Some photos of the latest upgrades

59wagon · Post by **59wagon** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:38 pm

Looking good mate.

I like the crank handle starter in the shot below :yeahhh

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:48 pm

I think the crank is there because the battery got sucked in to no 1 Webber when Glen blipped the throttle John. Seriously though love the full race theme Glen. Bet she goes mate.

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gledge · Post by **gledge** » Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:55 pm

I have been winding the crank handle for hours guys and it just doesn’t want to start... must be out of fuel

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Post by **Blacky** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:16 am

mate can you tell us more about the brake upgrade ? Interested in the Landcruiser front conversion, are they Ebay calipers ? What are you using for a master cylinder and booster ? Engineer approved or are you winging it ?

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:08 pm

looking bloody awesome

gledge · Post by **gledge** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:22 pm

Iv just been winging it mate .. I started with original Toyota callipers an milled then back to make it all fit central on the Hg V8 slotted rotors but then found that they needed a few new pistons that were worth more than a new pair of evil bay callipers, so got them and put them in the mill

the master cylinder is off a rodeo with no booster.. I had it set up the first time with the same master cylinder but hilux callipers on hr discs with hr drums on the rear and that worked fine. The hilux callipers are 4 Piston as well but there is one big and one small on each side and the land cruiser ones have 4 large pistons.. and this time it has vs hsv callipers and T2 dba slotted discs on the rear with a 3.7 Kaaz 2way lsd 78 series Borg Warner diff and currie axles.. I haven’t driven it yet with this set up as the motor is a couple of weeks away from being on the engine dyno but it feels like it has a bit lighter pedal with a bit more travel than before! I am getting quite anxious to drive it now!! And see how it all feels, I am pretty confident that it’s is all matched up pretty good this time

ooh and I also put a adjustable proportion vale on the back this time for fine tuning but I’m pretty sure it will run wide open to compensate for the 245/45/17 shoes on the back ... time will tell if I’m correct.

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gledge · Post by **gledge** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:28 pm

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Post by **Blacky** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:21 pm

I got knocked back for rego on a V6 EK because I had no booster even though the bloody thing stopped like a racecar

does that M/Cyl have a 1" bore ? I am running a Borgy diff with drums off a VK Conformadore converted to HQ pattern so was going to use the Commode bore diameter

gledge · Post by **gledge** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:58 pm

It’s stupid isn’t it the idea of the booster is to decrease the pedal effort but if you get the hydraulic ratio right then you don’t need one but the powers to be say that you need one then you need one

(I will let the engineer argue that one)I’m not sure what size bore it has actually but I think it is a bit smaller that 1” I hunted for the smallest bore size I could find but never actually measured it. I’m not real concerned about the rego side if it at this stage,I will work it out with the lane change and brake test with the engineer when I get to that stage I’m just hoping that I can get it passed with the radical 202 in there,might have to try muffle the Webber’s somehow...

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Harv · Post by **Harv** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:38 am

gledge wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:58 pmmight have to try muffle the Webber’s somehow...

No, no, no.... please don't

. The induction roar out of Webers is the best bit about them

. Tell the rego guy all early Holdens sound like that.

Cheers,
Harv

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 7:46 pm

A mates EK runs 680 plus horses and unboosted brakes. The engineer said they wouldn't work but he stuck to his guns and passed the brake test with flying colors. Changed the engineers mindset on boosted brakes that's for sure.

Sometimes they need to experience it first hand instead of relying on what they may have read.....

gledge · Post by **gledge** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:17 pm

Dead right mate the last car I did the engineer loved the brakes because you had to use some force on the pedal to lock it up... unlike most modern cars where you can lock up all four with very little effort and locked up brakes = out of control car

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Patrick_R · Post by **Patrick_R** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:59 pm

Incredible mods.

Looking forward to see how it progresses.

Ric.

gledge · Post by **gledge** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:39 pm

I just found some pics of the diff jig I made up to do the borg Warner conversion and the notches that I had to put in the rail for the calliper bolt clearance

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:00 pm

Tidy work indeed. Looks like fairly heavy gauge used on the notch sections.

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