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wild mulberry

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after six years in hibernation its time to awaken the beast...my 5lt vn berlina wagon...factory V8 but has a T5 instead of the auto.....i parked it up so it can be regoed as an historic vehicle but it needed
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some work..ie complete rebuild of the motor plus down the track a respray and some upholsery done.....heres what came out of the motor
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wild mulberry

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oh yeah other improvements ...twin pot front calipers and some 17"wheels of a later commy VR VS ...i forget
 

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an i got rid of the original fan and installed an electric one...or rather got my mechanic to do it :);)
 

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How did you bend the rod, vapor lock?
 

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not quite sure but my guess is vapor lock..looks impressive eh!
 

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Just a std rebuild or some performance mods while your at it?
 

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I look forward to watching the progress of your project.
 

wild mulberry

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Just a std rebuild or some performance mods while your at it?
just a standard rebuild...i can,lose my license with a standard 5lt ...HA HA
 

wild mulberry

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I look forward to watching the progress of your project.
cheers..its at the auto electricians today sorting out the old age speedo not working saga....... i dont have the time or the body to get entangled in the old commy anymore.....for me iam better off paying someone to fix it and then its done
 

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just a standard rebuild...i can,lose my license with a standard 5lt ...HA HA

But if you're going to lose your license , more fun with it modded ha ha ha..
Need to be selective when you misbehave and be a little lucky!!!
 
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