5ltr and manual conversion for my vp

[VPS2]

ok ive got about 3000 grand and im wondering if 3000 grand or maybe a bit more if i can get it would be enough for a 5ltr and manual conversion i cant do it myself so i would have to get someone to do it

if three grand isnt enough how much would it cost

[Morton]

I bought a full manual conversion from a mechanic for $1000. He offered to install it for $2700, and I'm pretty sure that included purchase price.

Where do you live? I can do a T5 conversion in your driveway for a good price.

[VPS2]

dammm it i live in adelaide how much would u charge to put it in

[Morton]

PM sent mate

[greenfoam]

Gees 3 grand would come close to a 6 speed kit little bit more for Mortons fuel a spanner work and your set

[VPS2]

yer but i need to buy a 5ltr engine and get that installed aswell all for under 3 grand

is this possible

[greenfoam]

ah ok well that should be about right, you can get a whole rough car for about 2500 so should be doable, get morton to bring one over from Melbourne :P

[VPS2]

now if i went through all of this would i need to upgrade diff, suspension,brakes or should i be alright

[Morton]

lol Greenfoam, I should start an interstate mobile Manual and 304 conversion business

You'd need V8 brakes (1" master, bigger rotors, bigger finned calipers + pads), and V8 springs (technically, but you can get away without the springs). The diff should be fine, I think some V8 diffs had shot peened gears, but I don't think you'll need them. BW diffs tend to be pretty hardy to start with.

Then you have to consider Morton's petrol bill for carting a trailer full of tools interstate

... however, I should have some time off work in a month

[jimmig81]

Hey Morton just qurious how much to put 5lt an manual in a v6 vs stata have all the parts but if you could do it for the right price cause i cant be f****d

[Morton]

Haha, you'd have to get stuck in and get your hands dirty. I don't do ALL the work for people One of my conditions is that people are out there working with me the whole time.

[jimmig81]

of course mate was goin to do it my self but not a lot of exeriance in newer model cars just lookin for a helpin hand also i have the stuff but its VN i just need to change the lower control arms on the K-Frame to make it fit a VS right the motor outta VQ an the box outta a SS also lookin maybe convertin my VN exec to V8 auto but not shure wanna sell it in bout a year an its a 5 speed thinkin that it should sell to a p plater if i keep it a 6 cause im gonna put the full VQ interior in it

[greenfoam]

The original poster. Your S2 VP should have the bigger brakes allready. Diffs the same, Lukes putting 360 rwkw and 700+ Newton meters through non shot peened gears so you will be right . To make it exactly like the V8 setup you would change front springs and add a 1 inch master cylinder

[Morton]

Ahhh ofc, Series II had the V8 brakes standard. I wonder if you'd only have to change one side of the wiring loom. The other end should, in theory, all be the same so long as you grab a loom from a VP V8. Series 1 VN looms would have had too much patchwork missing.

[savage1987]

ok ive got about 3000 grand

WOW. I wish I had 3000 grand