Hey guys and gals! im a new member and i thought id post a bit about myself and my vl project. Name: Jake Age: 18 Work: FernTree Gully Holden HSV Cars: '86 vl berlina with lower areo body kit '78 LX SS torana this is how i bought the vl about 3months ago- didnt come with the vy ss rims.. [IMG][IMG]<a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/albums/qq335/HOTLX/?action=view&current=3327_3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq335/HOTLX/3327_3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>[/IMG][/IMG] car had a blown head that it looked like the guy had tried to fix himself and just fcuked it right up car came with a spare rb30 that he was goin to put in it as soon as it was home i got stuck into pulling out the old block and everything. the car had also been sitting idle for about 3 years or so at the moment i am in the middle of building the engine to standard specs. ive got to drop the head off to get welded (bit of corosion in the water jacket) and decked thats were it stands at the moment... i am putting all new bushes in the front end because the old ones are all chopped out. ah ye... also.. this is what it is sitting on at the moment.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Nice score! Love aero kitted vl's. What plans you got for the car? Welcome to ct

why would u take the top half of the inlet off to fix a head gasket? looks like the hood has been left up for some time.. best of luck with it, a few hours of fun work there. btw, what tune do the horns play?

Quote: why would u take the top half of the inlet off to fix a head gasket? Because it makes it a **** load easier to pull the manifold off without the top half on.

cheers fellas, later on im goin to bolt a supercharger to it, just because everybody goes turbo and i want somthing different. yeah there was a fair bit of grime and leaves in the cracks. yeah i was interested in the tune wen i get it home so i hooked a battery up and their just a standard loud as SH*T horn noise.... should be good fun when people cut me off :P

welcome mate and good luck with your vl

yeah i dont know how he was planing on fixing it... the top half of the plentum had 2 big smashed holes in it... got the front end stripped down today taking shockers and control arms to work 2morrow to start putting all new bushes throughout cleaned down the bellhousing and k-frame a bit also dropped the fuel tank out to replace the frail breather hoses and give it a good flush out will keep updating. let me know what you think/ any tips cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Do not super charge it. Unless your going to use a vortech style charger. That's my tip lol! There's a lot of work in that car that's for sure. Keep us updated

yeah crs has a supercharger kit that bolts on where the p/s and a/c would "usually" go. and thats about $2000 so yeah.. finished the shockers and control arms today. their still at work and ill pick them up tomorow and fit tomorrow night. i figured it was easier to send the control arms to pedders and let them get their hands dirty. for cost of $80.... my bushes.. their ball joints.. who can argue with that!

ok, got the front end prety much bolted together now, just need to get some VN V8 brake callipers, should have reco ones by the end of next week. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

that should look very nice when its done mate, but as said before, it looks like there is alot of work in it! good luck.

good work , looks like you might of scored a bargain

cheers guys! keep the comments/tips coming

Hey man, any updates? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

cheers fellas, im ringing a few engine builders 2moz to get an idea on how much i have to fork out to get this head done, might get a port and polish while im there, but im bogging and sanding the boot channel because there is a lil rust there and i dont want water to get into my stereo thats going in there keep em coming Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks great mate. Love the colour. Couple of things - you've been stooged with your front seats. They're SL/Executive seats. You've got the Berlina instrument cluster and doortrims, see if you can get some grey Berlina seats to match up. If you have trouble getting VN V8 calipers, they're the same on VLT, VR-VS V6 as well. Or I have a pair with rebuild kits, you just need to put the kits in. Is it series one (silver door handles)? I see no cruise control either. Also, probably wouldn't prop your auto up on the steering rack.... Anyway, good stuff mate. Good to see another mechanic on the site. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah me too mate, its pacific blue with a more metallic pearl. i am unsure as too what series it is as any of the exterior/interior bits could have been swapped with other bits but it does have chrome exterior door handles. and no cruise control. any way to tell series from vin? it has a different drivers seat that i believe may be calais. it is like a dark grey colour as in pic and has a push/pull handle on the side to adjust height. the rest of the seats are the same, light grey/silver with lines across them. they dont have the adjuster so yeah. how much could i convince you to put the kits in for me?? haha

mate, in the "technical articals" thread on this site, there is a VIN calculator thing. just your VIN into that and it will tell you heaps of stuff about your car.

yeah cheers mate i did that but all it says is 86 vl berlina. dosnt really tell me much else... cheers anyway mate