bring a VB back to life

[shanhsv]

Hey,im currently in talks with some old dude about a VB he want to get rid of but its been in his shed for the past 6 years,just wondering how do i bring it back to life,ohh yeah,its a V8(he said 5.0L but he didnt seem to sure)

[1vngal]

Well, what sort of condition is it in? You need to have a good look at it for potential problems.

Do you want to restore it back to original condition or do it up and just make it look hot?

[Insane_Metal_Man_666]

Yeah u would have to check what condition of the VB man, make sure it aint full of rust.

That would be nice if it was a V8 for sure.

Insane_Metal_Man_666

[shanhsv]

I want to restore it back to its original condition.Its gonna be a show car.Im told its condition is really good other then the lack of driving in recent years,and the 3 inches of dust that covers it

[matty88]

If you are going to start it up after it's been sitting there for a while, check the battery, replace the fuel, check all fluids.

[shanhsv]

Ok,what i'll do is get more credit on my fone,give old mate a ring and i'll go over and check it out if i can...........i'll be back in a little

[Goon]

Check the rust bro, oil leaks, cars idle, speedo k's.. fire her up !!

Then get under her and check her bushes...

I done a far bit of work on my ride so far mate' take a look on my site if u like, it might give u some ideas on what to expect or what u can do!, from sitting in the back of a car yard to how she looks now my rides doing well and will get better

[craigvk]

If you have a working battery and fuel in the tank, it should start up without a problem but you'll need to take the air cleaner off and put a cap of fuel in the carb throat. It might take a minute or two to get the fuel flowing to the carb but stale old crap fuel should still burn.

[POVRTY]

leaded fuel is good for years. unleaded fuel isn't

[VHSLX3300]

this brings back memorys of when I got given a VC 202. Took a while to get her going check every fluid and check hoses and brake lines. Brake lines especially. Get a can of start ya bastard or aerostart. and take the air cleaner and give it a good long spray and stand back as it will blow out some fire from the carb. Hopefully the last fuel he used was leaded in the beast. Cant wait to see pics of the ol girl

[vkberlina]

Hey,im currently in talks with some old dude about a VB he want to get rid of but its been in his shed for the past 6 years,just wondering how do i bring it back to life,ohh yeah,its a V8(he said 5.0L but he didnt seem to sure)

If it was me, I would do the following

remove the dizzy and check the points, rotor button & dizzy cap.

knock the spark plugs out of the engine spray a bit of inox in the bores, crank then engine over a couple of times using the harmonic balencer retaining bolt.

Put the plugs back in and try to fire it up, if it wont fire up try a bit of start ya bastard in the carbie.
Sitting so long the rubber diaphram in the fuel could have perished, also rubbers etc in the carbie could have also dried out and perished.

If its a manual be careful the clutch could have frozed up,take it for a drive in 2nd gear witht he clutch pedal depressed and it should free up.

I would replace rubber brake lines later & all fluids, replace fuel line, fuel tank breather hoses, suspension rubbers, thermostat, fluch the cooling system, also change the brake pads they are probably asbestos based same with the clutch if its a manual.

thats about it.

cheers
Scott

[walesy]

did you have a look?? how much is he asking? was it a 5.0 or 4.2?

[shanhsv]

I rang up about it hoping i could haz geez at it but was told there is too much **** in the shed so i'll have to wait till next week b4 i can suss it out. The chick i spoke to had no idea what size the motor is.$1000 and she is going to have it up and going and put rego on it.God this is ****,its like being a kid at xmas and knowing ur getting a bike but cant have it till xmas day

[walesy]

shouldve asked her to open the bonnet... proberly would have said on the air filter

[shanhsv]

Still no word on the VB as of yet but im gonna ring up again on wednesday in the hope i can go have a look.Just wondering,since it no dout runs on leaded petrol,how do i go about putting fuel in it

[craigvk]

Put 10 litres of unleaded in there using a jerry can and add an amount of valve saver additive to suit how much petrol you put in. So if you add 10 litres in and the additive bottle treats a whole tank, add 1/5 or so.

[JD]

get 98 not normal unleaded it should make it start a bit easier and make it run smoother

[craigvk]

get 98 not normal unleaded it should make it start a bit easier and make it run smoother

I doubt it would benefit at all. It's not a high compression motor. I put unleaded in my car and it runs good. Premium for my car would be a waste of money unless I upped the compression ratio.

[shanhsv]

any way of converting it to unleaded

[craigvk]

any way of converting it to unleaded

Reconditioned cylinder head.

[DANNY8]

Hardened valves and seats .....but any replacements u buy new should be ok as they would all be suitable I would imagine.

[craigvk]

Yes that's it. Technically it wouldn't be worth just getting new valves and seats pressed in. You would be better off getting a reco head which has new valves and seats as well as stem seals and a machine job.

I know my cousin got his 351 cylinder heads done with new valves and he paid $700 or so for the pair. Should be about half that for a 6 cylinder head.

[shanhsv]

this VB aint no 6,if it was chances are i wouldnt even bother looking at it,which reminds me,i rang up today and got no answer

[VHSLX3300]

i wanna see pictures of this beast. sounds like shel be a good buy

[shanhsv]

finnally im getting somewhere.Im going to look at it thursday at 11:30.cant wait