1985 VK Commodore Interceptor

[Dirbatua]

Model:
1985 VK Interceptor - South Australian

Body Interior:
Cerulean Interior
Police Map Pockets
Police Wiring and Mounts

Stereo/Electrics:
Sony Headunit
Phillips 6x9 Rear speakers
6x9's behind the front seats in boxes.

Engine & Mechanical:
V7X VG 308 Carby (170kw Engine) Last of the 308's
M21 4 Speed
Brock inlet manifold (with the open style plenum)
Lightened flywheel
Baffled sump with scrapers & windage tray
Cold air intake
Larger snout on air cleaner
Motivator Headers
Twin 2" system
Blue printed distributor & advance mechanism.
Unleaded Conversion

Suspension & Brakes:
V8 Disc Brakes Front
3.55 LSD Rear Disc Brakes
FE2 Suspension
Power Steering - Reconditioned

Exterior:
Blue/Green which will be removed
Standard Kit, new Headlights and Tail Lights
15x7 Interceptors

Stuff Left To Buy & Future Plans:
Clean up the engine bay and remove surface rust
Get rid of the little bit of rust under the rear window.


This is my new VK and yes i am keeping the other one

Picked this up for a cheap price so just planning to restore it and paint it and keep it as a stock interceptor minus the paint of course.

Still has all the police mounts and wiring for the lights and sirens in it but they were removed by the 2nd owner.

I am the 5th owner of this and only the 3rd one to drive it since the police

Hasn't been driven or registered since 2005 and has been sitting and thats why its so dirty.

Drives nicely though

[Dirbatua]

This is what happens to a fuel tank after sitting for 5 years and you go to move it, you find ####ing holes.

Nice dodgy fix to get it less the 5km from his place to mine though.

Yes that is Gas Tank Repair and bluetak




Got 2 more fuel tanks at home anyway so will just change it out and put a new one in.

And photo of the stock police exhaust, twin off the headers into them middle muffler and single out the back.

[ari666]

yikes!!!!!

[DevilDRake]

We'll see how this one goes...

[VKCOMMO]

Nice Dirby...

Better get the gurni out for the bay...

[bogan_vk]

looks like a good project , are you going to paint it canary yellow.

[Dirbatua]

looks like a good project , are you going to paint it canary yellow.

nah since its not a stamped BT1 since the SA ones weren't stamped and i hate that colour after seeing it on every VK and VL in melbourne these days

Not sure what colour im gonna paint it yet, considering a few but the rest of the car is staying as is minus a tidy up since its a good pick up to keep for the future

That and i can go to down destroying my other one which isn't a collectible

[Jonno]

it will look nice when your done with it
are you thinking standard vk colors or something differnt?

[Sabbath']

Looks good, just dont set yourself on fire fixing the fuel tank....

[Dirbatua]

Well the gas is gone for good

Gave it a wash today as well to get rid of 5 years of cobwebs and dirt off it, still needs a good scrub later on but alot better now.

Lines and tank are gone and ripped out all the wiring and shit for it, even found the guage for it stuffed up under the steering column which i didn't know was there.

Flushed the oil and radiator and put a new thermostat and oil filter.

Removed the stupid ass petrol solenoid that the gas tools had put in and cut the fuel lines without flaring them, stuck a filter in where it was since i didn't have enough hose to get across it atm since shops are closed.

Got the proper air cleaner on it with a new filter, need to get a hose for the blowby off the rocker cover when i cbf.

[Dirbatua]

And cause i was bored charging the battery



Youtube for Hak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNIjjvvrFo

[Jonno]

what color u thinking man

[Dirbatua]

dunno jonnoo still thinkin bout it.

[Reaper]

If you are going the "Collectable" route then it should be painted whatever the original color was.

Reaper

[ari666]

yep, colour is stamped on the build plate

[Dirbatua]

you can see the SA blue in the exhaust video above the exhaust behind the bumper where they obviously didn't paint

[Sabbath']

You going to move the battery on this one marcus? Would look alot better without the battery, and also, place the charcoal canister under the front guard and run the lines to it.

[ari666]

hmm, just noticed someone stole your extractors

edit* oh dear, they have removed the EGR valve what a shame.

[Dirbatua]

You going to move the battery on this one marcus? Would look alot better without the battery, and also, place the charcoal canister under the front guard and run the lines to it.

Nah keeping it in the engine bay, all of it, don't care about this one being clean or anything but normal, will tidy the rust and crap up but hoses and shit don't bother me.

hmm, just noticed someone stole your extractors

edit* oh dear, they have removed the EGR valve what a shame.

OH NOES THE EGR VALVE WHATEVER WILL I DO

Was reading my manual, doesn't show anything for different headers on the VG engine, only on the Group A VC Prefix engine.

[Dirbatua]

Been to busy with work to do much on this latly.

Had Ari around last night tuning the engine up and found a few minor things to change but over all its running better.

My bluetak on the tank finally gave out last night, lasted almost a month

Will be changing the tank and installing the stereo this weekend hopefully.

Also got some headers

[ari666]

this is me last night:

*concentrating heavily* "1 turn, 1.5 turns, 2... watch vac.... hmmm, bit more 2.5 turns, 3 turns... watch vac hmmm, not good, back to 2.5 turns, ....hmmm, ok try 2.25 turns... hmmm"


this is dirby:
"blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah vblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah"


at one stage i had to just say "DUDE!!! STFU IM TRYING TO COUNT!!!!!"

[Dirbatua]

lol you literally did say that a few times.

Got a new battery today, new sparks plugs and small dizzy cap and some new battery terminals so we wont have to jump the car everytime its turned off as it was last night.

[Smitty]

.....
And photo of the stock police exhaust, twin off the headers into them middle muffler and single out the back.

not Police exhaust...just std VK V8 exhaust (have a look at the GMH parts manual for VK)

also
curious as to why its got a rear stabiliser (top RH of pic) as VK BT1s had no rear bar ex factory

[Dirbatua]

ah k, never seen a factory VK V8 with a twin exhaust system into the single middle muffler on any other VK before.

All the ones ive seen have had a Y pipe and a single all the way

[ari666]

lol, nor me.