"Shootin' The Breeze" - Old Skool Chat Thread  

Anchor

Hey Jordan, we should have a track day together mid next year sometime after i go manual. You are going manual too right? All that stuff is going to waste if you aren't

My pro touring front and rear are in fabrication now. Wilwood front and rears are ready to ship. All my stuff from summit and classic industries is on its way.


Also, can anyone describe to me the physical difference between a turbo 350 auto box, T56 and a R154? Trying to decide between the T56 and the R154. Size plays a big factor here.

-Jordan-

You're a evil evil man for putting those thoughts into my mind, haha. But if I were going for a new engine then......



.... I dunno if I could go past a 632!






cheers dude!

and yeah, I used to (and still do) ogle over their engines / cars all the time, but decided against it when I decided to try a pro-street style look with carby. But now all of that is out of the window anyway....

As cool as they are, probably a bit out of my reach for a while at $40k worth or so.

Either way, all of the above is getting done first and the car on the road so I can atleast drive it (been killing me), will either buy a crate engine or take it off the road and build the 402 after that.

-Jordan-

It's on!

Seriously though, that would be pretty sweet once it's all up and running.

And I haven't really decided on the transmission - everything is pointing towards me switching over, but if I decide to go lazy I will be (trying) to replace it with something special either way. But most likely will be.

Sounds awesome! how long til you reckon it's up and running minus the manual?

Monaro454

Jordan, if you are serious about a motor, I have friends, send me a pm when you are ready for that.

Ben, is that other one still available? let me know how you go when you look at it. looks good in the pics.

bummer about the first one.

Anchor

My goal is powercruise in september with the auto.. But yeah, depends when all the shit turns up. Seeing as its coming in a container with a few engines that my uncle has bought.

clutch-monkey

yes! leave it N/A so i can keep up.
but do something trick with the carby's, like:

-Jordan-

Sweet as, cheers dude. Will see how things pan out.

Regarding the seats - didn't have a chance to get any metal last weekend (old man's bday celebrations) and will be out at powerplay tomorrow - am still keen though, will call once I find some material.



Awesome, with any luck will be there too, providing everything goes smoothly (unlike everything thats happened up til this point).



haha, I don't want anyone keeping up

And as cool as it is, it's covering up all the nice shiney bits!

If only staggered style trumpets were good for everyday use.

clutch-monkey

but.. they are! i'm going ITB's in time for next season. the PMO webers were tempting though..

GTRVspec95

But NRE say these are streetable

HSV

That's not the one I'm looking at (today now).

Monaro is sold, guy took one look at it and said he would take it, they arrived 9pm from Mt Isa tonight and leave at 4am this morning, $3k round trip lol.

Monaro454

wow, nice work fella.

now go and get this other one, looks like it may be a good car.

eh-buddy

i know the feeling off being f###ked around when buying an old car a mate and i drove down to cowra to get a hk monaro that was sitting at a wreckers on the way down we got stuck at an accident so we rang the guy and he said that it wasnt a problem and he would wait for us to get there when we arrived it was about 10 minutes before he closed on a saturday

we had a quick look over it and went to put it on the trailer only to be told that he was closing and we couldnt put it on and we had to wait till tuesday after a long weekend to get it
talk about being stuffed around we drove just on 1400kays to get there we couldnt get any accomodation in cowra as it was all booked out for anzac day so we drove to back to orange and stayed at a mates place for the weekend and finaly picked it up on tuesday morning and drove home all up we did around 3200 kays just for a bloody car if it wasnt for thar fact that it was a genuine gts we would off left the bloody thing there.

Awesome MegaTitties

Hey guys,
Just chasing some 6/ 8 cylinder wb one tonne superlow/ low springs..
Any help would be appreciated

jebby88

Well in the next couple of weeks i will have pretty much all the money i need to do the interior in my ute, the biggest problem is the seats so i am asking for advice. At the moment i have premier buckets in her, i sit way to high on them an i desperately need a bit more leg room. My stepfather has full sized racing buckets in his tonner and they give me the perfect hight and legroom so i have been thinking of getting similar seats. A fellow boost member "asia" suggested retro racing seats, the only problem is i have no idea where to find them and also i think they will be pretty expensive. Another member suggested commodore seats but the problem with them is they wont really give me any more room than the premier seats will. So i am asking what seats should i buy for my HJ ute also the price and a place to purchase them.

