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Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:01 pm
by searsy
searsy wrote:Gary
Did u have any problems with your engine bay paint blistering from your log headers
Also can you tell me how much clearance did you have from the paint work
I wrapped my log headers with heat wrap and the paint blistered even up to 10 cm away
My log headers are made out of stainless do u think I would be better off making mild steel and ceramic coating them
Hello Gary are you out there
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:44 pm
by V8EK4us
searsy wrote:searsy wrote:Gary
Did u have any problems with your engine bay paint blistering from your log headers
Also can you tell me how much clearance did you have from the paint work
I wrapped my log headers with heat wrap and the paint blistered even up to 10 cm away
My log headers are made out of stainless do u think I would be better off making mild steel and ceramic coating them
Hello Gary are you out there
Hi Searsy,
I didn't have any problems with paint blistering, clearance was down to about 20-25mm in some places. I made my headers out of mild steel and had them ceramic coated to help with heat issues, the stainless would be one of the worst for heat and is more than likely the main cause of your grief. The headers had done 24,000 kms and all paint in the engine bay was still in tact, even on the firewall where the headers passed between the K frame and the firewall. Hope this helps mate
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:48 pm
by CHOPPED
hey gary
long time mate hope your doin well
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:51 pm
by V8EK4us
CHOPPED wrote:hey gary
long time mate hope your doin well
Cheers Paul, still kickin' mate!
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:19 am
by searsy
Thanks Gary
Looks like I will be making some mild steel headers now
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:00 pm
by Sputzwagon
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:25 pm
by searsy
Pretty sure that would hit the steering colomn mate
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:41 pm
by shmeagain
ITS SHEMEAGAIN HI Gary good to see your sill kickin
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:08 pm
by oldnek
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:30 am
by Blacky
Bump for Toey1977
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:11 pm
by Mick Jagger
awesomist build of an ek holden EVER
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:28 am
by Coopa
I'm thinking of making 253MA stainless steel log headers?
Re: Booster & Master cylinder
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:47 pm
by 62EKprize
V8EK4us wrote:Blacky wrote:Why couldnt you run a diagonal with the lower bars of your 4 link ? - that will give you back your clearance for your pipes
Thanks Blacky, but apparently the "triangulated" 4 link is not as good for what I want to do with it and usually the triangulated bars are the top bars on the 4 link.
I have done the prefit on the Booster and master cylinder, Brake pedal has been moved to the centre of the "firewall to dash" brace so I have plenty of clearance on the bonnet hinges, in the "final-final" fit (after some $##%$&*) ... it is now closer to the hinge.
I have "peened" the metal on the brace so there is no contact with the top of the pedal shaft:
"Original":
Modified:
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Also made up the mounts for the Torana "outriggers", welded nut to 6mm doubler plate and closed the "outrigger mount" in with plate to make it look neater:
External view:
Internal view, clearance has been allowed for between the "new mount" and the outrigger mount for the polyurethane bush that will be fitted:
Also changed the Powerglide pan to increase ground clearance:
And prefit check on the polished S/S uni joints and 3/4" DD intermediate steering shaft:
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:13 pm
by Blacky
bump for Wazza
Re: V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:54 pm
by ek wazza
thanks Blacky, inspirational reading about this build> Giving me some motivation to get back into mine
