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Marlin Blue VL project

Started by 86SLVLT · 17 May 2009 · 172 replies

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86SLVLTArchived member
cheers dude! engine is nearly all wired up, just waiting for the crank trigger to arrive but everything else is done. my racepak dash fit into the standard cluster shroud pretty snug! its not completely finished yet. still have to swap the red led's to the correct colours and paint the inset panel.
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vin-vltArchived member
man hats off to you that looks so f*kn tough and sits at the perfect height. hanging to see it all finished. oh and the dash, enough to make ya froth at the gash.
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86SLVLTArchived member
haha its getting there now. it was meant to be running at tassienats on the weekend just gone but ive moved the deadline to may 10th now! i ordered my seats and harnesses this afternoon and just finished my big order from jegs for all of my new fuel lines and stuff. got a couple new pictures of the dash all working, amazing. also the car is fully wired now and the bonus is it all works!
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TUXEDOArchived member
Amazing!
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-pumba-Archived member
This is coming along crazy quick, Good work man. Dash looks amazing, Keep it up
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AVG45Archived member
More, more, more!
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88 ChaserArchived member
Sweet Jesus, I was pointed in this direction to check out the diff setup, the rest of the car is as amazing, awesome job, love the dash. Cant wait to see how it goes now, big thumbs up from me mate, top work.
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86SLVLTArchived member
Thanks for the comments everyone. New sparco seats, harnesses, carpet and steering wheel arrived Friday, so i spent Saturday making the floor mounts up for them. This week the plan is to fix the rear of the cage and get the inside of the car ready for paint and maybe fab up the fuel cell. I booked the car in to have the door panels and rooflining made in 2 weeks.
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leb vltArchived member
Such a mint build man, big props to doing the work urself aswell! Keep the updates coming..
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BUDArchived member
Awesome love the colour and that its different from some other builds well done mate
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86SLVLTArchived member
thanks. i try to do as much as i can myself. ill be leaving the fuel cell to my mate cause im not that confident welding ally. i bought a new daily last night. 2000 model hilux. 1jz single turbo. perfect!
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86SLVLTArchived member
no one likes fast hiluxs? cage is done. picking up a sheet of ally this arvo to do cell and catch can. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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TUXEDOArchived member
Nice daily! That would be dangerous in the wet! The cage looks pretty serious. What sort of times you aiming for?
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vlwagzArchived member
Would like to see more pics of the daily it sounds like a pretty cool conversion even get a video up if you can. The cage looks awesome man just like the rest of the car.
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86SLVLTArchived member
im trying for around 450 at the tread at this stage. i can change turbo and build a new manifold later on if i get real keen. everything else i should have to touch. daily is so much fun. i took a dodgy engine bay shot yesterday arvo. folded up the pieces for the cell yesterday, ill wait for my filters and stuff to arrive on tuesday to before i get my mate to start building it. rear fire wall bit is sheeted up. i went a bit different and made it so all the cage and notch is in the cabin. i also started paint the underside of the car, the diff and all the 4 link bars. ---------- Post added 09-04-12 at 15:54 ---------- rear end in and painted ---------- Post added 09-04-12 at 17:05 ---------- Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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86SLVLTArchived member
full street trim! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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zaksvlArchived member
****ing sweet!!!
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XCHASEArchived member
Great looking car. My favourite colour. Keep up the great work
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VLWAGONITArchived member
just went through the whole build again. car has defenetly come a long way!!!! nice to see a young bloke building such an insane car and doing so much of the work himself
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86SLVLTArchived member
cheers cobs new exhaust! stole jet3lt's style Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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