It's been a long time coming buying bits and pieces and asking questions for a long time on the old GMH forums and between pulling out the v8 from a VB commodore to pulling the v8 itself apart and rebuilding it, down to pulling the 6 cyl apart for removal, I've learnt alot along the way.
She's a genuine SL/R 202 and the old 6 cyl will either see new days in my old man's EK (which will remain property of the torana, and if either get sold for any reason - 6 cyl must stay with the torry), or it will see days plastic wrapped and sitting around in the garage for many years.
The v8 that's going in is a freshly bored 308 that I picked up for $300 [long], only problem with it [that I could find pulling it apart] turned out to be a blown headgasket - internals all look great.
It's sporting a TH350 behind it that was reco'd and then unused which i paid $200 for.
Was thrown the brand new completely unused radiator from the guy who sold me the v8 for free since he felt bad that the v8 had unknown problems to begin with (headgasket).
All of which I have dated receipts for when it was all reconditioned.
All in all, figured I didn't do too badly, grabbed it off a mate [neither of us were really sure on what all the gear was worth - but I figured I didn't do too badly] so I trust it's history, still rev's checked the commodore it came in + the engine block and it's clean.
Pacemaker Tri-Y 1 and 5/8th" primaries are ready to for the block, and I intend to go with dual 2.25" exhaust (xpipe) and if I can, walker super turbo mufflers (unless someone has a better idea for mufflers for that system).
Can't wait to get my car back on the road, not just for the idea of finally having a v8 in it [been waiting over 4 years], but for the sake of having my car back on the road
Edited by Loki, 16 December 2005 - 08:10 AM.
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