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  • #7185
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    Hmm, fuel lines inside the cabin area. This gives me ideas.

    I also bought 2 sets of those fan strap ties you posted… :good:

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    #7003
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    I’m getting drunk…

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    #6981
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    Continental drift is faster at the moment I’m afraid. Doing a bit of a tidy up of the engine bay as we speak (weld up a hole I had to cut for the old supercharger). A sump mod is required, full exhaust build, fuel system upgrade and I should be done. I need it running and tested before the long weekend in October. Sounds doable but I’ve proved logic wrong before… :unsure:

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    #6976
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    No turning back now…


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    #6974
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    Surge tank purchased… :yahoo:

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    #6928
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    Pets are expensive…

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    #6922
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    Need to pee… :-(

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    #6894
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    Still in bed…

     

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    #6848
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    @ around $150 a tyre for 235/45/17 isn’t real expensive. I suppose though you still need to get them shipped and fitted, so back to about $200 each.

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    #6823
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    I use these for my hillclimb car. They are impressively sticky even when cold…

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/205-50-16-2055016-FEDERAL-595-RSR-RS-R-MOTORSPORT-SEMI-SLICK-RACE-TYRES-/291461285772?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item43dc72478c

     

     

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    #6819
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    I am sure any of you amateur machining enthusiasts will be impressed by this, and all on a lathe! Gotta try this one day..

    <iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/AuS6HDHc7XE?feature=oembed” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=””></iframe>

    That is very impressive… B-)

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    #6814
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    #6650
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    Some of Randy Grubb’s creations. The guy is a little weird but very creative…

     

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    #6500
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    Looks like a great fun car. My dad bought a VH new in that same colour. So much green with the colour coded interior.

     

    This was an SLX with the same matching spinach s*!t green interior. What was Holden thinking? lol

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    #6475
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    Thats looks like tons of fun, very cool car. Love the pic of the very proud little one in front of it too Look forward to watching this develop.

    Cheers. Yes she loves the camera and Daddy’s racecar. She’ll have her own one day I dare say…

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    #6470
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    Thanks for the list, what’s the reasoning behind the L67? Are they that much better? (NFI really only ever owned the V6 that was in my VR and the one in my VZ Tonner and wasn’t overly impressed by either, hence both are long gone)

    As is  my understanding the L67 has a better bottom end more suited to boost? Either way the m90 is a bigger pump that will be more reliable in the long run.

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    #6435
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    So this setup is at about its limit with the SC14 spinning way faster than it was ever intended. Mind you it is now doing everything that is asked of it. We put it on for a bit of a giggle but found with the right tuning it can pack a fair punch into a stock 3800. However to get more power now we need a better platform to start with so I managed to pickup a tidy VX Spac full of L67 goodness…

    Sam checking out the stock tune…

    I will start dismantling the old V6 this weekend ready for the engine swap… :yahoo:

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    #6433
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    LOL @ abilities.. Thanks for posting way cool project car! (can we get a spec list?)

     

    Thankyou! :-)

    Specs:

    Owner: firebug
    Vehicle: 1982 TF Gemini sedan
    Colour: Rhone green
    Body mods: none
    Engine: VN series 1 V6
    Engine mods: No internal mods
    Custom sump
    Gearbox: T700
    Supercharger: SC14
    Custom manifolds
    Custom mounting bracket
    12PSI pulley
    Front mount A2A intercooler
    Fuel system: Bosch 044 pump VN filter
    Malpassi fuel pressure regulator, L67 injectors
    modified series 2 fuel rails
    Exhaust: custom headers
    2.5″straight through side exit system
    Computer: Delco
    Diff: Standard Gemini will CIG locked center 3.9 ratio
    Brakes: 295mm front discs and VT calipers
    Stock Gemini drums rear
    XB Falcon master cylinder
    Suspension: Kings custom set springs front and rear
    Boxed front control arms
    Shocks substandard
    Full SuperPro bush kit
    Wheels/tyres: Unknown brand 16×7 light alloy rims
    Federal RSR 205/50/16 semi slicks
    Interior: Stripped including sound deadener
    Dash remains
    SAAS racing seats
    Takata 3″ 5 point harnesses
    Power: unknown
    Fuel: 98
    Build Time: 5 yrs and counting
    Thanks: Mary (wife)
    Dave, Sam, Beresfield Autoparts
    Future mods: L67 engine and box swap
    new surge tank setup

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    #6431
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    How it looks now before the planned L67 transplant…

    A short vid of the engine running….

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    #6427
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    A couple of shots of another track day April this year. A very wet day that tested everyone’s abilities…

     

    Some incar footage of me suffering fuel surge mid track…

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