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All good, trust a genius to have a method to their madness.
Nice touch with the engine grey interior, saw the blinky engine colour and reminded me of the holden 138, grey is quite favoured these days for the wyxz generations.
Herron white ? careful you don’t want the neighbors to think you have matching his and hers cars.
Before I was blind now I can see
.Lucky before I didn’t ask the silly question during the build which is what I was thinking, why isn’t he painting the interior epoxy slightly surface rust before putting all the wiring and fixtures in even if its a race car ??
Now it makes sense what your planning procedure build steps are. Good to see, look forward to colour choice.
The tiles look good and priced reasonable for a pop up showroom man cave section, ceramic tiles would be the best for long term wear and tear depending on decisions with budget.
Why not do both concepts
, the tiles for the cleaner display man cave area and the hard wearing epoxy coating for the mechanical working bay areas.I wouldn’t bother with vinyl stick on stuff, to many issues with cleaning, wear and repair, better to use the old lino instead, you could find the old gloss black and white 50’s garage tile look still available somewhere.
The epoxy coating is ideal for working on cars and cleaning any greasy spills plus better looking than plain concrete, in the old days oxide colour pigments were used in concrete and the steel trowl high gloss finish to help with cleaning and working with cars.
I would have to agree with Senator Gary
AA work of art isn’t created overnight, Rome wasn’t built in a day, twas built brick by brick and you have a hell of a brick creation @IJ,
gives the rest of us much inspiration for our own things we try and achieve.
Like art, if/when your feeling flat, occasionally take some time of and just admire what you have done and it will surely give you inspiration and freshness next when you start progress on it again.
Most times, its the journey along the rainbow that is worth more than the pot at the end of the rainbow.
Nice work IJ you have many admiring your work/effort
yep ok since the kframe engine mounts of the VC/VH and VR/VS V8 are in the same position and distance back to steering rack holes… get Heron who has the vs kframe and LS3 with standard VY LS sump…. to measure for you from the steering holes to the engine mounting plates holes on the ENGINE, and when you measure yours, it will show the difference in setback your engine is.
Just curious why you need this info if your engine is in, fits and you have cut the sump. The LS1 with VY sump fits the VS kframe without any cutting into the VC/VH and with heron’s VK/LS3.
Is cutting your sump to do with your self made engine mounts for setback and/or to using later LS motor ??
yeah a lot of lazy people don’t do the etch primer/sealer and then 2pac primer bit to save time and money, thinking you wont see it for a while and not go back to complain.
I meant the front open section with no roof, putting a clear plastic carport roof addition later, anyways house is something to look forward to in this crazy times, helps with the sanity apart from the vh/ls of course.
hey frazer, I could be wrong but just a idea/thought that might help for you to get measurement in a different way.
I measured my 2 original kframes, a vc 6cyl and a vr/vs v8 and the measurement from the centre of power steering rack hole to the centre on top of original welded engine mounts is 190mm, both kframes are the same measurements.
You made your own mounts and shifted location on kframe so if you measure yours now in the same manner I did and subtract from the 190mm, the difference would be the amount your engine is further back from standard engine location. Then you can measure back from your HB it will give you an idea on the sump length difference.
Just an idea if it helps
The rodshop used a ford falcon au v8 bottom hose in this LS build .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMQhh8yDosE&list=PLjCIbuyxavSJcvExD7z0fGMsnODn72hyY&index=7
sounds like a job for @Heron
, sorry mines on dolly wheels/no kframe and no LSNice work on the plan, looks like your sorting out the possible drainage issues, well done, I like the drive thru between house and workshop, possibly putting a clear roof on it later will give extra dry car space.
sedan/coupe you know what I mean
nice work IJ, its a nice sized sedan and not bad looking when painted.
I think everyone at home is working on the next baby boom due in 9 months
Great thanks IJ, I am just improving my knowledge base and yes experience and feel for your car handling is a good teacher with high speed as I have noticed when driving on freeways.
Good progress and work IJ, self isolation would not stop it
Just curious with the wing, without wind tunnel testing, how do you know it works with size, heights, angles. Is it just putting any wing will help traction than without 1.
very nice work and we understand the amount of work to make it so, more pleasure gained than easy buying of the shelf, shame most won’t see or realize that work underneath
Sure creates huge power with massive turbo for a 4litre but standard form just a big slow lacklustre petrol guzzler like a drunken sailor. That’s why not many sold. I luv barra’s but the real deal that you eat that don’t sound like, well you know.
Wow that quickly escalated from a simple carby fix to a whole motor
And Cava454 ….. Its the mighty Nissan RB30E Turbo not a stinking ford fish
