VN Aero

[NVIOUS]

This has been an ongoing project for many years, started life as my daily driver with a cammed 5L, then onto a weekend driven tough 355ci. Hasn't seen the sun in a long time now, taking my time to get everything exactly how I want it. Though its still street rego'd, will most likely never see the road again, built for drags & shows from now on.

Specs:

MODEL: 1989 Holden VN Calais

COLOUR: Custom Metallic Green w/ White Pearl

BODYKIT: HDT Aero Kit, minus Rear Wing

ENGINE TYPE: Holden 384ci Stroker

ENGINE MODS: Blocked Bored 0.040", Grout Filled, 4 Bolt Mains, Crankshaft Rebuilders 3.75" Forged Steel Crank, GRP 6" Aluminium Rods, ROSS Custom Forged Pistons, ARC Cam Belt Drive, Custom Solid Roller Cam, Comp Cams Roller Lifters, 6" ROMAC SBC Balancer, ARP 1/2" Head Studs, Sheetmetal Tunnel Ram w/ Direct Port Nitrous, COME Alloy Dry Sump, Moroso Vacuum Pump, Moroso 3 Stage Dry Sump Pump, MSD Crank Trigger, Moroso Oil Tank, Custom Engine Plate, CSR Electric Water Pump, MSD Pro-Billet Distributor,

EXHAUST: under construction

GEARBOX: DTM Built Powerglide, Transbrake, 5800rpm TCE Stall, CSR Composite Trans Shield

DIFF: SCF Racecars fabricated 9" chro-moly housing, Racecraft Inc brackets, Strange steel floater, Strange Ultra 40 spline full spool centre 4.86 ratio

POWER: Dunno, will hopefully make +700hp@flywheel aspirated, then add some gas

BRAKES: under construction

WHEELS/TYRES: Weld Alumastar 2.0 double beadlocked 15x12", 4" Backspacing

SUSPENSION: VL Manual Steering Rack

INTERIOR: MOMO Steering Wheel, Sparco EVO Carbon Fibre Race Seats, B&M Composite X Pro Stick,

EXTRAS: Mini-Tubs,

STEREO: 8 cylinders of aussie grunt

Old pics from its street driven 355ci days:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/Motorvation06.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/MV06.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/Engine3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/Engine1.jpg

[DickieOnGas]

very nice....

[Twe12ve]

man NICE! for those of us that dont know is that like...close to 6L then???

[Milhouse]

porn car there

congrats snowey ! woodvale lapping for sure hahah

your v8 and my dose pipe :D

[NVIOUS]

cheers fellas


man NICE! for those of us that dont know is that like...close to 6L then???

nah not quite, 355ci = 5.8L (commonly referred to as 5.7L)
started life as a 304ci = 5L

[NVIOUS]

porn car there

congrats snowey ! woodvale lapping for sure hahah

your v8 and my dose pipe :D

haha, for sure owain ! if the pits will ever pass mine :P

[joshg123]

Looks the minter.


Can i join in this woodvale laps?

[Rhys]

Nice work snowy, watched this car change from the early days of leach hwy :P

[thrtytwo]

im not at all a commodore person but i can totally appreciate all the work done, looks mint man !

[vy ss ute m6]

Looks awesome dude, very unique!

Whats the slowest time in True Street Top 10 atm?

[matty12]

i remeber seeing that at the woodvale shops oneday, i ijust loved the idle on it!!

[180SXTCY]

remember seeing this at motorvation i think it was last year, looks good! i rekon stick a blower on it!

[TJ]

Snowy more the proud to see how far this has come, and its certainly going to stand out at MV with antilag

You and camo need to drop side by side vn skids... it will bring a tear to me eye watching a vn do a lsd skid :)

[Kilma]

I remember seeing this one running around when I knew even less about cars than the very little info I know now, and I still thought it was horn then. Congrats man. Very tidy.

[1sickvl]

looks wikid snowman do a skid

[I <3 Judd 0kw]

sikk car dude,one of the best vn's i have ever seen,looks like a v8 should look like:wave: cant wait to see it do a skid at motovation:boink: on another note i cant wait for motovation,being a jap/v8/euro car lover,has all those cars in one place,sikkkk:boink:

[Sketch]

needs more green

[xr06t]

looks tops mate!

[NVIOUS]

needs more green

haha, i try my best

[NVIOUS]

Looks awesome dude, very unique!

Whats the slowest time in True Street Top 10 atm?

think its in the high 12s, top spot is running high 10s. Not much action happening in true street, everyone seems to run slicks instead. A high 11 should put me roundabouts midfield, thats if i ever manage to rego it.

[Milhouse]

borrow the dealer plates from work hahaha :D

whitfords ave, drag race thru the lights past bp down towards kingsley drive :D game on !

laser vs vn

this car should be added to "rads 180sx conquest list"

[ACTIV8]

car looks mint mate.. cant wait to check it out at motorvation

[NVIOUS]

borrow the dealer plates from work hahaha :D

i got em for tommorow ;) gotta take it to the exhaust shop in the mornin to get some work done

[Passage GT]

not a fan of the green but on the same note it definately stands out from the commodores of perth which not many can say
looks like she's gonna go hard too, much respect
bring on MV!

