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[jonesy]

pm sent to ls2lxhatch

hi jonsey

do u have a drain plug in the bottom of that dif ?.i couldnt tell from the pics.

no i dont, it may be a top idea to put one in but..

[jonesy]

runnig a couple of brake lines on the diff

[jonesy]

made the rest of the brake lines for the diff today







also modified the park brake cable bracket to sit just under the calliper to get it to pull as straight as possible... it looks like it will work effectively but only time will tell

Edited by jonesy, 31 January 2012 - 11:53 PM.

[jonesy]

also checked the rear sway bar out for clearance to the new diff (it is the trailing arm bolt on type) looks like the it's going to hit on the 9' housing aslo looked at bringing it back a touch by redrilling the holes but it looks like will interfear with the factory pressed holes will have to have a think about that one.

[jonesy]

added the second uni into the steering stream to get the clearance needed for the extractor area

[jonesy]

got a commo booster (recon and a feebie) from a mates vr that he is wrecking,

so as per brake upgrade thread (commo booster and ford 1 inch master) i have decided to perform the upgrade to the best of my ability and here’s the pics from the the booster rod cut and paste.

measure and cut



reposition measure and tac (ugly tac but done the job)












wielded and ground back (def needed griding back as the wields were not sexy but got a good bite)

Edited by jonesy, 12 February 2012 - 01:13 AM.

[jonesy]

got some new stuff in the post over the last week or so while i have been at work here’s a couple of pics

new cross member from the rod shop



Tough mounts from velocity





1' brake master from ebay p10050 as suggested in commo brake thread



crate engine from raw performance (fav package for the day/week) thanks Pat, as we talked about it all looks great..











and a few add ons as well







driveline is all coming together......feels like Xmas

Edited by jonesy, 22 February 2012 - 06:51 PM.

[jonesy]

look back a page on yhis thread..

[benno81]

hey mate what sort of coin did it cost you for the motor including tax etc?

[jonesy]

pm sent

[jonesy]

brought some more goodies today,

-bolts for gearbox to block

-extractor bolts

-bolts for trany mount to tranny

-dipstick tranny

-dipstick engine

-pipe/tube nuts for master (ford)

-kn air filter

-kn air filter top high flow

-air filter threaded rod and wing nut

-gromets for breathers

-breathers for rocker covers (may end up needing over flow for rear positioned hole in right hand side cover)

-160 thermostat

[jonesy]

started on the routing of the front brake lines the other day..looked like it was going to be a whole lot easier to sort it before i put the engine in for a trial





also ended up poping down to the the shop for a couple of more parts



today i set the k frame up for the motor to be put where it belongs



decided to do a bit more than was planed (at this time) and fitted the motor to the frame.







while i was there i installed the tourque converter to the t350 and left it at that for this morn because i need a second person on the other side of the box to help with the line up.

[jonesy]

had another bash at it this arvo between rests on the couch trying to fight the flu off.

mate poped over and lent me some extra mussle and got gearbox mounted up and trial fitted the exractors that shaun aka (fullnoise) made me. they were a tight fit...but made very well, hats off to him not much room to work with there.

Edited by jonesy, 09 March 2012 - 09:17 PM.

[jonesy]

thanks ayden,
i would have put on the beers, i have seen your hatch at burswood-very nice

[jonesy]

good onya shaun no need for thanks you make some good pipes, as for hearing it that makes two of us.
call you soon enough with update.
cheers

[jonesy]

spent a little bit of time yesterday eve fitting the starter motor needed some mods to clear extractors as sugested by shaun.
the starter is a hitachi, as seen in the picture is how it came out of the box..

the starter needed to be rotated 180 deg on the mounting block so that the solenoid faced down and also needed the right hand side (as you look at it on the bench) trimed up by about an inch so that it is flush with the block.



heres a pic of it once fitted (should have takn a couple as i was doing it)



got up this morn a decided to fit the the motor and gearbox to car (to check for clearances ect.) heres a couple of pics of the progress


car up



lining motor and gearbox up and slide under (rad support looking good hey looks like water likes that area)















i have talked to fellow forum members about fitting the engine this way and they said it was the easy way and they where not wrong one man and less than an hour. thanks for the tips guys this forum has made this project so far alot easier..

as for the clearance issues not any so far (lucky) , i measured the fire wall lip and give it a light trim before dropping the shell over as it was defiantly not going to clear the dizzy i think i will trim it a touch more so the leads off of the dizzy cant touch (on the passenger side drivers looks ok). going to have a look at the heater / fan box next and fit the diff to get a tail shaft measurment. and hopefuly the radiator rocks up in the post tomorrow.

Edited by jonesy, 11 March 2012 - 03:05 PM.

[jonesy]

diffs in, lifted the rear of the car over the top. haven't picked up any rims and tyres for the rear to roll around on yet so it prob made the job a little harder.
alot of up down to the side was going on but had a mate over and a few beers were involved, we got there though.





had a look at the heaterbox looks like it will clear might start giving it a clean up.

[jonesy]

got the new rad from desert cooler the other day, no good sent it back...then went down to browns radiators as suggested by a mate of mine who had a good rap for them.
nice looking radiator and the fins on this one are not dented in (i think, they dont have a alloy shroud or fans but they move more air oh well) so i fitted it up and here it is sitting in its spot.

[ls2lxhatch]

Do you have a transmission cooler in the radiator as well? If not then I would check with you transmission guy regarding just running the cooler on the front.

If you have a hi-stall then I doubt the cooler you have will be sufficient. At a minimum I think you will need a cooler with its own fan and controller.

Something like this.

[jonesy]

righto good info i will check.thanks

[MRLXSS]

That looks bloody fantastic!!!!!!!! You gotta be happy with that!