sweet shot. surprised they let you race with a singlet on though?! you have your samoan safety boots on too?(jandels)

yea no one said a thing. had shoes on but could of got away with wearing jandals if i felt like upping the adrenalin rush ---------- Post added 20-02-13 at 20:37 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by vlwagz [View Post] looking good mate. how does that caldina go? my bro has one but pretty much stock. Caldina goes hard. Its got tein adjustables so rides really nice and good adjustment on the damping between hard and soft really noticeable. Has a boost controller wound up to 16psi goes like a cut cat, best part is the VL can still keep up no worries Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Well the Vacationer has a blown head gasket and has turned into a steam generator. Going to give putting a new one a go in with a mate hopefully this weekend cant be that hard right ? Was also thinking about getting a cam off trademe, nothing extreme just a basic turbo cam, something like http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-...-613523779.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/engines/auction-613523779.htm) but turbo spec grind. is this a waste of time or would i notice an improvement ? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

You can get one made for close to that price to suit your application. I dont think you would notice a great deal from that unless you did supporting head work and tune. Research it before buying an off the self-piece of mind

Whipped the head off today with a mate (caldina guy) Found the source of the problem, a split in the head gasket and a freshly steam cleaned number 5 piston Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Everything else OK.Are the bores good? Cheers Marty

Try a cometic gasket on it

Bores look alright havn't looked super closely yet. Not gunna bother putting in an expensive gasket as i just need this engine to hold together till november when i move back to auckland and attempt a 30det build, plus theres more to worry about with this engine like its crazy piston slap. on another note i bought a VT master cylinder and VS booster to put on thought i may as well while the head is out of the way. still undecided on disk brake rear swap but doesnt seem worth it also do i need to get the head checked? pressure tested? i never over heated but i spose it could still have warped ?

Finished up the new head gasket last week. cleaned up the block and head real nice, put it back together, with the help of numerous people who randomly stopped as they were walking by to see what was going on and lend a hand... and it lives again! Now started having issues once its warmed up misfiring terribly. possibly the CAS or i was thinking it could be the coil ? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hey mate, your vl's coming along nicely, good stuff. I'm looking at building a parcel shelf similar to what you have, where abouts can you buy that carpet from? Is it special automotive carpet?

http://www.wwiggins.co.nz/afawcs0159291/Home.html Try these guys for the carpet

Yea unsure where to get carpet that wiggins sight looks like theyll have something, i managed to pilfer some from work. also forgot to add i put the VT master cylinder and VS booster on and bled it all up. can easily tell the difference much nicer brake pedal feel no sponge to the floor.

did manage to get line adapters for the brake lines?

Well it seems the current motor did not appreciate 2nd gear fanging circles so..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv6gft4cYWI anyone got an rb30 for sale ?

cleaned out all the lifters and engine was still rattling. So got a skyline wagon as a donor and did an engine swap over the weekend cranked first try . no more rattling but it is misfiring at high revs, thinking spark plug gap might be to big and/or my CAS because the plug/wires are super dodgy so might re wire the connector with the plug from the skyline. the dodgy donor skyline engine coming out of the skyline engine coming out of the VL playing swap the bolt ons getting the spigot bush out new engine in mission success anyone know where i can get the missing piece of vacationer sticker !??! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by ZOO222 [View Post] anyone know where i can get the missing piece of vacationer sticker !??! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

oh snap that would be soo coool but im so torn wether to put it on cause the car could so use a respray

Just get a decal outfit to make a replica for you from Dans original?Or just have a full set made. Cheers Marty

Took the VL out last year for some gymkhana runs and it was smoking like a chimney. Melted or damaged number 1 spark plug somehow. The rest were all fine so need to do a compression test on that and see if its damaged. Also smokey problem turned out to be the turbo seals so got to decide what to do now. Find another 25det one off trademe or get a something a little bigger. Any know if these are absolute duds http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-...-698102940.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/turbos/auction-698102940.htm) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.