need help with a 5liter conversion into a vl

[*uwishn*]

what do i need to put a 5 liter in?? will my manual v6 box bolt up to it with a custom bell-housing or is that a no no!!??
ecu,fuel pump,and the engine to be wired up.

will the cross-member,tail shaft, be all good?
really need some one who has done it any help would be apreciated,cheers.

[nasty1]

ive done this.

you need a v8 k frame.
the t5 crossmember fits you just have to re drill the mounting holes on xmember
tail shaft will be t5 front half bolted to vl rear half
you need vb-vl v8 pedals vn and vl pedals dont fit[i have vh v8 manual pedals you can buy]

[*uwishn*]

cheers mate what can you do the pedals for??
also i found this info is this basicly every thing to know??


To convert a vl 3litre to 304 v8

*vl or vn v8 k frame needed
*vl or vn v8 gear box cross member needed
*vl non power steering rack or a vn v8 power steering rack(to make the headers fit in and for ample starter motor clearance)
*vl-vs v8 radiator needed
*vn v8 accelerator cable needed
*custom the tail shaft you’re self-front half vn v8-rear half vl v8 or turbo only.
*vb-vl v8 pedals needed


Auto electrician will charge roughly $400 to wire the engine up


Vl disc brake rear end will be ok as well as the master cylinder and front brakes,
The fuel pump will also be fine because the car is already injected.

If going automatic you will need to bash the tunnel abit depending on what box you go with.

[nasty1]

yeah your on the ball there mate with that info its an easy task to

$80+postage only cause they are hard as to find.

evan wiring it your self is only a handfull of wires but $400 is good
you can buy looms already made to suit also

[*uwishn*]

hi mate so does the vl have the t5 box or mx5?
if it has the t5 ive been told you need to cut the shaft and get a custom bell housing is that correct how did you go about it?
do you know where i could score one of the looms
thanks for you're help mate ill contact you next week about them pedals cheers.

[nasty1]

t5 box
no cutting of anything mate the t5 stays mounted to the 304 then you use vn front half of tail shaft and vl rear half trust me i have done it.

dont listen to people who sey i hurd this from my cousins mums boyfreinds,auntys,nonos and habbib said so lol




Untitled Document for that loom

[nasty1]

click that link mate up above its called untitled link.

good luck its an easy conversion just a bit of head #### changing k frames but you can have the rb30 out and 304 in a weekend

[*uwishn*]

cheers mate appreciated.

[nasty1]

also the hsv headers fit in nice just watch out what extractors you buy

[nasty1]

[*uwishn*]

so the battery has to be moved aswell ,does look like a bit of work though i need it for my walky rep lol.
i tried to pm you though says your inbox is full,i wouldn't mind some pictures of the conversion emailed to me if you had more.

[nasty1]

ill clear in box on weekend.

my battery is in boot its easier to put it in boot

[M3ZZA]

Don't you need a vk-vl k8 frame and not vl-vn v8 k frame.

A mate told me that ^^^^ is he right ?

[*uwishn*]

nah told by plenty of people vl v8 or vn v8 not sure about vk v8

[Pub247]

has to be vl -vn onwards due to steering racks been changed in vl series

[*uwishn*]

hey bow down
do you know if i can use vq statesman k frame engine, wiring and ecu??

[nasty1]

Yes you can use all that. You can use Vb-Vk k frame but u need to use the Vb-Vk power steering rack

[*uwishn*]

so if i go with a VQ engine and kframe, i can't use a vq power rack i need a vb-vk rack?
what about the rear half of the tail shaft, and speedo cable would vq be alright?

[nasty1]

vn kframe you need vn steering rack

so yes vq k frame with vq or vn rack or you can use vl manual steering rack....

same with tail shaft always use vn front with vl rear