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MitchB and rayray07 are now friends 7 years, 9 months ago
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 7 years, 10 months ago
Been a little quiet on here the last few months, been getting absolutely raped at work.
Anyway, there has been a slight change in direction with the build. The original plan of doing the conversion and cleaning it up a little has now turned into a full bare metal resto. The car has just been through Imperial Blasting at Cardiff and is now down on…[Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic Vh LS1 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 1 month ago
Mate I love this car. Makes me just want to finish mine already. Not really good about the PWR Radiator, Hope I don’t get any issues with mine. How did you end up going with the exhaust/brake line issue?
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 2 months ago
That exhaust looks nice mate. Pretty much exactly what I am going to do. What mufflers dos you use? Straight through?
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 2 months ago
gtrboyy,
yeah it’s just a chopped down VN axle and looks like it had been turned down. I bought the diff like that, I can’t really say how they hold up, but from what I’ve heard/read cut down and resplined axles are never going to be as strong as original. In the end I just went with the safest option and went 31 spline.
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 2 months ago
Thanks Vhman, I didn’t even think of checking it against the drawings that came with the radiator. Too late now though, rad support already modified. I was originally going to run twin system, but it was just going to be too tight and was going to cost me more for the pipe.
Dave, that’s just my fuel reg and filter mounted up there. I am just…[Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 3 months ago
Been a little while since last update, I’ve been a little slack.
Managed to knock over a lot of the little things I have been avoiding as well. Headers came back from modification and now fit nicely, I may need to modify the 3″ collector though as it is now at a different angle. I thought I would throw the CRS 1 7/8″ back in and see how they sit…[Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic Vh LS1 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 3 months ago
I am interested in just how close your rear brake line is to the exhaust, I have routed my new brake hard line in the original position. I think I have a little more than a fingers width, but I haven’t spoken to the engineer about it yet either. I’m assuming your clearance issue is under the car inside the chassis rail where your header collector is?
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rayray07 started the topic Borg Warner M78. All You need to Know in the forum Driveline 8 years, 3 months ago
I am currently building a 31 spline VL turbo rear end for my VK and I struggled for a while to find detailed info on the Borg Warner M78 Diffs, I found this info on a Yank forum, ThirdGen.org. I thought it might be of some use to the VL-VS Live Rear Axle guys on here.
All the below info is copied directly from ThirdGen.org.
The Borg War…[Read more]
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rayray07 started the topic Borg Warner M78. All You need to Know in the forum Driveline 8 years, 3 months ago
I am currently building a 31 spline VL turbo rear end for my VK and I struggled for a while to find detailed info on the Borg Warner M78 Diffs, I found this info on a Yank forum, ThirdGen.org. I thought it might be of some use to the VL-VS Live Rear Axle guys on here.
All the below info is copied directly from ThirdGen.org.
The Borg Warner 9 [Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 4 months ago
Yeah pipes should be fine once they’re modified. I’m running an E38 ECU and going to make up a bracket for it and weld it behind the firewall somewhere, should be plenty of room for access since the A/C unit is now gone. Fuse box will be in the glovebox or on the firewall next to the ECU if there’s enough room and I’ll find somewhere for the OBD2…[Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 4 months ago
Nah mate, ripped all the aircon out. I did think about keeping it, but then realised that I never use it anyway (even in my daily). Windows down aircon is fine with me. Haha yea im hearing you on that, im so happy I took the time to label all the plugs and connectors when I ripped it out. Once I got my around the circuitry it was pretty easy.
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rayray07 replied to the topic my vk bak on the road after 8 long years in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Thats a mint looking VK mate, love to see more pics.
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Finally found some time to post an update.
OK, so back to my header issues. Gary (VRSenator065) sorted me out with his old pacemakers he had on his 454, thanks mate. Bonus with these headers was that he had modified them to exit with a 3″ collector which suited me perfectly. Now, these headers did free a stack of room up around the steering shaft…[Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic Vh LS1 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Mate, looking real nice. I’ve also gone with an ultimate Street Shifter, I cant say much on it as my build is far from a road test. Interested to know what you think about 3.9 gears, im running 4.11. Love the build though, that sleeper look is mint. Let us know how you go with engineering.
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Thanks Judge1, after looking at that I might look at doing that or just fabricating one up. It does look a lot neater than just cutting a section out like I have already done.
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Haha it’s ok, jokes on me. I’m hearing you mate, I actually spent most of the day with the oxy torch and managed to free up a heap of room on the drivers side. I ended up separating the pipes and also managed to drop the motor down a little more. At the end of day, I got the pipes to fit with clearance, but there is just not enough and I can’t see…[Read more]
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Yeah mate, its a joke. CRS need a serious look at there quality control. I have seen these headers fit a few cars, but even if I drop the motor to sit on the K-frame, the collectors would still hit the floor.
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rayray07 replied to the topic VK L98 T56 Build in the forum VB – VC – VH – VK – VL 8 years, 5 months ago
Does anyone have some pacemaker conversion headers for sale??
That’s how good my day has been with fitting these CRS headers. I knew there would be some modifying to be had, but not to the extent I’m going to need to do to get these headers to fit. I wish I had listened to everyone and just gone with the paceys. Just to get these headers up into…[Read more]
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