83 VH work in progress

[Trav001]

Gday this is my 1983 VH commodore that im doing up into a ADP replica. I posted pics of my VH some years ago when it was my daily driver. over time the motor gave up and so i got a new car and this one is now the project.

it currently has a 3.3L in it at the moment but im almost done rebuilding a 253 to go in it.

Engine
253Cid, ACL Pistons and rings
All new ACL bearings
New welch plugs
Nason Lifters
Crow cam Part No.5602
Fuel
650 CFM Holley List 6210 (Rochester replacement carb)
getting crome fuel pump soon
Edelbrock performer manifold
Ignition
Getting a Hei Dizzy soon
Bosch leads and plugs
crome coil, no special brand .
Exhaust
TBA

more info coming soon, note only replica part about it will be engine type and body parts realy. not an exact replica

engine before

after

center console before

after

car near when first bought

damage after a truck reversed into her n did a runna

new bonnet on

old interior

more pics comming soon as i find them

 

[ari666]

ok, you are going to have to explain the tent to me... and is that sheen on the bonnet? or a weird pattern sprayed on it.

 

[Trav001]

thought this forum was about commodores not tents , answer i dont have a shed for my car so a supercheap auto tent will do for now and it has done greatvas this is the first car im doin up, as for the bonnet, just covering bare metal to prevent rust. was a 2nd hand bonnet btw.

atm the moment a large part of the car is primed after doing rust repairs, and i have a lower rear window rust repair panel to go in.

door trim a bit rough atm planning to fix it, as i get better:

new shiney air cleaner assembly :

 

[ari666]

supercheap sell those things? hmmm. that might prove to be very useful...

*edit 170 bucks plus 70 bucks... no thanks.

 

[Jonno]

not a fan of the blue/black interior,
and why 253?

anyway have fun with the project

 

[Trav001]

supercheap sell those things? hmmm. that might prove to be very useful...

*edit 170 bucks plus 70 bucks... no thanks.

yeah i waited till when they had a massive sale.

I got the 253 as a 18th birthday present and where i am 308's can be hard to come by at that time. so i just stuck with it. thanks for the comments.

heres some new pics, the development of the rear seat.

final product, note could be bit rough as it's my first go.

more pics comming hoping to get a bit more done today after i fix the GF's Camry

 

[machone]

your doing a good job mate and the 253 dont worry you can get those engines put out some decent power keep with it

 

[Trav001]

your doing a good job mate and the 253 dont worry you can get those engines put out some decent power keep with it

cheers. got the GF's camry done but the sun went down b4 i could get to my car however currently in the process of getting black plush pile carpet from tru-fit. so hopfully that wont take too long

 

[machone]

let me know how the carpet fitted i want to get my carpet redone again..its still in good condition but i wouldnt mind getting it redone....also working with no garage i know that feeling back in the old days... my vh a lot of work was done with no garage no driveway just dirt...my best friend was a flattened cardboard box i could work under the car so the tent would of been a blessing for me lol

 

[Trav001]

I will do mate :thumbsup: i'll take the opertunity to spray the rest of the roof vinal and etc when i take the seats and carpet out, got some great news today that one of my relatives may have a gearbox to suit my car out of one of his old ones.
the back up plan could be a ford single rail with a dellow conversion kit.