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my vk vacationer 308

hold em

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hey, this is my vk commodore currently doing lots of stuff to try get it road worthy
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engine is a 308 and is currently out just got the rear main seal fixed on it and the main bearings check, bearings looked all mint, has pacemarker headers, 3inch exhaust, no carb atm looking at getting a 600 holley or 550 edelbrock with a new inlet manifold also,mild cam regrind, has a t350 with a quicksilver shifter, v8 commodore 3.08:1 diff with disk brakes, just got a msd 6al for it, looking for a electronic ignition dizzy msd or procomp, getting radiator recondictioned, and getting a big electric fan fitted, also getting a mini starter motor to help give the headers some room, got a panasonic headunit, speakers, sub,amp on its way also, need some new mags and tyres still not sure which ones there is so many to choose from! then once all this is done i can take the car for a cert(for the gearbox) then get a warrent then im cruzing!
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got a free vk wagon (only a 4cyl) as a parts car, mainly for the center console, dash, also robed a few small interior bits i was missing
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Nice car looks to be progressing well, by he looks of it your in New Zealand as well?
 

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Nice car looks to be progressing well, by he looks of it your in New Zealand as well?
yeah im in NZ, nelson



and yeah the rims on it are crap, and bald rear tyres(wonder why :whistling) getting new ones as soon as i pick which ones, so many choices wanted some simmons FR19's but simmons dont make mags anymore and theyre fricken expensive, then i found some other ones i liked, went into mag&turbo and they stoped manurfacturing them...
 

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Sweet ride....i think the wagon isn't lowered a enough...lol..
 

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more progress

little update of what iv been upto.

sanded and painted my headers
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got the rear main seal fixed, had sliped around the shaft and was sitting and the bottom and letting oil piss out the top, had a get a new flexiplate too as the other one had a few spots on the teeth where the starter motor did'nt engage properly and rip the teeth, put on the 2,5k high stall
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got a brand new high torque mini starter motor
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had the radiator checked over, had one of the tanks replaced
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got an 16" electric radiator fan which is getting mounted on the radiator, picking that up tomorrow
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also put the motor back in last weekend
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also installed 4" speakers in the front kick panals, 6" speakers in the parcel tray, sub,amp in boot and installed the headunit, damn headunit sticks out though because of the heater box behind it =(

still to come is a MSD 6AL, MSD pro billet dizzy which is on there way and new mags,tyres

also though u guys might like to see what my dad drives,
holden torana, holden 383 stroker, dry sump, nos, 9" diff with fully floating hubs, all the goodies
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VKCOMMO

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absolutely MINT torana.. i got a lh SLR5000 and love it..
 

Mr. Brightside

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The photo of the console in your wagon shows its a manual. Do you still have the spuare plastic surround at the base of the gear stick boot? Is it in good unbroken condition? I've been looking for one of these.
 
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