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[SmacT]

Looks great. Got an eta for it to be in and running?

[MRLXSS]

Looks great Matt.

I feel kinda honored, i was in the car nearly the last time you drove it hehe, on the trip to Heathcote.

For your trans lines, price up braided hose from Summit.

I just got Aeroquip -6AN braided hose and end fittings for my trans cooler lines, ended up costing less than buying rubber pipe in AUS. Never have to worry bout it again.

Cheers.

You should feel honoured! You would have been the last passenger with the old 290! HAHA!

I was thinking about doing exactly that mate! It'll look great and i'll never have to worry about it again! I can also run them the way i want... Thanks for the tip!

Looks great. Got an eta for it to be in and running?

Ummm, Im going to drop it in without the trans as I still have to buy a stall and it's going to cost me a bit... Going all out and getting a custom built TCE stall.

Once it's painted, It'll be dropped in soon after, then everything else will get hooked up... Havent got a goal date yet though.

Looks nice as Matt!! Has she been started yet?

Thanks! Nah mate, not yet... Going to run it in when its in the car.

[MRLXSS]

Getting there!!!



All painted now, and I dummy set things up this arvo to see how it'll look!

Im going to polish up the rocker covers now as well... I was going to paint them, but had a go polishing a bit of them today and I was really happy with the results!

[Stedz_lc]

LOOKIN GOOD!!
Hope you got a rag over that carb hehe
I Polisher ours then painted the stripes colour of car!!
Whats the start date??

[MRLXSS]

Thanks everyone! I am really excited now! It's great to finally start seeing stuff happening now! Very rewarding... It'll be great to hear it roar to life!

Nice Matt. How much did she end up costing you if you don't mind. Send by PM if you want. How much power are you expecting?

Top job Matt!

It'll be somewhere between 400-450hp... with 400+Nm of Torque. It has cost me more than I first thought it would... but it is also HEAPS better than I first thought as well.... I've just bit the bullet and doing it right the first time!

Lookin good but you better hurry up I get my heads back this week I think I am going to have mine going before yours

Yours will be back on the road again before mine i reckon! I still got a few big things to get done and I have bugger all time to work on it... When things get a bit closer, I might end up taking a day or two holidays to just get stuff done...

I still gotta save up and buy my TCE stall, and also got to get a tailshaft done and also once its all in get the exhaust made up... So im getting closer, but I am still a while off... So I reckon you'll beat me to it! But hopefully I'm not far behind! What are the specs on your next engine? Are you going 355?

LOOKIN GOOD!!
Hope you got a rag over that carb hehe
I Polisher ours then painted the stripes colour of car!!
Whats the start date??

Yeh mate, all safe and sound and tucked into bed! LOL!!!

I was thinking about painting the lines the car colour... Would be pretty simple to do.

I will be aiming to fire it up in the next few weeks, not much holding me back now besides time. Im gonna drop the engine in on its own and bolt up the trans and stuff later.

[MRLXSS]

^^^ Man, that felt like just the other day... God I'm getting old now...

Edited by MRLXSS, 30 May 2011 - 08:50 AM.

[MRLXSS]

Hopefully dropping the engine in over the weekend!

Pretty much all ready to go!





Engine Bay pretty much ready to..

[mitchg]

So the drag day is in october.... we can expect you there?

[MRLXSS]

My god that engine is sexy. Nice Matt! Hurry up and get it going!!

Whilst you have it out, you may as well tidy up the wiring eh?

I have tidied it all up! It's all hidden under the guard now... The wiring you see there will all be hidden once wired up and the engine is in... That engine bay shot is pretty ordinary... It's all dusty and looks crap! HAHA!

So the drag day is in october.... we can expect you there?

I plan on making it to the Eastside Cruisers Skid Pan day in October! YA BURNOUTS AND SKIDS!!!

[barny_lx]

Looking Good Matt. Be sure to get a video of its first start up... i bet you can't wait to take it round the block!!!

[MRLXSS]

Looks good Mat but sorry mate drove mine to work on Wednsday

HAHA! Lucky Bastard! Mine is still a month or so away from moving unfortunately! Maybe around August? See how healthy my tax return is!