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ITEM: NOS HSV Monroe 'stamped' Self Levelling Rear Air Shockers VT WH VX VU VY VZ LOCATION: Melbourne, Campbellfield CONDITION: New - NOS PRICE: This price is for members on this Forum only & purchasing through this forum only "not" eBay. Ebay is extra to cover costs, it's your call. #1...

Hey there, I just got hold of a '98 SII VS Caprice with a 5ltr V8. The engine was running great and still does but it will not idle anymore. It starts straight away and still runs perfect but if I back off the throttle while it's in Park and also when I'm driving as soon as I back off it stalls...

WANTED - VR VS Radiator Overflow Reservoir Bottle must be brand new genuine (NOS). Holden no longer stocks this part and I've tried Rare Spares, ComCar, Holmart without any luck. Please Ph: 0417 141 711 if you have got or know of. Cheers

Definitely sounds like one of the later balancers from a VS was fitted. Same thing happened with my old VR but I put up with it for over a year and the vibration actually made the rear main crank seal leak. As soon as I put a VR balancer on the vibration went away and the rear seal did close...

Sorry to see your car that way but glad all are ok. Pity the pup isn't grown up, could have taken a chunk out of the other driver (accidentally of course) ha ha. If your not going to go with a Rodeo I could not recommend the Hilux enough plus when you finished with it you know you'll get good...

VX series II and up had the triangle flange with the rubber donut. All IRS diffs from VX series I and under should have the round flange which will bolt up directly to any IRS between VR and VX SI. The VT series II to VZ with 5.7 and supercharged V6 engines use a BW80 series centre which has...

Would be easier to trade in your VS ute and get a VU or VY "grip monster" ute as I'm sure they already have IRS. You might have trouble finding one with "grip monster" badging though!!!:whistling:

Had the same prob with my old VR just after i had the fuel pump changed and only happened when the tank was 1/4 full. I didn't get around to fixing it but made sure tank was always more than 1/4 full.

I got in contact with Melbourne Drive Shafts & CV's in Campbellfield and they said that to use the later type shaft with the rubber donut you have to be sure that the shaft runs perfectly straight from the diff to the tranny otherwise there would be severe vibrations. They could chop off the...

Just got hold of a BW80 series 3.46 LSD diff centre which came out of a VX SS series II so it has got the triangle pinion flange and the large rubber donut. Obviously this won't bolt straight up to my round yoke tailshaft in my IRS VS auto. I want to use the later type triangle flange and...

I reckon cops might reinvent the Datsun 120Y with an RB20 twin turbo just to really stuff us up. Maybe even a 32 Duece or a restored '40 Deluxe Coupe as undercover. I reckon that the government is just trying different ways to bag our cash because most people really are slowing down and doing...

Somehow something doesn't sound right with this. I'm sure there are design rules or something to this degree in which even the cops have to adhere to. Cops impersonating P platers, I think there may be too may loop holes for anyone to come back and say they thought it was young kids...

If the 3.45 ratio in your buddies AU XR6 is in a BW78 diff and if thats correct that would obviously mean that Ford started to use their new diff after the AU. I think after seeing Patrickz88 post that you may be right about Ford changing to a Dana, just a feeling I may of heard the same thing...

Ford uses 3.23, 3.27, 3.45 and I think a 3.73 ratio in their 4 pinion 28 spline BW78's in the XR6 I think from EB up to the EF or AU model which are interchangeable with Holden BW78 diffs (crown and pinion only) - (don't know if the Ford LSD or open centre would fit into a Holden BW78) then...

Apparently the 7.8" crown and pinion gear set is quite rare and was used by HSV in the VS model whether it was in only one HSV model or some HSV models I don't know but assuming it was used in one HSV model you'd think it'd be the GTS-R but if it was used in some HSV models I'd assume it'd be...

:thumbsup:Brilliant work, I've got nowhere for days trying to locate info and pictures to identify if the spare diff i have is LSD or open. Thanks to your thread I now have the answer I've been looking ages for. Top stuff.

Holden VT, X, Y front and rear brakes are identical for V6 and V8. HSV fitted larger brakes. The VT 296mm rotors and twin piston calipers will fit onto your VR easily with 15in rims but if you go for the 330mm fronts I think you need 17in rims minimum. Regarding the 296mm and 330mm calipers the...

I reckon the best bet is to look for any current model car that has very dark tinted windows and then you look for any obvious signs like aerials, hidden lights on the parcel shelf or dash board area, a front passenger as they generally cruise with a partner and police uniforms sometimes stand...

