VK V3 EFI 5L V8 5 Speed

[Dirbatua]

Well here is my new project car, was a Factory EFI 202 SL with a 4 Speed Manual.

Below list is of what i got currently, so will change as i remember to change it

Model:
1984 VK SL Commodore - Production Show Model

Body Interior:
Cerulean VK Calais Seats
Cerulean HDT Highrise Manual Center Console
Cerulean VK Calais Door Trims
VK V8 Tacho Dash
Calais Window Winder Handles
All Sound Deadening Removed.

Stereo/Electrics:
Sony MP3 Folding Headunit
No Speakers put in yet

Engine & Mechanical:
304 EFI Engine - No Power Steering, No Aircon
T5 Gearbox
Exceddy Clutch
Manual Steering Conversion - Rebuilt Rack.
Pacemaker PH5700
Crow Cam 4503
Double Row Timing Chain
Thermo Fans
All New Gaskets, Seals and Welsh Plugs etc
00 Guage Power lead to battery in boot.

Suspension & Brakes:
VT Twin Piston Front Brakes
Slotted Front and Rear Rotors
K-MAC Adjustable Strut Tops
Munroe GT Gas Shocks all around
3.4.5 Disc to Disc Diff
Bendix Ultimate Pads All Round
All Bushes Replaced Superpro.

Exterior:
Coral Blue with Black Pin Stripe
Heavy Fleck Silver Bumpers
VK Group A Front Spoiler
VK Group A Grille
15x7 Interceptors

Stuff Left To Buy & Future Plans:
Heavy Duty Sway Bars
Strut Brace
Speakers
High Output Alternator
Twin 2.5" Exhaust System
LSD Center
Button Clutch
Light Weight Fly Wheel
Half Cage
Supercharger or Twin Turbo Setup (Most likely S/C due to cost involved in a TT)

Thanks to Hozy, Hakhawk and Morton for the nightmare of a time that resulted in picking this car up

Pictures from when i got it, will change these once its completed, see the thread for massive amount of picture updates.

[vk.jonno]

yaaayy
with ur engine mods of u plan to keep efi
can u pls update this threads with engine mods u reccomend
my engines running like a dog

[ParkwayDrv]

Thats heaps sick aaaaaye

A good project dirb

p.s those hubcaps are so cool

[TVR-190]

1st, edit: i mean 3rd


Sounds like a sweet plan dirb. get back to work , i wanna see it done by chistmas

[Dirbatua]

Yea making it a EFI 304 engine at least, ****ing the 202 EFI off within a few weeks, depends on when morton puts his 202 back in so i can get the engine crane

Selling off the engine and gearbox and stuff and whatever else i don't want to keep off to buy more shit for it

haha and obviously this is my 3rd VK, thus the 3.0

[TVR-190]

haha and obviously this is my 3rd VK, thus the 3.0

i thought you were gonna put a 3l in it....

oh well iVK 3.0 it is

[vk.jonno]

u can use my engine crane
im in s.e melb
can i buy ur manual transmission and stuff off u by anychance?

[Dirbatua]

yea if you want to, I'm only selling the box, keeping the pedal box and stuff since i will be re-using it.

Will have to see what I'm selling off in a few weeks.

But rather use Hozy's engine crane that way it forces Morton to hurry up with the HQ

[vk.jonno]

okk. thnx.

[Sabbath']

Dont flood the market with craptacular Holden Straight 6 parts. I got here first :P

[Dirbatua]

lol mine's newer and EFIier and the engine is only partially dead unlike urs

[Sabbath']

lol mine's newer and EFIier and the engine is only partially dead unlike urs

Likewise my engine is only partially dead. It, unlike yours, starts and runs.

It's just the knocking, the banging and the smoke blowing that isnt quite right.



So people...if you want some new fandangled EFI 202 that doesnt work, sure, buy Dirby's clapper motor.

