Have done some more on it today didnt get as far as would be liked but removed the well and truely battered battery tray
new one in
then with the new tray in started to prep the bay for paint
next was the spraying, didnt turn out as good as hoped due to silicon still being in the bay so got lots of fish eyes in the paint but will sort this tomorrow
you not seam or stitch welding the engine bay?
surely its got to be a must with a v6?!?
looking good though, nice job on the battery tray
Have had this conversation about this with many people and the more rigid the chassis is the less it has to flex which means its more likely to crack. My mate has built several of these before and was always driven full chat, that didnt even have the harry hockley kit and lasted 18 months
Last edited by P Whack; 07-04-08 at 09:54 PM.
It lasted 18 month then what ... fell apart ?? Think i'd of been getting the front end seem welded, a 3.0 V6 is gonna be a fair weight !!
Would it not have been worth trial fitting the engine before painting it ?
Bet it took longer to mask all them bits in the bay than it would've to remove them !!
Yeah probably did mate, no before it got its first crack in the chassis leg which is longer than most v6's last, i know the engine will fit as have done these conversions before so will bolt straight in after some spacers and things being made for the v6 mounts
By "Fish Eyes" I assume you mean Cissing?
Like so...
yeah mate thats what i mean
So you're saying 18months is the longest you're hoping for it to last? A V6 will last longer than that... Even driving it hard! a friend of mine has a couple of V6 omega's he uses for drifting, and they're happy as larry. might burn a little bit of oil now but thats 2years serious abuse!
Surely you're own safety and peace of mind tells you to weld it. You say if you weld it, it's more likely to crack. but then you said it cracked without... As rich said with the extra weight and large amounts of torque ripping at the chassis, common sense tells you to weld it.
Have a look through the forum at non welded xe conversion accidents...
Youve not cleand/degreased the area being painted thoroughly enough OR there is wax/silicone build up on the area being painted or in the equipment being used
cheers mike much appreciated,Originally Posted by Mike
Youve not cleand/degreased the area being painted thoroughly enough OR there is wax/silicone build up on the area being painted or in the equipment being used
the engine will last longer than 18 months, and im not saying it wont the worst that will happen is it will crack the front chassis leg which means theyll need to be replaced my own safety will be sorted out with a roll cage
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