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Hi, Car is a VY II Adventra LX8 LS1 Auto (4L65e) The auto was rebuilt back in 2014 with upgrades oil pump, clutches and solenoids. The box shifts perfectly but it is randomly normally at freeway speeds is neutralising. Driving at 100km/hr and will loose all drive, engine runs as if gearbox has...

A few ways of doing it, either buy a T junction the correct thread and screw your pulse generator off your transducer onto it or buy a pulse generator unit that will screw inline with your speedo cables deleting the transducer. What not just rip off all the vacumn parts of the cruise leave the...

You would be better off looking at an injected 5L if you want to go the 304/308 path, more power, better drivability. If your trying to keep it period correct I would start my contacting local engine builders and machine shops for a blue 308 out of either a VH or WB etc. If out of the WB I...

Thats the issue with every engine conversion theres no end. V6, EFI V8, LS1, LS whatever theres no end to better conversions but in through trying to show people the light. I have had some wild 202s my last one expired under 5,000km old but went very hard, for less money I got the same power...

definitely go EFI, as boozer said, maybe even a 5 speed behind it (NOT AN M76) and a VL 3.45 diff Your biggest gains will be in the head, port the hell out of it I have pulled nearly 1kg of iron filing out of 202 heads when porting them over the years, get the biggest valves the machine shop can...

One of my Vks actually runs a High and low beam relay setup in the fuse box, running factory relay holders and relays, being an 84 model the fuse box has an additional wires in the plug for the headlight harness. None of which is documented or in any of my factory manuals. Colors of wires match...

You forgot the tail wind as well

When I built my VK I purchased a 120amp alternator for it and never had a charging issue with it

I have been right into motorised cars for my kids, dont bother with a petrol motor - Too noisy too many people complain, winge and whine - Too slow Get yourself an electric golf buggy (hand wheeled carts not the one you drive), Electric speed controller for a mobility scooter 24v or...

Auto wise go for the 4L60e or 4l65e. If you want something really cool think about this for a project Holden VY-VZ Adventra V8 Wagon as doner car. - AWD LS1 with 4L65E auto VK - Group C body Kit with flares (needed for the extra width of AWD) IRS would probably be a bit of work to shoehorn...

search the forum theres loads of LS conversion stuff, you will need a VL rack and VL-VS K frame - VN-VS V8 not the V6 kframe. Gearbox auto or manual? what HP will you be makeing stock or modified? the 4L60e autos etc used on them is ok manual either the T56 6 speeds or a mal wood box. Radiator I...

If you need to ask this question then your not a true enthusiast so sell the volvo and the vb and keep the festie mobile

What was the original car? 6 or 8, auto or manual? What is it now? there are replicas and then there are replicas. To me what you described is a car that has been painted to look like a HDT car and thats about it

we made patterns out of my old seat trims as we went

Ok with the low rise console you need a different insert all together. Pain in the arse arent they You need one like whats in the 134 pack VKs. I may have one that is slightly damaged in the same colour as the pic if needed.

For the rears, find the nicest set you can and have them electroplated in new zinc and colored gold

Post a pic of your colsole cover where the shifter is there were 2 versions. 1 - M2x series 4 speed 2- M76 series 5 speed The 5 speed one is further back and suits your application better than the 4 speed one. HDT Didnt use a T5, a T5G was used and is a slightly shorter box, slightly different...

Its better than a replica the body kits were tek screwed on, body shells were gas axed out with an oxy. they didnt give 2 craps about the car as long as it functioned. This is how they should have been built. As for the shifter, I had to modify my tunnel cover/plate the tunnel was left...

Nice job, If you bolt a 40mm x 50mm 5mm thick steel plate to the top of the shifter out of the box to step the shifter back a bit you can get your console to fit correctly and still select 2nd and 4th gears. cheers Scott

are you talking about on the side of the box? If do take the side plate off and put it back its not hard, just fiddly tovget it onto the selectors inside the box

WES or Farnell components will have the microswitch, seriously leave all the EST setup as it is and fit a HEI dizzy like everyone else has said, it will be more reliable, better spark, run better use less fuel. Unless someone really knows what they are looking at not many people would pick it...

