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so wot if it was. its kk for ppl to put there views on here and thats was shaun was doin. he thinks not many ppl do there car up so that is up to him to say that.
LOL

it is up to shaun to say that ur right, and its up to matty to say his opinion of what sean said, the post hasnt been deleted an matty is just stating his opinion of shauns post. I dont agree with what shaun said either as theyre are plenty of cars being modded on this site other than his and rhys's, such as stevebenntes mini,tupacs 200sx,stuys 200sx,jonahs veccy,scoobys new porsche,cor7as 206,lunds mini,jpohn and lawtons corsas and theyre just the latest 2 pages in the MMC forum

And people who arent modding cars ATM have their reasons,mainly money i can only assume,the readon my escort has had chuff all done to it is i've had much more important things to pay for,such as getting married and settling into my own house, i think having furnishings in my house takes priority over getting sideskirts hence why i still havent bought them

This site isnt solely about modifying cars,its about modified cars,and general car enthusiasm. And as for the car of the year next year,just cos rhys is doing the most at this point in time doesnt mean he's any more in the running than a lot of people, i'll say this now that IMO stevebennet looks to be getting my vote the second his car runs under its own power, yet shaun doesnt seem to want to recognise what he's doing at all

i think some people just see modifyin as big bodykits and stuff, im doin mine JDM style which isnt gona turn heads but im not arsed coz im proud of my car. just like rhys should be proud of this and shaun of his 200sx. evryone has their own opinions on everything.

by the way cant wait to see this when its done, ur like cruise wirrals own Chip Foose!!

slow down there people an take a seat an chill for a moment it was a joke between me an rhys

400bhp orange rover on 18s aint standard lol

Lol!

havnt done much cause i still aint had the car back, have been advised that the body may need to be lifted from the chassis and all from the front section near the w-bones be fabricated out of 2X4 box section to handle the strain of the engine. Just been buying a few pieces ready to get fitted when it comes back.



The carb is a holley street performer 390cfm 4 barrel, am just on the look out for the manifolds, edelbrock ones new are £200 but their is a offenhauser on ebay at the moment.
Will be ordering a new holley fuel pump and regulator at the weekend. Fuel pump am after will do 140gph so should be plenty for what I want.

Ordered one of these the other day from the states. Am going to be ordering some dakota digital gauges to fit into it.
Also am struggling finding out wether or not chassis need major fabrication, meaning body of job or wether it can be braced,seam welded and gussets welded in place etc. Have contacted various people who have owned a similar car with similar conversion asking for info and pics etc. Seen the car the other day and its coming on all prep work was coming to an end so shouldnt be long till its in its primer. Will take some more pics when it is. Also stripped the carb that I ordered and who ever has owned it previous has done a half arsed job of it, bolts bent, bolts broke into two then welded back together and reused, couldnt be arsed. So have ordered a refurb kit from rimmer bros and have sent all components to a injection speacialist to get acid dipped.

wow ur doing a torough job.there are many people who'd scrimp on things(as ur old carb owner does) but ur doing every last step properly. Must be hard to get hold of bits no? is 90% of the stuff cusotm fabricated? (engine mounts,driveshafts,suspension,brakes?)

I havnt got to the stage of the engine conversion but yes all mounts and driveshaft will be custom made to suit the application, v8 engine will be rebuilt along with g-box b4 instalation. Everything that goes on the car is eithewr going to be reconditioned or new. Mentioned the other day that if the body does have to come of I will carry out a slow restoration on the chassis eg everything will be powdercoated and all bushes bearing etc replaced

Am deciding against a v8 now due to the extent of work required from the raditor mounts the chassis has to be cut away and changed using 2x4 box which is rolled to a bulb shape to clear the engine gearbox and then the use of a skyline rear is used. Scince this is my first hot rod and I dont want errors or expensive bills have decided to do this conversion instead, it was suggested by sprayforce the other day and I think this will be the easier option and wont require any drastic chassis work.

Jdm all the way

What wheels are u driving using that? is that the 150BHP 2.0?

lovin the idea of you using the 2.0 jus have a look back at my old corsa topic an have a look at the sort of power i was getting out of mine. that is the 2.0xe 150bhp. If you do get the xe engine why noy bin all the standard inlet an put a set of carbs on there that will take you upto 180bhp an have your nos set up as a direct port system

cool, how much does a herald weight? with the right bits and bobs you should be fine with that engine