for a good radiator go to Browns Radiators in Beckenham.

Quote: Originally Posted by TheChad i forgot the meaning of the word budget a year ago... looks like the radiator i got from rob is completely useless, it was obvious as soon as i got the tape measure out, and now it starts again, i guess ill have to call his mum If you need any custom cooling system work, try Sergio Versaico in Willeton (Ph [phone removed]) on Yampi Way. He designed and fabricated the whole custom cooling system (inc fabricating the radiator) for our EH when we fitted the modified engine and charger, and is a wealth of knowledge plus a complete perfectionist. Can send you pictures of his work if you want. Good luck with the build and I hope it all works out for you with your goals. Keep at it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

are u gonna go all the way with the engine bay? ha that rymed. u gonna smooth everything? or u more focused on the power side of things?, for now...

Quote: Originally Posted by zaksvl are u gonna go all the way with the engine bay? ha that rymed. u gonna smooth everything? or u more focused on the power side of things?, for now... more focused on the purse strings for now. ill get it all running and focus on getting the right power out of it, then get the power down, then ill worry about making it look perfect. but yes, eventualy, though i start uni this year, so maybe not for a while, i didnt really ever want to build a show car though.

Enjoyed the write up man, will be good to see it boosting! University and car modifying is a hard juggling act... i'm always struggling with my VL haha

Just went to lees shop today with my brake upgrade all sweet and ready to go in. upon getting there we realised there was no way at all that the booster/master combo was going to come out, and a new one go in, with the new plenum in place, so i've left that all there and they will be doing the swap for me, unfortunatly that means the plenum will have to come off and then go back on again. me and a mate did however swap the rotors/calipers over: this is why i had to get 17s haha, so little clearence: lee has also got the pipework for the cooler done, and mounted the cooler properly, looks great, im actualy upset that there is so little pipework in the bay, it looks mint but you can barely see it haha. forgot to take a shot of his work in the bay, but i'll get a few when everything is all plumbed up. surge tank is all sorted, while we were there lee was sorting out the fuel lines etc and they took out my fuel tank to fit up the new pump and lines. thats all for now, more updates in about a week though. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks really fresh man really nice, good stuff

looks good mate, what disks/rotors are they? Can you actually get them skyline brakes on without goin to floating hub/disk, I always thought you had to convert to VT hubs or something.

its getting along good mate i seen it at lee's this week u have a very similar set up to mine and u will be very happy once its up and going lee and benny do good work.

fuel systems all good to go, new lines the whole way, rubber in the boot, new larget metal lines to the bay, then braid in the bay. looks mint, all sits perfect too, have some photos up soon. had to make them go back a step, bit of a bummer, the plenum is now off and the old brake master/booster is out of the car, new stuffs just about to go in. they have to play around with the intake and airbox, turns out the box i got from brightline that has a 4inch intake and a 4inch pod mount only has a 3inch hole between them (eg a lip inside that limits it to a 3inch hole) jezza who makes the boxes is sure that it makes no difference, and has done testing to prove it, but i dont see how it could not make a difference, maybe if the cars he tested it on really didnt need a 4inch intake then sure, but still neither i and especialy lee were convinced, so now that has to come back out too. then making the pipe that joins the box to the turbo front is going to be a ****ty job for lee, there isnt much room to fit an s bend in there, but he's determined to make it fit coz blue silicone looks ****! seems like its going backwards atm, but only needs a few more weeks, needs wiring and then its mostly there.

good to see ur making some progress. even if it is backwards. where abouts did u get ur braided lines from?

Quote: Originally Posted by zaksvl good to see ur making some progress. even if it is backwards. where abouts did u get ur braided lines from? if you are talking about the braided brake lines, vhr32 sent them to me, they are just pbr to suit my model. if you are talking about the braid i talked about in my post previous to this, in the fuel lines, and pretty much the rest of the engine bay lines, then i got it from lee sanders with the whole package, price included install, fittings, and braid, along with the couple of extra items like clutch and ecu. most of the turbo lines were already done in braid when i bought the stuff from graham, so they are still fine to use.

yea i was talking about ur engine bay lines. thought u had brought them urself. but thanks for the info. are u hoping to have it finished by a certain date, or not really,

motorvation 2012!!! haha, i was hoping to have it finished in time for the vl nats, but the build is only due to be finished around the end of this month, so that means start of march ill be driving it running it in and getting used to it, that coupled with uni commitments will more than likely meen it wont be fully operational to mid april? but i dont think the build will ever be truly finished anyway, 1st thing once its all back and running will be sussing a big alarm package, then probably send it back to vulcan panel and paint get them to touch up the whole car, fix the black around the doors and a couple of scratches/chips here and there, then get a detail.

no ones vl is ever finished lol, theres always somthing to do to it.

Quote: Originally Posted by zaksvl no ones vl is ever finished lol, theres always somthing to do to it. that is so true Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

one step forward... 2 steps back... TRUST ME Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by SLOW6 one step forward... 2 steps back... TRUST ME hehe i believe you after today, popped in to see my car, was so interested looking at his recent work that i didnt look up untill he mentioned your car haha, sitting up on the hoist lording it all over mine hehe. bit of a bummer the situation there with yours, but i guess thats what you become accustomed to dealingwith at a higher performance level. looks sick, hope you dont mind but i had a walk around yours with lee, didnt get to look inside because mine was under yours and it couldnt come down, but its so tiday, the paint is in great condition too. i much prefer your numberplate centred at the front. whole car is neat as, big fan. some more pics of mine from today Lee made the front pipe, its welded to the airbox, had to cut out the 3inch size hole to get rid of the nasty lip in there, was a c**t of an angle, but im very happy with how it ended up, much better than the fat double elbow joins that some people do, or the silicone joiner S that some other have. brake master/booster is in, big chunky bracket with some big bolts too, should be great, would tear a hole in the strut before the firewall got to flex haha also im very happy with how this ended up: coilpacks are mounted in a row on a bracket that is bolted to the block! ninja styles, doesnt come up in the photo, which is good really, means they are hard to see, also iphones dont have flash :/ more crappy iphone pictures of the fuel setup in the boot, walbro lift into surge tank, into 2 044s into a y into a filter then down under the car thru freshly made larger diameter fuel line into braid then into the rail. magna flow muffler, pretty exciting bit of kit: and to finish of a last couple of bay snaps: pretty much everything is in, mr sanders is doing me up a 3.5 inch exhaust from the dump back, its got a 3 inch dump, im fairly certain there isnt much of a performance upgrade here, since its going from 3inch all the way, but the old exhaust was tired and a new one would be better, with the magnaflow muffler and a dummy cat installed. 3inch should be all i really need though for the moment, since i do have a screamer there shouldnt be a problem with exhaust flow, but having a 3.5 inch there for when i want to upgrade to a 3.5inch dump makes a lot more sense than making up a brand new 3inch now. now it just needs a bit of wiring and tune, and a catchcan made up, and she'll be ready for a run in tune thats all for now, shouldnt be too long though, should be ready just in time to coincide with uni going back haha, bummer, but i cant wait right now... Jack Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

filter box is cool i like very much! Quote: Originally Posted by zaksvl no ones vl is ever finished lol, theres always somthing to do to it. mmmhmm Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looking good man. didnt think u were putting this kinda setup onit. cant wait to see it running around