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My Pro street style rear end
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 10:37 PM
i need to stop getting ideas. this is what they lead to. 9 inch conversion, mini tubs to the chassis rails, strange coilover shocks (coming in next week)........
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 10:40 PM
I like 
What are you gunna do with the rear seat?
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What are you gunna do with the rear seat?
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 10:51 PM
still not sure. it dosent fit anymore tho lol. thinking of having no back seat and trimming the tubs and rear floor & firewall. back seat is useless anyway cos of the cage and harnesses
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 11:03 PM
It's possible. i got a cage and harness's with modified seat for the tubs. You gotta do some cutting and bending of the wires to fit around the tubs. fiddly but possible.still not sure. it dosent fit anymore tho lol. thinking of having no back seat and trimming the tubs and rear floor & firewall. back seat is useless anyway cos of the cage and harnesses
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 11:07 PM
cool! was even thinking of having the tubs exposed and trimmed. uncomfortable but looks cool. my cage has a taxi bar so bit of a teeth breaker if i hit the brakes too hard
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 11:10 PM
Bit of a bitch to get in the back seat i imagine,
i've never had anybody in the back of mine, it's too low for that anyways.
i've never had anybody in the back of mine, it's too low for that anyways.
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 11:28 PM
thought of having a single race seat in the back smack bang in the middle between the two harnesses???
think that would be cool.
get some foam for around the cage bar and get another 3/4 point harness for the back guy.
chris
think that would be cool.
get some foam for around the cage bar and get another 3/4 point harness for the back guy.
chris
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 11:47 PM
i never have people in the back so i might just leave it out and trim it all nicely
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Posted 09 May 2007 - 06:59 PM
UPDATE: a long day today had the drivers side tub complete and the passenger side marked out for cutting. also minor wiring changes
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Posted 10 May 2007 - 12:39 AM
Looks sweet as. 
Does any one know if ya need an engineers certificate in vic for this style of mini tub's
Does any one know if ya need an engineers certificate in vic for this style of mini tub's
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Posted 10 May 2007 - 12:43 AM
Those long belts always scare the shit out of me
I'd never use them
I'd never use them
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Posted 10 May 2007 - 06:29 PM
Why is that datto? is it because they stretch?
where am i going to put them, i dont have a taxi bar and ya cant bolt them to the floor unless you want your spine crushed.
between the seats? maybe i should just get a taxi bar.
where am i going to put them, i dont have a taxi bar and ya cant bolt them to the floor unless you want your spine crushed.
between the seats? maybe i should just get a taxi bar.
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Posted 10 May 2007 - 11:55 PM
all done. made a big diference. can fit a 295 tire under there
anyone else with LC-LJ noticed their chassis rails? are anyone elses not spaced evenly? both my tubs are identical and the drivers side is an inch from the rail at the very back, but the passenger side is fluch with the rail. i measured and measured and measured. seems like the passenger side rail is an inch to the left, or maybe the drivers side is an inch to the left.
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anyone else with LC-LJ noticed their chassis rails? are anyone elses not spaced evenly? both my tubs are identical and the drivers side is an inch from the rail at the very back, but the passenger side is fluch with the rail. i measured and measured and measured. seems like the passenger side rail is an inch to the left, or maybe the drivers side is an inch to the left.
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 01:38 AM
Its defiently the passenger side which isnt straight i cut the floor out of mine and u can see clear...
My passenger rail veeres outwards towards the back of the car and my drivers side is dead straight. When i was doing my shock crossmember i couldnt work out why it wouldnt butt up square on the passenger side....measured over and over.
Adam
My passenger rail veeres outwards towards the back of the car and my drivers side is dead straight. When i was doing my shock crossmember i couldnt work out why it wouldnt butt up square on the passenger side....measured over and over.
Adam
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 06:55 AM
you can blame the spare wheel arch and the petrel tank for everything being out of wack.
cheers the gong
cheers the gong
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 10:07 PM
looking good, like to see its al being done by the owner, (i assume thats the case)
if only the mini tubs could be installed on an lx in this fashion, damm chassis rails.
nice job, now enjoy the traction
if only the mini tubs could be installed on an lx in this fashion, damm chassis rails.
nice job, now enjoy the traction
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 11:18 PM
yep all being done by the owner. me! 
strange coilover shocks came in today. ordered on yesterday morning on www.vpw.com.au and they came at lunchtime today! these guys are quick!
anyone have HQ discs, callipers and stub axles they want to part with?
strange coilover shocks came in today. ordered on yesterday morning on www.vpw.com.au and they came at lunchtime today! these guys are quick!
anyone have HQ discs, callipers and stub axles they want to part with?
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 11:24 PM
Have you thought about using p76 discs?
What wheels are you running?
What wheels are you running?
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 11:35 PM
They stretch yesWhy is that datto? is it because they stretch?
where am i going to put them, i dont have a taxi bar and ya cant bolt them to the floor unless you want your spine crushed.
between the seats? maybe i should just get a taxi bar.
And also if your not running a race seat with proper cutouts they can slip off your shoulders
Taxi bar is the safest way and the only way I would have a harness in my car
Fluck the passengers
Its a priveledge to ride in it.... quit ya complaining about how hard it is to get in and out
Not like I'd take 60 yr old mum to the shops in the racecar anyway
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Posted 11 May 2007 - 11:35 PM
at the moment i will be running commodore chaser wheels till i can afford either convo pros or weld prostars
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Posted 12 May 2007 - 12:12 AM
just thought i'd mention the discs as they bring your track in a little and give you more clearance for your rims/tyres.
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Posted 12 May 2007 - 03:40 AM
good job.
how much did the coil overs and brackets cost ya?
how much did it cost to do the whole thing yourself?
how much did the coil overs and brackets cost ya?
how much did it cost to do the whole thing yourself?
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Posted 12 May 2007 - 06:29 PM
coilovers were $520 for the pair, springs are $160 for the pair, brackets were $140. cost me all up just under a grand to mini tub myself
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