ha don't say that tim. maybe as a daily when the berlina's finished. its suprising the amount of people that say they want a wagon when they see it.

small changes since last update, removed and in storage - muddies and roof racks. still in progress - wheels / calipers / master cylinder. Rego is coming up for springnats meaning that the car has been on the road almost a year! pretty broke atm so i will concentrate on a detail and fitting up the reconditioned brakes / cylinder / new discs and paying reg for the next little while. undecided whether i should enter some driving events at springnats?

wheels finished calipers finished engine oil changed + filter @ 237,8**km diff fluid and main seal changed same as above purchased - king s/l front springs monroe gt front shock inserts (multi use, will suit SL) rear discs new solid (standard) springnats is looking like a good one with my car all ready for its birthday! btw: awaiting the 1" master which is being rebuilt before being sent to JDC for all of the above purchases and rebuild fitted aswell as a steering rack and a general roady which will sort out a mystery front passenger susp knock. diff details - part number: 92029315 28 spline s/w OPEN CENTRE gears - 3:45 all the new goodies from repco- nasty old diff fluid! - making a gasket shaped spacer to reduce the width of my exhaust (make it quieter for springnats.) its made from a pretty thin sheet of alluminium from bunnings. seems to work great. i reduced the size to 2 1/4" which is standard.

wow such a great wagon man...i love seeing builds and restorations like this...

i will have some more pics soon but i have confirmed the car is going in on monday coming to JD Customs again in mornington. i have a whole list for jmie and his crew to look at, Fit - f + r discs f rebuilt calipers f shocks and springs flush - brake fluid r/w check with particular attention to front susp and steering advise on whether or not to fit reco steering rack still awaiting the master cylinder to get back to me. the piston was seized so i sent it to the shepparton brak expert to rebuild. story goes that the rebuild kits that are recomended actually have a main seal which is slightly too small and as a result he has had people coming back to him complaining of brake fluid all over their engine by. so a new seal is on the way which will solve the problem but that just means i will hve to replace the master myself at a later time by the sounds.

taken sunday. (bathurst)

Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller Fit - f + r discs f rebuilt calipers f shocks and springs flush - brake fluid r/w check with particular attention to front susp and steering advise on whether or not to fit reco steering rack all of the above work was completed and in addition - front tie rod ends ball joints lots of other front end bits and pieces wheel alignment stoked with the difference in handling although now dissapointed that the sil doesn't sit flush with the road (back sits up high) but such is owning a wagon. picked the car up on sat (31st) and did a run from mornington all the way down to safety beach and up into arthur's seat. car went great and absolutely loved the twisties! can't wait to get into the next suspension braking and steering stage! pics!

went to springnats this weekend gone (27-9 nov) i didn't get any po' attention luckily. entered go to whoa and motorkhana events on friday and saturday but decided to spectate on sunday instead of event. also i was able to get t5he car up on a dyno. stock with a 3" front / exhaust it made 149 hp ATW or approximately 111kw.

and home again Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

major defect last night for too low.

saturday - standard springs and nolathane strut tops fitted. found out i have a pretty serious power steering leak. JDC didn't pick this up when i asked them specifically to look at it so its a fair assumption that this was probably as a result of the lowered suspension being the last straw in an old rack. monday - defect cleared. oon the cards - super lows back in / p/s rack changed / wheel alignment at the front oh and sorry no 4WD pictures as i have no camera at the moment and internet access is limited to maccas / sister's computer.

not much to report. i have been out and about a little but nothing big. today the p/s rack has been changed and the car is getting the front end aligned which involves dropping the struts as the camber was out of whack. this year i have so far lost a vlt hubcap, a ve centrecap for steelies, and now a momo status centrecap. if anyone can help me get some of the above lkost parts please contact me however. on a sidenote i have decided i am off to london after i graduate mid year. july the 5th the ticket is held for and i am putting some $$ down tommorow on airfare etc. so with that in mind plans to race at vlt nats and an intercooler + other stuff have been put on hold. when i get back in the new year i will drag it back down to my shed at home and see start up again. until then keep an eye out for it. my dad applied for a job with shannons and may be using the vlt to tow the shannon's trailer to car shows around the bendigo / shepp regions and beyond. if he does i will get him to keep updates in this thread and get some photos up. thanks fellas - Mitch

