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shred 4 years, 8 months ago.
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just a thread for my shitter project vl its not a showcar or speed demon resto and it has no deadlines or timelimit just a done when its done attitude so updates to this will be few an far between
88 vl sl turbo bt1 – ex nsw hwy patrol
alpine white with mx grey bars an moulds
20% tint
gmax 17inch 5 spokes – not vx ss as shown in pics
kings ultra low – being replaced with superlow for rego – car is fe2 plated
monroe gt sports gas low front an rear
nolathane bushes an adjustable strut tops
whiteline sway bars
whiteline strut brace
whiteline adjustable panhard bar
rbs vt master booster
braided lines
vn grp a 330mm discs nissan gtst 4 spots up front factory turbo items rear
large hybrid cooler with mix n match piping
t3/t4 hiflow 12psi
3inch turbo back exhaust
malpassi adjustable fuel reg
factory auto + cooler
3.45 lsd
long range tank
no power options at all
interior beige sl being returned to beige from painted grey by previous owner although not installed atm due to wiring being redone along with heater an demister and steering column
basic audio alpine head unit 7x10s rear 6.5 splits front 4x100rms amp
ill update with more info later heres sum of the few pics i have atm
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VRSenator065
- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Reminds me of my old ex cop VL, mine was a 5L though. Just a great car the VL, one of Holdens best I reckon
yeh this is my 3rd lol im keepin this 1
im tossin up on whether to keep the turbo 6 do an ls or 671 5L conversion hehehe but for now the plan is to get it running again and finish off the list i have before i start thinking about that
Turbo 6 anyday of the week
Agree with Cava.
Mate’s RB30/26 has over 700hp on E85.That thing is mental on boost…….and a pussy cat off it.
yeh i love the turbo6 but i really wanna do a blown v8 and i dont have room for another car atm got 4 here an a trailer as it is
least i got plenty of time to decide what to do
so ive been doin a bit of shopping for parts for the old girl in hte hope it will push me into doin sum work on it in the upcoming warm months
first up is to get the front end mechanicals finished
new strut inserts strut boots and bump stops
new manual steering rack boots an rebuild kit
new swaybar bushes and link bushes
new bonnet strut kit
new battery cradle for factory position
new 10.5mm leads an plugs an filters
new strut tower brace quick releases ” i seem to have this on an off so much lol”
hdt group a grille
washer jets
still waiting on
headlights indicators tailights
front an rear bars an moulds
larger transmission cooler and trans service kit
engine mounts
radiator+ shroud+thermos
braided turbo lines
uni joints an center bearing
plan is to strip the engine bay down to just the bare engine clean up weld sum holes chuck on a quick couple of cheap coats of white paint and then rebuild with all the new parts
ive got my cooler pipes sorted now so i just have to plumb up then weld on sum mounting tabs and then paint them up with sum gloss black
moving onto the interior i just need to order my carpet and find sum vn-vs front seats and get my billet tbar made as the od switch is moved to the console
ive started cleaning up my wheels and will give them a couple of coats of black paint and need to order sum new wheel nuts
got a few other little bits an pieces to sort out but im hoping to have the car roadworthy by the end of summer and will start saving for the next round which will be turbo fuel system cam and ignition
BTS666.0
- rockhampton
- VZ SS stroked, turbo, t400......
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Posts: 78Keep it turbo 6.
...so I said "orange ya glad I didn't say banana?"........hahahaha.....hhhmmmm...pffft.....
yeh im goin to ive decided to get rid of the other vl i have here after stripping it and i will be lookin for sumthin else to fill its spot although i may just use the vs i have here
so ive been busy of late buyin parts for the vl ive got so much stuff piled everywhere im not very popular at home
picked up a full set of beige calais/berlina arm rests with ashtrays
picked up 2 front beige sl/exec door trims
^^^ these give me the ability to have clean factory bt1 setup front and rear or have full armrests and speakers up front
picked up a pair of VP 62i beige front buckets
these are darker than vl which is 65i off the top of my head but hey they are better than no seats or grey seats and i can always chuck me throwovers on em
picked up a sunglass holder for my extra gauges
also picked up 2x turbo dash badges yay
have grabbed 2 different kind of led third brake light just incase somebody havin a bad day wants me to put one in to pass rego
and a few meters of 65i beige felt to do sum trimming and sum black wrap for other parts
i have solved some globe an loom issues by converting all inside lighting to led but stock globes remain in cluster cause i cbf atm pullin it apart an pealing a layer off behind the gauges else u cant see the needles only the backing
im thinking of converting the headlights to canbus style led along with parkers numberplate boot etc
so now i have to order some carpet and the paint for the dash an center console
so the inside can now be assembled
after that the inteirior is pretty much done leaving billet tbar, extra gauges center armrest, and power mirrors but these few things are basicly 2nd part of the build stuff unless they come along at the right price
so yeh basicly now i can move onto the engine stuff adding a larger output alternator to the list
so much chit packed in round the place no pics yeh i know i know heh im not a huge pic taker
VRSenator065
- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Nice list, I do love pics though
yeh me to ill get pics when i get into puttin it together but for now stuff comes in stuff gets packed sumwhere that pisses somebody else off here
today i grabbed
trans service kit
new cooler pipe kit
catch can
oil an fuel filters
misc badges
and sum leds for interior seein as i have no globes
plan is to get the car running on the weekend hopefully fingers crossed if it runs i may get motivation to do things an take pics hehe
ok so yeh ive been slack but today i finished stripping the parts car and organising its departure and sorted out what i need to start spending time without money
have new ends an boots for manual steering rebuild have 2x manual racks an shafts so i can rebuild best rack but im thinking about converting to power steer of which i only have a pump so far
VRSenator065
- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Any progress is good progress!!
well today i finally got time to work on the vl
got the intercooler piping buttoned up got the engine turning over then bam
got the car up on ramps to see the tyres rotten an split inside haha they date from 03
turns out the intank pump is dead the rubber hose turned to goo an gummed shit up no fuel moving at all
some fresh 98 into the tank for sum swirling cleaning an draining now just waitin on new pump to arrive
i am determined to get this running it wont be on the road anytime soon as i now have to do all the rust work myself no money for paint or wheels i need to find a bootlid an bonnet
VRSenator065
- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777A year later, and same post from me – Any progress is good progress!!!
yeh well ive ended up spending some coin on the na 4spd bf2 futura i bought end of 2018 for the old man and am lookin around for factory turbo stuff and lsd for some cheap low boost fun
VRSenator065
- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777lol “factory turbo stuff” I think you will find that on the shelf right next to rocking horse poop…
nah i meant for the falcon im just collecting the turbo bolt ons etc
i wont even bother with factory vl turbo stuff the prices ppl are askin for the bits i dont have is ludicrous but i am tryin to find a modified forward facing factory plenum to simplify the piping because i dont want to spend 1k+ on a custom because unlike the 25/26 twincams theres no junk chinese copies for it
VRSenator065
- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
View build HERE
Posts: 5 777Yea agreed, I didn’t realize until I got my VL what the prices for these things are. Hubcaps for mine because the were the same as the turbo can go for $1k. Bloody crazy. They are such a nice car, I love the interior. Nicest of the first gens imo.
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