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Fairly common if they had not had headlight relay kit fitted...we've had more than 10 of them in family but this is first one I've owned with melted fusebox & trashed wiring....this is my fourth or fifth definitely will be the last vk I build & own.

Reproductions fuse rails look just like vn to vs items to me....still unsure how want wiring layout & what relays to add just yet. Going to take awhile to sort as it's a mess from previous owner also I pulled it apart years ago & trying to remember what is what...series 1 looks different to...

It was highest cfm rating that they had that it needed bigger alternator...in cramped torrie engine bay wuth efi 304 it just wasn't enough compared to ugly fan/shroud & finally au fans

Vk wiring harness....they have brown wires that are also earths mixed in with brown that are not earth wires. Diagrams are in black & white....wiring goes round & round through harness just to end up at joiner with 5 other same coloured wires. The damaged & bodgey wiring by previous owners...

I was a hoarder could not let good or rare parts get scrapped if thought was 10% could be used by me or mates etc Too old for that shite especially people want parts but want to leave it here untill they need it then get pissed if I sol dirt cheap or bartered away.....last option toss if they...

Terrible weather so have not been able to roll car out of garage to work on things wanted to do. Have been doing little bit of wiring for an hour or two at a time then need to walk away from it lol Car had melted fusebox and some dodgey bypassed wiring so thought would try to fix it ended up...

After selling efi 202 setup the other day noticed gaskets & other parts for straight 6cyl hanging up on walls. All went in the bin *MCM Marty voice*

I had a nice buick/t5 setup from vp ute for sale....no buyers even at $100 for months just wanted it all gone with the least effort. Kept a few small parts that people lose or dont take off in conversions & sold them for couple hundred. Engine & gearbox went to the tip...ofcourse people said...

If youre building decent engine & want extractors you'll need vl p/steer intermediate & vn rack...astra pump worth looking at. If stock or mild could get away with factory tubular hsv or calais steel headers & stay with earlier k frame & chunky p/steer.

120a will do job fine but need to upgrade wiring. I use 85a off efi v8 models & vs v6 thermofan super quick & easy to fit with factory looks plus stock wiring as less load etc. 16 inch spal works fine on 202 but wont handle v8....know this from experince when lc torrie went from wild tripl;e...

3.7 are nice cruiser gears with bit of zip when you want to play around...fine with 25 or 26 inch tyre

Yeah that looks high but there are different places that will give different readings so check with transmission guy where they want it. Other things can be done to help like running lines through radiator first then transcooler & also RTS alloy deep pan. My vh sle had 4.5k stally 4.56 gears...

That dude doing the OBD1/ALDL screen thing should display trans temps in it...just not oil pressure

Elite 2500 I think it is called will run 4l60e or 4l80e. What car & what engineer? Newcastle bloke that makes you do brake testing at airport? Since when do you emission testing in Nsw unless get a canary or backdoored in another crackdown? Decent sized cam be hard to pass without tuning...

Even if bottom end shows wear as long as not tragic should get away with hone,hand linish crank...make sure remove ridges top of bores so pistons dont get damaged. Hopefully ring lands still in spec not damaged. One thing would get reco'd would be the heads as 400k for sure seats be pounded...

For minor mods keeping Delco setup heaps easier & cheaper with off shelf memcal....as long as common mods there will be a tune either bu tuner or pcmhaching forum. Yes ls1 ecu has been done before but been years since anyone has bothered because if spending big on engine/driveline might as well...

pcmhacking.net has the answers for aussie ecotec & buick fanatics

Fuel in tank will slow most of it down from draining out & will still be fed from return hose up top...should not be an issue untill tank is low on fuel. vk efi,vl & early vn have no swirl pot just just return up high in tank on drivers side. If you look inside tank above swirlpot you will...

Check they actually have submersible hose in stock....there was a major shortage of it for long period time that I had to reuse whatever 2nd pieces could find when did vp ute & another car.

Have heard of people attaching return hose to feed pipe so it returns fuel from top. Never done it but think that is how one of them are setup from factory looking at rare spares reproductions. Other options are radiator mob to cut open & weld back together or get removable bulkhead fitted...

