Hopefully that won't be the case as it was bought from a V8 specialist (got the receipt somewhere) so I'd hope they would take a bit of care in building it but you never know...
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Posted 01 November 2010 - 11:04 AM
A dropped liner is the worst case scenario and would probably mean breaking the car as a new short 4.6 engine is north of £2k Hopefully that won't be the case as it was bought from a V8 specialist (got the receipt somewhere) so I'd hope they would take a bit of care in building it but you never know...
Hopefully that won't be the case as it was bought from a V8 specialist (got the receipt somewhere) so I'd hope they would take a bit of care in building it but you never know...
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Posted 03 November 2010 - 08:38 PM
A dropped liner is the worst case scenario and would probably mean breaking the car as a new short 4.6 engine is north of £2k
Its probley just a blocked or to small a rad if its allways over heated, if its a liner then strip it and get some top hat liners put in.
Let me know if you do break it
Sam.
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Posted 28 December 2010 - 10:33 PM
Happy christmas and hope you all have a good 2011 
Finally got the new V5 back from the DVLA with the correct CC & engine number on, only took 6 weeks from when it was sent off.
The only paperwork they required was a receipt from the engine seller to show where the engine came from and its engine number.
My auntie couldent help herself and got a V8 badge
She has now done about 650 miles in it which is pretty good going with the weather we,ve had and since rejetting the carb shes getting about 180 miles from a tank of 95ron fuel. We still havent taken it to a rolling road and probley unlikley too knowing my uncle
A few weeks ago PPC mag took some piccys of the car and said they would do a feature on it around jan/feb issue so im looking forward to reading that as i wasnt there.
Nothing more to report other than my auntie is loving the sound, the heater is great and the gaz gold dampers are a far nicer ride than the crashy spax that was on it.
Roll on 2011
Sam.
Finally got the new V5 back from the DVLA with the correct CC & engine number on, only took 6 weeks from when it was sent off.
The only paperwork they required was a receipt from the engine seller to show where the engine came from and its engine number.
My auntie couldent help herself and got a V8 badge
She has now done about 650 miles in it which is pretty good going with the weather we,ve had and since rejetting the carb shes getting about 180 miles from a tank of 95ron fuel. We still havent taken it to a rolling road and probley unlikley too knowing my uncle
A few weeks ago PPC mag took some piccys of the car and said they would do a feature on it around jan/feb issue so im looking forward to reading that as i wasnt there.
Nothing more to report other than my auntie is loving the sound, the heater is great and the gaz gold dampers are a far nicer ride than the crashy spax that was on it.
Roll on 2011
Sam.
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Posted 28 December 2010 - 10:36 PM
Nice one, good to hear mate!
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Posted 09 January 2011 - 11:02 AM
Brilliant project, well done, something I would never think of attempting, you made it look so easy. 
Loose the rear badges though!
Loose the rear badges though!
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Posted 09 January 2011 - 12:40 PM
Good work Sam, get some more vids up when your Auntie's out and about 
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Posted 09 January 2011 - 12:49 PM
Sounds like she'll be going too fast with that engine to be able to focus on it and get any pics!
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Posted 15 January 2011 - 03:25 PM
For the first time in about a month we actually got to use the VX on friday to go to work in as my auntie needed the 4x4 workhorse.
We also had to do a few jobs on it while it was there
1. A new alternator belt as the last one was slipping, its been a pain in the arse trying to get one thats just the right length for the short amount of adjustment that we have.
2. Mod the thermostat with a 8mm hole to allow the cooling system to warmup a bit more gradually as it was opening at 82c flushing the cold water round the system and cooling the thermostat to a close then opening again, so you would get a up and down temp gauge for 5mins until it would level out.
I also took a few short video clips of him as he left work just so i could have a play with them in virtualdub, i got carryed away with the fade button, the car is filthy and the content is very average but it did sound nice so i thought id post it
Video Here
A bored Sam.
Edit: How do you embed videos please ?
We also had to do a few jobs on it while it was there
1. A new alternator belt as the last one was slipping, its been a pain in the arse trying to get one thats just the right length for the short amount of adjustment that we have.
2. Mod the thermostat with a 8mm hole to allow the cooling system to warmup a bit more gradually as it was opening at 82c flushing the cold water round the system and cooling the thermostat to a close then opening again, so you would get a up and down temp gauge for 5mins until it would level out.
I also took a few short video clips of him as he left work just so i could have a play with them in virtualdub, i got carryed away with the fade button, the car is filthy and the content is very average but it did sound nice so i thought id post it
Video Here
A bored Sam.
Edit: How do you embed videos please ?
Edited by Ground Effect, 15 January 2011 - 03:28 PM.
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 05:55 PM
I want a V8 
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 06:29 PM
I want a V8
I want a Matt white VX with Orange ATS DTC wheels and a Hartley 3l V8
A pay rise just isnt going to be enough, i need a lottery win
Sam.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 05:02 AM
How do you embed videos please ?
Copy and paste the link for the video, into the insert media box. This is how it turns out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D60k56Cfcvs
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 05:13 PM
Awsome car. Exhaust looks crap though.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 05:22 PM
Awsome car. Exhaust looks crap though.
and i prefer the itb's 
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Posted 28 January 2011 - 04:04 PM
I want a V8
I want a Matt white VX....
Sam.
I think a better reply would have been - What spec do you want and how quick do you want it built, if we start now it,ll be ready for the spring sun!
How do you embed videos please ?
Copy and paste the link for the video, into the insert media box. This is how it turns out.
Thank you 2.2_na, i must of spent 15 minutes pissing around with the embed code and got the right hump
Awsome car. Exhaust looks crap though.
Awsome car. Thank you
/ Exhaust looks crap though. Be a boring world if we all liked the same things, id of put it in a more polite way tho
Awsome car. Exhaust looks crap though.
I know you secretly want 8 ITB,s
Sam.
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Posted 28 January 2011 - 05:13 PM
I know you secretly want 8 ITB,s
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no no i am finished with modding
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Posted 30 January 2011 - 04:31 PM
Sorry, I like to get straight to the point lol
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Posted 21 February 2011 - 11:51 AM
Awesome, has given the vx supercar sounds to match the looks!
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 03:34 PM
just read start to finnish..
OH MY GOD.. amazing!
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 10:29 PM
Me too, excellent job, definatly different.
So, what other V8's can we possibly fit in the little vx? Would one of the GM LS engines go in?
So, what other V8's can we possibly fit in the little vx? Would one of the GM LS engines go in?
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