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Different lengths. Drivers side is longer and the short side of the VN axle fits in without any mods.

The passenger side needs to be cut down, welded up (towards the flange), machined down and then resplined and finally heat treated.  Jimmy Howard from Slider is a legend at this process and has many 8 and 9 second cars out there with his axles in them.

So going back a couple of steps (and because someone PM’d me and asked):

The front end consists of a VR V8 K-frame fitted with VK lower control arms (to correct the camber) and new ball joints.  Everything is fitted with Nolathane bushes along with King ultra-low springs and Monroe struts.  For better extractor clearance, I fitted a rebuilt VN p…[Read more]

So going back a couple of steps (and because someone PM’d me and asked):

The front end consists of a VR V8 K-frame fitted with VK lower control arms (to correct the camber) and new ball joints.  Everything is fitted with Nolathane bushes along with King ultra-low springs and Monroe struts.  For better extractor clearance, I fitted a rebuilt VN p…[Read more]

So going back a couple of steps (and because someone PM’d me and asked):

The front end consists of a VR V8 K-frame fitted with VK lower control arms (to correct the camber) and new ball joints.  Everything is fitted with Nolathane bushes along with King ultra-low springs and Monroe struts.  For better extractor clearance, I fitted a rebuilt VN p…[Read more]

So just going back on step, the front end consists of a VR V8 K-frame fitted with VK lower control arms (to correct the camber) and new ball joints.  Everything is fitted with Nolathane bushes along with King ultra-low springs and Monroe struts.  For better extractor clearance, I fitted a rebuilt VN power steering rack with new ball joints and c…[Read more]

The billet block alone for something that size would be a grand or so and then programming and machine time plus heat treating.  As an example, we have a billet housing made up for our laser at work (around the size of a small shoe box) and they cost us around $7K (admittedly they are pretty tightly toleranced).

Probably the best option…[Read more]

I did but the buy in price was pretty high since good, low km LS’s with trans and all the bit still attract good money and then the ‘kit’ to fit them was another $2500.  This car needed to be a budget thing and Mrs Hoopstar probably wouldn’t have gone for that, so it was discounted pretty quickly 

I also have a real soft spot for th…[Read more]

I did but the buy in price was pretty high since good, low km LS’s with trans and all the bit still attract good money and then the ‘kit’ to fit them was another $2500.  This car needed to be a budget thing and Mrs Hoopstar probably wouldn’t have gone for that, so it was discounted pretty quickly :facepalm:

I also have a real soft spot for th…[Read more]

I did the stereo.

(I’m an electronic engineer) 

Not sure if I have any more photos to be honest – I was so focused on finishing everything and getting the dash back together so I could drive to work on Monday (the joys of working on your daily huh) I didn’t take a lot of photos.   I literally had the dash in pieces to get everything in.

Ashdown Ingram at Thebarton.
08 8257 2345
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Not sure if I have any more photos to be honest – I was so focused on finishing everything and getting the dash back together so I could drive to work on Monday (the joys of working on your daily huh) I didn’t take a lot of photos.   I literally had the dash in pieces to get everything in.

Ashdown Ingram at Thebarton.
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I’ve modded a VT selector rod and it clears everything and bolted to the VK’s sifters linkage.  Just needed to drill it out to 12mm and then reamed it to 12.5mm to fit.

I am going to be running a brock airtray.. 

Holley 1000cfm unit.

Pretty much everything I’ve done sans the tachometric relay since the PCM controls the fuel pump.  I’m actually pulling the tachometric relay, slotting in a standard automotive relay into the relay base and re-wiring it to suit the setup so it looks factory..

So the new engine is finished and with a couple of weeks off over Christmas, I decided to pull  the old 6 cylinder unit and slot in the new..

Originally I had intended to use ‘HSV style’ headers and a single system that I picked up really cheaply.  Unfortunately the clearance was just too tight.  Knowing other guys had used them, I pe…[Read more]

So the new engine is finished and with a couple of weeks off over Christmas, I decided to pull  the old 6 cylinder unit and slot in the new..

Originally I had intended to use ‘HSV style’ headers and a single system that I picked up really cheaply.  Unfortunately the clearance was just too tight.  Knowing other guys had used them, I pe…[Read more]

So the new engine is finished and with a couple of weeks off over Christmas, I decided to pull  the old 6 cylinder unit and slot in the new..

Originally I had intended to use ‘HSV style’ headers and a single system that I picked up really cheaply.  Unfortunately the clearance was just too tight.  Knowing other guys had used them, I pe…[Read more]

So the new engine is finished and with a couple of weeks off over Christmas, I decided to pull  the old 6 cylinder unit and slot in the new..

Originally I had intended to use ‘HSV style’ headers and a single system that I picked up really cheaply.  Unfortunately the clearance was just too tight.  Knowing other guys had used them, I pe…[Read more]

Funny you should mention that… 

Paint was starting to become an issue not holding its shine and thin in some areas(due to polishing)..  We then stripped it down and sent for a full, window out respray in PPG 2-pak at a mates business..

The painter was amazed that there wasn’t a spec of rust under the windows – very rare for these early girls.

While I had it apart, I…[Read more]