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I did do some reading into the foam before I bought it and there are a lot of mixed reviews. Some people say it breaks down fast and others have it for well over 1yr. I plan to drain my fuel cell after each event and i'll probably check it every 3-6months anyway. Yeah I've packed it in there...

Bought some of the fuel system yesterday. Not running a surge as the cell is baffled and will be running Fuel foam with it as well. Going to be running a remote filler and having a hose run up to the top of the hard lid so can fill easily. Its only a 38L tank but I can always throw fuel in when...

I think I've got a serious problem with my grinder. Someone come take it away from me. I have welded a plate above the tunnel and I plan to run tubing from the end of the chassis rails to that plate, also into the bottom corners. From the bottom of the wheel arches to that plate and across to...

Cradle completed and painted. Swaybar has been modified to suit. I've decided i'm going to cut a heap out above the cradle and tube that section of the car. I've made the sway bar a lot higher as at full extension it only clears by 1inch at that height. Also makes it easier to get to the diff...

I measured a mates Stock height VZ Spac, so I could work out how far I should raise the diff. and I'm guessing I've lowered my ute around about 150mm somewhere, maybe even more... Which should give you a solid indication as to why I break CV's all the time and how low my ute is. So I've now cut...

Few things to update. Front is full stripped and just finalising the stitch welding then prepping for paint. I've also cut and move my steering rack 30mm forward. Should hopefully correct the bind in my steering due to my modified knuckles. Just need to decide how to extend my steering column...

Haha its all good, i'm leaning towards changing it. tailgates are cheap. Just gonna put some flyscreen behind it and put it on the car to get a final look before I decide to turf it or not.

Well i'm finally taking the motor down to the engine builders this arvo, Get it machined/honed etc. Probably be a standard bottom end freshen up with new bearings and regapped rings and Bolts. The head will get a freshen up With the Kelford cam, springs, pushrods, retainers. I'll get the shop to...

I originally was aiming for October Matsuri but when I started crunching numbers few months ago I realised i'd have to eat 2min noodles and become a hermit between now and then to make it. So I shifted it to the following Matsuri which is in March. Although the roommates are moving out end of...

Thanks mate. Its getting there run out of motivation atm and money haha. :( Oh really? Suppose makes easy for mass production but seems detrimental to how well they work. Ill have to read up on that later and thanks heaps mate.

Very very tidy car mate reminds me of my old ute. i did all the usuals and CPR6 manifold spacers diff gears etc etc. ended up making like 550-650nm torque and cant remember the HP. used to do 3rd gear line locks haha

Not much to update. Rear diffuser has been painted black. Got my brakes after some messing around with TNT loosing it for 2 days -...- I reckon they have done maybe a few thousand km's at best. Although I got given 2x fronts/rears right hand side rotors, so the passenger side will be backwards...

Finished welding the front tube work cleaned it up and primed it. Also finished the diffuser after adding in a canard not to sure if I like how it looks but not sure if I like the looks but unsure what else to do? Cleaned it and laid some primer down but only on 1 side at this stage. Ran out of...

Due to a lot of holidays recently I've got a bit more done. Front is basically complete just need to unbolt it flip it and fully weld it then prep for paint. Got oil and P/S coolers mounted. and mounted my electric P/S pump. Made the bonnet pin mounts, both headlights and guards bolt on. Cooler...

DESCRIPTION: Want to buy ITEM: VT - VZ Big Brakes must be some form of slotted/drilled, Anything around the 330-355 front and 315-330 rear. 2 or 4 pot is fine. Budget of max 1500. Its going on a drift car so they are more for show then actual stopping power. Realistically anything big that fits...

Kamak? I hadn't heard of them, did a quick search on their website and it didn't have much information, Although they did have kinugawa turbos as well? I've got Mamba turbos, Which come out of tiawan... Although I have been hearing good things about them. They are like a middle ground turbo...

Thanks mate, its getting there slowly. Few more things done during the week. Sorta forgot I was building a drift car and started to build a tank. Front end is going to be super sturdy when I'm done. All that tube work is in 32nb, will be another hoop around the other side to protect the...

Update. Fins added. Just need to take it out now finalise the welding figure out how i'm going to mount my wing and make a jack point and tow point. Then paint and bolt it back in. Also gave the shed a long overdue clean.

Little more progress. Going to cut the top pipe off the intercooler and get my brother to weld on a 45 or something of that description so I can bring the intercooler up move as its inline with the sub frame where it sits currently. Have a feeling i'll be on boost pretty quickly. Hoping to...

Sneak peak of the plans.

