hi guys, im new to the site and thought id show u guys my duel cab resto im doing
this is how i got it
ugly bar and radiator up front, dents all over it and lovely matt black paint
wiring birds nest
max autos ·
first thing was to strip it and get the engine out
now the engine is out. wiring and all the rust sorted, it time to paint the bay
Paulc1964au ·
Looking good what are your plans for it?
daydreamer ·
look forward to seeing this dually resto take shape
jjwebb123 ·
yeh me too.👍
max autos ·
it will be Lambo orange , merc wheels, nothin to crazy just keeping it simple
max autos ·
striped the body back to bare metal
the panels had lots of dents and rusty bits
new engine ready to go in
bajachris88 ·
mmm... perfect colour. Those matched rocker covers look kickarse! 👍
Certainly a nice power upgrade over the stock donk. So with the stock 180hp commo already, with the headers (any other gfb's?), what power we talking u rekon?
max autos ·
hi Baja, im not sure how may horses but shoud go ok, motor came out of a low k car and runs smooth.
engines in and moved the radiator to under the second tray lid, used a EF falcon rad with hi speed fans... should suck enough air from the side vents i hope ... cut the lid hole bigger to fit the radiator in and will extend the gutters and lid to suit.
max autos ·
front door was stuffed ... so put a new shin on it... and bloddy hell there not easy either
got most of the body done and putting in flutes for cold air intake... it's all starting to take shape now
cam070 ·
Am liking the looks of this project. Keep the pics coming.
devon57 ·
Lookin good,geez you don't muck around
max autos ·
It's been a while since my last update and i've got alot done, here's some pics
striped the tray back to bare metal
edging out and painted the inisde
all primed up
all masked up redey for paint
just out of the booth... did the tray in rhino linner ...god that stuff is hard !
looks prety good
devon57 ·
Mate that looks brilliant😎 Is there any bling going on this beauty??
max autos ·
yep got plenty of neet stuff for it
max autos ·
Bizarre ·
sweet colour 👍
devon57 ·
Sweet,look forward to seeing it finished😉 Is it a keeper?
max autos ·
Devon.... i'm not sure yet if some one offers good money for it id sell her 😁
fit up time ..
got all new rubbers, felts, lights,chrome, bumpers and lots of little fiddly things
but i do love these new lights... they have a spot light in the bottom, low and high beam in the middle and parker at the top... what a great idea
clear indicators and lights in
fitted vent BLING in the intake holes
Bizarre ·
I got those lights as well 😁
What wheel syou going to run??
max autos ·
there great hey...
the same wheels that r in the pic's 16 x 7 merc wheels
im looking for a set of 20's for it black centres with polished outer rims but hard to find
devon57 ·
Just lookin at the way this beauty is turning out, it's hard to see you letting it go🙅
daydreamer ·
Thats one nice DC and you're sure not wasting any time, look forward to seing the finished product, the way its going that should'nt be too far off. What did you do the tray in? it looks gr8, and durable.
Scarab ·
Looks great mate....love the headlights, where are they from? Any details on the brand etc.??
Cheers!
Scarab (aka: Paul)
max autos ·
daydreamer, i own a smash shop, so not so hard to get things done when everything is at your finger tips, 😁 the tray is done in hippo linner, it's kinda a rip off or rhino linner but it is rock hard, rhino has a kinda rubber feel to it, were hippo is like hard plastiic.
scarab... i got the lights from classic vdub spares in syd.. i think they were around $50 each
max autos ·
got some more done on her now ... starting to all come together
got the exhaust made sill got to weld on the dumps
fixing up the birds nest
putting the dash together ...had to build a cradle to hold the double din dvd unit in
the sound system to go in
rear end is finished... bar is on and lights are in
max autos ·
the body is complete now 😉
i just got the interor to go now and wire up the stezza
max autos ·
well been a bit slack on the updates, the kombi is on the road !!!!
max autos ·
well it's time for some real fun....turbo charging!!
I got another motor series 2 this time, that i'm going to build up,
so far it has :
Billet mains caps arp studs
shot peened rods arp bolts
hyper pistons
block has been crack tested toque plate honed o-ringed arp head studs
heads were ported and polished new valves double springs alloy timing covers
crow cams push rods, lifters, retainers, locks, double row timing chain no balancer
surecam custom grind
VX V6 alloy sump
oil cooler, 600 x 300 intercooler
I'm trying to weigh up weather hi lift rockers are worth the $850 price tag... any ideas??
started the manifold the other day, using steam pipe, will run the other side exhaust under the block to the 2 into one collecter so it should retain the same exhaust pulse.
hope to have the pipe work finished in the next couple of days, then start on building the motor back up.
