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The new VL 5 Litre

Started by Nackerz · 10 June 2010 · 26 replies

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NackerzArchived member
Name: Cece (Nackerz Fiance) Model: Holden VL 5 Litre Commodore SL Colour: White over Silver Bodykit: None, Calais Mock up Engine Type: 308 Carby Power: When dyno'd before exhaust system 122.5 rwkw at 126kph Exhaust: 2 1/2 Gearbox: Trimatic Diff: 3.08 ratio v8 diff single pegger Brakes: VL Turbo brakes all round Suspension: Super Lows in the arse with pedders shocks, Front New lovel super low springs with new garbel shocks, K-Mac adjustable strut tops Wheels/Tyres: 19" Interior: Stock with autotechnica front racing seats Stereo: None atm Build Period: Starts NOW LOL :P Cost: Straight Swap for the VR, I will show you a pic Motor: Worked 308, Rebulit rings and main crank shaft bearings, New gaskets 8000 km's ago everything cleaned and checked. Mods to motor is a 2 stage cam and lifters, Port 'n' polished heads, 8mm top gun leads. Got a nice 135 kws at the wheels not bad for a black 308 which came out with 122 kws at flywheel. Exhaust: Genie extractors with a 2 1/2inch new red back exhaust sounds good! Transmission & diff: Is a rebuilt 3 speed trimatic 8,000 kms just had a service 250 km's. Shifts so smooth. Diff is a good no noise 3:08 ratio solid no knocks. Suspenstion: Super lows at back with pedders shocks and front is brand new lovel super low springs with new garbel shocks. Ok Pictures First is VR that we swapped for the VL Ok heres the BEAST!!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NackerzArchived member
Alrighty guys, for the last 24hours have gone right over the car just to see what it needed for a RWC........ OH BOY!!!! Surprised we made it home!!!! the front left strut fell out on me when i was moving it out of the shed!!!! The steering seems a bit loose need to have a look at what would be causing it. the guy had put STANDARD shocks in the arse with lowered springs so atm its raised on stock springs all round until we buy a spring compressor and lowered shocks for the arse. Pulled the dash out so i could work out all the wiring cause i noticed that it was a real mess!!! I'M SURPRISED ANYTHING IS ACTUALLY WORKING!!! the ******** had painted the dash and looks like that he couldn't be bothered wiring everything back up!!! so while the dash is out gunna paint it black. The missus isn't too keen on the colour of the interior thats in it atm. So far have figured out for a RWC it needs: - Number Plate light - Rear tail light globes - Rear parcel shelf welded back up cause it was cut - Sunvisor Clips. Also just installed a full Nothlane Suspension Bush Kit, front and rear. The missus has decided that she wants to turn it into a full calais mock up so we are gunna start collecting the parts that I don't have for it. Gotta try and find a genunie calais front as the one thats on it is only a fibreglass front. She has some ideas on what colour she wants to paint it but any suggestions would be appreciated!!!
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NackerzArchived member
Alrighty guys for the last 2 days cece and I have been really busy!!!! Cece has resprayed a majority of the interior, that will be finished tomorrow. I've installed her head unit, fixed some rust in the boot, wired up a number plate light, wired up a push button start switch, cleaned up all the wiring in the engine bay an under the dash and removed the old alarm system. Tomorrow cece is going to finish the interior ( will post up pictures ) I'm going to wire in a kill switch, weld the parcel shelf ( ****head had cut it ) and weld up the spare tyre well where rust has eaten through. She's coming to shape slowly and hopefully in the next week or two we'll be able to go and get her registered!!!!
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NackerzArchived member
Ok guys, Cece has finished the interior and as promised heres some photos of her handy work Have fixed up the rust in the boot and fixed the parcel shelf. Started putting in her stereo. Its slowly getting there ---------- Post added 19-06-10 at 23:37 ---------- Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NackerzArchived member
Well stereo system is all in! Door trims are on, and have done just about every single bush under the car with nolathane bushes. Boot rust is all fixed, aswell as the tyre well is done too. Parcell shelf is fixed. will get a few more photos with the door trims on. Just waiting on the rear upper control arms, bushes are getting pressed in, just have to pick them up today sometime! Will put them back in and get it back on the ground! ---------- Post added 28-06-10 at 07:08 ---------- oh by the way guys my fiance cece is pregnant so things will go a little slower now but all good im gunna be a DAD :O Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NackerzArchived member
Well we've had a bit of an interesting last week!!! We went and got a RWC for it so Cece can get it registered in Victoria, on the way to where we were going the car decides to stall and not start. no light nothing!!!!! too make things worse before we left home the bonnet cable decided to play up and we couldn't get the bonnet open!!! one of our mates came and helped us on the side of the road...... the problem..... a wire to the battery!!! the ****head before hand had just joined the two wires and tape them up...... so that problem fixed!!!! Passed the RWC no problems..... On the way home....... once again it decides to die on us!!!!! NOT HAPPY JAN!! Car decides that it won't turn over...... NO SPARK!!!! So got it towed away to the nearest town and had to leave it there over night... worst night sleep ever!!! Get there the next day... bought a brand new ignition module..... NOPE ....... Bought a brand new coil ..... nope ...... bought a brand new electric dizzy...... so over $300 dollars later and she starts. Have now also replaced the regulator..... Not happy!!! so she shouldn't break down any time soon!!! But on a better note..... picked up a 650 holley double pumper for her
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NackerzArchived member
Well cece got a custom sticker made for the 308: Bit of a story behind it..... when we went and had a look at the car to begin with the guy was still on his p's. He had a Aussie Pride sticker on the back window and had removed the A and replaced it with his P plate... cece and I had a bit of a laugh and since then decided that it suited the car so she went and got one made up Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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_vendettaArchived member
interior looks alright.
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NackerzArchived member
Alright.... Well needing some ideas now on what the missus can do to her next. Not quite sure on what we can do!!!! I've just put a gilmer belt drive in and its sounding good!!!! but ideas on what to do next would be awsome!!!
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VKillerArchived member
Paint it green.
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NackerzArchived member
Its a bit cold to be painting at the moment but It will be getting painted. Unfortunately it won't be green
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VKillerArchived member
Damn.
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NackerzArchived member
LOL. i don't mind the green it just unfortunately won't go with what cece wants to do to it
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CSL-FLYArchived member
body kit man ---------- Post added 17-08-10 at 13:53 ---------- vs clubsport wing
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NackerzArchived member
not a big fan of putting the newer body kits onto older cars. looks tacky. plus we have the walky rep so want to leave one without a bodykit.
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MR.SUSArchived member
what about the CECE stiker kit that i sugguested?
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NackerzArchived member
well she is getting her lilmiztrouble sticker made up for the front windscreen. same as whats on the walky but just in a different colour.
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MR.SUSArchived member
yeah that would be cute, along with a CECE or CECE Pr0dUCtiOnZzz stiker underneath
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NackerzArchived member
LOL!! she laughed at that one. She doesn't know whether ur taking the piss out of her nickname (CECE) or being genuine lol but she did laugh and thought that would be pretty cool!!
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NackerzArchived member
Well..... Cece has the chance to swap this for a slick VL turbo.... She's not sure wat she should do..... any thoughts
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