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Been a while since updates but in short the car is running, driving and mostly back together. When I got it home from being painted I focussed my attention on getting the engine bay reassembled, most stuff being either cleaned, repainted or replaced before being reinstalled. Once I finished that...

Yes it did have cruise when it was a v6, but the v8 has cruise mounted in a different spot which needs the bracket welded on

Engine bay got painted today. Have also added in the bracket for the cruise control as that is a feature I missed having when the car was on the road. Have just been slowly cleaning things up but not a whole heap of progress to talk about. Has been over 12 months since I last drove the car and...

Crane 276, probably about as big as I can go without needing stall converters and higher compression from my understanding

Shouldn’t need much of a freshen up, just new cam & lifters and a gasket kit. Would probably be lucky to have 30,000k’s on it since the last freshen up

Small update, motor came out today. Was at this point 5 years ago today pulling the v6 out

No updates. Projects been pushed into the corner until I free up more time as I’m doing other projects. I didn’t end up fitting the ss kit but still have it if I decide to fit it in the future.

Since December I have basically attempted to fix issues with the car not running right, replaced intake manifold gasket, plugs, leads which fixed it for a short time. Probably about 3 weeks later it started making a clack clack noise at idle. Took it back to mechanics and was diagnosed with a...

Thanks mate, big fan of the Simmons on your stato as well I got it done locally at kens exhaust in the Riverland, although I have heard good things about carline findon

Been a while since I updated this but not heaps has happened, have had the air con fixed again, new exhaust to replace the **** one I had on it originally which was hitting the body and generally poorly made (should have done my research on who to go to in the first place). I also had the roof...

When I bought this car it had been keyed along both sides and had full intentions on respraying when I got it within 12 months.. well 18 months after buying it I finally got around to it. I'm a spray painter by trade and the boss was willing to let me use the workshop after hours and on weekends...

its still weird seeing my car pop up when people share that video... Car is pretty much the same as it was in feb last year, has become a daily temporally while I respray my ute

Not much has changed but the SSV's are back on again with new tyres and I took a couple of fresh pics

Couple of updated pics, turns out a queen size bed does not fit in the back of a vz ute.. and freshly washed for valentines day

Had to do an extractor gasket as it was ticking pretty loudly under load, of course it had to be the drivers side which made it much more fun but the first drive without it ticking made it worth it. Also bought new wheels for the ute but they ended up on this

Thanks, im pretty happy with the height its at now. Have recently moved out of home and was very useful and useless at the same time. Good for moving a large amount of stuff in one trip as long as it all fits under the hard lid.. I also changed the console lid to a calais one Have also gone...

The first drive of my vs after converting it to a 5L, or when my HQ was reliable for 5 minutes and lasted a night of cruising around with out giving me much trouble..

Had this lowered, rear shocks were stuffed so I had it done at the same time. Didnt want it slammed but wanted it sitting a bit better then it was before. Before After

Took this on c4c last weekend, only pic I took while it was cleaned up before it rained

Mine does the same thing at idle where it idles higher in park and then settles down again, although sometimes it just idles high all the time in park (never really looked into it). Tune with mine made a difference as before it was tuned it used to stall when going from reverse to drive, or...

Where did you get the new gearboot from?

+1 for bowdens stuff. Pretty much all I use on my cars. Do you still have the V6 badges on the side? Looks good on the caprice wheels

Finally got myself a HSV console after searching for a while. I also got the woodgrain pieces from a series 2 calais and wrapped them in carbon fibre wrap, didnt come out too badly for my first time doing it but will need to redo a couple of pieces. The shifter surround was peeling so I scraped...

Its sad to see a car you've had for so long go but at least it went to a good home with a fairly easy sale.

VS Acclaim which my parents bought new VS II BT1 V8 (wrecked for v8 swap into acclaim) VSII Calais V6 (Sold) VZ SSZ ute Also have a 74 HQ premier

Over the weekend I upgraded the stereo, I was sick of not being able to have my phone/ipod plugged into the car and just wanted an upgrade from the standard head unit. Autobarn having a 25% off sale also helped. Just went for a basic stereo and speaker upgrade, nothing too fancy.

Thanks, the sunroof sold me on this car and had pretty much everything I was looking for, just a bonus that it was Turismo

Swapped wheels with the vs today, I think I like them better on this car then the vs. Still needs to be lowered though...

Best colour, might be a bit bias with that opinion tho. Hardly see any SS in turismo I really need a set of supersports for my ute now..

I agree with stockies, I regret not painting my engine bay while I had the engine out... Been watching for ages but good to see this finally come together

Last week I was driving to work and the oil pressure sensor died, service vehicle soon message came up and didnt think much of it until I noticed my oil pressure gauge sitting on 0. Car still had oil pressure so I kept driving and dropped it off at the mechanics down the road from work and it...

Entered this into GM day so gave it a polish and good clean up yesterday. I also brush touched some of the stone chips on the doors, quarter panels and roof. I took some pictures while it was clean after the show. While it looks shiny it is still covered in chips and would be better off being...

Yeah you dont see many SSZ's. Ill never sell those wheels, regretted selling the last set I had

Thanks, it is really good and a bit more power then the Calais that I use to daily

Not much to update but put some floor mats in, changed the plates to my xx ones and have now washed it a couple of times. Used it on a trip to IKEA to help a mate redecorate his room Basically his whole room in the back of my car except for his bed Then last week one of the hinges for the...

Got it from auto pro and was about $90

Over a year later and I never did get that power steering resivour. Over the last year it remained my daily, it had its ups and downs, like that time the trans cooler line decided to leak fluid everywhere. I havent always looked after it the best But it always got cleaned up back to what it...

Ended up being the fuel pump, replaced that and the car started and ran better

Thanks, yeah the colour and being an SSZ with sunroof sold me on this car. Will be getting a matching foot rest soon and from the quick search I did I noticed that about the gear knobs. I don't think it is HBD as the sunroof was dealer fitted according to the previous owner

Cheers guys, thanks for that Gaiter its been a while since the last one I did at work. I started on the interior today, gave it a vacuum and everything a clean except for the seats Some before and afters Ill have to source another knob or get this one redone After And one while I had it...