[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Anyone feel free to add your input as I really have no clue where to start and would like to hear it from someone with a bit of experience.

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Awesome ride mate, love the flex in the GQ too ;) How is the driveability with the 286 cam and how big of a difference has the manifold and throttle bodies made to how she drives?

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Gotten too cold!

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Hi mate , nice clean vh you got there! Keen to see how your build goes as I am hopefully undertaking a similar project to yours very shortly. One question I have is what are you going to do re: tail shaft?

Thanks and best of luck with it !!

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

:-o That paint job is spot on. Can’t wait to see some pics of it all back together 

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Top work mate, these all look like great new features 

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Sweet as, aside from the necessities (machine work, balancing) I will be trying to complete as much of the whole car myself. This obviously includes engine, panel/paint, wiring, etc etc. The car needs full bare metal respray, after reading reply to my post on your build thread it sounds like getting the car professionally blasted is the way to go.

 

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

OLD GMH wrote:

Cheers man. I have been thinking for a while that it would be good to get some first gens together in Perth for a cruise. May look at setting something up in the not too far future! Definitely got a lot more in store. I am thinking next thing I want to sort out is a good rear end setup. Haven’t gone through the finer details but I am thinking along the lines of mini tubs (to the rail)/shortened diff to suit/etc. After that I want to take it back to bare metal and do the panel and paint, fix the tiny amount of rust it has and get it looking mint. I will also swap the motor out eventually, maybe at the same point that I do the body work, as I have already started gathering parts for a 355 build. For now though, I am just happy to enjoy it, you may see the rear end setup by the end of this year though, not sure yet. These things are never finished :D

Ok that sounds great, remember to keep us posted about the cruise. With the rear end, the 3.55:1 must be pretty lively compared to my 2.78:1. How do you think you will be going about taking it back to bare metal ? That’s probably 1st thing on my to do list. Again let me say it’s great to see how far you’ve come with this car and I hope you enjoy it for a long time to come.

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Just had a read of the 1st page/saw pics…

Gotta say that looks to be the cleanest example of a VN I have personally ever seen! Absolutely MINT. I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread for sure.

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Hey mate that is one fine looking paint job!! Did you take it back to bare metal yourself and if so, what process did you use? I imagine sanding the whole thing back would take forever. Love the look of the rear end too.

Cheers

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Thanks fellas. Justin mate I will probably hit you up sometime, about something!! Sounds like the engine machining shop in Midland did a top job? My 253 will be coming out eventually and it would be nice to rest assured it’s in reputable hands… ANYWAY, that’s not in the picture for a while.

 

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Woah that’s a damn clean VT!! Looks mint mate, I’m jealous.

The VY SS rims suit well

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[Wogan01Participant Perth79 VB SL View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 16]

Hey mate,

just read through WHOLE build and great detail in the posts/pics! Sounds killah too.

Going to keep watching thread, sorry if you said it already but is there much more to come in terms of future plans? Done an awesome job so far and hopefully see you cruising in Perth sometime!!

Cheers

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