[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

Any vids of it driving yet????…. (read: any vids of skids yet??)

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

cava454 wrote:

Would look better buying 8.5 rears and using ur 245’s, then trying to run those rims wth the ass in the air.  

AGREED. Get a set of 8.5 rears and run the same 245s over them, problem solved!!

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

vs manta 218 wrote:

All made up brother in law is tig welding it up for me so full exhaust on my v7 blowen 355 is 4 into 1 pipes that are 1 7/8 for 8 inches then 2 inch for total length of 40 inches with a slip on merge collector that is 2 3/4 inch then tappers to 3.5 inch and 3.5 inch Magna flow 100cpi cats and 3.5 inch pipes to 100 mm past second join flange then tapers down to 3 inch rest of way with custom merge for 12 inches with diffilipno mid mufflers and varex rear mufflers

LOL I think I had to read this sentence 5 times to understand it…

Well done mate, it looks like a huge undertaking with plenty of niggles, but something you should be really proud of. I can’t imagine a professional  could do a much better job than that anyways

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

Tizzle wrote:

Na hardly stretched at all.

Then you’ve got some figures wrong… I’ve got 245s on an 8.5inch rim and they look just on flush, if not a little stretched. 245s on a 9.5 will definitely be stretched.

It looks awesome in the above pics, but realistically raising it will be your only real solution without needing some bodywork

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

Red1m8 wrote:

Michael wrote:

Needs wastegate dumping to atmosphere!

Haha yes, but this car will be street legal here in NZ, and will need to have wastegate plumbed back to get certed.

Wait…. You mean to tell me in NZ you can legally register a rollcaged VK with a turbo LSX in it???

WTF i’m moving as of right now… Australia officially sucks in this department….

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

Just changed the knock sensors and oil pressure switch… Engine light still on (WTF??)

So glad to finally have it driving again at least, so I take it for a drive…

And now there’s a hole in the radiator…. Order a new radiator, go to put it in, they sent the wrong one…

FML

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

SC refugee

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Matty wrote:

It’s refreshing to not give a fark if my mother in law braille parks in it.

LOL’d my arse off….

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

its fricken cold

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

vs manta 218 wrote:

F1 is a must to see live and also sub 6 second drag cars are also a must to see live NHRA would be absolutly awesome to see live

Western Sydney Raceway and Willowbank in QLD have the Nitro Champ Race meets and assorted season events, my Dad and I have frequently seen mid to low 4 second passes there from the few top fuelers we have in Aus. Doorslammers are frequenting high fives now too, they’re awesome to watch :D

I highly recommend going, especially western sydney as you can walk around the pits for free and actually watch the mechanics take apart and rebuild the top fuel engines. It’s an awesome experience

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

EJ DUDE wrote:

If I can offer you any advice, stay the fuck away from vs HSV’s or any commodore older than VZ with more than 100,000kms

WTH???

I sold my 2004 VZ sv6 with 270,000 kays on it, and other than a tailshaft donut and a clutch, nothing ever needed replacing?? It was bulletproof as long as you serviced it regularly.

I reckon I went through one set of spark plugs, and that was about it… even the manual gearbox was good, interior was looked after, and the seals etc were fine. I still miss that car…..

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

I looked at the list of cars above and I realised your problem…

WTF school did you send your kid to!?!?

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

do most people here understand the relationship between HP and torque?

torque x RPM at given moment = HP (in very relative terms)

Torque at low RPM will give you lots of low down power and driveability, torque at high RPM will give you an awesome peak dyno figure.

It was explained to me like this: (this doesn’t take into account drivetrain and other factors)

if at 2000RPM you are making 200nm of torque, your power output will be X

if at 4000RPM you are making 200nm of torque, your power output will be 2X

simples, right?….

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

melbourne weather sucks

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

My Roof lining is sagging…. And I really have no time to fix it with the birth of my son any day now, and knock sensors needing replacing more urgently :S

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

What block are you using?

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

who cares if they’re replicas, they’ll still look awesome :D just don’t go too wide on the front or you’ll ruin it (IMO)

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Really a VR is over 20 years old now, so without major surgery its never going to be up to the latest cars, but then to me the rawness of them is part of the appeal.

AGREED ^

There’s a lot more character in a “raw” old car than in a new one. My 2014 holden cruze is way more civilized, comfortable, quiet, economical, and refined as the 02 monaro (and that’s only 12 yrs difference…). It craps all over the old girl in build quality and comfort.

But nobody cares about the guy who tamed his pet maltese puppy. We want to see the guy who wrestles his pet lion daily and gets away with it

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

those guys are insane, one mistake and they’ll be hosing what’s left of them off someone’s front facade

[Dan811Participant SE Melbourne02 Monaro M6 LS1 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 124]

Very clean cut, engine bay looks mad

You’ve done this properly

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