[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

Here’s a few teaser pics from the paint shop.

Big thanks to James my painter who came up with this custom colour,

in his words the colour looks absolutly insane !!!

 

Can’t wait to get it home and start peicing it together .

 

 

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[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

A 4″ grinder and thin cut off wheels.

We started out small and slowly opened it up untill we were happy with the clearances around the manifold.

Big thanks to Scott for his grinder skills

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I think the rip shifter will work, just need to mount the handle so it kicks forward instead of back.

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Cut the bonnet for the manifold.

may still do a reverse cowl with a spare bonnet I have 

off to painters next week 

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[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

May just have been a split PVC hose where the two merge at the rear of the heads, quite common.

or have seen leaking oil pressure switch as well.

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Stevoss wrote:

nice fab work looks good. shame there is no better pic of the new lower radiator support. i assume you made it with some rectangular section around the 10mmx30mm?

Car is at panel beaters at the moment getting a few bits tidyed up before paint.

will get a pic when I can, but I believe it is 50 x 25 with a tube back brace.

[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

great job, I like it a lot….

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cava454 wrote:

That looks sinister. Love it. Whats left to do?

Thanks, pretty happy with how it’s coming together.

all the expensive stuff left –

build engine

build trans

drveshaft

Paint

wiring…

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Back on the ground

 

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[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

Progress has been slow, but just had some custom coilovers built by Suspension Tech.

using Koni rebound adjustable inserts, soft setting should allow reasonable weight transfer for drag strip, and hard will be plenty for powercruise style track events.

450 lb springs and heavy duty adjustable top hats.

Heaps of tyre clearance now for the 20s as well, so ticks all the boxes.

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I have a high ram on my VK, it will need a 7″ hood cowl scoop to cover it, so I don’t see a mid ram fitting under bonnet.

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Haven’t touched the sump or cross member on my VK, using a VN v6 cross member and rack.

[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

The HTV1900 is a much more efficient blower than a HH112, would probably be more comparable to an HH122.

[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

What about tapping the flat spot on the water pump that some use as a steam pipe return for the factory sender .

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Can’t beat the sound of those ITBs…..

[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

My VX is making around 950hp flywheel, the fuel system works great, so I’m sticking to a similar formula, but will be running bigger fuel lines -10 feed and -8 return plus a 2000 hp capable Turbosmart FPR2000 regulator just incase I add a third 044 on a hobbs switch and convert to E85 down the track.

 

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I guess the factory VR pump would be enough to keep the surge tank topped up, but being a used unit of unknown miles, I would prefer a new intank pump.

I’m always happy to here what others have done, that’s the beauty of these  forums, we all learn from each others builds.

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The intank pump will have no regulator, so in effect it will have low pressure and high volume and returns via the factory fuel pot which from my understanding creates a venturi effect to further fill the pot. So as long as the main tank doesn’t get too low it shouldn’t be a problem.

Its gonna need a reasonable volume to keep up with two 044s feeding 1000hp.

I have a similar setup on my VX, but only run the factory intank pump with regulator disabled, to feed a surge tank and two 044s, seem to work fine.

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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 pump/sender unit assembly verses directly into the tank on other models, and I had seen quite a few where the internal return hose had perished and broken, so returned fuel would not be helping refill the intank bucket.

The plan is to fit a Walbro intank pump to feed the surge tank.

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