AWD-T3-VR Lexcen

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/

 

 

A variation on this……concept

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Mistikal wrote:

IJ. wrote:

I am a bit curious but will probably just buy a GTech..

But that ruins the fun :( And wheres the video/photo op’s from people left pointing and wondering “dub tee eff, an all wheel drive early model? Nahhhhh”

LOL yeah there’s that!

VRSenator065 wrote:

IJ. wrote:

….but will probably just buy a GTech..

Never seen one before, just had a read on their website. Are they as good as they say? Seem like a pretty handy bit of kit?

Not Super duper accurate but close enough for me to get a benchmark!

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Today End!

My newly modded Koni’s..

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

sands vs wrote:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/ A variation on this……concept

A mate sent me that link, interesting build for sure!

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Looking at doing simular,  which koni inserts did you use im being told two different options length wise?

 

What mods did you do this time?

 

Where did you get the sleeve kit from and which was it?

Are the sleeves attached welded or bolted in?

 

 

Cheers

 

 

 

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Looking at doing simular,  which koni inserts did you use im being told two different options length wise?

 

What mods did you do this time?

 

Where did you get the sleeve kit from and which was it?

Are the sleeves attached welded or bolted in?

 

 

Cheers

 

 

 

I already had the short version, they cut the bottom mounts off and weld a bolt on, this drops them 15mm in the tubes and they short stroked them 60mm this lets me move the spring seats down, the sleeves came from Oto Moto, I welded them on.

[benkParticipant Sydney View build HERE Member since: August 23, 2015 Posts: 85]

Are you keeping the urethane top mount and adjustable strut top plate?

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

benk wrote:

Are you keeping the urethane top mount and adjustable strut top plate?

No I’m converting to Pillow balls all round Ben.

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Thanks  much appreciated…..

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

sands vs wrote:

Thanks much appreciated…..

Anytime Sands!  :XD:

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Today End!

Assembled the Shocks and trimmed the boots and mounting bolts, worked out a design for the new Top Mounts and have ordered the Steel to make them so another Melbourne trip Saturday morning..

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

You sir are living the dream, jealous as….

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Looking great mate, ill be making myself a set too. Following your lead.

 

So they are 55mm did you have a measurement on the sleeve length?

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[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Again from memory around the 150>200mm mark..

 

I’ll check next time I’m down there..

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

You sir are living the dream, jealous as….

LOL Gary, don’t know about “Dream” 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Gets to play around in shed on cool cars every day of the week, to a lot of us mate, that’ at least a big part of the dream

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Gets to play around in shed on cool cars every day of the week, to a lot of us mate, that’ at least a big part of the dream

Looking at it that way yeah I guess so and thanks I take it for granted at times!  :XD:

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Today End!

When I first did the Coilover setup I machined the Upper Spring Seats to work with the Holden upper bearings so they’re useless for the new setup, I contacted the Supplier and they’re $140 on their own… a bit rude considering the whole kit was $299..

Just happened I had a piece of 6061T6 bar there so spent the morning making some new Seats!

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Mate you have some skills .. Love watching this build come together.

 

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

sands vs wrote:

Mate you have some skills .. Love watching this build come together.

Thanks Sands, have you given any thought to how you’ll do your top seats?

They normally come with a 14mm hole in them but even if you drill it to 16mm for the Koni’s you lose 2″ of travel to the bump stop, I machine them so they locate in the spring and the top bearing then bore a hole big enough for the bump stop to locate on it’s stock seat..

I have 4 here you can have cheap  :XD:

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

^and what this forum is all about, sharing info and help, nice

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

^and what this forum is all about, sharing info and help, nice

I also have 2 x 12 minute use Nolathane Strut tops and 2 x 3000 km old ones here if anyone needs some!

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Today p.s

They got my steel cut early in the day so a quick trip down to Melbourne and I’m good to go, no I haven’t lost the ability to count it’s just cheaper to purchase extra material than to drive back down for more if I screw one up…

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