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Hey My clutch finnaly gave up today..... was lucky enough to get it in my shed.... (been slipping for a while) Just wondering if anyone can give me any hints tips or tricks on Putting in a new one. i am debating weather to pull the engine & Box out and do it on a bench then drop it back in...

WTB <-> VG-VR Ute Rolling Shell After VG-VR Ute Do not need engine/box , the back can be smashed as long as its a repairable writeoff as im going to be removing the Tub and fabricating a custom alloy tray Any Condition is fine as its going to be a project car. as long as no major front...

Well we just got a new HF Kemmpi 2000 TIG at work and a sick brand new Brobo and a few other things too. Iv just taken my VN off the rd for a few months and im gunna start making my turbo manifolds and pipeing. Been lookin in one of our staineless suppliers catelogs and they have nice 1.6mm...

hey just got back from trackin all around the joint, no problems except for my missus said it sometimes seems to pull to the right.. checked ABS Codes and only code 12. i guess thats Normal Operation. going to flush the brake system tomorrow and grease all the slides and stuff. throw a new...

well i brought it home thismorning with it all locked on and swapped cars to go to work. just took it for a drive and nothing wrong, done 40k, plenty of hard brakeing took it out on the highway upto 100k and braked hevily, and nothing wrong... seems to be another commodore intermittant...

Went to go to the supermarket thismorning and i noticed the car was Real Sluggish. and when i got off the accel it was under brake load and would come to a halt very quickly. i limped it home and it seems that the brakes are half locked on.. anyone ever come across this problem and anyone...

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Had the same issue had me beat for weeks!

its clearly a VR which is 13 years old, the bat is fine its out of my VN which has no issues with the battery at all. i also stated that the Altinator is brand new and tested... read posts before you reply dude...

I have noticed in my new wagon the Starter turns like its a dead battery then after about 3 seconds of turning it just cranks like crazy and starts. once the car is running it seems fine then i get the engine light come on and stay on. when i check codes it has 12. i then noticed that the...

someone put the code on top of it in texta! smart ppl.

Hey i reckon iv seen a thread before on this but i cant find it. Just got a VR had it sitting in the shed for a month with no batt and now the radio is locked... how do i unlock it??

Cheers Hako Cheers Hako, thats the one found 2 coils broken :thumbsup:

well blow me over backwards... i never would have worked thus out... so much money for so little wire.... might give the rebuild a go.

Hey My Heater switch has no 1 + 2 has been picked on a roadie. i pulled the actual switch apart theres no corrosion and it all seems to be contacting fine. just wondering if there is any "Common problem" with this thing Before i start investigationing.

Just wondering, The only way i know to drain an auto is to take off the Pan and let the freakin oil go everywhere. Whilst under there today (iv gotta do a Speedo Transducer 'O' ring.. and i was contemplating Drilling a Nice 8mm Hole in the bottom of the pan to drain it and Tapping it out...

Iv got one of those under my VN.. only just realised what the guy was talkin about when i brought it... Needs Bushes too hahaha Well i'll just ring the mech and ask him what he's on about as it has brand new Linkarms, bushes, sway bar bushes and all the bushes n ****... unless he's...

Just a quickie The "Front Link Bushes" are the ones that connect the Link Arm Rods to the swey bar and back to the other bit. Arent they? cos on my RWC check it says "Front link bushes" and it has Brand New Rods and nylothane bushes that can be clearly seen as being new as there still...

Hey Just wondering if anyone out there has any Pics of a 7 seat setup in the back of their wagon or anyone has one that they wish to sell..

*bump* still lookin someone out there has to have one in their shed!!!

Hey Just wondering if anyone has ever made a Home made flashlube kit. i reckon $130+ is Expensive for what it looks like. so yeah.. anyone done it?? might give it a go

I had the same type issues, exactly the same. as soon as its warm or u floor it it coughs n dies... found mine to be a shonky carooded plug on the 2-wire Coolant temp sensor (not the single wire guage one) Can u smell a strong sense of fuel and a lot more than just the normal black...

Hey Just looking for: 7 Seat setup for a vr wagon.. Email [email protected] or Priv Msg.

