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  1. <atomicL93>

    1997 white vs wagon.

    well shes gone now. had 3 defects, the brakes were very very knackered, then the motor decided to do a big end bearing, again. got rid of it and now driving a pos vn until i find another nice vl.
  2. <atomicL93>

    want to raise my wagon stupidly high, what springs?

    doesnt matter now fellas, wagon done another bearing dont have it anymore.
  3. <atomicL93>

    want to raise my wagon stupidly high, what springs?

    hey all my VS wagon is on its 5th defect in the past 2 months once again for too low. and its only got superlows, the cops here love me too much. so i wanna raise it rediciously high and chuck some fat tyres on so my exhaust wont be getting raped by spoon drains and speed bumps anymore, and so...
  4. <atomicL93>

    lost stereo and central locking power.

    was just cruising with some mates before had the music going then all of a sudden the headunit died, central locking appears to not be working anymore either, but when i press the lock/unlock button on the key the interior light still turns on and off. i have checked the fuses they were fine...
  5. <atomicL93>

    1997 white vs wagon.

    thanks mate, did you buy ur VR from mount gambier? looks very familiar i remember seeing one like yours for sale down here last year sometime.
  6. <atomicL93>

    1997 white vs wagon.

    cheers man yeah one of my mates wrote it on lol back windows a bit dirty
  7. <atomicL93>

    1997 white vs wagon.

    cheers mate, nice vs u got urself
  8. <atomicL93>

    1997 white vs wagon.

    since the old thread didnt work out lol. this is my wagon, brought it from adelaide in june. came with a sub, 18" wheels and a sports exhaust. less than 2hrs after buying it i was done speeding in it, after the trip home the tranny had pretty much **** itself, wouldnt go any higher than 2nd...
  9. <atomicL93>

    where do these connect to?? help please.

    cheers guys well when i got the car it already had an aftermarket stereo in so the ariel didnt move anyway lol also it hasnt got cruise control. yeah i plugged in the engline loom plug after taking the pictures, really unsure what is wrong with it because whenver i attempt to connect the battery...
  10. <atomicL93>

    where do these connect to?? help please.

    after changing my motor over after the old one spun a bearing in my vs wagon me and my mates cannot work out where these plug into. any help would be appreciated cheers!
  11. <atomicL93>

    just put new motor in, now shorting out and not getting power?? terminal sparking...

    me and a mate finally put the new motor into my VS wagon, used the old loom which was fine now its all bolted in and connected up to everything but whenever i go to put the negative terminal on the battery it sparks and makes smoke wont make any power. ive been told its shorting out somewere but...
  12. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    update. after being 'sold' it never really got payed for, i had a talk to my mate who was gonna buy it and now im keeping it. it was sitting for a while, put a brand new CAS in (the old one was f*cked) and she fired up first go. hasnt got the calais interior anymore as i sold that but for...
  13. <atomicL93>

    [SA] 18" CSA Raker Wheels - Excellent condition!

    ITEM: 18" CSA Raker Wheels LOCATION: Mount Gambier SA (About half way between Adelaide and Melbourne) CONDITION: Used, but still like new! PRICE: $800 o.n.o (Will consider swaps for running ecotec v6 motor plus cash my way, i may also knock off a couple hundred if some wheels were...
  14. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    wow havent updated for ages. i brought a vs wagon, a couple weeks later it did a big end bearing and seized up.. and ive lost my licence for 6 months. selling this as a shell to a mate whos putting all his vl interior and running gear in this (his was stolen and smashed up) gonna definatly...
  15. <atomicL93>

    $150 VP wagon project.

    Picked this up the other day for $150! plan is to fix all the problems, do it up a bit and sell to make profit, then get my VS going all sweet again for when i get my P's back. Has 280,000km on the clock.. Overheats a bit, roof lining is sagged, speedo doesnt work, has holes in the exhaust...
  16. <atomicL93>

    97 VS wagon

    Thought it was about time i posted up my new car, Went up to adelaide and got it 9 days ago. Its a 1997 VS wagon, already had some nice 18s and a 2.5inch exhaust when i got it. Since then i've tinted the taillights, painted the dash surround atomic green, debadged it except the holden lion...
  17. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    looks like the VLs gonna be under the carport for a while. im getting a VS wagon or a stato soon, so then i can do a fair bit of the work to the VL and get it off defect, i need to replace the diff as whenever i go over 50ish km/h it starts clunking and making the car shake. and another problem...
  18. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    the previous defect was only for being too low. well i got good news and bad news. good news is the car now has a calais grill, earthquake tnt 2000watt amp AND i got my P's! bad news, got defected once again. the night i got my P's. they got me for too low again, and the steering wheel (its...
  19. <atomicL93>

