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I wouldn't even bother with the head gaskets if it only has 150,000km on it. Not sure if any torque settings are any different but you wouldn't need them if you just do the inlet manifold gaskets. Pulling the heads off is a lot more work compared to just the manifold.

We're not all that bad. But then again I live in a small town and have my own workshop so I like to make sure every car that goes out is 100%. Any vehicle that leaves I want to know is not going to come back.

Not sure what all the fuss is about strippers. Ive been to a few buck shows.. Make sure you have plenty of alcohol and a good place to camp the night and everything else will sort itself out. At mine we camped at a beach played some beach cricket, took all the 4WDs to the sand dunes for a few...

I havnt measured the sides yet as I am not ready to fit the door vents but hopefully there is enough room without cutting to much from the dash or door trims. How is your project going? I have been away and have been trying to catch up on all my other work so I havnt been able to work on mine...

I havn't got round to the heater controls yet but will definetly fill you in when I do. I have got the dash in place and am hoping to do the same as you with the door vents but havn't done any measurements yet to try and fit them. I might try and get one started this week. First thing I want to...

Hey Danny8. Yeah I think I went a bit overboard, but wanted tuned length runners and also had to make sure I could still get to all the plugs and the oil cap. Just my "little project" at work so time isn't really an issue. Hope to get some more pics up soon as i plumb in the oil lines and fit my...

Hi Steve, I own a workshop in SA and am currently working on my old VK. I have fitted an Ecotec out of a VT and have built a set of turbo manifolds for it. I am running a complete loom from a VR as I am fitting the complete interior aswell and wanted to run without a MAF. I now have...

Check out my work Facebook page Streaky Bay Mechanical. Has a few extra pics along with the 1 tonner I'm working on. I try to keep it updated as much as I can.

Got my hands on a HK today but no luck as the crossmember is still at the front. Will have to find another option. Completely stripped the interior of both cars today. Got the drivers seat in place along with the centre console and have started to modify the dash to fit. Looks like it is going...

Yeah just check out my thread. I put a few up last night. It's Another VK V6.

Put a fat chick in the passenger seat and see if that fixes it.

Check out my thread. Another VK V6. I have been working on fitting a VR dash with a full VR loom(including BCM), an ecotec out of a VT and twin turbo's From a Nissan Patrol. The VR dash so far has been a pretty easy exercise but I havn't finished it yet. I'm planning on a full VR interior...

Here are a few pics of the interior as of today when i got the centre console in place. Still working on plumbing in the turbos so I can give it a good run.

I will keep u posted on the progress. I was told today that maybe a HT crossmember would be a good choice as they had the sump at the front of the vehicle and not the back like the WB. I will do a bit of research and let you know as it might even help with yours. tomorrow I am going to start...

Yeah everything has been custom made so it all looks a bit different. At the moment it is all completely stock, but once I have had it running and worked the tune out a bit I'm planning on rebuilding the whole lot. I want to run about 20psi into it and was thinking of fitting a MACE girdle for...