[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Dan811 wrote:

It’s a shame that an enormous amount of useful info might die with SC though

Amen to that, couldn’t not possible agree more. I have 100 pages of my build, some great dialog and discussion and input from other members that will be lost as i can only really transfer over my own posts. Its not just me I know there are heaps of other builds and tech threads that will be lost. But I guess life goes on, at least now we all have somewhere to start again. And I make this promise this forum will never be left to die while my ass points to the ground. I would/will simply give it to someone else to run if I cant for whatever reason. Its the reason for the $20 donations, the plan from the start was to make something that just is self sustaining. If there is a little bit of money in the kitty, we can maintain and upgrade it over time so there is no reason at all it should ever fall into decay.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Well, what I have learnt is nothing is a no go. It depends on the results. I have full filtering which includes intake air temp sensor and also crank case venting. So my intake isn’t really any different to a regular manifold (which have trumpets) it’s just instead of one throttle body I have 8. But it also of does depend on the engineer, and what they are prepared to fight/argue for.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Good stuff, feel like I am sort of in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment. I have to wait for the engineer to finish writing his report. He’s been brilliant all the way through, and I guess it’s not just a run of the mill LS1 conversion so he has to get it right.

Cars up on the lift at the moment, going to do an oil change on the week end. It seems to be running beautifully, so it really is all set to go pretty much as soon as I get the report.

Apparently the trans place is expecting the nice gear set for the glide early next week So that is happening too.

On a side note, fantastic to see so many familiar guys and gals coming across to the new forum, of course was little nervous how it would all pan out but no bullshit a couple of days back I got on in the morning and saw a page full of new posts and thought, yep, just like SC used to be. Of course still a ways to go to get it right up there but ther are some great builds and post on here.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Stephen Bell, his adds the yellow one to the right. He is the guy that got mine to pass full emissions, he took it from producing 243 grams/mile and idling like a top fuel drag car on heat to only producing less than 1 gram/mile and idling and driving sanely. I really don’t want to start a tuner war discussion, but through my own personal experience I am really happy with him.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Shit yea, now we are talking

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

vs manta 218 wrote:

It’s actually called

driven
born from joe gibbs racing

cheers will do.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Welcome mate, post up a thread on your ride, love to see some pics of another early HSV

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Sorry mate, mine are all 17’s :(

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

That looks like soooo much fun. Thanks for sharing, gotta go on the bucket list…

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Cheers Pete. Your right about changing oil frequently, it’s a bit of a thing of mine, to me we spend thousands on a car, oil changes are cheap insurance. I have gone for redline as that’s what the tuner recommends, and uses in his VE HSV. So far by a mile he is the best tuner I have dealt with and trust so I was happy to go with his recommendation. I plan on changing it this week end, I will definitely post up before and after results. That joe Gibbs oil I hadn’t heard of, will do a bit of a read.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

So when does it come and go, is it there under load, can you hear it driving, and at any speed? How about going at a constant speed then depressing the clutch?

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

From the AGP on the week end, popped up on my fb

• This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by  VRSenator065.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Great car, reckon i have seen you on the HSV forum? Love the fire extinguisher bracket, is that standard HSV or did you make it up? Any more pics of it for a different angle?

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Bummer, pretty sure what I have at home are 17″, but will look tonight and let you know, I have a few kicking around.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Downloading as we speak, cheers for that, much appreciated

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Cheers mate, that write up with pics would be great

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Seriously its builds like this that made me decide to build the new forum. I was also following this on SC, what a bloody crying shame if we lost info on builds like this. Funny how you build something that you think is bloody good, then you see a build like this that takes it up to a whole new level. Just a truly beautiful car. Well thought through, beautifully executed, all the mods complement each other, truly awesome work mate.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Also was lucky enough to get invited to a Mercedes drive day at Mallala (mates brother is a Merc salesman) Doing 240km/h down the straight in an E63 was pretty special. The little SLK, the tiny two door with a 5l V8 shoe horned under the bonnet was the pick though. Nothing beats fanging someone elses car around a race track. Its like having a hire car but on steroids

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