My Monaro 6.0VXR S/C

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007 VXR

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Thursday 27th May 2010
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Nur-Motorsport said:
Glad your happy with the work Mark, looking forward to seeing them on the car very soon.

Simon
NUR-Motorsport
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will post wing mirrors to you today smile

007 VXR

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Thursday 27th May 2010
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007 VXR said:
wing vents ready to go biggrin

now in the body shop smile

carbon vents being fitted
new front wing
carbon arm rest

plus wing mirrors being done in carbon too woohoo

will post pics as i get them biggrin

007 VXR

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Thursday 27th May 2010
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olly22n said:
007 VXR said:
wing vents ready to go biggrin

Whos hand is that?!!
laugh thats 003.5 (my 2yr old son) biggrin

After_Shock

8,751 posts

221 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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Mark with regards forged internals are you just doing pistons or going for rods etc aswell?

Everytime I look im liking those carbon vents in the bonnet more and more!

007 VXR

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Friday 28th May 2010
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After_Shock said:
Mark with regards forged internals are you just doing pistons or going for rods etc aswell?

Everytime I look im liking those carbon vents in the bonnet more and more!
the fish is looking in to forged pistons that weight the same as standard ones and the magic cam, at this point not sure what else
will be done at the same time .. will let you know when i get the full
spec from the fish smile

After_Shock

8,751 posts

221 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
Mark with regards forged internals are you just doing pistons or going for rods etc aswell?

Everytime I look im liking those carbon vents in the bonnet more and more!
the fish is looking in to forged pistons that weight the same as standard ones and the magic cam, at this point not sure what else
will be done at the same time .. will let you know when i get the full
spec from the fish smile
Yeah please do, im banging my head against a brick wall trying to get pistons that weigh the same but not having any luck. Can go custom of course but opens up yet more complications!!

007 VXR

Original Poster:

64,187 posts

188 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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After_Shock said:
007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
Mark with regards forged internals are you just doing pistons or going for rods etc aswell?

Everytime I look im liking those carbon vents in the bonnet more and more!
the fish is looking in to forged pistons that weight the same as standard ones and the magic cam, at this point not sure what else
will be done at the same time .. will let you know when i get the full
spec from the fish smile
Yeah please do, im banging my head against a brick wall trying to get pistons that weigh the same but not having any luck. Can go custom of course but opens up yet more complications!!
give roger a ring .. Hes looking at gm forged pistons smile

After_Shock

8,751 posts

221 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
Mark with regards forged internals are you just doing pistons or going for rods etc aswell?

Everytime I look im liking those carbon vents in the bonnet more and more!
the fish is looking in to forged pistons that weight the same as standard ones and the magic cam, at this point not sure what else
will be done at the same time .. will let you know when i get the full
spec from the fish smile
Yeah please do, im banging my head against a brick wall trying to get pistons that weigh the same but not having any luck. Can go custom of course but opens up yet more complications!!
give roger a ring .. Hes looking at gm forged pistons smile
He mentioned them to me in a post a good while ago, however after much searching on my part and also on US forums no one seems to think they exist!

007 VXR

Original Poster:

64,187 posts

188 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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After_Shock said:
007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
Mark with regards forged internals are you just doing pistons or going for rods etc aswell?

Everytime I look im liking those carbon vents in the bonnet more and more!
the fish is looking in to forged pistons that weight the same as standard ones and the magic cam, at this point not sure what else
will be done at the same time .. will let you know when i get the full
spec from the fish smile
Yeah please do, im banging my head against a brick wall trying to get pistons that weigh the same but not having any luck. Can go custom of course but opens up yet more complications!!
give roger a ring .. Hes looking at gm forged pistons smile
He mentioned them to me in a post a good while ago, however after much searching on my part and also on US forums no one seems to think they exist!
hes found them now smile
hes going to run tests on them in his engine
so wont be ready till end of year ish


After_Shock

8,751 posts

221 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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Any idea where he found them at!?

After_Shock

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221 months

Friday 28th May 2010
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Ive E-mailed him to see what he says, it wont fit in with my time scale the end of the year as the car goes in to get work done in September!

007 VXR

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Sunday 30th May 2010
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After_Shock said:
Ive E-mailed him to see what he says, it wont fit in with my time scale the end of the year as the car goes in to get work done in September!
did you get a reply ???

GTO Scott

3,816 posts

225 months

Tuesday 1st June 2010
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That looks stunning thumbup

308mate

13,757 posts

223 months

Tuesday 1st June 2010
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007 VXR said:
wing vents ready to go biggrin

There is a miniature Ninja hiding in your study waiting to steal either your cool carbon bits or your Commodore64.

007 VXR

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Tuesday 1st June 2010
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308mate said:
007 VXR said:
wing vents ready to go biggrin

There is a miniature Ninja hiding in your study waiting to steal either your cool carbon bits or your Commodore64.
roflrofl thats 003.5 my son biggrin

as for the pc ,its a works one rolleyes slow and old frown

007 VXR

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Tuesday 1st June 2010
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GTO Scott said:
That looks stunning thumbup
thanks .. some new pics next week ,when i get her back from the body shop biggrin

007 VXR

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Tuesday 8th June 2010
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off down the body shop to see how they are getting on smile

007 VXR

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Wednesday 9th June 2010
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couple of pics of new carbon vents
in an old wing .. only ruff cut ... what do you think ??







stecos

7 posts

167 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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love these cars, will defo have 1 some day.

yours must be crazy fast mate

scarebus

858 posts

172 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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scratchchin umm is that a couple spots of rust on the arch?