ok guys and girls i just thought id give u an over view of what has been going on over the last year since easternats 2007, most of u would probly know it when it was candy red at the nats rolling on sigs but when i first bought it it was a stock as a rock vl berlina turbo with no mods at all what so ever
since then its been revamped by the likes of cany red paint, calais trim, 3" zorst, t66 turbs funning 10 psi on a hi mount manifold, 50mm external gate, screame to atmosphere, hi flowed stock injectors, stock ecu, 3" cooler piping, duz360 plenum, trimatic with 3500 stall full manual, b&m quick silver shifter, reco head with 3 angle and a massive wade 818b-1522b stick ect ect i could go on for ages but the engine was replaced with a hi comp na engine due to the stock vlt bottom end having massive amounts of piston slap, any way at the 07 nats the temp rose something silly and it melted the gead around the combution chambers on cylenders 3 and 4. so i figured ill pull the engine out and re do the head and slap it all back together with new rings berrings and gaskets,
buuuuuttttttttttt seeing as the car had slightly faded since i had the car painted like 4 months prior i figured id rebulid the car again for the second time in as many years.
the car is at the moment totaly stripped down to its undies and has had the base colour layed down on it ready for the painters to do there majic when we get around to it (work and family comitments) its going a custom 2 tone colour, the bay has been smothed out and all the holes welded up aswell as all the wiring conseled aswell as the main engine loom, ive picked up some vy cream leather calais trim which im yet to see steve (yepboost) about yet (soon need cash), ive organised a guy from another forom who does custom boot installs to trim and box out the wagon compartment as soon as the trim is done, ive removed all the timts from the glass aswell as all the locks and erial holes. this time round ill be going microtech lt10s and some 600cc injectors mounted on a custom rail (rear feed centre return). ive pissed the t66 off and purchased a garret gt35/40r off a good mate aswell as the oil lines and the himaount manifold (thanks dave FATPSI), im undecided if ill ditch the trimatic and go 2 speed glide as once its been built this time then its up for sale 100% i have a couple of progress pics but im sorry about the quality as there off my phone
cheers thow me some feed back guys as the paint scheme is difrent but it will look good when finished lol i hope to bad if it doesnt as its all that its getting as like i said its for sale when finished to make way for a hatch back torana with a twin turbo ls1 or ls2
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
Wow Graeme. Youre dedicated. I cant believe the amount of work youve done... I loved it when it was at the nats... colour was so nice. So the paint scheme with this one is orange and blue? Thats different. Trim sounds a treat and the engine sounds like its the goods too. Well done!
Brett
cars sounds liek it will be very nice. dont mind the paintjob, its different and seems to look aight.
however, im more interested in this torrie project
brett its just the photos man the paint scheme is actually a very corse silver (no pearls or anything and no blue) over a custom orange like the ford focus xr5 but i changed the base coat orange to the orange of the bf xr6 and xr8 its called octane then ive just added the pearls from the focus over the top. the colour shimmers like mad in the sun
man im hoping for it to punch out 300rwkw but to tell u the truth man i dont want put to much stress on a fresh engine combo ill let the new owner screw the boost into it ill just get a solid dyno run done then lower the boost back down to something safe around the 15-20psi as any more than that and its un streetable
Graeme the wags is looking awsome.....last time i saw it was early last year and nothing since or updates until now.
The wags is looking great and the plans sound awsome!! good luck with everything in the future mate. btw hows the vy going?
wags looks sweet.. keep up the good work... engine combo sounds good... hopefully this thing can run in2 the 10z!!! and the first wagon to do so.. id believe?
