Hey guys just thought ide write a post bout how my cars coming along... first of it was going to be a 5L out of a vn i had the whole car and everything to convrt it but yeah things changed lol i thought if im doin all the work to it i might as well go all out lol i bought a v8 cross member today drove all the bluddy way to padstow and back with it in the back of the excel lol she was shlamed haha (just fit in the back oh yeah it was the whole suspension and steerin rack 2) anyway so im putting a gen 3 in me vl so i bought the engine mounts and (starter motor transfer kit) puttin the cross member in next week and puttin me new springs and shockies in while im there, and the excels up for sale lol so when i sell that and save a bit more ill buy the motor and box with 6 speed F@#%in cant wait just thought ide share it with who ever reads this lol sorry no progress pics ATM ill try get some next week and come back on and put them up Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Im also getting stuck into this in the next few months and about to start collecting parts but mines for a track/circuit car. Im assuming you got the starter kit and engine mounts from CRS? , how much are they worth as ive emailed them but no reply . Also what extractors are you using? adam

I'm guessing you will have get a hammer into the gearbox tunnel to fit the new gearbox? Jacko

No guessing, it's already a known fact the tunnel will need "massaging" Sounds like a good car coming along some time. GENIII would be nice in the VL, pity I'll never have the $$$, oh well, just enjoy the carby 304 I got.

lol, carby 304. I dont know why, but that made me laugh.

Have a think and let me know. Nothing wrong with keeping it original. The old girls are still good.

Nothing wrong with a carb 304 they got good potential for what they are , they just seem like nothing compared to whats out there these days. Any way good luck with the conversion keep us up to date

thanks for the replies fella's yeah im gonna have to either bash it out or cut it....nah bash it out lol yeah the kits from crs but i bought it from ebay saw the two mounts and the starter kit the whole lot for $550 gettin it all probs monday at the latest and im think that they go for a little over $1000 new from crs i got priced just didn't write it down lol give em a call they tell you all you need , as for the headers im going to get some custom ones made up so they fit ive read forums and seen pictures of crs headers but heard they are meant to sh#$ (im not trying to say they are) but yeah just the feedback ive heard doesn't sound good...mate let me know how you go with the conversion would love to hear seing as no one wants to do this conversion because of the price but the way i see it (im a frigen manager at macas with a wife and a kid on the way lol) i just spend little time on it here and there and spend any spare money i get on it sell old car parts n-stuff but yeah im loosing where i was at but i was gonna put a 304 INLCTD 5L in from a vn but i thought bout it yeah there cheeper and all but kno doubt i would wanna pull it out and rebuild it and put a blower on it thats why i went F#%k it im gonna put a gen 3 in A> you have the power even for a stock motor B> would still be reliable power and a nice car that you can cruise in and for the bloke thats using his for the track ^^^ spot on mate because the stuff you can get for these motors and you see heavier than vl's like vt,vx,vy they have pretty dam good numbers down the strip i dont care if any1 bags these motors out there awsome i should stop typing now lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

They are great motors, they are lighter then rb30's aswell arent they?

make sure to get a later gen 3 and try find out about the history, they are the good ones otherwise you might find your self with the piston slap and oil burning issues

geez maccas must be payin good wages now lol

They are great motors, they are lighter then rb30's aswell arent they? im not sure i know they are pretty light bor what they are make sure to get a later gen 3 and try find out about the history, they are the good ones otherwise you might find your self with the piston slap and oil burning issues... yeah mate for sure ive heard bout that ill try get one outa a vy i so wanna go 6 speed hopefully it all fit up by making custom mounts geez maccas must be payin good wages now lol haha yeah mate i wish lol was thinkin of goin to the mines for a while to finish it of quicker its all good might just take my time with the money i dont have haha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah im 99% sure they are lighter then rb30's because they are alloy blocks arent they where as rb30's are cast iron!

If you're going to all that hassle, shouldn't you be considering a new ls2 for a few extra bucks?

yeah mate i was considering i hey they are cheep as piss for what they are seen a new motor for $6000 but the thing is i need everything i suppose i could buy a gearbox seperate, by the way got the cross member in today stoked so just savin money and buyin the motor ill try post pictures tommorow not that exciting but yeah phuk it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Yeah do it (pics up). Heaps of people wanna do this conversion but too scared lol

lol yeah i was one of em i spat it and thought phuk it would be sick ide love to see other vl's with this conversion its perfect i love the vl turbs but lately ive been full into the v8's in the vl's just better to drive i reckon plenty torque sounds awsome and longer legs, i wish there was a track around here where you can just cut loose when its finished i might drive down to eastern creek or something cut some laps lol

Nice idea and best of luck to you mate. A stock LS1 with an exhaust and mafless tune will be lighter on fuel and most importantly make more power then a very worked 253, 308, or 5L. 250rwkw will be more than a handful in a light VL.

yeah that sounds mad thats exactly what i wanna do i drove a vx ss ex cop car 6 speed and frigen every gear your stuck to your seat so much better felling compared to when my vl was turbo'd and the ls1 flew in the vx thats why i was like imagine in a vl it would be pretty mad Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Are you able to post pics of the starter relocation kit? , i was under an LS1 yesterday and would imagine a new bell housing is required to move the starter motor . adam