    Your Biggest Crash??

    on saturday the 15th, about 5pm was going L driving with mum in her VY. just around the corner from home im going through an intersection and hear mum shout, i look and see a magna literally inches away from the car then all i remember is a huge bang and next thing i know the vy was facing a...
  20. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    defect is gone :) ordering personalized plates sooon. and get my P's on the 27th! just gotta get around to putting the LSD center in. have a job interview next week and if i end up getting the job, will putting half my pay away for a couple months then getting a big turbo setup.
  21. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

  22. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    car is finally 5 speed, with the low km motor too. is so much better to drive now. went for a drive in my mates new car, pink vl turbo. and have decided ill defiantly be turboing mine. so after brakes + new tyres ill be saving for a turbo conversion :)
  23. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    was going to keep that garnish for now as i think it looks alright but whenever i get around to turboing it i will be going for a calais centre garnish with a turbo badge where the calais badge is supposed to be.
  24. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    will give that a go sometime soon. car now has an exhaust tip, and the venetians arrived this morning so theyre in! motor and 5 speed are pretty much ready to be ripped out of the donor car now, just need to snag my brothers engine crane! the new locks arrived yesterday, but they sent me...
  25. <atomicL93>

    My VR Executive - First Car!

    looking good man
  26. <atomicL93>

    Changing a manual to an auto, how hard is it?

    I've got my donor VL 5 speed, and was thinking about after dropping the running gear into my green vl, to put the old motor and auto back in the donor car and sell it. But what would be involved? especially with wiring up the power button and the drop-gear switch (thats at the accelerator) also...
  27. <atomicL93>

    86 vl calais manual

    F*CK! :( what happened man?
  28. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    update.. picking up my 5 speed donor vl tommorow! and motor in is has only done 122,000km! :) also ordered venetians, LSD, alarm and new locks.
  29. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    is there an easy way to check for leaks man? doesnt seem to leak any fluid anywhere. also its only drum brakes in the rear, so bleeded the front left then right. did that a few times, after bleeding the left one the pedal seemed perfect, but then after doing the right one it was all spungy again.
  30. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    cheers fellas. not alot to update about at the moment lol, bleeded the brakes multiple times and the pedal is still majorly spungy. oh and called up the wreckers, gonna cost me $700 for a complete 5 speed conversion :) so gonna start saving for that soon (after tyres/P's test)
  31. <atomicL93>

    VN-VS auto shifter into VL?

    i'm thinking about replacing my auto gearstick with one from a VN-VS. i've seen it done in a VL before and know that ill have to rewire the PWR button to a switch, but does anyone know ifs its hard to do? the reason i want to do it is because the top of mine keeps coming off, and glue isnt...
  32. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    and shes running :) feels great to be driving it again. going to adelaide for clipsal next week, so when i come back will be paying rego and hopefully going for my VORT test. after that will be looking into getting a 3" dump tip and some new tyres.
  33. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    well after alot of swearing, energy drinks, more swearing, snapping sockets, and ****ing around. i have finally put a freshly shaved head on which came off an 89 r31 skyline. its finally on and the motors back together with new gaskets. but cannot start it yet, because my work was broken into...
  34. <atomicL93>

    [envmch] custom vl project

    awesome car man! you've put alot of work into it, love it. as for rims imo i think some ve supersports or ve gts rims would look ace.
  35. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    thanks man, nice vs you got too. love the wheels! update: still runs, not very well tho. after replacing the radiator (old one has a hole in it, thats why it went thru the coolant!) and thermostat. It runs but water is going to the sump. will be taking my spare head into get shaved, valves...
  36. <atomicL93>

    [SA] When you went for your P's did you do the CBT or VORT test? Few questions about them.

    I only have 3 more months to go till i can get my P's, ive finished all my hours and am keen on getting the test over and done with next month. What im curious about is that which one is generally easier and how much do they cost? I'm most likely do the VORT, as its just a once off test...
  37. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    motor is rooted.. overheated and now sounds like a 500 year old tractor, all coolants disappeared and hardly even starts.. soo dropping another one in the next few weeks.
  38. <atomicL93>

    Replacing thermostat, help please.

    alright thanks mate, just thought they usually run at 1/4 as most VLs ive been in do.
  39. <atomicL93>

    Replacing thermostat, help please.

    Yesterday me and some mates were a bit outta town driving, then suddenly a fkload of steam and water was coming out from under the bonnet. Pulled over and when it stopped pissing water all over the ground opened the bonnet and had blown a radiator hose. Even before that happened it seemed to...
  40. <atomicL93>

    my 1987 VL executive.

    now has pod filter, brand new topgun leads and 2.5inch mandrel bent exhaust :) sounds pretty nice!
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