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Jeeze, you must've needed a deep sea submarine to trawl this bad boy back into existence :bomb:

all cars will do this, look at even a new car and it will look like this when cold. You need the catalytic converter to be hot for it to do it's job. while it's cold it's not 'converting' properly.

+1 for the cable tie trick on the drive shaft. being FWD it will still work. or anywhere for that matter. Prawns/seafood slops in the exhaust pipe works a treat as well. Everytime the car gets hot it'll cook the slops and stink like an aweful mess.

I second bwenny, i had the exact same problem, i replaced the C.A.S but it still didn't fix it, as soon as i changed the coil, no more problems. Both items could probably do with a change anyways :D

awesome, guess it all comes down to the rim offset, if you can get a good offset, should be sweet

there is a bit of controversy over the use of the VN assembly, it will fit, but only if you use small wheels, anything over 205 width will scrub like buggery apparantly. I've got little stock wheels with brand new tread which would pass pits easy as, but don't want to limit myself with wheel...

cheers, i reckon finding banjo internals that are all still good might be harder than trying to find a VK/L complete housing etc. It's good to hear the different combos that are getting around, i've thought about the VN option also, but with a Borgy housing i can really do as i wish. (i did...

Yes, I will be, going to put a 308 in front of it so i need something stronger than the little sals can provide. Thought if i can just replace the centre/axles i'll be laughing, but if not then i'll try and track down a VK or VL borgwarner disc to disc. Save me a few headaches i think...

Hi all, I've been searching the forums/interwebz and have read the sh!t out of the diff info thread but can't seem to find the answer i'm wanting. :hmmm: I have a VH project car i'm working on, with a disc rear end and a small salisbury. I am pretty sure i have a fine spline axle. I'm...

bottom of the ocean, commonly found with a chain attached and boat on the end :D You'll be hard pressed to find one that hasn't been reconditioned. Even then you would want to recon it if you do find a half decent one. Those air pumps never hung in there either, my VK one seized real quick.

nice ute mate, done some nice work to it! how has the transmission held up?

ah pmsl laughing at this one, and yes the welded diff was a beauty, what happens when silly buggers get ahold of a big welder, welded everything, all the spider gears and the axles :D was on his 4wd i believe.

DOH :hit: .

hey mate, these cars are pretty much the same, as you said the trim is different and the lights, but for the most part the engines and running gear are all the same. You'll probably find the Vy's may have some less k's, but higher dollars. The Vu's can still be found with low k's and much...

i think he's got a v8 mate, just thinking.... For the LS1 gearboxes, they should all bolt up the same, especially between the VT-VX, i'm not sure about the computer side of things though? these gearboxes are heavily controlled by the electrics. I'm sure someone here will have some insight

Pure gold, I think even one of these to replace the Gen3 would be nice!! :yeah:

that's what i figured, i might post a pic... what's the sensor at the front right of the engine (if looking at it from the front) there's some creative wiring that has been done on that! i'm thinking if the wiring there is dodge it could be causing some probs

cheers, yeah i'll take it to the dealer that i got it from and get them to tell me... they should've fixed it anyways.

yeah i figured the flashing was just low pressure, after the low revs and then the steering pump going would reduce pressure, as for the light, i'm thinking it's something to do with that. or the computer has been chipped and not reset or something maybe?

Hi, Just purchase a VU SS, the engine light has been on ever since i've picked it up, how can i check what the light is on for? i believe in the newer models it's not as simple as bridging the line and counting the flashes... the other thing is the oil light and beep goes off every now...

80L water capacity, stamped 1992, good condition, taken from the boot of a VN calais 6 pack of beam and coke and it's yours! I live north of the river, Cheers, Alex

nah, not worth it, better off trying to jam it in my ute... prob around 200? dunno if thats too much

Hi all, I have sitting in my garage collecting dust a 80l gas tank, taken from the boot of a VN Calais, should suit everything from vn-vs i do believe, not sure about vs onwards... Open to offers. Pickup only, if i get a good price i'll be happy to take it around the Perth metro area, cheers.

sure is, it's a great car! perfect base. been serviced with books since new as well

Price Drop $13,000 o.n.o :thumbsup:

Bump ;) $14,000 price change, but all offers considered. PM, cheers Alex

VT Commodore S II Gen 3 Manual - Price Change ITEM: VT Commodore LOCATION: W.A, Perth YEAR: Late 1999 SERIES: II BADGE: Executive ENGINE: Gen III 5.7l TRANSMISSION: Manual / Six Speed COLOUR: Arctic White CONDITION: Excellent ODOMETER: 175,000km REGO TILL: May...

executive gen3 manual wee, so much fun!! but i've got bald tyres now....

sounds good! yeah i've only ever seen one executive vt s2 with a gen 3 and i happened to buy it ha ha haven't even seen any driving around. plenty with fe2 and what look like they could be but are only six's plenty of ss's around and stuff over here too. i'm trying to figure out how...

Just wondering if anyone has an idea of how many vt series two with the gen 3 and the manual came out? would imagine there wouldn't be too many!! cheers

awesome, sounds like i'll probably be heading down the ss charged line!! my mate currently has an atlas grey ss that he is stripping down and putting on a charger, mine will probably get done sooner though lol

if i was getting the ss i would be stripping it down anyway and getting it rebuilt with hardened stuff anyway so that it is really crisp, and yeah a nice charger would be great. in another year i'll be working full time so my car won't get used much at all so waiting for work to be done will be...

my thought's over the next 2 years is to keep my current vn v6 5sp, take the engine, gearbox, diff out, send it off to get stripped down, machined, hardened parts in and get a twin turbo setup happening, obviously i'd be looking at $15000 or so to get something like that and would obviously...

i use the ferodo pads aswell, they work great!! i just undid one caliper bolt, loosened the other and rotated the caliper out, then the old pads fall out, take your reservoir cap off and use a clamp to push the caliper piston in (might have to take some fluid out to stop it overflowing...

the calais that i'm dismantaling doesn't have that either and it's a series one, if it did it would look pretty good in my car right now :thumbsup:

does your window get jammed at the front of the window then tilt and totally screw up? there is a seal in the front runner that gets crossed up alot, happend when i had my winders in and also to my brother when he had his VR, i just completely took that seal out, works a treat now, little bit of...

here is photo's of the front seats - velour, i've got the door trims in but no photos sorry, and the back seat won't be much use as yours is a wagon

how hard is it to fit a spool? bitch of a job? you need a non lsd diff right? hmmm to lsd or spool that is the question :whistling

coil pack makes a small jolt turn into a big one, it's just a transformer that cranks up the voltage to give a big spark. bigger hotter spark and mixture explodes better giving more power. when it blows a hole its due to detonating i believe, it can happen but i don't think that it's very...

that sucks!! easy does it with the touch up, if you want it to look good, sand it down, then apply some primer, then do a couple of very light coats to build it up to the colour, then it should come out alright