VB LSA Commodore build

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Anonymous wrote:

I’d take Handling over Bonnet every time Frazer, thinking a Bulge like a Falcon might be nicer than a scoop though.

the falcon bulge is what I always looked at don’t want a scoop so fabricating something or cutting up another bonnet with the bulge like the fg

the whole car and motor looks way nicer without the spacers had to try it so maybe others can steer clear of the idea

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Heron SSV wrote:

Sell the blower and go turbo. That’ll keep it under the bonnet

Never been a fan of turbos yes more power but not after stupid power,, plus I like blower noise    

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

Have had both and would never go back to Turbo’s, there’s no comparison.

[vinParticipant saSL/LEE View build HERE Member since: June 5, 2019 Posts: 66]

doing something yourself hands on is the best way to learn and know for sure, well done frazier, not many would have tried what you did. The suspension looks much better now and you will have good handling and ride. Those big spacers just didn’t make the car feel safe and probably would have driven like an old modified chassis dragster from the old days.

Working under my car I have seen how weak and flimsy the body/chassis of the commodore really is, and after seeing the strength of IJ’s build, if I had your fabrication skills, I would really make and strengthen all the suspension parts and chassis like you did with the motor/gearbox mounts considering the car was not made for the power you are putting into it considering it only weighs about 1300kg

And yes I would have your instant super charger over a turbo any day of the week and keep the car with the more factory comfort feel and blower noise.

 

[vinParticipant saSL/LEE View build HERE Member since: June 5, 2019 Posts: 66]

I dodged the naughty corner @gary

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

vin wrote:

I dodged the naughty corner @gary

Lol

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

vin wrote:

doing something yourself hands on is the best way to learn and know for sure, well done frazier, not many would have tried what you did. The suspension looks much better now and you will have good handling and ride. Those big spacers just didn’t make the car feel safe and probably would have driven like an old modified chassis dragster from the old days. Working under my car I have seen how weak and flimsy the body/chassis of the commodore really is, and after seeing the strength of IJ’s build, if I had your fabrication skills, I would really make and strengthen all the suspension parts and chassis like you did with the motor/gearbox mounts considering the car was not made for the power you are putting into it considering it only weighs about 1300kg And yes I would have your instant super charger over a turbo any day of the week and keep the car with the more factory comfort feel and blower noise.

Thanks Vin with the power it’s going to have we are going to stich weld what we can and tie the chassis from front to rear lower arms , plenty more fabrication to come

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Anonymous wrote:

Have had both and would never go back to Turbo’s, there’s no comparison.

Enlighten me Ian I’ve never been down the turbo root ,only driven friends cars but that’s it , all quit different from 4 -6 cylinders

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

Turbo cars have their place, it’s a bit like riding a big 2 stroke bike, you need to keep them in their happy place, Blower engines just feel like a much bigger capacity NA engine.

Then there’s the thermal management issues with Turbos, I spent a lot of time effort and money in my Supra and it still cooked just about everything in the engine bay…

[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]

vin wrote:

I dodged the naughty corner @gary

  Well done young man, keep this up and you will get an early minute

• This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by  VRSenator065.

[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 love for NA anymore

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

VRSenator065 wrote:

No love for NA anymore

My work ute is still N/A does that count

[Heron SSVParticipant Central Coast NSW2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3 View build HERE Member since: May 5, 2015 Posts: 585]

VRSenator065 wrote:

No love for NA anymore

mine is still NA Gary…. haha

[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 do fully appreciate it’s so much “easier” to go the FI  route, but the noise of 8 trumpets gulping in air at 6,000rpm on 454 cubes has its good points :)  But the LSA is a very neat package also.

[vinParticipant saSL/LEE View build HERE Member since: June 5, 2019 Posts: 66]

Hey Frazier, these might be helpful to you ? found them in the original holden service manual.

Standard Eyebrow heights taken from the bottom edge of rim (not the centre of rim) to guard lip = 8vx69 sle @ 15″ rim as 593mm front and 555mm rear, the original 14″ was 5mm lower at front and 2mm lower at rear.

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Hey All had a play with car today pulled the gearbox x-member cut it up to redo it also cut the radiator support bar off it’s in the way of my plans for radiator ,a/c condenser , and Inter-chiller ,yesterday dropped the fuel tank as going to make a custom tank , just forgot how much gas was left in it and could not find an electric pump to suck it out but got it out and filled my ute , ride on mower and still had spare

20200330_170209 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200330_170220 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200330_170230 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200330_170408 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

 

[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 sure is some very cool builds going on at the moment.

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Hey all Can some one measure something for me,, under the car from front of k frame to front of crank pulley them from crank pully to crank bolt I have added a picture to show what I mean

20200414_171404 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

[vinParticipant saSL/LEE View build HERE Member since: June 5, 2019 Posts: 66]

sounds like a job for @Heron , sorry mines on dolly wheels/no kframe and no LS

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

vin wrote:

sounds like a job for @Heron , sorry mines on dolly wheels/no kframe and no LS

That could be a slight issue

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