[Jazza]

Nice to see she's up and running dude! Lookin very nice n shiny

[Brockas]

Awesome mate nice work!

Going to drop a mint skid at MV....

[MMM]

nice car!!! thought i hadnt seen this car around in a while now i know why :)

[ED40]

saw this at motorvation.. very nice..

[Troyza]

sex on wheels at motorvation...

[NVIOUS]

Cheers fellas, had alot of drama's at motorvation on saturday, got it all sorted by sunday morning (HUGE thanx to Big Cam for the dissy). Managed to drop a decent skid on the last lap, spewin it was so late. Gotta fix my brakes for next year, didnt hold the car on stand stills very well, also got bugger all vacuum with the solid cam. Engine had barely been run-in, prob 100kms if that, swapped my 7600 limiter for a 7000 and it copped that all weekend on the brake :P

Props to TJ for the shot:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/Aero.jpg

[ACTIV8]

yer wasnt soundin that good when i passed you at end of the track.. good to see it all back to runnin sweet but

[NVIOUS]

Well, long time since ive updated this. Motor shat a big-end bearing a week before motorvation, its all stripped down yet again. Figured i could never have a motor apart and not do something new, haha. I just recieved a few goodies for the new engine build, all brand new from a workmate that had them sitting round for ages waiting to go on his drag torrie.

Crow Cams custom grind Solid Roller, 0.714" valve lift, aggressive !!
(New Solid Roller is on the RH, compared to my old 288 solid on the LH)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/SolidRollerCamshaft.jpg

Yella Terra Alloy Heads, CNC ported by Kostecki Engine Centre, 1.65" exh, 2.08" inlet - will be getting the exterior polished
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/AlloyHeads.jpg

Can also see the new polished nitrous bottle in the background, had COME make me a custom billet nitrous plate to suit the twin throtts. Hopefully get all the engine back together before powercruise, not sure if the nitrous setup will be finished before then. Also got a Motec M800 sitting here, but will be waiting till after powercruise so i can go through and rewire everything to clean it up. Motor will still be same combo as previously, bar the new additions you see here - long as bottom end comes back okay from machine shop, doesnt look too bad.

Should be fun :)

[Brett_J]

Holy shit, nice duration on the cam too!

[NVIOUS]

Yeh i think duration was round 266 mark at .050"
The 288 is normally a decent size solid, the roller dwarfs it haha

COME billet nitrous plate:
(Nitrous on one side, Fuel on the other)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/NitrousPlate.jpg

[adrenalin]

Nice build looks pretty tits

[deaf_rattle]

wow, thats clean!
nice car

[Joe]

Very farkin nice. That's going to be angry when its done!

[Lonewolf]

jeebus look at the width of the cam lobes...
Angry!

[SLEEKA]

looks good :D

what caused the spun big end? that motor wasnt that old was it?

[NVIOUS]

my own retardedness...big end cap worked loose, no major damage only started knocking for a second or two before it was shut down. Crank has a slight groove im hoping can be polished out, rods are fine, bearings will be replaced.

Had the same combo (1st page) running for the first time at motorvation 21 with the antilag group, will still be same bar the new stuff posted recently (cam, heads, nos). So yeh i've had the motor for over a year now, though admittedly was hardly driven. After MV21 i took it out to fix a rear main leak, and check bearings etc - left it last minute and rushed it back together for MV22, bad move. But ahwell, keeps me busy anyway.

[vrocious]

ah so thats why i havent seen you round woodvale for a while. car is absolutely shit hot. can't wait to hear it when you get it all back together

[NVIOUS]

Well motor is coming along slowly, hopefully it'll be done in time for powercruise. Sold my T700 & dominator stall, buying a friends powerglide & 5800 TCE converter, should do good trans-brake skids for powercruise ;P
Got some build pics of the short motor so far:

Bronze lifter bore sleeves for the new solid roller, block also drilled for 1/2" ARP head studs
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/1BronzeLifterSleeves.jpg

Block machined for new COME billet steel 4 bolt main caps, ARP stud kit
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/9MainCapsDummyFit.jpg

Crankshaft Rebuilders 3.48" (355ci) stroker crank, using all King Bearings
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/13CrankshaftFitted.jpg

Probe Forged flat-top pistons, Total Seal gapless rings
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/15InstallingProbeForgedPistons.jpg

[NVIOUS]

Some other goodies waiting:

Custom CNC'd Belt-drive setup - goodbye old timing chain setup, havent seen many holdens running this setup, so should look good
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/ARCBeltDrive2.jpg

Theres a Motec M48 in there too, probably wont be installed until after powercruise, then i'll re-wire the entire car.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/Boot-1.jpg

Probably repaint my block this week, then start fitting the belt drive setup, though might get it polished beforehand - still waiting on the alloy heads to get back from the metal polisher

[matty12]

man,i like that belt drive setup,defiantly different.

