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  1. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    From memory mate it was 3 coats + a mist coat (to get the metallic to stand up) of base, and about 3 of clear. When it came time polish the paint job looked awful (very dry) and required quite alot of attention, i used lots of wet sandpaper of varying grits (1000, 1500 and 2000) by hand, for...
  2. Geek2.0

    [VN-VP] Airconditioning Compressor Pulley Bearing Replacement

    Yes the two washers are shims that go between the clutch and the pulley, they set the clearance between the clutch plate and the pulley friction surface. It might be the clutch slipping, but your description would more make me suspect something internal to the compressor. Maybe to help you...
  3. Geek2.0

    [VN-VP] Airconditioning Compressor Pulley Bearing Replacement

    G'day folks! As the title suggests this how-to is on replacing the aircon compressor pulley bearing, this how-to will be based on a V6 VP Berlina, but the procedure should be the same for most cars, the VP uses a Sanden compressor. I completed this job with the compressor still on the car...
  4. Geek2.0

    Thermo/Cooling Fan Not Working?

    I'm unsure about the relays or the modifications done by the previous owner, however, i can give you some information about the sensor. There are two sensors in the VP, there is a coolant temperature sensor and a coolant temperature sender. The sender gives a signal to the dash, and the sensor...
  5. Geek2.0

    VZ Ute diff leaking at drive shaft

    Brilliant thanks lads! I called the diff specialist and they quoted $200 to fix the diff seal, so either way it shouldn't work out too expensive! We should be picking up the car next weekend, so I'll give it a good clean, check the oil level in the diff, and see if it keeps leaking. Thanks again!
  6. Geek2.0

    VZ Ute diff leaking at drive shaft

    Sorry mate, they should be up now!
  7. Geek2.0

    VZ Ute diff leaking at drive shaft

    G'day! My girlfriend is about to buy a 2005 VZ ute, 6speed manual 3.6L, overall it is in very good condition and only has 92,000km on it. In the process of inspecting it we found a very slight noise while cruising, it goes away under acceleration (or you can't hear it over the engine), it is...
  8. Geek2.0

    cars you've painted yourself (upload pictures)

    My Berlina G'day! After alot of inspiration from this thread and with the advise and help from forum members I did a bare metal respray of my VP Berlina, true DIY style in a tarp spray booth erected in my garage using 1K, this was my first time painting anything. It took a bit over 2...
  9. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Photo time! G'day! Sorry its been so long to follow up with some decent photos, as always i got very busy with other things. I've polished all the metal parts and waxed them, the painted plastic parts (mirrors and bumpers) are still off the gun. I'm still chasing parts to get...
  10. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    In that case, cheers ryder! Still going.... I'll take her out for an extended spirited drive with a DSLR when I'm finished polishing, get some decent photos!
  11. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Yeah i know, Its quite clear that 2K is worlds ahead and that 1K would be a total failure in any commercial environment. But for me, I legally sprayed it in my garage, had a respirator failure and didn't kill myself (although it felt like it!) and at the end of the day the car still looks 10x...
  12. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Wet sanding and polishing it going well, there is so much dry spray that it is taking forever though! Anyway, all the top surfaces (bonnet, roof and boot) have been wet sanded and polished, I still have to do a finer polish and wax. You can really see the difference between polished...
  13. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Cheers mate! I finally got some free time to do some more polishing. I've started with the roof seems as i never got to do it before, so it was super dry and rough. It honestly felt more like concrete than paint. None the less it came up pretty well! Took me a good 4 hours just wet sanding...
  14. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Just realised i never updated this thread! Exedy covered the cost of the clutch kit, the supplier covered the flywheel machining and I had to pay freight and for new bolts. Apparently the bearing had been applying unevenly and that caused the failure. Who knows, i got a free clutch so I'm...
  15. Geek2.0

    Dan's VP Calais

    Yeah looks the goods mate (Y) Love the paint job!
  16. Geek2.0

    V8 T5 conversion no start!

    Are you 100% sure you don't have to swap the computer over? The service manual I am looking at indicates that the auto uses the power train module and that the manual uses the ECM. I've got no idea, just reading the diagram hahah! Here's the diagram...
  17. Geek2.0

    Clicking sound at high rpms

    How much pressure on the clutch pedal? If its just a little bit of pressure and not reaching the friction point yet I would suspect the clutch pedal spring. This spring puts just a little bit of downwards pressure on the clutch pedal and makes the throughout bearing contact the pressure plate...
  18. Geek2.0

    VN clutch cable

    As Endz said check the clutch fork and bearing out. If you grab a phone with a decent camera and remove the plastic clutch fork cover (if you even have one) you will be able to get pictures of the bearing and the fork. If you aren't sure from the photos what's going on upload them and im sure...
  19. Geek2.0

