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VL Commodore
MY VL project N/A
Started by Blown Vl# · 17 Apr 2009 · 168 repliesPreserved from CalaisTurbo (partial recovery). Original authors and dates are shown; archived members are not current Holdcom accounts.
06-06-09, 08:15 GMT+10#104
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Originally Posted by [GRK-WPN]
worse than my car, nuff said
all u have to look at is the toty under his name and you know not to pay attention
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06-06-09, 09:57 GMT+10#106
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Originally Posted by Blown Vl#
its should be drop kick of the year
he really holds both those tittles, and hes miles in front of the rest lol
dont listen to him anyway. You do what you want to ur car, even if it looks bad, if your happy with it then dont worry bout anyone else
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06-06-09, 10:04 GMT+10#107
its a project car lol its suppost to be bad? everybody knows that VL are know for rust buckets around boot and windows thats the whole point of making it a PROJECT to fix it up and make some awesome machine right?
can anyone tell me anything bout my beding/wearing of the engine? is the method i was told is right? im dropping it back in soon once i get the woodruff keys to go in crank.
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06-06-09, 15:08 GMT+10#109
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Originally Posted by griffo18
just saw you pics of ur car mate ...mmm interesting details
what u mean?
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06-06-09, 17:12 GMT+10#110
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Originally Posted by Blown Vl#
its a project car lol its suppost to be bad? everybody knows that VL are know for rust buckets around boot and windows thats the whole point of making it a PROJECT to fix it up and make some awesome machine right?
grkwpn is jus mad cause you didnt cut holes behind your backseat for subs...thats all
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06-06-09, 18:15 GMT+10#111
lol have u seen his parcel shelf looks liek someone took a big Shi* in the middle of it and put 2 speakers in the huge Shi*
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10-06-09, 20:51 GMT+10#112
BUMP
Todays stripping of boot SO MUCH BOG AND SIKA FLEX AND SILICONE! dodgey last owner. new panels being welded in this weekend and rust cut out and metal replaced and we might have to use a bit of gorilla Hair NOT BOG. i used wire brush on grinder to stripp it all sttill not all stripped
then i can start measuring MDF for walls.
POS phone camera
BEFORE I STRIPPED
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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10-06-09, 23:14 GMT+10#113
fark, that looks like a tough job, sure u'll be up to it though bud.
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11-06-09, 19:44 GMT+10#114
anyone used gorilla hair before? is it any good? i was told to use that for the little holes and they said it holds better/stronger then bog and easy to use and sculpt. and the bigger holes and new seal rail are bein welded.
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12-06-09, 06:52 GMT+10#118
plan for the boot:
1.stripp it all with wire brush on grinder
2.cut some rust out
3.rust convert rest of rust
4.weld new panels/metal plates in
5.prime it all (etch primer)
6.gorilla hair rest of little holes etc
7. sand back
8. paint it all
9. get cardboard start marking and cutting out templates for wallls for the MDF walls what are goin to be covered in carpet etc and yeah then the other steps after that.
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22-06-09, 10:21 GMT+10#120
lol cause i have been so busy on it, boot almost done other day mate came over with oxy,mig,air compressor and all these little gadgets lol and we started cutting out sheet metal and wire welding them in and stripping whole boot and fillin all holes and took out back eindow found rust behind it cause seal was cut up and not sealed propely, got the new silver flake pursuit rims on car now with chrome centre caps and chrome nuts with chrome dress rims on the way in mail , all new back suspension coming in the mail this week sometime ( all back end bushes,adjust panhard and sway bar and monroe sports shocks). and also im taking off old window tint on windows and putting some %30 tint on soon. and ECU and alternator have gone to auto electrican to put stage 3 chip in and alternator rebuilt and amp output put up to 90amp and i have got new woodruff keys so engine goin back in soon will tak pics sometime today or tomoz of the progress and in about week or 2 installing new cam and engine be almost be ready to be fired up for first time.
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