[ACTIV8]

that belt looks mint.. what the motec set u back??

[NVIOUS]

that belt looks mint.. what the motec set u back??

scored it off a mate who ditched his EFI setup to go carbied, bout $700. Has his tune still on it from a blown 355ci, so hopefully it will atleast run so i can get it tuned afterwards.

[ED40]

fukn bargain man
Those are some A grade goodies you got there. This thing will be an animal when its done, awesome.

[ELUSIV]

Looks like its going to be a sweet build!
So many full on builds going on at the moment its absolutely wicked to see!!

[joshg123]

Nothing like a 5l rear main hey! Is yours the rope seal kind?

[NVIOUS]

Nah i got sick of the rope seals, swapped it for a fel-pro rubber seal, finally got it right with the last build and the big-end let go. Least i know it should be ok this time.

[space]

aggressive cams, thats gonna sound very mean. nice build.

[ACTIV8]

Bastard thats a bargain. did a leak down on my new motor yesterday and looks like one cylinder isnt very happy so mine will look like yours by the weekend.. bloody holden motors

[NVIOUS]

ah spewin, hopefully nothin serious, u managed to run any numbers since the turbo setup?

[NVIOUS]

Well finally got heads back from Wheelgleam, came up awesome. I also found some time to respray the block tues night. Trial fitted everything this weekend to see how its gonna look, still need to get heads assembled & drilled for 1/2 studs before i can bolt em down

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/Engine1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/Engine2.jpg

Prob end up getting the timing cover polished, looks a tad dull now the heads are done. Might do the valve covers after i get running again.

[ED40]

that looks KILLER.
AWESOME.

[DRKWRX]

Looks sweet as!!

[SLEEKA]

looks to good to go back in, its just gonna get dirty :D

[XF Falcon]

holy shit man that looks incredible.

I'd be driving it around powercruise without a bonnet just to show it all off :) :)

[lil regy]

fuck yeah looks awesome

[scj91]

The belt setup looks wicked,can't wait to see it out.

[NVIOUS]

well pulled out of powercruise, and most likely missing motorvation aswell unfortunately. Been busy last week or so chopping down my chassis rails in the engine bay, welded them up, grind flat. Then starting mocking up an engine plate out of wood. Thought id throw up a few pics so far

Flattened chassis rails (previously had a large lip). Please note this is probably the first thing ive welded since i was a 1st year apprentice, so took alot of grinding haha:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/ChassisRails1.jpg

Dummy engine plate:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/EnginePlate1.jpg

I have a plate of 6mm ally, will be using the above wooden template i made and get it laser cut so the edges don't look as dodgy as mine, and hopefully get the gaps alot tighter fit. Need to run an engine plate as i'll be running a big external drive peterson oil pump with built in vac pump, would normally foul on the factory engine mounts as its too long. Figured would be a good chance to move the engine back slightly too, help in weight transfer etc.

[S133LTR]

madness! meatpie ftw.
if you need a hook up for the laser cutting let me know man (im in kingsley)

[Smoked]

WOAH that is crazy. i wish i had of done that kind of stuff to my VN 5 litre that i had.

[Ibz]

that is fukin bombed man! goodluck

[kirbo]

Smokin! Love your work!

[NVIOUS]

madness! meatpie ftw.
if you need a hook up for the laser cutting let me know man (im in kingsley)

Ah, definately, havent even looked into it that far yet. Can i just trace onto the ally with black texta ? Or is there something special i need to mark it? And is it possible to engrave a logo/name? Im guessing the laser can only cut?

[NVIOUS]

well long time since updates, been busy with new job and new jeep daily car. Things seem to keep getting more out of hand every time i get back to perth. Now decided setting up the engine plate to go to a dry sump setup. Just recieved my new custom alloy dry sump from COME today, once the engine plate brackets are all welded in place will get the sump polished.
Jeeps pretty much all done for now, so going to be paying abit more attention to the poor green thing

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/COMEAlloyDrySump1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/COMEAlloyDrySump3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/MorosoDrySumpTank1.jpg

[Torquen]

Nice mate, not a fan of VN's unless there SS... but il make an exception for yours. Body kit dosnt look overdone, colours not for me but engine bay gets bulk respect points! That is dam fine looking engine, and you did the majority youself so again top effort. Will be good to see it passed and licensed... then MV, maybe :D
Good luck with it all!

