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Had a play today between family party duties and made up a piece, actually super happy with I think how it will turn out.  Hopefully tomorrow post up some pics of how it looks fitted

Wow, hadn’t kept track of this thread, nice work boys, that’s why forums are good.  Nice work IJ  and Fraser I looovvve a special tool

Super happy with how the plenum turned out.  Also spent ages getting the gaps perfect on the cowl panel, its all welded in too and looking good.  Now just have to think about how I fix the corner rust spots, I don’t want it show quality,  just good enough to hold some filler, its under a plastic trim piece anyway.

Looks nice, we used to call that sort of set up a Turks Head.  When I was thinking of copying that design I posted IJ, I was thinking it wouldn’t be hard to have spacers to take it out to another size?  It would be pretty easy to make on the printer too, as its just 4 parts repeated.  But as I sadi for $105, you wouldnt bother unless you had yo…[Read more]

Lol, I like your thinking Woodie

Apologies for the thread hijack btw IJ!!

Tbh I cant remember the grade stainless, pretty sure it was just regular Aeroflow or similar.  I would make a straightener like this, but tbh for $105 just buy one.

I did mine in stainless, looks scmick as, little harder to work.  If I did it again I would probably have borrowed or made a tube straightener.  Now I have a 3D printer i prob would have made one.

Cheers for that its over 44 degrees here today, so the spraying is on hold.  Joe is coming over first thing tomorrow morning, and I picked up a half a liter of Alpine White.  Be good to finish the plenum, then I can get stuck into fitting the new Cowl etc, as we have a few cooler days coming up.

Not sure this is the hottest thread on here, but at least its a single spot to store the progress info

Have had my young mate Joe from up the street giving me a hand the last couple of days.  Really happy with how its coming along.  I want to get the plenum done, then I can fit the new cowl panel etc.  Made up a bodgy spray booth to at…[Read more]

Its not a massive or costly job to get parts re-anodised in black if you get stuck Cav.  I did on my injector adapters.

Well, this long saga continues.  Brenton was off crook before Xmas, so no dyno, THR just rang me (they have been good with communication) and it seems he has next week off, then is back for a week then off again.  I guess its sit back and wait, I’m getting good at that    At least I have the VL to keep me occupied.

Man, been away from here for a while and missed this, you have some serious fab skills.  Nice work.  So those fittings literally mean you don’t have to bleed them at all? Interesting to see this evolve over the last year or so, like night and day, love it.

Nice, parts list coming together

Looking great mate, loving the black/white theme.  Def Tri Y Pacemakers best off the shelf fitment by far.  Cut off the 2.5″ collectors and make new 3″.  I did and made 508rwhp with them so they are not bad power wise either.

Scored this for $100 about 10 minutes from me    Most of it is mint but has rust in one spot but mine is mint there so should be able to make a really nice repair on it. Cowl repair coming along too, although bit hard to get a decent run at it as lots of socializing being done this time of the year

Managed to get the lock working, I think the VL was the best of the first gens, I love the interiors.  Each to their own

Yea, I guess the reality is they are 30 years old and Holden weren’t exactly on top their game back the rust wise!!

Btw, not sure how many people are following this on here, but if anyone has an early girl shell, I am looking for a small section of the lower passenger side windscreen area for a rust repair.  Obviously easier for me northern…[Read more]

So decided to have crack at the windscreen cowl.  Got a “professional” to come and pull out the screen, of course he broke it, also left the car covered in shit.  Not happy Jan.  But have cut out the old cowl, and its a bit like doing the Kombi, I separated off the the old panel part that’s been spot welded, then linished it back to good me…[Read more]

Very neat!!