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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…[Read more]

not much happening here atm been a bit crook and the heat means i just cbf gettin out there an sweating my guts out to often to do shit

but

i did make sum changes to the audio after my 4 channel was to big to fit anywhere and my 12 inch sub decided to pack it in after 11 years lol

alpine 12 inch type r dual 2ohm sub boot

pioneer gm-8604 cfgd…[Read more]

so i finally got me brembos on now i just gotta find a spare wheel to fit over them bloke at local bob jane has a bunch of trade ins an odds an ends we gunna try an fit an if he aint got sumthin he says he will find me sumthin dont nee to be anything special as long as its straight a bit of rash an shit can be painted over

also got me sub…[Read more]

shouldnt be any difference tween vp vr vs v8 irs FE2 springs a hsv with fe2 shud be identical to a non hsv with fe2 as fe2 is a holden factory part

the only differences you may find would be due to age and use an sag

shouldnt be any difference tween vp vr vs v8 irs FE2 springs a hsv with fe2 shud be identical to a non hsv as fe2 is a holden factory part

the only differences you may find would be due to age and use an sag

was a nice day for a drive so i grabbed a few happy snaps

dont mind the sports armour on the front an it didnt make it lower much if at all

small update installed sports armour to the front bar today cover up sum scratches an scrapes that were on it when i bought it

needs a bit of chrome on the front so might have a look for sum thin strips like u used to see on wheel guards back in the day an work it around the outside of the grill

starting to hate the large chrome lion on the…[Read more]

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

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

alpine ine-w960a with alpine pfk-ves1g2 perfect fit control unit

yep has gps nav etc its not to bad so far although ive only had a quick mess around with it to test stuff out an take a look around

ill get a better idea of it once ive finished installing the speakers subs an amps but it does sound rather good on the shitty factory speakers an…[Read more]

hehe yes a major milestone sounds a lot bettter

thanks mate yeh they do i was torn between these an the all satin black ones but these won out for a bit of class over tough

this is what i replaced the headunit/hvac control with in the ve

scuse the mess im currently wiring up a diy center console compartment led and ashtray kit with led for 33$ instead of payin holden way over…[Read more]

got these on yesterday as they turned up early sorry car is a bit grubby but i took a few quick shots an then checked the car away right before we got hit by a huge storm an lost power for 12 hours

and

and

and

doesnt look to shabby at all will get the brembos on when my mate comes back from holidays

“finished” LOL

that sounds almost as plausible as my daily just gettin sum minor stuff and enjoying the drive

DAMN IT WAS HOT but i got the headunit and hvac control unit in an working no pics yet as its still a mess ive gotta mount the nav arial and handsfree mic an then slap the top of the dash back together and then splice in my 2 looms for the console and ashtray leds and slap the bottom back together and its sposed to be HOTTER tomorrow lol

got the…[Read more]

could always make it a naws button but you would need another gauge to monitor the welds on the manifold hehe