[ACTIV8]

becoming a pretty serious build now.. be good to see it all finished

[NVIOUS]

just bought a new house so work progresses slowly, in a big move i've sold off my come EFI intake, and possibly the spare motec ecu, decided to go all out and order a custom sheetmetal intake n twin carbs, running a big shot of nitrous. In the middle of rewiring the whole car, figure if its gonna be a strip/show car might aswell piss off the EFI and make it easier, wanna see single digits eventually with round a 300shot. Been busy wasting money on other things recently:

Got a new B&M Composite X Pro Stick shifter to suit the new DTM built Powerglide backed with a 5800rpm TCE stall, transbrake and CSR Composite Trans Shield:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/DSC00449.jpg

And ditching the calais seats in favour of my newest present, set of Sparco Evo carbon fibre shell racing seats:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/DSC00452.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/DSC00454.jpg

Progress may slow down this year, just bought a new house, try and get as much fab work as i can do myself out of the way. Heres a pic of a dummy engine with the new sump n engine plate, plate will still have to be modified to mount dry sump pump and alternator later. Power Steering pump & A/C has been ditched, managed to fit a VL manual steering rack with abit of modifying to the steering shaft. Dash will be next to go, rip out heater box etc, either a complete custom dash or a later model dash will be retrofitted pissing off all non essentials

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/DSC00451.jpg

Mate is not sure if he wants the motec yet, so far he's doubtful, so currently taking EOI on my M48 ECU, he's got first dibs on it, but if he doesnt want it in the next few weeks its gonna be up for grabs, not sure what options it has unlocked, far as im told previous owner had it running on a mild blown 355ci setup, comes with harness but wiring is all over the place, prob worth just choppping the main connector and rewiring to suit the whatever vehicle:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/DSC00444.jpg

Gonna be a long time before shes ripping up the tarmac again, with the new house on the way, once the shed is all setup hopefully i'll be albe to start wasting $ on the green machine again.

Hopefully I'll be welding in brackets for the engine plate this weekend, and filling a few holes in engine bay, above picture has the plate just resting on the chassis rails, need to trim 10mm or so off the edges to drop it down abit more and then hopefully i'll be able to slide it back enough so the powerglide mounts upto the factory trans-mount holes, pretty close as it is.

[DCIEVE]

You're a nutter! Looks awesome so far, keep the updates coming.

[[2_FLY]]

Looks crazy dude! What heads you running on it now?
Would look nuts with the sheet metal manifold and carbs. Go for the typical autometer dash man. cheap and looks good.

[Scaf]

Man thats fkn insane. Love it!

where did u get the timing belt setup from?

[S133LTR]

some quality gear there man, looks neat as fuk
cnt wait to see/hear this thing round kingsley again

[bulkos]

So thats where this car went!, used to see it occasionally nor,
fkn epic build, its the vn I wanted mine to be, awesome all round job!, those heads have come up awesome, cant wait to see the finished bay loaded should be clean as without all the clutter :-)

[NVIOUS]

;460982']Looks crazy dude! What heads you running on it now?
Would look nuts with the sheet metal manifold and carbs. Go for the typical autometer dash man. cheap and looks good.

yella terra -9's CNC'd by Kostecki's, mate i bought em off cant find the flow sheet unfortunately, but should flow well enough, nothing extreme though. He never got around to using them so they're still brand new

yeh ditched my entire dash making something abit more simpler using a VS dash, no centre console and just autometer gauges like you say, nice and clean, get rid of all the green shit in there haha.

[NVIOUS]

Man thats fkn insane. Love it!

where did u get the timing belt setup from?

Alcohol Race Components, overeast somewhere. Had a hard time trying to track him down, and its definately not cheap, close to 2.5K for the whole setup and you still need a CSI/CSR waterpump on top of that.

[NVIOUS]

Well the wait for the intake still continues, could possibly be the greatest intake manifold ever made considering how long ive had to wait :P
Bought a few goodies in the mean time, but havent really had a chance to get much work done on the car lately. Been busy wasting $$ on the house & my other 2 cars, but should hopefully get back into the vn after feb, and some real progress can start.

Just arrived recently:

CSR electric water pump for the ARC timing cover
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/CSRElectricWaterPump.jpg

Moroso 3-Stage Dry Sump Oil Pump (Drag Race model)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/MorosoDrySumpPump3-Stage2.jpg

The new short engine has been together for awhile now, but seriously considering changing it all again. Most likely end up with some dedicated n2o ported pistons & ally rods so it can handle 300+ of gas

[ACTIV8]

good shit man.. hows that silverado going?

[summoner]

wow looking good. I remember back leach hwy days when this was pretty stock with the bright paint work. (unless i'm thinking of a different car?)

[NVIOUS]

good shit man.. hows that silverado going?

good brendan, tows our ski boat with ease though I think it might need a new lsd, single spinner all the way up the boat ramp :p The old 350 is actually better than my jeep on juice so its become my new daily for now.

[NVIOUS]

wow looking good. I remember back leach hwy days when this was pretty stock with the bright paint work. (unless i'm thinking of a different car?)

