Update time.
The car is done at Plazmaman and finally leaves there tomorrow on the truck to Pedders.
We got the boys to plumb up the intercooler with their trademark jaw-dropping alloy intercooler piping, and they've delivered exactly what we expected! Instead of polishing the alloy this time the boys experimented with coating the pipes which I think works pretty well - the same polished effect without the constant upkeep.
You'll notice that the boys also welded in a blow-off valve. For someone as pro-dose as I am this was a bit of a shock but Alex assures me we wont lose any flutter. By the same token we get all the benefits of a blow off valve - better throttle response and increased turbo longevity.
The cold side of the cooler blows me away; the boys outdid themselves here. You can see the AFM in it's new place behind the front bar which I think really neatens the place up. The hot side I'm not so fussed with but that's not in anyway Plazmaman's fault, more the fault of the KKR turbo and the RB25 low mount manifold which meant that the compressor housing has to be positioned in the gayest of gay ways. It's prompted me to start saving again, so by next year we'll have that side looking as good as the intake side.
Let me know what you think.
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Its totally awesome man, coming along so well. My favourite colour scheme too silver / grey with red interior!! I can't wait to see it finished, good luck
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That looks amazing. I dont mind the turbo side at all with the exposed mint piping.
Are you at all concerned about where the afm sits? I wouldnt be keen to drive in the wet....
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That looks amazing. I dont mind the turbo side at all with the exposed mint piping.
Are you at all concerned about where the afm sits? I wouldnt be keen to drive in the wet....
Not really man, it's pretty much a matter of 'she'll be right'.
If I find that the position leaves it exposed to masses of water I'll wrap it in a plastic bag or something
So the car is now at Pedders Bankstown getting the underneath looked at. We've had most of the undercarriage components powdercoated and colour coded which should, if nothing else, look pretty.
Make it a point of never working sober:
Fitting the front bar with the help of the air hacksaw:
And about half of the stuff we have ready to go into it at Pedders
Should be rolling out of there by the weekend
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Is it true Pedders bought the factory that makes the Holden/ford steering racks? My calais needs a new rack and the guy at the local Pedders told me that story, so the punchline was that by shopping with them I'd get a brand new rack, every piece of it, rather than a remanufactured. Sounded good, especially considering there was only $50 difference in Pedders price over one of the local respected steering joints. Hopefully some similar goodies to those in the pic above will find thier way onto my car in the near future. Already done all front end bushes and rear sway bar, mounts and link pins, plus panhard rod bushes, made a very noticeable difference. Rear trailing arms are next once the steering is sorted.
If you ever ditch that front bar Liam I'm already interested. Just replaced mine after it was busted up, but the replacement is a bit ordinary, only got it for rego. Looking good all round so far.
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That looks mad but i thought you were gonna go coil over insert rear end??
Melb CFC will be fun
For the mean time I think I'll run with the conventional set up. You know things will change though man
And yeah, Melbourne C4C will fuckin go off!
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Is it true Pedders bought the factory that makes the Holden/ford steering racks? My calais needs a new rack and the guy at the local Pedders told me that story, so the punchline was that by shopping with them I'd get a brand new rack, every piece of it, rather than a remanufactured. Sounded good, especially considering there was only $50 difference in Pedders price over one of the local respected steering joints. Hopefully some similar goodies to those in the pic above will find thier way onto my car in the near future. Already done all front end bushes and rear sway bar, mounts and link pins, plus panhard rod bushes, made a very noticeable difference. Rear trailing arms are next once the steering is sorted.
If you ever ditch that front bar Liam I'm already interested. Just replaced mine after it was busted up, but the replacement is a bit ordinary, only got it for rego. Looking good all round so far.
You know, I have no idea. I'll find out today when I go 'round to check on the car. I'll keep you in mind if the bar comes off too, man
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That wink leads me to believe you're up to something and you wish to draw attention to the point that other users of this forum have no yet been informed as to what said something is.
We're all up to something
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That wink leads me to believe you're up to something and you wish to draw attention to the point that other users of this forum have no yet been informed as to what said something is.
We're all up to something
Or it could be me wishing to allude that something may be in the works when it's not really, but just to keep people entertained and guessing I'll try and make it out like something is.
Man I miss my WaveRunner
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It's true. Justin told me this morning you reckon you're not driving this thing to Melbourne? Harden the **** up man hey, all that diet LA Ice is bad for you.
The car finally came down off the hoist after a two-week stay at Pedders. I haven't seen the car this complete and on the ground before, I was so wrapt!
Yeah, it's kinda low! Tucks tyre at the front and the top of the rim at the back. I couldn't be happier with how it looks, and with all the gear that went in it's going to drive just as good as it looks
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How much did you spend at Pedders, can you give me break down price list of all your work as I badly want to get brand new suspension done to my VLCT .
Thanks buddy.
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