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updates dual 2.5" exhaust is done all mandrell bent cosisting of 2 magnaflow cats an x pipe and 2 straight through mufflers and tailpipes exiting just behind the rear wheels leaving the fuel lines to be bent up and wiper motor to be done , new carpet is fitted trans cooler and line all bent up...

progress Brakes diff tailshaft column shift and wiring are now done thanks to my uncles help with giving the right wiring diagrams and letting me copy some things with the relay's it cranks over but still have to do the fuel lines and pumps thermo fan lower radiator hose and gearbox cooler and...

Re gauges see that is why forums are sometimes more usefull as people share their knowledge to help others , Thanks for the heads up with the gauges as i was considering running the stock stuff at first and see how much stuffing around it was to use the old smiths gauges, as the look is...

legal I know you aren't having a go but what's legal these days if we modified cars to be legal then we would all be driving the same cars , modifying a car is personal expression really ,and I have never built anything to be legal it was always what I wanted take the datto for instance ...

more progress Made the caliper brackets it was very straight forward to do , finished all the mods in the engine bay so a quick hit of satin black to give it some life and the engine mounts are finished bought some new tyres for the rims they are 245/40/18 for the front and 285/30/18 on the...

pics side shot of car with rims on it

Pics Sat the engine back in to check how I went fudging for more header clearance well it has worked in my favour as can be seen and decided to take a few more pics with a couple of bits bolted back on. I think it will look quite alright with the white rims on it as it will match the roof when...

Steering The shafts are some 9/16" steel bar I bought 6 metres of it it was a special order as everyone only sell / stocks metric stuff these days it was about $35 from memory the bearing setup is yet to be finalised but it will consist of a bush to alow the column drive to slide in and a...

hubs From MR Spares on E-bay sorry for my ignorance he was quite welcoming in selling the hubs from the kit seperately as Hoppers was not he wanted to make a big sale but in the other guys instance he got my money instead ,as i still have to make my own caliper brackets and upon further...

Hubs E-bay . Nick.

Unreal I love the way it stands up on its tyres now that looks like fun as it doesn't look too wild just a nice clean looking falcon with rims bet its fun at the traffic lights . :You_Rock_Emoticon: Nick.

New wheels bought some new wheels They were any e-bay purchase quite cheap as no -one else bid on them They are Starcorp Impul 18"x8.5" and 18"x9.5" they are commodore offset and I have done the car to suit a 4.75" stud or as we know as HQ pattern they are 38p offset rims but with the use of an...

Score Also forgot to mention scored a crown auto gearbox from my uncle who has a Eaton M90 powered soarer , so tailshaft will be a no brainer now just had to swap the bellhousing as for some reason the crowns are on a slight tilt why ? Nick.

Progress still trying to get the placement of the column right as factory it is a little offset so by straightening it's alignment I also gained more exhaust clearance , also bought some Commodore discs 300 mm by 30 mm and 2 piston calipers and some billet steel hubs in 4.75" stud pattern as I...

Progress I just looked at this pic and noticed my " welding shoes " anyone else have the same safety shoes. Nick.

Progress modified the original headers to fit between the narrow rails gained almost an inch by tucking them in towards the rear the rack is mounted the drivers side header is a bit tighter to allow clearance for the steering shaft I will be keeping the column drive as well . Nick.

Rack I have used the CRS modified torana rack as it is front mounted it fits and someone has done all the hard yakka on figuring out the angles for bump steer etc I got a kit that was purchased from e-bay it was missing a few bits but the price was good and it came with the necessary bits to...

My HR plenty of room in front of the engine stock exhuast manifolds fit the second last pipe just clears the rail may need some caressing to be pursuaded just had to cut the huge cat flanges off to get them on they are best put on from under the car as it is very narrow between the rails 21" to...

My HR heres a pick of the soarer. Nick.

My HR it is a single. Nick.