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My Red VL Turbo.

Started by VNCPTR · 8 Oct 2009 · 141 replies

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VNCPTRArchived member
Hey all Got an update, Picked up the X Member that i needed for the Manual....... So i Bolted that up. I also finnished off my Fuel Tank, Got it Painted is the Silver, Came out magic! Now just got to put the Tank back in but i have to get some Hoses b4 that makes its way in. Well here are some Pic's. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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FRCED-6Archived member
lookin mad scotty...good job
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VNCPTRArchived member
Cheers Dale, Little update on the car, Not much "big" things have been done as work is so quite and im not getting many hours........ which is putting the expected finished time further away........ Still gunna try my best to get it going for Easternats though. Anyway Got my new Intercooler today, Gave it a clean up rubbed it back ready to be primed and then painted Silver...... that will be done tomorrow, but 1st thing b4 painting it i will be mounting it to the car and then taking it off to paint it which will provent me scrathing it. Here are some pic's Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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INFLYTArchived member
I gotta say man, this has come up really well. You've done an awesome job. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VNCPTRArchived member
thanx bro........ IM going insain not able to drive it and seeing it just sitting there....... but all in good time Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VNCPTRArchived member
G-day all, well got my exhaust and the punched through cat...... of course i had to give it a bit of a clean up with some black paint........ will be putting the exhaust on later today when it cools down abit. Anyway i think it's time for some Pic's Ill take more pic's when the exhaust is on the car..... not too sure how the chrome tip is going to look, might just take it to blitz and get a 4" stright pipe on the end. And NO dump pipe, i cant stand them....... lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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WHT-CALArchived member
this is my favourite thread on ct haha, makes me wanna spray my project red damn you! keep up the good work!
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VNCPTRArchived member
G-day all, Wll today was a long ass day..... was up at 7:30, My lovly son woke me up . So i got up 1st thing we did today was head off to richmond to get Ree's new tyres for her sexy 20" wheels. got home and put them on her car. The it was my car's turn to recive some working on, so today i got the exhuast System on the car, Best thing is i dont have to change the tip as it look tuff and suit the car really well, Also got the Intercooler Mounted to the car...... so Come Tuesday i will be getting the paint to paint that and put it on. I have changed my mind from having the cooler silver.......... Im now painting it Black, only because the cooler piping will be black and ill be having red silicon joiners. and if i had a silver cooler it would look out of place with the black cooler piping. Anyway here are some pic's for you all it have a sticky beak at Enjoy...... Diff droped to make room for the Exhaust System....... Exhaust under the car ready to be put up onto the rubbers Also Installed new Lower control arms seeing i was working on that part of the car and they were just sitting in the shed..... Giving you an idea of how tuff and how well the tip suits the car. Tip is abit crooked as i need the other rubber for the other side of the exhaust. And Cooler Bolted up to the car..... Hope you all are enjoying the updates....... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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malpasoArchived member
love the updates mate but get rid of the drum brakes do them all up actually
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VNCPTRArchived member
yer i will be, will have VT Brakes on the front and Stock VN Disc brakes on the ass..... Well guys did a little more today....... lol Yer i changed my mind again, i went with the same silver i used on the Tank for the Cooler......... So got that painted, looks magic, Bolted it back up. (still got to make some bottom brackets for the cooler but at least its there and fitted. So from having the cooler bolted to the car i was able to start putting the front end back on...... so head lights grill and nose cone all made there way back to there homes. She getting there guys, not long now........ This is the "still to do list" Paint under bonnet. Tailshaft Pick up Turbo and waste gate. Make cooler piping. Bottom half of Dash. (mine was all broken) Guages on bonnet. 3.9 Spooled Diff with Disc Brakes. VT Brake set up on Front. and then atlast i should be able to turn that key and here it kick over........ Something that we all have been waiting for....... Anyway here are some pics. Cheers Scotty Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VNCPTRArchived member
G-day all, Unpdate....... Today after work i went to Clack Rubber to get some hoses for the fuel tank and hose clamps. I got home and i got stright into it, 1 more thing that can be crosted off the list, Its getting there guys....... Here are some pic's Cheers Scotty Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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gmh-086Archived member
the attention to detail is crazy, and all the work you've done has been done by yourself. top stuff! dave.
