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yeh ha ha, what an idiot, i know lol.

believe it or not they are the wheels and tyres that were on it when i bought it.....

no wonder the bloke crashed it into a pole lol..

I actually got my outer rims back from the polisher last week and re-assembled them.

once i get tyres fitted ill put them on the car.

Lol @ Eug. The tyres are great for rolling it around the workshop. Not that Stu can even do that seeing as how he LOCKED HIMSELF OUT OF THE WORKSHOP TODAY!!

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Sorry Stu, couldn't help myself!

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O.K. I officially ran out of patients today........ i was quiet at the shop, and was looking for something to do, so i put the engine in minus heads. Fitted flywheel, clutch, transmission, tailshaft, radiator, made the fan shroud, made the clutch hydraulic line and stuffed around with the oil cooler lines. got a fair bit done but might have made some extra work for myself having to fit heads in the car, but looks to be plenty of room.

O.K. I officially ran out of patients today........ i was quiet at the shop, and was looking for something to do, so i put the engine in minus heads. Fitted flywheel, clutch, transmission, tailshaft, radiator, made the fan shroud, made the clutch hydraulic line and stuffed around with the oil cooler lines. got a fair bit done but might have made some extra work for myself having to fit heads in the car, but looks to be plenty of room.

I love it when you tick it like this! Big! :D

The car is coming along nicely. Do you have some more pictures?

Just two questions, Did you use original engine mounts or conversion too the old style Chevy mounts, and what make/Model is the mount from?

Where did you bye the oil filter relocation/cooler kit?

Must start buying in some things for the engine and car...

I don't know about the engine mounts but the remote oil filter is a generic billet piece and the filter is a System 1 available from any speed shop. The cooler kit once lived in an R33 Skyline and is a Hong Kong Special. :)

i used the original r32 mount and fabricated the bracket from the engine

to suit. i think there are pics early in the thread. the oil filter relocation kit was a universal job.

but the part on the engine is model specific. i also had to modify it as the fittings dropped below

the sump level at first and i was worried about them being damaged if i came off the track or ripple strip. just cut it down and welded fittings to it instead of having to screw them in.

The car is coming along nicely. Do you have some more pictures?

Just two questions, Did you use original engine mounts or conversion too the old style Chevy mounts, and what make/Model is the mount from?

Where did you bye the oil filter relocation/cooler kit?

Must start buying in some things for the engine and car...

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Hi mate, no didnt modify the rack, had to fabricate brackets to suit it though and weld them to the rear of the crossmember. Replaced the rack ends as to suit the skyline tie-rod ends. Also had to extend the steering linkage.

Hey Stuart,

Did you have to modify the VL manual steering rack to fit in the r32? Im pretty interested in this.

I also sent you a PM; hope you dont mind.

Shaun.

  • 3 weeks later...

Here you go, Eug. Rims and tyres fitted as well as half the engine and radiator plumbed up.

yokohama A539s on the right side and a different tyre on the left side :D

more snappy snaps please :) haha... love this section of the forum

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That looks farking sweet Stu!

Im going to have to come in and see this thing - also need to talk to you about a mates car.

Although the heads aren't on yet, the whole assembly looks nice and low in the car. Good for the weight distribution. Will be great going around corners :)

yeh, its getting there. i hope that with the aid of the suspension upgrade that it will handle well.

ive been told that we are about 60kg lighter in the front with the engine alone, plus the advantages

of the alluminium bonnet, glass bar and removal of alot of other stuff. im hoping the car sits around the

1000kg mark. the fibreglass bootlid turned up on friday also. 2 months late, but better late than never.

the panel beater should be around this week to fit the bonnet & side-skirts, and give the car a buff.

the cylinder heads have been started, so hope to have them in a week or so, and can then finally finish

the engine. looking in to a new intake manifold. but i think i will get it running with the standard one first. project has snow-balled now as i think im going to keep the car. have purchased some R34 GTR Brembos and R32 GTR rear brakes from Pauly D. So have to win lotto soon. other than that its just some guages, wire the computer in and do the lexcen windows and some tin work.

have to also still do the suspension, pretty sure what im getting, just have to clarify some spring rates

and bar diameters, and win lotto again lol.

here is the 8 butterfly Harrop manifold i want. they also do a short shifter too.

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That looks farking sweet Stu!

Im going to have to come in and see this thing - also need to talk to you about a mates car.

Although the heads aren't on yet, the whole assembly looks nice and low in the car. Good for the weight distribution. Will be great going around corners :(

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