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Hi just and update,

Be a slow process these last few weeks, not much left to go before we can crank the big bitch over for the first time.. Has got 15L of penrite run in oil, in the dry sump tank ready to rock. So the last few days iv been doing all the tidy up jobs. Not long now!!

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just a quick question: when the engine torques will it do damaged to the top rad hose as its vertually rigid? Looks great though!

the wiggins clamps actually do have an amount of flex in them. I think it should be ok.

great build mate. should be a very, very, very fast car. :P Love that it's still a 2.7 and not a 30. I think for what you want a 2.6 or 2.7 is the way to go as you will want revs and lots of them. :devil:

what kind of gearbox are you going to run in it?

there's a little expandable piece inside. hard to explain but if you've ever held one in your hands and played with it a bit you'll get the idea. it's not a huge amount but they do allow both flex and twist without leaking.

The clamps have a fair amount of give in them, they are rubber o'ring sealed on a feral, the are a pain in the arse to put together but are extremely well made as these are the genuine Adel Wiggins clamps, the 4" clamp was worth $600 and thats each. If you you look at any top notch race cars, weather it be Ken Blocks Fiesta, GT Cars, majority of them run them.

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^^^ ive been tracking kier wilsons gtr since when 1st started back in early 2000...it reminds me of my silver aust delivered gtr & the sound of a 3ltr - well, nothing beats it, sounds like my current gtr :devil:

  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Guys

Another quick update for ya's, engine work is nearly complete, the wiring loom will be finished on thrusday, once thats done just gotta do brake lines and a few other tidy up jobs. Tomorrow we will be test fitting all the body panels and checking the lines of them all and adjusting them so they look shit hot. Here's some quick pics of the engine in its final stages (sorry about poor quality, get some better ones tomorrow).

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