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From memory mate it was 3 coats + a mist coat (to get the metallic to stand up) of base, and about 3 of clear. When it came time polish the paint job looked awful (very dry) and required quite alot of attention, i used lots of wet sandpaper of varying grits (1000, 1500 and 2000) by hand, for...

Yes the two washers are shims that go between the clutch and the pulley, they set the clearance between the clutch plate and the pulley friction surface. It might be the clutch slipping, but your description would more make me suspect something internal to the compressor. Maybe to help you...

G'day folks! As the title suggests this how-to is on replacing the aircon compressor pulley bearing, this how-to will be based on a V6 VP Berlina, but the procedure should be the same for most cars, the VP uses a Sanden compressor. I completed this job with the compressor still on the car...

I'm unsure about the relays or the modifications done by the previous owner, however, i can give you some information about the sensor. There are two sensors in the VP, there is a coolant temperature sensor and a coolant temperature sender. The sender gives a signal to the dash, and the sensor...

Brilliant thanks lads! I called the diff specialist and they quoted $200 to fix the diff seal, so either way it shouldn't work out too expensive! We should be picking up the car next weekend, so I'll give it a good clean, check the oil level in the diff, and see if it keeps leaking. Thanks again!

Sorry mate, they should be up now!

G'day! My girlfriend is about to buy a 2005 VZ ute, 6speed manual 3.6L, overall it is in very good condition and only has 92,000km on it. In the process of inspecting it we found a very slight noise while cruising, it goes away under acceleration (or you can't hear it over the engine), it is...

My Berlina G'day! After alot of inspiration from this thread and with the advise and help from forum members I did a bare metal respray of my VP Berlina, true DIY style in a tarp spray booth erected in my garage using 1K, this was my first time painting anything. It took a bit over 2...

Photo time! G'day! Sorry its been so long to follow up with some decent photos, as always i got very busy with other things. I've polished all the metal parts and waxed them, the painted plastic parts (mirrors and bumpers) are still off the gun. I'm still chasing parts to get...

In that case, cheers ryder! Still going.... I'll take her out for an extended spirited drive with a DSLR when I'm finished polishing, get some decent photos!

Yeah i know, Its quite clear that 2K is worlds ahead and that 1K would be a total failure in any commercial environment. But for me, I legally sprayed it in my garage, had a respirator failure and didn't kill myself (although it felt like it!) and at the end of the day the car still looks 10x...

Wet sanding and polishing it going well, there is so much dry spray that it is taking forever though! Anyway, all the top surfaces (bonnet, roof and boot) have been wet sanded and polished, I still have to do a finer polish and wax. You can really see the difference between polished...

Cheers mate! I finally got some free time to do some more polishing. I've started with the roof seems as i never got to do it before, so it was super dry and rough. It honestly felt more like concrete than paint. None the less it came up pretty well! Took me a good 4 hours just wet sanding...

Just realised i never updated this thread! Exedy covered the cost of the clutch kit, the supplier covered the flywheel machining and I had to pay freight and for new bolts. Apparently the bearing had been applying unevenly and that caused the failure. Who knows, i got a free clutch so I'm...

Yeah looks the goods mate (Y) Love the paint job!