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I know this was 4 years ago but what ever happened to this beast? I love them also, my dad's got one which he's been building for over 10 years now, that Last % its just sat in the back yard.... kinda sad coz i wont it finished but hes just lost interest and is going to waist. Im thinkin of...

So did abit of searching and found this on the VicRoads Site. Notifying VicRoads of changes & modifications : VicRoads Change of engine 1. Replacement engine is identical to the original engine, or is an option allowed by the manufacturer for the same model vehicle The optional engine...

So here is the pic, the guy at vicroads told me because of the little balls from it being welded, near the engine mount to him it looked modified and them "little" balls shouldn't be there, that was one reason........ the other was coz of the block being out of such an older car and put into a...

Hey all, On Monday I took my VR Ute in to get it rego'ed only to get told it needs a Engineers Certificate because of the engine that's it it. Now the engine is a 308 block from a HZ with the prefix "QT", still running all the injection as its got C.O.M.E Racing Twin Throttles. As us...

Hey all, Today I wired up some twin thermo's from a EL to my VR 5 Litre, now iv put Twin thermo's on and have them running constant (putting a Davies, Craig switch in tomorrow) but iv made it so iv got a over ride switch to turn them off. Anyway having them running constantly the gauge...

Hey all, Just drove my ute around the block and out of no where the brake pedal when megga hard and brakes hardly worked......... iv just finished doing the brakes, (VT Brakes) could it be i havent bled them completely yet or something else? If i cant work it out ill get someone else to...

Oh yer i do enjoy it that's for sure, skating in 3rd is always fun :D Got it back with the exhaust fixed, sound like a real V8 now :D

dunno yet but will find out soon, geez been a while since iv updated the beasts thread, well Car is just about done, running like a dream, to sum it up in a few words how it goes, "it fkn rips hard", 1st pfft no point, but love's 2nd and 3rd, haven't yet got the charger on yet, that will be...

Yer m on my P's lol but got my licence before the new bullshit rules came in to play........ so im all good, not alloud to drive it with a charger but who cars........ :P

Hey all, Im running the C.O.M.E Racing Twin Throttles on my car and the Throttle Cable is too short and gets stuck on when iv reved the car........... what im wanting to find out is do i have to use like the VN Group A Twin Throttle Cable? Is there any difference between the two? Or am i...

Cheers man.........

yer it will be, once it warmed up abit i gave it 1 almighty rev and the throttle response is unreal man............ this is a beast compared to my other 5 litres iv owned...... real lumpy car which i like........ im just in love with it even more lol

Yer the car is getting there........ fired it up for the 1st time in 6 months after some hard searching for a plug for the dizzy, thanks to my misses she done alot of ringing around and managed to find a guy in QLD that had the oval plug i needed. So I got him to send it i received it on...

Hey all, Some of you might know im Supercharging my Vr Ute........... Just a question on the oil feed line, does it have to run from where the orig oil switch was or could i get one of them oil Filter Adaptors and run the oil feed line from that and leave the oil switch where it...

hahahahaha yer im always changin wheels around, what eva is closest to me I put on lol

I did a Bit more to it yesterday.......... And I did this in PS, Nothing Special.

hahah yer thanks guys, map sensor has been up graded to the 3 bar one............ :D in the way of what ECU to use is still not decided on i do have the chip for it to start it and have it run 7ps1 though. Any Suggestions on a Good reliable but Cheap ECU to use???

Today i got the motor and box in, after so much #### assing around with flywheels and clutches to fit each other and the motor............ Night Mare but its done now. Surprisingly every thing went very well no dramas that set me back, gearbox slid on 1st go with the help of my wife sharp eye...

I dunno what it drives like, motor isnt in the car yet....... and it still sits hard on the bump stops, i put them back in coz i got sick of hearing the diff hit the body and making a massive bang.......... so now im "hoping" it will have made it quite when i go ova bumps and ####

Well today I received the Strut tops, so I was straight out into the garage getting ready to put the struts in when I realised I had forgotten I needed the rubber dust boot for the struts, so off to Bursons the Misses and i went, pick the Dust covers up, got home and we were getting stuck into...

hahah yer is Hey all, Did abit more to the Ute's Front End today, went down to Autobarn and got some Red, Black and Clear Paint so I was able to paint the brakes and the springs. Also received my new Front Struts they will be going in as soon as my Strut tops arrive (Monday im hoping) then...

that engine bay it looming tops man, done well, very well. Standard but Neat, Love it!

hahaha all good Despo, and Cheers Nick........... hoping by not this tuesday comming but the following one it will be on the ground for me to put the motor and box in............ "Hoping"

Got a little Pressie in the mail today when I got home......... the Front Lower control arms arrived so they made there way back into the Car....... Next week i get the Struts and Strut Tops maybe depending on the $$$ side of things........ But she's slowly getting there.

Thanks Guys........... :D Motor should be going in soon *hoping* Thanks man, iv got King Springs Ultra Low in the back of it and up front will be Pedders Lowered Springs,The Guy that i brought the front springs off told me its gunna sit really low, the front guards sitting just above the...

Yer i was the same but in the end i thought #### it ill give it a crack, it just hits the plastic but not heaps where its pushing it out or anything.......... its a nice snug fit.

Thank Man, Anyway while the missers was on the comp i decided to mount my Coil........ as you will see in the pic's iv hidden it under that plastic thing just in front of the windscreen where the wiper motor goes, i drilled the hole so the coil lead will fit though nicely and sit neatly behind...

Bit of an update on the Project....... Picked up my Gauges today Water Temp and Oil Pressure both liquid filled Autometer Pro-Comp so now i have all 3 to go on the bonnet. 3rd one being the Boost gauge. Also i got around to putting the new Oil Sump on and ran all the Oil lines for the...

yer i have tried man and they are completely different, the blue plug is in a oval shape where as the black plug on the loom is in a rectangle shape with like tab things for it to slide into........ i think i might just go around to a few wreckers and ask if they have a VN 5 litre engine loom as...

no worries cheers man

yer it is normal to move a little i think from the torque of your engine, my worked 5 litre did it and the rubber was brand new, id be in 2nd doing about 3500RPM's and plant it the gear stick would move.............

id have to say #2 man.............

Hey all, On my 5 litre i have this blue plug and the loom that im using has a black plug but a different shape...... Whats the best way to fix this? could i get the right plug for my dizzy and wire it to my loom? if so where would i find the right plug? I've added some pic's of what im...

hahah yer that will be happening once if got it running my mate has a booth and ill be doing it in there :D

Today i got around to doing the Tailgate, didn't come out as good as i wanted and i was't happy with it, Moisture from the gun laded into the paint so it will be getting rubbed back and painted again next weekend........ Doesn't help when your air compressor is a small one but its doing...

thanx man...............

if this doesnt sell mate ill definitely grab it off ya

thanks guys.......... hashahah yer the Intercooler is only like that on one side so not too fussed lol

im just curious thats all.

Hey all, on my car im thinkin of doing my own brake lines with braided lines, So from the booster all the way to the caliper but im not too sure if it would work? can anyone tell me? Would the hose flex too much and loose performance? Cheers