getting started on my GSR

[GSRSYNDROME]

Hi all just joined up recently and thought i would introduce myself. have owned my 1984 gk gsr since i was a teenager and am now in my early thirties.
it is the one car i have owned and never had the heart to sell. car was originaly white but gave it a full re spray bout 4 years ago, engine is pretty stock but all that is changing soon . Scorpion diff conversion new shocks and springs and treating the old girl to a turbo. getting married next year and the car will be at our wedding should be a sight . not sure how to put pics up on this yet but ill get there. no doubt ill hit a few hurdels along the way but am looking forward to the challange

[SIC082]

Yeah think we all hit a few snags alomg the way. Sigmas are pretty rare on the roads of Aselaide these days.

[GSRSYNDROME]

yeah dont see too many good ones as daily drives these days but its good to see a forum of like minded people keeping them alive

[Scorpma82]

ur lucky to be in adelaide where they seem to be much more common

Nothing down here in melb.....either im not looking hard enough and/or in the right places

[TUFSIG]

Welcome Mate

ive owned close to 8 GSRs over the years and like you still have my first

[GSRSYNDROME]

cheers tufsig. ive had six sigs and a scorpion but the first one is still my favorite hence why ive still got it. it was white like yours but bowed to pressure from my mates to paint it black. its a bugger to keep clean but the blue interior is a nice change compared to all the stock brown interior black gsr"s

[TUFSIG]

yeah i currently have TUFSIG and a silver GK gsr with blue interior i hate the brown

whats your plans for this car ? i just finished a fuel injected turbo conversion, took 3 years but nearly done ahaha

[GSRSYNDROME]

planning a blow through set up for the old girl, scorpion diff conversion, getting pepper pots polished and another re spray. got just over a year to do it as getting married sept next year.
going to be running a gt28 turbo via intercooler to a boost referanced holly 350 . Not going for a street machine just a bit of extra punch prob bout 9psi. still lots of bits to get for it but have most of what i need to get started. the car has full power pack, steer ac pwr windows central locking ect and a pretty healthy sound system consisting of pioneer subs amps splits speakers ect and a momo melenium steering wheel so dont need to toch the interior to much .Will put up a bit of a blog once i start getting into the fun stuff, with any luck this weekend will be the first time the spanner will touch the car

[TUFSIG]

Thought of EFI over blow through, i had a factory siggy turbo kit on my car for about year running stock boost, was pretty good but then got a taste of 17psi EFI turbo and then didnt look back ahaha

[GSRSYNDROME]

i had a look at injection even have most of the gear to do it but want to be a little old school on this one most people go down the injection road and i agree it is the better way for chasing horse power, but im a little bit differant lol will see down the track what happens though never say never. Not sure if many have opted for the holley blow through set up before and i can tell you most of the people over here in adelaide think im mad but hey if thats the worst they can say i think im doing ok lol never come between a man and his sigma

[TUFSIG]

Dont worry in Vic when i have the plates TUFSIG i get my fair share of shit lol, worth it

[Scorpma82]

Where in Melbourne are you TUFSIG???

I'd love to meet another mem in the flesh.....im yet to do so

[TUFSIG]

North West Suburbs out towards Balarat

[Scorpma82]

oh ok, im out in s.e......

[GSRSYNDROME]

slow progress on the gsr just a few pics to show what ive been up to

scorpion diff conversion

got my rims polished

wheels on the car still sitting bit high after being jacked up

[InsaneTD]

That is one tough looking Sigma. Love how it looks. Doing well mate.

[BAD-SIG]

Very nice car, keep up the good work!

[GSRSYNDROME]

Cheers guys, having a lot of fun with the old girl keeps me out of trouble

[bruggz351]

Straight as bru...

That black is slick mate.

[GSRSYNDROME]

boost referanced 35o holley and spectra gas hat


turbo only a gt28 but big enough for what im after

[GSRSYNDROME]

[A112H]

Looks sweet, when are you expecting it to ready?

[GSRSYNDROME]

hopefully before xmas but needs to be all finished as far as paint ect by sep2013 as it will be in our wedding

[GSRSYNDROME]

turbo manifold came today from treadstone preformance miami should do the job

[turbosigma]

Been waiting for someone to try a treadstone turbo mani - looks like it fits the Sigma bay ok. Price isn't to bad on them too.

[GSRSYNDROME]

yeah price was ok $420ish including freight. its a pretty good looking unit still going to be close would better suit a sigma with no power steering but compared with trying to track down a good original manifold or a custom built one im happy with it

[GSRSYNDROME]

its been a while so i thought i would put a bit of an update on here
slow progress on the gsr
:replaced the valave guide stem seals with the head still on , thanks to 84gksig for the help with that
:replaced the con rod bearings after finding slight wear on the originals
:tracked down and installed a t2 to t3 adapter plate as the treadstone manifold is a t3 and im running a t28 turbo
:standard scorpion diff flange now been modified to accept the BW tail shaft
:oil return point installed to sump

with any luck this weekend i will start plumbing the turbo

[75glnt]

thats a bloody nice looking sig mate! keep up the good work

[Scorpma82]

Yes this car is very much a looker

It does tempt me to build a wagon version....same colour ;)

[GSRSYNDROME]

cheers guys for the nice comments scorpma82 you should def do a wagon !