1994 VR Acclaim w/ L67 + T5

[wamboin23]

Model:
- 1994 S1 VR Acclaim

Colour:
- Dark Green - not sure on exact colour, has been resprayed some time in the past

Bodykit:
- VR SS, missing front lip

Engine Type:
- L67 - Supercharged 3.8l from a VT

Engine Mods:
- ZZPerformance Modular Pulley system, 3.4inch pulley
- MACE Engineering 1.9:1 High Ratio Rockers
- 90mm Intake Pipe
- MACE Engineering CAI Box, with 3.5inch Pod Filter
- Deleted Boost Solenoid

Exhaust:
- Pacemaker Extractors
- custom Y Pipe
- Redback Cat-back system
- rear resonator removed.

Gearbox:
- T5 Manual Transmission
- V6 Conversions Billet Flywheel Adaptor
- Exedy Extreme Duty Organic Clutch and Pressure Plate
- Billet Products Short Shifter

Diff:
- 3.08 LSD

Power:
- Was 114kw when engine was stock, with auto trans
- hasn't been back to dyno.

Brakes:
- VT twin piston calipers
- VT Slotted Rotors
- Custom Brake Lines
- Master Cylinder Bored to 1inch
- Dot 5.1 Race Brake Fluid
- Standard Rear Brakes

Suspension:
- Super Low Pedders Springs all 'round
- Nolathane Rear Diff Mount Insert

Wheels/Tyres:
- VT SS Rims
- 235/45/17 BFGoodrich G-Force Sports

Interior:
- VN Calais Front and Rear Seats
- Dash panel around Instrument Cluster and Stereo painted Dark Green
- Custom LED's in instrument cluster for Shift Light
- Berlina Interior light with Map lights, including rear courtesy lights

Sound System:
- Sony Head Unit
- Alpine 4 Channel Amp
- Kicker Mono Block and 12" Sub
- Audio Development AD6 6.5inch Splits in front doors
- Alpine Type R Crossovers and Tweeters

Other Mods:
- Clear front repeaters
- 80l Long Range Fuel Tank
- 6000k Philips HID Headlights
- LED globes in all exterior lights
- Power Steering Cooler
- Uniden UH015sx UHF Radio, hidden aerial, display mounted in centre console
- Realtime tuning capabilities, via NVRAM board in ECU, and communications board. Plug in laptop via USB and tune with TunerPro

Future Mods:
- Finish and fit modified Ecotec fuel rails
- Engine Work
- Full Respray
- Intercooler
- New Wheels
- Finish boot install
- 3.45:1 LSD



More photos throughout thread, including L67 conversion and manual conversion

[vn calais manual]

what do u want a camber adjustment kit for.

[wamboin23]

to fix the camber in the rear end...

[tristanjp]

wow $400? why so cheap?

[wamboin23]

got it from a mate who wanted to get rid of it cause it had just been sitting round.

[holden-4-life]

no way
$400
thats awesome

[wamboin23]

yeah man, i wasn't complaining about the price. i've got a set of calais seats to go in it next week after theyve been cleaned, so should make it a little more comfortable.

im also gunna paint the rims a slightly darker silver, cause the paints starting to flake off.

[wamboin23]

Hey All, thought I'd let you all I've got my hands on an L67, so it looks like this conversion may happen a little earlier. Might have to buy a cheap car that I can drive around while I'm doin all this. But it'll all be worth it in the end.

I'll make sure to take plenty of photos of the conversion for all to see.

[wamboin23]

Heres a few pics of the engine thats going into the VR and the engine bay, how it looked last weekend.

Everything going well the stock engine will be out tomorrow, so I can clean up the engine bay, and have the new engine in by Sunday night, then I can get all the accessories, fuel lines, aircon, wiring etc done during the week after work. Again, everything going well

EDIT: Updated with more photos

[sweefu]

Hey mate looks very very good! Excellent work with it.

[njb1988]

hey mate, looks good, i bet she moves now ay.
was it hard to swap them over?
im thinkin it would be pretty straightforward like comp, bcm, looms. was there much else?

[wamboin23]

Hey mate looks very very good! Excellent work with it.

yeah its getting there. got a vs manual live axle sedan kinda of lined up for around a grand. so hopefully i'll get that, bash the manual in this one, then slowly get the vs looking awesome, and then drop the engine and box etc into the vs down the track, and perfect what i've done.

so hopefully after xmas, itll have a manual, and i can come cruising with you guys.

hey mate, looks good, i bet she moves now ay.
was it hard to swap them over?
im thinkin it would be pretty straightforward like comp, bcm, looms. was there much else?

i changed engine, gearbox, extractors, engine harness, computer, fuel pump, high pressure power steering line, power steering reservoir, upper and lower radiator hoses, one of the heater hoses, intake air temp sensor in air box, made intake pipe with maf sensor, vats turned off and wired engine/pcm harness into body/power harness.

just getting the a/c sorted out now, gotta change engine mounts to bolt the compressor on. hopefully i can sort that out during the week.


cars off the road for a few days to do VT brake upgrade (getting master cylinder bored out to 1" or 1 1/4" as well), get tyre repaired, and get a/c compressor mounted so i can get some a/c for the summer. maybe even get the headlining done if im feeling real adventurous.

that is all.

