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NV's 04 Z Series Clubsport

BecStar

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Ouch! I'm not sure whether to keep my towbar on after seeing this picture lol. I kept it on because I've had to replace the bootlid, spoiler and rear guard because someone smashed into it in the shop carpark, thought maybe if it happens again they'd hit the bar first and not cause so much damage.
 

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Damn, that sucks dude.

That looks one of the towbards that you can take the tongue off easily enough? Once you've got your car sorted, might be an idea to keep it off unless you are using it.

So sad to see a nice imulse clubby with any battle scars on it. :(
 

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thankfully the bar was on there, otherwise the rear bar, boot lid, lights, numberplate and garnish would all need replacing, instead of just the towbar and rear bar, so it'll probly stay on when i get it back anyway, :p
but i'm still out in the middle of nowhere for god knows how much longer so they can keep it for as long as needed to get everything perfect :p
 

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well slight update,
the radiator, radiator cap and thermostat have been replaced also new bosch cross 4 platinum plugs have made their way into the head to replace the original ac delco oem plugs and the differance is amazing, so much more responsive, fuel economy has dropped almost a litre/100k now sits on 7.6l/100 on the highway at just over 100 :)
next up will be looking at replacing standard clutch with something a little more heavy duty, also changing gear box oil from original dex III to a more appropriate mgo70 synthetic gear oil, and also may change the diff oil and put a conditioner through it, and the most important mod anyone with a manual v8 (ford or holden) can do,,, installing a gmm ripshifter
 

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hmmm, according to the missus the clubby is still loosing coolant, but I can't for the life of me work out where it's going, or how it's getting there, maybe time to let the professionals have a look at the old girl and see if they can determine WTF is going on.
on a side note does anyone know where to get the bonnet accent pieces from? would holden stock these? as mine is cracked from a rock on the way to sydney the other week :(
Want to replace this and the bonnet badge (also copped a rocked) before the guys from Duco Revival work their magic on my baby
 

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hmmm, according to the missus the clubby is still loosing coolant, but I can't for the life of me work out where it's going, or how it's getting there, maybe time to let the professionals have a look at the old girl and see if they can determine WTF is going on.
on a side note does anyone know where to get the bonnet accent pieces from? would holden stock these? as mine is cracked from a rock on the way to sydney the other week :(
Want to replace this and the bonnet badge (also copped a rocked) before the guys from Duco Revival work their magic on my baby
 

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hmmm, according to the missus the clubby is still loosing coolant, but I can't for the life of me work out where it's going, or how it's getting there, maybe time to let the professionals have a look at the old girl and see if they can determine WTF is going on.
on a side note does anyone know where to get the bonnet accent pieces from? would holden stock these? as mine is cracked from a rock on the way to sydney the other week :(
Want to replace this and the bonnet badge (also copped a rocked) before the guys from Duco Revival work their magic on my baby

you woudlnt have that problem with a V8... oh... wait... never mind.
as for the bonnet acent piece? are you reffering to the centre piece inbetween the two agressive-as-f**k-lines? then yes holden would stock them for sure mate.
 

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how do you get 7.6l/100km! thats so good. ive got a vz ss thunder and sitting at 100 uses 11l/100km which i though was pretty good for a 6L. its an L98 and fair enough it is an automatic but i wouldnt think the difference would be a whole 4L to the 100kms.
 

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how do you get 7.6l/100km! thats so good. ive got a vz ss thunder and sitting at 100 uses 11l/100km which i though was pretty good for a 6L. its an L98 and fair enough it is an automatic but i wouldnt think the difference would be a whole 4L to the 100kms.

My 6L manual can get low 8's. What does your auto rev at when your doing 100kp/h?
 

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you woudlnt have that problem with a V8... oh... wait... never mind.
as for the bonnet acent piece? are you reffering to the centre piece inbetween the two agressive-as-f**k-lines? then yes holden would stock them for sure mate.

Yeah the plastic bit in between the aggressive as f*$K lines :p, smart arse lol

how do you get 7.6l/100km! thats so good. ive got a vz ss thunder and sitting at 100 uses 11l/100km which i though was pretty good for a 6L. its an L98 and fair enough it is an automatic but i wouldnt think the difference would be a whole 4L to the 100kms.

Yeah I'm not sure how i manage it, maybe when i want it to my right foot goes from the weight of a cinder block to that of a feather, but it did it almost the entire way over to phillip island and back, resulted in 2 1/2 tanks for the journey :)

My 6L manual can get low 8's. What does your auto rev at when your doing 100kp/h?

i've notcied the auto's seem to hang around the 2k mark for 100-110kph compared to my manual Not sure on others sitting on around 1200-1400rpm


As for the coolant issue a mate that works as a tech at one of the local dealerships has suggested my water pump may well be on it's way out, which would explain the horrible squeel coming from that general area which i put down to either the belt or the water pump bearing, turns out I now know which one it most likely is,,
Time for a new one me thinks, at this rate everything under my engine bay is going to be new before i start to modify my car
 
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