V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
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Mick Jagger
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This is the first time Ive ever watched a vehicle get built on a computer ,wow you've obviously done your homework and attacked this project the way you intended.Youre an inspiration to many people on this forum or to anyone who is foolish enough to stumble across it.I have never ever seen so much forward progress on a Project Car ,you must be rich as,at least you know where to put it..and good on you .May I say that it looks Phuckijn awesome on the blocks the ride height looks good (maybe down in the back 3mm) I cant wait to see this bitch grace a few covers . Its gonna give me a big stiffy, opps it already has and the missus is asleep Oh Well
Cheers for the posts guys! 
John, no daylight savings here, daylight at 6.30am and dark at 7.30pm and doesn't change much through the year
(that's one of the reasons I live here 
)
Mick Jagger .... very kind words mate, cheers....... I hope you didn't get slapped when you "woke" your missus up!
Exhaust.....mmmmmm..... been thinking about this for a while with the following parameters:
1/ Don't really want it through the guard, looks like an after thought, however it does suit some cars.
2/ "tuned length" not an issue as the small drop in horsepower (I can afford to drop a bit ) is well outweighed but the overall appearance and functionality (my thoughts only, as the car is not being built as a "drag car" and has been built to look "neat" but still with some giddyup!!).
3/ Try to make it look "factory fitted".
4/ Sufficient flow to for the Chevy's HP so it is not choked.
I have searched everywhere for ideas and found these in the USA, although there are not what I would call good looking, they did give me an idea:
So from the "idea" I made these, Intermediate pipes are 1 5/8" and main header pipe is 2 1/2" (the headers are being ceramic coated to assist with enginge bay temp and exhaust flow:
This will have a flange fitted:
When I fit flanges I like to let the leading exhuast tube protrude throught the first flange, this allows the gasket to fit over the tube and also partially seals the tube into the next one which greatly reduces the chances of blowing the gasket out (which we all know is a pain in the arse!! )
Fully welded flange:
Tube protruding through (about 8mm):
End result is neat and has sufficient clearance all round, should look good ceramic coated
John, no daylight savings here, daylight at 6.30am and dark at 7.30pm and doesn't change much through the year
(that's one of the reasons I live here )Mick Jagger .... very kind words mate, cheers....... I hope you didn't get slapped when you "woke" your missus up!
Exhaust.....mmmmmm..... been thinking about this for a while with the following parameters:
1/ Don't really want it through the guard, looks like an after thought, however it does suit some cars.
2/ "tuned length" not an issue as the small drop in horsepower (I can afford to drop a bit
) is well outweighed but the overall appearance and functionality (my thoughts only, as the car is not being built as a "drag car" and has been built to look "neat" but still with some giddyup!!).3/ Try to make it look "factory fitted".
4/ Sufficient flow to for the Chevy's HP so it is not choked.
I have searched everywhere for ideas and found these in the USA, although there are not what I would call good looking, they did give me an idea:
So from the "idea" I made these, Intermediate pipes are 1 5/8" and main header pipe is 2 1/2" (the headers are being ceramic coated to assist with enginge bay temp and exhaust flow:
This will have a flange fitted:
When I fit flanges I like to let the leading exhuast tube protrude throught the first flange, this allows the gasket to fit over the tube and also partially seals the tube into the next one which greatly reduces the chances of blowing the gasket out (which we all know is a pain in the arse!!
)Fully welded flange:
Tube protruding through (about 8mm):
End result is neat and has sufficient clearance all round, should look good ceramic coated
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Mick Jagger
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mrs ratbox
on yor bit about tuned length power, i spoke to a veryy knowledgeable old guy once that had been building pipes most of his life and that's pretty much what he said unless they are proffesionally built to exacts you won't get much better flow than manifolds
they look great but that's just what we've come to expect from you now
they look great but that's just what we've come to expect from you now
GR8 work Garrry,
I dunno who must be more spred with this .. you or us .. Im jest blowin away.
Im with RB on tooned lentgh .. I was told too that its gotta be abserlute spot on to do eny good.
