LS1EK

[TAZ]

Am using Aaron Burnett who is based in Devonport, Burnett Consulting is his business name, his a qualified Engineer and you can talk sense to him.

Cheers, Taz

Thanks Taz, I'll get in touch with him

Sounds good to me, you have the same front end don't you, BA twin spot calipers with the 320 dia discs, i tjink the brakes are sourced from UPC P. What size rims are you going to run? I was looking at 18" alloy smoothies but may go back to 15" steel smoothie if i can get a rim to clear the front brakes.

For what it's worth, I'm running front brakes from UPC too; 290mm twin piston fronts with a 2" drop spindle/HQ steering arm/HR front end combo, with Centura rear end and finned drums; it stops very well

I'm about to add a 3.9 BW LSD centre and Falcon discs.



Regards,

Josh

Yep mine is a BW LSD as well, what motor you running?

[Ol_Girl_58]

Just an EFI 202; nothing as tough as yours. Going with a 202 still requires an engineers certificate, so I've set the car up for a V8 in the future. I use the car as a track car for the time being.



Regards,

Josh.

[TAZ]

Just an EFI 202; nothing as tough as yours. Going with a 202 still requires an engineers certificate, so I've set the car up for a V8 in the future. I use the car as a track car for the time being.



Regards,

Josh.

Mate that is tuff as and i saw your beast at Baskerville, nothing like a screaming six. I contemplate going a RB30 or even XR6 engine but i have always wanted a V8.

[TAZ]

Am using Aaron Burnett who is based in Devonport, Burnett Consulting is his business name, his a qualified Engineer and you can talk sense to him.

Cheers, Taz

Thanks Taz, I'll get in touch with him

Sounds good to me, you have the same front end don't you, BA twin spot calipers with the 320 dia discs, i tjink the brakes are sourced from UPC P. What size rims are you going to run? I was looking at 18" alloy smoothies but may go back to 15" steel smoothie if i can get a rim to clear the front brakes.

For what it's worth, I'm running front brakes from UPC too; 290mm twin piston fronts with a 2" drop spindle/HQ steering arm/HR front end combo, with Centura rear end and finned drums; it stops very well

I'm about to add a 3.9 BW LSD centre and Falcon discs.



Regards,

Josh

Do you want to sell the diff? I PM you. A guy in Hobart is interested in buying it.

[TAZ]

Sooo it has been a while, but I do now own this donor car, LS1, auto and electric everything so stay tuned although things will be moving slooooowly due to having litited funds I have just spent the last few months doing the rust in my mates FB, it came down to get the parcel shelf done but I ended up replacing the whole rear drivers side rear quarter plus inner wheel arches plus removal on the rear beaver panel as the bottom was completely rusted out which also led to the rear section of the boot being done and then there were the rear quarters that needed doing......

[TAZ]

umm photos wont load so pretend there is a picture of a WH Statesman there.....

[TAZ]

umm photos wont load so pretend there is a picture of a WH Statesman there.....

Here she is in all her glory, am now deciding whether to go with a LS1 5.7L or LM7 5.3L cast iron motor which is a heavier motor but can handle more boost on the stock bottom end but can be taken out to a 5.7L decisions decisions......

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[Blacky]

where would you get an LM7 from ? out of the USA ???

[TAZ]

where would you get an LM7 from ? out of the USA ???

You can Get them from the US yes however there is a company called LS Iron blocks who are importing them; https://www.facebook.com/LSIronBlocksAU/ I can get a short motor (rebuilder) with LS2 rods for $1300 delivered to Hobart.

cheers, Simon

[TAZ]

where would you get an LM7 from ? out of the USA ???

You can Get them from the US yes however there is a company called LS Iron blocks who are importing them; https://www.facebook.com/LSIronBlocksAU/ I can get a short motor (rebuilder) with LS2 rods for $1300 delivered to Hobart.

cheers, Simon

So i now have a low milage LM7 5.3L iron block, running motor with loom coming from Victoria that was not used for a project, $1700. Better pull my finger out and get my other projects finished so i can get the EK done. Guess i will need to change the title of my post! But then again i might leave it as the 5.3 can be taken out to 5.7 .

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[NoMAD]

pull your finger our indeed

Cheers
Nathan

[TAZ]

So in preparation for the arrival of the new donk the car is back on its wheels. I also bit the bullet and cut the floor out that was installed by the previous owner. Too many gaps between the new chassis plus no proof costing applied, was just to dodgy for me, she does sit low .

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[Rusty EK]

Probably easier in the long run to replace the whole floor than to patch it all and will look better in the end

[Blacky]

looking good mate, is it any warmer in that shed yet ????

[TAZ]

looking good mate, is it any warmer in that shed yet ????

Yes Blacky things have warmed up down here, quite a mild winter but we need more rain.

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