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Originally Posted by OVL087
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i sold the n/a vl to my brother , i will just keep my corolla for daily driving and wet road drift sessions
true. I'm finally getting my arse into gear with my turbo conversion lol. So I'm half looking for a daily whilst it's away. I just hope it's a in out in a week or two rather than a year or two as some of you guys have been heh.
just dont acid dip ur block , u see thats the mistake i made , and the f uckin acid ate the damn thing , so i had to ring up Mr Hoi-ling-yang in japn and ask him to forge me a new block.
he did it , only cost $2248 pls their equivilent of our gst , which was a further $311
thats why its taken me a year and a half
haha y is it that every QLD thread goes to sh1t lol
but back on topic
finished puttin new belt on 2day, balancer ect all went back on
motor is finsihed apart from wiring up temp sensor and fitting my other xf TB
brakes got bled 2day aswell so the car is actually goin to stop now lol
only stuff left to do is sort out the fuel pump so it runs and putt some guages in n trims back on
got remotivated recently, bought 6 port NOS kit, b&m shifter, turbo setup including exhaust manifold. Got 2 speed powerglide from Phil Crookshank few weeks ago and TCE 6200rpm converter will be here in 1 week. Next week i'll be ordering a sh!t load from either rocket or vpw (whoever gives me the best price) so i can finish this car that has been off the road for 3 years. want to race this winter.
Im just getting ready to start building up a car. getting money organised and will begin the strip.
Hopefully to come out with a very different VLCT...
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Originally Posted by PVL-747
got remotivated recently, bought 6 port NOS kit, b&m shifter, turbo setup including exhaust manifold. Next week i'll be ordering a sh!t load from either rocket or vpw (whoever gives me the best price) so i can finish this car that has been off the road for 3 years. want to race this winter.
bout time
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Originally Posted by OVL087
just dont acid dip ur block , u see thats the mistake i made , and the f uckin acid ate the damn thing , so i had to ring up Mr Hoi-ling-yang in japn and ask him to forge me a new block.
he did it , only cost $2248 pls their equivilent of our gst , which was a further $311
thats why its taken me a year and a half
Thanks 4 the advice have 2 look into that further. or if u have any more about it would be appriciated.
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Originally Posted by vlhodge
Thanks 4 the advice have 2 look into that further. or if u have any more about it would be appriciated.
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Originally Posted by vlhodge
Thanks 4 the advice have 2 look into that further. or if u have any more about it would be appriciated.
the block was forged to suit my 20thou oversize cp forged pistons , therefore you dont need to re-bore the block (as each time you bore it out it loses its inherent strength)
i have repco's new line of nikel plated main and big end bearings (way better than anything else on the market)
as stated above carillo rods , billet crank etc
i will get my local mechanic to measure up all clearences etc and assemble it.
but after going to all that trouble i am now broke and cant afford to finish it off , so i will be looking at selling it.
this bottom end will hold at least 1500hp at wheels , not that you could ever make that much , but it will handle it.
if ur keen on buying i will sell it all for $3000 , im losing over $7000 but i will never get that money back anyway so yeah , let me know
andy did u use the nissan spec d block as i need one of them as i have gone through 3 blocks b4 i got a spec d block. yeah those nikel plated bearings are the sh1t!..
[quote=OVL087]the block was forged to suit my 20thou oversize cp forged pistons , therefore you dont need to re-bore the block (as each time you bore it out it loses its inherent strength)
sorry mate meant more info on the dangers of acid dipping (rather be floggin everyone with an engine i built.)
