what other parts do you have and when are you coming down??

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV GTR driveline with upgrades to suit 700hp, installation and IRS conversion, rear coilovers etc etc etc - $_____ (anyone want to guess?) The number you're looking for is $LOTS

yer but...oh well im still doing it

right the interior is out and got the black paint for the underside/diff/gearbox total cost so far $60

black paint for the gearbox?

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ VLCT black paint for the gearbox? yep black paint for the gearbox. black everything underneath. it will be easier to see any dirt and easier to clean. got paint rep stopping in today (my dad) gona tell me what to do bout the rust i found under the ssound deading around the drain holes on the floor its only surface stuff but i dont want to do this again. and he is taking away the front bumper to have it repaired and one of the side skirts. engine is comeing out later on today when i go and pick up the hoist.

There is a guy in Taupo by the name of Tom Shortt he has a automotive workshop up ther but I cant think of the name of it, he is the only guy I know that has actually done a full 4wd irs converson into a vl in the last 10 years he is a really switched on guy if you are planing on doing anything like that might I suggest you talk to someone like him first so you know what your in for.

oh yep ill try to track him down thanx for that. anyone else no wot his shop is called?

mate r u going to do a 9 sec 1/4 in a vlct?!? i dont think so because a 10 second 1/4 mile means nothing in a vl............i support ne1 in a VL doinga 10 but mate be realistic...wouldnt u b happy with b wif a 300kw vl!?!

Quote: Originally Posted by NZCalais mate r u going to do a 9 sec 1/4 in a vlct?!? i dont think so because a 10 second 1/4 mile means nothing in a vl............i support ne1 in a VL doinga 10 but mate be realistic...wouldnt u b happy with b wif a 300kw vl!?! yer true but you show me one that can do a 10 sec pass on street tyres. and no i wouldnt b happy with 300kw it would just p1ss me off that so many other cars come out of the factory with that much power and ive gone and spent all this time and money when a stock standard car would beat it

Quote: Originally Posted by Skaarj 300kw it would just p1ss me off that so many other cars come out of the factory with that much power and ive gone and spent all this time and money when a stock standard car would beat it My 320kw VL smokes a new HSV 307 Quote: Originally Posted by NZCalais mate r u going to do a 9 sec 1/4 in a vlct?!? i dont think so because a 10 second 1/4 mile means nothing in a vl What exactly does this mean? Anything in the 10s or even 11s is a farken quick car Quote: Originally Posted by NZCalais a v8 vl MEANS NOTHING Quote: Originally Posted by NZCalais a 10 second 1/4 mile means nothing in a vl So you have a 1000hp 8sec VL Turbo do you?

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV So you have a 1000hp 8sec VL Turbo do you? hahaha. dosnt everyone? hahahaha Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV My 320kw VL smokes a new HSV 307 thats mean. you no what i mean though Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV Anything in the 10s or even 11s is a farken quick car i definantly agree my brother has an evo 0 (boooooo) and that only runs high 13s the thing is stock standard only the boost is wound up to 14psi and i would still call that a dam fast car.........just my car is gona be faster. lol

got a the guy doing all the fabrication coming this weekend to check it all out and what the best approach will be - weather to take the vl body and put it on a gtr or just change the subframe. approximate cost $5000 - $10000 will be able to put up a more accurate amount after he has been. car cost me $3000 AWD convertion $10000 parts $3000 total $16000 thats dam cheep for a 1300kg gtr new paint job including fiberglass repairs $2000 mags $2000 Interior including sterio $5000 total $25000 and thats before the engine DAM oh well its still going ahead

Quote: Originally Posted by Skaarj got a the guy doing all the fabrication coming this weekend to check it all out and what the best approach will be - weather to take the vl body and put it on a gtr or just change the Dude, "take the VL body and put it on a GTR" ????? what are you on? may I ask how old you are and or how long you were at school? seriously......

yer thats right .. remove the gtr body from the gtr. remove the vl body from the vl. take take vl body and put it on the gtr so you can (apparently) cut just behide the sills and all the way round the car so you are left with just a floor pan quite simple really especially as they are quite similer in size oh and im 22 geez there are some narrow minded people on this site

Mate, it's not about being narrow minded. I'm sure every single person on this site will applaud your enthusiasm, but I'm guessing this is your first serious build. Most of the guys here have been in you position - grand ideas and dreams, but fact is, the reality of building a car is very different. You ask anyone here who has even an 11sec VL running the RB30et it came with, and they'll share their heartache and sob stories with you. What you are proposing is a MAMMOTH task, and we are just trying to add a little perspective. If you do it for what you are budgeting, set yourself up a workshop and you'll be a legend, but there's a reason that this has only been tried once, and from memory when I read that original article ( and correct me someone if I'm wrong ) the dude that built that 4WD VL with the GTR motor was dissapointed with the performance and certainly it didn't live up to his expectations. If you want a GTR engined beast that stands out, buy a R32GTR ( they are as cheap as chips in NZ ) and spend 5 grand on a custom bodykit or something. Just my 2 cents mate, but don't take people's comments as flaming you, they are just being straight to the point. The last thing I' sure you or your misses wants is to spend 60k doing this thing and it turns out to be a half finished garden ornament that you can't afford to finish, or do finish and regret.

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ VLCT Dude, "take the VL body and put it on a GTR" ????? what are you on? may I ask how old you are and or how long you were at school? seriously...... a little perspective???? well i spose thats one way to put it no more stupid questions please

ill bet you ten thousand dollars that this never does a 13 let alone the massive dreams you have for it.after reading this thread i belive you should do some hard thinking about the massive task you have set yourself,good luck man....your gonna need it!

Hope it all goes well mate. Keep us updated anyway and don't take what people say as a personal attack. These aussies don't understand the kiwi 'number 8 wire' attitude! :P I'm a kiwi myself so hope you show 'em all.

Quote: Originally Posted by jamie26 Hope it all goes well mate. Keep us updated anyway and don't take what people say as a personal attack. These aussies don't understand the kiwi 'number 8 wire' attitude! :P I'm a kiwi myself so hope you show 'em all. lol can u explain number 8 wire to me???is it the wire that sends 12v to the mobile chully bun?