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AdamOne
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just outta curiousity mate, how much head work n cam cost ya?.. thinking whether its worth gettin the same sorta deal for mine considering new p plate laws, pm me if you can dude.. cheers
pow3rslave
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cheers man, it's undergoing a bit of a restoration atm, nothing major just a respray of the front lip and doing the front calipers, also when i get round to it the welch plugs
cheers man, i don't think it was mine you went past cos it's garaged with no wheels on it atm
keen to hear if there are any others round like mine, closest i seen was xlr8's old one but it got knicked. hopefully i'll have her back on the road soon, nothing major needed, just no time.
when i get the 3.9's and lsd in it i'm going to take it for a time slip. i suspect that the sluggishness i've felt until now isn't totally jsut cam related, it might be bogging down and need a firm up in the ass, but i'll see. hope not cos i know f*** all about ass end.
the cam was 280, which was for me to supply a cam from a wreckers to be reground and flame hardened. at the time i'd heard that they could have problems with a regrind but it's survived fine so far.
installation was a bit of a hassle, had to get new pushrods, heavier duty lifter springs, rollermaster chain.
heads i bought off a bloke on ebay, in hindsight i paid way to much for them but at the time i was like you on my p's and couldn't go a v8
not saying headwork is a bad idea, but i'd check out getting them ground yourself. also high ratio rockers might be an easier diy mod than a cam.
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wade 992a cam is the highest Wade cam you can get off the stock one when its regrounded, i tried to get a 1114a cam reground but they cant do it, got a quote for $700, regrind on a wade 992a is about $220-$240 well in Mildura anyway, good lil mod for a buick heads and cam work then get a Foam chip and you gain 30-40rwkw, could get away with it all for under 1G easy, if done by yourself.
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ok, major update time.
a while ago i got these but never put them in
3.9's
as well as a LSD to go with them.
more importantly, scored a VS SS engine and T5 box as well as a bunch of other goodies.
some of the haul
the main event
in that shot you can also the 1" master cylinder and booster i got to go in with the new setup.
once i've done the transplant then i'll sell whatever i don't need.
right now it's looking like i'll have a clutch fan and an IRS lukey 2.5 system
it came off the VS SS ute, not sure what it'll fit.
a while ago i got these but never put them in
3.9's
as well as a LSD to go with them.
more importantly, scored a VS SS engine and T5 box as well as a bunch of other goodies.
some of the haul
the main event
in that shot you can also the 1" master cylinder and booster i got to go in with the new setup.
once i've done the transplant then i'll sell whatever i don't need.
right now it's looking like i'll have a clutch fan and an IRS lukey 2.5 system
it came off the VS SS ute, not sure what it'll fit.
pow3rslave
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started cleaning some bits up before the install, so far i've just been preping the alternator and PS mounts for a coat of aluminium paint.
started on polishing up the bananas, so far i've onlydone the first, and part of the 2nd.
started on polishing up the bananas, so far i've onlydone the first, and part of the 2nd.
crewsy
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oh man trust me, polishing those bananas is going to take a while haha. will be worth it in the end though. car will feel completely with the new setup too. I actually really enjoyed my old manual V6 coz they're so snappy, but can't beat the sound of a holden V8!
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just finished off the dremelling bit just now. still have to get the fine fitting and do the spaces, then it's autosol time.
here's the front 6 done. I kept thinking, if this was a v6 i'd be done by now
here they are all finished (mostly)
dunno if it shows but the 2nd banana from the right, i autosoled it before taking those shots. came up pretty good, but i think i need to go over the lot of them with a finer paper.
here's the front 6 done. I kept thinking, if this was a v6 i'd be done by now
here they are all finished (mostly)
dunno if it shows but the 2nd banana from the right, i autosoled it before taking those shots. came up pretty good, but i think i need to go over the lot of them with a finer paper.
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yeah gonna have another go over them when i get a new sanding wheel for the dremel.
you can see how i started on the right hand side and the further back i got the less sanding ability of the wheels.
you can see how i started on the right hand side and the further back i got the less sanding ability of the wheels.