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    #2765
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    Are yeah carnt leave it bog finish that would look crap

    Would have to either paint it or wrap it in suede, leather, vinal or something

    Could get it diped in water transfer graphics

    Painting it takes lots of prep work where if you wrap it is a lot easier

    And also if you paint it with a can it honestly looks cheap and shit, much better to sand it intensely with 80 or 60 and then prime it and sand off as much as possibly with 280 and repeat till you get to 600 and a 2K paintable surface but if you don’t have a compressor and gravity feed spray gun and painting knowledge this would be a bit of a problem

    Well that’s what I done and it’s worked fine for me

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    Nice combo with good times there

    Solid build right there

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    Been wondering how this has been goin

    How have you been lately ??

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    I actually don’t mind that! Came up good!

     

    Cheers mate, was just a random idea i had and just went for it

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    Is that all the same GTS ??

    Dam it’s a nice clean car

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    Will be good to have it legal that’s for sure

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    Iv had a few different ideas over the time

    Throwing it away sounds like a good idea as fuel used and averages distance to empty and stuff doesn’t work any more, it’s tells me things like 7 litres to 100km and I know it used 7 litres just goin up the street

    The only one I want is odometer

    Iv honestly thought about doin a deadly dash and stealing blakes idea and doin something like that and making all custom gauges completely witch would mean all that I have would go to some other person as I know someone would want it

    Talking of people wanting things I’m thinking of giving away my old sub set up away as I’m not goin to use it and I was thinking people nominate someone who has ambition but no money like a 17 year old who just got his licence and has vn-vs and wants a mad thumping sub amp capaciator set up

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    #2651
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    And obviously I throw all the air con vents in the bin

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    I do have this pic of when I fitted the MSD shift light witch I never really showed

    See it there below the trip computer buttons

    All I did was took to it with a grinder, then taped some card board over it and on the back used some urethane reason and fibre glass then bogged and smoothed it over and drilled some holes witch is 3 mm out of centre and annoys the crap out of me but no one has ever picked it

    I’ll get a pic of the bottom when I get back, I’m at the Grand Prix at moment

    That I did the same, cut the tray out same urethane resin and just bogged and smoothed and drilled 2 holes with hole saw

    I got them ones centre lol

    Up the top I also put the build number over there as I warped dash and couldn’t have it in factory spot I also cut a very slight amount of the end and put the hsv in front of it but pic shows it up like crap

    In life it looks good and clean but for some reason the flash shows things that you can’t see with eyes

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    Nice work man

    For you stereo gauge problem I suggest you go to wreckers and get a second plastic bit that fits there what ever that is called

    Cut all except the outer rim

    Make up what you want out of card board wether it’s just flat or flat for stereo and 2 slightly steped angle bits for gauges

    Fibre glass the rear of it

    Grind carb board off and sand and mould with bog

    Cut for double din stereo

    And hole saw for gauges on the right hand side like you had above pic

    Wrap in leather vinal or paint and or what ever you want

    Just a suggestion

    Beautiful looking clubby man

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    Cheers Gary, nevin,nick and thunder for the kind words guys

    It’s been a massive effort to get it this far and have learnt so much along the way but I think apart from finishing the tune the car is pretty much done

    The only few things I would like to do is roll cage, clean up the wiring under the dash and a different set of rims probley 18 if they clear my brakes, some do some don’t and with 8.5 fronts and 9.5 rears and nitto nt05 tyres

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    So with the exhaust finally 100% I decide to finish the bumper

    While I’m goin with the fibre glass I make this cover for the radiator

    Then look put my serge tank rocked up

    Got it in fired it up and all seamed sweet, engine bay temps are way cooler now and pumps are near silent

    So I take it for a drive and a bit over half throttle in 2nd and bang

    Shattered a rear axel CJ

    Oops

    So new set are in ready to rumble again

    As it is today it’s mental to drive, it’s got absolutely 0 traction in first 3 gears and is awaiting a tune in about 1 weeks time to make that situation slightly worse and I havemt even got the water meth on yet

    I’ll back soon with some more news

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    Bam hit the dyno and made a easy 18psi and just melted the tyres on the dyno

    Seen 430 rwkw and over 1100 nm torque

    The engine bay temps where sky high, pipes glowing red hot

    Rubber coated the under side, the rear and the floor of the dyno, I rubed the tyres and rubber just fell of them and the fuel pumps where screaming and cavating like crazy

    I had a major heat issue I had to fix, so drove it home and pumps craped them selves so I also had a major fuel pump issue

    Got every thing I could Hpc coated and ordered a AI sp1200 serge tank witch would take 2-3 months as he had a big waiting list

    So as I’m waiting for the near serge tank and pumps to turn up I do some exhaust mods as it’s a little on the noisy side

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    In the mean time I got the diff done

    I also pulled the subs out as I’m no longer 19

    Because iv gone power stupid I got a water meth kit for AIS

    Then this happened

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    So that was it all back together, I turned the key, it rumbled to life with good oil pressure and all was sweet except 1 major thing g was about to happen

    My alternator was in the way !!

    It had to be moved, previously I had fitted a VL manual steering rack so I put alternator over here

    That wasn’t nice enough so painted it black

    That was better

    Then over here had plenty of room for upgrade

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    So I hid the ABS in the bin

    Painted some other bits

    Engine turned up all ready to rumble again along with some 4:11 and harrop cover and eaton centre

    I started sorting out the wiring harness now it’s as hidden as could make it

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    I would actually go a internal pump set up but anything from AI is awesome

    Iv got twin walbro 460 and it sooooo quite

    Iv had 044 pumps and fuelab pumps and they are noisy as hell, I’m not sure how noisy the Holly’s are but my pumps in the sp1200 I carnt even hear them prime

    The only way I know it has is because I can hear the fuel squishing through the lines and regulator

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    How come no links work ??? Carnt get pics or links to site to work

    Look up aftermarket industries and get the new sp800 serge tank or witch ever one tickles your fancy

    Iv got the sp1200 and it is excelent, I carnt even hear my pumps prime

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    #2543
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    Here is your answer

    A serge tank is a very very very smart idea and this is the baddest boy on the block for your fuel system

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