Yeh mark, it was just a cam & exhaust for 1st few years, still remember the good old leach days & your ss ute (and that awesome ceffy too)

[NVIOUS]

Well miracles do happen, my intake finally arrived this week! Been drooling over it all day haha. Thought id throw some pics up

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/DSC01102.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/DSC01106.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/DSC01108.jpg

Runners have been tapped for nitrous nozzles (be working my way upto a 300 shot, maybe more if the heads stay seated), top plate is currently set-up for 2x 4150 carbs, but will be changed to suit 2x dominators, hopefully the new pro system SV1's

Still going to be a long way of completion yet, as i'm selling off my complete 355ci bottom end. Starting to save my pennies for a CRS 383ci steel crank, ally rods, nitrous pistons etc - the old cast crank isnt going to like nitrous abuse so going for all top-shelf bottom end. Though a mate is trying to sell pretty much that exact bottom end so trying to work out a deal/swap. Will also be taking his solid roller which makes my big roller look tame, lobe sep is better suited to the gas aswell :)

HOPING to have the engine ready sometime this year, maybe get it run in & tuned on an engine dyno. But the rest of the car ain't going to be ready for action until atleast next year if im lucky, will be getting smoothed bay, full cage, custom dash & interior, sheetmetal 9" rear, slicks & front runners, etc all set-up for the 1/4

[Torquen]

Jizz worthy indeed!

[Reverb]

Pure porn!

[Scaf]

Incredible. Keep us posted.

[Buckets]

Looks amazing.

[ACTIV8]

DO FUCKING WANT!

[sprint347]

Love the intake!

I remember this thing from the Thursday night days yeeeears ago, good you've still got it.

Are you sure you want to go the ali rods path? Having to replace rods and rebalance/reassemble every year will be a pain in the ass!

[NVIOUS]

Love the intake!

I remember this thing from the Thursday night days yeeeears ago, good you've still got it.

Are you sure you want to go the ali rods path? Having to replace rods and rebalance/reassemble every year will be a pain in the ass!

goin to be running a rather large shot of gas so would be wise to regulary pull down engine & inspect anyway. Its not like i'll be racing it every week anyway, but with the engine plate setup & no EFI wiring to worry bout it'll be no drama to remove - its been apart that many times I'm used to it. And always have the option of going back to a steel rod later on if it bothers me.

[S133LTR]

Cant believe I missed that update.
Awsome to see you going all out and staying holden! Will enjoy spotting this on whifords av ALOT more!!:)
Any ideas about who's going to do the rear end?
Any chance of taking off the top plate and chucking up some pics of runners?

[madvillan]

Love the car mate, looks killa!
Howd u mount the dry sump pump? I've herd there is someone over here that makes all the brackets to suit but cant find who.

[NVIOUS]

Love the car mate, looks killa!
Howd u mount the dry sump pump? I've herd there is someone over here that makes all the brackets to suit but cant find who.

Havent mounted it as yet, mate is selling me his old mount from his torrie. Believe BDG in welshpool sell the plate to bolt over the stock oil pump location then your pump mounts to that, its designed for BDG's own dry sump pumps but my mate got one of the moroso mounts to bolt upto it.

[NVIOUS]

Cant believe I missed that update.
Awsome to see you going all out and staying holden! Will enjoy spotting this on whifords av ALOT more!!:)
Any ideas about who's going to do the rear end?
Any chance of taking off the top plate and chucking up some pics of runners?

Not sure on rear end yet, prob wont be sorted until next year. Thinking of black magic race cars though, seem to handle all of separovich's cars so must be decent


Here's a pic the fabricator sent me awhile back, if you really want a better pic i can take the plate off and get another, needs to get cut to suit dominators anyway

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/355ci%20Engine/SheetmetalTunnelRam3.jpg

[S133LTR]

hot dude... I was just going to mention Adam at chronic for the rear end and hes local and definately can produce quality work.

Ps hit me up if you need billit brackets made and ill see if I can help.

[sprint347]

Phil Purser at Final Drive is the man you want to see about the tailshaft/rear end.

PS. Who's this madvillan bloke, he looks like trouble.

[AGIT8D]

Dude, don't talk to anyone but Blackie from Black Magic Race Cars if you're serious about getting the rear end setup perfectly. The guy is a wizard.

[NVIOUS]

Dude, don't talk to anyone but Blackie from Black Magic Race Cars if you're serious about getting the rear end setup perfectly. The guy is a wizard.

Yeh was originally settled on Adam @ Cronic, as much as I love his work and would trust him for any other fab job, I want a proper race setup for the rear end and Blackie seems to have the experience there.

[madvillan]

Hey mate hows the car coming along? any updates??

[kurbn]

whats the engine plate for? Just dont get why its so close to the chassis.

[DanWA]

they bolt to the chassis?

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whats the engine plate for? Just dont get why its so close to the chassis.

engine plate mounts the engine to the chassis, I'm running a dry sump setup so the plate allows more room for the oil pump as the stock engine mounts are in the way, also more room for custom headers & allows engine to be shifted further back & lower for better weight distribution etc.

The mounting tabs have not yet been finished, so in the photo the plate is simply resting on the chassis rails, will obviously be raised up a tiny bit once tabs have been welded to the rails. Plate may be trimmed down more aswell once pump, alternator, vac pump etc are mounted. Was going to push the engine right back against the firewall, but now thinking about setting up the mounts so there is room for a BBC if the need arises in the future.

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Hey mate hows the car coming along? any updates??

