HG 1uzT -It begins

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lowfat_hg

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Hey guys, thought i'd show you what Ive been up to for the last week.
Component list goes something like this:

LS400 Front cut
HG Holden Ute
JJR 560 turbo
custom water/air intercooler
front rack conversion
rear crs sump
Adaptronic ecu.
techedge wideband o2
Nitrous express 150 shot
bosch 044 pump
custom surge tank
tail shaft loop

There is still a lot to do, still a lot to buy.

Still waiting for the sump and the rack, but the engine is in and i will fab some engine mounts and g'box crossmember this week.
The original v8 radiator will do the job ok.
The brakes are commodore 300mm units.
Diff is still not decided, most likely 9 inch, but maybe a borg warner unit if i can get one for the right price.
Commodore stud pattern all round, chaser rims on the back.
Aiming for about 500hp, with a decent low end so i can still tow the boat but also race.
Progress will be slow over xmas period due to extended hols and travel for work, but i expect to have it running early next year and registered not long after.

Hopefully the fotos will show the details!
 
let us know who the 560 goes on the uz,was looking at getting one for mine but will now thinking of using xr6 turbo instead.Is that a w2a intercooler youve got going on there?

Looks the goods so far.
 
Yep, water to air intercooler. the turbo outlet will pass between the engine and radiator to the bottom 2.5inch inlet. the core is good for about 600hp. 3in outlet to throttle body. i will need to modify the top endtank by turning it 90deg so everything lines up. i do have a very good welder to do it for me - cheap too.
will keep it as up-to-date as i can
 
Fabrication xmember

When i found the original gearbox mount was broken i had an idea of making my own, using half of the broken mount and sme creativity.
I made the xmember to fit where the original one was, even used the original bolts and threaded plate.
Basically all i need to do to finish the xmember now is to weld some flat plate as 'tangs'. these tangs will have a bolt hole and allow the bolt to fit through the rubber isolator. a crush tube will be fitted too.
All up only cost me $3 each for the rubber stoppers from clark rubber, and a few bucks for scrap steel from the local welder.
I think the rubber should fair ok in the mounts, if not then i will use some nolathane instead.
once the engine has been firmly located i will raise the auto about an inch (its just resting on the xmember for the moment) and finalise the welding.

comments?
 
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the rubber stoppers. I will drill the hole out to accomodate a much larger bolt and crush tube.

and for the sharp ones who have noticed the 'automatic rust supression system' ie: oil everywhere - it will be cleaned soon!
 
the other build

have mentioned my EH a few times on here, this is the engine. Currently the body is getting new paint and interior.
3.3 black engine from a commondore
water/air intercooler.
modified inlet manifold
straight lpg
gra 400cfm carby
jethot pacemakers
and all the best internals i could afford, balanced. blueprinted, and 8.5:1 comp.
will prob have about 10psi.
i know its not all alloy 4.0 etc but something different and i wanted to keep it old skool for the eh, since i was going new school for the hg!
 
update

hi all, just a quick update on the ute. spent 2 months way since last update so progress has been slow.
Rack is now in and although it still needs the steering column conneted to the rack and the steering arms installed appears to function well.
The Sump from CRS arrived and needed me to mod the block with 4 small holes to securely attach both the sump and the crs modded pick up. I also moved the dipstick hole to the drivers side head. it all looks great and i'm sure will work fine once going. nice work crs.

I have made and installed the engine mounts. i had trouble with the mount fouling on the rack on the drivers side and had to settle for mounting the engine slightly further forward and higher than i had planned but its still in a good position. the mounts used are the original ones modded slightly and rewelded to the x-member with 350 chev isolators (the rubber bit) on the left and the original 6-banger one on the right (due to the space the rack took up). i made the adapters for the block too, fotos to follow.

Exhaust manifolds are the current step. i have completed the left one, (it was easier!). its a four-into-one setup with 32mm ID butt weld bends and thick wall pipe. the clearance between the chassis rail and the manifold is a bit tight and although the design is not perfect it will work and does fit , something the original manifolds did not do.

next i will complete the right side manifold and connect the two with a flange. mount the turbo and plumb the intercooler.

i plan to cut off the top of the intercooler and get it rewelded on at 90deg - ie, so the 3in outlet faces the rear of the car - to make for a shorter and simpler intake track.

i have also enlisted one of my mates who is a tech guru to help wire up the Adaptronic, hopefully soon.

75l fuel cell has also been ordered and will need the filler neck welded on before install.

considering i have only spent 3 weekends on it i think all is going well.
i am away again for 3 weeks atm so you will have to wait for photos, they will explain a lot i am sure.
till then

also, my other project, my eh is finally in the paintshop. paint done by may/june so they say. i hope to pick it ute with the ute as the tow car -
 
build update

Fuel cell arrived the other day, my neighbour received it and sent me some photos since i'm away. since she's a chick and has no idea the pics are sideways but you get the idea. 75L. it will be mounted behind the pax side under the tray (thats the left for you sepo's).
Surge tank, pump and battery will be mounted under the tray on the right.
I will get a filler neck welded on and hide it behind a fuel door too for looks.
 
Drive shaft coupling/ slip yoke

Since i'll be using a live rear end and the trans does not have a slip yoke i need to be clever. A mate has already done this for me though and designed a neat way of using an MQ Patrol uni/slip yoke and tail shaft.
He got the local engineer to make a plate with three holes for the trans and four tapped holes for the uni yoke. all holes are on bosses to ensure that they are true surfaces. have to admit that for about $100 its a pretty neat job and has no vibration either.
I will b doing the same.
anyone seen it done better?
 
ref: good for nothing losers

since all my tools and parts have been stolen progress will now be very slow!

thanks you lousy f***ers
 
exhaust manifolds

Well, i bought a new welder to replace the one that got stoled. gas/gasless 150amp.
so the good news is that i have fabbed the right exhaust manifold.
needs final welding and some minor rework, i'm not happy with the clearance it has from the guard so the primary from the 3rd cyl back will need to be redone. will do that tomoz.
I also got a Hurst promatic2 shifter.
Fitted it with a little modification to the supplied bracket and the gearbox selector lever.
see foto.

next job is to get another turbo and plumb it up.

I have also figured out the radiator plumbing. luckily i wont need much new stuff, just a few bits of pipe and hose clamps to extend the original items.

Gearbox mount is on the list too, will do tomorrow.

see the fotos, post your comments
cheers
 
shifter mount and left manifold

the left manifold. obviously needs a bit of a clean up.
the shifter mount needed to be modified and the original shifter lever was modded and reversed to suit too. works great.
 
right manifold

this manifold took me about 7hrs to this stage.

lots of work went into making sure there was clearance around the steering shaft. the shaft is very close to where the last primary exits the engine. to get enough clearance i had to initially route the primary down at 90deg then run the pipe along the block and up thru the gap between the 1st and 2nd primary. the foto makes a bit more sense.

as said last post i need to rework the 3rd primary to ensure enough clearance between the guard.

weld tomorrow

bought more tools too, replacing what was stolen.
biggerand better
 
Looking good, it will be worth all the hard work in the end. Keep us posted on the progress. Looking forward to see the end product. Kris
 
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