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My 86 Exec Wags

Started by -pumba- · 29 Mar 2009 · 39 replies

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joeyVLArchived member
far out sean , thats come up heaps mint .. for 500 buks dude you cant go wrong . tell me if you need any parts as i still have a VL im wreking .
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-pumba-Archived member
well finished work an hour early today so thought id use the time to lower the wagon AGAIN... for the 3rd time lol. only did the front and it got dark just as i finished. im pretty happy with how its sitting. its pretty much as low as i can go with out having to get short stroke shocks for the front. ill put some pics up later Its probably how im gonna leave it its not heaps low but still looks alot better than stock. and have manged to scrape over a few bumps already with it at that height lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlwagzArchived member
looking good mate. i cant believe how clean you got those door trims. are you going to get rims for it or just keep the ceptors? i have a woodgrain steering wheel and boss kit if you interested.
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-pumba-Archived member
yeah they came up pretty good, just gonna leave it on ceptors mate, its only a bit of a run around car for a few months or so. yeah im looking at getting a wheel but im not keen on the woodgrain ones.. may be interested in the boss kit in a while if your willing to seperate.
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vlwagzArchived member
yeah prob mate im not really fussed. just pm me.
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WoggsterArchived member
this wags looks mint, you've got it sitting perfectly now... low but still practicle. I absolutely love the colour, brilliant work keep it up bro Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
havnt really done much to the wagon, hopefully replacing the fuel pump next weekend as its really starting to annoy me how loud it gurgles lol. took some new pics today. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Danny_BoyArchived member
the wags looks good i like it, its not a common colour but it looks good i rekon maybe some chrome trims on the ceptors?
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-pumba-Archived member
yeah thats what ive been thinking of getting. gonna see how cheap i can get them for at trade price lol
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-pumba-Archived member
well today I replaced the exhaust manifold gasket and the first flange where the manifold goes into 2 pipes gasket as they were both pissing out. also replaced AFM as it was starting to play up. didnt get fuel pump done. have to be next weekend
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SIrollerArchived member
looking great. how are you lowering it? chop chop? also those doortrims, there wre some berlinas which didn't have the soft material but a cotton lik material, is that what your doors are? they look to be the rougher type.
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-pumba-Archived member
yeah the door trims are the rough type. and as for the lowering the fronts are king springs lows but chopped, the standard shock just catches them with no weight on the spring so its as low as i wanna go. and the rear i have pedders short stroke shocks that i put in and heavy duty pedders springs that were in there when i got it but chopped now lol. it drives quite nice
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SIrollerArchived member
wheres the lowest point and how high does it sit??
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-pumba-Archived member
ah the lowest point would be the cat converter, ill have to measure it to see how low it sits. our lowering specs are different to that but I was pulled over a few weeks back with it at the height its at now and the cops fully checked the car, ie tyres, number plates, rego and they didn't say anything about the height
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-pumba-Archived member
did fuel pump today was alot easier than i thought it was gonna be, also got a new steering wheel. will post up pics later
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-pumba-Archived member
New wheel not a very good pic but all i have for the moment Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SIrollerArchived member
how sweet is the new wheel? makes an amazing difference in handling.
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-pumba-Archived member
it definatly is alot nicer to hold onto lol.
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-pumba-Archived member
got some extractors last night off of vl wagz put them on today and replaced all the hagers to, half of them were missing. will post up some pics later today what they looked like when i first picked them up cleaned up, painted and put in. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
lowered the rear a bit more tonight also got piping to do cold air intake just gotta do it. not the best pics but looks a bit better i recon did cold air intake tonight. used the set up from the thread on here. seems to worked well, took it for a boot and seems a bit more responsive. but it is a nice cold night to.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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