its also amazing how much the small **** adds up aswell!! i was lucky with mine that i had literaly boxes and boxes of bolts and **** from all the vls iv wrecked sitting in the shed to raid for the calais lol

thanks guys. vlwagonit: i was thinking of that, but i think i might get another 2.5 tonne jack and another metal beam, jack it up at either side with a couple of mates to support it then drop it down onto all four wheels. its safer and that way i know the car want just hit the ground or me get crushed when im underneath it, undoing the bolts. that frame you see on the car, took me the best part of two weeks to weld up. i was redoing welds constantly cos i was afraid of it braking apart on the trip home. turns out its super farking solid now.

the body its self with out interior motor box etc would only weigh maby 800kg

you'll probably want a couple more bars in there if you are going to make a track car. a couple of diagonals in the back to link everything up and she'd be rigid as. absolutely no way thats getting anything but B rego, but thats not neccessarily a bad thing either.

shell's already street rego'd isn't it? just dont get pulled over. And B rego's for rally cars, thats why its been renamed the "dedicated rally car scheme" Quote: Originally Posted by drc The DRC Program is for CAMS log booked vehicles competing in CAMS sanctioned Rally activities including Rally Sprints, Cross Country Rally, Non-Special Stage Rally, and Special Stage Rally events as described in the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport. taken from DRC Manual (http://www.offroadoz.net.au/Rules/DRCManual.pdf)

yea, its still currently registered. i dont think you would want a track car to be too ridgid, would ya? it would just start to slide round corners. Been looking into the lsx 454 aswell, its quite surprising the different prices companys are selling at, the most expesive i found was 20k and the cheapest was 10k for the exact same motor. one day ill get there ---------- Post added 16-05-11 at 21:59 ---------- the part of the cage im a bit suss on. see how it comes down following the shape of the car, then back in on an angle in the boot... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

no you do want stiffness. simply: rigid body means the suspension does the work. and then you get suspension to match. personally i was looking at "race suspension" setups, eg coilovers and firm all round and have been warned off it on an unbraced vl chassis (or indeed any commodore/falcon) because the suspension will be firm and the chassis will flex. if you firm up the chassis and then have racing suspension the car will handle the best it can on the track. out on the street and at the drags might be a slightly different matter. cage looks great btw, is it all matching to standards already? eg correct diameter and bracing etc? it was originally build for ANDRA so it would likely be setup for that anyway. whats the rear end setup? or did i miss it? Quote: Originally Posted by _vendetta [View Post] And B rego's for rally cars, thats why its been renamed the "dedicated rally car scheme" different looking forms than i remember reading a few years ago, but still basically the same thing anyway.

not sure if it was built to andra spec ( id assume it was as it was built to go quick!), but i dont see why it wouldnt pass, ive seen bulk cages very similar, mine just hugs the chassis alot closer. if it doesnt ill re-do it. when i mentiond the rear end, it was only the bar in the back to move the suspenion inwards. you can see it in the boot. ive not aquired a nine 9inch yet as im still unsure about what i wanna do with the car.

i dunno man, some cleaver interior design and some rear venetians and a touch of tint the cage would be near invisible from every angle bar the front... so many cages in vls stick out really far back behind the pillars, but yours is tucked up pretty nicely. what ever you are doing with it i'm excited, why not put a mild setup in and do both for a little while, then decide what you like more?

that sounds like what i will probably end up doing. no point in building it for something i havent even tryed out yet.

ended up with the day off today, so i tryed to install the front suspension all in the oner, kframe and everything attached. it didnt work out, i spent 1.5 hours ****ing around trying to get it into place, plus get it lifted up high enough to reach the strut tops,( who knew it would be so ****ing heavy) managed to get the passenger side bolted up, and one bolt on the drivers side. mazza is coming round monday after work, so hopefully we can finish it off and get the car on the ground. it must be somthing like 1.5 - 2 years since that car has had wheels and been sitting on suspension. then ill start bolting everything back on and getting it ready for paint. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

so i kinda got inspired last night at 9pm and finished bolting all the front end up. just gotta get it off the frame now... heres some pics. ---------- Post added 30-05-11 at 17:56 ---------- been working on creating more work space in the garage aswell, so i can have everything organised instead of all over the place. ( my favourite thing about the garage) haha ---------- Post added 30-05-11 at 18:05 ---------- also, anyone know the part number or specs on the bolt i need that connects the front arm to k-frame? i lost the fricken bolts. its highlighted in the below pic Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

good to see that those doors went to good use afterall

should have painted your floor man before starting! lots of work ahead good luck with it

EVL: i thought of doing that but i didnt wanna mess up a nice painted floor, it shouldnt be too hard to pressure blast it, acid wash it then paint it when the project is done.

if you get realy stuck finding that bolt i probably have about 10 of them in my bolt collection

thats jack.. atm i found one, but coudnt find the other, so i just chucked in a different bolt to hold it for now. as everything is gonna get replaced, i cant be bothered looking for a bolt that im only gonna chuck away. plus its not likes its going anywhere soon. also fitted up the bonnet, bootlid, old sl nose cone and the front tyres tonight.

mucked around with the car today. 2 more doors on, mocked up the dash/ partly, rear seats and door trims, give you an idea of how well the roll cage is hidden. picture time. What roll cage? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by zaksvl [View Post] What roll cage? Exactly... but thats one hell of a "JESUS!" bar you have for the rear seat passengers! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

They'll need it !