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1UZ into LH/LX

Started by _Sprog_ , Aug 03 2008 04:24 PM

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#26 TerrA LX

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Posted 10 August 2008 - 08:06 PM

Looks as tho it was meant to be.

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#27 _studricho_

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Posted 10 August 2008 - 09:21 PM

Great project and great pictures. I almost feel like I'm there looking at your car. My pictures turn crap cause I get too excited and shake...lol.

So why do have a great taste in cars and a poor taste in beer?

Runs for cover...

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#28 _1uzbt1_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 10:44 AM

those crown manifolds look like they were made for it.The brake booster fowling the rocker cover is common.Do what everyone else does,cut the corner out of the cover,mines the same.

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#29 _AGGRO_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 11:04 AM

shit this is progressing fairly quickly, nice work!

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#30 _Sprog_

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Posted 11 August 2008 - 08:05 PM

1uzbt1, Could you post a pic of the booster / rocker cover. how close does it come to breaking through?

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#31 _1uzbt1_

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 04:24 PM

i will if it helps you but mines a commodore,but its common with most conversions

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#32 _Sprog_

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 07:04 PM

It would be helpful, just to get an idea.
Thanks mate

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#33 _1uzbt1_

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Posted 12 August 2008 - 09:16 PM

hope this helps ya.
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#34 _Sprog_

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 01:53 PM

Thanks for that.
Might have to start practicing my aluminium welding.

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#35 _Sprog_

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 03:15 PM

Just about finnished making a new firewall plate to move the steering column over a bit
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Engine side
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interior side
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Installed

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#36 _Sprog_

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 03:21 PM

And i found that the brake booster from my LH is a bit thinner than the lx one and fits in (just).

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#37 _doogs_

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Posted 13 August 2008 - 06:52 PM

Good engine choice indeed !
Great progress, keep those updates coming. :spoton:

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#38 _Sprog_

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Posted 14 August 2008 - 06:58 PM

About time to put engine in and start making exhaust.

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#39 _SLRLOVER_

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Posted 14 August 2008 - 07:21 PM

Yeh done some great work there. keep up the post, it's awsome to see a bit of mix and match and steel work. And what can be done

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#40 _Sprog_

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Posted 14 August 2008 - 07:24 PM

It' good to see people apreciate my "Dodgy Bros engineering" : P

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#41 _studricho_

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Posted 18 August 2008 - 09:40 PM

It' good to see people apreciate my "Dodgy Bros engineering" : P

It's more like doing whatever you can with what ever you have!

Nothing wrong with that. I can't stand people who just make excuses why they can't do this, cause they don't have this or that. The other day I was on a work site and we needed cut part of the handle on the LPG bottle to get the reg to fit.

Not exactly safe to use a grinder and everyone was stumped. I grabbed 2 large shifters and used them like a massive tin snip...

Keep up the brilliant work...

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#42 _Sprog_

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Posted 24 August 2008 - 07:10 PM

I mate came over this weekend and we got a bit done on the torrie.
will be putting the engine into the good body this week. and hopefully get most of the extractors made up.

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#43 _1uzbt1_

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 12:35 PM

you doing the exhaust yourself??Dont wanna do some detailed pics if you are?Im contenplating whether its something i might wanna tackle or just get a pro to do.

What are your final plans for this,are you going turbo/supercharged or big n/a.

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#44 _Sprog_

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 06:26 PM

I do a fair bit of pipework at work, and have access to heaps of stainless pipe and bends in different sizes.
Shouldn't be too hard, it'll just take a while to make it all fit.
I'll use 36mm ID pipe for the headers

I'll post pics as it progresses.

Final goal is twin turbo.
That reminds me, must ring engineer this week to see if he'll ok the turbo's.

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#45 _Sprog_

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 07:50 PM

initial design of headers,
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Drivers side

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#46 _Sprog_

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 08:35 PM

1 1/2in primarys (35mm ID, same as exhaust ports)
im thinking 1 3/4in seconds. Anyone got any sugestions?

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#47 _1uzbt1_

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:09 PM

have a look on lextreme in the exhaust section,should help you out.I hade a look around there the other day a found what i was after but cant remeber the sizes.I think your drivers side is right but the passenger side are connected differently.

http://www.stans-hea...Photos/246Y.jpg

Thats how they should look.From this thread. http://lextreme.com/...read.php?t=9321

Edited by 1uzbt1, 28 August 2008 - 09:11 PM.

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#48 _Sprog_

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:37 PM

i'm pairing the pipes up with reference to the firing order, so the lhs will be different.
i started with the RHS because thats got the least room and will dictate lengths ect.