Quote: Originally Posted by STONE RACING i fould a spark plug back in 89 fixed that and been sweet ever since!, farken water pump how long you owned it a week!! lol i only owned mine a week, head was f*cked, so got that replaced and did fan belt etc all at that time, needed two injectors and some other various ignition bits. just got it back yesterday. brakes are getting noisy, still has a miss in it, and box is on its way out... my advice is dont do what every other person is, dont buy a VL for your first car... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

oh yeah i forgot the cas, 3 gasket turbo to manifolds, i lost count on how many leaking injector i went through. replace all the front bushes, z bar control arms. because they were all *****ed up.

um where to begin. bout 4 melted pistons in 1 go, fuel pump, 3 motors with exesive blow by after rebuilds,3 blown turbos,3 bent valves, 1 cracked head, 2chewed out cams 1 oil pump. , 3 stock cluches 2 H/D clutches 1 brass buton clutch.2 blown gearbox's and a mf5 if they count,1 broken gear stick 1 tailshaft 2 center berings, a pair of xdrill front rotors, lots of rear tyres, a considerable amount of money out of my back pocket and the numorous points that ive lost in the persuit of trying to go fast so yea i am sort of not real happy O i forgot out of all that the most financial hardship was caused when my water pump started to leak, thought about ending it all it was that hard on me. still geting counseling now. any 1 avalible for me to cry on there shoulder.

lost my licence a few times, it's costly

Trusting people who say stuff is perfect when its not and then think its not their problem after they have lied through their teeth

hey um blown turbo blown auto blown diff blown head gasket split fuel line replace leaking injectors broken ball joint 3000 bucks in fines due 2 my driving style loss of lisence hatred from da cops numreous reports 2 the hoon line lol gotta love owning a vlt Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Water Pump, Valve stem seals, Front crankshaft seal, transmission, thrust bearing, gearbox mainshaft seal, diff, diff gasket, brake booster, front discs, 2 bottom ball joints, master cylinder, steering rack, still some more but i cant remember it all.

dam dudes yous are really going though alot of stuff i would hate to see some of your costs how many of yous spin the wheels? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

blown n/a diff, blow head gasket, spun big end, melted piston, warped head due to water pumps fins being eating away by rust, clutch fans, countless tyres, fixing rediculous amounts of leaks, bout to replace power steering rack, just putting in a brand new forged motor, replaced injectors fuel pumps due to failure. most likely things to break that didn't n/a auto taken 160rwkw for months and still went strong till engine died. all in all couldn't be happier for a 20 year old car and the amount of fun, inexpensivenss and learning experience with it and i still havn't lost a points on licence come off my p's in 3 months

my brake light globe burnt out!!!

Since I've had it:- Turbo - 1994 ($1250) Centre Bearing - 1995 (?) Water pump - 1995 (?) Diff - 1996 (1000) Clutch - 1996 (400) Springs & Shocks Bushes etc - 1997 (800) Windscreen - 1996 (200) CAS - 1997 (?) Coil - 1998 (?) Power transistor - 1998 (?) AFM - 1998 (50) Clutch - 1999 (250) Clutch again lesson learnt - 1999 (500) Air Con - 2001 (700) Bearing Plates - 2003 (200) Springs & Shocks - 2003 (800) Brake Booster - 2004 (?) AFM - 2004 (10) Head - 2005 (600) 4 Disks - 2005 (400) Fuel Pump - 2005 (150) Injectors - 2005 (250) Windscreen - 2005 (200) Diff - 2006 (300 + drive to Melbourne) Clutch - 2006 (700) MX7 - 2006 (1600 full reco) + Consumables like timing belts, tie rod ends, ball joints, brake pads, rack boots etc Don't add it up I don't want to know..most of the big stuff is my own labour thank god.

Mine would be rebuilt motor and turbo. The rest is self inflicted..lol

how could i possibly remember all the things i've broken, or that have broken by themselves over the years of owning it...enough little things to turn my pubes grey... and im 23... gotta be on my 5th diff, 4th gearbox, 3rd tailshaft, second engine (now 30et)......... 1st car though... She loves it...

Quote: Originally Posted by bewsh my brake light globe burnt out!!! Oh snap.......thats full on Mine has had fried ECU and rooted fuel pump that is about it really. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

bewsh your little brake light globe blowing out seems so tiny to some of the other things people are expericening! lol

2 gearboxes, 1 diff, ratltly bottom end, headgasket, injectors, brakes, brakes, brakes, brake booster, master cyl, maybe more, dunno, dont wanna know... its only n/a manual at the moment, i drive it HARD every day, and brake harder

Quote: Originally Posted by vlcalais3 bewsh your little brake light globe blowing out seems so tiny to some of the other things people are expericening! lol ummmm...... it was a joke my friend!!! if u dont was soo many problems with ur VL, then stop thrashing them so hard!

Quote: Originally Posted by bewsh ummmm...... it was a joke my friend!!! if u dont was soo many problems with ur VL, then stop thrashing them so hard! It was just a dirty connection.

drive it like its hot

Worst things, in order. R31 Skyline, recond engine and paint car in time to write off into back of honda CRV. money spent: about $7800 Insurance payed out $4900 (owned for about 2 months) 1st VL, fine for about a year, cracked head, had engine completely overhauled at kostecki, blew auto box, replaced box, Yellow Sticker for power steering leak (was not leaking but sticker cost about $1500) smashed bumper, headlight and F L wheel. fixed that then rust caused me to sell for $1800 (spent about $7000 total) Current VL Bought from pickles for $650, ground up rebuild at my house, on road now about to finnish paint & body, building spare engine on stands. Let the fun begin UPDATE: finally got it straight and my neighbour backed a land rover into me, wrote off both drivers side doors now fitting LE kit and prepping for full respray... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.