violet VH SLE - straight gas RB30....kinda

[bolby]

thought id put up my ride :)
this is the details from when i bought the car
Name: bill
Model: 82(i think) VH SLE
Colour: white
Bodykit: stock sle stuff
Engine Type: red 202
Engine Mods: t04e turbo on 8psi, 35mm wastgate, mild cam, ported head, roller rockers, starfire rods, balanced steel crank, arp stud kit, copper head gasket, HQ race pistons, holley 700 carb, twin holley blue pumps, 1/2" fuel lines,
Power: enough :P
Exhaust: 3"
Gearbox: worked powerglide with 2800 stall
Diff: VL turbo LSD with 3.7 gears
Brakes: standard :(
Suspension: stock
Wheels/Tyres: stock sle :( lol
Interior: stock with sports steering wheel and few gauges.
Other Mods:
Stereo: none
Build Period: just bought it
Cost: bout $4k
Future Mods: wheels of some sort, soem guages n ****, bit of custom work on the interior, white venitians, intercooler or water injection, efi or LPG with a custom plenum. and bout 15psi then ill be happy lol :)

just a bit of a sleeper ;)
when i first got it-
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/IMG_0916.jpg
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and this is the current specs list.

Model: 82(i think) VH SLE
Colour: white
Bodykit: stock sle stuff
Engine Type: red 202
Engine Mods:mild cam, ported head, roller rockers, starfire rods, balanced steel crank, arp stud kit, copper head gasket, HQ race pistons, opened chambers in head for reduced compression
Bolt ons: redline 4 barrel inlet manifold and extractors and GRA 90 degree 4 barrel adapter.
Future bolt ons: new custom exhaust manifold, intercooler and 4 barrel inlet with GRA 90 degree adapter, GT35r turbo on 20-25psi
gas system: Gas Research 480cfm t/b b2 converter - will be going to twin converters once cooler is fitted
current power: not much
Exhaust: 3" with single muffler dumped before the dif
Gearbox: worked full manual powerglide with 2800 stall
Diff: VL turbo LSD with 3.7 gears
Brakes: standard
Suspension: will have superlow rears and super/ultra low fronts. koni adjustable front, stock rear shocks will be upgrading soon
Wheels/Tyres: 17" calais internationals
Interior: stock with sports steering wheel and few gauges in centre console
Other Mods: VK headlights and mirrors, debadged and de-pinstripped, hidden wires in bay and battery in boot, twin EF thermos, smoothed engine bay, VN radiator,
Stereo: screamer pipe
Build Period: ive had it a few years now
Cost: bout $4k for car + far too much for work ive done lol
Future Mods: bit of custom work on the interior, white venitians, intercooler, custom plenum, garrett GT turbo, finish custom dash, twin outlet gas tank, twin gas lines, 20-25psi then ill be happy
then will build up forged motor for future
contacts: me? lol

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[bolby]

and now some of the story of its adventures in order of its appearances
theres a few random pics in here too..
fuel pumps - bit dirty :) lol
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/IMG_4543.jpg


finaly got the car to my new place after moving house, not after somone broke into it tho :(
bent the bootlid and f*cked the lock, stole my amp, sub, head unit, few other random pieces. didnt touch the interior or motor lol

this was the state of the car....after a fukn good wash, was flilthy.

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finaly finished putting the dif in

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more pics after a good scrub in the bay
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first attempt at hidden wiring and cleaner looking bay

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and some more after another scrub

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not a bad buy at $40!
koni sport adjustables
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after gas conversion and battery put in the boot
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wearing VX SS rims
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purchased an intercooler for $50 and a tacho i paid $50 for lol

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heres some pics from the trial fit.
will just have to trim the lower lip part of the apron as its a bit close for comfort

have 3cm to spare at the widest part (above the inlet/outlets) to the chassis rails, so pretty good fit! good be much much higher tho, probly another 15cm.
please excuse the state of the car! tis bit sad looking lol

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bought some interceptors as i was tired of the VX SS
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and some daytime pics of the cooler

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some pics comparing the older rad to the VN rad with thermos fitted

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my planned manifold setup
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added bonnet struts and they make the car sooo much neater
i recommend EVERYONE with an early girl do this mod :P
the engine bays very dirty, so be kind, but u can see how i cut the rad support and how the new rad and fans sit in the bay. also bought a chrome thermostat housing which has a rubber o ring gasket built in, very trick and very shiny! also recommended for any 202 ;)
and thought id throw up a pic of my daily just for good measure
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removed my manifolds to sell so i can convert to n/a to get the car registered, get my $2k government rebate and then buy a garrett GT35/40r :)

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picked up the inlet manifold for $70!! and some extractors for $50.
its crazy how much better some parts will look after a coat of paint.

