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]

Filters going into the front grill, yep there is going to be a space and rubber section between the bonnet section and the plenums.  Thats part of the reason for the slope of the front of them where they meet, allows the engine to move twist etc and it will be OK.  The engine actually hardly moves at all with the tuff mounts anyhow.

[WraithParticipant View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 50]

Sweet can’t wait to see it done it’s going to blow minds.

[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’m getting itchy to start transferring it to my bonnet, thats going to be a bit nerve wracking…

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

Measure twice, cut once 

[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]

Immortality wrote:

Measure twice, cut once

Lol, never truer words spoken….

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Be cool if you did an intake for ls series engines into vn-vs as well. That pics of air from the front like an OTR.

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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]

Yea kinda got an idea on that, want to finish mine first though

[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]

Went to Fitch at lunch time, always super helpful.  Scored I think the perfect little rubber extrusion with the right duro for the seal.

[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]

Got a fair bit on this week end, not sure I will get much more shed time.  Had a good crack all morning though, gotta say bloody happy with it, I have now done enough to prove to myself it will will work.  Actually I think it will work really well.  Don’t really want/need to do much more on the dummy bonnet, its really time to start doing it for real now I reckon.

Need to now spend some solid hours on the CAD and tidy up some things, then print off the real sets.  Thinking I might design up the panels and get them laser cut in stainless steel, should look nice all polished up.  Then on the real bonnet make it look a bit nicer and probably box it in a little to the underside of the bonnet.  I will use rivnuts so its all removable as well.

If I get some time whilst everything is printing etc, will start to look at the grill scoop and filter panel I have in mind.  Few pics, bear in mind its only a prototype and mocked up at that!!

[doz10Participant Qld93 VR SS View build HERE Member since: February 9, 2016 Posts: 125]

That looks awesome mate can’t wait to see it in it’s final form

[OZ38Participant Jurien Bay W.A.VS & VY Sedan & Ute. Ecotec powered Hilux 4WD. View build HERE Member since: April 24, 2016 Posts: 59]

Looks awesome, just curious how it will go sealing with the torsional rock of the engine ?

Cheers

[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]

The engine hardly moves at all with the tuff mounts.  It cant otherwise it would hit like crazy on the pipes around the steering rack.

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Can the top of the trumpet cover be left on top rather than attached to the bonnet or wont that work design wise?

[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 did consider that, but then it sort of misses the point of having the exposed trumpets when the bonnets up, so think i will go with it like this.  I have come up with I think a nice way to make and mount the covers, but worse case if that all turns to poop, I have made it in such a way I could cover the plenums as you say, and still have the feeds mounted up into the bonnet.  If I get a chance to model up the plenum covers I will throw up a pic off the CAD.

[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 sometimes you get to do something that is good for the soul. Today my little mate Joe came and picked up the 5L.  He is seriously so excited, have lent him my engine stand, his planning it being a pretty long term project.  I think at first he is just going to strip it all, clean everything up and see how everything works, then reassemble it.  Couple of pics

 

[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]

sands vs wrote:

Can the top of the trumpet cover be left on top rather than attached to the bonnet or wont that work design wise?

More I think about it the more I like this idea.  I know it doesn’t keep the trumpets fully visible (which i dont like) but it is more functional (which i like), takes un-neccessary complication away from the underside of the bonnet too (which i also like).  Might have a play tonight as a mock up and see how it would look.  Thanks for the suggestion.  I think its at least worth exploring.

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

Just make it so the top is removable. So when you at a display u just pop the lid.

[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]

^not a bad idea Cav, I think I might make it screw on as a start, but I think I have mentioned before I know a guy who is an ex Ferrari F1 carbon fibre guy who now lives in Adelaide.  Might once its done go see him and see if it would be possible to use my 3D printed parts as a mould to get it done in carbon.  Then I could go for some nice cool clips to remove them and it would look pretty cool.

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

Jut carbon wrap it 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 just back from a week and a half s holiday in WA.  So haven’t had much time to do anything on the Senator, did get to catch myself my first Dhufish though, so that a positive!!  Doing some maintenance on the 3D printer, then will get stuck back into it.  Itching to drive it again…

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