32 nearly ready

[nzsimon]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200280089059572&comment_id=5231345&offset=0&total_comments=2&ref=notif&notif_t=video_comment

Not sure if this will work or not the roadster is nearly ready for its maiden voyage
All lights work , steering done brakes work just a couple of gearbox computer issues to go

[phat rat]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200280089059572&comment_id=5231345&offset=0&total_comments=2&ref=notif&notif_t=video_comment

Not sure if this will work or not the roadster is nearly ready for its maiden voyage
All lights work , steering done brakes work just a couple of gearbox computer issues to go

Sounds great

[enjenjo]

That is a Toyota V8 correct?

[BFS57]

Hello;
Wait! Stop! The steering wheel is on the wrong side!
What engine is that? Sounds ready to go!!!
Bruce

[nzsimon]

That is a Toyota V8 correct?

Yes it is out of a Lexus great engines
Forged crank , rods and pistons , 6 bolt mains , girdle , 32 valve this one should be in the 400hp area

[jaybee]

Beautiful car Simon, it's been a pleasure watching it go together over the past few years.

[UGLY OLDS]

NICE car Simon ...    Can you get away with exposed exhaust & no "guards" in NZ like the guys must have in AZ


Bob.....

[nzsimon]

NICE car Simon ...    Can you get away with exposed exhaust & no "guards" in NZ like the guys must have in AZ


Bob.....

Yes we can actually they don't get that hot , I built the mufflers inside the lake pipes and as you can hear it isn't too loud , I had no idea what it was going to sound like till I started it
Now all that needs sorting is the gearbox computer and the maiden voyage ( skid) is on the cards
Can run with no fenders as long as you are a member of a rod club for 2 years and have a valid exemption supposed to be only used on runs but....

[39deluxe]

That's a good looking engine. Sounds nice too.

Tom

[rumrumm]

I remember seeing this build on a previous posting and had been following it. I was wondering when I would see it again as I really liked all of your one-off pieces and choice of a different power plant. Looks and sounds awesome! I predict a BIG smile coming when you take her out for the first time!!

[nzsimon]

Thanks for all the positive feedback over the years it is sites like this , or to be more precise this site with it's wealth of info that kept me going

Learning each step as I went was particularly difficult , knowing what I know now I would do it different in a quarter of the time

[Carps]

Geez Simon, it's about time you got that puppy done, it's taken you longer than it's taken me to fit glass to my sedan.        

[nzsimon]

I may be slow but at least I am rough