Forgot I also built my sheet metal bender. Works reasonably well. Just didn't make it out of thick enough steel as I've got 4 bolts to clamp it together. 2 on the edge and 2 700mm apart. anything winder then the 2 inside bolts and it starts to flex. Still works fine just don't get a tight bend...

Have been a little slack after work but got stuck in last weekend as got the lights/power connected up in the shed. I swear its brighter in there then the sun.... I've cut a lot of the inner archs out to try get more clearance. Done most of the rear diffuser, need to trim a few spots add...

That's defiantly beyond my skill level haha. I'm just considering the size hole in the floor compared to the size of the louvers. If the size of the exit is smaller then the size of the entrance less air will come into the tray as it'll create a air pocket and reduce the cooling efficiency. Air...

Only thing I'd be concerned about with the louvers would be the amount of airflow it'd let out. I don't want the air getting restricted inside the tray. Something i'll defiantly look into tho also have to see how it'd look on my ute. It is a little annoying with the pipes being different...

Had a few parts arrive during the week. Turbosmart external Gate Front wheel bearings 3inch Vband to T3 adaptor as it seemed easier then trying to make my own. P.s. Do the adaptors look like mild steel??? cause they are supposed to be. Seem rather polished and even the holes in the T3 flange...

Thanks man, means a lot. =D And do it man, I can't wait to get back out. Haven't been drifting very long used to do a bit of street drifting before I wisened up and stopped being a idiot. lol... Got busy today and gave the pipe bender a solid work out, basically done 95% of the rear tubing. All...

Actually I did 4 years as a labourer and carpenter apprentice fresh out of school. Lost my license for a extended period so I quit my apprenticeship. Was actually starting to get the shits with it and was only continuing to just get my qualification but license killed that. I now work at a...

Continued to cut more of the rear out and clean it up. I'm almost ready to start tubing it I just need to stich weld a few joins and finish cutting off the old pipe work underneath and still waiting for the welder to come back. Also waiting for my new digital angle gauge to arrive which is now...

Yesterday I had a little time to work on the ute. I've cut the whole front section off ready for tube front. In the photo I've only cut the rail from the front subframe bolt. But decided to cut it back to the strut tower and build a new mounting point. I'm planning on running twin 32nb pipe...

Thought I should stop being lazy and post up my interior. Basically its fully stripped, dash and everything behind it out. Every piece of interior, carpet sound deadening door cars. Everything, except the steering column. I still have power windows. I Bought a genuine sparco fixed back seat...

Blow torch and belted with a hammer and worked untill roughly the shape. And a thin layer of bog. All by eye hahaha My fronts fit huge wheels haha. Not even kidding. Front and rear are like this. Rear inner guards are cut out for clearances but I need to cut more out as its rubbing badly...

Haha yeah one of those late night drunk ideas to try **** stir people. Mate sent me a decent video on FB and I haven't seen him since and I cant download it (are you allowed to share FB links???)... Hopefully the link works and the settings aren't private. Let me know, otherwise i'll try sort...

Oh god no wonder it looked like crap. Haha Have you seen that video of a guy who paints his entire car with only a roller? Had to do heaps of coats and keep sanding it back till he got it smooth. Finished product look good just took forever.

The amount of times I've been tempted to drive it on the road is unreal... I originally started to build a track car as I got a company car and my previous driving history is pretty bad to say the least. Trying to be sensible for once haha. + the 2 speed bumps near my house and a **** driveway...

243 heads come off the LS2 and LS6 and they are the better head. Its the cheaper route for better heads for LS1 without going down the aftermarket route. There's always a serious debate on what's better stock 243 heads or port/polished 241 heads. Obviously aftermarket or P/P 243 heads will be...

Here's mine. Although it's a drift car.

Hey what's wrong with house paint? haha. My drift car is painted in it and comes up mint. Looks good in photos but I opted for a rougher style look so I applied it to thick and with a electric gun. With the correct prep, spray gun and thinned out I reckon it'd look almost as good. In saying...

I Decided to do a rear mount rad setup for basically no real reason other then for the hell of it at the time. Although now it will prove handy with the TT setup having substantially more room. The weight distribution is also possibly a bonus, even tho I've added more overall weight. I...

From what I could tell they were spot welded in a few places and then bonded with some type of glue/seam sealer. It split the inner guard which was a nightmare to try tidy up and reweld. Ended up just bashing it close enough with a hammer then welding a plate over the top. Thanks mate, I've...

Found them. The crack was probably a good 40mm wide. We ended up taking the driver side wheel off before we continued.