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Good to see a Torana on here ;)

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.

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

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…[Read more]

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.

Progress on the cam and stall upgrade have been put back a little :(

My fault, sold the 19 inch Aero’s and put shitty but tread legal tyres on whilst the original wheels were being powdercoated. Buried the right foot in the wet to avoid another two car altercation and swapped ends across 4 lanes of the freeway at 90-100kmh. The cable…[Read more]

No mucking around here lol.

Big fan of this shape in a nice shade. Looks great ;)

Nice work, good to see it surviving well.

I daily my VK Calais as well, and my wife sometimes has to “suffer” doing the same lol, and had nothing good to say except for the time she had to overtake and found the LS1 power handy. Air con is great in them if the car isn’t in the sun all day, suits me as I park in a basement at work.

Yours looks…[Read more]

Great ute, very well built. Nice shed to ;)

Have idle revs increased? A dirty TPS or similar could have brought revs up enough to be over a soft gear selection.

Talking to a mate who has run 10’s with a Salisbury, the spider gears are the weakest link, a full spool will amend the weakest link to the axles. If they survive the transbrake and slicks, the next thing to let go will be the cap bolts holding the centre in. The centre will be left lying on the ground as proof. There are no gear sets between…[Read more]

I ended up with a VCM10 camshaft which is 225/225 .578″ @112.5 which is a little different to the usual low/high arrangement but should suit the direction the build is going lol. On a positive note, there seems to be more traction when needed in a straight line.

Also went a little sideways in that plan on a visit to Gear Exchange Smithfield…[Read more]

The forum is as below ;) Probably not suited to most personalities. It is down to business, no mucking around which is hard for people like me who like banter lol.

http://www.fastlane.com.au/Forum/forum.aspx

Commonut is fairly active on another forum which seems to fit him nicely. He lives locally and has been helpful trading parts for knowledge lol. Not a bad bloke either.

My main gripe with JC is there seem to be no real experts in the areas I make queries who have experience, so a decent technical question gets zero response. That, and the allowance for members to ask the same questions over and over again (eg. Will VE SS wheels fit my VT Commy?) even though there is usually a thread 3 below theirs.

I have been…[Read more]