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My vl 5speed n/a

Started by Andyvlt · 29 Aug 2011 · 1 replies

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AndyvltArchived member
ok so a couple of weeks ago i bought a vl 5speed non turbo off a mate of a mate and i hope to fix her up for roady then rebuild her the bad: gearbox is noisey dodgy paint job missing a couple of trims lsd locks up when it likes needs new locks drivers side window regulator is stuffed steering wheel and shaft comes out of steering column ignition barrel stuffed drum brakes in the back seats have the spring coming out need wiring fixed the good: nice strong healthy motor new 8mm leads plugs and rotorcap + rotorbutton its a 5speed manual lsd aircon no powersteering good heater bt1 speedo ok so after i get it registered im going to take out the engine and the box and respray the whole car hide wiring and put the battery in the boot then im going to strip the engine and rebuild the bottom end and put an rb25 head with turbo then bolt a r33 box to the engine and put it back in. rebuild the lsd or put a Detroit locker in and lower the car about 2-4 inches and put proper race suspension in then do the interior i will put pictures of the car in a few days if anyone has spear parts like the window regulator or column or rear quarter window could they pm me cheers any help or advice would be nice as im 17 and this is my first car Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Jako-25Archived member
get some pics up...
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