CBF reading through the thread. Can anyone tell me; can a T56 be fitted to an early model commodore (VC) without modifying the firewall or trans tunnel in any way? The car in question is a genuine VC Brock, so the owner wants to be able to return it to original condition if ever he wanted to.

Quote: Originally Posted by InsaneVL [View Post] Is this to replace going through the "Charge" light on the dash? well my charge light is an LED and doesn't have enough resistance but i didn't know that at the time and the light didn't work so after copious amounts of reading it came down to increasing line resistance lol now the car won't switch off on the isolator so i have to wire in a few more switches/relays

A normal globe out of an old gauge works as a diode exciter

Awesome.. just checking out if I needed to do something the same for my car. Obviously not if I use the normal Charge light in the VL Dash. Good to know though if you do change to LED's! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

What does everyone use for Accelerator Cables? The normal VL 6 cyl one is a) too long overall, and b) slack between sheath end and cable end is too much. Can get it shortened, but there must be a cable that can just bolt in? Normal VL V8? Or HSV VL Group A? Or will a VN-VS V8 one be ok?

Quote: Originally Posted by InsaneVL [View Post] Awesome.. just checking out if I needed to do something the same for my car. Obviously not if I use the normal Charge light in the VL Dash. Good to know though if you do change to LED's! yeh factory light has internal resistance, i got a pack of 30 led's for the entire dash and the rest worked a treat, did my head in for a little bit haha ---------- Post added 17-04-12 at 10:22 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by InsaneVL [View Post] What does everyone use for Accelerator Cables? The normal VL 6 cyl one is a) too long overall, and b) slack between sheath end and cable end is too much. Can get it shortened, but there must be a cable that can just bolt in? Normal VL V8? Or HSV VL Group A? Or will a VN-VS V8 one be ok? in my rolla i just used the factory cable, works perfect the factory cable though i did the following on my aftermarket plenum fit the sheathing first and make sure it's the length you want (do this without the cable inside) once you have that cut to length fit the cable in the throttle end and run the excess wire through the pedal, depending how much longer your cable is you might have 10mm or 100mm excess market it with a texter and pull the whole lot out i drilled out the old stop and solder it back on in the place i wanted it, then i crimped the fitting and never had a drama Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

From what I've read a vx v8 one should do the job . Drill the accelerator pedal to suit

Quote: Originally Posted by InsaneVL [View Post] LS Wiring Diagrams for those who need them. Thanks for that mate your a life saver! Cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by InsaneVL [View Post] It was this post that steered me a little wrong. I didn't end up seeing his amendment which said "it fits fine with the starter conversion".. That and I checked out my mates motor.. but that was an LSX block - which does have provision for the starter either side. Well.. time to buy a starter relocation kit. Good news though is I don't need the crank / stall spacers as I'm getting a custom stall made up anyway. Just the bellhousing spacer, starter motor and brackets. old post i know but you could just push the engine through the fire wall until you clear the starter Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by TUXEDO [View Post] CBF reading through the thread. Can anyone tell me; can a T56 be fitted to an early model commodore (VC) without modifying the firewall or trans tunnel in any way? The car in question is a genuine VC Brock, so the owner wants to be able to return it to original condition if ever he wanted to. done one in a VH... it fits but... had to tap in the tunnel where the reverse lock out is just near the shifter so there is some modding but its nothing that will be visual its under the car.

Quote: Originally Posted by vltrb-0 [View Post] in my rolla i just used the factory cable, works perfect the factory cable though i did the following on my aftermarket plenum fit the sheathing first and make sure it's the length you want (do this without the cable inside) once you have that cut to length fit the cable in the throttle end and run the excess wire through the pedal, depending how much longer your cable is you might have 10mm or 100mm excess market it with a texter and pull the whole lot out i drilled out the old stop and solder it back on in the place i wanted it, then i crimped the fitting and never had a drama Yeah, was really seeing if there was a stock replacement that would fit up before going for custom. How the hell do you solder them? surely not with your usual ****ty 240W soldering iron? Need anything special to Crimp them? ---------- Post added 17-04-12 at 21:21 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM [View Post] From what I've read a vx v8 one should do the job . Drill the accelerator pedal to suit Don't the VT S2 onwards cables run through a Throttle Relaxer? (eg, like this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Holden-VT...em 46028f4a42 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Holden-VT-5-7ltr-Gen-3-V8-throttle-relaxer-and-cruise-accelerator-cables-SS-HSV-/300690655810?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item46028f4a42) ) Or are there non-throttle relaxer items? ---------- Post added 17-04-12 at 21:22 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by vltrb-0 [View Post] old post i know but you could just push the engine through the fire wall until you clear the starter lol... sure... I *COULD* have... Don't think the engineer would be too happy about it though. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by vltrb-0 [View Post] ahh what? when you put on the left hand side starter kit to fit the engine into a gen 1 comodor the plate is a few mm thick so your box is a feww mm firther back thus u need a space you can buy off th shelf converters to suit ls1 to t400/ 350 but they dont take into account aussie cars that are using the starter swap kit but you can buy a custom convertor with no spacer needed like what insane vl has done

Anyone bothered to look at running aircon? also does a VL steering shaft hook up to a VN/VP powersteering rack ok?

A/c ...... lol . I'm not even running a heater or p/s in mine . A vl power steering intermediate shaft will go on vn and some vp racks . Anyone using a fuel cell with their conversion ? Trying to work out how I'm gonna connect the charcoal canister to it .

Fuel Cell in mine. Charcoal Canister?? pffft... however... I "could" hook it up to the breather hose which is the line on the left that goes under the car. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM [View Post] A/c ...... lol . I'm not even running a heater or p/s in mine . A vl power steering intermediate shaft will go on vn and some vp racks . Anyone using a fuel cell with their conversion ? Trying to work out how I'm gonna connect the charcoal canister to it . yes you may lol at my request, but the best cruising weather in Perth is summer and it gets pretty damn hot...

Will a standard VL trimatic shifter hook up to a TH400?

yes it does. i am selling my ls1 conversion setup. vt ss ls1 motor with 114k, wiring harness, pcm, custom engine mounts, custom extractors, modded vn v8 k frame, DOES NOT need the starter conversion, fits perfect. chasing $3200 ono. work done by Matt Allen at Extreme Metal Craft. thought id put it in here in case anyone was interested first other wise ill put it out on the forum. contact me via [phone removed]. cheers. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

How will the engineer pass it without a charcoal canister ?

Quote: Originally Posted by grunter01 [View Post] [U]you can get the wiring harness redone to only have the wires needed for around $200 from what i was quoted... serious? thats less than half the price of what other ppl charge, where was that qoute from?