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  • #2941
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    Bought the car over a year ago now as a “355” stoker. Developed a knock 3 weeks later, after pulling the motor out and striping it down discovered all the Bearings were cooked. Sent the block off to COME racing where it’s been since. Starting to make progress slowly and hope to have the block back in the next month to finish it off.

    name: Brad

    model: 96 vs Clubsport

    colour: mint green

    Engine: 304 to 355

    Engine Specs: Block clearanced for stroker, line honed mains, acid dipped, decked block to square, scat crank, scat I beam rods, probe pistions, come racing alloy 590 heads, come racing single plane manifold, crane h304 cam, crane anti pump lifters, come racing blueprinted oil pump, hi energy sump and pick up, crane chrome moly pushrods, Aeroflow fuel rails, fast 1375cfm throttle body

    gearbox: T5

    Diff: IRS 3:45

    Exhuast: Pacemaker 5002 extractors

    Brakes: Vt brake upgrade on front with dab slotted, standard rear with line locker

    Suspension: Pedders all round

    Interior: Standard Clubsport with sound stream sound system

     

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    #2947
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    Very nice, haven’t seen one that colour before, plans sound good to. Love these early HSV’s, they just got it right imo.

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    Definitely a stand out colour.

    #3144
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    We have a Skyline locally in a very similar colour but the Clubby looks a treat.

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    Looks like you have Alien eyes in that pic.

    #3812
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    Brad, what’s your opinion of COME? Would you recommend? Got some serious stuff on their website.

    How come the block has been there a year?

    How did you get the block to them & cost?

    did you do the brake upgrade? If so what was involved upgrading to VT?

    Cheers

    #3831
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    Come are very professional and have found all the problems with the block so far. I bought heads off them and they suggested I sent my block to them. Long story short they are really good and I would highly recommend them. Only reason it’s been there so long is lack of funds as I bought the car as my daily and an on apprentice wages. I didn’t do the vt upgrade as I bought the car like that

    #3836
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    COME have been around forever, they really know their stuff.

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    What made u go the alloy heads? Considering money is tight, $$ could of been spent elsewhere.

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    #3857
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    I wanted a good set of heads and money wasn’t tight then. It was after I run into all of the block problems I started to run out of money. Also living in Alice Springs you miss out on the good deals because no one wants to freight stuff here and when they do it costs an arm and a leg

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    Ahh k fair enough enough mate. cast heads would of been more then up to the task.

    #8696
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    Bit of progress, got all the machining done and have the block back. Hopefully the heads, manifold and oil pump are here this week. Also purchased Billet timing cover and pacemaker ph 5002 extractors this weekend. Starting to make slow progress.

     

    #8697
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    Any progress is good progress :)  glad to hear its back on track.

    #8699
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    Cheers mate be good to have it back on the road

    #9136
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    Heads, manifold, timing cover, extractors, head bolts, and a couple of other things arrived this week.

     

     

    #9137
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    #9141
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    Yea baby, looks great, bit of HP right there!

    #10566
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    Picking up a vt ss wreck soon and was thinking of putting the vt motor in, until my motor is complete. Will I be able to run the motor with my vs computer? Or will I have to use the one out of the vt?

    #10570
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    Vt ss wiring and computer is a different setup, you would be better off using your vs wiring and computer and you will need to swap over your to vs dizzy as the vt type is different too

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    #10579
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    Cheers mate so pretty much change the dizzy and from what I’ve gathered wire in some knock sensors?

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