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least you have the effort to redo the lining, my daily vn was sagging so bad it was on my head lol i got fed up and got the same glue you mentioned a few weeks back and just reglued the bastard back up for now! great glue tho seems to hold it nice car looks clean as btw!

thanks mate! also thanks to everyone for encouragment lol been off the road for ages but will be worth it in the long run dunno how to capture the pearl effect in a photo but pictures just dont do justice to the depth of the black nor the pearl. also have got all new check straps for all 4...

some progress pics

Thanks mate! its been a while now but alot has gone into the prep and planning to make sure everything is perfect :) Here is a little list of body mods: rear seems under lights welded up ariel hole removed rear guards fully lipped front fenders lipped and underguard hole welded up front support...

looks amazing!

haha why not! ive just orders a full set of door pin links and a new accelerator and clutch cable. Since the doors are prety much off while the jams get resprayed gives me a chance to make everything new and perfect again! the car is mostly rubbed down now and all mods are finished off and its...

nothing really new atm mate, the SS is almost back home, i will update with some respray pictures later. the vn is still running just serviced it and installed a vs booster and vx master cylinder to improve braking lol

haah it was only for a bit of fun. probally not the smartest thing to do tho i agree hahah

thanks guys, i thought it was for something similar to this, i would perfer it to be braced and not have firewall flex, ill have to grab a v8 bracket and see how it fits because i think they are different to the v6 ones. blackgts can you tell me more about this alloy bracket you got?

Hi, ive fitted up a vx booster and master cylinder into my vs commodore, the question im trying to find out is that little metal bracket that bolts onto the drivers strut tower and the front of the master cylinder.. is this required? with the new setup i need to modify a bracket a little to...

thanks mate :) i will redo all the pics soon i moved them around on photobucket, havnt posted any pics for a while since paint and wiring got hidden. have a fair bit of new stuff to go on and engine is at work on a stand which ive been cleaning and getting ready to go back in shortly. might...

um not a whole lot mate, its now running a v8 manual radiator and a v8 transcooler, bout to install tuned memcal, other than that just maintance really. replaced a exhaust manifold gasket today. i drive it everywhere while ss is getting done. the ford is now my sisters so thats her car! shes a...

probs wont be done for cruise for charity :( since everythin is bare takin the chance to do everything best as possible so no rushing! got so many stainless steel bolts to replace all the drive gear i have removed so far

thanks man :) i love the minispool to be honest id never get a car with a single pegger ever again after the vs with the locker and the vn with the spool! lots of fun. reliable and always know what your gonna expect. i have put the supersports on it for fun but looks silly cause they just look...

not sure yet mate, still a lot to do till im happy. the wiring should get hidden next week or shortly after then back to getting the bay welded/smoothed etc then i needa fit up the vx master and booster setup and get all new braided lines from the master thru the car etc so probs not till...

here are some pics of current progress.. rear quarter seems are welded up and aerial hole also welded, body is almost finished being prepped and primered and bay will be started next week.

very sexy always love the vn ss

hha i would love a blower! down the track i reckon that will be in the plans. probs a whipple or something i wanna keep the 5lt instead of doin a ls1 or similar. thanks C-J-M :) i wish it was back already but thinks it will be away for a while

vs is still at paint and hasnt been started yet :( been planning while its away and fixin the vn. current plans and parts are the following: vt master and booster with steel lines changed to braided through engine bay to wheels been getting new bolts for everything that has been removed after...

goodies pulling strut out fitting

thanks mate :) VN is now running a vp series 2 engine and trans in it with all new mounts hoses etc so shes running better. goes in for a decent shiftkit on friday then finishing off suspension next week with my 6kg springs

Havnt had troubles withe the lights yet.. all my cars have had a bit of tint on them mind you i stay well clear of police so they dont get much of a chance. the HID kit cost me around the $80 mark cause i had a spare loom but i can get them cheap and there good quality hence why i wanna...

i used metal filler which is a combo of fibre, metal flakes and bog so its probally the strongest but a lil hard to apply

filthy sexy u mean! will be clean as can be after then the stato will be the filth :P

most seems to be surface and some bubble rust from wat i can see after i sanded it back and rust treated and metal filled seems ok but im learning and im playing - the vn hasnt been looked after so im doing my best to fix the pig up hah

i am running the powersteering pulley on the gilmer setup which was fun to install NOT!! im not running aircon tho

ive given myself the target of 3 months to get it all completed but really depends on how happy i am with everything as ill be doin lots of little mods along the way (eg bolts in stainless all over.. dumb **** like that) new radiator all alloy and a twin thermo setup cause the au twin thermos ar...

yea the passengers door is from a vp hence the colour difference but doesn't bother me atm cause ill sort paint out myself at end of the year... and nolathane do a kit that changes the setup so the swaybar links go from the control arm to the sway bar meaning the links are shorter and i guess...

Appriciate it mate :) been busy with it on and off latley, thought id show some pictures of it currenty its about to start getting prepped and ill be doing the brake line change over on saturday to normal lines to bypass the ABS setup. then its gonna get a quote for the wiring to be done...

looking good young dav! slam it now :P

thought id throw an update on the trusty vn! been cutting and patching up some rush around the windows and boot seals, all front end bushings have been replaced with nolathane gear. ive got some custom made 8kg springs comming which are 65mm lower than standard which should have it stiff and...

plans atm are a full jet black respray with red pearl, im gonna smooth the bay out and hide the wiring as much as possible and remove the relay box and piss of the ABS setup. other than that fill some seems in the body and shave the arial hole im hoping after im done it will have a perfect...

thanks mate :) appricate it. cars engine bay is stripped atm and is at my work its ready to leave thursday for paint and a whole lot of other body mods

i just went to holden directly, you can still get some stuff genuine others you cant just gotta ask

thanks bud. hope its all wrapped up by then, ive been ordering heaps of GM plastic placment parts to make the exterior like new again so im hoping it will look mint as once finished

its a ss dav :) its as real as they come!

i found both are still available from holden as genuine parts believe it or not. ill have my hands on them tomorrow. thanks for the help

wondering if anyone knows if you can buy a new water deflector below the windscreen for vs commodores and im also after the plastics under the wheel arches also are these avaliable from holden anymore or someone that sells NOS items

the ss is in strip mode for the next few weeks as im hoping to get it into paint. thought id share my mods and how things are going. below are some pictures from wat ive been doing latley i have completey stripped the aircon out for a better look when the bay gets smoothed out, i plan to have...