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January 21, 2019 at 7:08 pm #27816
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585properly won’t be the last time it’s in and out
thats what she said
January 21, 2019 at 2:22 pm #27812
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Still no car. The drivers side of the dash is done, new fuse box mounted, gotta do the rest of the dash and run the battery cables. Baby steps.
The new bonnet needs some work, but it doesn’t have any rust or holes. It has a couple of small dents that will need either some massaging or bog, or both, but other than that it’s better than the other one
January 17, 2019 at 3:40 pm #27805
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585I suppose you get to enjoy it for a bit every 6 months between blistering heat and freezing cold hahaha
January 17, 2019 at 7:41 am #27802
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585a couple of those whirly bird things on the roof might help draw some of the hot air out
January 10, 2019 at 7:45 pm #27784
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585I bought a harness from CAE. Had all the bits needed but my auto electrician had to change a few things and tidy it up. You’d be best off getting a sparky to modify the factory one to work on your ute. The CAE one had a fuse box for the fuel pump, thermo, ecu, and a few other bits and pieces.
can get it engineered with the ratchet shifter but it must have the same safety features as the standard one such as the neutral safety switch, reverse light, and you have to be able to see what gear its in
January 10, 2019 at 2:06 pm #27782
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Indeed it is, every little bit helps.
On a side note, just bought another bonnet off a VK for a hundred bucks. I think my one is going to be a lot of work trying to get the cowl mounted and fill the trim holes on the front edge (it was off a VH). I’ll strip this one back and leave it stock. For now haha.
January 9, 2019 at 11:31 am #27773
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Dropped in to see the sparky on Monday. He’s made some progress but still not finished. the ECU is mounted up under the dash on the passenger footwell above the kick panel, the fuse box for the engine harness is mounted up under the dash behind the glove box, he replaced the relays and wiring on for the thermo fan and fuel pump to higher amp/thicker gauge, ran the headlight harness in and tucked the wiring up under the guards so it’s hidden, also added a plug on the end where it pops out, ran the taillight harness, added an LED light for the boot, ran speaker wiring to the boot and into the doors, he also ran wiring and a small hose into the boot so i can mount the washer bottle in there instead of the bay. he’s moving onto the dash now, hopefully it’ll be done around the end of next week.
January 3, 2019 at 9:44 am #27736
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Backyard spray booths are the best ever hahaha. I wouldn’t be too fussed about the first coat looking crap, the first coat on my engine bay looked pretty average as well, but the next couple went on and it looked awesome once it started to cover the primer and the white really became brighter
December 30, 2018 at 10:40 am #27712
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Looks good Cava. Progress is progress, no matter how small. I feel your pain with the headers, I’ve got pretty much the smallest headers for an LS swap and still had to bash them in with a hammer to get enough clearance. If I end up going for a blower down the track I’d get a set custom made.
that brake MS and bracket is fking mint. Is it just painted black?
December 27, 2018 at 12:15 pm #27709
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Boxing Day sale on at Supercheap, grabbed some DBA T2 slotted front rotors and Bendix pads for $218, they had 30% off everything in store. Wanted to grab some rear discs and pads as well but they don’t have the older stuff in store, has to be ordered in. The rears aren’t too pricey so I’ll grab them in a week or two when I put the diff in
December 19, 2018 at 1:11 pm #27681
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Supercheap have a 2 day sale on at the moment so i grabbed some fluids. Got 10 litres of Penrite HPR 5 5W-40, 8 litres of Penrite DX-III trans fluid, Ryco oil filter and 6 litres of Nulon coolant for 200 bucks. All except the filter was 30% off.
December 19, 2018 at 8:14 am #27680
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Thanks guys. Yeah Cava, Paul built the box, what i mentioned is what he told me. He said jack the rear up and run it through all gears once i’ve got fluid in it to make sure all gears are engaging properly, and just keep adding fluid until the dipstick reads full.
December 13, 2018 at 7:39 am #27641
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585get it in so we can see it
Thats the plan over the Chrissy break, as long as the car’s back from the sparky.
December 11, 2018 at 5:40 pm #27630
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Finally….
December 7, 2018 at 12:42 pm #27601
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Cheers fellas. Judge – I’d love to be looking at an LSA in my bay, but at the moment I’d go for anything that’ll run haha
Caught up with the sparky again yesterday to drop of a few bits and pieces. He was in the middle of making the rear half of the loom and sorting out the parts for the fuse rail and stuff to move onto the dash. He said it might be done by Christmas or a little after, he’s had a few cars he’s done previously come back for some extras before the Nats.
November 29, 2018 at 11:25 am #27575
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Thanks IJ, I suppose I’ll add it to the list.
Small update, the sparky has redone the engine loom and tidied it up, re-ran the starter cables to the correct side, and re-wrapped it all. Looks neat:
Diff is done and is being sent today. Upper arms will be sent later cause they’re waiting for stock.
November 24, 2018 at 1:59 pm #27538
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585I’m using the E38 controller. The sparky is mounting everything under the dash. I’ll check in with him next week to see how it’s going. How did you mount the FBW pedal?
November 22, 2018 at 8:04 am #27525
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Nice Gary what do you need to do to it
He needs to LS it hahaha. Or get IJ to throw an AWD setup under it
Nice pickup though Gary, they’re definitely rare
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November 19, 2018 at 7:51 am #27509
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585Off to the sparky:
November 16, 2018 at 7:37 am #27491
Heron SSVParticipant- Central Coast NSW
- 2009 Pajero Exceed 84 VK SL LS3
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Posts: 585VL wagon with an LS swap would be a nice tow car…. By now you could do a basic LS1 swap in your sleep haha… stick a smallish cam in it to bump up the torque and it’d be perfect, could get the parts for bugger all as well, pick up a VX Berlina or Calais on the cheap and it’ll have almost everything you’ll need
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