Definitely stick rego on it, don't bother spending money on the 202 for the money you will spend to make it go its not worth it. Save your money and consider a RB30, VN-later V6, EFI 5L or LS conversion depending on your budget.

Sounds like its waiting to go boom, careful disconnecting the battery, jumpstarting it, even charging it. have they ripped out the vapour lines going to the front? You need to get at the very least the vapour system reconnected.

Fit a weber on rather than the holly it will use less fuel, be more drivable when cold and around town, and flat out go about the same. i pulled off a 350 and fitter a weber years ago to a vk i had, best thing i did to it

Could be any number of things from id10ts leaning on open doors, strikers not aligned properly, hinge pins worn, bent etc. Could be accident damage you just need to have a good look at the body for signs. Also It could be Holden's quality panel kit from the 80s they were crap from factory...

I have broken some pretty big bolts with mine, makes changing wheels a breeze. My neighbours are also happier I own one as I don't fire up my 3 phase air compressor as often now :)

The cars aren't that hard to work on, most mechanics can take care of those things, If its rack boots need replacing a couple of spanners and a wheel alignment afterwards. Speedo not working, either a stripped speedo gear or busted cable usually causes the problem.

most owners will be pretty tight lipped on some things to prevent "cloning" replica cars by using their build numbers. That one is a nice example a little rough around the edges but pretty rare including the polariser

damn I don't know weather I should say this but I just junked a tank with one in. I will see if its ok tomorrow. I literally ran over the tank with my ute to crush it up I will see if the sener is still ok if so you can have it

We had a great one years ago, really nice claret interior, 253, 4 speed, lsd. In reality any unmolested 80s commodore is now becoming a rarer beast to find and will slowly continue to do so.

They look the same physically except the 6cyl tacho has a redline 500rpm higher than the 5L one

Something to add here too. When fitting heavier sway bars tot he rear its a good idea to seam weld your sway bar brackets to the body. When I built my VK we drilled 4 holes in the body around the bracket and then plated on the inside of the body, gusseted the bracket and welded it up. As one of...

I would be surprises if a series 2 VT still has the original engine, most were replaced under warranty due to pistons wanting to party with each other

You shouldn't have pinking issues on 98. After 500-1000km on 98 pull a couple of plugs out and see how they look. If the plugs show the combustion temps are still up you can also go one heat range cooler on spark plugs which can solve the issue. Its unlikely you will need it. It you do it and...

Erm I want what your having. The VK was the last of the LEADED cars, leaded fuel was around 96RON read my many previous posts on fuel to confirm the figure I cant be bothered its not really important anyway. Run 98 Octane/RON fuel in your car and you wont have an issue. As far as injectors go...

Just another tip, the later filler necks never quite fit right, cut the one off your old tank and use that on the newer tank the bend will be perfect. Scott

might be a week or 2 my ute is off the road doing a gearbox change atm till I can get one down. I did build one for DrewVHss on the forum for his VH SS, it basically looked like a new light when I was done. Scott

When I did my conversion, I did engine, inc headers, starter motor, & T5 all bolted up together. I had the car up on stands and pretty sure I had to have the rear higher than the front for the back of the transmission to clear the ground. An easier way to do the conversion would be to have the...

Im in the process of going though a lot of my parts and condensing a little and should be able to do you a complete genuine headlight (no indicator) for you, the big issue with the VH/VK headlights is sun damage across the top edge, if you want it to match send me a pic of the top of your LH...

Air you replacing shocks or refitting originals? Pretty sure vl v8 went to pbr calipers, take them down to you local brake place and ask them for a set of seals and they can ide tify them, they will probably need a hone anyway