VX SS Commodore - My diary.

[VXSS.195]

Certainly coming along nicely there, mate!
You can see a pretty massive difference in acceleration comparing the first video to your last one. Really shows how much even basic things like a decent exhaust, intake & tune really opens these cars up, not to mention the 3.9's.

 

[Chuckmeister]

Bit of an update today. I didn't think I'd be doing the cam until later in the year but a sticking lifter sort of pushed the issue a bit.

So I got the lifters, timing chain and gears, camshaft, springs, pushrods,high stall, oil pump etc done.
The heads were machined and a few other small bits and pieces.
I went for a crow cams 871251. 235/243 .5916/.6086 lift and went a 2800rpm stall.

I have a few vids coming up when I make/get them. I'm hopefully getting the dyno pull and going to do the usual rip up my little street but I'm suspecting this time around I might have to wait till the neighbours are up the shops.
I did a quick idle vid today after I just got her back and the dyno results are there too..

not sure what the next step is now. I'd like to to tidy up behind the wheels with maybe a brembo kit and some nice rotors. Rebuild the transmission which would finish my driveline or get a closed door respray to tidy up some car park dings, thinning paint etc.

 

[Chuckmeister]

The dyno run...

 

[Chuckmeister]

Car is heading to the panel shop tomorrow for a few small touchups..cam didn't pick up much on this pre-repair vid as there is not any major issues for a car of this age but I'll still post up the after vid when I get it..

Before vid..

On a side note...I'm also getting close to pulling the pin on some brembo's front and rear along with new rotors...

 

[Chuckmeister]

Bit of an update on the panel and paint part...got my car back today...average job really (not bad but not top notch either) all up. I mean it looks good but as I've been painting for 30 years, I've got an eye AND I'm a fussy prick lol. The bonnet has a bit of peel in it...not bad but I think I'll colour sand it back and re-buff it when I get a chance. No rush though. PDR was pretty good.
Anyone wondering why I didn't do it myself...well I dont have a shed, I didn't really want to paint my neighbours houses, clay bar their windows of overspray etc. I can correct the small issues though...
New headlights as well.

anyway a small vid and a few pics..

and a few pics

All up, not too shabby for an old girl.

All the pullys get replaced tomorrow. Have a squeal on startup thats really annoying. lasts for a minute but its a minute too long.New belts and water pump so I'm hoping that this will fix the issue.

 

[afstruct]

Anyone wondering why I didn't do it myself...well I dont have a shed, I didn't really want to paint my neighbours houses, clay bar their windows of overspray etc. I can correct the small issues though...

Yeap , a work mate a awhile ago ( quite a few years ago) , painted a caged trailer in his driveway = a awhile later = hey presto neighbour's gone you oversprayed on my daily = ( supposedly even though not at home at time) = pay up = lots of issues/ animosity/ bad will / = insurance/= mate had to pay for fix = not a happy chappy !!! = sometimes the price is more than not ! = worth it!!!!

 

[whiskeytango]

Look clean as for its age. I'd be happy.
It'll sure turn heads.
What'd you pay for PDR and paint? Also what color is it?

 

[whiskeytango]

Also, that lawn it porn!

 

[Chuckmeister]

Lmao Lawn porn..

It was 2k for the front end repair and paint...pretty much the bonnet, both guards and the front clip, top of the drivers door was a blend in for thin paint, left mirror had a scrape fixed and painted, there was also some surface rust appearing around the rear rubber of the boot channel. They treated and resprayed that right the way around the channel.. I think probably 8 to 10 pdr repairs were done.

 

[Chuckmeister]

@ afstruct ... I remember years ago I was working in an industrial area on the ocean in Perth (henderson) building and repairing boats. The company next door to us were painting industrial equipment. They had a large job on...the boys set up and primed this eqipment in epoxy primer....well towards the end of the day they had their business neighbour come in and complain that the 100 cars of their employees in the car park were covered in epoxy overspray. The sea breeze had kicked in and done its job. They ended up having to pay for 100 detail jobs.