Quote: Originally Posted by tubular2 [View Post] good effort man . i have just done this to my vl also. looks mint now and should last another 30yrs haha. products i used were a rust converter/primer- tergo blackguard- 2 coats and acralyne 2pak black.- 2 coats. i reccommed these for price and performance. Thanks for the advise . I was thinking along similar lines Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

credit to ya mate! Nice to see a poor VL being nicely revived Respect. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Been a while since last update, but have been busy. I finished cleaning and under sealing the back half along with repainting and the suspension parts and replacing all the bushes. Took a bit longer than I thought. Brute force wasnt enough for some of the bushes and I had call in some favors from mates. I also decided to start stripping the interior. Took out part of the dash, console and door panels. Dirt removed and under sealed. Diff painted, bearings and seals replaced, ready to fit. Control arms sand blasted and painted with new urethane bushes. The result of &#$@ hard work and lots of swearing! Was much easier to pull apart than put back together Low cobra springs fitted and shortened Monroe shocks. Rear finally back on ground ! and on new wheels because old ones were stuffed Cleaned and painted ready to fit. Maybe next week While tank was out decided to replace the petrol flap with a VN Commodore one. Gives a sleeker look. Had to drill a hole for actuator and decided to smooth the welds at the same time. Started stripping interior. Some parts may need paint. Cleaned door panels. Look good A bit more effort and should be like new Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Holy crap man that looks fricken awesome I tell ya, what you've done under the car is better than how they were new Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Bro, that's insane. I'm jealous. Top work.

Thanks guys ! Hope all the hard work pays off Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looking goodmate,keep it

awesome work man, such a prick of a job to do, just done my bushes too so feel your pain there. Well done, keep up the god work. It all pays off in the end result

Quote: Originally Posted by UNONT2 [View Post] looking goodmate,keep it Thanks mate. Making progress but still have heaps to do! ---------- Post added 22-10-12 at 09:53 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by NZ-SXYHDT [View Post] awesome work man, such a prick of a job to do, just done my bushes too so feel your pain there. Well done, keep up the god work. It all pays off in the end result Thanks man. It was a prick of a job alright! haha. Your wagon is looking awesome too Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Spent a few hours removing the rear windscreen, quarter glass external and internal trim and backseats. Was expecting rust around the rear windscreen, but nothing to be found - there was rust behind the quarter glass though but not too serious Found more rust under door panel Seat fabric is a bit faded but should clean up alright. Surprised at the condition after all these years. Also found a small rust hole in the floor by wheel arch. Not too serious. Question, any one know how to remove the rear head rest pins from the brackets on a series 2? Took the seat out but pins stayed in the brackets. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by 308vl [View Post] Question, any one know how to remove the rear head rest pins from the brackets on a series 2? Took the seat out but pins stayed in the brackets. Tap a socket from underneath to collapse in the wings Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIKVLT [View Post] Tap a socket from underneath to collapse in the wings Thanks for that. Will give it a go Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

How you getting on bro?

Havent lost interest yet . Just slowed down a bit. Had a problem with the front springs. I had to send them back to get the correct ones. So I havent moved to the front of the car yet. In the mean time I stripped out most of the interior. Floor insulation was stuffed. Good for the rubbish. I found the original build sheet under the insulation, but it was brittle from being wet. I am trying to piece the ripped parts back together. Little bit of surface rust but nothing major. I started filling and smoothing the rough panel joints around the quarter glass. I might be a bit fussy but it might help prevent rust. Removed the front seats. Took a **** load of time - I will get a hex bit for a socket for putting them back in. For some reason, the seat runners and frames had started to rust. Will need to clean and paint. I was surprised to find the seat height adjuster still works. It had just seized solid with dirt. Carpet is rooted. Will have to get new one. Likely to carry on with the boot (removed a bucket full of excess filler from when it was made - will smooth the joints before painting). Will tidy up the body around the back and look to move to the front of the car. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Lookin good. Question for ya seeing as you have those rear 1/4 windows out. See the three vertical slots - do these go through into the inside of the car? Are there any holes that go all the way through?

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_GTS [View Post] Lookin good. Question for ya seeing as you have those rear 1/4 windows out. See the three vertical slots - do these go through into the inside of the car? Are there any holes that go all the way through? Thanks. The slots dont go to the inside. There is a gap and another skin of metal underneath, which separates the interior. Any water that gets through the slots should run through the gap at the lower back corner. There is a screw hole right at the top which appears to go right through to the interior - this seems to have been sealed from factory. This secures the top corner of the molding.

Slowed down a bit, as number one helper (and part owner) was tied up with exams. I purchased Walkinshaw bonnet scoop and door mouldings. These need a bit of work but I got them for a good price. Have removed the front fenders - **** load spiders and nests, and bucket full of dirt. There is minor surface rust but nothing serious which was a surprise. A bit of cleaning and painting and they will be like new. Finally got the rest of the dash out - was a mission and a half. Carefully smashed the **** out the the stereo to remove it. Nothing important broken in the process . Got some paint to redo all the interior plastic pieces as they were stained and faded. Attempted to clean the rough sealant from the front windscreen. As soon as I started a crack developed from an edge. (looks like the edge had been chipped when installed). Bugger! more money for a new screen now. At least removing it from the car will be cheap and easy now! A bit of rust also requires attention. Does any one know what the hell this thing is?? it is near the glove box opening, looks like you can fit a key? Im trying to decide what to do with the conditioning. Looks like previous owner had disconnected and stripped a few bits - looks like the most important part (compressor) is missing!. Im am tempted to strip everything out, but it would be nice to have air conditioning. Any advice/ idea of rough cost to get it running would be appreciated. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by 308vl [View Post] Does any one know what the hell this thing is?? it is near the glove box opening, looks like you can fit a key? That is the factory alarm over ride you insert the alarm key and turn it to switch it off

Quote: Originally Posted by SIKVLT [View Post] That is the factory alarm over ride you insert the alarm key and turn it to switch it off Thanks for that mate. Was a bit confused

Your doing an awesome job there bro! If it was me I'd be keeping the air con. Might pay to have a search about VL air con compressors. Not sure if Marty SS nut is running air con in his wagon. If he is, he could possibly help. I'm runing a later model compressor due to the efi engine and where it mounts on the motor. The 308's ran the compressor on a high mount bracket factory. Drivers side. In saying that you may be able to go with a low mount bracket and run a later model compressor.