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[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]

Had a lot of discussion with pwr when i did mine, they know rads, and it works.

[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]

Very cool build btw Cav, jealous mate.  Is it going to be legal or street driven, or both?

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

It’s getting engineered. I have to take it over the pits to get it registered.

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

Awesome…

 

 

So where are you sourcing the engine from? new or used?

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

The engine will be a new crate. Then I’ll add my goodies 

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[SLO 05LParticipant Casino Nsw07 nissan patrol wagon 3.0l cr View build HERE Member since: March 17, 2015 Posts: 38]

I’m really liking where this heading. So cool mate

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

Can you make the whole conversion sound really hard and expensive for me mate so I dont get tempted to do the same ha ha

[MarzellaParticipant MarzellaVS SS View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 59]

Nice drop box

[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

Now are you sure you don’t wanna stick to the Aussie 8?? I have a good set of VN heads here….

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Narva*2010 wrote:

Now are you sure you don’t wanna stick to the Aussie 8?? I have a good set of VN heads here….

Time to go fast. ????

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

cava454 wrote:

It’s just a BW which I’ll cut down and build with full spool, 31 spline and 3.7 gearing. 

 

You reckon it will hold up?

 

 

Also might want to consult the engineer before you go cutting anything for the heat ex changer just incase it presents an issue.

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Already consulted ????

Ass end should be fine hopefully

 

sands vs wrote:

cava454 wrote:

It’s just a BW which I’ll cut down and build with full spool, 31 spline and 3.7 gearing.

You reckon it will hold up? Also might want to consult the engineer before you go cutting anything for the heat ex changer just incase it presents an issue.

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

I mean my mate they wouldnt pass it when holes were cut in the front for cooler pipes and they were quite picky about mounting methods etc. Suppose depends on the engineer

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

I’ve come up with a better way to do it anyways so no holes will be cut. It will only to all existing mounts also.

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

Nice very keen to watch this great build…

 

I can up pics of how I mounted my front mount w2a with no holes and reserviour if you want may help?

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Yeah man that would be sweet. I don’t even know what u drive lol

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

 TOP FMHE: Ok so its  pwr heat exchanger smallish that yella terra sold. We cut off mounting tabs and welded on alloy straps on few angles(dont have pics sorry) so that it mounted up behind the headlight mounting bolts from memory.

 

 BASE FMHE In the holes that the plastic air deflector goes put a nut up in there, there was existing holes or you could use a riv nut.  Thats how we mounted the bast no holes cut and bar intact with full ac . So with your extra space with no ac gear be much better.

Click on this open it up you can see the hook mounts hanging down as its not mounted yet

 

 

 

The res was mounted into existing holes in the bay.

 

 

Sorry thats all I have it was fitted many years and im relying on memory and the only pics I have

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Very nice. Was reservoir did u use?

Whats  the combo in that also?

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

Ok so thats yella terra their actual res they sell with their w2a inter cooler kits. Which im pretty sure you could buy separately. But they had issues with sealing and something else memory escapes me. etc I would just run a generic there is some neat ones on ebay.  Again we had to make our own custom mounds and remove existing mounts. But the holes in the body were all their on the strut towers

 

It fed via a pump into this on my charged v6. But no longer intercooled decided to go built engine with cam etc. The yella terra kits had many reliability and performance/quality issues and I wanted to go full sleeper. They later went a larger front heat exchanger too and played around with amount of pass/thickness in an attempt to make it more efficient.

 

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

I still have a Harrop Reservoir and the Bosch Pump if it’s of any use?

(big one on the left)

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