Yes less core shift...got worse as they got newer with vt being worst particularly the heads if wanting to go full emo on them. Think OP wants what we use to call a speed rebuild....hone,rings & bearings slap it back together & replace all fubar'd bits. If it has 400k on it not really going...

obd1 is like commodore64 to a new laptop. Most likely scanner could not link to something archaic prooobably obd2 onwards like most scanners. If you've ever looked up all fault codes you're underestimating power of the paper clip & google or forum search lol

You'd need to do more investigating as one pic doesn't show much tbh. Flat diff flange usually means borgwarner. 3.45 gears & if wheels still inside wheel arch could be vl wagon diff (stud for shock absorber) but then look at brakes & axle splines Could also be vn to vs wagon as they're wider...

Yeah last year or so insurance companies bumped up their prices....even with clean record,maximum no claim etc they still put it extra 1k for my 2023 Triton excuse being my suburb is now CBD & statisically 4wd in more accidents.....bs. They even bumped up rates for my torrie & vh on laid...

If those things were not working it would go into limp mode or very least intermittent fault. Why do you need scanner when thin piece of wire all you need to check codes?

That is how any decent shop is meant to do it even after they have checked measurements it's still up us to double check it & send it back if find something wrong. It is worth paying bit extra to get correct job done first time only one trip instead of five or they act like you're wrong lol

Does anyone know if IRS hanbrake internals are same as Non-IRS? Got Markovr modified backing plates & non-irs handbrake shoes for vt rear to fit borgwarner diff...can't find new kits with adjuster & people in Sydney want drug money for whole diff or missing pieces. Can get IRS rear brake...

You should be able to crop pics smaller so they can be posted....if not we've given enough info to basically tell what is in there.

Torrie was mini-tubbed,coilover & big 330mm brakes over 20 years ago was also my first efi v8 conversion. Needs rear screen section,outer sills both sides & inner sill +floor plan....had very minor rust when got it 30 years ago she held up well untill I left in storagage for years not even...

Probably similar power I just prefer to say it had 450hp as it felt slow to me for all good parts it had in it. Had several issues when I bought it & by the time finally got it going really well rear main seal was stuffed.

Yep red statesman block. If it is a number job on a walkie block you'd need to see if it has 4 bolt main caps & measure lifter bores bigger than stock iirc.....if it is real deal keep walking as shonky as shite for a couple of reasons.

Feels weird not having gtr in garage at home.

Only got pics from morning when they were on towtruck. He won't be happy when he sees extent of damage on lc gtr....we both grew up with that car so it has a lot of history & sentimental value. Been trying to spend a few hours each day on vk but easily sidetracked cleaning up garage & doing...

Take a pic of diff flage & diff cover plate....might still have v8 salisbury in it if it was a factory v8 car. Salisbury would have 28 spline axles,u bolts in diff flange & fairly sure diff plate would have different gasket/bolt pattern to borgwarner. Cars are that old everything could have...

Looks like good stuff...I'd be paranoid too it might come off if block prep wasn't 110% but I've never used or seen it in person tbh. Wonder if it would would underneath banana intake help heatsoak a little bit...used to see metal cones under intake manifold of early 308s but nothing aftermarket.

1 3/4 pacies fitted with 10mm barely clearance enough too pass rego inspections but were touching at idle...didn't look like it from top but could see it from underneath when tapped throttle they hit...pipes also had about 5mm clearance to sump where they go around intermediate shaft. When did...

Good new bitsa bombadore is back home....could easily see it got a phat bum sitting on back of tow truck. Even better news is Lc Gtr got swapped out & is now at panelbeaters getting the love it deserves.

28 spline axles if using factory lsd or knockoff truetrac...think it only comes 28 spline. 31 spline and spool or genuine truetrac as axles cost same.

Might just be mongrel of job if you dont drop rack & lift engine to past rack or might need to grind or bash some bits in to fit better...some brands need to fit with eng/trans out of car