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VNCPTRArchived member
Thank man, yer iv done all the work...... hasnt been to a shop yet, trying to do evcery thing i can my self........
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FRCED-6Archived member
lookin goood scotty...comin along way
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VNCPTRArchived member
Yes thats right, i do have another Update........ So i found this LSD Disc to Disc Diff on ebay for $70........ wached it till about 20sec to go and from bidding $103 the result was me winnihgt it for $102.55 Bargon or what? Got it home sitting in the shed atm awaiting fo tomorrow to arrive so iI can start stripping it down cleaning it up and putting all the stuff on mine as i cant use the diff housing coz its from a wagon...... But still cant complain too much for picking up a 28 Spline LSD for $102.55 Will get some pic's up tomorrow....... and then as im working on it ill take more and more just to keep you guys all eyes focused hard on my car's thread heheheh :P G-day all, Update....... Yes and some pic's as i said i would take some. Well today i got stuck into getting the things off the diff to convert mine to a 28 Spline disc to disc rear end........ Also cleaned the parts and giving them a coat of paint to go with the rest of the car........ and i wont be using the LSD that the diff has as i will be putting a 3.9 Spooled Centre in it Anyway here are some pic's. Cheers Scotty Stay Tuned for more updates............... I got a few more pic's of the rotors and how the brakes came out. Well here are some pic's of the Rotors and the Back Calipers...... Came out really well, better then i thought. Stay Tuned Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VNCPTRArchived member
G-day guys and Girls, Got a little update for you all again Anyway today I decided to start putting the dash back in the car after havin so much trouble trying to find a dash that wasn’t broken…… After buying 2 dashes and getting them home go to put them in the car and notice that its broken in a spot I didn’t see when picking it up from the wreckers………… Anyway I went to a Wreckers in Hoppers Crossing today to pick up the 3 dash………… 3rd time lucky right? *** Wrong lol Seing I seen it in the car I thought Oh yer cool it will be fine, Pfft got it home and yep your guessed it, it was *** brocking, but brocken in a visable spot…….. at this point I was so *** pissed off and fuming………. So I went though all my other broken dash parts that iv collected and found a part that I needed and noticed I could use it by cutting it down behind the glove box……… all was good now. So im back in a good mood got my dash happening got it in and its looking good, I get out of the car and I see my son had been jumping and playing in the mud he made……………. Though yer cool hes being good boy just playing UNTILL……………………………….. Yer Untill I look at the back seat that was on the ground near the car and there was muddy hand prints and foot prints I was So Pissed and ready to brake ****, but I crntrolled myself and said to my self he was only being a kid and its only mud, could have been a lot worse like oil or grease that he could have put on them………….. Anyway that was today event :P heres some pic’s of what I did and where I cut the dash…… Here you can see where i had cut the Dash...... Hope you all are enjoying the updates and the read of my build..... Cheers Scotty Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BONSVLArchived member
did you go to aladin wreckers, if soo they are the worst! Loving the build so far!
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VNCPTRArchived member
hahah yer i did bro........ Rip off but in the end i just got sick of not having the dash in and for an old car you cant be too fussy with it really, thats whay i just accepted the dash being cut where it is and plus you cant see it anyway so at the end of the day its all good and it all worked out..... But thanks man, im thinkin of putting a calais front end on it now :P lol
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BONSVLArchived member
No way man! keep it as is! Calais front, i think, would kill it! Too many people want to be a Calais, be something different, it works Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VNCPTRArchived member
Yer true aye....... i do like the way she looks atm..... Tought about an Areo body kit also but that for sure would wreck it...... I love cars looking just nice clean and Stock..... I always say if it neva came out with a body kit from factory then it should neva have one out side of the factory!
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