Barn find VB

[DaveParticipant PakenhamVL Family Wagz View build HERE Member since: December 29, 2015 Posts: 36]

Found a bumper, it’s a VH one, but still heaps better than the bent twisted one that was on it!

[DaveParticipant PakenhamVL Family Wagz View build HERE Member since: December 29, 2015 Posts: 36]

Worked on the back end today,

fitted new upper and lower trailing arm bushes, adjustable panhard, new sway bar bushes, lowered springs and shocks. Rebuilt calipers and new rotors and new handbrake cable.

Went to bleed the brakes and stripped a bleeder nipple, couldn’t find one today so will have to source one during the week.

 

Just need to replace the tyres now and it’s finished and time to start on the front

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Very nice work mate, good progress.  Best thing I did if you haven’t already is buy a set of split ring spanners for brake nipples.  No more rounding them off…

[DaveParticipant PakenhamVL Family Wagz View build HERE Member since: December 29, 2015 Posts: 36]

Thanks mate, was using the correct tools, the thread failed on the bleeder

All good, sorted a new bleeder today and it fits in the caliper and tightens, which wasn’t happening before!!

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

No worries mate, sorry wasn’t meaning to infer you weren’t using them btw, I only found about them not that long ago :)  Nice to see an old girl like this being brought back to life

[DaveParticipant PakenhamVL Family Wagz View build HERE Member since: December 29, 2015 Posts: 36]

Found an SLE rear bumper, it’s off a VH and the rubber has had it, but it’s there!!

 

 

 

[DaveParticipant PakenhamVL Family Wagz View build HERE Member since: December 29, 2015 Posts: 36]

Pulled the front end out today, painted up the inner guards, taking the struts to work tomorrow to pull apart with my vice and Spring compressors, got all new bushes for the front, lowered King springs and new strut inserts. Then sort out the brakes!

looking at putting VT brakes on the front for when the LS goes in there’s one less thing to do! I already have to change the master anyway seeing as I have a disc brake rear now and don’t want to do things twice.

I bought a VH sle interior for $150 (front and rear seats, 4 door trims, headlining and interior lights) so slowly been gathering bits to change over the interior, it’s Blue and in really good nick, so a whole color change inside. And now I have to paint it as well, Red outside with blue inside will annoy me

[HDN05LParticipant Canberra ACTVS Olympic Edt 383 stroker Ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 289]

I went the vt brake upgrade on my vs ute, it will definitely make a difference on your vb.

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Highly recommend doing the Vt booster and Master swap along with the Vt Breaks. That makes the biggest difference.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Yea I went VT booster/master.

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Went VZ Booster/Master on mine, it’s a huge upgrade on the VY combo so I’m guessing better than the VT..

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