Moot that engine bay is awesome, and didn't realise till I looked but it's going to be very similar to ours, the 2 firewall seams removed and chassis seams trimed, flat plates in both the sections where the battery and charcol canister were, brake line holes in the guard smoothed, heater box section smoothed, mate theres a lot of work in that engine bay, looks fantastic. Can't believe you thought of selling it, keep on it moot it's gunna be an unreal car when done.
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 12:09 PM
Moot that engine bay is awesome, and didn't realise till I looked but it's going to be very similar to ours, the 2 firewall seams removed and chassis seams trimed, flat plates in both the sections where the battery and charcol canister were, brake line holes in the guard smoothed, heater box section smoothed, mate theres a lot of work in that engine bay, looks fantastic. Can't believe you thought of selling it, keep on it moot it's gunna be an unreal car when done.
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 02:27 PM
sorry about the thread steal, something you want to share with us Harve???.....Anything???
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 03:23 PM
Hey Simon, sorry dude, you've lost me on that one? (Not hard to do I might add!)
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 08:44 AM
is there something going on with 2Tough interior wise? or is it coincidence that it is in that picture when i last saw you you were saying something about a new interior
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 10:01 AM
Just a coincidence that one. Went for a cruise down to Moot's workshop to catch up with him and meet the touring Garth (fatslr).
Perhaps later in the year the interior changes will become reality.
Cheers, H
Perhaps later in the year the interior changes will become reality.
Cheers, H
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 05:07 PM
thanks for the pics mate 
the one peice roof linning should be in it tomorrow, and all the front end is ouf of it getting powdercoated.
the one peice roof linning should be in it tomorrow, and all the front end is ouf of it getting powdercoated.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 09:01 AM
Hey Moot, what is the go with your rear end... does it still use the factory arms in the factory locations ?
Any chance of some pics of the underside ?
Who did you get to do that work ?
Thanks.
Any chance of some pics of the underside ?
Who did you get to do that work ?
Thanks.
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yeah the factory arms in the factory spots besides from the lower control arms on the diff. i had them moved in 10mm. to get it engineered in nsw i wasnt allowed to touch the chassis rail until after the centre line of the diff.(besides the spring mount)
if i didnt have to stick with what the engineer wanted,i would have done it differently. i would have liked to have unpicked the original rail and move the whole lot in and then run it straight back instead of the weird shape i had to keep. but at the end of the day it has to be engineered and legal...
if i didnt have to stick with what the engineer wanted,i would have done it differently. i would have liked to have unpicked the original rail and move the whole lot in and then run it straight back instead of the weird shape i had to keep. but at the end of the day it has to be engineered and legal...
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 09:46 PM
Thanks for sharing.
I see what you mean about the compromise around the rear dog leg.
Is your mates the same (purple 4 door, qik 383) ?
You have given me some ideas though, thanks again.
I see what you mean about the compromise around the rear dog leg.
Is your mates the same (purple 4 door, qik 383) ?
You have given me some ideas though, thanks again.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 06:39 AM
nah,he has pretty much a whole new rail in his. but it was done a long time ago,and i wasnt allowed to do it like that
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Posted 08 May 2009 - 05:18 PM
Moot ive been wanting to look in this thread for a long time but always had crappy dial up. now that i have decent internet i have to say your car is bloody amazing.
good work man
good work man
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Posted 11 May 2009 - 03:55 PM
Here's another question..... are they 275/60R15 MT's ? on a 15x8 1/2" rim ?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Posted 11 May 2009 - 07:35 PM
the pictures in primer are 275/50/15 et streets.
pictures in blue are just shitty 275/50/15's BFG's (theres a big size difference between the two of them)
rims are 15x10's with 3 3/8" backspace
ets measured 310mm wall to wall (on my rims) and 26.2" tall. BFG's measured 295mm wall to wall and 25.7"tall.
