Rego might not like the intercooler locating
'rope'? Mocking up the location, trying to lay it as far
forward as possible to allow air to flow around to the radiator.
Plastic bag will keep the bugs out of the intercooler ;-}
Should be a nice 'sleeper' hidden behind the grille!
Pic1 - Looking forward, radiator surround
not cut out yet.
Pic 2 - driver's side, I set the motor back as far as
possible to get the weight back and give lots of room
for the radiator and fan - looks like heaps of room but
if you check page 10 you will see I only have 10mm clearance
between the fan and the motor.
Other angles, you can see the steampipe headers.
How do you cut long silicone hoses or bent
hoses in a nice straight line? Use a hose clamp and a sharp
stanley knife! Then you can buy the cheaper long straight
lengths and cut them into short joiners.
VL Turbo diff
The VL diff is a good fit in an Eh or other early Holdens.
I had to narrow mine 2 in on the drivers side to fit nice
and centre with 235 rubber and 7.5 in rims. The standard
one comes with disc brakes, 25 spline axles and 2 pinion
gears in the centre ($100 from wreckers).
The VL Turbo diff has
28 spline axles (finer and able to take a greater
load),
4 pinion centre (load is transmitted through 4 gears
not 2 as in standard VL).
Fitting new leaf spring mounts before final rebuilding
and getting it trued.
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