V6 Engine Install

[John Abbott]

What a clever buga you are Rogue Thanks for getting those pics so quickly. Good job

[Rogue Trooper]

Hey rougue, is that PVC water pipe in the first photo? and if so whats it for?

The PVC waterpipe is my mock-up for the air intake. As discussed with Matte in an earlier thread it probably won't like the heat from the exhaust too much as they both run through there but it is a good cheap way of working out what I'm going to have to do before putting in the work to build the main attraction.

What a clever buga you are Rogue Thanks for getting those pics so quickly. Good job

Thanks John! 

[hunterbynature]

top work rogue, i take it your going to mount the radiator between motor and front crossmember, sort of lends itself to a nice custom pan from the front of the motor and blending into the back of the front crossmember, dont no if it would upset airflow tho? thinking of something like your setup for my swb with sbc but not as far back as your setup but anyway awsome work mate cheers stevo

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Rogue, nice and tidy, a lot of work has gone into it, are the engine mounting brackets a custom made item, they look cool.
George.

Can't wait to see your van completely finished, and decked out.

[Rogue Trooper]

top work rogue, i take it your going to mount the radiator between motor and front crossmember, sort of lends itself to a nice custom pan from the front of the motor and blending into the back of the front crossmember, dont no if it would upset airflow tho? thinking of something like your setup for my swb with sbc but not as far back as your setup but anyway awsome work mate cheers stevo

Thanks Steve. The radiator is up the front in more or less the standard location taking into account I have a completely different front. Sitting the radiator below the floor pan in front of the engine would mount it far too low and it would be the first thing taken out if I drove over something in the middle of the road. Behind the radiator I'm mounting an additional trans cooler with an an air scoop to aid airflow through the cooler fins. The bracket that holds the cooler will also have suspension arms to support the extra long radiator hoses, trans hoses and power steering hoses.

Hey Rogue, nice and tidy, a lot of work has gone into it, are the engine mounting brackets a custom made item, they look cool.
George.

Can't wait to see your van completely finished, and decked out.

Thanks. They are certainly not an off-the-shelf item.

I'm kinda looking forward to it too! 

[SandB]

Hey, My Beddie is already converted to VP Commodore V6 and for sale on ebay!!   Could be another option   ___  without the headf---k   Cheers Brian O

[BusyKiwi]

I like the way you've used the sub frame

[John Abbott]

Hey Rogue....Does the whole assembly sit the same level as the Beddie crossmember or a little higher?

[Rogue Trooper]

It's pretty much at the same level as the front crossmember. Didn't want to go any lower as I'd rather anything that is likely to hit the sump will hit the front crossmember first as it is a rather solid piece of metal and I couldn't go much higher as otherwise by the time the seats were mounted I'd have to open the sunroof to have somewhere to stick my stupid head.

Now the seats are in I think it turned out rather well. Seats are still a little high but nothing that can't be lived with although it makes a serious difference having an adjustable steering column.

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

hey sandb . . . has yours got its customery ten by 10 classification sticker on it?