Will have to look into that. I know some systems have the "Flash Lube" Setup on them to lubricate the valves. would running flash lube in the petrol and shareing the load between gas and petrol have the same effect on it?? im becomming sweyed on the gas as it runs so nice on it even if the...

Hey Just brought a VR V6 on gas, and my theroy is that the only things that run on Gas are Forklifts and Falcons and maybe v8's if done right. i am yet to be sweyed. iv noticed it has the airbox running into the mixer then though a Coke can to the throttle body. when i quizzed the owner he...

hey, they are tricky, stuck tight and very annoying. i find that they require a lot of persistence and just when u think its not going to come out.. it will. a mechanics Square Flat bladed screwdriver and a lot of fun will get it out but if your not confident don't attempt it. i can...

Just took some movies uploading now They Came out ****... all u can hear is NOISE and the zaust behind that.. sounds like white noise.... not the noise of the box

Ok, I have been searching thus forum for the last 2.5 hours soley on clutch and 5sped issues. Heres the story so far.. I noticed a chattering in my box one day in 1st gear only... its was very faint and came and went often.. i thought not much of it. then it got worse and started to happen...

Bugger i reckon mine would be shagged. thanks for the reply mate! might just go buy this one tomorrow for $550 and hope she's an OX. While im here anyone got any tips/pointer/obsurvations in on taking a 5sped and clutch out of a VN? on axel stands not a hoist

Just looking for a New 5spd atm as mines Royal ed (my Foaming Tune didn't help ta jason :bang::thumbsup::yeah::driving::whistling:w00t:) there scares as ****e at the moment.. bout $550 for a Decent one which is ok. My question is. are they the same from a Ford just a matter of changing the...

Maybe this Post should be moved to the Funny/Jokes Section! amazing how much the word GAY can cause people to stir.. bwahaha

LOL 57 Posts about total gayness.... ITS not going to be done..... i have burned them OK!!!! lol funny ****

This is ****in GOLD!!!! hahahah i guess i just lost any credability i had on here (if any).. i will go change my user name and the color of my car now!... Im gunna list them on ebay "Will add 50hp to your car" see how i go.... LOL! gold pure gold.... also it was an impulse Ebay thing... i...

i jsut brought a bonnet pin set and my missus reckons they would look gay and Redneq hillbilly wanna be XYGT... Opinions????

Or the Idle control valve has some carbon built up in it and is sticking open... Try a ECU Reset via Disconnecting the battery for 5 mins then reconnecting it and Starting the car and holding the revs at 3000rpm for 30 sec. Also as Mischa Said could be the TB Butterfly held open do a...

My 4 yearold son ussualy Eats his Dinner + Finishes his sisters and then if his brother doesnt eat his he will want to have a go on that too... (this isnt every night but yeah it happens..) is it cruel to try feed him 10 cheesys and tape it LOL i bet he's do it and still want more...

Yep, Not Umpossible.. just need someone with a lathe bigenough to turn rims and an operator who knows how to do it....... Im just gonna tig up the skuffs n sand then clean and run a Porcoline Buffer over em... just need to work out how to re-coat them.... im sure its like a powdercoat.... tis...

Ahh Cheers Guys, will prolly weld it all up tomorrow n sand it tuesday then should be ready to coat n back in by fri.... Also Pud a 1200w Kenwood 12' sub in just before.. had the box n **** already just blew my sub bout 6 months ago so i lashed out today and i have bass again!!! yay... Not...

Doing mine on the Weekend, iv been using BP-Visco 5000 Sinthetic dunno why just got it once i guess.... might use this Penrite HPR 15 Semi Synth stuff and see how she go's.. got a small leak with the thinner BP stuff so w'll see if that go's in the process. Cheers

Well with a 3 way TIE and all the comments.. i sat here today Suckin on a Jimmy can or 4 looking at my car and i think the Satin sets off the car. so i think i'll stick with it... NOW! does anyone know where the hell i can get my Wheels Re-Satined? or is it a Paint or is it a P/Coat or...

Prefit Pix Well, she's Fitted... Well a Pre-Fit at least had to do some more notching and cutting here n there. Hold it all up with Tek screws and i'll fully weld it out at work so the box n intake are one whole thing... dispite my first idea them being seperate. i'll throw some...