just the idea of a wag is so useful but by all means do clean it

yea wagons are pretty cool...look great lowered

Ahaha here's one http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-154436551.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Holden/auction-154436551.htm) :P Mine is a hell of alot straighter than that! Takes a long time to find a 3L manual wagon if that's what you're after..

Yeah guys be good to see some more decent wags around

need to see more done up wags in aucks for sure

So this would be a good time to put a random SIKVLT picture up (any excuse) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looks minta in every foto bro..

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ VL com the bosch alt has black plastic cover on rear half. the car will run with out alt. are you sure its the alt... i have a bosch alt here but not sure if its a goer My old SL turbo wouldnt run without the altinator it would run for about 5 mins then die!!!!! it didnt like it at all

A car will run without an alternator until the battery loses its charge. The alternator is what powers the entire electrical system. 5-10 mins until the battery dies is normal.

Yeah not the best idea to run without an alternator

Ok, here's something to confuse my situation more.. The 3 cars I have checked all have the same alternator, which I assumed was Hitachi because they don't have a plastic cover.. anyway I got the one out of my wagon, and it's Bosch (and the bearings sound a bit rough), then we get to clearing out some parts in search of an alternator, we found one but it's a Bosch with the plastic cover, and the plugs are completely different so I can't use it. So I took the brush holder out (the regulator is part of that right? I can't tell cause this kind of alternator isn't in the Gregory's manual..) and one of the brushes is worn way down, and the slip ring that it runs against is worn down more than the other one too.. So here is where I think I'm at, I should get a whole replacement alternator to solve the bearing issue while I'm at it, but I need the same kind of alternator that I have now otherwise my loom won't fit it.

Send it down to an auto sparky and get new bearings and brushes fitted.

Quote: Originally Posted by calais3L Send it down to an auto sparky and get new bearings and brushes fitted. Mmmm, 'cause that'll be cheap. I went to repco and its $55 for one brand that'll fit and $74 for a Bosch regulator (with brushes). So I'm gonna take the part numbers into BNT and see if they have them, and take the alternator into work and see what my boss thinks about the bearings. The guy put in the part number off the regulator.. Fords came up..

Unfortunatey nothing comes cheap.

my old man overhauled my mates alternator on the vk with new everything for $85. pretty good i thought. would never buy a second hand alternator myself.

all i can say is dont go to "RIPCO" cause they will do exactly that rip you off!!B N T all the way those guys are so helpfull and do awesome prices,(onehunga branch anyway)tell em your a mechanic or panel beater and they should give it to you for trade or less like me!!went to ripco saturday for a CAS for VL dizzy,they wanted $290 +gst,got it from BnT for $109 incl.pricing is way up the crapper and not tht great to deal with.

i agree, dads account at BNT is alot cheaper than ripco.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIKUTE all i can say is dont go to "RIPCO" cause they will do exactly that rip you off!!B N T all the way those guys are so helpfull and do awesome prices,(onehunga branch anyway)tell em your a mechanic or panel beater and they should give it to you for trade or less like me!!went to ripco saturday for a CAS for VL dizzy,they wanted $290 +gst,got it from BnT for $109 incl.pricing is way up the crapper and not tht great to deal with. I know what you mean, but BNT isn't open at 4 oclock Sunday afternoon I'm gonna open it up at work tomorrow and see what I can do about the bearings, the big nut on the fan doesn't wanna budge at the moment. 12maneym, does he work in the trade or does he just do that sort of thing? I'd be happy with $85 haha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yea repco are pricks. and all the people that work there are boyracer fags with riced out hondas.

Quote: Originally Posted by gasguzler yea repco are pricks. and all the people that work there are boyracer fags with riced out hondas. or they dont have a clue what theyre talking about