new tyres are 315/30/19
28" tyres wont fit unless you reshape the rear dogleg(behing the rear door). and its hard to get a nice ride height
pictures in blue are just shitty 275/50/15's BFG's (theres a big size difference between the two of them)
rims are 15x10's with 3 3/8" backspace
ets measured 310mm wall to wall (on my rims) and 26.2" tall. BFG's measured 295mm wall to wall and 25.7"tall.
new tyres are 315/30/19
28" tyres wont fit unless you reshape the rear dogleg(behing the rear door). and its hard to get a nice ride height
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Posted 12 May 2009 - 08:07 AM
new tyres are 315/30/19
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Posted 12 May 2009 - 09:43 PM
the pictures in primer are 275/50/15 et streets.
pictures in blue are just shitty 275/50/15's BFG's (theres a big size difference between the two of them)
rims are 15x10's with 3 3/8" backspace.
Yeah, makes sense now looking at it. That is a serious dish on the Convo Pro.
28" tyres wont fit unless you reshape the rear dogleg(behing the rear door). and its hard to get a nice ride height
I have fitted 28" tyres before and your right, they do sit the car up a bit.
Thanks again for sharing your info.
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Posted 13 May 2009 - 08:28 AM
thx for the link to this thread MOOT, ya car looks the goods mate thats for sure and i sorta know were im goin now, im gonna get back under the car and see what the story is with getting the 235/45/17's under it, my old LX ran 245/50/14's and didnt have any trouble bar the tyre wall rubbing on the shock when hookin it into a corner, thx again mate back to the drawing board for me
Cheers Lee
Cheers Lee
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 09:44 PM
Whats the updates on this project moot,
I'm wanting to know how you go about the hilborn conversion.
I'm wanting to know how you go about the hilborn conversion.
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 09:57 PM
Yeah Gary some updates would be great if you have a spare minute. Still busy as I would imagine?
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Posted 24 September 2009 - 09:00 AM
well there isnt really updates.its been sittting in the same place untouched for probably 6 months.
it does have a one peice roof lining in it now. but thats about it.i'm sort of upto a fork in the road with it.the engine has over 13:1 comp and i cant buy e85 anymore.so i'll either have to decompress it or run it on methanol.no one makes 275/50/15's anymore either unless its et streets (which arent gonna last long) and to change to any other rim is going to mean a new diff and axles as mine will be way to short for the backspacings of all the billet wheels.
so with the amount of work i have on to,its pretty much a dust collector.
on the plus side my vn ss now has a 355 new paint and trim and should be at the summernats
it does have a one peice roof lining in it now. but thats about it.i'm sort of upto a fork in the road with it.the engine has over 13:1 comp and i cant buy e85 anymore.so i'll either have to decompress it or run it on methanol.no one makes 275/50/15's anymore either unless its et streets (which arent gonna last long) and to change to any other rim is going to mean a new diff and axles as mine will be way to short for the backspacings of all the billet wheels.
so with the amount of work i have on to,its pretty much a dust collector.
on the plus side my vn ss now has a 355 new paint and trim and should be at the summernats
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Posted 24 September 2009 - 09:21 AM
you could swap the cam and run the thing on gas...
Whats the go with no E85? I figured it would be more available now then in the past, or has something changed recently?
Whats the go with no E85? I figured it would be more available now then in the past, or has something changed recently?
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:59 AM
Moot my local tyre guy told me he can get hold of 275/50/15 mastercraft brand i think
Or maybe sumitomo
Or maybe sumitomo
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 01:33 PM
How about running one of those special thick head gaskets to reduce the compression ratio?
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 01:47 PM
Moot my local tyre guy told me he can get hold of 275/50/15 mastercraft brand i think
Or maybe sumitomo
mastercraft make 265's and 295's. 295's are easy to get but i'd have to cut more of the rail out. 265's would look like shit on a 10" rim i reckon.
if i change the head gaskets to change the comp,it'd need to be really thick.and that would screw up the quench and kill the power.its either gonna have to have a piston change (and cam) or its going to tur into a drag car.but i dont want that
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