VK327s project barradore vr drag wagon

[vk327]

Time to chuck up a post about my latest project since iv just started pulling apart the donor car, starting with 1 VR commodore  wagon the old 3.8s rod came knocking and put a window in the block. Iv stripped the interior of that, to make way for a 6 point sfi cage and rear tubs to the rails to accommodate wider rubber and a parallel 4 link 9", to be commenced early/mid 2021,

Now the fun part the bf falcon some of you may know from such shenanigans as palmy/fielding 2020 swapmeet is giving up its engine for the repower to be backed up by a th400, now let's see what the stocker na can do with an FG xr6 gt3576 strapped to the side of it. Already got some goodies a powertune digi dash to run off the factory ford pcm  and eventually the link g4 when it goes full send, also picked up an e boost2 to keep the boost pixies under control.

Plan is to make it fully street legal and be able to swap wheels and tyres and go full send on the drag strip/power cruise and chrome.

[vk327]

[vk327]

Pulled the engine out of the  falcon and got all the turbo goodies bolted up, been setting up the ECU to take the Fg throttle and injectors and converting the tune file with HP tuners while on nightshift, should have the engine wiring finished off in the next day or 2. Getting rid of the falcon body soon so will get the wagon back on the hoist and look at getting the engine in and mounted 

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Spent some time getting the dash setup, mounted the digi display into the original cluster with my spare speedhut fuel gauge and keeping the factory dash indication lights. 

Started on the body loom rewiring made up a complete new front loom now waiting on parts to arrive to continue. Also made up a lower dash console which is going to house all the switches maybe a head unit (gonna be road legal after all)  and in behind the fuse box, relays and windscreen blower 

[vk327]

Finally had a bit of time to work on this thing got the Castlemaine rod shop adaptor kit bolted up and mated the TH400 to the engine and got it slotted in the hole

Decided to drop the money on the tuffmount barra conversion kit so that will be on the way here soon, tracked down a manual  steering rack to pickup after lockdown to  give me clearance for a 3.5" dump pipe. still lots to  do but looks like progress

[vk327]

making good progress now, decided to  buy mounts instead of build them since my lack of spare time factor, took a while for the tuffmounts kit to arrive but a nice bit of gear including the custom swaybar to clear the sump. 

proceeded cut up a brand new ali radiator to suit barra outlets and fitted up a set of 2002 mondeo fans(have these on the turbo vk and they work mint)

got the intercooler  mounted and hot and cold side pipes done, really making progress now a  bit of plumbing a driveshaft and throw in the wiring and should be pretty close to running

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been slow progress on this thing, got a massive stack of parts here I need to find time to  get going with,  damn pesky customer jobs getting in the way.

Scored these the other day and a mate delivered them from new plymouth 4x 15x10 centerline convo pros (2 are basically new) will go good with the other skinny ones I have for the front now to  find some 275 drag radials to mockup the diff gonna be a bit of cutting to the floor to make them fit 

[cletus]

Yessss!  I'm looking forward to seeing this running. 

A plain VR-VS sedan with a turbo ls is high on my 'would like to build' list