Not much yet mate, saving for a road/trail bike right now, prob another month or two before i get to do anything on it

[kurbn]

so are you still going to use rubber mounts to mount the engine to the car? just doesnt seem the engine is going to have any room to twist

[Scaf]

Usually, no. The motor is solid mounted to he chassis rails, like so...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2056/26425701.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/26425701.jpg/)

You'd be suprised how little the car shakes when the motor is solid mounted.

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My 355ci short is up for sale if anyones interested, need cash to buy a mates 383ci bottom end. See the for sale section if your keen.

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Well the old 355ci is long sold & gone. Dropped my timing cover, dry sump gear, etc to my mate & he's been busy setting everything up on his 383ci while I've been away working. The custom cam belt cover needs a bit of work, timing pointer doesnt line up to the SBC balancer so needs a new bracket cut & going to mount a crank trigger off this too. Setting up the oil pump drive belt will be next & then will need to get it sitting in the bay finally to see where vac pump & alternator will sit.

Will start saving for new heads after xmas, will hopefully be getting the new Trick & Manswetto 6-bolt heads, strip my block back down & get it redrilled to suit the extra bolts, then still need carbs, fuel system, ignition, heaps to go still unfortunately. But dropped my mates heads & carbs onto the engine to see what it will look like when finished :

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/383ci%20Engine/IMG_0127.jpg

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New bottom end consists of grout filled block, 4 bolt mains, CRS forged steel 3.75" crank, GRP 6" ally rods, custom dome top Ross forged pistons, 1/2" ARP head studs. Comp hopefully be between 13.0-13.5:1. Custom solid roller, havent got the cam card yet, but its round .780" valve lift so she's pretty big.

It's gone 9.69@136 in my mates LX 4dr, full interior, stock suspension, street rego'd, glide & 9" on meth, top end had big $$$ ported -9's & modified big paw intake w/ single meth dominator carb. Was one of the snappiest sounding n/a holden donks I have ever witnessed, so can't wait to hear it fire up in the green machine.

[ACTIV8]

going to be a pretty crazy holden motor

[mumbo]

Jarod"s old motor ??

[DanWA]

Good news Snowy!!!

My mate is about to order some heads for your old bottom end, hes finally realised he will need to go auto now to.

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Jarod"s old motor ??

Yeah, you know him? I used to work with his brother Travis for years. Jarods helped me out heaps with it, specially since I've started working away, he definately knows his shit when it comes to holdens

Saw his new engine finally in the bay last night, thats gonna be one wild small block

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Good news Snowy!!!

My mate is about to order some heads for your old bottom end, hes finally realised he will need to go auto now to.

Haha yeah the old 5spd wouldnt make it down the street with that huge solid roller i sold him, would be a bitch to drive

[SUSS LUX]

Looks sick Mitch maybe next year we can both go to the nats!!!!

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Haha maybe if Im lucky Gordo, see how next year goes, still gonna need alot more $$$ sunk into it yet.

[mumbo]

Yeah, you know him? I used to work with his brother Travis for years. Jarods helped me out heaps with it, specially since I've started working away, he definately knows his shit when it comes to holdens

Saw his new engine finally in the bay last night, thats gonna be one wild small block

Yep I used to race back in the Ravo days when he showed up in a green sunbird with I think a 355 same colour as my Tory he calls me Bolts

[jasisonfire]

fucking bombed build thread! awesome work!

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progress is rather slow, but..

Quick Fuel Tech custom 850cfm methanol carbs
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/383ci%20Engine/IMG_0290.jpg

Will using these for cruising duties (powercruise, motorvation etc), when I won't be needing nitrous. Will be getting another top plate eventually made to suit a set of Pro-Systems dominator carbs tuned for VP16 & nitrous for drags, VP16 is just too damn expensive to cruise all day @ powercruise ($220ish/20L).

[bazza]

Killer build man shes going to drink some fuel lol

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Well the VN has been stripped down completley, just got the sound deadner left to remove (pain in the ass). Car is off to SRM this week with a big list of fab work: 8 point moly cage, mini tubs, lexan front & rear screens, mount race seats, wilwood under dash pedals, weld a quick release steering hub on, setup mounts for engine & mid plates, crossmember for the 'glide, and heap of filling & smoothing in the engine bay. Can't wait to get it back, should look killer

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1280_zpscc0ee89d.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1280_zpscc0ee89d.jpg.html)

[KAL SPL]

Dry ice and a hammer will get that shit out.

[YOUR MATE]

Fucking hell. You got serious in your quiet time, didn't you?

[yeahlow34]

Fuck, very nice.
Will have to wander over to SRM and have a look.
I'd rate Clint as one of the best fabricators in perth, probably australia actually.

[180SXTCY]

did josh at metalcraft make that intake manifold pictured above? Remember seeing on exactly like it at his shop

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did josh at metalcraft make that intake manifold pictured above? Remember seeing on exactly like it at his shop

Nah Micks Metalcraft overeast, good work but got stuffed around majorly. Josh did ask for some pics of it ages ago, so he's probably made one similar

[180SXTCY]

ahh k looks identical haha

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Dry ice and a hammer will get that shit out.

