my 63 splitty single cab ute resto has started,,, it won`t be stock std,,, just a bit of a twist with this one
not going V8 this time
but not going std vee-dub either
certainly not doing the suby thing cause every man & his dog has a suby powered vee-dub
so stay tuned i`ll let the cat out of the bag at some stage along the build
so,,, there you go,,, another major nighmare under way :-)
68BUS 路
I got a heads up you bought this from Rob Dyba.
Can't keep any secrets areound this this place can you! 馃檯
Looks pretty solid.
kombibob 路
Nice! Look forward in seeing the progress.
Euro_67 路
Radial engine and prop air boat style, mounted in the tray?
Keen to see what engine twist you have for us.
TheMiniMan 路
No,,, not from Rob Dyba..
. he has army tanks & bren-gun carriers & armoured personell carriers,,, not kombies :-)
i bought this from the middle of out-back victoria
1&1/2 day trip in my truck , forked it on, & drove back another 1&1/2 days
we stopped at Moree on the way back to layz around in the artesian hot pools tho :-) Mmmmmmm :-)
100 more HP than the old Lexus V8 would be nice...oh, and a couple less cylinders. 馃槒
modnrod 路
How much do those Scooby 3L sixes grunt out I wonder?
Not as much as any of those, but at least it would sound nice and be smooth.
TheMiniMan 路
suby 6cyl has about 200ponys
the lexus v8 duel-cab ute i had was approx the same
i can get a porsche boxter power unit particularly cheap at the moment
i still have about 10x 4.4litre P76 alloy V8s under the bench at home
i think there is 3x Rover 3.5 alloy V8 donks there as well
but i have a "slightly Different" approach to this one :-)
once we have it rolling & running & the body half sorted i`ll let you all know
i promise :-)
i would normally spread the word before it`s even happened (me & my big mouth)
but history tells me to shut my gob & make it happen first
then (i reckon) it will speak for itself :-)
it is kinda silly really, time consuming & cost a fair bit of money etc
but should be a pretty nice car to drive.
grazza7755 路
I fitted an Ez30 6 cyl 3 litre to my 1990 double cab auto last December.
160kw
Goes hard
Sounds like a Porsche
Smooth as.....
Tows car trailer and car effortlessly
Better fuel economy than original 4 cyl 2.1
pv370 路
keep it all vw
6 litre 331 kw
Governor 路
Guessing Corvair
adlbeetle66 路
pv370 wrote:keep it all vw
6 litre 331 kw
X2 馃憤
HappyDaze 路
Mick told me, Matt...but I wont telll.馃檯
Should be an absolute ripper !
nbturbo 路
When the cat gets out the bag- will it have a diesel smell ???
h 路
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TheMiniMan 路
No deezle,
i would love a W8 tho :-)
but, i`ve already bought the donor car :-)
I`ll be taking pics & vids all along
this thing is quite capable of "easilly & cheaply" making 400+hp actually
but we`ll keep it stock for the moment , until Marly gets used to it :-)
TheMiniMan 路
the first pic to start the conversion pics list off :-)
ok kids,,, this is something i bought for the conversion, who can tell me what it is?, what car it`s from? & what job it does? :-)
TheMiniMan 路
I finally got around to dropping the front end & steering out of it, still got the rear spring plates & torsion bars to come out
but then it`s off to have all the underneath stripped back to clean bright metal & start the whole "make it happen" thing happen :-)
68BUS 路
Donor car. Was it a Telsa? Because I don't think a splitty could handle 0-100 in 3 seconds 馃槀
landfall 路
V drive to change the power direction?
TheMiniMan 路
66bus,,, not sure that we`ll have a 0-100k in 3 sec car, but it won`t bge far off it :-)
Landfall,,, no, it`s a steering re-direction box, to suit a rack-n-pinion :-)
who`s going to try & guess the donor car`s running gear ???
HappyDaze 路
TheMiniMan wrote:who`s going to try & guess the donor car`s running gear ???
6R4 馃槑 AWD, auto.
splitbus 路
Holden, can't be mini
modnrod 路
TheMiniMan wrote:who`s going to try & guess the donor car`s running gear ???
well,,, ok,,, you`re "sort-of" right,,, almost,,, a bit,,, well nearly
for any of you who don`t know what a Metro 6R4 is,,, youtube or google it
we actually had one here for a while repairing & appraising it for the bank that re-posessed it,,, they are an absolutely awesome Groub-B rally car from back in the mid 80`s , rear-mid engined alloy V6 4x4 rocket ship, chassis designed & built by the Williams formula one team in conjunction with British Leyland at the time,,, check out the vids on youtube about them,,, just wicked wicked wicked things :-)
& seeing as the project has actually started & we have the Dept of Transport Approval to build it & we have both the donor car & the Zombi currently being stripped & prepped for this conversion...
i`ll spill the beans...
it`s getting a very Late model, Turbo-charged, quad-cam, injected, alloy V6, Nissan Skyline GTR/Stagea 4x4, automatic, complete drive/running gear.. motor , box, diffs suspension etc
there,,, i`ve said it :-)
the whole power-unit is being swung around the wrong way, so engine will be at the rear, both for ease of access & weight distribution,,, the original front diff being in the sump is going going goooone & dry sump being fitted,,, "Another" GTR Rear diff has been procured & will be set-up into the front suspension cradle & the original Stagea rear diff/suspension cradle is going in the back ...with both diffs mounted upside-down so they drive the right way
yes this makes the car predominantly front-wheel-drive until the front wheels spin a bit, then the rear wheels will kick-in,,, but i`m putting a switch in-place to make it constant 4x4 around town & flick the switch for Hwy use to save fuel.
lots of other stuff going into this zombie like the steering "re-direction-box" that i posted a pic of earlier, so it`ll be limited slip diffs front & rear, rack-n-pinion power steering, & air-con etc etc etc.
trying to make this thing a little stealthy attempting to keep it looking quite stock-standard
whatcha`s all think? ,,, Sacralidge or what???
modnrod 路
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The money you could make on a Friday night with that thing hey man? 馃憤
HappyDaze 路
TheMiniMan wrote:HappyDaze, who have you been talking with ? :-)
Mick O'B told me about it months ago...you can't trust those Mini people 馃槀 .