rolla van man

Organising to get my plenum made up soon, but the 26 might have to sit in the shed and gather some dust for a little while as I've starting working on my vz Calais for now. Cheers, Leigh.

anymore progress on this beast josh? :)

and ive almost got my piping sorted for the intercooler and charger setup, just gotta swing some hard earned to those lovely ladies and gents over at Victoria Police for a $528 error i made a few weeks ago then i can get stuck into the rolla again :)

almost finished stripping the car and the interior... found all my cigarette lighters that had disappeared though.. thats a win!

Cold side of the cooler into a plenum sorta thing that the webers are plumbed into the side of.. Similar to the airbox on an Alfa GTV... and the holes in the rad support are larger then 2".. I have already started doing my pipework for the front mount. :)

Cold side of the cooler into a plenum sorta thing that the webers are plumbed into the side of.. Similar to the airbox on an Alfa GTV... and the holes in the rad support are larger then 2".. I have already started doing my pipework for the front mount. :)

Yeah that's true haha I think I've found a way around that tho. As I'll only be using 2-2.5 inch pipe for the cooler, there is two holes in the rad support where te horns were. So I've moved the horns and now ive got two holes perfect for the pipes, just gotta work put how to mount the cooler itself :) slowly getting there!

So now that I've lost my license I've been getting stuck into the old girl. I think I have a theory, the more parts you pull off your Rolla, the more rust you'll find :( hahaha got all my supercharger stuff together and cleared some room in the shed. Getting thru this buil slowly but surely. Hopefully will be done and on the road in the next 12-18 months. Any suggestions or advice on this build is appreciated, I'm a dental technician by trade so 90% I'm guessing what to do next haha Cheers everyone, Leigh

I scared my girlfriend a few times in the 26... Sliding roundabouts on the 12x5s or whatever ridiculous cheesecutters were on it hahaha there so tricky in the wet! Hahah but mad fun on te dry! Can't wait to get mine back on the road to see how much difference a 'charger will make in the wet :/ hurry and make more boost for your 11 man!

Well thats true! Haha

Whatever you work out for handling and suspension... I'm probably gonna copy hahaha

Guitar strings? Please explain? Cheers, Leigh

Hey everyone, I have a nasty bit of wrist around window frame of my rear drivers side window on my ke26, trying to get the glass our to be able to fix it. As this window is fixed in place, how do I remove it without destroying the rubber seal around it? Or do I just have to find a new one? I was getting very frustrated yesterday an considered breaking the window so I could fix this rust. Potentially an expensive method hahah any help is appreciated, cheers, leighroy

This thing is cool as hell bro!! Well done on the find and what work youve done so far!! Cheers, Leigh

Supercharger and FMIC is a go thanks to the girlfriend who loves buying me presents haha now I just gotta start getting the internals sorted and figure out what diff to Use, in the meantime it's off to be resprayed! Progress is good yah?

Looks like we are thinking along the same lines man!

Hey guys. Thinking of fitting a pop-up style sunroof into my ke26 while it's in the panel shop. Just wondering if anyone knew much about how this would affect my ability to get it registered when it is actually finished? Cheers, Leigh.

Might've sourced a supercharger and intercooler. Fair to say this project is quickly gettin out of hand! From a 4k an 5 SPD and a quick coat of paint and keep it daily to supercharged 5k and full interior retrim and full respray.. Sorry Wallet!!

Thanks mate

Lost my license on Sunday night... Got 6 months of solid spanner time on the Rolla tho I guess

Cool as! That's what I wanted to hear!

Cheers man haha I make false teeth for a living so this build is a fairly steep learning curve for me hahah

Are the hydro lifters as shit as everyone makes them out to be? Or will they be right in a fairy worked 5k? I also have a 4k head and rocker gear sitting there if someone could tell me exactly which Chev solid lifters and pushrods I need. Kinda keen to start making some progress

So just 5k hydraulic lifters and push rods?

It's got the deep "D" shaped pistons in it so which solid lifters and pushrods will I need to run the 5k head also?