Shakotom Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Man I keep reading all your posts in your voice now Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 So it's been a while since the last update, wiring is all completed and this happens when the key is turned Click on the picture 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 well that sounds pretty fuckin sweet! good job. Â what else needs done? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Still need to build an exhaust as that is open headers haha, Still need to sort the concentric slave cylinder setup, get driveshaft made, buy an ignition module (as the one I'm using is a test one from work), thermo fan and wiring, reseal p/s pump, drive belts, battery bracket, driveshaft loops, front brake upgrade (have got a pair of v8 callipers so just need rotors, wheel bearings and pads) Aside from the driveshaft and clutch parts it's all Mainly just small stuff, Am on track for my self imposed deadline 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hey all,  on the home straight now, made a gearbox crossmember,   got all my V8 front brake parts   Got my concentric slave cylinder (I know Kiwibirdman didnt reccomend Howe racing, but after a lenghty conversation with the supplier i decided to take the risk)   Got an adapter to go from the VL master cylinder to the braided line for the slave cylinder,   Took a perfectly good bellhouse and made a hole for the bleed line,   made some measurement to ensure the correct  clearance between the clutch presure plate release bearing and fitted everything up,   Gearbox is now in the car (hopefully for the last time)  Also picked up my driveshaft from Beattys, no picture of that but im sure you can all imagine what a long black shaft looks like,  all in all, progressing nicely!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Cool man, also "long black shaft" lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 So I got the brake line adapters to go from the VT master cylinder to VL lines from Stirling brake and clutch up here in dorkland, Fitted: No gravity fed leaks as yet!! I then decided to do the rest of the V8 brake upgrade Old 270mm setup New: Just needs to be bled up now. Apparently the 290mm V8 calliper and rotors with the VS booster and VT master, is a great upgrade over the shitty non turbo 6 cyl 270mm setup which is good because it was scarily bad haha Hopefully will find the motivation tomorrow night to re kit the p/s pump and mount that and the lines. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 So after throwing the gearbox back in I realised quickly there was going to be an issue! (Click to play video) Unfortunately the fittings that came with the concentric slave fouled on the pressure plate, I looked at a few options for this but decided in the end that having the lines remade with a 45 degree fitting was the best way (plus it meant I didn't have to take the gearbox back out) Fast forward a week or two every thing is fitted and we have clearance All that's left now is to rebuild and fit the P/S pump, mate the exhaust up, source and fit heater hoses, and sort out a thermo fan! SO CLOSE!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Picture less update (lame I know) P/S pump is done and mounted lines all plumbed and system is bled, exhaust is joined but is actually too quiet. Just need to modify the shifter, and refit the centre console, buy and fit heater hoses and a radiator fan then it's drive time!! 5/8ths of fuck all left! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Ok so have been finishing up a few of the little jobs while I waiting to get the last big pieces. Bought a flywheel cover off J.E.D (via trademe) probably paid too much but they don't seem to come up that often. Had to make a small modification to make it fit but it's on now, As I mentioned earlier I got the p/s pump fitted, here's proof Modified the shifter, it's pretty ugly but it works, got all the trim back on looks good and the shifter pretty much came out in the factory position. As mentioned the exhaust is a bit quiet. Chucked a 20" rim on to see how it looked, I like it but the tyre is way too big/it's hard against the spring perch on the strut Took the car outside and gave it a wash as it hadn't been washed since January, And lastly I let my impatience get the better of me, as of late it's been misfiring and coughing a bit, likely from the plugs fouling because of all the short running times the engine has operated in due to the lack of cooling system (just running up in the garage for testing a few things etc) I looped the heater hoses, put the radiator hoses on, filled an bled the cooling system and took the car for a hoon around my local area. Cough cough "To erm clean the plugs" Such a blast to be able to drive it after all the work I've put in so far. Makes a great noise, louder than expected, pulls cleanly, backfires a bit of you get get on an off the gas while cruising, It did however breakdown within about 200m of home, luckily it just turned out to be the coil to dizzy HT lead had fallen off the coil, slapped it back on and back in business Will post a video shortly when photobucket stops sucking dick 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 235/30r20 is the size tyre you'd need to run to get it all to clear, any larger and it causes greif as you've discovered! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Monroe does shocks with a taller spring perch off the shelf for 19" or larger rims on the small commys. I pissed around with vk's thru to VE's now still love the early models especially the vl calais the nose is so staunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Meh. Wheels suck. Needs 16s 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Be quiet thomas haha, Â All research points to 225/30/20 being the go, (not sure about the 235 though) having a higher spring perch would mean having to change springs too, perfect world i would just chuck coilovers in, but im not, Â am still waiting to see what the boss wants for the wheels anyway, he may want more than im actually willing to spend and if that the case, ill stick with the 18s haha, Â oh and for some reason i cant get the video to upload to photobucket, so will try another video which is fromt he missuses snapchat and is basically 1990s spec quality, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Haven't seen those Monroe units in person they may have just changed the shape of the perch for the gain in clearance i was offered them as an option when ordering mine. If your running 20" inch wheels its going to be higher anyway so spring compressing to sort that would be on cards. 20s suck balls for flat spotting and cracking if you use your car on nz potholed roads with super low profile tyres. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 This is true, another thing to factor in I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Try uploading to YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Ha I hadn't even thought of that This is from my misuses phone via snapchat so the quality is fairly average, This is from my iPhone leant against the dash, again poor quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 So no major updates to announce, still need to sort a cooling fan. Have been driving it on small drives here an there. Much enjoyment has been obtained! First off to tidy up the interior, when I got my manual surround the rubber boot was split. Instead of spending $60 for a factory type boot I spent $18 at Supercheap andb bought a universal leather boot. Modified it to fit and ended up with this In the car In an effort to make the car more enjoyable I decided to get the electric windows sorted since buying the car I've only had two windows working, however there was no way I was paying $350 for a remanufactured VL switch. So I found the wiring diagram for a VY switch, managed to get a plug and loom from one of our suppliers for free and made an adapter loom scored a free window switch from the workshop foreman, and hey presto all four Windows work! As it happened I had a spare centre console that was from a manual window car so I cut a hole fitted the switch, I ended up having to space the centre console up to give a bit of extra clearance for the switch, here's it in the centre console: And in the car: As you can see having the centre console spaced up also allows the gear boot to sit nicer too One of the other things that hadn't worked since I bought the car was the boot release button in the glovebox, did some digging around in the boot and hey what do you know, found a loose wire tangled in with the trailer plug wiring. Plugged it in, pressed the button an hey presto again it also works!! Tidied the wiring up and routed it back in the factory position, Only little wins, but wins none the less. Central locking is the next task but I may end up putting an aftermarket system in as the factory one isn't the greatest It has however broken down on my recently, have had an issue with the King lead from the coil to the dizzy coming off the coil. Unfortunately this has caused the coil to die. So need to replace that and get a cooling fan sorted so I can drive it more haha 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Replaced the coil, turns out my ignition module is dead too which is a bugger. So I'll send that off to be repaired this week. I bought a radiator fan and shroud from Fenix and installed that, very happy with how it looks. Here it is mocked up in the engine bay have wired it up to run straight off the ignition while I decide how I'm going to run a controller for it. I need to decide between getting a boss welded into the radiator tank so I can run a thermo fan switch, or whether to get and adjustable external fan controller Here's a video to prove it works (yeah ok I'm sure you have all seen a fan going) So the car is now finally in a position to be used for some cruising Still have a few jobs I need to do but only to improve the car/prepare it for cert -heater hoses -thermofan control -driveshaft loops -make it a bit more vocal (just a more open rear muffler) -would like to put a set of gillys on it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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