I got told with bikes that they put cones on the end to stop it 8 strokin .. but that was bikes .. megerfones an expanshun chambars for 2 strokes .. extracters and cones for fores.
I was watchin somethin on that show gasoline and one bloke was talkin bout ventueri stuff and gettin good flow by makin a restriction then openin it up str8 after .. and was sayin somethin bout keepin the four pipes into a pirramyd ..dunno .. its all over me stupid head.
I still think with all that grunt.. it aint gunna make a lotta diff just how big the smoke from ya tires is .. itll be big ither way..
and..
I think this is the first 8 ive seen what has put the pipes inside the walls of the sub .. good stuff
lovin this Garry
hope I get to see it sson
Dee
I dunno who must be more spred with this .. you or us .. Im jest blowin away.
Im with RB on tooned lentgh .. I was told too that its gotta be abserlute spot on to do eny good.
I got told with bikes that they put cones on the end to stop it 8 strokin .. but that was bikes .. megerfones an expanshun chambars for 2 strokes .. extracters and cones for fores.
I was watchin somethin on that show gasoline and one bloke was talkin bout ventueri stuff and gettin good flow by makin a restriction then openin it up str8 after .. and was sayin somethin bout keepin the four pipes into a pirramyd ..dunno .. its all over me stupid head.
I still think with all that grunt.. it aint gunna make a lotta diff just how big the smoke from ya tires is .. itll be big ither way..
and..
I think this is the first 8 ive seen what has put the pipes inside the walls of the sub .. good stuff
lovin this Garry
hope I get to see it sson
Dee
Cheers guys .
I have mounted the Transmission coolers and did a prefit of the hoses, I welded 2 mounts to each side of the floor and folded the alloy checker plate as a heat shield. Also welded out the Transmission crossmember mount, Torana frontend outrigger mounts and fitted the chassis mounts for the rear sway bar.
.I have mounted the Transmission coolers and did a prefit of the hoses, I welded 2 mounts to each side of the floor and folded the alloy checker plate as a heat shield. Also welded out the Transmission crossmember mount, Torana frontend outrigger mounts and fitted the chassis mounts for the rear sway bar.
Thanks for the posts guys
Andrew, might have to get a "Mooneyes, Look but don't touch" stickers
Cheers DR
Made up the brackets for the exhaust heat sheilds, remounted the Handbrake link which is set 45mm closer to the centre of the car to allow more room for the exhaust. Made up brackets and prefitted the VN commodore handbrake cable (rear section), also had to make link from EK handbrake to VN cable, works fine. Still needs finish coat on entire underbody.
Handbrake mods:
I used two of these because the bore was the size I needed (bush out of torana frontend):
To make two of these brackets, the slot is to feed the cable through:
This is the end result, they hold the Commodore handbrake cables:
Exhaust heat shields in place, there is about 15mm clearance between the shield and the floor (prefit):
I have to put on "new" rear bumber mounts (on the body) because the old one's don't work anymore (don't actually exist anymore)
Will have to mod' the Bumper brackets also (shorten and redrill)..............
Andrew, might have to get a "Mooneyes, Look but don't touch" stickers
Cheers DR
Very good question J, one I don't have an answer for ........ yetJ wrote:alsooooo
when are the nats? i believe you want to have it running and rego'd by then.
surely it will take a few weeks in paint (unless your doing it yourself) then re-assembly, then regooo
will you make it?
Made up the brackets for the exhaust heat sheilds, remounted the Handbrake link which is set 45mm closer to the centre of the car to allow more room for the exhaust. Made up brackets and prefitted the VN commodore handbrake cable (rear section), also had to make link from EK handbrake to VN cable, works fine. Still needs finish coat on entire underbody.
Handbrake mods:
I used two of these because the bore was the size I needed (bush out of torana frontend):
To make two of these brackets, the slot is to feed the cable through:
This is the end result, they hold the Commodore handbrake cables:
Exhaust heat shields in place, there is about 15mm clearance between the shield and the floor (prefit):
I have to put on "new" rear bumber mounts (on the body) because the old one's don't work anymore (don't actually exist anymore)
Will have to mod' the Bumper brackets also (shorten and redrill)..............
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