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  • #28962
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    What made you buy that? Wouldn’t of been cheap

    They are fair chunky looking. Not subtle.

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    You need a VE bracket and alternator to suit your pulley offset.

    You will also need to buy a blower tensioner bracket and the upper and lower tensioner pulley.

    Also need some sort of idler to fill power steering pump void.

    Get it all from HSV direct.

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    #28951
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    You should of popped in. I’m 5 minutes from them.

    #28945
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    Nah I don’t mate. My lid just clear the group a scoop and TB just clears the bonnet skin.

    #28943
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    The Headers will have the same relationship to the subframe they always had… I think if anything building the headers will be easier as there will be tons of room on the drivers side for a change. Just to be clear I’m NOT advocating 50mm spacers just mentioned it as that’s how Holden got around it on the CrossTrac cars, I’d use what ever gives you 10mm bonnet clearance and call it good.

    More so in retro spec to ground clearance.

    I don’t know if you have mentioned it or not but what’s your engineer say? I’m shocked if they say yes.

    Out of curiosity. What’s a CTSV hat worth? Is the cost difference that much? Bear in mind you could sell you brand new zl1 lid for decent money. ESP to someone in USA. Those guys are always looking for them. Just food for thought.

    I didn’t want to stuff around with spacers, I didn’t like the idea of them and the potential suspension and steering geometry changes it could make. I was happy to run a small scoop and went with that.

    #28935
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    50mm will make headers a nightmare IMO. Collectors will hang heaps low.

    will require brake lines etc to be modified. So keep that in mind. It would open a can of worms

     

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    Easier to access it that way. Facing the other way is a pain as cage is on way. This way I can do it from folding down rear seat.

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    Running the lines under the car is a prick of a job, especially with no hoist. Trying to pick locations for everything is a pain as well, how you’ll run the exhaust will impact where to mount the lines, filters etc. [/quote

    Yeah I did it all on my back. Suprisingly I nailed it first go all in one length with hard drawn. Just need to flare each end and adapt to 200 series speedflow.

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    Fuel system was always going to be stainless. Has to be. Fingers crossed engineer likes it.

    Under the car will be the next battle. There will be a lot going on with 2x filters and the Flex sensor

    #28917
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    Bloody hell. That’s a BIG spacer.

    I wouldn’t go bigger then 25mm personally. Change the blower hat. Or Mill the top of the one you have.

    #28914
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    Got back out there and finished the boot install.

    Was waiting on my Rigid Flare tool. Which I needed to buy to do 37degree flares.

    Anyways all finish….For now…..

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    Hey all I have done some home work and modifying the cross member is out of the question so now looking at spacers ( I know I said I wouldn’t but ah ) so can any tell me pros and cons if any Castlemaine have a kit that would fit it under the bonnet (Thoughts)

    So a custom tubular K frame is not legal either then?

    Highly unlikely.

    My mate with a VP used 25mm spacers and a ctsv hat. It JUST fit.

    I have a feeling you have even less clearance.

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    Hey all I have done some home work and modifying the cross member is out of the question so now looking at spacers ( I know I said I wouldn’t but ah ) so can any tell me pros and cons if any Castlemaine have a kit that would fit it under the bonnet (Thoughts)

    So a custom tubular K frame is not legal either then?

    Highly unlikely.

    My mate with a VP used 25mm spacers and a ctsv hat. It JUST fit.

    I have a feeling you have even less clearance.

    #28899
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    Looked into the Caddy lid?

    trouble is they are not as good as the zl1 ones

    You will actually find they are better. Whilst the don’t have as good a brick, they are capable of flowing more air.

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    My lad is dating a girl from Sapin and her family were out here. So they borrowed the truckster and went down to Second Valley, McLaren Vale for a couple of days. Apparently, it never missed a beat, and even Clara’s Dad thought it was pretty old school cool

    Should of given him the senator, then he was in for a sure thing.  :nice:

    #28861
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    It’s surprising how much stiffer the cage makes the car.

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    It’s 1/2inch .9 wall stainless.

    I still have to add all the bulkhead fittings and flare. But I’ll make them up and polish before I flare.

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    Monthly update. 👍

    #28818
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    Ve bracket and alternator.

    Factory Holden tensioner as the power steering is part of the rack.

    #28815
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    Haha yeah I was the first to comment on that thread. Was an eye opener for me.

    Thats a good find you have there I’ll dilverge into it a little deeper.

    On the CTSV they are all on the fuel rails. Just before the inlet.

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