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Not to much to report

just been plumbing the catch can and smoothed the rocker covers (removed the coil bracket mounts) and painted them wrinkle black.

Got a VR V8 long range fuel tank, cleaned it up and painted it, had to modify one of the VR tank straps to suit the VK.

Went with the VR tank as it has the return line built into the…[Read more]

You can always get whatever surround you make hydrodipped in a wood grain finish.

Not sure what Aust regs require to be road legal, but this is what I came up with.

Just make your own, I was originally going to run a 4l60 in mine, made a crossmember using angle iron bolted to chassis mounts and Chanel steel welded between the angle iron at the correct height for the mount. Will dig it out and take a pic tonight.

Some of my VX

I don’t mind the seats (like them better than Kirkys), but will be having them retrimmed in a colour to match the rest of the interior.

Bolted the seats back in and mounted the Pro Bandit shifter.

Bolted the seats back in and mounted the Pro Bandit shifter.

Cheers, will probably dynomat from firewall to rear seat and see how it goes, don’t want to add too much weight as it gonna see quite a bit of 1/4 mile action.

Floor painted

Floor painted

Got the Exhaust system back from being coated, Pro Coat cermachrome

Had the bumper brackets and battery box powder coated at the same time, came out awesome , look better than new.

Scrapped all the original sound deadening off the interior floor (what a ……. of  a job)

gonna paint the floor while I’m at it, will probably dy…[Read more]

Got the Exhaust system back from being coated, Pro Coat cermachrome

Had the bumper brackets and battery box powder coated at the same time, came out awesome , look better than new.

Scrapped all the original sound deadening off the interior floor (what a ……. of  a job)

gonna paint the floor while I’m at it, will probably dy…[Read more]

UPDATE

Custom catch can 7.5ltr tucked up under headlight in inner guard.

Surge tank and fuel pump boot install.

Firewall clearenced for downpipe and trans shifter linkage

Intake pipe , Tial blow off valve, and below that you can see the catch can breather filter.

UPDATE

Custom catch can 7.5ltr tucked up under headlight in inner guard.

Surge tank and fuel pump boot install.

Firewall clearenced for downpipe and trans shifter linkage

Intake pipe , Tial blow off valve, and below that you can see the catch can breather filter.

Looking Good ,

keep the progress pic’s coming .

Floor tubbed for exhaust

Exhaust almost done, just a few mounts & o2 bungs to weld on, tucks up pretty good for a 4″ drain pipe

Floor tubbed for exhaust

Exhaust almost done, just a few mounts & o2 bungs to weld on, tucks up pretty good for a 4″ drain pipe

Thanks pretty happy with the way its turned out.

Getting closer…..

Downpipe done

Intercooler pipes done

Gonna notch the floor, (rear passenger side) to tuck the center section of exhaust as high as possible.