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Made a start on the new 304 over the weekend by removing the loom, degreasing the block, sanded back and polished up the rocker covers.. I also found a neat twin throttle body for $800 and it also got a sand & polish to match! came up a treat I think :) This throttle body was on a VL that had...

That exhaust vid would be great mate, your SS seems the goods too!! I'll have to take a look at the thread if you made one for your car? The vt-vz model seats into vn-vs was easier than i thought to be honest.. Here's a pic below of what needs to be done to the 2 front seats: I used my...

Thanks guys, I'll definitely be holding on to the factory 304 and keep it free from seizure with a few crank rotations each year. Looking forward to building the vt motor up and posting ideas on here for you blokes to throw feedback at me. DEUCE - The exhaust will be interesting as I'm after a...

so the original vp ecu will run the injection properly? if so i probably will keep original setup in that case then

Bought this white 92 vp ss manual June 2015. 181,000kms all original running gear with a couple of mods, such as: - Lowered suspension - 3:9 diff gears - Rip shifter - Ecu chip and tune - 2.5" exhaust from HSV headers back Previous owner was 3rd owner and was asking $3500 and I was...

thanks heaps mate, they are the helpful little tips i was after.. I'm sure there are probably other issues ppl know about that i'll come across, but it sounds like it should all go to plan!!

Hi, I have searched endless Google posts looking at these conversions and what EXACTLY is involved, but no real answers there or on here so far.. I'm just wanting to hear from other members who have done the 304 roller motor conversion into an existing vn-vs model v8 and what hurdles I am...

Ari666, sounds like one of your theories would be the problem for sure. I will check all of the above next time it plays up and take some pics! cheers guys

cheers guys, but I'm assuming a vacuum leak would not fix itself though, hence high idle wouldn't fix itself like it did? might be something internally on the carby then by the sounds of it...might unbolt it and spray some lube inside and out o all the moving parts. Drove it today and it idled...

Hey all, I've got a vh 308 with a 4 barrel Rochester carby and for I started it up Friday for a drive and it idled at about 800rpm as usual. I started it up 24 hrs later on Saturday and it just went straight up to nearly 3000rpm cold start. I stabbed the throttle a few times in case...

I've got the same issue on my vh. Ordered the replacement rust panel from rare spares $160 if I pick it up.. Anyone know how much a panel shop would charge to remove old one, weld and paint new piece?? up to 1k seems fair, but I'm dredding a quote!

Hi Darren if you get a chance to scan those vh cruise control pages from your manual, that would be great mate. Cheers, Josh

cheers mate, thanks for the idea. I will have to suss out if cutting ribs will clear filter. Someone said to try raising the bonnet from rear hinges and using those rubber twist stoppers on the front... Will look a bit weird tho I'm guessing. Thanks again

Hey all, I noticed my rear bumper license plate light was not working, so I bought a new bulb thinking quick fix today..no such luck. So I pulled the wire clip/harness off and touched it on the chrome bumper to test for power and it sparked. I checked the bulb actually touches on the bottom...

Oh and Monkey, I prob need about 30mm minimum

Yeh that's a massive setup Darren, I didn't know what a dry sump was before you posted that tho!! But it's all good, I've got a spare vh bonnet I'll add a scoop to and get painted. On a different note, does anyone have opinions on the factory vh cruise control setup and if it's any decent...

I'm not too familiar with how dry sumps work mate, but I'll probably just get my spare bonnet cut and a scoop fitted. See how it looks and go from there. GroupA bonnets don't look too bad

Cheers guys, to be honest I never considered getting engine bay sprayed or cleaned up while motor was out. Money was already being stretched for the rebuild. Would have been ideal tho mate. Got the car back yesterday and took it for a run in cruise down Wollongong and back.. very happy with the...

Hi all, Figured i would share my car now that its basically finished and on the road. It's a 1983 factory vh sle 2 tone blue over silver with cruise control. I bought her early Feb this year in need of a loving home! She was unregistered for about 6 months and the 308 was very tired...