Cheers
Jeb

wbtonner

Dont be a tight arse? Just save up a lil longer and get the better ones the first time. You'll save money in the long run if you end up buying them down the line anyway. They look better in my opinion but its your car.

wbtonner

They seem pretty docile in the vids. But they are detuned for the street/ PULP.

jebby88

do you know anywhere i can buy the retro seats? these are the ones i like

-Jordan-

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Departm...ts/?Ns=Rank|Asc

http://www.jegs.com/c/Safety-Seats_Seats/10509/10002/-1

jebby88

cheers, too bad that specific seat wasn't on there. I have never seen a low back seat in a ute so i dont know if it would look odd or not

clutch-monkey

you can buy them off minisport.com (one of the few seats that fit in mini's..)
i'm not getting them because i need headrests for rego (and not getting whiplash..), and they look fuck ugly with headrests
http://www.minisport.com.au/category66_1.htm
not all that cheap, might want to source them elsewhere:
http://www.revolutionracegear.com.au/index.php?PCID=10423

nightcrawler

Whats right behind you head jebby , answer rear window which is what your head will go through
if someone hits you from behind . The early commodore seats VB/VK are lower and aren't as wide as std/prem/statey seats , you will however have to drill three new holes for each seat to fit them . I'm 6 foot and have never hit my head on the roof .

wbtonner

Im just over 5'11" and have my seat flush with with cabin wall. Works fine. Except I have a big ass steering wheel (Stock WB one as I got defected for a GTS one ) that I hit my knees on ocasionally.

DeadSled

Tall bastard

nightcrawler

GTS were a factory option , how did you get defected that ?



Short bastard

wbtonner

They weren't an option in the WB's. This bastard knew his shit. Was a DOT inspector at a defect station. I was just lucky to get away with what I did. He was moreso impressed by the fact that the whole car basically had new parts through out and was spotlessly clean and everything worked except for the little things I got defected for. (Indicator bulb blown and my horn "didn't work", I didn't actually have one......) Made a comment on the lowering blocks, there bigger than legal. Had detailed it that weekend and was a Monday morning, also the only day I happened to drive the ute to work as my laser at the time was getting serviced that day. Typical

jebby88

Im 6ft 2 or 6ft 3" my legs always hit the stock steering wheel my head is about an inch from the roof. I think i am just going to get some commodore seats. Preferably some leather ss seats Vx-vz. But the interior has been halted for another couple of weeks as i need to overhaul the front end. New bushes all round, desperately need new ball joints,some new shocks (Monroe) and some little bits and pieces

wbtonner

You might as well do everything if your doing half the front end. Saves the hassles of pulling it apart later.

warney

I have just done the front end on the mrs WB, $650 later, and watched the mechanic do most of it, swear etc......


Agreed do it all at once, dont do it twice , trust me ( as i have to pull out the springs again and put in lower ones)

jebby88

I will be putting theses in,

Monaro454

just put new carpet in the sedan... waddaya think? I went lighter as I wanted to brighten up the interior a bit:




also put that resomat stuff in, hope it works for the money:

jebby88

carpet looks great, how much did the resomat cost?

clutch-monkey

looks good.. are you doing the headliner in a lighter colour as well?

wbtonner

Jebby. I would be using a rubber bush if I were you.
CBF typing why at the present time.

GTRVspec95

Nice and neat, though would of gone with black carpet as light colors tend to be magnets for dirt

Monaro454

went lighter as it won't be an every day car.... didn't want dark carpet, each to their own.........

cost about $170 for the resomat. with delivery and everything from tru-fit, it was almost to the dollar, $100 cheaper than QLD moulded carpets. and these dudes are in Victoria.

the resomat was basically exactly enough to do the floor section of the car, none left over from the pack they send.