Graeme Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Finally i picked up my new crate motor!! 400 hp roller cam roller rockers single plane manifold, HEI. I will show my progress as i put her in! Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Nice! Keep the pics coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thats purdy, it shuold make that datsun fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Nice looking! I'm sure it will have performance to match Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Looks great! Were you able to find that locally or did you have to have it shipped from the states? I thought Chevrolet V8 engines were hard to find in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 Bartman, just 15 minutes down the road is a chevy engine importer that have an extensive range of new chev engines. They even sell the LS7 new. I put the exhaust manifolds on today and made some brackets to keep my leads neatly in place, i am totally enjoying myself hehe!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetride2go Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 oooh, looks like vortec heads too, should be nice, keep us updated! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 In the first pic i am about to tackle the rewiring. The voltage regulator and ballist resistor will be removed with other unwanted bits and pieces. Second pic the engine is in, notice the lack of wires now and also the 1" master cylinder for the brake upgrade. Third pic, 300 mm vented slotted rotors with pbr claipers. Fourth pic, a trial fit with the Simmonds for clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Finally i picked up my new crate motor!!400 hp roller cam roller rockers single plane manifold' date=' HEI. I will show my progress as i put her in! Graeme[/quote'] Looks really sweet, what trans are you running? What type of headers are those? Super nice ride. Jerry:2thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Looks like you've got a handle on it...super job so far..looks great! Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Left hand drive, no less...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 It's fantastic that you are starting with such a nice example of a Z. Now you are just enhancing the car and making it better. I think you'll be the envy of every man in Melbourne. Let us know what the performance is like when you're finished!!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Jerry, i am running a 5 speed supra box, and the headers are just block huggers from the local auto spares. The exhaust was custom built with twin pipes to the diff with hot dog resonators then into a 3 inch single with a high flow 3 " muffler on the end. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAGZ Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 was it suburban? i been looking for reasonably priced chevs for mine for a while they got a 383 lt1 engine with a carby intake 460hp now that would be nice to0 bad queensland dot dont agree haha nice job hope mine gets to be as nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Dragz it was from Eagle autos in Melbourne. Thanks for the kind comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAGZ Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 oh cool they got a store in sydney and up here in brisbane too i might go looking in there when the time comes cheers again on the insiprational job and car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 ok some more pics! Radiator is in and have made some brackets for the pod filters. Waiting on a call from clark rubber to get some new air intake 3" piping. brakes are bled and battery tray fittted with a layer of thin rubber in it for the battery to sit on. I am making the battery leads and re-routing the wires as neatly as possible. Still waiting also on the twin gasresearch carbies and convertors. Back to work tomorrow so the process will slow a bit. I cant wait to hear it though! Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONGO510 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 How much trouble to get it past the inspectors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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