Hey mate, messaged you about the wheels. My number is 0432 519 102. I don't come on here all that often that's all.

Pm sent bud

What about a rear shock absorber? My brother brought his Gemi around last week and just the slightest bit of weight movement made a really loud squeak. If weight transfer around a left or right corner changes, I figured it could be that. Goodluck

Off particular topic but still on the 308 to vn heads thing.. I've ordered my cam from CrowCams today and I said I wanted to keep the mechanical fuel pump. The guy said I can remove the pin from the new 304 cam and replace it with the one off my existing 308 one. Anyone done this to maintain...

ARI666 You're correct, sorry guys I worded it a tad wrong. I'm using factory vk 308 rockers.. So the rockers and covers will be fine on vn heads in that case you say? Cheers mate

Oh ok I didn't know about the rocker covers mate. So thanks for that! Will add them to the list. Thanks for the info on roller rockers, cheers!

Hey sorry for the probably obvious question, but I bought vn heads for my 308 black motor and the heads didn't come with roller rockers. Will the 308 ones be okay to bolt up or do I need the 304 rockers? I've searched on here and google and a lot of vn heads info saying you need the 304 cam...

Hy all. I today picked up a few parts I needed that my vh sle was missing. I also picked up a cluster out of a vh I'm guessing.. But it's slightly different from my original cluster. I have the new one attached in a photo below, but it has all the smaller speedo marks in between each 10kms if...

Mate what company is this through if u don't mind me asking?? I bought a vh sle from Wheelers Hill Victoria about 2 months ago off gumtree and had it freighted up to south west Sydney from a company called Door 2 Door and it cost me $735!! And they were the cheapest quote I got out of about 8...

Man they must have been asking a lot for the channel rubber when u were looking!! I got front and rears for $160 or so with postage from R.S

You guys are Legends, I will be sure to do it all very carefully and use the middle tool if I can get one. I ended up going with vk sl front doors as they are identical and are in REALLY good condition. Not one dent or rust. Also already has winder winders and slider door locks. The bailey...

Thanks guys, the more I've looked closely at other vh photos, the more I noticed the gap around headlights is normal haha!! I have attached a couple of pics of the original headlights that are posted earlier in this thread above, after I opened them up and cleaned them up and resprayed the...

Thanks for the reply mate, appreciate it! I just didn't know if there were any hidden differences with each door type. Knowing I'll need an extra hole for mirrors helps in advance too, thanks again

Hey all, I am looking to replace the 2 front doors on my vh sle as they are not suitable for a respray job. I have found 2 sets of doors I am wanting to pickup tomorrow arvo. I have a series 1 vh sle with winder windowsand the doors I have found are: VK Calais front doors VH SL front doors...

haha thanks Darren, I feels little better knowing I don't have to source new headlights and keep thinking mine is the only weird looking one!! And in 31-32 years of life, I'm sure it has indeed has its fair share of bingles. She's rough on the outside but a perfect sle project

Can someone also tell me if the 2 top prongs on each headlight go INTO the slot on the chassis where the holes are or wedge in UNDER the holes..?? At the moment I have them wedged underneath the frame, lined up with the hole above them.

Damn... That's a **** design. I checked my brothers vb this arvo and his are flush all the way round. The vh designer must have came into work drunk the day he sketched these up!!

Hey all, I recently bought a 1981 VH SLE and it came with headlights, blinkers and grille inside the boot. Yesterday I fitted them to the car, but they just don't look correct... They look too small in height and width..or atleast just width. I have them sitting on top of the two white...

Hey mate, sorry late late reply to your question..I'm not on here much anymore. Nah mate, no airbag light, just make sure you disconnect battery and pull the air bag fuse AFTER you do that and put it back in BEFORE you connect battery again. And plug the airbag harness plugs together under the...

CAR SOLD - PLEASE REMOVE/CLOSE THREAD. Cheers

still for sale. Have brand new 18" FOX R6 rim on order as original has the smallest crack ever and was leaking air. Picking up from Tempe Tyres next saturday. So if you want to get the original fixed for $110 you can have that rim as a spare in the boot.