VK327S 1986 VK Royale with Boost - Discussion

[vk327]

got a standard bore replacement block with a mint crank , will probably be cleaning up and reusing pistons based on engine machinist recommendation, will replace if necessary. identified cause of failure as the fuel reg not regulating pressure properly so new turbosmart reg is on the way, just got pricing back from marsh Motorsport for machining with a 2 week turnaround  so might have it back together before xmas if im lucky 

[cletus]

That pic on the side of the road is mint.

 

So refreshing to see a vk that's not formula blue, or a Brock replica

 

Looks great!

[vk327]

So  stoked with how the paint came out,  my painter has done a wicked job ,  it was gonna be white over silver until i found the bmw brown,  wanted to look like it could have been factory  just a little bit flashier,  fits with  the 80s theme with the brown interior, looking at wheel  options just incase the new brakes dont fit under the c4 wheels couple of contenders are OM-1 3 piece simmons, BBS LM or possibly  bmw style 42 but would need custom  lips/barrels 

[Rhyscar]

Wheel options sound so good. Simmons would look so good but I'm sure they aren't cheap. Lots of good-quality knock off BBS LMs around had some on my BA falcon that were great. 

[vk327]

Problem is the knockoffs all have dud offsets usually  around +43- +50 to suit the gen 3/4 commodores, BBS can be worse in the low 20s for bmw which  wont clear the guards, to  get fitment i want/need  worked on 18x8.5 +31 for the front & 18x9.5 +38 there is an option to  custom order 1 piece om-1 simmons in offsets to suit,not to badly priced, would do gunmetal  centers not gold

style 42 look cool but pricey  to  buy and then need lips & barrels standard they  are +21 ish  offset in an 18 do  makes for odd sized lips 

[vk327]

So since iv committed to the bmw style 42s iv gotta sort out narrowing the diff 25ish mm each side, now work out a suitable dark silver  to paint the centers with... any suggestions to some factory paint codes that would go well with my colour scheme, one possibility is the gunmetal of @Rhyscars lexus might be a bit dark tho, thinking maybe something similar to the mx grey with a bright flake in it

[mjrstar]

i'm sure you are all over this but you might need to be a little bit careful with radial overhang of pad material past the outside of the disc with the evo brembos on that sized rotor. 

Great work getting them to fit inside the wheel though!

[vk327]

7 hours ago, mjrstar said:

i'm sure you are all over this but you might need to be a little bit careful with radial overhang of pad material past the outside of the disc with the evo brembos on that sized rotor. 

Great work getting them to fit inside the wheel though!

spent quite some time on this hence the several 3d print versions 1st, the rotor im using is a 320X32 vz thunder   so  same size &  swept area as the factory evo  rotor just a different hat offset height  which suits commodore hub & gives good wheel clearance too , pad pretty much runs very near to the edge of the disc and almost to the inside diameter flat area so using maximum surface area possible

[440bbm]

man those wheels look slick asf!    that colour is porn

[Rhyscar]

Those wheels look great - love the red centre caps too. 

 

I'd recommend looking at off-the-shelf Bilstein options if you're going to replace shocks. Cut you circlip groove at the right height and you're away. Will end up with a much better ride than most coilovers can provide.

I had some in my BA falcon a few moons ago and they were the best thing since sliced bread.