    Purple VP Calais

    Good to hear you got it all sorted. Same colour?
  20. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Had a chat to Exedy this morning, they seemed surprised that the fulcrum ring broke and said it was likely to be a manufacturing fault, and therefore would likely be a warranty job (Score!). Had a little bit of a disagreement with the clutch supplier but i got my way in the end. The clutch kit...
  21. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Sorry for the double post, but i just did some research, anyone who is interested there is some good info here: Clutch Tech Part One: The Pressure Plate, Get a Grip! "The throwout bearing pushes on the center of the diaphragm spring bending it inwards. The diaphragm spring pivots about on a...
  22. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    So i pulled the gearbox off today, getting pretty quick at it! haha Everything looked really good except the pressure plate, there was something rattling around inside. I had a good look and found what looks like some sort of retaining ring, it is snapped and a little deformed at another...
  23. Geek2.0

    Electrical Issues

    If you are keen to find the issue yourself I would highly recommend grabbing a multimeter and doing some continuity checks, if you don't already have a multimeter you can get cheap ones (good enough) for 10 bucks. Checking the Earths would be my first port of call, and if you grab a multimeter...
  24. Geek2.0

    Help Needed ..its doing my head in

    If you have a single button remote there is a small variable resistor (blue thing with a screw ontop) inside that can fine tune the frequency, sometimes when you change the battery a slightly different voltage will require you to re-adjust. When adjusting it try and use a plastic tool as a metal...
  25. Geek2.0

    Purple VP Calais

    Yeah must have! haha Hopefully thats it then!
  26. Geek2.0

    Purple VP Calais

    You and I aren't doing well with out gearboxes hahahah! Why did the bearing go? Is it an issue with the fork that caused the bearing to fail?
  27. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Yeah the bearing looks fine, and the rubber bushes in the clutch fork are sitting on the bearing exactly how they should. What was wrong with your pressure plate? This clutch is an Excedy, standard not a heavy duty or anything. It is about 10 months old and would have less than 15k on it...
  28. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    I chucked an old (but still good) clutch cable on, appears to be no change. I got some videos on my phone the other night and the thrust bearing looks fine. Really not wanting to drop the box I went out and grabbed a USB inspection camera, fairly low depth of field and low quality but it does...
  29. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Yeah those were my thoughts LAP, I've got a spare clutch cable so that will be my first port of call. Managed to get my phone camera up into the tunnel, the fork and bearing seem to be working perfectly, all be it a little squeaky. I'm now wandering if it could be the pressure plate as that...
  30. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Nothing particularly interesting has been happening, I've just been driving everyday. Had a few issues with broken exhaust hanger and blown fuses. Today the clutch went nuts. The clutch is new (when i did the manual conversion almost a year ago) and i had alot of issues with the clutch fork...
  31. Geek2.0

    Purple VP Calais

    Yeah i think that's the ticket, i had a terrible time with the OEM TTY bolts, and if you put all 8 in and snap one, that's 70 bucks down the drain!
  32. Geek2.0

    ||| hi_ryder's VP Calais LS1

    I will pm you a link for some service manuals, the VP one has alot of information including a handful of wiring diagrams, the VY/VZ one might come in handy too!
  33. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Got the mud flaps on, they look great! (ill grab a decent photo soon) Just like how I remember the car as a kid. Now I need to find a way to stop them scraping, the front scrapes over sharp speed bumps, which can be avoided. But the rears scrape going up driveways and other regular...
  34. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Cheers! Not much has being happening (getting busy at uni), i did however hit up Speeds holden today. I've never been out there but was pleasantly surprised! He stocks rare spares stuff and lots of old genuine left over stock, he is also happy to order from anywhere (including overseas). He...
  35. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Grandpa spec is quite literally the idea! Think i should order some mud flaps to top it off! Driving it after all this time has been so nice, its been running really well. It only had 2 issues on the first drive, it smells bad (paint dust on the exhaust) and the battery was low enough that...
  36. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Started getting her back together today! Door handles are annoying. The drives handle must have taken me an hour of frustration, but i got them all in the end. Glued the C pillar covers back on, put the chrome stips on the 1/4 windows (bloody chrome melts in your hands, looks awful now), put...
  37. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Cheers for all the kind words folks! Its nice to see that people are interested! Parking in the garage is difficult, our driveway is only wide enough for one car. We have two cars and the falcon stays at home all day. So to park mine in the garage would mean moving the falcon around every...
  38. Geek2.0

    Purple VP Calais

    Wow, loose flywheel bolts could have ended alot worse! Were you reusing the genuine torque to yield bolts or an aftermarket setup?
  39. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Okay, finally installed my new screen, so pics! My phone wasn't the only one getting a new a screen! I had read lots of good reviews of a small local mob called Aussie Windscreens, they were very understanding about the delays of the rubbers, and were fast and well priced, nice blokes...
  40. Geek2.0

    Geek2.0's VP Berlina

    Sorry mate still no pics :P My new phone screen was meant to arrive today, so hopefully it will come tomorrow and i can snap some pics! What did arrive today was my rare spares shipment, 2 front indicators, antena bezzle, rear window mould, front window mould and abonnet bumper kit. Now that...
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