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vh rb30 mongrel

Started by vh sle rb · 30 Dec 2012 · 3 replies

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Well here it is back again ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:17 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:18 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:19 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:25 ---------- I've always had a soft spot for the vh commodore so when I seen this one with the body in such good condition I made a deal with the owner an swapped my two drift cars for it. ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:27 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:33 ---------- I knew from the start what I wanted to do with the vh, an that was to put a complete vl Turbo engine and running gear into it. And so work on the vh started. ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:33 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:40 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:41 ---------- The battery tray was removed as the vl one sits on the other side ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:47 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:49 ---------- I ended up stripping it till it was just a rolling shell. ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:55 ---------- Most of the parts for the conversion came out of my vl ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 01:59 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:02 ---------- I ended up pressure washing under the vh and giving it a couple licks of new paint ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:04 ---------- Than in goes the freshly painted vl cross member and white line adjustable swaybar ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:05 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:10 ---------- New king springs, shocks, arms nolathane bushes, with hopper stoppers adaptor hubs and vt twin piston brakes. Oh an strut tops ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:11 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:13 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:14 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:16 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:18 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:25 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:28 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:39 ---------- Same treatment for the diff side of things. The rear brakes were from a vn or VP can't remember now. I also ended up using all the under body heat sheilds from the vl too, the only one that I didn't fit was the cat area heat sheild ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:40 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:42 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:43 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:45 ---------- this part is the only part of the vh that remains under the car, as the vl fits but the holes are differant ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:47 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:49 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:51 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:55 ---------- These are the tabs you need to fit the vl dash and cluster, either end of the dash needs to be moded though. ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:58 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 02:59 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 03:01 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 03:03 ---------- Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vh sle rbArchived member
---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 03:07 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 03:08 ---------- ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 03:14 ---------- well as you can see I wasn't far off starting it for the first time an taking it for a spin. But things are starting to get out of control again and I've stripped it back again . So this is were I stop with posting it up here. There were heaps of things that I didn't get pics of an heaps that I left out. It ain't a small job that's for sure. ---------- Post added 31-12-12 at 03:16 ---------- Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BoyracerArchived member
Nothing wrong with a S0HC, what are you doing?
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vh sle rbArchived member
Yeah I know, but on a +note I've talked me brotha into getting another vl
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