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  • #22143
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    Bloody hell mate you did a good job walking away. Sounds like it was a close call at that  speed.

    Hopefully it hasn’t set you back to far??

     

    #22146
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    Holy shit, far out.  Glad your ok.

    #22149
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    Had all replacement parts lined up but wasn’t prepared to swallow the paint and panel bill. The car will be stripped over the weekend and an SLE will be built up from it’s remains.

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    Mate, we share your pain, what a bloody crying shame.

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    It was a hard decision, that’s for sure. Pretty much all parts that weren’t being kept were sold or sold pending payment and pickup within 24hrs. The aim of keeping it a rolling and driving shell were met.

    I kept the full driveline and associated hardware, brakes, steering and suspension, dash and engine wiring, shifter, pedal box, power windows and stereo. All hanging panels, glass, interior are gone. Registration has been cashed in, and I am just waiting for a neighbours hoist to free up so we can do the swap ;)

    Here are the possible shells I have that will house it all ;)

    Option one is an immaculate donor besides the paint. It is a factory 253, so no real pedigree either to upset the purists with if they see an LS1 under the hood.

    Option two is a factory 5L/382 pack. The body needs a little more work than option 1 and most of the driveline is already built for it. I am happy to do an LS1 conversion if there are no irreversible body mods done to accommodate it and the original driveline stays for it if the desire arises to return it to standard.

    I would daily no.1 if I had to, not option 2 due to the rarity.

    The decision will be marked by a new thread shortly ;)

    #22202
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    Shame to see that happen. So will you keep cruise control on the new one?

     

    #22203
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    Shame to see that happen. So will you keep cruise control on the new one?

    Yeah mate. It uses a VY module intergrated with the VK-VL column switch already. Just need to work out which buttons to use for set/accelerate/decelerate in a VH as I dont have the rubber pad like the VK.

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