Dasdubber ·
The DC looks so much better with the gates Adrian - very sweet mate. I bet it will be a real handful on the road with the hair dryer and new motor!
Al
max autos ·
Al, yes it should have a little poke to it, will have around 300hp atw plus
LUFTMEISTER ·
Will the box take it? 🥷
max autos ·
yes i hope so, as dave butler is currently building a albanes geared box for it..
max autos ·
Dave Butler worked his magic on the gear box, changed all the gears to albans and put a 4 spider gear diff in it... see how long that holds until i have to put a limo in it.
max autos ·
just about finished the manifold, have all the bends made up and the link pipe done, just have to do the waste gate and 3 inch dump pipe
kaiisons ·
that turbo is enormous, do you know what the HP atw will be?
max autos ·
hmm i'm aiming for 3-350 hp, but depends on the what the tuner will let it go to.
TICK ·
ill look for some photos u may like from the past of that bus . looking sweet
max autos ·
hey tick .... u know the bus ??
baghall ·
I have only just seen this thread. The dually is looking awesome and will obviously have the mumbo to match. Well done!
max autos ·
started dummy fitting everything in... need to remake the intakes on the intercooler as the angles are wrong, but everthing else seems to ok ..so far
snitz ·
Nice conversion..is that GT3540 aka gt35r running a 1.06 rear housing or a 0.82?. If its a 1.06 it may have a heap of lag. I run a 3540 on my mazda with 280rwkw and rotors are known to flow masses of exhaust gas..Just a thought..the 0.82 would give awesome drivability given the 300-350 neddies you are after..cheers.
Super1302 ·
some great work there. keep her going.
those wheels would look nice in a black, just an idea🙂
sort of cut those wheels in.
nice sleeper, not that its suppose to be? is it....
well done👍
max autos ·
thanks guy's, im not sure what rear it is but i will check it out as it was on a v6 commie before so im sure it will be ok..
yer i was thinking of painting the wheels black... but a bit unsure...
max autos ·
Well she is on the road... thanks god for that, thought it was never going to get there, didn't make action day and i don't think it will be tuned before Warick either.... oh well always next year !
Atm its running 9 pound boost and OMG it comes on hard.... maybe to hard !
Dave, the gear box is so sweat, great work mate, but i dont think the clutch is going to hold up tho, get a bit of slip on full boost
a video if the motor running but unsure how to link to youtube so i put on p/bucket
max autos ·
After a week of fun she spat it... lost oil pressure and did a bearing... so looks like it time to pull it out and do a forged bottom end.. at 9 pound boost is lost traction in 2 and 3rd on the stock motor so the new one will run around 18 - 20 pound and should be insaine... maybe preorder another box from dave !
5lam ·
That is so freakin cool!!
IWL_86 ·
What fuel management are you running?
max autos ·
kalmaker comp... but might change to a ls1 conversion
.. 60 pound injectors 044 pump
max autos ·
Well after spinning a bearing on the old stock motor, the new motor is finaly built and back in, had the heads ported, ARP head studs and bolt kit, double valve springs fitted, forged pistons, big cam, ross balancer, then all ballanced, brass cluch and stage 3 pressure plate.
I'm having trouble with the tune on the kalmaker computer, so a Haltech platnum computer has been ordered, then off to the tuners
Also a new engine loom was made by http://www.sideshowsperformancewiring.com.au
He can wire any motor into any car, knows his stuff and is a top bloke.
Jim doing his wiring magic
a short vid of the car and motor running {click on the picture}
TICK ·
u must love those hatches in the tray
jigga ·
Awesome...
max autos ·
tick...yes they are the best thing... so much extra room to work on the motor ect
ta jigga
max autos ·
couldn't get anyone on the goldie to tune the kalmaker comp so got a haltech platnum comp... now off to the dyno tuners next week and hopfully back on the road again
max autos ·
just had is full tune at EFI performance...it's running 10 pound boost, witch shound be nice and reliable.
could some tell me how to put the utube vid on here properly ?
hellbugged ·
325 HP!! sounds like fun!
Nice ride
(vid link works fine. They cant be embedded on AVD, so that will have to do)
max autos ·
Hellbuggered... yer enough to brake traction under boost.... i could goto 400hp, but i think Dave's gearbox handy work would needed again at that amount.