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He is starting to look like a real bus

funny how we call our cars names, he or she

That’s hard to read with all the highlight <> dashes and shit in the text

crush tube external id is 20mm internal is 14mm plus I don’t have a lathe so will get engineer mate to make it

Got my bushes today fitted a set to the gearbox mount fits perfectly just need to either get larger bolts 13.5mm or get some new crush tubes to match bolts I have 12mm

by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

funny I thought you were all talking about wiring aswell

thanks Gary it was a collaboration between a mate and myself I was going to do it a slightly different way but mates idea looked better

just a link for cover https://www.holmart.com.au/hsv-vf-gts-lsa-6.2-litre-supercharged-engine-motor

yes but I would paint it white

just like the rest of it I will just try

so finished engine mounts but found my first misstate today went to lift engine up and drop x member and they would not part I had not taken enough out of the x member part of the mount part so the round tube would not slide out so got it apart cut some more off and all sweet now , started gearbox mount similar to the engine mounts made that…[Read more]

so finished engine mounts but found my first misstate today went to lift engine up and drop x member and they would not part I had not taken enough out of the x member part of the mount part so the round tube would not slide out so got it apart cut some more off and all sweet now , started gearbox mount similar to the engine mounts made that…[Read more]

so finished engine mounts but found my first misstate today when to lift engine up and drop x member and they would not part I had not taken enough out of the x member part of the mount part so the round tube would not slide out so got it apart cut some more off and all sweet now , started gearbox member similar to the engine mounts made that…[Read more]

looking good Gary if you have more of this kind of stuff to do look into getting some stretcher and shrinkers

nice work Ian,, won’t be long now till first event

Thanks Gary  I have done a couple builds now from not knowing any thing to now and knowing a shit load also I know what I want and what the car will be used for plus have a good mate to bounce ideas off , yourself, Ian, Daniel (AKA Cava) also

got a chance to do a bit of a shed and tool tidy up. For some reason I hate working in a messy environment, when its clean and tidy, I just find it easier to work. prob my OCD kicking in, but it works for me

I am completely the same I would get more done if I didn’t stop three or 4 times to clean up plus I hate walking in metal swarf yip ocd big time

got a chance to do a bit of a shed and tool tidy up. For some reason I hate working in a messy environment, when its clean and tidy, I just find it easier to work. prob my OCD kicking in, but it works for me

I am completely the same I would get more done if I didn’t stop three or 4 times to clean up plus I hate walking it metal swarf yip ocd big time

Got the aircon bracket ready for milling

by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

Have been busy with mounts all tacked used some C-A-D as normal had it sitting nicely using a plumb bob levelled down off the sill sides then from the gear box, diff and crank , squared a line to the front adjusted motor and box to suit, diff and gear box is about 10mm offset but wanted more clearance for air con so move motor and box 10mm to…[Read more]

Have been busy with mounts all tacked used some C-A-D as normal had it sitting nicely using a plumb bob levelled down off the sill sides then from the gear box, diff and crank , squared a line to the front adjusted motor and box to suit, diff and gear box is about 10mm offset but wanted more clearance for air con so move motor and box 10mm to…[Read more]