vb sle
looking at a vb sle electric window air and steer nothing else atm..... owned about 9 of them in my life and was my first car always wanted another so i think im going to plung in its cheap as hell but also nasty body is dead str8 with only a small amount of cancer in one door its like metalic blue atm with serface rust on the roof so paint is nakered......now for the ideas and want some input.....
if i do buy it going to sell the vy so ill have about 10k to drop into the vb
things im thinking about so far
ve purple over silver
grey retrim with factory sle interior
its got the sle electric windows but no wood grain which was a let down lol
atm its a 202 red motor everyones telling me drop an injected 304 into which is cheap for me (got connections) BUT i was thinking something different to just work the 202 but thats where im torn i really miss my last vb which was an x chaser with a 308 in it should have never sold that beast so i do like my v8's but everyone has a vb with an injected 304 in them and im not one for liking to be the same another option would be to turbo charge the 202 ....`
any other input on colours are and stuff go ahead thats just a ruff idea for now and thats ONLY if i decide to buy the car
Definitley go the 308, carb or injected is personal pref, personally I'd go the carb...
If it were mine, I'd stick to restoring the original SL/E interior & colours. Everyone seems to be painting their early model dashes grey, it's a shame!
Sure grey interiors mean more choice of seats from later models, but grey is such a drab colour & the early dashes look bad in grey. Even the new cars have started going back to the darker colours. The original dark claret used in the SL/E & SS Commodores looks real classy.
as for engine choice, as said it is very much personal preference. Lots of good options out there from carbed 308 to turbo charged RB30
go an ls1, better fuel economy than a carby 355. You would want to look into buying a kit not sure who makes them, which includes a starter motor, engine mounts and all that important stuff (can't quite remember the specifics of them). Also a stock ls engine has strong internals to cope with a bit of forced induction to see well into the 400kw club. Ive also seen stock n/a ls1 run 10's.
On the other hand you might have to relocate the alternator because it will be a tight fit you will also have trouble when choosing headers due to the lack of space.
this might help you decide YouTube - LS1 VH RACE CAR
When i buy a vh that's what I plan on doing anyways.
only reason i dont go original colours is its a crapy metalic blue with the same colour interior im open to suggestions on the colours but not blue never been a fan of the blue although i LOVE the red interior in the vb sle maybe burgandy over silver with the red trim another option but who knows ayeOriginally Posted by Darren_L
thats one mean sounding vh lol but seriorsly could be an option one of my mates can get hold of crate 6.2 litres at a bargain price so that could be an option there ls2 right?
i like where this is going!! haha
only thing stopping me is if i cant get the vb or if i change my mind and sell the vy and just buy a v8 sle cause its going to be a bitch to get a 6 complied to a gen3 lol but we will see if i can get it cheap enough ill get it other wise this 7 year dream can go back on the back burner for a few more years lol
well an 6.2 is an ls3 if that's what your talking about, you can choose from any ls engine..just need the correct kit to go with, even an ls7 if you have a spare 30k.
but the power to weight ratio would be insane even with a stock ls1.
yeah that must be it got a mate that can get them for me no bolts on and no gearbox so probably 5k for all that crap + the motor still can be done for under 10k but going to need a whole lot of work to get it complied as a gen3 lol engineers big breaks and then will they pass it with the weight of a vb who knows adelaide is pretty easy with regulations could probably drive it with the v8 and never get pulled over but if im spending this sort of cash on it prefer it to all be legit
hmmmm just thinking another option sell the vy and track down a 310 pack in the long run going to be worth ALOT more seen one on ebay about 6 months ago go for 10800 was factory white with the turbine i think (red interior) with genuine 88000km wish i had of had 10k back then cause doubt ill ever see one as good as that again
the choice is yours, just make sure you do what you really want to and you will have no regats
what i really want is a 310 pack but the question is can i get one lol easy enough to sell the vy but could take me litrally years to track down a decent one and in the mean time i have 10k+ burning a whole in my pocket LOL
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get the vb sle and slap in a v6 with a turbo so much power for the little vb they are scary as on 14psi
I tune the oldschool way fear on the passengers face and knuckle colour cant go wrong
tabbacco is still my favorite vegetable
im not really after a scare lol misses would kill me i have a 1 year old that ill be taking in this car so i want a machine but not a monster im going to kill myself in lol im buying it off a friend of a friend he has it in the paper this week and if it doesnt sell he will sell it to me for my rediculos offer so no ringing up about vb sle's guys hehe
Is that the one that was on Ebay? Blue, 6 cyc, electrics, original rims and surface rust on the roof? That sold for $521
Its not hard to get the vb/vc's complied with a gen111 so i would go that option but its almost 5k for a complete kits to drop it in plus extras like cats unleaded filler etc.. and capacity should be fine if you keep it under 400ci but you would need to upgrade to vt brakes on the front.
More power better reliability smoother and better econamy than any 308 ever had and plenty of power even stock.
not so sure LS1's could be considered more reliable than a 304
In the first 6 months the LS1's were released in the VT, we had over a dozen of them stripped with cracked blocks, excess oil consumption, piston slap, spun bearings, bottom end knocks.....
In contrast, in the entire 10 years I worked as a Holden tech, we stripped 1 VS V8 for excess oil consumption. Quite simply, we didn't have anywhere near the problems the LS1's had.
Thats true what darren said, also remember the majority of the problems were more than 10 years ago, mostly in the series 2 vt. So most of the problems have been ironed out by now.
i did say 308 i know 304's arent to bad but still the ls1 is easier to get power out of.
yeah that was the one he didnt tell me he put it on ebay till after it soldi offered him $500 cash for it ah well he made $21 extra -$40 ebay fees probably lol
ah well i had sort of come to the relisation if im going to get another vb going to do it right either get another persuite one like i had when i was 17 with a factory 308 or get a 310 pack i dont need a stinking rust bucket with a 6 in it one will come along one day im sure
I got a VC SL/E for sale. chasing $750 ono. Gonna take the motor, box an exhaust out of her. In primer, probs needs to be rubbed back an done again as last owner didnt do it right. 4 Wheel disc brakes ect. If ya interested let me know. I live close to modbury area. VH bonnet and grill, VK front lights, VK calais rear lights, VK Leather seats (brown >.<) a few tears in, missing carpet.
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nah sorry m8 only after vb i know there the same BUT vb will always be worth more being its the first commodore and its a sentamental thing but thanks heaps for the offer
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