VR Senator with LSx454

[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 she is all booked in for 9:00 am tomorrow morning for its inspection.

I am not actually a religious man myself, but anyone who has followed this build from the start probably knows what it means to me.  So tomorrow morning if you could pray, sacrifice a goat, cross your fingers, run over a cat, stroke your lucky rabbits foot or wear your lucky socks for me it would be very much appreciated.  Its supposed to take 2 hours plus.  Going to be bloody shitting pellets the whole time.

Will post up tomorrow sometime how it goes, in the hands of the powers that be now.

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

Will sacrifice a Steak to the Car gods tonight Gary :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]

Whatever it takes buddy

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

This time tomorrow it could all be over!!

[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]

Anonymous wrote:

This time tomorrow it could all be over!!

You seriously have no bloody idea what a relief it would be and how happy that would make me.

Its just been sitting there hanging over every bloody decision almost on what I have done to the car, I reckon I could write a bloody book on this build, I just want that part over so I can move on and just enjoy it.

I have said before it always seems to throw up a curve ball and test me, I expect the same again, but time will tell.

[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]

Rather than clutter the other members thread, I found a pic of the old VR 5L 5 speed I had that had the flywheel shatter doing burnout at 6,000rpm, pierced the floor in 3 places, luckily missed my feet, severed the chassis rail, destroyed engine/box.  $26,000 total write off. It went off like a bomb.  Part of it went up vertically and smashed the air conditioning stuff behind the dash to pieces. About a third of the flywheel we never found, I assume it exited out the side.  The clutch pedal got hit so hard it swung around and was pointing vertically up.  Scariest thing I have ever had happen in a car.  This is a scan of the damage

 

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

Ouch

 

And the verdict is ???

[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]

vs manta 218 wrote:

Ouch And the verdict is ???

Not sure, this was a bog standard 5L.  Wasn’t even pulling stupid revs and only had 100,000 km on the clock.

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

Not the verdic on this old vs

 

I know the verdict on that, its fingered

 

Im after the verdict on the senator lol

[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 the flat beads booked, so I will be at the RTA about 9am tomorrow.  Should know “the verdict” I would say by around 11 am.  If its a good one you will probably here me hollering up there in Qld, if not, I will be a bit more subdued….

[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 should add nothing will stop me eventually getting it through, that’s a given in my mind I wont bloody rest until it is.  Its just a matter of how easy/hard and how long/short it takes..

[KroozerParticipant Forbes, NSW91 VN SS View build HERE Member since: February 19, 2015 Posts: 336]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Rather than clutter the other members thread, I found a pic of the old VR 5L 5 speed I had that had the flywheel shatter doing burnout at 6,000rpm, pierced the floor in 3 places, luckily missed my feet, severed the chassis rail, destroyed engine/box. $26,000 total write off. It went off like a bomb. Part of it went up vertically and smashed the air conditioning stuff behind the dash to pieces. About a third of the flywheel we never found, I assume it exited out the side. The clutch pedal got hit so hard it swung around and was pointing vertically up. Scariest thing I have ever had happen in a car. This is a scan of the damage

Holy Shit you really did do a number on that! hahaha 

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

Good luck today I hope it all goes well Gary!

[monkeyParticipant South AustraliaVX SS II D22 Navara View build HERE Member since: April 29, 2015 Posts: 7]

As we wait with baited breath 

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

<tapping foot>

[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]

PAAAASSSSEEEEDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!   All a bit bloody overwhelming right now, will write up a spiel about the 8am to 2pm epic saga a little later          

[monkeyParticipant South AustraliaVX SS II D22 Navara View build HERE Member since: April 29, 2015 Posts: 7]

Congratulations mate its party time! 

[sv89#170Participant NswVN SV89, VN Plus 6, Vs clubsport View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 55]

Waiting for cavas skid time comment haha good stuff Gary you must be over the moon for it to pass first time

[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 just received this from my engineer, and I have to say that means a whole lot to me, coming from someone so respected in the industry.

Not once did he just say yes or no. Instead he listened to what I had planned and made suggestions on how to work within the framework of the regulations. I could not recommend him highly enough.

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

Awesome, really had no doubts it would go though easily enough, so much better built than the majority of street rods that somehow pass regs!

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