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Gone In 7/omy-08s,its Time.

Started by GONE IN 7 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1207585", true); · 20 Nov 2006 · 175 replies

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after 3 years,alot of ****ing headaches,a new shell,practically a new chassis,2 paint jobs and alot of money,its almost done,shearers brothers racing have re-done the car to a point of no return,they have changed so many things and added so much in house knowledge and quality work to this chassis that i cant thank them enough,now in the hands of the panel shop to repaint all the new brackets/mounts/bars etc added,then off to the best in business bresciani racing to place the new heart into the bay,built and done(no bragging of jiggawats will be produced unless challenged by others on a dyno),the cars been totally done to a point where it now gets pulled down to bare and placed back together so its ready for race,thats once its gets a full detail clean so it actually can look decent in pictures. to give you guys an idea of whats been done to the engine bay that owes about 50k rb26/30:130k later rb26 head with jun specs,full jun parts used from valves,springs,retainers,cnc porting to jun specs(210.3/300.9 cfm) on the most modern up to date flow bench. rb30 bottom end: custom billet crank(crankshaft builders,victoria) arias forged pistons ridgecrest alloy rods and major work done to the block.(thanks j&r) gt47 precision turbo 1400hp 60mm w/gates 6b00st exhaust manifold(thanx kyle) 1700cc indy blue injectors tomie cam gears hypertune custom billet cnc plenum 97mm custom throttle body stage 5 peterson dry sump(thanks goran) precision pt1800 water/air intercooler motec m800,motec cdi,mercury coils full house speed glide,6500rpm convertor mark williams 35 spline billet axels full house 9inch with pro lightended gearing and centre all new tin work,90% new chassis new lexan windows new tin work new boot area work willwood brakes/front/back,braided. new steering system/rack etc new engine mounts,rear engine plate,gearbox mounts water/ice tank,puke tank,breathers and so much more. i hope you guys on here get as much satisfaction watching this car as ill get racing it,its been a long time coming but its finally here,im itching to race but due to a massive december and myself heading overseas in a few weeks it might not hit the track till early january when i get back,but if anything changes itll be asap,look out december. massive thankyou to these people for your help and support so far. bresciani racing shearer brothers racing j&r cylinder heads 6boost underwood custom body works ridgecrest engineering crankshaft builders hypertune motec and all thoe people that try to put me down Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Amazing man. Completely amazing
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So is that thing going to crack a 9 with all those light mod's Rob? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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yeah i cant wait to see this baby in action been waiting for ages to see this come out.
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Quote: Originally Posted by INFLYT So is that thing going to crack a 9 with all those light mod's Rob? yep,with a half track pass,lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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how much would a set of arias pistons cost mate?
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about time sum1 really went all out and its clear alot of experience has gone into building the car, not any1 can just go and build a car like this and im not talking bout money wise good luck champ all the best with it
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looks nice but lets see if it will do what u say it will .......till then good luck .
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Quote: Originally Posted by BT looks nice but lets see if it will do what u say it will .......till then good luck . My thoughts exactly...
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Awesome Rob, about time too Cant wait to hear how it goes! Cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Been following your updates since you started and its unblievable to see it finished. Good work. It looks awsome too.
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when is the dummy motor coming out?.. dunno about 50k... 25k in custom fabrication?
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haha yeh thats just to pass rego Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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hsvque,not that its important and im sure youll never do anything like this but just for you,ill let you do the math. billet crank $4400 pistons $1200 rods $1000 block $2000 dry sump $4000 jun rb26 head complete $11,088 thats not even any bolt on parts yet mate and were about 23k so far then add $9k for motec m800,motec dash adsl,motec cdi,mercury coils,wow were in the 30's already,wait for it then we have a 4k turbo plus a w/gate,then $3200 water/air intercooler oops into 40k mark...i better stop there and let you do the rest,injectors,fuel rail,plenum etc,not including 3k of braided lines,fuel system,hrmmmm.nice try....i should of bought 5 ice blue stock vl calais turbos with a fmicand a cold air intake as for running numbers,im confident it will do it in time and yes ill be driving it myself..no cheque book racing here. p.s robbo,its already out,ok ill post pics of the new engine once it all goes back in when its all painted and looking pretty for you. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Well done Rob, a real work of art. Well done to all involved,
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thanks goran correct me if im wrong,it was a stage 4 dry sump is it not? its been that long i have forgotten what i bought.
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5 stage buddy, same as whats on the v8 super cars. Cant wait to see it go.
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cool,i thought it was stage 4,even better.
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Ratsack ive said it many times before you my friend have lost the plot on this ride!!!!! Well done! i take my hat off to u rob
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Quote: Originally Posted by OMY-11S cool,i thought it was stage 4,even better. after 50k youd wanna know what youve got.... non the less, congratulations. good luck.
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