[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Yip being a builder only thing I can do is estimates , price my house ,upskill (keep up to date with building and heath & safety ) gong to check all my tools, stock take , just keeping motivated

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Hang in there Ian just do what you do, keep away from people and stay safe, we here in NZ are locked down for a minimum of 4 weeks, I am really surprise that the Australian government has not done the same thing

 

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Thanks Guys it’s going to be an awesome build

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Great work Gary looking good

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Anonymous wrote:

LOL nope, compare pic 1 and 2..

Brackets trimmed that’s what my ocd would be looking at ,have you reinforced under the boot lid can not see in photo, but it look big

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

ohhhhh so close to hearing that rubble

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

that’s pretty good a Holley would 600 ish got to start some where

 

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Hey Gary saw this and thought of Walter go to 4:26 this one moving a little bit faster

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Hey Gary if me I would stick with carby and that’s big coming from me i’m efi all the way but you have a monster already in the senator when you did the carb did you replace the seals on the main butterfly shaft if these are stuffed can cause vacuum leak ,as for starting is the chock set up right my two cents

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

looking good Cava what did your computer and harness cost in the end

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

VRSenator065 wrote:

No love for NA anymore

My work ute is still N/A does that count

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Anonymous wrote:

Have had both and would never go back to Turbo’s, there’s no comparison.

Enlighten me Ian I’ve never been down the turbo root ,only driven friends cars but that’s it , all quit different from 4 -6 cylinders

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

vin wrote:

doing something yourself hands on is the best way to learn and know for sure, well done frazier, not many would have tried what you did. The suspension looks much better now and you will have good handling and ride. Those big spacers just didn’t make the car feel safe and probably would have driven like an old modified chassis dragster from the old days. Working under my car I have seen how weak and flimsy the body/chassis of the commodore really is, and after seeing the strength of IJ’s build, if I had your fabrication skills, I would really make and strengthen all the suspension parts and chassis like you did with the motor/gearbox mounts considering the car was not made for the power you are putting into it considering it only weighs about 1300kg And yes I would have your instant super charger over a turbo any day of the week and keep the car with the more factory comfort feel and blower noise.

Thanks Vin with the power it’s going to have we are going to stich weld what we can and tie the chassis from front to rear lower arms , plenty more fabrication to come

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

vin wrote:

I dodged the naughty corner @gary

Lol

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Heron SSV wrote:

Sell the blower and go turbo. That’ll keep it under the bonnet

Never been a fan of turbos yes more power but not after stupid power,, plus I like blower noise    

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Anonymous wrote:

I’d take Handling over Bonnet every time Frazer, thinking a Bulge like a Falcon might be nicer than a scoop though.

the falcon bulge is what I always looked at don’t want a scoop so fabricating something or cutting up another bonnet with the bulge like the fg

the whole car and motor looks way nicer without the spacers had to try it so maybe others can steer clear of the idea

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Motor is as far as it will go down even a dry sump would not be any lower as for the other hat they are pricey now and hard to find with out costing a lot in freight

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Hey all well set ride height back to standard with spacers still in better but still not good so removed spacers assumed this would happed gear box mount will not work gear box went forward and had to go up 40mm have to modify mount , got about 10mm clearance from tunnel ,so dropped back on it’s paws standard height heaps of angle down (great) now lower ride height arms and steering about 5mm down at hub (awesome) other thing I am happy is a shit load more clearance form the ground to sump and K Frame and bottom of gear box is level with chassis ,,, back to the bonnet bulge it is

Had to try it to see if this would work yes fits under bonnet “but no” there would be a way of using these spacers but you would have  to modify the bottom lca and steering to drop down the same amount even if you had standard right height would still be bad enough , so not sure how crs worked theirs out

with spacers in gear box

20200215_170300 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

removed spacers gearbox

20200223_120327 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

Standard ride height without spacers

20200223_120345 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200223_150447 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200223_120417 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200223_150503 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

20200223_151053 by Frazer Russell[/url], on Flickr

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by  Judge1 Frazer.

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Thanks Guys just to confirm wheels will be 18″ just don’t have them ,

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Thanks Ian I’ll have to do some research into that see how I go, I understand the principle but not how to plot it out , Vin that’s a good article ,

so going to have a play this weekend  measure front then set front to standard ride height and measure I’ll have to guess unless some one can measure from centre of wheel to guard  I can only do this but adjusting the strut not the spring , once I’ve done that , take spacers out and redo ride heights

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