Any idea? Autosalon? 4& rotary nationals?

gm enthusiests club.....stuff like that. 4 n rotas not really the same scene, nor do you want it to be. Theres a few "enthusiests" there you dont want involved with commodores......for market value purposes.

powercruise and small gm shows

Oh, cool... probably more of that stuff here in auckland than hamilton...

Keep an eye out in petrolhead mag that has most meets in it or it's pretty much the same ones every year Kumeu,Powercruise,Beach hop,GM show,Brock cruise,Cambridge hotrod show etc.... But the VL commy can be frowned upon as it still has the "Boy racer" image stuck with it and not considered old school enough for some of the hotrod shows so you will get abit of stick

Quote: Originally Posted by SIKVLT [View Post] Keep an eye out in petrolhead mag that has most meets in it or it's pretty much the same ones every year Kumeu,Powercruise,Beach hop,GM show,Brock cruise,Cambridge hotrod show etc.... But the VL commy can be frowned upon as it still has the "Boy racer" image stuck with it and not considered old school enough for some of the hotrod shows so you will get abit of stick Never had a problem with our VL,But I spose that is becouse of no doof doof,Or wearing my pants around my knees,OR wear my hat with the peak at the back If you turn up and respect others they will do the same to you!Mingle and admire other cars,Granted there is always one.And the boy racer image is becouse of the D*%k head element the does ruin it for the others,And that is not just for the VL but for all cars. Cheers Marty ps my 2 cents worth! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

you have a v8 so you will be welcome at most meets soon as you have a cooler hanging down the boy racer tag comes out ! I turned up at Kumeu and the woman on the gate pretty much told me to piss off as soon as she saw the front of my wag haha

Quote: Originally Posted by ss nut [View Post] OR wear my hat with the peak at the back Ive had afew guys admiring the Wagon, then see this scruffy white kid with his backwards hat hop in and take off down the road..... Gets even more looks, especially when they hear me start the old girl Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Do you get the looks Or is it the wagon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

100% the wagon LOL If it was me, the back seat would be full of nice ladies Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Thanks guys, yea, i had a 308 brock replica vk , with corvette wheels and all the oldskl charm, but still felt a bit out of place at some hotrod shows in hams... My latest, vl is to most people a vl group a brock... but i wanted to get crazy horse power on a budget that wouldnt buy much @ your local fish n chip shop ha How much would it cost to get 220 kw out of a 308? more than a grand? ...exactly thats why i am a rb fan LETS GOOOO ---------- Post added 21-05-11 at 13:20 ---------- Oh, And im gonna have to get some security for crowd control , when i roll up in the vl with my pants dwn low and my basketball cap sideways ha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yea alot more than a grand

more than you would want to spend on a 308. Injected, charged and cammed would still not see that.

Quote: Originally Posted by hsvhel [View Post] more than you would want to spend on a 308. Injected, charged and cammed would still not see that. You dont have much faith in the dirty old 308 do you lol they are a bit more responsive than that if you "play" with them properly Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i have faith, just know the pain on the wallet. Im running injected heads, cam, stroker and i doubt im at 200+kw. Great if i am, but it cost to get it there

Quote: Originally Posted by hsvhel [View Post] i have faith, just know the pain on the wallet. Im running injected heads, cam, stroker and i doubt im at 200+kw. Great if i am, but it cost to get it there I feel your pain Im in the middle of repowering my calais with a 8 but I am ditching the injection & stroking it etc Ive told the engine guy I want at least 300rwkw but your right its $$ Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Yeah the old Holden V8 takes a few $$ to make power. Worth it in the end though... ...maybe LSx engines are where it's at now for easy cheap(ish) power

Agreed alex. My wallets hurt from an almost 5 figure engine. If i did it again, i'd go 1uzfe turbo. Soo versatile. But i like punishment and bits specific to the holden engine. So i went the hard way. The injected heads helped, but dont squander on the internals. Splay your caps, i learnt the hard way

Mines just over 200kw atw. Full N/A 308. with a bit of engine work... :-P Jases VL2DY4 must be up there too??

really was that tested and confirmed power figure for your walky? Nah Jases VL wouldnt be putting out much shes just a daily driver,dont think hes done to much in the way of engine work. had alot of suspension work done though.