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October 31, 2017 at 11:24 am #25018
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101Well after seeing VRSenator06 post with powder coated crossmember, i decided to give the VKs some love.
Crossmember powder coated in satern black, decided to paint the lower arms as i didn’t think the powder coating would stand up to pressing new ball joints in place.
Replaced the bushes with Super pro bushes.
Painted the “Z” arms , washers and swaybar links silver.
New swaybar link bush kit.
Removed the steering intermediate shaft while the rack is out and repainted as well.
October 31, 2017 at 3:50 pm #25020
HDN05LParticipant- Canberra ACT
- VS Olympic Edt 383 stroker Ute
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Posts: 289Bloody nice work. There is nothing better than putting clean parts back on your car.
October 31, 2017 at 4:11 pm #25021
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Yea looks great mate, it doesn’t matter but you could have asked them to mask off the ball joints etc, but looks superb
November 1, 2017 at 9:42 am #25027My OCD is loving that k-frame!
December 23, 2017 at 6:35 pm #25531
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101Haven’t done alot of late , but did manage to fit VY V8 booster /master cylinder, bought a mounting bracket fabricated by another VK enthusiast, still had to weld up the hole on master cyl push rod and redrill to give original pedal position.
Made new brake hard lines, and plumbed a B&M line locker on the rear brake line.
I ran the front passenger side out through drivers inner gaurd then along the back of the crossmember to the passenger side, running it through black heat sheilding, looks very stealth, and is well away from the downpipe and exhaust path.
December 23, 2017 at 9:12 pm #25532Is that done in copper? The bulk head nuts look good too. Where you get em from?
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December 24, 2017 at 10:26 am #25536
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101Tubing is copper nickle.
got the bulkhead fittings from Hydrolink, they had straights and 90s.
December 24, 2017 at 11:08 am #25537So copper plated Steel?
December 24, 2017 at 11:54 am #25538Do you have a link for where I can buy that tube. I like it a lot.
December 24, 2017 at 6:15 pm #25546
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101I think it’s nikel plated copper. I just got it and all fittings from Hydrlink here in NZ, but if you search for 3/16 Copper nikel brake tube on eBay you’ll get plenty of hits. I used around 8 meters to do the whole car.
December 24, 2017 at 6:48 pm #25547Nickel is Silver…
Shouldn’t be Copper tube it’s been illegal to use in car braking systems for 30 odd years now.
Pretty sure it’s Bundy Tube which is Copper over Steel (probably with a high Nickel content so it doesn’t corrode inside).
Nice job it all looks really good!
December 28, 2017 at 7:14 pm #25583
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101It’s actually an alloy, 90% copper / 10% nickle.
“The braking system in road vehicles is one of the most critical items for safety. Tubing, transmitting hydraulic pressure from the central master cylinder to each of the slave cylinders at the wheels, is particularly at risk to pecking damage from stones and corrosion by salt thrown from road surfaces. For some years now, 90/10 copper-nickel tubing has been used consistently to replace steel tubing which has failed in the application. Also, it is installed as original brake tubing by an increasing number of manufacturers wishing to maintain a reputation for reliability.”
December 28, 2017 at 7:51 pm #25584Awesome thanks for the info!
August 10, 2018 at 12:46 pm #26869
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101Just had a second “in the build” artical done in NZV8 magazine.
time to get motivated and make some more progress.
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August 19, 2018 at 4:28 pm #26916
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101Boot floor stone chip coated.
Optima battery box mounted.
Started mocking up the fuel system,
Long range fuel tank is in with AEM 340 e85 pump.
Will be replacing the two Bosch 044 pumps with AEM 400 pumps, going flex fuel and the 044s may not quite have enough flow for e85,
Will probably stage the second pump to come on at low boost to minamise heating fuel.
3ltr surge tank, pump pre filters, check valves and “Y” into filter,
Will use bulk head AN fittings where lines pass through the boot floor.
feed and return will be -10 teflon lined braided.
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August 20, 2018 at 5:06 pm #26922I’ll be disappointed if that socket isn’t a permanent fixture…..
August 21, 2018 at 9:26 am #26926
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101Haha the elusive 10mm socket.😏
August 21, 2018 at 1:30 pm #26929
Judge1 FrazerParticipant- new zealand
- 1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed
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Posts: 775Hey have you got any photos of you motor mounted to you k frame
All good I went back and had a look at what you have done
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September 13, 2018 at 6:13 pm #27106
Red1m8Participant- NZ
- Turbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build
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Posts: 101New fuel pumps, AEM 400s, quieter and much higher flow, with the exact same footprint as the Bosch 044s.
The 044s are rated to 700hp a piece N/A
the AEM 400s are rated to 1200hp a piece N/A
September 14, 2018 at 9:20 am #27111
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Wow, they look like a nice piece of kit.
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