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i removed the battery tray and wire wheeled some bits and pieces in the bay to remove rust, also filled in unused holes with some putty that apparently dries as hard as metal lol we shal see! am going etch prime and bog over some bits tomorow and give it a few coats of paint and hopfully itl come up ok!
it went from this...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/IMG_0601.jpg
to this, but it was a fair fk around lol
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well it was dangerous for me to start somthing like this lol...

mmm now i see why getting ur bay done costs so much lol
started the day by etch priming and filling then moved onto bogging....oh such fun!

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my engine bay is now 100% wire free, everything is now completely hidden.
i did it all properly this time using proper brackets and sleeving, came up rather nice! still have the under dash to do tomorow lol....fun
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finished my rad. support!
well for the moment lol
just in primer/filler atm, still got a final fine sand to do to get rid of the lil imperfections.

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cleaned up the wiring under the dash today and moved a few more wires and planned the wiring setup for the thermos. will have a switch in the cabin and twin relays and 30amp fuses mounted right under the headlights in the inner guard also finished up the extended wires for the passenger side headlight.
have to have the bay in primer and as back together as can be by midweek as the old ladies cracked the shits hard and wants her garage back lol.

the wires under the dash went from whats above to this
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[bolby]

more trial fitting

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sold the VX SS and bought some internationals - already had tyres so total cost of internationals was $400!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/IMG_1013.jpg



thought id do a chop for the fun of it
cant wait to lower the front!
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and thats about it atm
im waiting for funds to gather again after i pay off some debt to purchase mig welder, compressor and paiting stuff, engine crane and other goodies to finish smoothing the bay properly and do a quick respray on the whole car.
then will finish putting the car back together properly, fix some of the things that are pissing me off and then its off for rego, im not expecting it to be done anytime before mid year though lol
dont wana rush or get my hopes up!

i have mounted my converter up under my drivers side guard and will have a splash guard made up to stop any nasties getting to it. am also toying with the idea of running 2 gas tanks with 2 gas lines to my B2 converters to get around the power limites of a single valve tank.

id been toying with ideas for paint as im doing a quick respray myself soon.
id thought i may as well try the 2 tone effect and heres some chops id played with
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i cant help myself
discovered a few few bargains
got 2x 2 5/8 autometer procomp gauges, one oil pressure and a boost guage for $100, 2x chrome guage cups with brackets for $50, 4x 18" venom rims with tyres (although one rim is fked) for $50 annd a set of chrome wheel nuts for $16....lol!
i can get new venom rim for around $250, so i figure $300 for a set of 18s with tyres is pretty good! and id planned to put the rims on ebay.
annd also planned to wire up relays and fuses for the thermo, i figured id better do somthing on the list to get the car back up and running lol

so should be an exciting few days
w00

also spotted this PPG custom violet metallic paint real cheap! so toying with the idea of painting either the whoel car this color or doing the 2 tone using this color
heres a rough pic of how the paint looks
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4017/pic1207004ml6.jpg
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a few nice additions :)
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looks like i might be swapping the wheels for the paint as a strait swap! so total cost of 7.5 litres of paint will be $50 loll
heres a pic of the paint, still hard to tell but its a dark purple without sunlight and then becomes metallic and a bit lighter in light
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/Image0.jpg
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finished off the wiring for the thermo setups.
i have a switch in the cabin that is hooked up to accessories that then powers 2 30a relays with 30a fuse which powers each thermo fan separately.
im using the main +12v power from the junction on my starter motor which then runs 8guage wire under the K frame over to the relays and splits up into 12 gauge (i think) wire at the relays and to the fans.
lets see if t all works lol.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/Image035.jpg

finished off the wiring for the thermos and gave them a test run (i didn't actually wire them up to the switch the otherday) and all is well! they work perfectly. once ignition turns off so do the fans, but once the ignition is on i can turn them on or off.
alsl figured out that i can actually put the fitting for my mechanical gauge in the extra hole at the oil pump, so that solves that problem easily!
and decided to do a trial fit of bonnet and dash gauges. yes i realize theres 2 boost gauges lol but im still yet to purchase a 2 5/8" water gauge and cups with brackets.
the dash will have the center warning lights showing but will have a panel covered in vinyl either side so the gauges fit in flush with no plastic showing through. and the metal surround on the gauges will also be replaced.
anyway i thought it came up alright!
sorry for the ****ty pics, mum went away with the camera
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heres some better quality pics of the gauges too!
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[bolby]

made up a list of parts for the RB30 lol..
who wants to donate to a worthy cause
im sure i wouldve missed a few things, but this is the general list!
have been told this setup will support 400rwkw+ :)

