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hey all ive been lurking around this forum for quite some time but never really got involved, but now i think its time to show off my build and hopefully get positive feedback and some good suggestions well here its goes lol it started of as a learning build as a fun dangerous paddock basher!! i swapped the standard 4k with box for a vr buick v6 engine with a auto box and full loom first step was mounting the engine, solid mounts worked perfectly haha it sits a bit high but it worked well, cut the tunnel out, backyard shortned tailshaft and dogdy wiring and it was a awesome paddock basher, went through multiple sets of tyres :) but i wanted to get a bit serious so i purchesed a poo brown ke70 from my mate, didnt have that much rust was a good starting block. so i dropped the the body onto the v6 with solidmounted crossmember but lowered it 10mm, but i threw away the auto box and installed a t5 manual box, the best thing i done!! got my hands on a ems stinger for nothin out of a mates supra, second best thing i done lol i wired it all myself, i think it went really well, looked clean and was well hidden i had a gen 1 liberty auto radiator just sitting around, so i decided to see if it would fit, and damn it fit perfectly between the rails and sit pretty much flush with the top of the radiator support, second bonus was the outlets were in the right postion aswell next was front end, hates gonna hate but it has a full silvia front end. s14 tein coilovers with cusco tops, s13 sr20 brakes, s13 lower control arm and cefero tierod ends, and s13 master cylinder and booster. i wanted to keep the fuel setup hidden so i went for a undercar fuel setup, i made a box shaped surge tank which fits nicely next to the tank, a 6 psi lift pump and vl fuel pump all mounted under car, i wanted to keep the car as standard and sly looking as possible so it has a standard full interior, minus the recaro driver seat :) gauges moulded in to the original dash and still using the standard tacho dash, i had to modify the tacho, by changing the a resisitor in the back of it i was able to get it to work perfectly with the 6 cylinder, and as the box is borgwarner i was able to use an old cortina speedo cable to run the speedo, it is out by a mile but i just got to play with the speedo gearing a bit. it is still using the standard rolla diff but is a 4.44 ratio so 1st gear is like a crawler gear, ive got a 3.7 rolla diff to put into it but ive been lazy ive always loved watanbe style wheels, and i no there not that loved here, but i found a set of rota rb for a steal so i had to get them, i put a bit of stretch on them and it looks awesome i took it to tafe one week to put it on there dyno, and i had the best luck as one of the teachers there works for a major drag racing team and helped me alot in tuning it, it started at 100rwkws by the end i had 115rwkws which is awesome for a nugget v6 havent had it on a track yet which I'm dieing to do but ive taking it down the strip and it ran a 14.6 which isnt bad but i think with the longer gear ratios and my the dyno tune i should see low 14s heres some photos of the build, i would love some feedback thanks for reading nathan next big thing for it haha
