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Just a few random shots. Only the front suspension to come out but I need to drill
the locating holes for the steering shaft grub screws before I remove it.

coming apart for paint mate ????

Is there no front sway bar Taz???

Blacky wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:29 pm coming apart for paint mate ????

Yes mate, underside, engine bar and all front and rear suspension etc.

Blacky wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:29 pm coming apart for paint mate ????

Yes mate, underside, engine bar and all front and rear suspension etc.

FireKraka wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:29 am Is there no front sway bar Taz???

Is on my list to look into, shoot me a suggestion if you have one for incorporating one into the front end.

What about something like this mate ?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/27666496683 ... QMQAvD_BwE

TAZ wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 10:38 pm Just a few random shots. Only the front suspension to come out but I need to drill
the locating holes for the steering shaft grub screws before I remove it.

Those headers look mean and purposeful

Cheers,
Harv

I just looked at the link Blacky I would assume with the front mounted rack the kit would be the best way to install a sway bar.

I just had a look at the CRS independent front end and they say you must use a HR Sway Bar, the photo looks like they have 2 posts that the sway bar would fit onto.

So I have a sway bar sitting in the shed for the front suspension. Thanks for the input gents. I just need to fabricate some mounts to set it up.

Engine almost ready to head to the machine shop. Will be looking to increase the engine from 5.3 to 5.7, just do not tell the engineer.

Underside more or less sorted , I just need a couple of days to strip it and hit it with some primer.

Well today was a case of going backwards to go forwards. I have been stuffing around with a section of the floor which had oil canning in it for ages. It was giving me the shits, I shrunk it and then it had highs and lows. Hammer and dollied it then it oil canned again.I was going around in circles and it just got worse.

I could had left it as once it was sounded dreaded ect no one would know, well except me. It would had haunted me if I did not fix it. So I bit the bullet and cut the whole section out and redid it, 5 hours latter fixed.

All in all that is all fab work done, no more welding just cleaning up now and mounting of a few items like the overflow tank for the radiator.

Next step is to prepare for expoxy…..

Finished the brake lines on the diff and sourced some LS1 pistons for the LM7 327 C.I.

So, yes it will become a LS1 but for all intense purposes the block says 5.3 L. Don’t tell the engineer.

Also picked up a nice lumpy cam, double valve springs, rocker upgrade kit which should work well once I port the heads.

Great job mate,

It all starts to make sence when some paint goes on and suddenly you realise not much more to go.

Greg

Getting there mate

Looking good. The intake valve seats look roomy.


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