Firstly I'd like to make it clear that YES i am a fan of both Nissan & Holden! I usually prefer Classic or GT Coupes and Utes. My first car was a HG 253 GT Monaro coupe, I currently own & drive a R34 GTST Coupe and HX 350 GTS Ute. I've also had a couple VL Cailais and other first gen "compact" commodores. I picked up a nice straight VK 5.0ltr about 5 years ago and hadn't decided what to do with until recently. I should be doing most of the works on my own but I have been getting a bit of help from my local mechanic who builds VK's with RB30's for speedway racing. Below is what I have and am Intending to do! Proposed RB30 DOHC Conversion: * RB30E Block * RB25DE/T VCT Head * RB30 Bell Housing * VG30 5 Speed Manual * RB26 Water & Oil Pumps * RB30 Forged Pistons & Rods * RB30 Custom Light Weight Crank (via mechanic) * RB25 Top Mount Exhaust Manifold * Custom VL Tail Shaft to Suit (via mechanic) Removed from VL Donor Car: * RB30E and 5 Speed Manual * K Frame, Struts and Tail Shaft * Clutch & Brake Pedal Bracket * Hydraulic Clutch Cylinder * Fuel Tank and Fuel Pump * Brake Booster & Master Cylinder * Doors & Rear Bumper (Spares) * Engine Wiring Harness Removed from VK Project Car: * V8 5.0ltr & 400 Turbo Auto * K Frame, Struts & Tail Shaft * Brake Booster & Master Cylinder * Engine Wiring Harness * LPG Fuel System & Tow Pack * Interior, Rear Seats & Dashboard Currently Working On: * Half Role Cage - Mocked up in place, need to get new high tensile bolts. * Pedal Bracket - VL bracket in bad condition using pedals on VK bracket. Need to cut a hole in the pedal bracket and firewall to allow for clutch cylinder. * Engine Bay - Remove battery tray (on wrong side) and quick paint. * VL K Frame & Arms - Degrease, Paint and new Nolathane bushes. * Coilover Conversion - Koni custom made full adjustable (via my mechanic) * Strut Mount and Rod - Nolathane full adjustable replacements. I'm just trying to concentrate on preparing the engine bay and front suspension for the moment, as I am about to go to Europe for 3 months and will start the engine when I get back in September. And also concentrating on swapping what ever I have to from the donor car as I need to get rid of it before I go and empty out the trailer of rubbish that I've accumulated from stripping both cars. I'm still doing a bit of research into the running gear but probably won't know for sure what I'll do, until I do it. At most I would like to achieve around 500rwkw... Queries I Have: * I didnt take the VL live axle because it had drums and wasn't LSD anyways. I'm not sure If I should waste my time looking for a VL turbo or calias axle or just throw LSD diff in my VK V8 axle with disc's and get the custom tail shaft to suit? * Should I use VK Power Steering or VL Conventional Rack & Pinion? * Is it really necessary to change the fuel tanks & lines? Just interested in what people think and if they have any ideas or suggestions from experience. I'm getting a new camera in the next couple of days so I can start documenting my project. Thanks for everyone's time, Cheers!