my 77 galant v6

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lookin' better than new! :D
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How great is having professional photographers as mates :thumpsup:

This thing looked tidy before. It looks phenomenal now! Great work guys!
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wikid pics looks amazing have you looked into doing a v6 L67 s/c conversion as well? The ecotec L32 and it's s/c brother the L67 are psychically smaller than the buicks v6's as well so u will have a bit more room in the engine bay.
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I've been pricing the C.O.M.E stroker kit - strokes it out to 4.2L (255ci in the old speak)
keeps the police happy that way as the car is fully engineered and i'm sure they wont know
the difference between 3.8L and 4.1

just for info... power readout

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Looks... amazing. No need to go on lol
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Thats a healthy 210kw, is it at the fly or wheels?
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Still very good power for a sub tonne car
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:wut: be better off putting a blower or turbo setup on it mate
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i think itd need to be engineered with a blower or turbo on it. this way the cops wont know the difference unless they pull the engine apart
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astronturbo77 wrote::wut: be better off putting a blower or turbo setup on it mate
Like Metry said, if i put a blower or turbo on it, i will need to get it re-engineered
and with the new NSW engineering rules my car would not be allowed on the road.

At least with a stroker set up, it all looks standard and to the average bloke they couldn't tell the difference
meaning not getting engineered again etc.
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hmm yeah but alot of money for little power upgrade, so it would be 150rwkw? id be going higher compression and bigger t/b, injectors etc aswell...
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there is also the particular problem with your car in regards to a blower or turbo setup. It's that there is minimal space and air flow under the bonnet, which could lead to excessive heat.
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dvsfin wrote:there is also the particular problem with your car in regards to a blower or turbo setup. It's that there is minimal space and air flow under the bonnet, which could lead to excessive heat.
Very true.
I think for anyone to appreciate the actual room left over after this conversion, they need to see it in the flesh. There isn't much room for anything else to really be added at all?
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Good choice with the stroker the best option if you want to keep it all legal and the same engine ,as i said above if you want a bit more room in the bay swap out for a L32 vs-vy ecotec. The vy engine made 140- 150 i think at the fly from factory they are a smaller motor same cc though they are a cleaner and more efficient engine as well , a mate and myself did a engine swap on a VR berlina droped a vy v6 in it same mounts same length wiring needed a bit of attention but essentally it was plug and play best up grade more room runs smother and more POWAHARRR.
Had to get a blue slip for engine swap but that was no problem at the time might be a real issue for you though best ask you engineer see how you go.

As for turbo if you are tight for space go rear mount just longer lines there are some great build in the US and even here in Aus of rear mount set up's keeps the heat out of the bay the inlet pipe can also act as a inter cooler in some cases due to it's large exposed surface area and you can keep your headers as is but it again might be an engineering issue but could be worth checking out.
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got home today to find a package in my room, MINT condition
dash with no cracks, no marks what so ever!

also have a few plans up my sleeve that i may reveal in the near future....
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like the build dude keep it up
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77galantv6 wrote:
astronturbo77 wrote::wut: be better off putting a blower or turbo setup on it mate
Like Metry said, if i put a blower or turbo on it, i will need to get it re-engineered
and with the new NSW engineering rules my car would not be allowed on the road.

At least with a stroker set up, it all looks standard and to the average bloke they couldn't tell the difference
meaning not getting engineered again etc.
Im still munted on how it passed an engineers report in its current guise

even if its std weight was 1099kg it would only allow 3297cc
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New purchase today....

Things are going to change slightly.....

In the meantime, someone should buy my old parts so i can fund all this crap!
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What have you bought this time?

and

Do you have it yet, and when am I getting to see it?
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PM sent lol
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New parts installed, drove down to sydney last night to pick them up

So far people that have seen the change are impressed
May even be pushing the boundaries of what i can do to this thing.

I have also come to the realisation that this is just an old car trying to be quick
so there is not going to be a stroker - fund have gone to latest purchase.

So here are the photos...

Goodbye old....
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rears first 15 x 9 - 0 offset SSR Formula Mesh with 195/55/15
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fronts next 15 x 8.5 - +4 offset 185/55/15 (with 2 mm spacer to clear strut)
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not much gap...
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rear shot
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now it just needs a clean (yes the rims are dirty, they are in brand new condition)
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Let me know how you feel....
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hmmmm i dunno, the old ones looked tuff
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yeah, i know, i'm thinking of painting centres black like old ones....
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77galantv6 wrote:yeah, i know, i'm thinking of painting centres black like old ones....
Or charcoal would be another option?
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They look cool but I think I like the others better, might be a colour thing
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thats weird... my wheels are 15x8 +15 offset, the car is lowered 2 inches all round and you cant fit your fingers between the guard and tyre with 195/50r15's..
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Yeah sorry dean I agree with the other boys, I thought the other wheels made the car, especially when you look at the pics straight after Dave painted it etc, and it had stock rims on it.
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75wagon wrote:Or charcoal would be another option?
exactly what i was thinking
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Hate to disagree with everyone here, but I think the new wheels are an improvement :)
Definitely need black/charcoal centres though. Something about the gold with the white and whatnot just doesn't look right.

Also, in my opinon, it would benefit from a 10-15mm drop all round. Not sure if you can flatten the inner lip bit on the guards and still keep the wheelarch trims though.
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