AWD-T3-VR Lexcen

[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 have def mellowed as I have gotten older, I will now reluctantly admit the GT40 was a pretty cool car.  I actually always had a liking for the look of a 2 door XP too.  But there isn’t any way in hell I will ever own one

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

I’m not really fussed and will use whatever works, the owner supplied Ford fans so that’s what we went with but I’d prefer to keep within a brand if possible, I don’t really have anything against Fords and if they ever make a car worth owning I’ll consider buying one 

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

Today End!

Went down to do a bit on the Monaro, turns out the supplied “drop in” Aluminium radiator isn’t as drop in as you’d imagine, factory rad has a rebate on it’s mounting flange that goes over the lip on the Rad support, the replacement is flat so would require spacers to fit…

NOT such a bad thing as I’m not a fan of solid mounting Al radiators so I’ve ordered some 8mm rubber isolator mounts, they serve 2 purposes, 1 they isolate the radiator from vibration, 2 they isolate it electrically in case there’s any “stray current” in the car, if there is it can erode a tube and leak within a few weeks… NOT a good thing!

With the Monaro coming to a screeching halt I decided to fill up the Lexcen, nice surprise it only took 25L to fill and NOT the 48L I thought I had, turns out the Fuel Sender isn’t linear so led me astray, after I filled it to the brim I noticed it still had the slight seepage from the Sender, I’ve tried to correct this a couple of times now in different ways but have failed each time, it’s fine if you don’t fill up the neck but not an ideal situation as parked up the car reeks of fuel..

Decided to pull the Sender out and remachine the top flange so it’s flat, made some new Viton washers bolted it all up and dry as a bone!

Fired it up and left it running outside for awhile and still dry so I took that as a win and put it away ready for next weekends 2 days of racing.

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

So let me get this straight

 

You have a all wheel drive ute, a off the charts lexus and a monaro

 

What other supprises do you have ??

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

LOL building the LE Monaro for a Mate  :XD:

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

Good stuff

 

Im building a monaro for my self

 

Couple of people on here made me start a thread in Vt-vz section as i was getting trouble for posting it in my manta thread lol

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

vs manta 218 wrote:

Good stuff Im building a monaro for my self Couple of people on here made me start a thread in Vt-vz section as i was getting trouble for posting it in my manta thread lol

LOL yeah been following it, one of my all time Fav cars, I did an AWD conversion for a mate in SA a couple of years back and it’s such a good thing, plan is if I ever bin the Tonner I’ll buy a Monaro shell and build one for myself 

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Ah yes, but my theory is they didn’t come out of the Ford factory, I believe the interior roof light for example on a VR has a Ford and Holden part number. But the one in my car was never handled my a Ford guy Btw I realize my almost pathological hatred of anything Ford has pretty much no actual real factual basis, but it is real in my mind

 

I could make you cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Look closely at this pic and tell me what you see lol

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[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]

^ no throttle body like that on my bad boy

[ImmortalityParticipant 97 HSV Senator 185i 02 VX L67 Calais View build HERE Member since: August 31, 2015 Posts: 535]

Front throttle body on a Holden Grp A intake manifold (one that you don’t need and really want to donate to a good cause     )

[VH308Participant MelbourneVH Vacationer, Wrapped VT/X Wagon, Triton work truck View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2015 Posts: 32]

Milling marks from removing the ford logo from the xf falcon throttle body before mounting it to the group a

 

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

VH308 wrote:

Milling marks from removing the ford logo from the xf falcon throttle body before mounting it to the group a

LOL did have me wondering!

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

VH308 wrote:

Milling marks from removing the ford logo from the xf falcon throttle body before mounting it to the group a

 

Yup lol couldn’t believe it, it is just an xf throttle with ford ground off it haha.  I actually found a shop selling brand new ones, got a few for 200 bucks few years ago, probably should have stocked up. No idea what the secondries one was off tho.

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

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

Today End!

My Isolator mounts for the Monaro Radiator finally arrived!

I made some Viton seals to try and stop the fuel sender in the Lexcen weeping when full, was ok for a couple of days then it started again so I ordered some Nylon washers to replace them but they haven’t arrived yet so today I tried 10 different places in town….

Ended up machining some up on the lathe today from a piece of nylon bar I have here, put it all together and it looked ok for a few minutes then started seeping again… ARGHHH

Pulled them out and turned them a bit thinner then mixed up some epoxy and glued it all together, I’ll let it set overnight then fill it back up..

 

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

Today End!

All set for 2 days of Autocross!

[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]

So your backs OK then?  Good luck mate, have fun.

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

VRSenator065 wrote:

So your backs OK then? Good luck mate, have fun.

Thanks Gary,

Still not real flash but I cope, if I let it stop me every time it hurts I’d do nothing…

[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]

Sorry to hear that but at least you are still able to do cool stuff.

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

VRSenator065 wrote:

Sorry to hear that but at least you are still able to do cool stuff.

Had a few decades practice at it and can usually find a workaround to get things done, never been the type to let things beat me 

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