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[Bart]

I've got a deal for you, ill paint you car if you put one of thoes engines in my monaro . Im sure the monaro engine bay will be soooo much easyer to work with too .

The VH41 should definitly go better and use less fuel than a 308, personally i would go for a VH45, its a bit more torquier, twin turbos and your off lol.

Mate i would if i could but i got another project to do after the LJ is engineered and regoed, its a 1963 Pontiac Lauentian, im trying to keep it hush hush so my wife dosnt find out

[Bart]

Yeah heaps of surface rust, that can be sand blasted easily, its the boot floor which has rusted through badly, almost no boot floor left but that can be bought brand new from the US, (same boot floor sheet metal as Chevy BelAir) the left rear quarter needs to be replaced also but this is hard to get brand new, but before i get too carried away with it i need to do a full assesment on it to see how bad it actually is. Wish me luck IM GOING TO NEED IT LOL
Actually i should point out the brown parts are actually brown paint, but there is surface rust around the car obviously

Edited by Bart, 24 March 2008 - 08:34 PM.

[makka]

good to see that your still plugging along at it Bart.

my mate has a laurentian exactly the same model as that one of yours, they are nice cars

[Bart]

good to see that your still plugging along at it Bart.

my mate has a laurentian exactly the same model as that one of yours, they are nice cars

Thanks Makka, you got a pic of it?

[Bart]

Bad news on the exhaust manifold, in a stroke of genius NOT I decided I would weld it with a MIG rather than my Henrob Oxy/Accet, well I did a pressure test at 40 psi and most of the mig welds leak, the oxy welds are fine, looks like more grinding and going over with the oxy, damn it, I wanted it all ready to for this week end so I can put it all back in.

Edited by Bart, 27 March 2008 - 11:45 AM.

[makka]

I will see what I can chase up for ya, its getting a bit rough these days, it used to be his daily driver

[Bart]

No worries Makka
Good news, went over the MIG welds with my Henrob and sealed it up, got 7 more runner to do, DOH.

[Bart]

Fly wheel, clutch and adapter plate on.

[Bart]

Thanks mate youre right i cant wait

[Bart]

hehe, nope, she works quite a fair bit so it gives me time to work on the tori, but yeah she is patient as sometimes i get home at midnight, eg i just got home now and its 10.50pm

[Bart]

The other week i held a cbr250 service day here and it was suppose to be about 10-15 bikes and 5 carby services. It ended up being about 30 bikes and 14 carby clean and service. man i was busy. my wife is very understanding though.

the things we do ay

[Bart]

Hey guys, yes I'm still alive and so is my project
I�m keen on doing my exhaust my self; I have all the mandrel bends and straight pipe in 3� mild steel.
It will be a twin exhaust since it�s a twin turbo V8, but should it have a cross pipe or should it be two separate pipes?
Also, what catalytic converters and mufflers do you recommend

[Toranamat69]

G'day Bart,

These cats are the one all the Corvette guys go for.

http://www.randomtechnology.com/

I would too if i was interrested in running cats - we seem to get away with it here in Qld on the older cars.

I would run a siamesed X pipe if I were you even with the turbo setup.

I just had to edit about 10 typos out of that - had a few beers this arvo )

M@

[Bart]

ITS ALIVE
Hey guys i havnt been able to post on my PC at home as im using my dodgy laptop (Desk top crashed)
But yeah the Torana is alive and well, the motor is running well, the custom clutch is grabing well, the custom fuel tank/pump and lines are good, the brakes are ok i think it just needs bleeding but will have to make sure on that.
Its bloody loud without turbos and exhaust, its straight out the manifolds, so its sound like a top fueler lol
Had an oil pressure issue befor it started so we just pumped oil into the oil filter and lines, pressurised the sump with a bit of air (approx 5psi dont want to blow the seals) and oil pressure was all good.
I will have to post a short movie on it soon

[gtrboyy]

Cool Bart...post that vid!

As an aside,any ideas on how you going to stiffen the chassis up...i have heard some conflicting reports on the crs kit,also a rollcage dont think will do as much when you look where the mounting points are...any ideas?

[Bart]

Cool Bart...post that vid!

As an aside,any ideas on how you going to stiffen the chassis up...i have heard some conflicting reports on the crs kit,also a rollcage dont think will do as much when you look where the mounting points are...any ideas?

Good question, will need to talk to Rod Andrews in Seven Hills.
He did an LJ couple months back

[Bart]

Hey guys, Redback mufflers any good??

[orangeLJ]

I have redbacks on my LJ, and We supply and fit them (and only redback) at our family exhaust business.

Ive got two on my LJ, and seeing weekend duties they are 4 years old and going strong. so longevity is no issue.

They are also Australian made and owned, so thats a bonus.

[Bart]

I have redbacks on my LJ, and We supply and fit them (and only redback) at our family exhaust business.

Ive got two on my LJ, and seeing weekend duties they are 4 years old and going strong. so longevity is no issue.

They are also Australian made and owned, so thats a bonus.

wheres your business?