Blumpkin
My LE 87 rb30 VL :)
hi guys, bought this as a project to do up and so far i have done very little to it apart from cleaning it up, when i got it the paint was very faded and had no shine at all, the interior was filthy and the engine was covered in dirt and grime, after a buff, degreasing the engine bay 3-4 times and ages cleaning the interior with the seats out and carpet out, i think its come up pretty good
its an 87 Limited edition vl in all original spec apart from the sound system, has about 200xxxkms and is auto, no rust what so ever anywhere, only thing i could pick on was an engine oil leak which i think comes from the rocker cover as its only after i run the engine and theres oil coming from around it.
edit: thought id add the spec, easeir to read the first post to see whats done
engine: stock apart from thicker leads and timing forward to run on premium.
tranny: stock
diff : stock single pegger
suspension: stock
engine : stock, soon to be turbo
exhaust: stock
interior: stock
ICE: jvc headunit, random front splits, JVC 6x9's on a custom parcel shelf.
exterior: stock
future plans:
my plans are to turbo it and keep it original, only thing un-original will be a front mount if i decide to run more boost (which everyone does LOL), and make it look abit nicer n the outside but keeping it 95% stock.
heres some photos, and ill get some engine bay, and interior photos soon
Last edited by vn_v6; 21-12-2011 at 12:57 PM.
Originally Posted by Swordsy
Another VL Driver
Sea Dogs Champion!
nice work.. first thing to do is ditch those hideous looking hub caps
Your mum's new boyfriend
nice man, looks like a similar colour to mine :P
+1 on new rims, they make all the difference! I need to paint the outside of my door things black, too lol.
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lol nice plates. Mine has DGP aswell lol. Looks like a good car to start with. looking forward to see how this build turns out
Your mum's new boyfriend
My plates have 69 in them, so NYAAAA :P
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Blumpkin
87rb thats a nice ride!! looks tough with the black, and the plates are going, rego ran out a week ago, going to get some nice slim ones.
i was thinking of going silver bumpers and trims, any thoughts??
and rims are on the end of my list atm, they have good tread so ill end up frying them when i get more power anyway :P
Your mum's new boyfriend
ThanksYeah I was going to go silver trim & bumpers but my bro convinced me to stay with the black/maroon theme lol.
Silver bumpers/trim look good, but it kind of depends on the base colour of the car, also heaps of people go "hoon car!" if they see a VL with silver trims haha but it's kind of common knowlege that VL's usually have silver trim.
And wheels make so much difference, mine's got lowered springs, standard shocks and chucking on some 17's tops it off! Here's mine, but these are the stock silver [Mine are 17 inch, 235/45's:
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Blumpkin
im going to clean it up even more, the front right guard i need to get sprayed, get rid of some dints, make it look imac then wack a turbo on or rwc, whatever comes first cause it worse comes to worst ill be able to take the turbo off and go for roady then fit it again.
after that ill start fiddling with looks
Your mum's new boyfriend
Sounds like you have a good plan setup for this beast, keep us posted, take pics of EVERYTHING!! I'd be interested if you document your turbo conversion, give me more incentive to do it to mine hahaha I know people on here want me to just do it already!im going to clean it up even more, the front right guard i need to get sprayed, get rid of some dints, make it look imac then wack a turbo on or rwc, whatever comes first cause it worse comes to worst ill be able to take the turbo off and go for roady then fit it again.
after that ill start fiddling with looks
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Blumpkin
dont worry i will :P
i love reading other peoples threads on their rides and seeing progress pics so i know how u feel HAHA
Blumpkin
uploading some more pics of it now
Blumpkin
Blumpkin
and to give u an idea of how clean its going to be, this was my old car which i boght for 900$ with rego, before pics are with the black stockies
Your mum's new boyfriend
Definatley clean! Got any engine pics?
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Blumpkin
going to open up my distributor and clean the points, change the plugs, has a little intermittent miss that i dont like so wana get rid of that today, want this engine running PERFECT before i boost it
Blumpkin
oookay so i have a problem, while taking apart the distributor i wanted to pull the thing inside off to clean it forgot what it is called, and i accidently pulled the distributor out of the head, how do i put it back in time again?? and before someone asks yes i unscrewed the bolt that holds the distributor onto the head.
thanks for the help in advance
Your mum's new boyfriend
Lol oops :P Pretty sure you need a timing light now otherwise you'll run into timing issues, though when I did my CAS, my mate pulled the whole dizzy out, and changed the cas, then put it all back in the way he had it sitting on the floor and I've had no troubles or pinging, but once you forget which way it was, your best bet is to use a light, that way you can make the engine even better by making sure it's exactly right!oookay so i have a problem, while taking apart the distributor i wanted to pull the thing inside off to clean it forgot what it is called, and i accidently pulled the distributor out of the head, how do i put it back in time again?? and before someone asks yes i unscrewed the bolt that holds the distributor onto the head.
thanks for the help in advance
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Blumpkin
damn it -.-
Your mum's new boyfriend
Wtf is this thing in your bay? Mine hasn't got it:
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Blumpkin
its a turbo!! haha na its gas, didnt mention it cause its not even working, took the tank out already. once i get my hands on another intake pipe ill get rid of it but theres no point buying an intake pipe when im gna have to replace it when i turbo it anyway
Your mum's new boyfriend
Haha yeah I was like wtf is that!
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Blumpkin
dw everytime i open my bonnet i look at it and get tempted to take it out but i have to get some plugs for the coolant lines and other things first :/
Your mum's new boyfriend
Is your motor a series 1 or 2? As in, do you know if it has the holes for the oil feed lines and shit for when you turbo it in the block?
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Blumpkin
its a series 2
Your mum's new boyfriend
I hate you!! Mine's only a series 1, but I looked at so many and they were all shit, so I had to settle with second best, well, I settled for the dog's leftovers, Auto, non turbo Executiveits a series 2
The only reason I haven't turbo'd mine is that heaps of people who have converted theirs say "You have to do this, this, and this and bam there you go" but then other's who also converted say "nah man you need this, this, this, this, few of these, this this and maybe this, oh and this and this" and something that can be done for $800 by Joe Blow, becomes a $1,500 thing for Joe Doe.
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