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Started by cheepy89 · 17 Dec 2009 · 64 replies

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cheepy89Archived member
thanks mate, i think im gunna powdercoat the runners and polish the chamber. i think Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlturbo33Archived member
awesome work man,, wish i could work with metal like that have so many ideas an no skills lmao.. cant wait to see it finished
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cheepy89Archived member
haha fair enough mate. well i think im gunna start making a few plenums and stuff like that for people who are wanting them. what ideas you got, put them to paper and ill make it for ya.
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vl-nitronArchived member
you should start making custom plenums/fuel rails/surge tanks/catch cans for people if i didnt just fork out for a cpc plenum i would be buying one of yours
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cheepy89Archived member
thanks bud. yer spoke to the boss today he wants to start fabricating some plemuns and stuff. any thing really doesnt bother me lol
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86 gmhArchived member
Are you going to flow test the plenum once its all together? it'd be interesting to see how it goes.
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cheepy89Archived member
yer mate i want to dyno my car with a standard plenum and then with a custom one and compair the differences etc
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DEVNT8Archived member
Aaron i WANT your rims! been looking for a set of sigs in champagne.... i'll have to come around sometime to drink beers and play cars
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cheepy89Archived member
haha thanks mate. i was looking at selling them lol but i gotta get one wheel back only have 3 atm lol yer no worries having a beer right now infact. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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DEVNT8Archived member
sick keep me posted... ***cha cizz** insert corona opening.... when you finish that clean looking plenum, i might just have to use your handy skills to mod up a 5.0l manifold with some sexy twin throttles..... calais is coming along quite nice
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cheepy89Archived member
yer bud no worries, had steve come in today wanting a 3" s/s pipe made up for a supercharged vt commodore.
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DEVNT8Archived member
any updates on the calais? pm sent
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cheepy89Archived member
yer mate, i get my head back next week hopefully, started cleaning the rockers and the lifters today, like brand new now. plenum will be all finished next week, then off to enigine action to get flow tested. Then should start putting all the motor together i think lol intercooler is all mounted, ill start making the s/s piping with a mate in a few weeks. exhaust im hopefully gunna make next w/e. thats pretty much it for the time being lol flat out like a lizard drinking lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ISL33PArchived member
love a good DIY'er ;-) just missing one thing...........bellmouths *shakes head*
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cheepy89Archived member
haha thanks mate, yer i love making my own stuff, puts more pride in to ya car i recon.
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ISL33PArchived member
good on ya. at least you are getting ideas from the right place Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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cheepy89Archived member
haha yer not wrong. there so many ppl on hear that always like to help out on ideas and stuff
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cheepy89Archived member
just a little update, i decided to get off my ass and do some more work to the calais, kinda hit a no money wall . but so far i'm fully sanding back my engine bay, pretty much a full detail. well kinda and adding some mirror stainless in some spots in the engine bay, will add pics as soon as the bay is done, cheers. and thank you to the ppl who have been looking at my thread Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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cheepy89Archived member
just a little update, i got my main studs, head studs, and rod bolts today. (thanks paul) and sanded back the lip thats on the fire wall, (inspiration from vltnitron)thanks mate. its in firbe fill at the moment. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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cheepy89Archived member
hahahah i have just started the job of hiding the fuse box in the glove box......... wtf what an abortion that is,every thing was goin smooth till it was time to push the wiring through, yep didnt budge. so im guessing ill have to take the aircon unit out which is stopping it come through back to the drawing board................. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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