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(OLD POST) 21/8/2011
I have finally brought my 308 home. Nice to have it here finally.
Here’s a snap of the engine dummy fitted with the extractors and water pump:
Now that I have the motor at home, I can begin the task of collecting the necessary pulleys, pumps compressors, alternator, brackets and dressing it all up. If anybody has pulleys send me a message because i’m after everything for a vn onwards setup including (all accessories, pullies and brackets).
I am going to grab some stainless bolts tomorrow for the water pump as I think it looks a bit shit with the black ones there. Might pay the panelbeater a visit too, and hassle him because I need the car back so I can work on it again. I’m really itching to start putting this bad boy back together.
Just saw the bean counter last week. Hopefully my tax refund this year will pay for the diff and trans to get reco’d. A rubber kit wouldn’t go astray either.
Still going but going slowly
(OLD POST) 21/6/2011
engine just about done just needs bolt ons pulleys etc
can’t wait to bring it home
(OLD POST) 20/6/2011
First glimpse of the colour today! Looking like progress will be made in the next few weeks
Cant wait to see the colour on the car. Tank should look good with black straps!
Apparently the car will be sprayed (shell) in two weeks time, then I will take all the plastics and they will get the same treatment. After that, I should be one step closer to having my roller back to work on.
(OLD POST) 20/5/2011
Finally I have a chance to put some more pics up.
My Engine: Currently stuck at this stage because the bolts in the engine bolt kit were wrong for the intake manifold (suspect they gave me carby bolts and this is an EFI manifold. Have now bought the right bolts (in stainless) as I plan on getting the rocker covers and intake manifold powdercoated silver and the average joe hsv extractors powdercoated black (for the highest temp resistance, as a temporary measure while i source a nicer set of maybe pacemakers or something..)
Engine:
Inlet manifold (has been sandblasted)
Rocker covers (have been sandblasted):
Extractors and Y-pipe:
Thats it for now.
I’ve also been scheming an alternate means to sound deadening lately, it involves a product usually used in plumbing/refrigeration to seal ducts called Noxide which dries to a rubbery consistancy and does a few things: is highly elastic, serves as a deadening material, resists corrosio, fills small gaps and pinholes and resists high temperatures and low temperatures- a bloke at work reckons he did it on an old cherokee with great results. I’m going to do a test run on my rodeo as I have the interior out at the moment and will eventually post up a link and photos (I plan to make an interior DIY (strip, de-rustify,seal, deaden and carpet). Stay tuned. If it works, it could potentially save me 1k in dynamat (or equivelant products) for the VK and since the rodeo is such a noisy bastard of a thing on the freeway due to poor factory insulation, it will be a perfect example.
(OLD POST) 19/5/2011
More:
thats it for this morning. Will get some more pics up tonight of motor (dont have time now, have to go to work
)(OLD POST) 19/5/2011
There’s been some more progress and so i thought I’d chuck up some pics for everyone to see as it’s been a while.
The panelbeater has now done the boot and under the front wheelarches
Boot:
Wheel arches/inner guards:
(OLD POST) 8/4/2011
Well a bit of a suprise today.
Went past the panelbeater after work with a negative attitude thinking ”
He’s done nothing, why am I wasting my time?”. When i get there, i see a red parcel shelf in my car. Is that my car? Yes, yes it is.
So finally the majority of my welding is done.
Excuse the surface rust and shitty phone pics, that will go. I am so happy now that the biggest part of my car has been finished. No more 12″ subbie hole in the tulip panel and no more 6×9 holes in the parcel shelf.
The boot there has a little bit of rust on it, so he’s probably going to use another one he has that hasnt got rust (the rust is in a shit place)
Also, told him I want to use the original Asteroid silver. Going to get a fibreglass plemum(washer motor) cover, rocker covers, hdt style engine cover and the fuel tank all done in asteroid 2k to colour code things and make it real neat.
(OLD POST) 16/12/2010
Another acquisition- period correct radio.
Unchopped- will test soon! Got it for a steal at $55 including postage from someone who obviously hasn’t been on ebay lately! Gotta love forums ;)
(OLD POST) 11/2/2011
Today i was in the area of the engine builder while picking up a clutch kit for the rodeo so i dropped past and took a snap of the motor while i still could!
Bottom end is together, next step is some minor head porting (de dag, some work in the bowl area, nothing too full on) and to put the rest together. Still trying to decide whether or not i should get the injector bosses drilled out and fit injection, or go old school carby.
i also rang the pano today, and he said he has finished cutting the metal out of the donor car (vl) and it should get welded into mine in the next 1-2 weeks (read, 1-2 months more like it lol)
Anyway, here is a snap of the engine, just to keep the thread progressing.
As long as I move forward, that is all that matters
(OLD POST) 14/12/2010
Engine bay done- Some progress
Very Happy!!!
(OLD POST) 15/11/2010
With the weather getting better, I am going to have a crack at doing some “side projects” while i wait for my panelbeater to finish his work. Engine should be finished soon also, they guy found a sleeve in one of the bores bur said its alright and has no movement. The bottom end has been disassembled and checked, had new bearings and rings put it. He’s just working out the compression and shaving the heads/block to suit now. Not in a real hurry for the engine anyway.
So here’s an example of a “side project”…..
Method (for those interested in having a crack):
-Wet sand with 800 grit sandpaper
-Wet sand with 1200 grit sandpaper
-Wet sand with 2000 grit sandpaper
-Smear thin layer of autosol and rub in
-Use josco polishing wheel and cheap $20 drill to polish the living shit through them
Here’s some snaps!
