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I bought the car as an 88vlbt1 turbo there were no big plans for it maby a cooler but that was it....... 3 months after buying it it spun a bearing and it came off the road for the following changes.
The motor was replaced, wiring was hidden,battery went in the boot and the bay was givin a exstensive detail and the car also became manual.
After that i got abit bored and chucked a cooler and plenum on it.
Then i made the biggest mistake EVER..... I bought a T70
This was what the car looked like upto this point...
Then the enebitable happend i blew the headgasket...
I changed the head gasket went for a run and it was blowing smoke everytime i gave it crap so i sepperated the rear housing from the turbo found oil and SCRAPE!!!! marks inside the rear housings so that turbo went in the bin!!!
THEN IT BEGAN!!!!
I got a good price on a gt42 and being the clown i was back then i thought ''ohh ill just modify the ebay manifold to suit''' then i hit the problems lol.
*fuel system
*driveline
*motor
*manifold
bonnnet wouldnt close
So i got a manifold made up and that was sorta the turning point for me so i just said screw it and went all out....
The manifold,dump and screamer was custom made buy extreme turbo manifolds (Pm duz360's for infomation Leighs a sick **** he can do anything you want) i also got the turbosmart 48mm gate thru him.
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Now That the exhaust side was taken care of i focused on the drive line i bought a 2sp powerglide ,1 peice tailshaft and a 28spline fullspool.
Next was the fuel system witch i still havnt finished as now im chasing more power.
All the parts i got for the fuel system were sourced through vpw(pauls a great guy and looks after us CT users)
910cc injectors
2x 044 pumps (i have one)
2x 3L surge tanks (has to be done)
1/2 inch fuel lines (just have to run them)
Blue fuel rail
microtech Lt10s
I also grabbed a commetic headgasket and an alloy radiator.
Thanks paul..
Basicly i had the car looking like this.
Then i stripped it all for paint.......
Then i orderd a motor Through STONE RACING...... he looked after me on the price of the motor cheers willy..... And i also orderd a Full custom sump through extreme turbo manifolds.
Ill keep you guys updated!!!
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Holy sh*tballs! "gotta bit bored" did we? How much power you gonna make with that thing? Looks really neat too, good work
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awesome Pete Motor arrived yet?
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Thanks for the comments guys.....No jack the motor still hasnt rocked up.....
I dropped past the pannle beaters today and grabbed a quick shot of the body.
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Man THIS IS "PHAT" now this is a VL!
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any pics of the exhaust ports? Any pics of you with no pants on?
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Only cause you asked jack.......
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09-08-07, 19:20 GMT+10#10 Looks the goods....
No door locks will look good
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09-08-07, 19:47 GMT+10#11 thats awesome mate.. good stuff
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10-08-07, 00:16 GMT+10#12 Cheers guys, The painters said the bay will be painted buy tomorrow but some how im pritty sure hes talking out his ass.......................
As long as its done buy october i dont care
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10-08-07, 16:41 GMT+10#14 Not as sexy as my new interior all retrimed in original calais material and all new foams seats and door trims.
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10-08-07, 17:03 GMT+10#17 Looks great so far mate...
It'll be wicked when its complete, you've done everything and done it well...
The interior should look damn good too, have you got photos of the seats?
What rims are you putting on it?
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10-08-07, 17:32 GMT+10#18 Full slicks and front runners on ceptors for the moment i havnt realy decided on rims maby FR19's but every one has them.
I pick up the seats tomorrow with the rest of the interior.
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10-08-07, 18:22 GMT+10#19 i spose it looks ok i guess
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10-08-07, 18:45 GMT+10#20 Mate this looks sweet as! i wish i had the balls to go all out on my VL. but im thinkin on selling tomorrow something any VL owner doesnt wanna do but has to in the end!
Great job any way cant wait to see it back on the road!
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