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Ha Ha….. thats a good way of describing how to get a 400rwhp  ute like ours away from a stand still.Well said.

You might find its even harder when you have a clutch to play with lol.

Stroke it as soon as you can afford it,really gets them moving the extra 50 cubes.Would love to have a go at a nice 383 and see the torque vs revability against my 355.

Yes it was,had to be careful with the throttle.A lot better now.

Have bought tyres online from St George Tyres and just recently from Tempe Tyres.No issues,delivered in a couple of days.I always ask the date of manufacture or some sites will have it displayed.Saved $180.00 a tyre on the Kumho KU39 from Tempe(less fitting& balancing).St George usually has a good range of Toyo R888 semi slicks at good prices.

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Love the car mate and the whipple,great choice.Seriously considered one of these but couldn’t bring myself to remove the Grp A manifold,always wanted the twin throttles for as long as i can remember.

Heaps of potential for the future.

I have the same size tyres on my ute for the 17″ rims although i run 235/45/17 on the front.

Toyo R1R  (front) excellent tyre,good in the wet,very straight shoulder.

Kumho KU 36 (rear) very good tyre for the price,would buy again,good grip vs tread wear

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Impressive ute.Great to see another vr/s on here tastefully modified and a stout 383 to boot.Traction limited no doubt,my 355 was a challenge,i imagine the 383 would be crazy fun….or frustrating….or both,depending on how you like to drive it.

Go the t56,heaps of fun behind that torque monster.

Keep the specs coming.

Thanks mate.Yes there are a few issues with the Di Fillipo’s fitting and clearance.Driver’s side only.Passenger side is fine.I have a flat spot on the collector which is the lowest point,but mine is quiet low.Had to grind  a fair bit out of the bell housing to get the pipes to clear as they snake around the steering arm,auto transmission may…[Read more]

Wasn’t aware you were running a blower,that’ll sort your diff out.Mine’s not built for the quarter either,nothing wrong with that.

Like to check out your ride,sounds tuff.Have you got a build thread going?

I’m a little confused.It’s a cruiser that you don’t want to rev or have more wheel spin but you have gone through two standard lsd’s in 5000 klms!Your cruising must be different to mine lol.

Not having a go mate,just curious.

Yes traction is better.I also fitted larger adjustable sway bars and wider rear wheels/tyres(mini tubbed) and the combination of all three worked wonders.No longer a widow maker and quiet a fast car around a good mountain road.

Why the 3.08 gears?

Good stuff.A Holden vs  v8 drift ute,how aussie is that.Looks like a lot of fun.

Have a ute same as yours,never axle tramped,and i have changed just about everything at some time or another.

I have a Harrop true trac in my ute and it’s awesome.You won’t regret installing one.

Pin the throttle and it just smokes em in a dead straight line.The standard lsd would have me working the wheel to keep it pointed down the road.Predictable would be how i call the rear end now,especially power down out of corners…..a big plus for my…[Read more]

This should give you an idea on what i described about the cut out.

Plaster mould for intake manifold is finished.Have given it a coat of paint and waxed it ready for fibreglass this weekend.Hopefully it works out ok.Will lay it up to around 3 to 4mm thickness,then start shaping blower intake.

The Walky TTB’s will fit under a VS bonnet.You need to cut out a section of the centre bracing to get it to close.Take it easy and don’t cut out any more than you have to and the other sections of the bracing still connect to the centre by a small amount.Only clears the bonnet by bugger all, but it does.

See if i can find any pictures.

The Walky TTB’s will fit under a VS bonnet.You need to cut out a section of the centre bracing to get it to close.Take it easy and don’t cut out any more than you have to and the other sections of the bracing still connect to the centre by a reasonable amount.Only clears the bonnet by bugger all, but it does.

See if i can find any pictures.

No worries mate,just some experience with my car.

Was difficult to see around that area with the heater pipes,lots of wires ,catch can lines etc ,could only see one vacuum line.

Cheers.

Yeh CAPA’s crank pulleys are 82 tooth one piece as far as i know.They also have the belt gates on the crank/idler pulleys.Mine has them on the idler/blower pulleys,crank has one.

I will go back and check out your build thread.I’m sure i did when i joined up, but looked at quite a few at the time and don’t remember all the details.

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Yeh CAPA’s crank pulleys are 82 tooth one piece as far as i know.They also have the belt gates on the crank/idler pulleys.Mine has them on the idler/blower pulleys,crank has one.

I will go back and check out your build thread.I’m sure i did when i joined up, but looked at quite a few at the time and don’t remember all the details.

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