getting there now! a lot quicker than me.

Just to keep things updating while car is still getting Trans in (Stall converter had issue prior to going in, so got sent back to be fixed) Got a few more goodies and will reveal them slowly... hahaha Package arrived from the U.S... My Coil Brackets! Will make mounting them under the dash easy Really hope to have the VL done in time for PowerCruise. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks good insaneo, there is a guy with a turbo LS in a VX Wagon, who got all the wiring removed from the bay including coil packs and he went to an under the dash solution. He has had nothing but problems with spark now. I believe he is moving them down onto the rail so it is a shorter run. I have nfi what the issue is, but some kind of earthing issue it would have to be.

Yeah - sounds like a bad earth... Seen lots of posts about people moving the Coils, and not one complain about bad spark. Since I'm redoing the whole loom anyway - i'm making sure all the Earths are good and go where they are supposed to. Will also be adding some 0-gauge earths between block and chassis and possible run some from block back to neg on battery just to "make sure"... ---------- Post added 26-07-12 at 17:20 ---------- Getting closer! Another teaser from today... After a long ordeal to get the stall converter just right to the point that Scott from Sure Shift was confident to put it in the car... Here is a progress shot of the gearbox in the midst of being put into the car. and a close up of the TCI Heavy Duty Flex Plate (held in by ARP Flex Plate Bolts) More stuff to come! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looking good Mark. But i still like your old blue calais.

Haha thanks mate... been a while since i've had that Calais... Might have to jog my memory about who you are???

Picked up the VL from Sure Shift today - gearbox is all in and done!!! Pic of it on the tow truck on the way home.. Once home, started straight away to get what I could done out of the way before it goes off for the exhaust on Monday morning. First up was to take off the old crappy looking water pump and put the new one on. Also added was the PCV hoses, new VT Accel Cable, and all the other sensors that had so far been missing (Cam, Crank, temp, etc). Pic of the Starter motor now installed too.. Also put in the new Dipstick (Lokar flexable lockable dipstick) Tomorrow i'll get some photo's of the trans cooler and brackets that were set up, and see if I can get some pics of the shifter cable setup/gearbox from under the car etc.. Tomorrow's jobs include trial fitting the wiring on the engine, and seeing about mounting the coils under the dash. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

So the VT accel cable worked ok ?

Yeah Mark that was a long time ago. Back in the days of bwcc. Its Andrew Hinton btw. Used to have cream vl out Jindalee way. I think the last time i saw you was not long after you bought the vl turbo and took for me a run in the city with ya missus.

RB-GEM - fits straight up with the only modification being to widen the hole in the VL accel pedal by drilling with 8.5mm drill bit. Andrew - wow, that really is going back! haha.. not many people remember my first Calais I used to have.

Didn't get many photo's today as I was full out trying to get the coils and wiring sorted... In progress photo of the wiring being sorted out - on the engine sorting out lengths of the wires and where they are going to run. Also looked at mounting the coils under the dash - not alot of room under there, so looked at potentially mounting the coils here instead: Opinions anyone? Advice on where to mount the coils? Can't be in the engine bay. VL gets towed off to [COMPANY-A] for the exhaust in the morning, so will have to sort the coils out when it gets back. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I've seen them run there before, just need to make sure the moisture is kept out. The one I did see installed like that had holes drilled and rubber grommets. It still kinda looked messy.

I mounted my LS coils on the front of the drivers side chassis rail. That was with a RB30 though. Is there a particular reason you can't put them in the engine bay?

re: engine bay - a) on the rails will probably end up too close to the exhaust headers and b) don't want to as i'm trying to clear the engine bay as much as possible to make it neat and tidy. Thinking I might just bite the bullet and spend the time to remove the a/c box and blower/heater setup from under the dash. Grab me a 12v demister (for legalities) and get the coils under the dash as close to the firewall/trans tunnel intersection as possible. Make a hole for the leads to pass through and all done. Just means i'll have to go to the effort of removing most of the dash. PITA that is...

been following this for a while. good read mate any more pictures ?

These are a pretty good alternative to running the actual lead straight through the firewall too http://www.msdignition.com/Products/...Thru,_Red.aspx (http://www.msdignition.com/Products/Coils/Accessories/8211_-_Firewall_Feed_Thru,_Red.aspx)

Update on the exhaust! Had to drop some parts off, so got a few photo's while I was there. Passenger side extractors are done. Drivers Side in progress: And a photo of the Trans Cooler mounted on brackets in front of the Radiator. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looking good mate, do pacemaker not do a off the shelf ls1 1st gen extractor kit ? or they do but not a good fit ? sorry if its been covered earlier in the thread lol.

I think Pacemaker do an off-shelf item, but the primaries are only 1 3/4"... I've gone 1 7/8" primaries. I've heard that the Pacemaker ones also need a bit of tweaking to get them to fit right (heating and bending as they hang down a bit low, or hit the underside or something) CAE also do an off the shelf LS1 into VB-VL 4-1's with 1 7/8" primaries that takes into account Power Steering - but they want $1500 for them, and being that it would suit thier engine mounts, trans mounts, starter relocation - there may be some modification needed as I'm not using thier mounts (i'm using Redwood Fabrication mounts). If the mounts are the tiniest bit different - who knows if they will fit right - particularly since I also have a T400 behind the LS. I went with getting the exhaust done compeltely custom - then it's going to fit 100% on my car with what I have in the best way with my specifications.

looking good mark !!