Old vs. new (the original product on the left ;) )
Enjoy
(OLD POST) 15/8/2010
some progress: picked up the cam & lifters- will take everyting to the builder this week!
some shots:
Cheers
Julian
(OLD POST) 19/5/2010
Just a quick update, got an 80L long range tank from a vs stato, heres some photos compared to the standard tank. This is one of my “side” projects while i wait for my car back..lol..
(OLD POST) 29/5/2010
Stripped the fuel tank, got some live axle straps for it too.
Spent a few hours cleaning it up with thinners, rags and a wire brush. There was this sticker think on the side which looked like dynomat that took ages to get off.
(OLD POST) 22/4/2010
I was speaking to the painter yesterday and he was telling me about House of Kolor range of colours. He reckons they have a silver which is similiar to asteroid but has better metallics and pearls available, so thats a high probability. Obviously a better quality paint than what is available normally (ppg etc)
Here’s some progress shots:
(OLD POST) 13/4/2010
Some progress shots:
Going good so far, he’s going to try and get the car in primer next week or the following.
(OLD POSt) 6/4/2010
Some progress shots..here we go
Got the heater box/blower box etc off..have been preparing myself for ages and for no reason, because it wasnt that hard!
Also pulled out the crappy firewall insulation or whatever it is. It was causing floor rust.
Pulled out the WHOLE loom
And found some damage, makes you glad you’re doing a full resto, otherwise that would bite you in the ass down the track
Engine bay final shot
Roof lining removed
And off to the panelbeaters!
Thank god!!
(OLD POST) 4/12/2009
The Boot:
Next step…the hanging panels
(OLD POST) 4/12/2009
Today i got the shell bead blasted. came up a real treat and im feeling really good about the car at the moment. Got my first quote from a guy across the road from the bead blasters who i feel more confortable with than the previous bloke i went to. Will obviously need some more quotes but there wasnt much rust that surfaced. the good thing about bead blasting is that it leaves the metal in a dull looking way where the zinc coating is still intact, meaning that it doesn’t need immediate etch priming. The only areas i need to etch are the areas i exposed previously so i will just use a ratle can to protect those areas. The boot had a touch of rust behind the drivers side light, where i exposed some pinholes on the outside. Glad to have found it. The front scuttle panel was alright and the bay obviously needs work since my epic fail attempt to do engine bay smoothing.
The plan is to take the car to the panelbeaters in two stages, the first being the prep and prime stage where some metal sections will be replaced and everything straigtened and smoothed and the next stage will be the painting stage.
The rodeo doing its work again
The bay and front. note the finish from blasting. Very different to the finish i had doing it by hand:
Under the wheel arches, glad i didnt do these by hand!
Front Plenum and Scuttle:
(OLD POST) 1/12/2009
Well im ready for the blaster. Decided to go with plastic bead blasting after much deliberation. Its booked in for thursday this week. Im going to get a trailer and take it there, and bring it back the next day. Getting the Engine bay including the bit where the wiper motor is, inside the boot, the reverse of the bonnet and boot panels and inside the front guards done. Supposedly plastic beads are easier on panels than sandblasting is and dont alter the metal.
Once that is done, its onto the phone where i will arrange for a few panel beaters to come over and have a look and give me prices. Ill try and see some of their work and make my decision based on how comfortable i feel with their work and their price. It’s all a balancing act.
I managed to take a photo although my digital camera doesn’t have anti shake :(
Here it is as a roller again, ready for the trailer.
I’ve been reorganising my shed and bringing stuff home from the factory now, just incase somebody rents it anytime soon. I got some huge plastic bags from work and wrapped up my interior to protect it from moisture and dust.
I have also been doing what i call “part collecting” in the last few weeks. Ive tracked
down some hsv shorty extractors for the efi heads (will they fit straight in without modification?) and a 90LTR VN long range fuel tank. Have also been doing research into a stroker and trying to make up my mind, its either standard stroke, 333 or 355. Whatever i choose dictates my cam decision so i cant get a cam until im 100% but im pretty sure its going to be stroked and im pretty sure im going to get the motor rebuilt instead of slapping a new top end ontop of a questionable bottom end and hoping for the best. I got a quote from raceglides for a trimatic rebuild to take 500hp and its about 1700 which i was surprised to be quite cheap. That was for a full manual trans which i don’t really want but the guy said the vacuum signal is abit iffy once you rebuild them to take that much power so i might have to aim abit lower. Don’t think ill get anywhere near 500hp but it would be nice to have something bulletproof wouldn’t it?
I’ve also been actively selling old bits i dont need on ebay from the old 202 to raise some $$$ for everything so thats helping abit, with more to go on tonight.
Also….pretty much decided to keep the car asteroid silver so thats one decision im glad is made up now.
Till next time…
Julian
(OLD POST) 28/10/2009
Finished the passengers side now.
Thank god..
Thats all, just waiting for more money and time for blasting.
(OLD POST) 13/10/2009
Time for an update. Left it a while..theres a few photos
VT Heads arrived, in my possesion now!
Did the roof
Stripping:
Etched:
Managed to get the doors, after much effort and swearing.
Drivers side door jambs/ funny bits done! Now i have to do the passengers side….looking forward to it :(
After i do the passengers side, all i have to do is the wheel arches and deaden. Then the car is off to the sandblaster to get the engine bay and inside of the boot done as well as the inside of the front guards, as i have no patience to do these bits by hand and have had little time lately. Once all is done, i will condiser getting the underside of the bonnet and boot panels sodablasted as they are panels which could be damaged by sandblasting. I will probably to the door sides by hand.
I have a feeling the front suspension has to come out to do the wheel arches properly, so i will have to learn how to remove the springs and shockers.
I also have the valve train gear and cam lined up ready to go with a phone call, once i have enough cash and the engine will be sorted.
Thats all for now
