VH 202 - First car build

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

Hey guys, This is my first car and its currently a work in progress. Cost us $600 and was actually going to be a demo derby car before we saved it.
Some specs:
81 VH SL
Rhone Green
Blue 202
Auto

Only mods are:
Lowered (front only - dont ask, previous owner)
2.5" straight through exhaust
All I've really done so far is the Interior resprayed with vinyl die - satin black and a few other little things.

PICS:

The day i got it^

Dash painted^

Photoshopped goodness

[matty88]

Wow that dash looks the goods mate, love the photoshop too. Are you planning any other mods to the engine, I rekon a 3.8l V6 would top it off nicely.

[Goon]

Looking nice mate so far i like the colour, good luck on saving her

What do u have planned next? new carpet?

need any help or questions just ask

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

Cheers guys. New carpet will be ordered as soon as I sell my bike. At first I absolutely hated the colour but it really is growing on me. It needs to be resprayed as there is dents all over the doors and the roof has faded and there is some rust here and there. As for engine mods, I dont think I will bother, maybe a new carby and dress it up a bit, but would rather just fiddle with ratios. If I end up keeping it then I would like to put a blown 8 in her.

cheers for the replys.
ash

[NOT.BT1]

lokks like a nice project mate im in the middle of rebuilding a vh myself they are the best commodore imo but im biest lol keep up the good work check out my car link in my sig

[BURK_POP]

hey man the dash looks insane how did u paint it like that and what paints did ya use the flat black looks nice

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

hey man the dash looks insane how did u paint it like that and what paints did ya use the flat black looks nice

Cheers mate. Its actually semi-gloss now because I sprayed interior protectant on it Do'h! I did a small how-to on another forum so i'll go find it and whack it up in here.

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

What i used:


As with any paintjob, PREPERATION cannot be stressed enough! Ive learnt this the hard way many times before.

Step one:
After removing the interior piece from the car, First wash with warm soapy water ( bucket filled with warm water and dishwashing liquid is what i used)
and allow to dry.

Step two:
Grab your Wax and Grease remover and apply as you would a polish almost. Then with a seperate DRY cloth, wipe the remover off before it drys away.

Step three:
Painting time. Find the cleanest/ least dusty place you can find to paint.

Step four:
Applying coats evenly, paint as many coats as desired (I have done 4-5 coats each panel) I felt i get best results by doing a thin first coat followed by several heavier coats. Leave around 20 mins between coats.

Step five:
Leave to dry overnight, Putting it all back together the next day.

Hopefully that helps.
ash

[NOT.BT1]

liking the pursuits idea for my vh mate got a post in the photochop thread asking for it just wait and see how good it looks that photochop of yours looks good i think i read that how to on the other forum i dont get on there much anymore as i find this a better forum more info and a better enviroment imo keep up the good work mate

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

Cheers mate. Just did that chop actually, talk about good timing! Its in your thread. Yes you probabaly did read it over at that other forum. lol. It feels like moving to a new school / whole new environment over here!

[NOT.BT1]

looks good mate i like it alot might just have to get a set now lol i like this forum better cause there is more info the other is mostly show us your car and this is what is going on not a lot of technical stuff cheers for the chop mate

[BURK_POP]

thanks mate were would i get the stuff from ill post a pic of the dash on my vn and show you what i want to paint silver

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

Yeh your right about the technical info over here man, it seems to be everywhere!

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

BURK_POP, I bought my paint and wax&grease remover (prepsol) from supercheap, so any autobarn/ auto 1 etc. should stock it. Its around $15 a can and the cleaner is definately worth it.

[BURK_POP]

this is a pic of my vn's dash that i want to paint up silver

do u think it would look good or bee worth it ?

http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1145ta8.jpg

[BURK_POP]

thanks ill check it out !

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

What part of the dash are you looking at painting? For the centre console to be silver, You would be better off sanding it back and using an acrylic paint (normal spray can) as it is a flat surface. Painting that silver would go against a black dash very well me thinks.

[BURK_POP]

hrmm i may do that i was thinking of doing the whole centre console silver and then the dash flat black well gloss black cause the sealent stuff ill post some pics though the diff stages for u

[Goon]

What colour silver? like dark or light. I dont think dark would make a diff but a lighter silver would stand out.

You can spray ur engine easy like the plates and cover, just view on my project webpage part 2 doesn't take long and ther both easy things to remove.

Il ike your silver dash to thats nice, i have one myself , i havent seen many around .. seen more wood grain in my time then silver.

You can hunt for air cleanr stickers on ebay, thats how i got mine

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

Sounds good, make sure you keep us posted

[BURK_POP]

i want a very light silver paint for the console and the dash is going black lol goon are u speaking bout my car lol?

[Da_Blak_Ravn]

lol goon are u speaking bout my car lol?

haha, i was thinking that too

[BURK_POP]

lol hey if u guys find a vn with a seased motor or whatev even if it complettly stuffed can u tell me cause i want a ****ed vn so i can make a project car from it even if i have to rebuild it

[Goon]

Speaking to both of u lol, bugger the quote.

[BURK_POP]

lol o ok i will start a tread on my car and post ll the stuff i want to do to it with pics and all n ill leave u the url and come and post on it please lol that way we all know hehe