BUT if you want something retro-tech with a bit of old world charm and feel about it, buy mine.

[vk.jonno]

Likewise my engine is only partially dead. It, unlike yours, starts and runs.

It's just the knocking, the banging and the smoke blowing that isnt quite right.



So people...if you want some new fandangled EFI 202 that doesnt work, sure, buy Dirby's clapper motor.

BUT if you want something retro-tech with a bit of old world charm and feel about it, buy mine.

wanting to know what u are sellign also i will pm u.


so what are the long term plans for th beast?

[Dirbatua]

Likewise my engine is only partially dead. It, unlike yours, starts and runs.

It's just the knocking, the banging and the smoke blowing that isnt quite right.

So people...if you want some new fandangled EFI 202 that doesnt work, sure, buy Dirby's clapper motor.

BUT if you want something retro-tech with a bit of old world charm and feel about it, buy mine.

Lol

[ari666]

aww dude! can i have your wheels/hubcaps? been looking for stockies for ages.

[vk.jonno]

aww dude! can i have your wheels/hubcaps? been looking for stockies for ages.

u coulda had my vk rims if u asked. (stockies)

[Dirbatua]

aww dude! can i have your wheels/hubcaps? been looking for stockies for ages.

keeping the wheels for the car to sit on , unless u got some 15" rims sitting round, need some with shit tyres for the car to sit on once the brakes and suspension goes in so i dont **** my 15x7s and need em to be 15s to get over the brakes.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

keeping the wheels for the car to sit on , unless u got some 15" rims sitting round, need some with shit tyres for the car to sit on once the brakes and suspension goes in so i dont **** my 15x7s and need em to be 15s to get over the brakes.

you whatd look sweet on that... VK calais wheels... whats that, ive got a set here going cheap ;P

[VKCOMMO]

Nice Dirb

here was me thinking you had changed your mind and wanting to put a RB30 in it..

[Tom_1569]

yea if you want to, I'm only selling the box, keeping the pedal box and stuff since i will be re-using it.

From memory the 6cyl and V8's use a different peddle box, cant remember the exact differences but I think you get a heavy clutch with a 6cyl on a V8, and a light clutch with a V8 on a 6cyl or vice versa.

[Dirbatua]

got the trailer booked, bringing it home on Saturday lunch time, week later then planned but shit happens.

[Dirbatua]

VK Commodore SL EFI 202 Curb Weight is 1220kg, but i think that's for an automatic, going to weigh the car with hakhawk's car scales (if the slack **** decides to come down next weekend ) to see the proper total weight and distribution of the weight, goal is to have the completed car with the V8 weighing less then it currently does with the 202.

Managed to get the VK up my driveway had to tow it up with the clubsport and into the backyard and then push it and turn it round

Ordered my Bonnet strut kit since the bonnet will be sitting up pretty much permanently for the next 4-8 weeks and i don't want the bonnet holder in the way, especially with the engine and gearbox coming out as a single peice.

Going down to the Bilstien Suspension supplier this week to get a price on what the springs and shocks are gonna cost me, probably bout $1500 for the set.

Also managed to pick one of these up from the wreckers i like putting these on my VK's glovebox since they only came on the VH i think other then the HDT version of the VK, i dunno if they were on the VB-VC, not gonna spend $100+ on the HDT VK one though



Starting to gather supplies to begin the body works still got a shitload more to buy in the next 2 weeks.





Just need to get my Tarps back up now

[hakhawk]

so what are you gonna do to it while you wait til next weekend for me to bring the scales up

[Morton]

Wait, a bonnet strut kit? What on earth for? Aren't you going to be pulling the 202 out? Why not just remove the bonnet? You'll have to remove it to get the engine crane in there anyway

[Dirbatua]

lol i want bonnet struts, i always end up dropping the bonnet on my head otherwise

and i won't be doing anything till i weigh it hak which is why i was hastling you for the scales this weekend