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351 GQ finally finished

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:16 pm
by 351ciofgrunt
Hey guys,

Finally got the 351 GQ finished. Did the conversion with a Dellows bellhousing, made my own engine mounts. Did all the barwork myself on a speedwerx bender.

Motor is a 351 cleveland, 2v CHI Alloys, F246 solid crane cam, Terry Parker Funnelweb manifold and Jesse Biggs 750HP DP plus all the usual go fast bits.
Motor should be good for 450hp but havent had it on a dyno yet. (motor has only just done 1000kms)

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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:20 pm
by chimpboy
Well done. Now get us some video... with sound ;)

We wanna hear that big clevo chugging away.

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:25 pm
by ANDREWGQ 351
neat job
Interested to hear how it goes with overheating, the fan looks a long way out of the shroud, and the front bar blocking the air flow.
How are you going to go with engineering and petrol, mine had to be LPG only to pass.

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:31 pm
by 351ciofgrunt
ANDREWGQ 351 wrote:neat job
Interested to hear how it goes with overheating, the fan looks a long way out of the shroud, and the front bar blocking the air flow.
How are you going to go with engineering and petrol, mine had to be LPG only to pass.
Haven't had any problems with overheating yet but will be extending the fan shroud in the near future.

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:17 pm
by chimpboy
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:09 pm
by jessie928
ehehe especially with the numberplate in full view :D

this is the internet less information is better.

JEs

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:23 am
by 351ciofgrunt
jessie928 wrote:ehehe especially with the numberplate in full view :D

this is the internet less information is better.

JEs
Thanks, I appreciate the warning, but I did check that the numberplate couldn't be read.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:39 am
by sidewayz
+1 for vids.

looks like a sweet conversion.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:02 am
by matto
take her for a strap on the beach and you will know what the cooling system is like. looks good well done

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:19 pm
by ANDREWGQ 351
You might want to check diff to sump clearance at full compression, ie take the coils out and lower on to bump stops, I had to extend mine 30mm
Also add alot of caster to roll the front pinion away from taking out the starter motor.
What exhaust do you have and how the clearance to the footwell corners

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:36 pm
by 3.8BUNDY
chimpboy wrote:Well done. Now get us some video... with sound ;)

We wanna hear that big clevo chugging away.
x2

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:37 pm
by 351ciofgrunt
ANDREWGQ 351 wrote:You might want to check diff to sump clearance at full compression, ie take the coils out and lower on to bump stops, I had to extend mine 30mm
Also add alot of caster to roll the front pinion away from taking out the starter motor.
What exhaust do you have and how the clearance to the footwell corners
Cheers for the advice but yeah its all done, I've built it for jumping.

I extended the bump stops from the diff up so that with the springs out and the diff on the bump stops i still have 3 inches before the sump hits the diff. (I plan on doing some big jumps). The starter motor is a reduction design that is able to swivel around to suit the best position.

I have 4inch drop boxes to correct the castor.

Exhaust consists of extractors which are chopped up Tri Y's into a single 3inch. In the future i might play around with 4 into 1 block huggers.

nice job mate

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:40 pm
by xenith
were did you get the sump from and what dose it hold am looking at doing the same converstion :cool: what did you do for mounts pics would be nice :cool: :twisted:

Re: nice job mate

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:04 pm
by UrbanRedneck
xenith wrote:were did you get the sump from and what dose it hold am looking at doing the same converstion :cool: what did you do for mounts pics would be nice :cool: :twisted:
oil i hope :rofl:

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:26 am
by ANDREWGQ 351
I used a std bronco sump, checked the volume with water before putting it on to ensure it could cope with good angles and that the crank would not hit the oil. It held 6.5-7litres

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:22 pm
by gq351
looks grouse mate!! you happy with the performance? & hows the fuel econamy?

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:16 pm
by NutterGQ
did you use the older 218cc or newer 208cc CHI's? and any reason you went with the funnel web over the matching CHI intake?

Heres one I prepared earlier :twisted:


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This week gonna drop on the holley HP Ultra 750, Dizzy and wire up the MSD units, then Dyno time

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:50 pm
by gq351
my old conversoin in my brothers gq after i went to chev & we found the problem :cry:
doesnt look as fancey as your ones lol, but goes well!! :D
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:57 pm
by 351ciofgrunt
Here's a short video (just the start and finish) from Landcruiser Park 4wd Expo 2009. This was my first race, so I'm still learning how to drive it, but looking forward to alot more racing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkPEbOQJ ... annel_page

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:36 pm
by chimpboy
Sounds ace. And you got some air :)