Hi all, long time ay lol, ok after writing off the VN ( aka the Groupsman ), found this old girl for $700 lol so i snatched it up, 93 000 orginal ks ( and unfortunatly looked like the motor hadnt been servise since rolling off the showroom floor lol oil was black and glugy, spark plugs where factory items lol ) and now starts the new project
, currently looking into prices for a 5ltr efi conversion ( im sick of nissan power and want a beefy V8 sound common out the rear hahaha
) so here she is
Name: Pete
Model: 87' VL SL
Colour: Dark metalica blue
Bodykit: none
Engine Type: RB30
Engine Mods: K&N, CAI, generally got all the grease and oil off the motor so ya could count that as weight reductions ( haha you think im joking? the thinest dirty spot on the motor was 1/2cm thick! lol 5 x 5ltr bottle of degreaser later the engine shed 3kg of grease and crud lol)
Power: not alot lol
Exhaust: 2.5i cat back with hotdog
Gearbox: auto
Diff: stock
Brakes: upgraded VN V8 ribber calaipers, 290mm rotors
Suspension: stock
Wheels/Tyres: stock ( 15/6 inch chassers )
Interior: stock
Other Mods: hrmm none yet lol
Stereo: pioneer head unit with pioneer 6x9s
Cost: for me to know :P
Contacts: VLProjex, Holden Petrie
Future Mods: new heart, new visiual new stance
brakes look crap because they come off the VN there only a month old lol
Engine was black when i got it, couldnt see the silver plenum or the rocker cover lol
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That looks like a really nice project you got there buddy and i must say i love the black interceptors.
Mr_Vl_Rb30
looks f-ing tuff
BERLINA
Looks exactly like mine.
lol don't all VL's look alikehahahaha
bit of an update
- fixed the rust in the boot channel and front windscreen, now shes rust free![]()
- full fuel system flush ( fuel filter was cloged lol )
- bleed the brakes and flushed again ( mmm heaps more braking power now)
thats about it so far lol been to sick at the moment to do anything substantial lol, thanks for the comments![]()
bit of an update
( pics will tell the story lol but ill brief on it ) ****ed off the crappy upper and lower control arms and replaced them with nolathane heavy duty items( as you can see the upper rear control arm is solid and the old one is pressed plate lol very weak ), couldnt get a decent pic of the lower rear control arms but there basicly the same
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nice vl mate keep it up. what future mods u thinking apart from v8 id say to twin turbz. mmm v8 twin turbz give u more power to munch anything u like yummy.
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UPDATE!
lol got bored this arvo so i did this lol just for ****s and giggles, 2 tone rocker cover lol, the red is tail light tint spray which doesnt look to bad the sides are black engine enamal ( just some paint i had lying around lol )
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looks good m8 really tidy car too.