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Bdj_007 wrote:

I didnt fill them up with epoxy? they were welded

Ah now I get it.

Going by your original post it sounded to me like you just filled the holes with PPG Deltron Expoxy and then high filled over the top of them. Which in turn made me wonder about shrinking / cracking as you mentioned expoxy is just an etch primer.

Makes A LOT more sense now haha.

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[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

Bdj_007 wrote:

you are thinking of epoxy eurothane aka sikaflex expoxy is a high strength etch primer with anti corrosive properties. good for heat and stuff thatll be around oil

Any issues with filling the holes with expoxy? Like cracking or shrinking overtime?

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Bdj_007 wrote:

Mine is just ppg deltron epoxy, ppg enviroprime high fill, ppg enviroprime surfacer g7 and 2 coats of ppg deltron gloss black. very straight forward.

Yeah, once I got mine welded up I thought It would of been easier to just slap some epoxy in the holes…

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cava454 wrote:

WHO does the shaving? They turned out great. Wouldn’t mind doing mine. If that’s the case

You can easily do it yourself Cav. You just need to grind off the posts and then either weld up or use a high-temp epoxy to fill the little divots left behind. I had mine welded up and then used JB-Weld to fill in any imperfections as it has a temperature rating of 290°C.

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Parts came up good Cava!

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Big fan of the Walkys mate 

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Bay looks the goods mate.

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Onward and upward from here mate  .

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Heron SSV wrote:

Ive been binge watching Roadkill and Finnegans Garage on YouTube, great shows, definitely recommend them, they’re good to kick back at night with a few frothy coffees and chill out when the family has gone to bed

Those plus some of the Motor Trend spin off shows like ‘Hot Rod Garage’ &  ‘Roadkill Garage’ are a must for anyone into old school and modern day muscle.

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Great idea with the extra lug on the bellhousing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Thanks Renno, bought it new back in 1987 so yeah paid for many many times over, I think the CNC took about 18 months to pay itself off! 

A CNC would be a dream tool for me, but I think a lathe is my next ‘big’ purchase.

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Very nice work mate. That lathe would’ve paid for itself years ago by the looks of it.

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cava454 wrote:

I’ll be in touch to get one for my t400

No probs Cava 

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sands vs wrote:

mate thats super neat you going to start selling them or just for people who want them?

Basically a mate of mine and myself got a bunch lazer cut just incase anyone was after one.

They were based loosely around the CAE starter relocation bracket, which from memory is the same for all transmissions. In saying that, I was a bit particular with mine and trimmed it down a bit more to suit my application. For example one of the tabs on the rear main plate stuck out on my engine, so I had to cut a small recess out for it (as you can see in the pics). So I usually advise anyone that wants one, that they might need a little bit of trimming to fit as each setup is slightly different.

They are $35.00 posted to your door.

 

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exec24 wrote:

So I’m on the right track…… It’s going to cost the same for a new gear set, so might go for the 3.7’s Im a bit worried that if I went with 3.46 it might not be quite enough

I’ve got a spare 3.46 gear set if you are interested Dan.

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sands vs wrote:

wasnt there a pic of this?

I don’t know where they went, but that post has been updated with the pics again mate. I’ve also added them below.

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What is wrong with people these days…

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cava454 wrote:

It won’t overheat with them blocked. It just creates hot spots. Whats next Renno?

I’ve got a few things in mind, but I’ve recently got my hands on an Astra electric power steering pump. So that will more than likely be the next project Cava.

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VRSenator065 wrote:

Vert neat!! Me likey!

Cheers Gary 

 

Judge1 Frazer wrote:

so how does the steam ports work ??? so no water goes though them ??

They allow any excess air that is trapped in the head coolant ports to escape. So yes they do flow coolant.

 

cava454 wrote:

VERY neat mate. But what about the rear ports. also confirm those ports on the pump are both on the suction side as apposed to flow.

For the mean time I have left the rear ports blocked off, as per the factory setup. Not too sure if I will end up joining them up to the front ports just yet.

Both of the ports share the same common void in the housing, but they are on the flow side, rather than then suction side. I’m going to see how they preform and if I have any issues, I’ll revise then.

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[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

A little bit more progress on the ol’ girl:

I was playing around with a few different ideas on how to tackle the coolant steam crossover on the front of the heads. One thing that I didn’t want was to have to run it to a port on the radiator. Luckily, the CVR electric water pump has a provision on either side of the body from the machining process. These have odd sized blanking plugs in them and I managed to get CVR to send me some spares to experiment with.

So I got my mate to weld on some -4AN male fittings to the spare plugs. However, the plugs are quite thin, so the edges needed to be cleaned up on the lathe after welding.

I then bought some fittings and a few tube benders and came up with these.

I also picked up an Astra electric power steering pump, so that is next on the cards.

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