Trev's VC SL/E

**ENV5** · 04-09-2009, 01:10 AM

Name: Trev

Model: 1980 VC SL/E

Colour: Blue

Engine Type: 253

Exhaust: None

Gearbox: Auto

Diff: 3.08 Disc Live Axle

Brakes: Standard

Suspension: Standard

Wheels/Tyres: Chasers

Interior: SL/E

Cost To Date $100

Future Mods: Paint Job, Engine Swap, Front Carpet, 17" Wheels, VN Efi Heads & Manifold, Stereo, Remove Tow Bar List Goes On & On

**Goon** · 04-09-2009, 07:12 PM

Good start for a rebuild/project ..nice score!!

Best of luck!!

**v8commy** · 04-09-2009, 08:47 PM

thats a sick starting point not to mention the price you payed good score mate

**ENV5** · 04-09-2009, 11:36 PM

Picked up a servo piston out of the wreckers today for $6 as the one that was in the trans was stuffed

So I got abit bored tonight and decided to do a very quick clean up of the trans

Before

After

I have also cleaned up the engine still have to clean up the headers but at least im making headway

**v8commy** · 05-09-2009, 05:28 AM

good job mate

**VBRED** · 05-09-2009, 08:49 AM

That autosol is good stuff . I polished up a set of calais rims. It come up real good with little effort.

I was not a big fan of the VB/VC commodore till I bought one.

Mate it is coming a long good.

I feel I have been ripped of. Paid $425 for mine and it is pov model with vynil seats.

But at least its red.

Keep us posted on progess. Looking good.

**SquishyShoes** · 05-09-2009, 04:55 PM

That's a nice colour, and you've done real well to get it for a hundred bucks.
How'd you get it (the price) so low?

**shiftySLE** · 05-09-2009, 05:01 PM

You are probably the first person I've seen clean the auto instead of degreasing and painting it silver, in saying that, you have done a great job, I've got a lot of the door hardware if you are looking, was going to ebay it but cant be bothered with the million and one questions.

Now that's a stuffed servo, usually they spider crack but that looks like its exploded.

**SquishyShoes** · 05-09-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by shiftySLE

You are probably the first person I've seen clean the auto instead of degreasing and painting it silver, in saying that, you have done a great job, I've got a lot of the door hardware if you are looking, was going to ebay it but cant be bothered with the million and one questions.

Now that's a stuffed servo, usually they spider crack but that looks like its exploded.

Good spotting on the 'box! I obviously need to look harder at the photos I didn't see that.

**v8commy** · 05-09-2009, 05:34 PM

yeh good job on the box looks sick

**ENV5** · 05-09-2009, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by VBRED

That autosol is good stuff . I polished up a set of calais rims. It come up real good with little effort.

I was not a big fan of the VB/VC commodore till I bought one.

Mate it is coming a long good.

I feel I have been ripped of. Paid $425 for mine and it is pov model with vynil seats.

But at least its red.

Keep us posted on progess. Looking good.

Thanks dude appreciate it

Originally Posted by Timtam231

That's a nice colour, and you've done real well to get it for a hundred bucks.
How'd you get it (the price) so low?

The guy offered it to me because he knew I would try to restore it I know pretty weird reason but I guess right place right time

Originally Posted by shiftySLE

You are probably the first person I've seen clean the auto instead of degreasing and painting it silver, in saying that, you have done a great job, I've got a lot of the door hardware if you are looking, was going to ebay it but cant be bothered with the million and one questions.

Now that's a stuffed servo, usually they spider crack but that looks like its exploded.

Really? very suprising I know alot of people clean and paint transmissions but I didnt know I was the first to clean then polish lol

Yeah im after any parts I can get my hands on thanks for the offer pm me cheers

Thats the way the car at the time came with I put it into drive and it didnt move so I knew it had to be a problem with the trans so yeah pulled it apart and the servo was completely shattered will put a pic up of what it was like when i took the servo cover off

Originally Posted by v8commy

yeh good job on the box looks sick

Thanks didnt really think it would come up that good but yeah it did

Ok didnt get to much done today I put the chrome covers on the gold engine & I had abit of left over paint from the engine so I slapped some on the trans dust cover

And the pic of the servo

**v8commy** · 05-09-2009, 08:41 PM

the motor looks insane **** that servo is ***ed

**Jo3_Blo** · 05-09-2009, 08:47 PM

Nice score dude.

