did u get it all painted man?

BUMP na not yet still welding in **** once thats all done then we will paint it all. o and i got rotors off a vx ss commo and got them machined, and i also got vz calipers and there gettin re-kitted and got VR brake booster what is also gettin re-kitted and also got a vt master cylinder what is also gettin re-kitted. anyone had an problems with KYB shocks? i was lookin at them for front shocks or should i stay monroe GT sport shocks?

good work love reading about peoples projects! get some updated pics up when youve dun all of the boot and suspension

haha yeah well here is some of the pics of new parts i got etc havent put some on yet or waiting for more parts to arrive. but ill try get pics of all new back suspension in this weekend just waiting for other suspension stuff to come. lol some cheapies to last me for a bit then move to monroes Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

this is this afternoon work still waiting for dress rims and upper arms and adjustable panhard rod to arrive in mail. but i put in new trailing arms and bushes in,springs and bushes in,shocks and bushes in,sway bar and bushes in, non-adjustable panhard rod is in only because the whole diff was out of place trailing arms wouldnt line up flush niether would the pan hard rod so its on there till new one comes to keep it all aligned for now. and guess what my car actully BOUNCES! now. omfg! but no engine or trans in yet so the front still sits high as but back is nice and low on ceptors! lol. cant wait for dress rims to finish off the look, but still in the pics the car is dirty as **** so many ****z touchin it with dirty hand and its startin to stain the paint a bit. and the back right door is missing its door mould i have one for it but its not white its silver and needs to be painted and the door has no clear coat has been sand off the door from previous owner. And with all the boot and the rust im getting another VL 5 speed manual no rust all stiraght but its silver and for $200. and i also started stripping all old window tint and puttin on the new 25% ill get some pics up soon too. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

thats looking mint man. and those wheels will look awesome with the dress rings on em. good job man

Quote: Originally Posted by wandin54 thats looking mint man. and those wheels will look awesome with the dress rings on em. good job man haha thanks man got 19 weeks to finish this old girl, and cant wait to get this other vl.

good stuff +5 that your doing it yourself, (hates seeing cars in magazines where the owners have done no work on it themselfs then calling it there work of art). yer the boot has a lot of surface rust hows the repairs going on that, couldnt tell much by the puctures but was it eaten away much near the buttom of the tail lights? you doing cut pieces for the boot channel? other then the epic boot rust ( which i gather was from not seeling the tail lights in) its all common rust areas and if you got a mate who knows what hes doing it will turn out all good goodluck with the rest of your build. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by jimmyhz good stuff +5 that your doing it yourself, (hates seeing cars in magazines where the owners have done no work on it themselfs then calling it there work of art). yer the boot has a lot of surface rust hows the repairs going on that, couldnt tell much by the puctures but was it eaten away much near the buttom of the tail lights? you doing cut pieces for the boot channel? other then the epic boot rust ( which i gather was from not seeling the tail lights in) its all common rust areas and if you got a mate who knows what hes doing it will turn out all good goodluck with the rest of your build. yeah thanks mate the reason i made this into a project was to learn about cars so i thought to my self why not do a pretty much full car re-build, still alot of things to do to it but i just want it on the road now after like 8-10 months been on car stands and ramps and front lawn lol too much dead grass. yeah im buying another 5 speed vl for 200 off a friend which is silver and its stigaht and has no rust in the vl rust areas so were cutting evrything off that and putting it on this white one and paintin it all and gettin some other little parts for mine. yeah my mate is a good panel beater he hate using body filler for holes lol he tried to wire weld up all hte holes but the vl boot floor is so thin from being rust that oxy just blows out bigger holes but there was some chucky metal parts where wire welded up but the car is a mess atm back window out , some windows have there tint stripped some dont lol and windows seal is all cut up for some reason tahts why it was leaking and my cluster is in pieaces cause putting new lights and back ground in. we also migth have to put new beaver panel in as old one is rusted out and pretty much is already rust off and not holdin on strong which is scarey lol. u push on it and it flexs and moves. upper control arms arrived today just put them in they took longer then i like as they where out of alignment too. o and in pic if u see the spring out of place its only because the trailing arm is not up in its postion in that photo. i had these speakers for ages but this new vl i have has no head unit etc all taken out so all i have is these clarions 4 way 6x9s lol. my speakers specs: * 350 Watts of Maximum Music Power * 6" � 9" Titanium Metallized Mica-Injection Polypropylene Woofer Cone * 2 5/8" Metallized PEI Balanced Drive Midrange * 5/8" Dome Tweeter and Super Dome Tweeter * Powerful Strontium Magnet for Dynamic Bass Response BUMP I found some pics of when my old girl was going and when i first got it from the gold coast for 400 lol. This is when i turned it into a project Here is when i first got it !! car sits lower now with the new bushes and shocks in the back, cant wait to see how fornt sits with all trans and engine in. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

