VN Luke's VN

[VN_Luke]

Okay!

so the new toy is a phoenix red VN exec!

I was looking around for a daily driver, so i could do some work to my VP... but somehow i ended up buying a project car :S

Pretty much a bog stocker except for a later-in-life added leather interior, some fast glass, tinted windows, and faded paint.

she needs a bit of work, but the body is straight and the car drives straight

Now for the fun bit! - she's in the garage awaiting some work!

I haven't got any solid plans for it yet really, other than it's going to receive a modified RB30ET motor with some form of big snail attached to the side, and a tuff auto! I'm aiming for something powerful enough to scare me - and also pull some good times and impressive hp figures.

I plan to update this thread weekly or so with pictures and progress, as i hope for this to be a pretty intensive operation over the next few months.

So for the first of hopefully many updates, attached are a few pics of how she looks at the moment.

plans for the week are
- remove lpg stuff
- remove motor and gearbox and ecu and wiring and lots of other little bits and pieces
- start neatening up the engine bay

 

[yZoH]

Nice man!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to follow this project.

Cheers
MaT

 

[1991_Vn2nV]

Ahhh sweet. Be good to watch this man. Good luck with it!

VN Power :yeah:

 

[JSTPOZN]

haha nice collection of signs there

looks like some fun ahead of ya will be good to read

send me the spotties

 

[greenfoam]

I'm going to call him "aka dendenmushi"
Red Snail

 

[slo_firo]

Hey man, nice plan but can i suggest something a bit better?

dump the single cam head and bolt a twin cam off a r32 Rb25DE engine, these take boost sweet and will give alot more power (and lets face it twin cams sound mean on boost) my m8 over here has built an N/A 1 with the 25 pistons, damn it gos hard

the non turbo head bolts straight on, he just had to move the cam belt tensioner a little bit, for turbo you dont need to change the pistons

 

[Goon]

Nice project ride mate, good luck with the motor when u get around to it, if u find that your getting slack crack open a coldy

If you wanna work fast slap on some tunes!

The interior looks very clean

 

[JUDDO13]

i love the interior its hell sweet, i was also thinking about doing this to my vn but with the rb25det then scrapped the plan when i figured out how much it would cost but would be grate to see somethink similer to what i had planned

 

[VN_Luke]

dump the single cam head and bolt a twin cam off a r32 Rb25DE engine, these take boost sweet and will give alot more power (and lets face it twin cams sound mean on boost) my m8 over here has built an N/A 1 with the 25 pistons, damn it gos hard

I've considered the twin cam head, I'll see how much money I feel like spending..

however, a lot of dudes are running in the 10's with just the rb30 single cam head, with a bit of work, and a crazy cam!

 

[greenfoam]

And on day seven the phoenix arose from the ashes

Because it's 400kgs lighter now?????