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v8 sierra

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:23 pm
by tozook
what do you's think of this sierra would it pass enginerring in n.s.w
what do you's think about the price is it a bit to much

if i buy it i will be doing a
3 link front and Panhard Bar
a frame 3 link rear
80 series front and rear
tubed tray exo cage

then after it pass for rego and about 6 months later i would put efi 5ltr top end on it

so what do yous think of this little v8 seirra

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... %3AIT&rd=1

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:32 pm
by bru21
if you plan to do that i wouldn't bother. you are not getting enough for your $$$

also my view is these suzuki's are all about weight. i have seen many heavy fully kitted out ones out done by stockish ones.

But if you want one build it yourself. basicaly with this you are buying suspension, diffs, 1/2a motor etc you will throw or sell for squat.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:00 pm
by Busiboy
The V8 won't get engineered because the base cars tare weight is too low.

My FJ40 was only just heavy enough, roof on etc

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:50 pm
by sierrajim
It looks to have a long way to go in finishing it.

Very hard to tell in the pictures but the fact that the welds have not been painted and left to rust says a lot.

Would be interesting to see how the 80 series coils worked with the weight of the back end of a zook on top of them though.

Looks to have been built as more of a weekend wheeler. Although if your build quality was high enough and you wanted to throw enough money into testing with an engineer and it passes you could register it. This would cost a GREAT deal of money and would be hardly worthwhile.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:55 pm
by ToNkA
NAM + V8 Sierra = PCOD

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:37 pm
by tozook
i don't like that welds have not been painted and left to rust as will

is overkills Vitara engineered with the rover v8 in it

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:41 pm
by sierrajim
Rover V8 is much lighter and Vitara GVM is also higher

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:42 pm
by ZOOK60
yes it is fully engineered :armsup:

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:54 pm
by Bentzook
with the new RTA laws, you wont get that thing passed in any part of australia !

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:15 pm
by sierrajim
with enough work put into it, money thrown at it and enough testing it could be done.

It appears as if there is no bracing for any of the link mounts on the chassis.

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:18 am
by De-lux
where's the radiator?? :? :?:

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:41 am
by Guy
sierrajim wrote: Very hard to tell in the pictures but the fact that the welds have not been painted and left to rust says a lot.
If it was done in the past couple of months we have had some freaky weather round wang.. It only looks like pretty light surface rust. (could easily hapen in less than a week)

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:45 am
by flynn
Wheres the rear drive shaft???

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:45 am
by Guy
I saw this thing parked last night near my Inlaws place ... its freaking tall ... the roofline would have to be about 7 foot ...

Might see if I can have more of a stickybeak tommorow (it's just around the corner from me)