Your mum's new boyfriend
My new VL!
*************NEW PICS AT THE TOP!!!!!!!!!!!************
So I finally got my 87' VL LS but my net ran out and I have to wait until it re-caps, but i'm at my folk's place using their interwebz so i'll post up a couple of pics I managed to take before this epic rain started. It's a typical 1987 VL LS Commodore, has a few things done to it from the previous owner such as lowered Pedders Suspension, 17 inch SS rims painted satin black, bumpers have been painted black as have the badges, and also the seats have been re-trimmed, ummm oh also 6x9's in the parcel shelf (Really dodgy I might add), and also a JVC head unit w/ USB + iPod compatibility. No speakers in the front thoughI had to get a new tip welded on the exhaust as the old one seems to have broken off, so I got a standard piece of 2" pipe welded on but i'm scouring the market for either headers, or a 2 1/4" cat-back system, though I don't know if any exhausts can be used from other models. My mechanic reckons it's the cleanest & best conditioned one he's seen, and he's seen a fair few come by. Only 160,000 on the ticker, too!
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Last edited by 87RB30VL; 13-03-2011 at 07:04 PM.
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not bad.
looks like a respray to me i can see the orange peel on the bonnet still looks neat....
if it was mine id change bumper colour andthats it
i agree with bow, spray the bumpers the same colour as the car
looks good though
Just quietly, you need to rotate the front wheels left to right, your currently driving on directionals on backwards.. i can imagine it feels a bit odd in the front end
only that that,Nice clean vl matey!
NEEDS MORE POWER!
yes nice vl, lke to see some pics of the interior. the chrome strips around the wheel arches look good too.
Nobody wants to play with me
Forced to be Fast
nice kms for a vl. its a SL not a LS commodore to just to say. as already said id either colour code the bumper or go silver. and either rip the badges off or hit them with a white marker to make them stand out more.
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Mucca Mad Boys
hey mate, looks really clean. Is it auto or manual? I'd have to agree with everyone else on the silver bumpers though. Also food for thought. Some calais tailights would look good. I hate the look of the sl/executive ones. And just paint your garnish black instead of getting a calais one or get a calais one if you like. I just have the calais tailights with a gloss black garnish and it looks good
Your mum's new boyfriend
I just had a look at my tyres and the arrows are all pointing forwards :/ But to answer a few questions, yeah it's had a respray, looks pretty decent unless you look really close lol but half the time she's too dirty to notice :P Sorry about getting SL mixed with LS haha, I was using my phone at the time. I've thought about respraying the bumpers, I might have to do a quick photoshop to see how it would look with either silver or same-colour bumpers.
Also, my mate has a set of Calais tail lights for me next time he's down from Ipswitch so i'll be putting them on as he bought some new ones to black out and doesn't want the other pair
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Mucca Mad Boys
AUTO OR MANUEL!Would look much better silver rather then brown imo mate. Also if your getting the lights for free and if there are in good condition your saving yourself $100+ , Paint your garnish black if you get the tailights aswell, will look much better then grey. You could buy a calais rear garnish but it will have calais written on it. So its up to you :thumbs up: goodluck and keep us updated man
Evil is always around you
Not being rude but as per this pic... The front left tyre/rim should be on the right hand side I think?
Other than that not bad
Your mum's new boyfriend
OHHH haha I think I took this pic before my mechanic had it for a service cos' he mentioned that he had to swap some tyres around >_< But it's sorted now haha
Is there any way to remove the "Calais" from the calais garnish?
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Mucca Mad Boys
I think you can take it off but the strips don't continue behind the badge. If your getting it for free definatly take it, brand new ones go for somthing stupid like 160 bucks just for the garnish. If your not getting the garnish for free i wouldnt buy one unless you get a good deal
Your mum's new boyfriend
Oh yeah, yeah I guess it'll look good with the new lights even if the garnish doesn't come with it. Either way i'm not too fussed just yet about the way it looks, though if an offer comes up i'll take it :P
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Another VL Driver
Sea Dogs Champion!
Manual u meanOriginally Posted by Skid Bro
Read his Sig................. its Auto bloke
Hey man looks the goods.
I agree with bumpers color id go Asteroid Silver and as stated black garnish, Tinted windows as well
Whats your plans for this car?
Your mum's new boyfriend
Yeah i'm getting Midnight Express tint from tint-a-car as my girlfriend works at Supercheap Auto and they get mega discounts, like i got quoted $350 for midnight express but her boss said if I book through supercheap with her discount, it'd end up being $272
As for plans, pretty much the repainted bumper/garnish, apart from that i'm not too sure yet, going from a 1.8 Silvia coupe to a 3.0 sedan still makes me appreciate the power, although I think alot of you will argue 3.0 is still weak :P But yeah, no idea so far, there's a few things I want to fix, like the window inserts (Can't remember the name of them, the rubbers that the windows slide up inside the door frame) because they're all retarded, maybe paint the drums in the rear & also look into a rear disc conversion if it's worth while, i've already got a new steering wheel out of my ute so i'm waiting on the boss kit from Autobarn so I can fit it, stupid bus drivers wheel lol, oh and also a new parcel shelf cos' mines rooted
Also, I have taken more pics I swear haha just too lazy to get my iPhone cable and upload them :P I will though!
Oh and also my bonnet release lever cable thing is stretched so when I "pop the hood" yo dawg homie someone has to be pushing down at the front of the car otherwise it doesn't release, but I think the cable just needs replaced inside.
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Another VL Driver
Sea Dogs Champion!
give the bonnet catch mechanism a hit with some inox/rp7/wd40 and c how u go.
I recommend the rear disk conversion. u can do it quite cheaply. have a look in "my ride" thread in my sig. there is a how to on this,
goodluck with everything man. yeah the rb30 n/a is gutless till u turbs it up :P then their a weapon
Your mum's new boyfriend
I heard there were different series engines made for these cars, like a 1 and a 2 or something, and it's possible to have a series 2 NA with the same connection points for installing a turbo as a stock turbo one?
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Right Foot Action
All I do is pull my bonnet lever and hit the bonnet works everytime HAHA
Your mum's new boyfriend
Lol Munz i'll have to try that!
Anyone got info on the parcel shelf install?
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Your mum's new boyfriend
New pics are up!
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NEEDS MORE POWER!
the parcel shelf cut out of mdf will sit nicely just under the rear windscreen rubber with out any gaps, they work pretty well, if you cover them with some material they look good too. you can bolt them down using the child restraint anchors in the rear shelf.
your bonnet catch may just need oiling to make it work properly, or adjust it up or down - lift the bonnet up and look at the large locking pin (with the spring around it) it has a slot in the end of it, that you place a large flathead screw driver in and turn it, you can tighten it or loosen it depending on the adjustment required, adjust it one way it will become easier or harder to open it and vise versa, when adjusting it either way you will need to keep checking the hieght of the bonnet to top of the nosecone.
Nobody wants to play with me
Nice and clean, but yeah again, the bumpers aren't my thing!
Forced to be Fast
yes thats correct mate.
Check out my ride here >>>>My VX Raptor
say NO to chev badges
Wanted To Buy=>> Mace 12mm or 25mm Manifold spacers - VX SS Headlights - VY handbrake complete set up
For Sale=>> vt/vx Berlina/Calais chrome window surround PM me for more details
Your mum's new boyfriend
Mr_VX, if for example, mine was a series 2, how hard is a turbo install? If you know, of course haha
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its the same to install a turbo on it as it is to install a turbo on a a8 turbo motor
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