When it`s up and running, I`ll vid it for ya, and post it on here

 

Repositioned wishbone front tie rod, connected the steering rack, made the drop links for the ARB, and made a template for the new ARB ..........



Mounted the radiator ...............





And made the new link, and fitted the steering column .......





All in all, not a bad days work

 

wow Pete...you are on a roll......soon you will be whippin tail and takin names. all the best

 

Thanks bud

Gonna start on the zorst this week, and hopefully the rollcage.

 

Exhaust is underway ..........................


And so is the bulkhead ............................

 

Nice welding....mines nearly as good !!!!! ( NOT )

I see you are opting for a lightweight bulkhead

 

lol yes mate

It will eventually be made from 18g Zintec

 

will the car need to go through SVA pete????

Chris.

 

I would say, that if you follow the letter of the law, it should. But then, so should mine, and thousands of other vehicles in the UK

Drastic changes could be coming into force in the UK, which **** over a lot of cars. Including restored classics, as many have been restored from non-original parts. Enough of which, could render the car needing SVA'd
These proposals were doing the rounds a year or so ago in the magazines, warning readers to write to the DLVA basically telling them to wise up.
The NSRA is also appealing to them, as many of their "radically" altered vehicles could also end up requiring an SVA, and for many older vehicles, including restored classics, apparently this would be nigh on impossible for them to actually pass.
At best, they could end up with a Q plate. At worst,, they would simply be rendered illegal to use on the road.
Look at the thousands of drag orientated machines that exist, that bare litte-no resemblance to their original car.

 

I will be declaring everything to the DVLA, if they decide that it needs an SVA, it`ll be trailored to the Gillingham test centre and from there to the MOT station

As everything is GM, I`m hoping it wont be a Q plate, as I`ve already bought this .......

 

http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?i...arycopy4xx.gif

Everything is not Vauxhall Astra.

You get points totted up for each of these things you retain.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/Bu...199&chk=iVQaD9

http://www.nsra.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16167

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/keithh205/dvla.htm

http://bbs.22b.com/cgi-bin/ultimateb...573;p=1#000000

I can understand you wanting to do everything by the book....and its probably right that you do.

But thats an extremely fucked up book they work from, and they keep changing the rules, mostly in a move to extort more money from us.

 

Thanks Steve, I think I`ll just tell `em "it`s had a new engine, gearbox and rear axle", might get away with it

 

Looking good there Pete, Me loving Hot Rods I also love something different and this project is forever in my mind.

Keep the updates coming, they never get boring!

 

Hey Pete 1, newbe here. I've been roaming this site for a while and I finally decided to join. Brilliant work dude. What IRS setup are using. I'm just wondering if it'll hold up to the LS1 torque. Show us some pics of your other shop projects.

 

Its complete running gear from a GTO !!!!!!

 

Hey stevieturbo, you have a build up of your Granada/LS1/T56 anywhere???

 

Yeah, Stevie`s right, apart from Vaux Omega rear axle, but the drive shafts are 5mm bigger in dia than the GTO`s and I`m running an LSD from a Vauxhall Monza.

 

Is the Omega rear end similar to the GTO's ??

Are the diffs similar ??

 

The actual suspension arms and main cross member are identical, the diff casings and mountings are totally different tho, and the overall width of the GTO axle is 110 mm wider than the Omega, 70 mm of this, is the difference in the diff casing.

 

Interesting that parts are the same !!