what to do and whether or not i should

[VryNeat]

Im 17 and looking at my first car manual of course ive found an 89 vn s pack in the light blue i just have some general questions. P.S id be paying 1160 with 6 months rego

1. The clutch is stiff is this a common thing
2. The transmission is a bit loud is this a sign of death
3. Am i able to go straight over the paint with something like a cobalt blue
4. Is the 340 xxx on the clock to high
5. Whats the best mod to get first i aint going to low i like keeping my exhaust system when i go over speed bumps

Any info much appreciated


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[Morton]

1) Define "stiff". If you're comparing them to a Hyundai Accent clutch (which, for the record, ALWAYS slip), then yes, they require a bit more leg.
2) Define "loud". VNs have never been quiet cars
3) That depends how good you are with a spray gun!
4) It's high, but you're paying $1160. So you get your money's worth.
5) Start saving to fix things

[VryNeat]

1. stiff as in dead leg when u get out the car
2. noisy as in a bit rattly/shaky at times
3. when i say can i, i mean im gonna pay the tafe to do it
4. in my opinion 340 xxx isnt to bad considering what some of the guys commos have done on this site.
5. money is always a fun thing

but yeh over all u rekon itll be worth it for 1160

[VT97CALAIS]

VryNeat see if u can get it for 1000 neat

[VryNeat]

well the price was originally 1800 without rego so i tlkd him down to 900 then rego is gonna cost me something like 260 so compared to what he wanted its pretty cheap

[VT97CALAIS]

Budget for a new motor too 340,000KM is getting near the end of its serviceable life I would have thought...
See if you can get a leather interior to suit your car, leather is always better than cloth!

Cheers,
VT97Calais

[VryNeat]

well a couple of guys on here have the old vn at around 500 xxx but yeh when she blows in goes the 304 by then i hope to of had some decent experience in the car. Being from W.A theres so engine restrictions on p platers ....... yet. Leather will come way day or ill just get me some statesmen interior but yeh the old girl needs an lsd sooner then later

[VT97CALAIS]

If you plan on keeping it, stick it on LPG Dual Fuel as well - you wont regret it, saves you heaps man!

[VryNeat]

i dont like the idea of running 6 bangers on gas i heard theres alot of issues with it

[Haydz]

1. Stiff Clutch is fairly normal. its 200 dollars to get a new one.
2. How loud? like you can hear. metal clunking etc.
3. Dno
4. Probably a bit high though its a vn. they run forever and when it comes to it. they are cheap as chips to get.
5. Tidy it up. Make sure all the running gear is in good nic. a good service etc


and the reason its going to cost 1100 is because its manual.

i paid 1200 for my manual vn. only to rip the gearbox out of it.

the t5 boxes are worth a pretty penny in good nic.

[VryNeat]

Stiff Clutch is fairly normal. its 200 dollars to get a new one.
How loud? like you can hear. metal clunking etc.



and the reason its going to cost 1100 is because its manual.

i paid 1200 for my manual vn. only to rip the gearbox out of it.

the t5 boxes are worth a pretty penny in good nic.

the gear box isnt bad in itself its not like omg its gonna blow but its a bit rough im thinking that could be coz they hadn't started it in around 2 months n yeh thats why im willing to pay that bit more for the manual more fun and that just gotta find the infamous lsd id rather have a pretty car then a drager

[Haydz]

the gear box isnt bad in itself its not like omg its gonna blow but its a bit rough im thinking that could be coz they hadn't started it in around 2 months n yeh thats why im willing to pay that bit more for the manual more fun and that just gotta find the infamous lsd id rather have a pretty car then a drager

sweet man you should be right then.


change the oil in the gearbox and it will sound a heap better.

its probably old.

and if it hasn't been started in 2 months the fuel would be old and have lost some of its octane. \

[VryNeat]

sweet man you should be right then.


change the oil in the gearbox and it will sound a heap better.

its probably old.

and if it hasn't been started in 2 months the fuel would be old and have lost some of its octane. \

cheers mate all info appreciated and with regards to the clutch can i do it myself im some what mechanically minded or is it better to leave it to the pros

[Haydz]

clutch is fairly easy.

you just pull off your gearbox. and pull off the pressure plate to inspect the clutch.

if its gone. you go to the shops and you get a clutch kit which consists of. the clutch plate, pressure plate and thrust bearing

you may also wish to get your flywheel machined while it is out. if it has scoring etc on it.

and if you pull off the flywheel you have to get new flywheel bolts from holden at a price of 5 bucks each. and you need 8.

anything else you want to know just let me know

[Slopehead]

Thing is to old , save up abit more and look at auctions.

[savage1987]

Budget for a new motor too 340,000KM is getting near the end of its serviceable life I would have thought...
See if you can get a leather interior to suit your car, leather is always better than cloth!

Cheers,
VT97Calais

No it isn't. Mine's at 500,000km, just rebuilt the gearbox for the first time and the motor is still fine

Sam

[james_lives_here]

Thing is to old , save up abit more and look at auctions.

Agrred, 340000 km's is getting a bit tired

[savage1987]

Did you even read my post??

[VryNeat]

the car is a p plater car and my intentions are to put a 304 in it in the long run anyway so whether or not it blows the car is gonna get a new engine within the year so yeh 5 litres of fun but the point is its manual and theres not a lot of them out there not for so cheap anyway

[savage1987]

Buy it. As long as it has a straight body you'll be good for years to come If the paint and panel work is all in good condition that's rare for a VN... what's it like on this car? If it's OK I'd be buying.

Sam

[VryNeat]

panels r perfection no dents nothing tyres with no wear spots to indicate hooning .... yet, and yeh only real issue with the thing is the clutch so u rekon its worth getting?

[TVR-190]

sounds like a fairly good deal. do you have any pics we can see of it, that would help

[VryNeat]

no pics just yet prob gonna go check it out again on friday so ill take some then post them up but yeh shes in pretty good nick its just that ugly light blue SIGH any1 wanna paint a car for me?

[VryNeat]

just looking on ebay for some stockies for the vn i found these with a starting bid of 50 buks u cant go wrong

[TVR-190]

i got some vp calais rims available and also a set of these:



btw does anyone know what model those ones are from ?