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Isotropic polishing isn’t a form of coating but polishing. Its worth everycent

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@desam8: It’s a tight fit on the drivers side. You’ll need to nurse out where the footrest is on the inside of the tunnel.

As well, you need to space the transmission down 10mm. You can do that with 100mm plates where the crossmember bolts to the body. Fyi, do your shifter first and put a bit of heater hose over the cable so it doesn’t melt. It gets very hot down there with a big stall converter!

 

@sands vs: My cousin work there. They do everything for the v8 supercars. Wheels, cranks, rods, cams diff/gearbox internals you name it. I swear by the process. HPSF In Carrum Downs and ask for Heath Goss 03 9775 0898

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Renno wrote:

Bdj_007 wrote:

you are thinking of epoxy eurothane aka sikaflex expoxy is a high strength etch primer with anti corrosive properties. good for heat and stuff thatll be around oil

Any issues with filling the holes with expoxy? Like cracking or shrinking overtime?

I didnt fill them up with epoxy?

read post: February 7, 2018 at 6:10 pm

 

they were welded

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cava454 wrote:

Bdj_007 wrote:

Renno wrote:

cava454 wrote:

WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case

You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.

Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.

Had a look at my covers and realised they are different to the ls1’s. Would be a tonne of work involved in getting them smooth. Might just lash out on some billet covers.

i think edelbrock have a new generation style covers in black. youll have to message scott mccafferty where he bought his.

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Renno wrote:

Bdj_007 wrote:

Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.

Yeah, once I got mine welded up I thought It would of been easier to just slap some epoxy in the holes…

you are thinking of epoxy eurothane aka sikaflex

expoxy is a high strength etch primer with anti corrosive properties.

good for heat and stuff thatll be around oil

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VRSenator065 wrote:

Just catching back up on the forum, cars looking schmick!! I was think Red Centre Nats as its relatively easy for me to get too, and just going by the social media posts seems they are a bit more cruisy about letting people have some fun. But yes, def have to get across to catch up with you guys on the east coast, in a big way….

 

haha fair call man! tbh i dont really know a whole lot about it. other than street machine frothing adam rogashs vk through the maccas drive through.

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Renno wrote:

cava454 wrote:

WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case

You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.

 

Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black.

very straight forward.

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cava454 wrote:

Love this car more and more when I see it. What valve covers are they?

 

Cheers bro!

 

They are standard with -12 fittings welded to them & painted black

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More Summernats goodness

 

 

 

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VRSenator065 wrote:

I am thinking of going to the Red Centre Nats this year (if the bloody car is ready!!)

 

Whats the appeal of red center nats?

I would think powercuise qld would be a better investment 

 

you still need to make your way to PCM Gary! It will be a full party haha

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Nick wrote:

Very nice, it looks great!

Richard wrote:

Very tidy 👌👌

 

Cheers fellas! Not bad for a daily haha

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Kroozer wrote:

Saw you cruising around looked Tuff as always Why do you say last Nat’s, Have a run in with Security?

thanks for the kind words man.

summernats is a good event to do one.

but after going for 5 years straight [3x times with my vx ss, 2x with the vl] its just the same every year. its boring.

the only thing i like to go there to get is haltech and speed flow shirts haha.

plus, for how much you sped i believe its honestly not worth the repeated trip.

i will return if chief & shawn from street outlaws make an appearance.

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vspete wrote:

Looks good mate.

 

cheers man! just a nice reliable daily. something ive never had at least haha

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First big journey was to haul the Vl to Summernats. It was about a 1400km round trip and it did it effortlessly! Cant complain about that!

Leaving for the nats

And Back from the nats haha

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Immortality wrote:

That’s an interesting way to run your coolant lines.

its neat, out of the way and it works!

 

Heron SSV wrote:

Champion, thanks mate

Not a prob mate 

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Participated in what will probably be my last summernats.

the vl went exceptionally well not moving of 87 degrees the whole weekend. excpet for sunday, we were at 90 degrees.

 

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