle complete WiseFab V1 rack relocation IS200 steering gear MR2 servo pump Stahlus motorsport weld-in cage with nascar style sides RocketBunny V1-style widebody kit with full GRP rear GRP tailgate Carbon roof Carbon dashboard APR carbon racing mirrors BigcountryLabs rear spoiler Rear monut radiator 2x3m2/min (free-blowing) high-performance fan Modified modular rear bash bar from E92 Front bash bar adapted to the body kit Tailpipes through the rear window 5.7L LS1 NA, prepared for FI T56 Magnum F 6-speed H-gearbox Tilton ST246 2-disc clutch ATL racing cell with Radium Fuel Hanger Motorsport starter battery Davis Craig auxiliary water pump PartsShopMax coilovers Rear bulkhead with integrated radiator air duct No heating or air conditioning Hard-tube cooling water lines on the underbody FIA 6-point harnesses with HANS FIA bimarco seats ECU Master EMU black + PDM Rebuild brake system including brake force adjustment and stand-alone flyoff TS-style fiberglass hood RocketBunny V3 canards kit and custom side skirts DSS drive shafts Custom aluminum propshaft, one-piece, plus safety loops Momo quick release steering wheel And much more that I forgot or am completely unclear about. Here some pics of how I bought the chassis and the first things I did. Attached Images __________________ Follow me on YouTube Last edited by TRS; 05-26-2025 at 04:42 PM.