After busting my ass scraping out the drivers side with a heat gun & putty knife, I youtube'd your idea, and went to BOC this morning for 5kg of dry ice. Works a treat, did the passenger, rear seat & boot like this. Theres a section on the trans tunnel thats is a different colour to the rest of the sound deadening & refuses to crack off, might end up leaving that haha. Just the small sections around the edges & vertical areas left now, will have to do those the hard way. Cheers KAL

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1292_zps43a21cfe.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1292_zps43a21cfe.jpg.html)

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Well after sitting like this for a damn long time (years) :

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1281_zpsb43e700b.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1281_zpsb43e700b.jpg.html)

Clint @ SRM Customs is currently working his magic, some sweet work so far:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/996012_526709067416761_363353366_n_zps9eff1eee.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/996012_526709067416761_363353366_n_zps9eff1eee.jpg .html)

Still lots to do yet, but nice to see some progress after sitting stripped in my shed for what seems like an eternity

[savage1987]

Beautiful car, not sure how I have missed this until now.

[Mistikal]

Remember this from years ago, glad its still getting some love!

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cheers guys.

Some more progress, engine bay fab work all done now, love how the plenum turned out

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1407_zpse79eb1b5.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_1407_zpse79eb1b5.jpg.html)

[KAL SPL]

Why not capping the rails ?

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The chassis rail lip has been chopped off & welded over. K-Frame bolts will be welded in & probably have some sort of billet cap over the bolt head. Didn't want to raise the chassis rail height anymore than it was, more room for big headers etc. Capping the rails from the raised lip seemed like the easy way out, so I wanted to take a different path

[KAL SPL]

Makes sense :) will look smick with paint bet you can't wait !

[Damo 69]

not my thing, but a very thorough build and the bay will look deluxe upon completion

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Well got the car back from SRM, had the rear chassis rails notched for more tyre clearance. My new Weld Alumastar's rocked up yesterday too, so mounted some slicks to see if 12's would actually fit - was nervous after laying so much $$. Glad to see they fit snuggley though. Will be getting the upper wheel arch inner guards chopped out & prob move the rear axle back an inch or two for extra room to allow some tyre growth. Want this thing sitting low as possible without putting a rear clip in - that way it stays Mod Street legal. Parcel shelf will be torn out, and prob redo most of the boot floor once a diff is sorted out. Now I have wheels sitting in the tubs I can do a final measure up for the rear diff, will be getting a custom chro-moly fabbed housing, got a Strange pro full floater kit on its way too :)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2469_zpsb606b507.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2469_zpsb606b507.jpg.html)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2472_zps93bd2e1b.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2472_zps93bd2e1b.jpg.html)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2467_zps2289f993.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2467_zps2289f993.jpg.html)

[Stef]

Jesus!

[savage1987]

*looks at VNs in the driveway...*

.....


My head hangs in shame.

[yeahlow34]

Clint is an absolute MASTER. Looking great.

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Here's some pics of the rear rails notched:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/RearChassisRails3_zps4699d37a.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/RearChassisRails3_zps4699d37a.jpg.html)

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Gathering all the gear I need for a 9" rear, will be getting a chro-moly fabbed housing by Craig @ SCF. Got all my bracketry from Racecraft yesterday. And today recieved my Strange floater kit, almost a shame to hide something this good behind wheels:

Strange 40 spline steel floater kit (steel rotors, billet scalloped hubs, chro moly studs, billet caliper brackets)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2483_zpsbdd2076e.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2483_zpsbdd2076e.jpg.html)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2485_zps298a1d37.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2485_zps298a1d37.jpg.html)

Even came with 50th anniversary caps on the hubs, good timing!

[Chompy]

wow, just wow

[urabus]

What sort of times are you expecting this to run?

Brendon

[Evoboycorey]

384 with a glide and NOS?

Id say deep into the 9s or high 8s.

[huggy_b]

Usually floating hubs are a requirement at 7.5 seconds. But in terms of safety and holding the rear end together instead of a tyre potentially flying off if you bust an axle (plus the ability to use the rear brakes still) they are a pretty good investment.

Hard to say, but if Corey above is right, then he will need around 750rwhp to make it happen (based on my assumption of the car weight @ 2750lb).

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hoping to go 8's with the gas (low 8 would be my ultimate goal), might get a high 9 aspirated if it's setup right. Engine will hopefully make 740-800fwhp, then we'll see how much gas it takes to pop heads :) But will stay aspirated initially for awhile until the car gets dialled in right, then I'll start small & ramp up the gas from there.
Floaters aren't necessary but definitely make the car safer & worth the extra weight. Thought hard about cutting corners & going non-floater & plain 6 point cage etc, but decided to future-proof it now while I have the ideal chance, hence bulletproof floater rear & now going funny car style cage. This will make it 7sec legal if ever get bored with the gassed holden donk

[ClevoCapri]

V8's live longer on boost compared to NOS.