So did you get two motors/trannys in the deal?

Looks like you're making some decent progress already, and nice work on the transmission, came up a treat.

**GetToDaChopa** · 05-09-2009, 09:09 PM

I wish i had the skills to do some of the things that people do here

Anyway, good work with the car.

**ENV5** · 07-09-2009, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by Jo3_Blo

Nice score dude.

So did you get two motors/trannys in the deal?

Looks like you're making some decent progress already, and nice work on the transmission, came up a treat.

No the blue motor and trans which is what im using came out of a vh v8 that I managed to pick up for $250 Thanks for the comments

Originally Posted by Cheboorator

I wish i had the skills to do some of the things that people do here

Anyway, good work with the car.

Mate all you need to do is take stuff apart and put it back together thats how I learned and probably alot of other people on here just experiment and take your time mate and thanks for you comments your car looks bloody sweet

I spent a couple of hours on the Headers and exhaust the other day you can see the condition they were in in the 4th post of this topic

here they are now

**ENV5** · 08-09-2009, 08:01 PM

Got the purple motor & trans out today Starting to clean up the engine bay now also cleaned and painted some other parts today

**shiftySLE** · 08-09-2009, 08:17 PM

I have to say, it great to see this sort of effort, of course a lot of the engine gets hidden the more stuff that goes in but if you don't get sick of cleaning and painting EVERYTHING before it goes in, that's looking like a killer engine bay. Memories of the last car I did a year ago, the new project should be even better.
Just a tip, once you are all done, I got an auto elec to redo and hide all the wiring for $300 if I remember right, makes a huge difference
Excellent job, keep it up

**v8commy** · 08-09-2009, 08:30 PM

hey shifty is that a soarer i see there?

**shiftySLE** · 08-09-2009, 08:56 PM

yes it is, I wanted to see what the Jap V8 cars have to offer, yeah not bad, seat warmers air suspension and a bunch of other useless crap. Comfortable and fairly powerful.

**red_vb** · 08-09-2009, 09:15 PM

ENV5 thats awesome with what you have done, what a bloody bargain, is that metallic in your gold i see and the tranny looks nice. i like the vh you have in the back ground hehe. is it me or are all your door straight? im in vic looking for a donor car with four straight doors and v8 cant find anything. please keep posting updates, i love seeing a old girl looked after.

**v8commy** · 08-09-2009, 09:25 PM

yeh my bro had a limited v8 soarer have a look it was pretty quick to not as quick as a commy tho

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...ged-soarer.jpg

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...d-28092007.jpg

**ENV5** · 08-09-2009, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by shiftySLE

I have to say, it great to see this sort of effort, of course a lot of the engine gets hidden the more stuff that goes in but if you don't get sick of cleaning and painting EVERYTHING before it goes in, that's looking like a killer engine bay. Memories of the last car I did a year ago, the new project should be even better.
Just a tip, once you are all done, I got an auto elec to redo and hide all the wiring for $300 if I remember right, makes a huge difference
Excellent job, keep it up

Dont worry mate i wont get sick of it im going to try my hand at hiding the wiring myself im also going to try and remove the battery try will this be a good idea or should i leave it there?

Originally Posted by red_vb

ENV5 thats awesome with what you have done, what a bloody bargain, is that metallic in your gold i see and the tranny looks nice. i like the vh you have in the back ground hehe. is it me or are all your door straight? im in vic looking for a donor car with four straight doors and v8 cant find anything. please keep posting updates, i love seeing a old girl looked after.

Hello she red vb lol yes its a high temperature metallic gold and flameproof gold metallic on the headers yes all the doors are straight on all my cars lol the red vk maybe sold the gold and red vh im thinking about throwing that up for sale aswell

**shiftySLE** · 08-09-2009, 09:51 PM

Depends on what you want to do really, If you want a real clean bay which you seem to be doing quite well, hide whatever you can. I hate wiring, thats the one thing I am happy to hand over to the pros. That and interior trimming. Give it a go anyway, if it doesn't play the game with you, you can always tow it to a sparky and get them to finish it.

**ENV5** · 08-09-2009, 10:02 PM

Cheers dude ill take the tray out and smooth the bay yeah if i have no luck with the wiring i am mates with a guy that has a tilt tray business so ill get it sent off to an auto elec if things strat getting a little hard

**Fusion** · 08-09-2009, 10:08 PM

Great work mate . What color are you going to paint the car ?

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