if the rust wasnt that bad i would of suggested that you get in the with the wirebrush maybe a drill with a wire head till its bare metal or as good as you can get it wash the boot in turps wipe off and let it dry.Then lots and lots of rust converter give that 3 days sitting Or Till its bone Dry. Then Get Rust converter Primer and give it 2 coats then get fiberglassputty for all the little holes as that wont hold water unlike bog and just rust around it causing a larger hole. then get the oxy cutter out and cut holes around the bigger holes and get some metal peices ready to weld back in place then a little more rust converter and primer around where you do this. With the rest get rust converter Stage 3 the thick black paint and paint 1 or 2 coats depending on how fussy you arei did 2. When thats done i would use a body deadner or tar and do the rest of your boot in it. . But if your fussed treat the rust you already have there and dont worry about filling it up and just buy a floor pannel for about $270 off Rarespares and get that welded in good luck man its a job and a half. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by TrickyM if the rust wasnt that bad i would of suggested that you get in the with the wirebrush maybe a drill with a wire head till its bare metal or as good as you can get it wash the boot in turps wipe off and let it dry.Then lots and lots of rust converter give that 3 days sitting Or Till its bone Dry. Then Get Rust converter Primer and give it 2 coats then get fiberglassputty for all the little holes as that wont hold water unlike bog and just rust around it causing a larger hole. then get the oxy cutter out and cut holes around the bigger holes and get some metal peices ready to weld back in place then a little more rust converter and primer around where you do this. With the rest get rust converter Stage 3 the thick black paint and paint 1 or 2 coats depending on how fussy you arei did 2. When thats done i would use a body deadner or tar and do the rest of your boot in it. . But if your fussed treat the rust you already have there and dont worry about filling it up and just buy a floor pannel for about $270 off Rarespares and get that welded in good luck man its a job and a half. haha thanks man yeah thats why im buying this other 5spd vl for 200 with no rust and takin all its panels and some other bits and pieaces off it. cause the metal is so thin in the boot the oxy blows holes in the metal and wire welding in new sheet metal not workin cause sheet metal so thick and boot floor so thin it heats up quicker then the other metal. and im lookin for dynamat atm for my boot on ebay for rolls, and i was thinkin matt black the boot cause it really dont matter cause im makin mdf walls covered in carpet to box the boot with a sub in the back wall and hiding all the body etc and spare wheel, a mate suggestesd to me to make a swing door to my spare wheel so it still opens and **** but it has a mdf sort of like half box covering the side and top of it and then a handle to open it lol????? if u sort of get what i mean ahaha and for the rust i used a pistol grip die grinder and wire brush on a drill and then rust converted and wash down with metho and then etch primed all rust Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

cut the boot out lol if its that bad man its not worth fixing dont forget that the structual integrity of the car will save your pasengers in the rear and if its that easy to put a hole thru i would cut my losses and start another shell. you might be able to get a calais shell for around $800 and just chuck the stuff you got on that vl to the other :/

found old pics of engine when i was stirppn it for re-build and some of parts i put in. Coolant in the bores NICE! carbon valves valves Piston Old and new oil pumps old bearings Crank Collar Quote: Originally Posted by TrickyM cut the boot out lol if its that bad man its not worth fixing dont forget that the structual integrity of the car will save your pasengers in the rear and if its that easy to put a hole thru i would cut my losses and start another shell. you might be able to get a calais shell for around $800 and just chuck the stuff you got on that vl to the other :/ reallly??? for 800 sounds cheap, do u reckon i could use this other vl im gettin for all parts/panels etc and then do exterior cailais conversion lol. car is already white makes it easy lol just need some Asteroid Silver around bottom and my car already has calais badges lol and then i neeed for some how then get a hold of pop-up lights/nose cone lol that will be hard to find? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Bump thinking of colours to spray the vl, does VY HOTHOUSE METALLIC GREEN . look good on vl's? or was thinkin candy apple top with astroid silver calais bottom with calais body conversion? cause im not into vl aftermarket body kits (walky,group A, etc etc) and i reckon they look filth with stock body kits.

Quote: Originally Posted by Blown Vl# or was thinkin candy apple top with astroid silver calais bottom with calais body conversion? YES!! do that bro it'll look awesome Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah it would aye but candy is ****in expensive and dont u have to put tones of special coats of some **** under the colour to make it pop better or smoehtin like that? Dress rims are on! soz crap picture only pic i have camera died, so i couldnt take aymore. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Help!!! Dont knwo what to do!!! people are saying to me keep the dress rims on and others are saying take the dress rims what do you think? OR Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

keep em

try to take a picture like the first one without the dress rims so you can compare them side by side, and it's your car who gives a f*** what anyone else thinks

haha ok ill charge teh camera bats now and give it a whurl soon.!@#$%^&*() here is new pic