Machining
Block:
Hone/bore 20thou
½ inch studs
Chemical clean
Deck block
crank ground 10/10
All rotating assembly balanced

Head:
weld and tunnel bore
Shave
Acid dip
Crack test
½ inch studs
Port/polish

Bottom end Parts
King big end and mains bearings
Weiecso forged pistons
steel rings
Forged rods
ARP rod bolts
ARP main studs
High energy sump
GTR oil pump
ACL gaskets

Head
Cometic head gasket
½ inch head studs
Ferrea titanium valves
Crower HD valve springs
Wade cam
New guides, retainers, lifters, collets and valve seals
Adjustable cam gear

[bolby]

forged wieseco pistons ill be using
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/piston1.jpg
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and heres the paint ill be using
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[bolby]

got bored so decided to take a few more teaser pics of the paint but in the sun.
will look nuts!
im loving that it looks different in different lights. i think i might toy with doing a coat or 2 of silver underneath so really bring out the color shift.

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bit of test finger painting lol

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[bolby]

no turning back now
started sanding all the edges and any imperfections in the paint (chips). looks like i wont have to do as much bogging or welding as first thought, the body is 99% dead straight! with only a tiny amount of surface rust on some chipped paint.
the car will be moved to my mates house next weekend where we will being stripping it all. scary shit lol but should be nice once completed

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[bolby]

sorry if any of the above is a bit patchy! i took all this from a thread thats like 20 pages long lol

[kakimoto]

misky look mate u have done a great job on the wiring and what not but if you paint it that POOple u will regreat it go the yellow mate

[Nick304]

white looks tuff. keep the white :D

[bolby]

mmm i had thought about keeping it white.
but i want something a lil different :)

[JUST]

Don't leave it white,my cars white and it just don't stand out from the crowd,no one ever notices it, just paint it purple put some big rims on it and it will look trick! and what ever you do don't paint it in the two tone that you had in mind that looks yuk.

[bolby]

haha
mad
i dont mind honest feedback!
yeah i was only keen on the 2 tone for a lil bit and was more thinking black over silver.
but yeah i love this color and will look sick with black window frames and the deep metallic purple panels
ill eventually look at geting sigs or some oldschool rims

[bolby]

well fun day today sanding and stripping!
this is how the VH started its day - sorry for the shitty pics, didnt have a camera on me :(

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/Image092.jpg

to live at its new home at my mates house...

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10 minutes later...

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one of my supervisors lol

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have stripped all exterior items (except door handles), sanded the roof, pillars, front and rear sills, and half the drivers side, got rid of the bog (why it was ther i dont know) in the channels on the roof, grinded/sanded all rust

and all tucked in to sleep!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j15/misk_one/Image110.jpg

[bolby]

busy day for the VH today!
pictures speak a thousand words
interior is stripped (except dash which isnt coming out and rear door cards coz im stuck on the fkn window winders lol), engine bay is stripped and prepped for welding, and sanding is progressing slowly.
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just incase u though i was lying :P
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[justntime]

Big Build process buddy. There was another great Turboed injected 6 Violet Purple VH from NSW.. I think it was an RB25 if I remember. Also a gr8 car. Gd Luck..

[kakimoto]

look at scott whats he thinking lol such a ranger!!!

[brenton]

Mate, I love the turbo Commodore. Im actually in the process of turboing my straight gas VK. I didn't think I would be able to find anyone else doing the same thing. Just out of interest, have you run the car at the drags? And if so what did she do?
Keep up the good work.

[floydiangreen]

well im not much of a holden or ford fan nor the commodore nor automatics. but i dont get what the intercooler is for, nor the boost guage? is it not a stock 202?

[djlilpete]

omg thats sexy go purple with black tinted windows lowered and internationals with the gauges on the bonnet i think im inlove with it already :) keep up the good work guys

[tbucket23]

love the vh buddy. lol i like it, lol are you gonna get a B&M shifter

[sle383]

Nice work, i am also building a VH SL/E