Vk304 Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Done this today, plates on the top are way over size, but thats to allow for corrugated floor, should have enough contact for cert, just gotta trim the long bit off and some paint maybe tomorrow... lost motivation and funds for a while, hope to button up all the loose ends ... at least get to some progress soon 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Not much to report other than did a lot of small things, old leaky hoses fixed, coolant resiviour mounted in only available space, better radiator brackets, test drives/skids (on indusrtial area roads), and further cert tests, still got some brake and reverse lights to sort, and some bushings but getting close! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2022 When i got this van it had a bed frame in the back, which was hanging off the cargo rail thing, which caused the steel around the bolt holes to crack in the pillar, also the driver slider door had cracked the metal around the stopping rubber, as well as a couply dents, did a bit of welding and filling and good as new .. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2022 Along with the cracks i filled some drill holes in the cargo rail thing and rust treated and repainted the roof gutter which had a lot of surface rust, all sanded properly, masked primed etc etc, a lot more work than the photos make it look like lol, painted nissan 2k white Had the center trim nearly done, placed it on the roof and proceeded to go on a test drive, , , found it on the road later in a million pieces so have to do a little paint where that used to be...just waiting in some parts coming in from aussy, apparently they are taking the long way around the world ... 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Made some 1 inch blocks instead of the 2 inch, was too low and exhaust was too close to the diff now its all level and clearsolid steel rod for the spring so it doesnt collapse, should be plenty strong and fits nice and tight 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Replaced the worn out spring eye bushes, the shackles look to be replaced already... Lot tighter now, greased up and installed, should help the rear end a lot...ready for paint today hopefully if it warms up, in hindsight should have removed trim bit, painted this when i painted the front... gives me a chance to do another coat on light surrounds though 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2022 Also extended my awning, so i can keep it out of the rain this winter, old vans dont like moisture lol 8 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted May 27, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 Converted the blown sealed lights to h4, replacable bulbs, got these ignite ones for $100 or so with bulbs, pretty good deal really, they work fine, and that almost sums up everything i need to do before cert... Want to do some test driving and long distance drives to test everything is reliable... If anyone has a h190 diff head lying around that i can weld, or knows what lsd centers are able to fit in casing... let me know, having a hard time finding anything ... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 Some hoses that are oil resistant for oil breather and blow off valve return, from safety blackwoods, and its driving good now, noticed steering wheels on the piss a little and speedos out by 20ks... maybe needs a better radiator cap, other than that it's ready for some extended driving ... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted June 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 Had a bit of time today to see if i could fix the -20kmh speedometer discrepancy, had a hunt around the shed and found a gear that had 2 more teeth than the one that was in it... Had a look-see if any datsun/nissan gears were available on line, no luck so i decided to use what i have . The original yellow gear was being stubborn in coming off so i heated it up a bit and it came off with a bit of force .. The new gear was a tight fit, but to make sure it stays on i decided to drill tap the end and red loctite a m5 bolt in there with a locking washer to really ensure it stays on took for a test drive with a gps speedometer app and it reads pretty damn close ... pretty happy with that 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 https://youtu.be/alNlXaad7p0 Been a slow winter but hopefully pick up on this again.. obviously some of the hosing etc will have to be tidied up, ive just had a missfire on boost develop and while all spark plugs were firing, one was f#cked 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 off goes the old shell, used it to store scrap metal and got $50 for it.... hardly worth anything these days but its paid itself off in parts, and more space on the lawn nowfeel kinda sad to see it get destroyed but cant fix them all... 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2022 Long time no update but its got a tracker tag now lol 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 And been used for towing which is walk in the park for it now Hha 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Proof the motor is out of a s15specr silvia (along with the reciept from japspares) not stolen and another plate to go with the original vin and obsolete lpg cert, not sure this is legal but at least i cant lose the plate now lol 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vk304 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2022 Super good day at drags, was my 1st day drag racing and first os event, and was a bit out of my depth at first ,.. but yea good to see people and talk to some, van had a lot of wheel hop but managed to limit that with soft launches at the end and got to 14.7. Thanks to everyone at the track and making it a some what easy experience for a 1st timer lol Next time maybe slightly more than 10 psi boost and a little rear suspension work... Thanks again 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 https://youtube.com/shorts/RDo5gtXzAkA?feature=share My best run for the day 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 Peace of mind, removed unknown fuel pump replaced with a dw200 255lph 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Another diff, this ones h190 4.3 ratio (35/8) out of a 92 diesel largo van, should go good with that ratio, old one is 3.88 and is welded, so ill swap ring and pinion to the welded one and keep 3.88 for wofs ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vk304 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Some key differences with the 2 diffs, the original one is out of the 87 sgl vanette, its 3.88 ratio H190, i welded it to do drags, so thinking ill get another to be a spare for road use ..... i brought one off trademe This new one is out of a 92 nissan largo diesel, is H190, same third member and bolts, 4.3 gears, thats when i realised its non compatible with my old one... l wanted to keep the 4.3 gears for drags etc, so that meant swapping them onto the old welded centre, but they are a different offset aand carrier housing width so one complete centre couldnt fit in the other because 3mm wider on the bearing faces if that makes sense... So housing/centres are not interchangeable, that sux, i had the idea then to 'unweld' the old one and swap spider gears/re-weld into the 4.3 centre.... so i did that and well the spiders, pin are all bigger in the new diff f#ck, so i welded the new one together and now ive got a 4.3 welded diff, and some 3.88 spare parts lol Ill try find another open diff as i need the 3.88 gears for road driving. But all this means is i essentially upgraded to a stronger and better ratio nugget for drags... for 150$ ... not too bad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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