picked up another project sunday just gone. some details on her... has 5L v8 auto trans (box of neutral) cosmetic tlc needed heres some pictures... first things first is to change the trans thats buggered! slipping when tryed to move it. checked trans fluid and found what was left in there is all black. some of the trims are slowly coming off like so: the more major cosmetic thing is the roof... once these are cleaned up she should be a good looker... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

nice should be a good project

Wow that roof really is bad LOL.....cool project though Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_BT1 [View Post] Wow that roof really is bad LOL.....cool project though YEPP!!! lol its being under a cover on my mates drive way for a year or two nothing a sander buffer and such power tools cant sort out lol cant wait to have this towing the turb wagon mmmm Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Roof only looks bad cause of surface rust, sand down to metal and rust proof it should be good mate. best part of this car is chrome door handles Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_bt1vlt [View Post] Roof only looks bad cause of surface rust, sand down to metal and rust proof it should be good mate. best part of this car is chrome door handles Yeah that's the plan sand all back and go from there. Try my best to bring it up good. The door handle are one of my fave things on this... Along with the body kit Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

goood project man! looks pretty straight from the photos

Update: Friday 13th had everything ready to do night mission. Got all my gear out of my car flood lamps all set up and my mate askes where's the keys... Uh bugger left them at work 45 mind away. Couldn't be bothered going get them. Jacked up what we could and removed drive shaft and pumped up tyres. That was all. Sat 14 Worked all day. Got to the car... With keys in hand this time! Managed to push the beast (6 point turn) into the garage by my self. Only toke about 45 mins lol Sunday 15 Jacked up drained what I could from trans. Removed bits and bobs and slowly dropped it down. Trans fluid flowed out everywhere lol. Swapped over bits from old to replacement box. Balanenced trans on the jack rolled her under and jacked her up. With a bit of jiggling managed to pop it into place. Bell housing bolts screwed back in. X member bolts back in And that was the night. Tomorrow night is just torque convert bolts ( times 3) drive shaft back on and test it... To test drive it just have to wait til the big skip bin is removed from blocking the drive way lol. More pics to come...

Sweet mate looks good hope the trans works out good.

Quote: Originally Posted by jet308 [View Post] Sweet mate looks good hope the trans works out good. Yeah same here lol should be all good. Thanks for saving the trans for me! Was ment to mention ur self for the trans! Thanks

Sounds good man...V8 Wagon for the win Is she factory V8 had a transplant? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VL-Dan [View Post] Sounds good man...V8 Wagon for the win Is she factory V8 had a transplant? haha yeah... ill make my mind up when i get both this and the turbo going to see whats the winner lol i think its factory 8... im not 100%. im not that on to it about the v8s. bit gutted tho... its only got single spinner haha ---------- Post added 17-04-12 at 21:29 ---------- just some photo update. the old the replacement the old trans fluid ( didnt no atf was black??? lol) does any one no what this is for?? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Toke the old girl for a squirt yesterday. Sounds good drives good just need to get her looking good. So far the v8 wagon is on top of my to drive list. Just pure mmmmm Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by jsobey [View Post] So far the v8 wagon is on top of my to drive list That's 1 for the V8 boys We'll have to wait till your Turbo Wagon is finished then see which you prefer Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VL-Dan [View Post] That's 1 for the V8 boys We'll have to wait till your Turbo Wagon is finished then see which you prefer Yeah I'm loving the v8 wallet isn't tho haha. Question for you... Cruising at 100km/h how many revs is it? Only trouble is turbo wag is but further away from finished then the 8 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

With the factory 3.08 diff it should sit around 2600rpm at 100kph... Since I had my ratio changed to 2.77 mine does around 2300-2400rpm...

Hummmm mines well off! Try over 3grand at 100km I'll have to find out what diff is in it then Thanks man Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

probably 3.45 or 4.11 out of the 2 litre

Quote: Originally Posted by PSIWPN NZ [View Post] probably 3.45 or 4.11 out of the 2 litre yeah but did 2L come with disc dif? i really gota ask the guy i got it off lol ---------- Post added 27-04-12 at 20:34 ---------- question lol im not sure whats this for? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Its not listed in the VL Parts Manual, but I did manage to find it in an HQ Parts Manual... Its a "Solenoid Actuating Switch" What it does, is another question altogether LOL Some original photos have not been recovered yet.