1987 white VL commodore - Do up and roadworthy

[gysenn]

Hey all.

My auntie recently gave me her 1987 white VL commodore.

I am 15 years old, sixteen in six months, so I am hoping to have it on the road by then, as my dad has refused to let me drive any of our other cars, as he is a tight arse.

Two weeks before the car was given to me, somebody reversed into the front of it while it was parked outside a supermarket.

The grill needs replacing, as does the front bumper, and we have decided that the rear one will need replacing as well.

It needs a new muffler, as the current one has a hole in it.

It has a couple of rust spots on the bonnet, and a couple of scratches on sides. The boot lid is slightly warped, as somebody broke into it to steal a spare tire (which has been replaced.

The Drivers side door lock has jagged pieces of metal on it, so it will probably need replacing to.

The fuel gauge doesn't give a reading, so we have decided it is probably something wrong with the fuel-bob.

And the grey plastic strip on the left side (which matches the front and rear bumpers...?) has a piece missing, so that will need to be replaced.

Other than that, the windscreen is fine, it goes well, has brand new tires on it (With the original 'interceptor' rims), as well as the spare, and I love it.

1. How much will all of this cost to repair and replace, and please give me some advice on doing so. I will have my dad helping me, it's not just me doing it. It would also be help-full if you could give me advice on where to get all these parts. We live in North eastern victoria, near yea, if that helps.

2. What else do I need to check to get the roadworthy? What kind of things will they pick me up on? Cost?

3. Is it worth doing a full respray? Cost?

Any other suggestions? All help appreciated.

Thanks,

Nic.

[Paiste402]

any pics mate? good to see the damage

and welcome to the forums

[detox_nath83]

yeah welcome man,,
as for your dad being a tight ass as u said
i dont think he is..... not wanting an inexperienced driver in his car, which is more susceptible to damage. i would be the same i guess..
Pics would be great and it sounds like its been well used... :P
most things u will be able to pick up from wreckers and off ebay.. as well as the forums and on calaisturbo.com.au - Powered by vBulletin
Goodluck man

[gysenn]

any pics mate? good to see the damage

and welcome to the forums

Thanks. Yeah i'll go out and take some now. How do I upload them?

[Rolla_Rolla']

Welcome dude, VLs shouldn't be that expensive to repair.

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[gysenn]

any pics mate? good to see the damage

and welcome to the forums

Ok here you go. (pictures of the damage)

[gysenn]

What should I do first? I saw a front bumper set on ebay the other day for $45 dollars, but it was pick up only from the middle of Sydney, and dad didnt want to drive that far... I'll go take some more picture of the car now. Give you a good look at the interior and stuff.

[VL_5SPEED]

Ebay and wreckers is the place to go. Your can get full bumper sets on ebay. Door locks on ebay. Trims ebay. everything ebay lol

[gysenn]

Ebay and wreckers is the place to go. Your can get full bumper sets on ebay. Door locks on ebay. Trims ebay. everything ebay lol

Thanks mate... Yeah I was wondering if I should just look for it all on Ebay. What do you think of the car? Is it worth spending money on to use as my first car? I'm not planning to sell this later on, It has about 250,000 km's on the clock, so I will keep it until it dies, really.

[detox_nath83]

if u look after it with regular oil changes and keep on top of the cooling system etc etc and not flogg it all day rb30's last ages, strong motors man

[gysenn]

if u look after it with regular oil changes and keep on top of the cooling system etc etc and not flogg it all day rb30's last ages, strong motors man

Funny you should say that... Because it was spitting out some stinking black smoke earlier... But it came good after about ten minutes.