luke and kimmy's ek special - colour done, onto reassembly

(AUST)Mod · Post by **(AUST)Mod** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:18 am

That is one cool looking red motor

What size is the aircleaner? I think it looks like the perfect size for a red

Andrew

matches · Post by **matches** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:33 am

3" high, 6 1/2" diameter

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:09 pm

Great work Luke, the motor looks sweet against the smoothed off engine bay

matches · Post by **matches** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:29 pm

thanks for the comments and encouragement (i need it sometimes

)
i'd just like to say a big thanks to billy for the door and dropping it off for me, it's just what i needed. really nice to meet another forum member and check out how different people are doing their cars.
cheers, luke.

TAYZ 58 · Post by **TAYZ 58** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:59 pm

Luke,
As you have installed the gilmer belt drive and are going to put the radiator on the outside, how are you going to propose to close the bonnet? Reason I ask is I also want to put a gilmer belt drive on a HP block but have been racking my brains on how to install the radiator and close the bonnet, I must say I got excited when I saw that you have attempted it!! I will be doing this in the next few months

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:34 pm

Sweet as man, look awesome with the smoothed out bay, i would have gone a bigger air cleaner...got a good hieght on it though.

the gilmer should confuse a few people, better you cant wait to fire it up and step on the pedal for real!

Cheers
NoMAD

matches · Post by **matches** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:56 pm

tayz, i'm either going with a vb commonwhore radiator as it "should" fit inside as the tanks are on the ends rather than top and bottom, but if that doesn't work or i'm not happy with how it looks i'll be getting a custom tank with a forward offset filler (like vl commodores and rx3's have) to clear the bonnet catch plate.
NoMAD, thanks, it took a fair bit of work but i'm happy with the result.
the belt will keep a few people thinking, i was going to run a 9" x 5" K&N but funds don't allow at the moment so i'll go with this for now.

you bet i can't wait to fire it up

i hope the neighbours aren't asleep when i do cause they won't be for long, just waiting on my extractors and hooker aero chamber muffler

and she'll be fired

J · Post by J » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:26 pm

start it without extractors and a muffler. thatl wake the whole neighborhood up

matches · Post by **matches** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:45 pm

J wrote:start it without extractors and a muffler. thatl wake the whole neighborhood up

i was thinking about it, but i'd rather not blister all my new paint in the engine bay, i'll probably just sart it with just the extractors

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:08 pm

hopefully i'll start mine tomorrow, will be straight out the manifold as both sets of extractors i had didn't fit

very keen to see what the motor goes like actually siezed $50 138 red

i've had it running on the ground but i'll be interested to see how it pulls the car

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:45 pm

ratbox wrote:hopefully i'll start mine tomorrow, will be straight out the manifold as both sets of extractors i had didn't fit
very keen to see what the motor goes like actually siezed $50 138 red i've had it running on the ground but i'll be interested to see how it pulls the car

Don't be a pussy Mick, I started Billy Blackarrows 305 Chev with exhaust straight out of the heads...............

................................. and singed the hair on me arm and started a carby fire

.

matches · Post by **matches** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:43 pm

not a big post, or as exciting as mez's awsome car being finished.
painted up the tacho, oil pressure and water temp gauges today,

the pics still show a coppery tinge to them (well they do on my pc) but there isn't actually any when looking at the colour, that was one of the main things i really didn't want in my colour (copper/ orange)
cheers, luke.

my70wg · Post by **my70wg** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:49 pm

mmmmmmmmmmm....there's a reason they call it candy...

cause it is SWEET!!

aidan...

go_rat · Post by **go_rat** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:53 pm

lookin good
where are the guages going to be mounted?

matches · Post by **matches** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:00 am

thanks,
my70wg, its not actually a candy but i chose this colour because it looked like one but a lot easier to apply.
go_rat, if you look on the bottom of page 8 it shows them temperarily mounted in place.
i think the burgundy gauge cups on the shiny black dash will look

, just hope it turns out that way

cheers, luke.