Just thinking out loud...........

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that just makes it more exciting :P By no means do I plan on this thing staying together for a long time, will be a high maintenance engine for sure, but I want to push the holden's limits, no one has really done that with a holden. There's something about big hp aspirated/nitrous engines living on edge that does it for me, turbo engines just sound too tame - I may be swayed by a procharger though at some point

[huggy_b]

Do you know roughly what the car will weigh ready to race? If my guesstimate of 2750lb is close, you'll need 900+ at the rears to go low 8's.

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Do you know roughly what the car will weigh ready to race? If my guesstimate of 2750lb is close, you'll need 900+ at the rears to go low 8's.

Not really, lot of weight has been taken out, but a lot of bar work etc still to go in yet. Can't see it getting much lower than your guesstimate though

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More updates, diff has arrived from Craig @ SCF Racecars. The man is an absolute magician with a welder. Fabricated chro-moly housing, braced, 40 spline full floater, doesn't get much tougher than this. Once I get over drooling over the workmanship I might get it clear coated, hiding these beautiful welds under powdercoat would be criminal.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/11067591_467308430089044_571141895_o_zpshphygdkg.j pg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/11067591_467308430089044_571141895_o_zpshphygdkg.j pg.html)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/11086473_467308396755714_231673133_o_zpszwxlexdj.j pg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/11086473_467308396755714_231673133_o_zpszwxlexdj.j pg.html)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/11071857_467308443422376_359728970_o_zps0qcc2wqj.j pg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/11071857_467308443422376_359728970_o_zps0qcc2wqj.j pg.html)

Also some pics of the Strange Ultra centre, 40 spline full spool, 4.86 ratio

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2492_zpsgtx9mpil.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2492_zpsgtx9mpil.jpg.html)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2491_zpsfjydcuuv.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_2491_zpsfjydcuuv.jpg.html)

Will be abit more waiting now, will be going into SRM in a few months time, to get diff mounted & full cage. Can't wait to see it rolling again.

[yeahlow34]

Jesus that diff is unbelievable. Definitely clear coat it!

Are you staying with the green for the body by the way?

[-Luke-]

Clear coat!

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Jesus that diff is unbelievable. Definitely clear coat it!

Are you staying with the green for the body by the way?

Yeh green will be staying, lime green has been my favourite colour since a kid. Not everyones taste though

[Brett_J]

Black Metallic, it'll still highlight the tasty welds, unless you're under the car, won't notice it anyway.
The car is immaculate, raw metal is something for Rat rods, not this :)

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Another round of updates. Cage is done for now, still needs anti-roll bar mounted and few more bars, but will coming home for now until my wallet recovers. Re-done the firewall & engine plate again, engine bay is looking sweet as. Finally rolling now coils are mounted

15"x12" 4"BS double beadlock Alumastars on M/T ET Drags 29.5/10.5W
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/13872802_1058875747533421_9145483700811461053_n_zp ss0bjameq.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/13872802_1058875747533421_9145483700811461053_n_zp ss0bjameq.jpg.html)

Custom mini-tubs on notched factory chassis & Strange double adjustable coilovers
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/12472516_1058875760866753_76271658721476322_n_zpsm 74a2avs.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/12472516_1058875760866753_76271658721476322_n_zpsm 74a2avs.jpg.html)

New boot floor
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/13912449_1058875787533417_1802603556717070792_n_zp sgxutatse.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/13912449_1058875787533417_1802603556717070792_n_zp sgxutatse.jpg.html)

Funny car style drivers enclosure
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/13924823_1058875817533414_4960729089500552037_n_zp szjualfez.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/13924823_1058875817533414_4960729089500552037_n_zp szjualfez.jpg.html)

New trans tunnel to clear the composite trans shield - motor/trans is pushed right back
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/13906654_1058875844200078_8051822282647326703_n_zp slndlvohs.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/13906654_1058875844200078_8051822282647326703_n_zp slndlvohs.jpg.html)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/13873131_1058875804200082_1302004064972172878_n_zp splxwn07r.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/13873131_1058875804200082_1302004064972172878_n_zp splxwn07r.jpg.html)

New firewall & engine plate
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/13912896_1058875857533410_7268843488145576551_n_zp s91flcbcf.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/13912896_1058875857533410_7268843488145576551_n_zp s91flcbcf.jpg.html)

Heavily notched stock K-Frame & billet spacers gets the motor nice & low for a close to perfect driveline angle
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/VNAero/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_4040_zpsat0udz31.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/VNAero/media/My%20VN%20Aero/IMG_4040_zpsat0udz31.jpg.html)

[Simon]

I remember seeing this driving thru the tunnel close to 10 years ago now.

Labour of love surely ! It's a beast.

[ClevoCapri]

Clint does good work! Looks killer.

[Scaf]

This is spastic

[31-EVO]

Well this has changed since I last saw it, far out.

[adrenalin]

God dam dude !!


I remember seeing this thing ages ago.

Epic build !

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cheers guys, definately been a long time, but still a long way to go yet