well the cars off of the road again for some more DIY. (who'd have thunk it?) this time the tailshaft was vibrating so it has been dropped out and left with a mate for some new uni's and a new centre bearing and a lick of paint. in the meantime the car is up on ramps not moving so i thjought i'd get off of my bum in the last remaining warm days and pressure wash the undercarriage. heres the result. - thios was all good but then winter hit melbourne and its a bit cold to get under there and hit it again with more degreaser and scrubbing brushes while laying in a puddle of murky water. SO i decided to hand scrub it with warm water in preperation for some paint and underbody deadener while the tailshaft was out. heres the result after a hand scrub - after a thorough wipe down with fuel (in place of wax and grease remover i have run out of) i sprayed on some of this new 3M line underbody deadener from supersteep auto and with one coat heres the result - i plan on one or 2 more coats and then a gloss black finish over the top before replacing the tailshaft. also, WTF? it appears someone has damaged my rear passenger side shocker... this may be the cause of an occasional "ting ting ting" noise in the rear end. 2 more questions before i bugger off. did i mention these?? 15x8.5" all round. also recieved 3 new vlt hubbies in the mail today. finally, wtf is this? found it mounted with 3 screws on the passenger side of my tranny tunnel not far back from the output of the gearbox. it is a black rubber thing with 2 plugs (presumably positive and negative power) and 2 wires leading out but they have been sliced off? what is its purpose!! is it standard? just plain wtf? - Mitch Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I don't know what that is Mitch, I've never seen one on a VL. Have you tried putting power through it?

turns out it may be an aftermarket cruise control sensor. there were some magnets on the tailshaft and they are used to sense the speed the car is going. which is strange as there was no evidence of this in the car. no holes in the dash and no mystery wires but eh. such are old cars. ---------- Post added 18-04-10 at 20:21 ---------- 2 coats of deadener / 2 coats of killrust gloss black. ---------- Post added 18-04-10 at 20:22 ----------

Had a GKTech no holes cooler put on yesterday. i can't say whether it has made a difference yet. i can normally feel the difference in power between hot and cool air but i drove it home at about 9 last night and it felt like it normally does when the weathers cool however just towards the end of the trip i took off and it suprised me so maybe the change had come through just enough for me to notice? on another note this is my only personal transport for a few months as i have just given my dad my VY wagon. luckily i only have 4 more weeks of uni and 4 weeks of exam so all up thats a minimum of 10 trips i have to make from home to caulfield and i quit my job in moorabin so i can walk to work now instead of an hour + drive each way.

I needed inspiration to finish my wagon so i came here. Shes looking great mitch, I saw a pic with the simmons on - fantastic choice. Suit it 100% Keep it up mate - that body deadoner is top stuff, i used it on mine too! keep it touch buddy Cheers, Matt

cheers richo! keep an eye out for this or a black / blue hk brougham with a shannons trailer in tow. it will be my old man. i am off to london in less than 2 months :S (haven't got a visa yet fark!) btw, while i am in london i will be looking out for some momo status's or some centrecaps lol. desperate.

i have sent u about 5 pm's now wats the go??????

hey man not getting pm's on my old n97. just the boards. call me on [phone removed]? ---------- Post added 25-05-10 at 15:25 ---------- realise i didn't post anything about the vlt nats trip so thought i'd bang up some pics. i went saturday morning with shaun, (muzavl) morgan, dvswgn aka kelly, jason aka blujet and a stack of passengers. it rained all the way up but everything went smooth and we stopped at almost every servo for fuel! just an awesome snap on the way up while waiting for kelly to fuel up. when we got there the show and shine entry was pretty cheap so i banged the car in show and shine and we took advantage of the esky / tailgate / folding chairs to lax out. the event was washed out all morning and didn't start til late but i had a great time anyway and my passengers enjoyed themselves and learned a lot about vl's and turbos. this is just an awesome snap on the way home