Project "Better Than New" 1986 VL Berlina

[derjizm]

Painted calipers blue today, did it without removing them

Also got some shot of the new bushes, brake lines, rotors, chrome door striker bolts, etc.

 

[VS-S]

Looks good! Should maybe have gone with a darker blue too go with the car colour.
Let me know how long it takes for them to get black.

 

[derjizm]

the blue its lighter in the photos than real life, I painted the fronts a fair while ago but they were still blue. redid them but.

 

[detox_nath83]

looks the goods man.
did u prep the callipers from that surface corrosion? if not u wont get adhesion.
what paint did u use was it the VHT paint?
the L's looking good bud

 

[derjizm]

i used 3m calliper paint, did a bit of prep, painted the fronts the same a fair while back and the paint never came off

 

[derjizm]

FINALLY have a properly working ice cold A/C system! (and windscreen washer)

There was a one way valve for the two in the engine bay that was the wrong way round, so they had no vacuum!

Im a happy chappy now! Its starting to get hot and Im sick of sweating it out.....

PLUS I also FINALLY properly mounted my main fuse box underneath the glove box. I had it stashed in the glove box all loose n ****. Im gonna make a cover out of some black carpet to hide it a bit more.






used the factory box, just cut it down to size:

also looked what ticked over today:

 

[HOLD3N]

top work mate. How much difference did the extra sound deadening make behind the dash and under the carpet?

 

[derjizm]

Noticeable, but Ive yet to do behind the rear seat and the roof.

 

[MUSone]

Have a read through this thread, by far the best VL build I have ever seen and I have been a member of CT for a while! He did the same concept build that you are except better hahahaha (sorry lol) hahaha. It will give you some ideas too.
Enjoy!!!!!!

VL Concept Car - Updating to 2010 Technology - calaisturbo.com.au

 

[derjizm]

Have a read through this thread, by far the best VL build I have ever seen and I have been a member of CT for a while! He did the same concept build that you are except better hahahaha (sorry lol) hahaha. It will give you some ideas too.
Enjoy!!!!!!

VL Concept Car - Updating to 2010 Technology - calaisturbo.com.au

Seen that before, if I had the money mine would be better than HIS.