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UC Torana 350 Chev

Started by _UC_CHEV_ , Feb 08 2007 04:45 PM

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#201 _Keithy's_UC_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 06:09 AM

Good to hear you got it all back together and without too much expense!! I hope you put a nice video up when you get her running!! Wanna know what mine's gonna sound like!

Well done dude!

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#202 _T0rana_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 06:35 PM

yea will have to get a vid....

its got a single 2 1/2" pipe and it doesnt sound good at all lol going to get a twin 2 1/2" system soon enough :spoton:

they sound hot with a 383 (heard sarshas for 2minits)

primed the oil pump today, motor is about 90% built :rockon:

. gets oil presure this time

getting 20psi with my hands, going to make a drill priming tool tomorow

decided i dont need to weld the pick up, as its a really tight fit. probly for the best, my welding skills are quite sad, its a stick welder.

ill get some snaps of it going back in tomorow

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#203 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 01:47 AM

The engine was born again today

running 80psi of oil pressure too :spoton:

and 50psi on idle.

i think getting the chance to rebuild the chev again was really good, lots of love and pefection went into the motor :spoton:

took it for a few drives today to run in the motor, lots and lots of muscle... scary stuff.

:rockon:

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#204 _[BOTTLEDUP]_

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 04:05 AM

Glad to hear that second time around all has worked out for you Nath... Good that its scaring you too...

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#205 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 11:46 AM

cheers,

as soon as i poke the accelerator a tiny bit at any speed, its revs as fast as a 4cy jap car and the car drifts all over the road. gotta take it easy for the next few thousand though.

:spoton:

Edited by UC_CHEV, 19 July 2007 - 11:47 AM.

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#206 Heath

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 04:57 PM

Niiiiiiiice! Sounds awesome!

Can't wait for the videos...

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#207 _SLR Goat_

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 05:43 PM

Awsome!!!!!!

Going for a drive with u last night kicked me into overdrive went and hassled my mate today to hurry up and get my engine done i want some of that awsome tyre frying muscle

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#208 MRLXSS

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 06:28 PM

U need some big fatties on the back to help it get traction!

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#209 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 07:12 PM

gonna put 215's on the rear, i think thats about all i can fit, 225's will probly hit.

has 195's on the rear at the moment :tease:

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#210 Heath

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 07:40 PM

You should be able to go wider than that... or is the offset for the wheels inappropriate?

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#211 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 08:03 PM

the offset is a bit out there...

my front 205 tyres just protrude the guards lol

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#212 Heath

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Posted 19 July 2007 - 10:46 PM

I think mine are on the verge of doing that, but I run a different offset/width on the rear so it isn't as much of an issue. You should still be able to get away with 225s though I reckon... how low is it with the Chev?

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#213 _Keithy's_UC_

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Posted 20 July 2007 - 06:43 PM

I've had 245's under my rear guards nath, you should have no probs with 225's at all!! Getting 265's for the brown UC in the next week!! Rolling the lips of the guards!

Got a vid of the 383 yet?? I wont have mine done for a few months yet! Upgrading fuel lines, brakes, chassis kit and spending some more cash on it to get a set of 2" Primaries from Difilippo!

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#214 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 21 July 2007 - 07:15 PM

yea. ill see if 225's will fit, the wider the better :spoton:

265s under uc guards would be a mission without flares lol
sounds like ur going all out kieth! will be a screamer when all the work is done

ill get a vid of my car once i get twin exhuast, so it sounds like a v8 haha!

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#215 Heath

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Posted 22 July 2007 - 07:52 PM

Getting 265's for the brown UC in the next week!! Rolling the lips of the guards!

lol I thought the Poo Brown beast ran 13" stockies; what wheels are you gonna put on instead?

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#216 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 03 August 2007 - 05:05 PM

Got some snaps of my new exhuast system..

2 1/2" all the way and under the diff, X pipe, Redback sports mufflers, and 4 flange points.

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Not too loud of a note, but when it picks up the revs it sounds awsome!

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#217 Heath

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Posted 03 August 2007 - 08:37 PM

Your car seems to be sitting a lot higher than it did since you first painted it etc. Have you changed the springs?

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#218 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 03 August 2007 - 08:41 PM

yes, its a v8 now

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#219 Heath

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Posted 03 August 2007 - 08:43 PM

You changed them in the rear just coz you stuck the Chev into it? I thought it wouldn't have affected the stance of the back.

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#220 _UC_CHEV_

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Posted 04 August 2007 - 04:18 AM

i don't know about you, but i think cars that sit like a boat look gay

i wouldn't run super low in the back and low in the front... not a cool combo. i like it nice and even, thus why i changed all the springs.

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#221 _SLR Goat_

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Posted 04 August 2007 - 04:58 AM

Having seen the car in the flesh it looks to be sitting just fine to me

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#222 Heath

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Posted 04 August 2007 - 10:23 AM

lol I'm just going off this old photo. I just loved the way it sat

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#223 _Keithy's_UC_

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Posted 04 August 2007 - 06:59 PM

Heath, I got over the stockies... They look gay, and it is ONLY a UC right!! I have the 14 by 8" dragways from my LX doing nothing but supporting my blue UC at the moment, i'll put the stockies on it for the time being and throw some new fat rubber on the brown one! Make it look half as tough as it is quick!

I agree with nathan on this one heath, lower at the back than the front is just pure homo. If you own a torrie, its gotta sit low at the front and nice at the back!

The above pic looks hot too! That is exactly how you need a car to sit...

Your exhaust looks great nath, i bet it sounds mad too! I'm so damn jealous right now!

Keith