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VH SLE project (TIDYVH)

Started by TIDYVH vbmenu_register("postmenu_1388429", true); · 30 Apr 2007 · 29 replies

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]Hey dudes new on this forum but hope to contribute and help u guys at if i can, and give you a glimpse of my own project vh. First up its an 81 sle, got it a bit more than a yr ago with **** paint and interior and body (bad start i know) engine diff and gearbox were really solid tho. drove it for a year and did bits n pieces, got new seats, dark blue velour, fixed some leaks and thats it. Started strippin it around chrissy time and sent it off to the body shop. sold off the drivetrain and bought and injcto 5l. also bought a solid reco turbo 350. more specs later. had body all cleaned up and straightend, deleted door locks (except driver) and also aerial hole. engine bay was also smoothed a bit. The colour i chose is called radiant ebony. Specs: injecto 5l crane 286 crane anti pump up lifters Stiff valve springs heads shaved 40thou stocky bottom end rebuild bigger tb turbo 350 race prep 3/4 manulised 3000 converter diff to be 3.9:1 lsd all wiring to be done by me also not sure on wheels yet any help with posting pics would be great cheers [IMG] [/IMG gives you a good idea of colour more pics soon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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use www.tinypic.com (http://www.tinypic.com) to host pics mate... sounds great!
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Looks grouse - I've always had a soft spot for VH's... mate of mine got an '84 for his first car. 253 with exhaust, extractors, mild cam, aussie 4 speed and possibly a bit of headwork. Got up and boogied when it had to.
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i know that panel shop, we do alot of suspension work for them! there a good mob to deal with!
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yer there a solid car, will have plenty of boggie for me! lol cant wait for it to be on the raod Quote: Originally Posted by dvsgmh i know that panel shop, we do alot of suspension work for them! there a good mob to deal with! yer they have done well, reccomend them. looked after me well. done wonders with some of the bent panels
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come drink beers at markys james oh and guys the pics dont do this paint justice, looks ****ing mint in real life Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Love the color, looks like cherry black
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yeah that colour is wicked... sounds very nice keep us updated, and for the love of god whatever you do dont get chromies Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Yer marsh would love to but iv been finishing work to late mate, and thanks for the kind words Cherry black was the only way i could describe the colour too, hard colour to describe to ppl. chromies hmm would good cos chrome goes mint with the colour, but its gotta look tuff and i dont think chromies will cut it, think vy sigs but hell coin involved! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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buy a set of 17 inch billets.. www.showwheels.com.au (http://www.showwheels.com.au)
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polished FR's + cherry = YES.
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That colour looks awesome buddy, can't wait to see her put together
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Good luck with the build mate, lookin good so far!
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GL mate. Awesome colour by the way.
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Ok guys done a bit mor work on it, ill just post a few pics and you will get the jist. My Nice Smooth Bananas Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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very nice
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very mint! pair of signitures on that would look amazing i reckon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Convo pros would look the **** on that.
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convo's look awesome on anything
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Not long now kemp, get up a pic of how ur bay looks now, I love it!!
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