CRZYVY VY Drag car

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

Hey all, as far as I know there’s not a lot of street driven and blown race Commodores here. So I’m building one. It all started years ago when I brought my VY s pack. As just a daily driver, but a year after it over heated, leaned out, and melted a piston. Then it sat in the shed for a while, as I had other shit to do. But now we back in to it. So the plans are:

383 small block
8/71 blower
And.. Wait for it…
Carburettors

Obviously there’s a lot of other stuff on the list but I’m just about to sort mounting my engine.

I’ll be doing all the work myself, as I’m a heavy diesel mechanic

Haha. Anyway I’ve not got a lot of pic on my phone but will take some after tea.

Cheers Daniel

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I mean what else do you do when you have blown up your car, of course, you stick an 871 on it and turn it into a 1000hp animal    Love it!!  Welcome mate, looking forward to folowing this, especially the fact your doing it yourself

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

Haha cheers man. Can’t beat that blower whine huh. Carry on removing the v6 and complete wiring loom, guards etc. ground to a halt for tonight as torx bit I thought I had at home is at work. Tomorrow is another day.

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[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

And a few pics of my new block on the stand

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Well I am actually a NA kind of guy, but really i just like cars

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

Bit more done

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

Hey all,

So i have a few questions, does anyone have a wiring diagram for the VY? as i need to retain the BCM to control the windows etc, but want to strip all the rest out (airbags etc).

Also does anyone have any pics or info about converting the rear to 4 link and coil overs with a solid axle?

 

Cheers Daniel

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

Don’t take this as a dig, but I have to ask about the elephant in the corner…

Why carburettors????? I could almost understand if you were putting the motor into an old car that didn’t have the wiring for it.

But on a project that will have it’s own challenges and difficulties, surely the fact that the wiring and EFI tuning capability is already there makes it a no-brainer? Again, it’s not a bad thing, just curious as to your motivation?

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

Dan811 wrote:

Don’t take this as a dig, but I have to ask about the elephant in the corner… Why carburettors????? I could almost understand if you were putting the motor into an old car that didn’t have the wiring for it. But on a project that will have it’s own challenges and difficulties, surely the fact that the wiring and EFI tuning capability is already there makes it a no-brainer? Again, it’s not a bad thing, just curious as to your motivation?

 

Hey man, nah not taken as a dig at all

I like carbs, and can set it all up myself, plus i like the mechanical look. Maybe one day ill go down the big injector set up. But for now carbs bring a bit of old school to it instead of just another ‘LS swap’ hahaha

 

Cheers Daniel

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

IMO I would of picked an earlier model with less wiring and weight if going the carby NA race car route.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

^ yea but often builds evolve out of what you have at the time, its not like you sit down with a clean sheet of paper and start from scratch.

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

^ yea but often builds evolve out of what you have at the time, its not like you sit down with a clean sheet of paper and start from scratch.

Well not usually 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

There are exceptions to every rule buddy :)  And you are kind of exceptional….

Anyhow sorry for the thread hijack Dan!!

[Phire aka GmfanParticipant VictoriaVT LS1 Wagon View build HERE Member since: March 3, 2015 Posts: 105]

Dan811 wrote:

Don’t take this as a dig, but I have to ask about the elephant in the corner… Why carburettors????? I could almost understand if you were putting the motor into an old car that didn’t have the wiring for it. But on a project that will have it’s own challenges and difficulties, surely the fact that the wiring and EFI tuning capability is already there makes it a no-brainer? Again, it’s not a bad thing, just curious as to your motivation?

If he were using an ls based motor and could use factory wiring with minor mods this might make sense but that is not a gen3/gen4 block so would seem efi on a small block would be a lot more hassle than carbs.

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

cava454 wrote:

IMO I would of picked an earlier model with less wiring and weight if going the carby NA race car route.

 

Yeah fair enough, but i already had this and it owes me nothing, plus i like the shape. And to build and 10 second street driven car, id like to still have some creature comforts.

Cheers Daniel

[CRZYVYParticipant New Zealand View build HERE Member since: July 25, 2015 Posts: 16]

Hey guys, while I still haven’t decided how I’m going to do the wiring, I’ve started getting the back ready to measure up for the 4 link

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Wasn’t knocking it.

 

Have ve you considered running an Ls based motor and using the MSD boxes etc to run it with a carby? Much better base then a SBC IMO. Then you know parts are readily available which won’t have to be custom i.e.headers etc

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

LS is the new SBC i reckon 

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

LS is the new SBC i reckon

Without Mid range Torque….  :XD:

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Kinda think my engine doesn’t lack mid range torque 

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