[wamboin23]

Manual conversion is that close to been done. Its driveable, and oh, does it drive.

I ended up blowing the pump in the auto, it ran dry a few weeks ago after a rock hit the trans cooler. got it welded, filled it back up with fluid, and it was good for a week, then all of a sudden it lost all drive. Lucky I already had the donor car paid for.

Its a completely different car to drive now. With SummerNats coming up I think I'll have to check out the Billet Shifters there to spice up the shifting some.

Seems to be going fine atm with the auto tune, just revs a bit higher when idling for about 10 seconds after you lift the foot off the throttle.

As for the exhaust, the Pacemakers aren't as long as the old ones, so I had to dodgy up the exhaust for now, till shops open again and I can get it done properly.


Flywheel Adaptor


Clutch


Interior


Awesome Exhaust mod


General underneath shot


Extractors


Pedals

[wamboin23]

got the exhaust fixed to today, so the conversion is officially completed.

exhaust shop did a bloody good job of it, and now the pacemakers are hooked up correctly, they've made a big difference to the sound of the exhaust. sounds heaps better.

i'll get it back on the dyno in late feb, early march, to see what sort of difference there is. feels like there's heaps more power than before.

[despo]

sick as loved looking at all come together keep it up

[HoldenManDan]

Hey mate, looking great! I cant believe how quickly it all came together, you must be loving it! Lol what did you do to get the shifter sitting that low? And dont forget, if you think it flies now, and you find yourself getting used to the power, a 10psi pulley upgrade is friggin good bang for buck, and bloody easy to do! Will get you up around 200kw at the motor! Keep up the good work!

[wamboin23]

Hey mate, looking great! I cant believe how quickly it all came together, you must be loving it! Lol what did you do to get the shifter sitting that low? And dont forget, if you think it flies now, and you find yourself getting used to the power, a 10psi pulley upgrade is friggin good bang for buck, and bloody easy to do! Will get you up around 200kw at the motor! Keep up the good work!

yeah its great. bought the car in april, so 8 months ago didn't even have a commodore, to this ha.

lol yeah the shifter's a bit dodgy. the guy before the guy i bought the car off decided to cut it down, then bored out the knob and glued it on. was real loose, so i fixed it temp. and im gunna machine something with a thread so i can take it on and off, and bring the height back up 20mm or so.

haha yeah got the exhaust done thursday, drove it heaps thursday, and yesterday, now today i'm all ready getting used to it. 10psi time!

[_R_J_K_]

Wow! This is really turning into something else.

What's the flywheel setup you're running? And what are you adapting?

I must say, Wamboin is a great place for a drive though.

[ethann]

Sweet commo.

How did you find the Manual conversion?

[jonko]

hey mate thats awesome whats the v6 go like super charged

[wamboin23]

Wow! This is really turning into something else.

What's the flywheel setup you're running? And what are you adapting?

I must say, Wamboin is a great place for a drive though.

flywheel setup is from V6 Conversions. It is a neutrally balanced flywheel, to keep the balancing of the flexplate, and the ring gear. Flywheel bolts to flexplate, then bolts go through flexplate and flywheel into crankshaft.

You been to Wamboin??

Sweet commo.

How did you find the Manual conversion?

my tradesman's mate had a full car sitting at his place for a year since it hit a kangaroo. so i bought it off him.

hey mate thats awesome whats the v6 go like super charged

not to bad. only stock at the moment.

[jonko]

how much charger cost

[wamboin23]

how much charger cost

factory supercharged vt engine cost 1700 i think

[_R_J_K_]

flywheel setup is from V6 Conversions. It is a neutrally balanced flywheel, to keep the balancing of the flexplate, and the ring gear. Flywheel bolts to flexplate, then bolts go through flexplate and flywheel into crankshaft.

You been to Wamboin??

So V6 conversions make a flywheel that bolts up to the auto flex plate? I'm guessing that eliminated the need to find a genuine T5 flywheel? I didn't think V6conversions would have that kind of stuff.

And yeah, I been to Wamboin. My parents have friends out there, my Dad and his mate even used to go and play golf on the volunteer fire fighters bush golf course. Haven't been there in a fair while though. Good roads for a long drive.

[wamboin23]

yeah they sure do. it eliminated the need to get the t5 flywheel balanced to the l67 engine.

v6conversions has alot of things you wouldnt think they had. complete bolt in front ends to suit hk-hz i think, kits to fit v6's to just about anything.

ha yeah its a good little place. where you from?