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Hey mate, u willing to seperate starter motor? Best price on diff? pending ratio check?

Evening mate, pretty interested in the car, where abouts is it located currently? how long before its in victoria if its not already and when could we come have a closer look, My missus is in the market for a hsv at the moment and she really wants a closer look at it... Cheers

my thought exactly.....

Hi guys, only sorta new round here, but been a member for a while, had pics of my old VB on here, havent really been active on here for about 12 months but yeah, should change that now.... Anyways, heres a pic of my VP, should meet some of you from melb this w/e at the cruise i'd say...

Sold Pending Inspection & Payment

WOW Having initially worked for supercheap auto first as a full time staff member **** kicker then to assistant store manager, then leaving and going to autobarn, i really appreciate the difference in the two companies! You have to remember that each autobarn store is independently owned so...

Drop tank complete with straps and pump.... how much?

Low Voltage being provided from a dodgy battery/alternator.... Had the Reg die on the weekend on my VB V6 and on the way home it would flash like once every 10 seconds, was only running on about 8volts.... Having said this, your car probably shouldnt be starting if a dodgy battery or charge...

ok... well you have done ya pros and cons so 10/10 for that... I must admit on paper ruby sounds like the nicer car... :( Gonna keep the personalised things from whitey? wheels, stereo etc? Well done on makin ya mind up! :) Cant wait to see pics of your new beast! Dave

look like VT GTS copies in 16" size prehaps? made a decision yet vngal?

PRO:355 That is awesome!!!

Do it, keep JC updated, then ship it over on the spirit and come on a cruise! Anyways..... What colour do you prefer?

righty-o well get onto that first... fix what you gotta to get her running again.... or...... make a pro and con list.... whitey vs ruby... do the goods and bad for each see what wins and make a decision then...

oh but the stick is so nice....... i might get onto the struts one day... im partial to the stick though, watta ya gonna do with the squares left from where the stick mounts?

WIN! lol Dont waste money on new stock heads, and headwork is probably outta ya budget.. just head down to pick a part or a wrecker and pick a set up... couple hundred at the most... cant be much considering you can buy a whole motor for $500 easily.... if your getting piston rings done the...

quite a few differences........ series two had a revised cooling system (radiator cap and surge tank, S1 was a pressurised system) Coolant hose at rear on s1 front on s2 with bleeding screw... (sounds painful) ecu should remain the same, s1 had no bellmouth in the intake s2 did early s1 had a...

hehe... Have you taken the ash tray out cos at the back top of it there should be like a little whole for a short screwdriver to go into and it should have a screw holding it in at the back i think........ Been like 6 years since i took mine out

do i have to turn this into a CONVINCING you thread.... jk ok so imagine 800bucks into your car..... Motor fixed and lower or electrics... or new interior anything is possible! And you know where this car has been and all her faults... you will never be as happy with ruby... But prove me...

hrmm sounds like an attractive offer... but Imagine 2k into your car? Fix that motor, full calais electrics, lowered and wheels easy if your a smart shopper :) Your choice, but dont give up on old faithful...

nice car mate..... big difference in ride height, will do even lower once the springs settle in... Dont worry about the defect, repair it then get it lowered again, try and raise what ever they detected to be the lowest part of the car.... Or how do they measure and defect you for...

thought i detected sarcasm, but its the net, its never easy to tell... no need to flame me.... Anyways, gave me a good reason to post a pic of the old motor! Cheers

Thats a standard VB engine bay, that engine looked so at home there, but the V6 seems to look factory which is cool...

yeah nah dont have custom plates... Probably wont get em, so many other places to put 400 bucks, and well you get remembered easier, prolly not a good thing at times... Anyways, maybe in the future ill get VB-3800 still close to standard issue

its definately a great learning curve, and everything youve ever read about the conversion... prepare to learn more, as no 1 guide has covered everything! Dave

Yeah she gets up all right.... im suffering from a leaking rear main at the moment, so once shes back ill get onto that i reckon! But yeah, its very nice to drive, and with the V6 and gears its wierd to go quick and use half the fuel the old red 202 did! lol Dave

haha, still waiting hozy..... How does it attach? Screws/clips/sits....? Dave

Yeah id definately remove rear shocks, while there out putting the spring in will be very easy, replace new shocks, put the adj panhard rod in at standard width with even thread either side of the nut like hsvpgts said, go for a quick spin around the block just to flatten the car out after its...

thanks hozy! found those pics in another thread about 2 mins ago! But yeah, how does it actually attach to the motor? I like it, but i think the 2 3800s is to much.... id love to get one and custom-afy it lol! would be different! hopefully this doesnt catch on toooooo much

Dont give up on the old girl... Electrics and buttons can be added later on, and whats a head gonna be worth from pick a part or a similar wrecker! You have done so much of the work yaself, so dont give up this early! I say get her goin again and save for something REALLY nice later on...

Thanks... Its going in to be fixed tomorrow, cos the car is declared modified it needs to be independently assessed and have a pre collision value attached to it as the damage bill is $2000, and normally a VB 202 wouldnt be repaired... But according to the repairer it should go ahead without...

Has anyone got better photos of this fitted to a car... as the one in that avatar is very very little and shows no detail at all.... Im interested, how does it mount, and would it fit a all of the buick 6s?

oh and the mudflaps adds to the sleeping appeal! lol and keep rubber off the guards in controlled environments....

Hey all! Been a member of these forums for a while so i thought i would post up some details of my car to get to know some of the vic people and stuff, anyways without further ado heres the stats... Model: 1979 VB Commodore Colour: Custom Blue Mix Bodykit: Nil Engine Type: Buick 3.8lt V6...

car had Fe2 stock and was compressed 2.5 inches lower than Fe2.... Yeah, not my car its the girlfriends.... and she sold it to buy a low km VN Calais V6 with bilstein suspension and other $$$ goodies.... and had change, so she was rapt! Cheers Dave

Hey all, Heres some pictures of my girlfriends old project VK Calais which she sold almost 2 years ago.... 202 EFI, Trimatic, Dumped, Internationals... and some doof

its common for this to get broken or forgotten about when a "professional" installs the head unit.... But well done for pointing this out to other members! Great work

This would be a step backwards, nothing wrong with the series 2 cooling system.... leaves alot of potential for detailing the engine bay as you can move the coolant reservoir and windscreen washer reservoir inside the guards and the bits and pieces required for the s2 cooling could be picked up...

Ok well if it has the plate for the kickdown cable it makes your life alot easier as you can use the vn auto and have no probems... however i do believe there is a few small differences in the wiring in the VP as some of the sensors are moved due to the change in the intake manifold... but if...

The VN box should bolt up to it, however you would need to modify the throttle plate to house the kickdown cable.... as in the VR its electronically controlled thus removing the need for the KD cable.... If you bolted the VN auto to the block, and somehow manufactured a way for the kickdown...

if its got the VPs style of skirting i think twin dumps look nice and fill the gap well where as if it has the VN style bumper i prefer a VT SS style tip... Either way they all look better then raw... (even though thats what mine is)