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Ok, posting this up for anyone else who gets stuck as this switch is totally different to all the pop-in switches. To remove from dash: Unplug the vent cover behind the switches, there are just lugs holding it in. Unplug the switch back there. pull the plastic dial off the front of the switch...

Around 17 years ago I removed the variable wiper switch with vague plans to retro-fit it into a VR Calais. I never actually did that, so now I'm trying to put it back into the VH. I'm unsure how it fits in? The left switch (aerial?) is smaller and easily clicks into place. The variable wiper...

In the unlikely event anyone else has the same question: Front radius nut is 15/16" Rear radius rod nut is 30mm (you will want a socket with a very short lip for this as the nut is shallow) LCA bolt/nut is 3/4"

I keep forgetting this car has imperial bits. Thanks, 15/16 is likely one of the sizes. There is a bigger nut down there though, which could be about 30mm?

Just curious if anyone knows the sizes of these? My VH which I'm working on is in another suburb (a suburb with no toolshops), and I know one of these nuts is a giant, so I need to pick up some bigger tools..... but I'm not sure of the size. It could be 24mm. Does anyone know the sizes of these...

It might have been narrowed at some point, I'm unsure what it's previous life was spent doing so I had it rebuilt just in case. Plan is for it to go into a VH.

It is an LSD, but I'm unsure what brakes this uses. It measures 1500mm across from outside of flange to outside of flange.

Thanks for the info. I'm in Perth unfortunately.

I have a VH SL/E with a 2.85 which is intended for an engine swap to a blue 308. The car currently has power steering, but the 6-cyl pump is on the left, 8-cyl pump is on the right. Any idea what range of pumps can be used for this? Is there anything else I'd need to swap (for the P/S, I have...

Thanks! That's the info I was after. Firebird/Camaro had the TH700R4 (I think equivalent to 4L60) behind 305/350 for most of the 80s. Not sure about 70s models as engine sizes then ranged from 301-455.

Hi Trying to find out if there were chev pattern 308's or 304's available between VH and VL models? I think TH350 was an option, but I don't know if that was for 253's or what. If they do exist, are they common?

Hi, VH. Currently has a 2.85L with a dead gearbox.

Hi all, long time no see. Is it possible to get a reconditioned mild 308 (in Perth)? I've frankly never been on the hunt for an engine, so I'm unsure if anyone sells them in a mild reconditioned state (other than GEM). Either turbo or trimatic pattern block. I'm unsure if there are no options...

Ok, cheers for the help

Can the actual pump unit just be swapped over though? Is the hose the only difference?

If you were dropping in a 308 in place of a 202, what could you do to keep the power steering from the 202? Is it at all possible or completely different pieces of kit? thanks

I once changed jobs at my old work, and my manager was away, so left the paperwork to my supervisor. In short it didn't get done and I knew that, so I thought I'd try to see how long it'd be before someone realised I wasn't meant to be in the building (security pass was due to expire in ~2...

any idea what's the biggest you'd want to put on a pre-ecotec 3.8?

if your tint is illegal, i'm ****ed :) unless you mean that business in SA where I think the front side windows have to have lower levels of tint at any rate, I was going to say rims, more tint, looks like your left-outer and right-inner tail lights have gone vn-orange on you, so I'd get some...

actually where did you fit the computer for that millencolin?

pretty sure i've seen that green plug in my vr as well, no idea what it's for

someone's put a VR calais front on what I'd guess is a VS exec it's got black mirrors/door handles, non-square side indicators, the aerial is still up although the car is (presumably) off. There's a badge under the side indicators, which I guess is the "V6" and the side sikaflex is too thick &...

It took a while, but it was worth it. I'll take a pic if someone really wants one, but I'd rather not as it means pulling the back seat/shelf out again and I've been enjoying having a car not in pieces lately. Anyway, take the back seat out, the lower half needs to be shoved back into the car...

I dunno, my 6.5" speakers fitted in ok, I had to cut the back off that plastic pod so it would fit in and drill an extra screw-hole or two in the front of it, but that was it. I cut it off with a mortar drill and a steak-knife, but a hacksaw would do the job a lot better. I've got some 6x9's...

that does look good is it backlit with surface-mount LED's or normal ones?

If i can chuck a couple of ideas in; - Check with the guy who's going to lend you a hand first what they can do and what the feel like doing, don't drive to the other side of town with a VN and an engine in the boot and ask for an engine changeover - With possible repercussions about stuffing...

wikipedia has a pretty comprehensive list of variants and cars, the bloody engines been in everything from jeeps to turbo trans-am's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_3800_engine

What happened to those? 6 years ago every hoon worth his semi-balding tyres seemed to have one. God knows I wanted one for my VH Now you hardly ever see them. Did they just go out of fashion? Or are they illegal now? Or did the fun of pretending you're driving a v8 supercar run out?

i like my vr badges... lot better than the ones on my old vh

yeah the first sounds like the heater pipes, mine does that

I bought a jaycars one about a month ago but haven't really had a go at putting it in, I was worried I might have to massacre the wiring running under the centre console. Is it easy to put in without making a dogs breakfast of the wiring?

You can get green versions of that glovebox light cover from holden, I'm not sure how well a blue bulb would work behind the clear lens, or if there's somewhere you can get blue ones. Green is part number 92038577, they're about $1.60 althought the last time I checked at amcap/coventrys they...

is it any good on semi-established rust? or just for stopping it from coming up?

the calais interior isn't really anything to write home about, it's mainly a lot of plastic and some power-this, power-that features maybe statesman is better

i think they're meant to be greyish, not cream. mine are about the same colour, although i don't think my arm-rests are as dirty

when you're finished having fun with them, you can always give their number to TT/ACA, they love that kind of stuff

The F-35 looks boring as batshit we should have gone russian MiG 1.42 and S-47 Berkut, neither of them are going into production, but they look the goods

I've thought about trying to put them in the sides of the centre-dash, but I've heard they're not cheap from holden, and there's a lot of piping for the heater and general crap down the back there when I've had the centre console out. It's a nice flat spot, but there's probably too much...

he just got a bit enthusiastic with the image linking some more happy ford owners..

maxy, your friend is a retard