I'm guessing Iso free means Isocyanate free. Isocyanate is a chemical that is in the hardener not the paint. 2 pak is called 2 pak because the paint is mixed with hardener just prior to applying the paint. Isocyanate is a very deadly chemical and therefore if your paint is mixed with isocyanate...

1974 TA Torana Coupe. Sold it 197? Escort Panel Van. Sold it 1984 VK Exec. - Calais replica. Sold it 1972 LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Salamanca Red Genuine - Still got it - Approx. 90% restored to showroom condition. Been sitting in the garage untouched for the past 7 years. 1973 LJ Torana...

Much agree with the wheels. Tuck some VY GTS 19's under the fenders m8 for sure they look hot and would fill up the arch's just right. Awesome brakes exactly what I would pick if I had enough green stuff. I already have the VT brakes fitted front and rear with 18's to my VS so they would bolt...

This is a good reliable website which I think is worth supporting. I hope my contribution helps, I've been a member for much longer since about 2003-2004 under a different name but lost all the details when hard drive crapped itself and also I didn't visit for a while after that so I forgot all...

Very good, it's exactly what i mean. For race brakes to work effectively they first have to be warmed up. Being in the automotive industry i had to take a car out of the workshop for other work to be carried out elsewhere. This car was a Jap twin turbo with lots of punch, anyway after giving...

There are 2 types of headlight switches for the VY and VZ. One has the foglight switch that you pull out to turn on the foggies and the other one doesn't have the switch to pull out which you must have in your S Pak. Ask Holden for the SS switch as the Calais, Berlina, Caprice and Statesman fog...

They are worth much more than $3,300 as you get a lot for your money and HSV had them as an option on some of the VZ models for more than double $3,300. Apparently they do give more stopping power than the standard brakes and they fill up the wheels nicely and look great. The only brakes that...

I just recently had Pedders fit one of their heavy duty link pin kits to my car, it uses the red nolathane bushes. Cost about $60 I think for the kit.

For VR's the book doesn't break it down for auto and manual like it does for the VS's but it goes on to say that the VR Senator 185i manual cost $51,299 when new so there was a VR Senator 185i manual available. VR Senator SI & SII 185i = 632 built between July 1993 and March 1995 215i = 223...

Part of the reason i sold my Senator is because it was a SI 185i. I didn't know all that much about HSV's until I bought it. I always do research after i buy things which is not the right way to go and you learn from mistakes but in saying so the SI I had was still a bloody good car it's just...

Definately agree here. My first car being a VK Calais injected 6 going back a while now but i had the front and rear springs cut. I seriously do not recommend doing it especially with the front springs because the bump steer was very dangerous when driving on a bumpy road the steering wheel...

The VT caliper is bigger and much wider but I'm sure that the VT pads will fit into VS calipers. I have attached a picture showing the VT pad on top and the VS pad below. They both do have the exact same dimensions were they slide into the caliper but as you can see the VT actual pad area is...

OK, just dug out my Holden Special Vehicles 1988 - 2003 book from Ellery Publications so it is a reputable book. The official production history statistics are as follows: VS Senator SI 185i auto = 403 built all are auto - no manuals were recorded 215i man = 71 built 215i auto = 129 built...

Could it be your harmonic balancer? Have you recently replaced or damaged the balancer?

I'll have to look that up again in my HSV book but I'm sure it said that the Senators were only auto but then again it might have been only the 215 Hydratrak optioned Senators that came out in manual form.

Thanks m8. Hopefully I can rock up on the 19th but won't know until the last minute. All the pics of my Caprice have been updated with a pic of some of the interior LED's and also the custom purple LED's I made in the headlights.

The Clubsport is based on the Executive and are readily available and very well priced for a limited edition sporty V8 but only come out in 185. Don’t know if automatic was an option. The GTS is based on the Executive and are much harder to come by and only come out in 215 with the option of...

My car always starts no problem. I've done mine a few times at home with a high pressure washer and I don't back off from the sensors but I am cautious around the alternator because it looks a bit too open and looks like water could penetrate into some part of it where water shouldn't be. I...

Supposing that if i did purchase the VT extractors you would think that they should fit from the head and down through to at least half way of the secondary pipes and if it's just part of the secondary pipes or the end collector that is the problem i wonder if it would be cheaper and/or quicker...

I'm also having problems with finding a decent set of extractors for my 98 SIII Caprice. I'm after a set of extractors for an L67 preferably Pacemakers with 1 3/4in. primaries that collect into 2 1/2in. secondaries with a final collector of 3 6/8in. I am trying to avoid having to get the...

It's hard to put a proper figure on how much it cost to do as i did alot of other things to my suspension in the process and i didn't ask Pedders for an itemized invoice. If you source your parts off eBay or the Trading Post you will get them at a good price compared to most wrecking yards. I...