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Anyone taking out the steering columm u will need a long extension bar to reach the furthest bolt holding the columm above the brake pedal.I used a 450mm extension bar with a 19/32 socket.

Bosses Berlina(hers)had brake troubles.Brakes were working but it felt like i was trying to stop a truck.Every time i put my foot on the brake it would stall.I read lots of posts on here about how to fix it & ppl doing Yoga under the dash, howeva i'm a big fella & that wasnt gunna happen...

A lot of close lookers in here.Nothing like a bit of automotive incest.. The old blue goon on the car trailer has the horrible looks/stlye lines of an old FB/K.The little red & black striped thing on pg 3 looks like a little HB banana..

Hey gr8 pics mate..(mate Sven)..I had a HD & then a HR.I can see sum similar lines there in the front.Dunno if sumbody else can see that & they follow the same family tree...

tuffen up cream puff....

Eldest son did an engine & box change & was trying in vain to start nother V6 & T5 in his VN Ser 1.He did exactly the same thing.Had the fuel lines mixed up.Swapped them over it went straight away but unfortunately it had a blown head gasket..So there was the usual dummy spit...

Hey Sven or wateva your name is, you know more than most from down under about commodores.Either you gotta get a girlfreind mate, change nationalities or perhaps come over here on a leaky boat..U can buy a new Commy then..Welcome to Australia...

Heaps interesting thread, but nobody over here drinks fosters it's sh#t.....

Dunno if sumbody mentioned it but do a compression test.......

We too got that email from the same rag head libyan doctor...

Nope.Torque wrench, cir-clip pliers & some small punches to knock some pins out of shafts & some patience.I had to do it with a crying teenager over my shoulder wanting it fixed ASAP...U'll need to have a shop fit the new main shaft bearings for you, other than that you're pretty much rite.Just...

Rebuilt my lads T5.That had worn syncro's & shift keys.Seen full rebuild kits for T5's for $500 if you're mechanically inclined..

Ours broke off too.We use a broomstick handle to hold ours up atm.Yer it isn't very elegant but it'll do.I was thinking of taking the bootlid off to allow more free play to get it back in.I did 1 many yrs back in the wife's VK.I recall struggling with that 1.I remember i was more worried it was...

Eldest changed his Timing Chain Tensioner.While doing up the case he forgot to make sure the timing case fits over the crank properly uh oh..Dad...Luck has it we have another case spare...

Sprints are good here in S.A. anyway...alwaz give supercheap a miss..

Got 2 sets of genies from u pull it for $40 ea..welded up me own Y pipes from the stock Y pipe for both my kids VN's...they like them...

Spigot bush Is this wat we're on about.?? Son all of a sudden couldn't select gears & had a terrible noise at idle from his T5.He took out his gear box to find the spigot bush mounts broken.This, after profix put a heavy duty clutch plate & new thrust bearing in for him... angry teenager...!!!

that's wat i got in mine.A fuel filter.Keeps kidney stones out of ya goolies...

About $45 for a newie.Sum of the ser 1 have the mounting adaptor block on the rear of the water pump so u may need 2 gaskets.No welsh plugs in behind there, most likely a corroded timing case aswell...

Water deflector i think they call thos things.Stupid poxy plastic pieces of crap.The sun makes them brittle ova time.Wreckers will have sum.I think i payed $5 for my son's & it wasn't cracked.Just be warey putting the wipers back on.If the pass side wiper arm's too low it'll catch on the bonnet...

Get an old seat base from thew wreckers, stuff messing wif them.Seats are everywhere & cheap as.Shuv on a anuva base.Dun this many times 4 my 18yr old idiot teenage son here.He keeps coming home from the wreckers wif diffrent types of seats 4 his VN.I have so many old seats here now i'm thinking...

Power Steer Fluid/Trans Fluid, same bloke diffrent hat.Buy a $2 hand pump & suck the snot outa the P/S tank & slap in sum new stuff but this way u won't get it all out.Alternatively u can undo a ps line at the rack depending on your level of patience & drain it out from there after u turn the...

Go down FOCKING the wreckers & rip off another drivers seat base...

a good run up & ram it in...just like s.x

Noticed a few tiny spots of coolant under our VN & the smell of oil in the coolant, aswell as a strange hi & low idle occasionally.Was alwaz spots of coolant at the rear of the engine on the ground.As it's a ser1 i 1st thought it was the thermostat pipe hose clamp.However after a few more spots...

It'll be the inlet manifold.The inlet manifolds corrode away coz they're made of alloy...

i know they'll fit on, it's just the clearance issues under the bell housing i have concerns with.I'm thinking there would possibly be a diffrent Y pipe to run 4 a manual 2 an auto..that's all

G'day everyone, I scored these off an unmarked ex police car at the wreckers.Police Comp plates still attached & the FE2 susp, dash etc.It was all complete just badly hit on the front drivers side.Susp tower was pushed over so it was a miracle we got them off at all without removing...

Feeling much betta now & thank you very much ibs87...

Big G'day everybody.Being a seagull at the local u pull it wreckers the other day with my teenage Son i scored sum absolute bargains. Holden Sports Steering Wheel;$32 Rear Boot Lid Spoiler;$22...Crappy Alpine White atm, soon will be 2pck Marinello Red... Good luck with yor scabbing.

G'day everyone, HI to all the usual ppl i chat to ova here.Sorry not been on for ages.Was in Hospital having me left shoulder reconned for the 2nd time.Already had my rite shoulder dun b4 aswell, so that's 3 shoulder reconn's i've been thru now.Spent 3 days in the Lyell Mac Hosp(thank uz very...

Eldest lad buys a sports steering wheel off a mate of his cheap, this mate was defected 2 nites before for having this particular steering wheel fitted.Anyway now daft son has wound up with it.After warning him it's illegal most likely due to there being no face impact pads & the wheel itself...

yup 4got 2 mention i have a collection of diffrent lenghts RHS to use as spacers to hold the bush housings in position under the strain.I soak them in a bucket of old engine oil 4 a day or 2 b4hand.I have so many suspension parts & arms here i just remove the worn stuff & wack on arms I've...

Dun heaps of strut tops & font shocks on Commy's.I've always lined up the hole in the new tops with the hole in the suspension tower.I use a tape measure & str8 edge to line up the steering afterwards myself.I always take it 4 a wheel alignment after i've dun any front end work but they hardly...

yer worn diff bushes.The lower & upper arm bushes would be cactus aswell.Did all mine..

Mrs. uncle had a VR with an erratic, intermitent electrical fault.Turned out to be a dirt on the blades on the HB.

Yer dunno vr_owner, he said he was cornering.I've had it all up on stands to make sure he's not bent sumthing else i don't know about.The steering wheel now is at 10 to 4 now so the steering's had a a wack too.It wasn't like that b4 cos i did the front end up myself & the steering was...

The great company car, they're the type u dun't check the water or oil in....yippeee...

Tired of taking suspension arms to Pedders & the local garage to have bushes pushed out I knocked this up.Now i realise it ain't exactly a thing of beauty but it works a treat.Works on all suspension arm bushes including the diff bushes for which i originaly made it but the added bonus is it...

I repainted my sons in the walkingshaw blue & they come up looking sweet.Just rubbed them back, primered them up ,then shoved on a few coats of blue then clear & they still shine like the day they were painted...