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Can someone run outside and throw a socket on their harmonic balancer bolt (Crank pulley bolt) and tell me what size it is? I'm trying to mission light on this one!

Hey all, happy new years and so on and so forth. I'm out of town at the moment and the GTS has decided it's a great time to ruin my holiday and eat her harmonic balancer. I've sorted a lift back to Auckland where my tools are, but it's a pretty crap time of year for buying parts - question is...

In this second thread we'll look at the Rack. (I'll finish the cooler tomorrow, need to go have a beer soon) A few words of warning (as mentioned in the earlier post but READ EM AGAIN!): - Don't ever tamper with the design of the high pressure line or feed. It gets up to 300psi in corners...

If your like me then your power steering is or was totally shagged. Age is the primary cause, but you don't often hear of Jappa power steering ****ting itself even when it gets on a bit right? One of the big reasons is a major design flaw in the VN in particular, the lack of any heat removal. If...

Wow, about time I got back to these writeups. Been a bit AWOL in the last few years... sorry guys! :bow: Anyway, If your like me then your power steering is or was totally shagged. Age is the primary cause, but you don't often hear of Jappa power steering ****ting itself even when it gets on...

*yawn!* Anyone miss me? Been bloody busy with training/work/moving. Was a sad day a month ago when I finally concluded my VL was rusty beyond economical repair, so she's gone. :mad: But not to worry, from the ashes springs my new steed. It's not a VL, so i may need to change my...

Hey all, highspeedvp, brock/owna and I have tonight been discussing having a JustCommodores car competition, and as a bit of a trial run more than anything else, here it is! The prize will be loads of bragging rights and the respect of all your fellow forum members. Myself and fellow judges will...

Hey all Just so it doesn't come as too much of a shock to everyone, I might be picking up a new beast this week, and it's not a VL. During my time away my brother was left with my car, but without my TLC she has fallen into a rather more miserable state than when I left her. I'll still always...

Avo Chaps. Well after three months in the middle of nowhere I kinda got shafted as far as getting work went. Totally sick of cleaning cars for Hertz (the VZ's were still worth it tho, and that Alloytec really makes a difference!) and not even with a hope of a flying job, I'm heading home. One...

Edit: Sorry, just read the other post. :b:

Hey all!! Just thought I'd share with you my spanking new VY SS Commy!! Won a few local races in the old beast and the cash was enough for the car and a few mods. She's now stomping down a bit more power than standard and I think suspesion will have to be the next thing on the list. Anyway...

Was walking past the local country club today, and saw a whole heap of Commodores inside. Wandered in for a look, turns out that Holden are going to be doing some testing up here over the next month. Yes, but its WHAT they are testing thats interesting... the LS2. Ahead of the VE or perhaps...

G'day all Well things here at Scott Air flew to pieces a month ago when our owner/chief pilot was killed while flying on a police mission near Queenstown. Sorry I've been in and out since then, i've had alot to orginise. Due to the dark clouds looming over my position here (im a pilot for...

Hey all A question for those well VL versed - im actually stuck. The Throttle Position Sensor has three wires. All the wiring diagrams I can find show one of these wires (blue/yellow i think from memory) going to the Auto gearbox computer. But my car is a manual. And on inspection...

Hey All I've begun toying round with a spare lifter, finding the best way to disassemble and clean them. Results are promicing, the rebuilt lifter appears to conform to design limits. The acid test will be when I pull all 12 out of my car and perform the reconditioning to them. When I do...

Just a note to all, that I've discovered a design flaw in the VL front passenger seats front right mount. It's different from all the others due the level of the floor, and its design is likley to fail due fatigue cracking. I know this from studying mine, which recently failed. The signs of...

Anyone else heard the new Shihad single, Alive? Just saw the video, which I might add is brilliant. Awesome stuff. Jon, Tom, Karl, and Phil are back in a very very good way. Download the 6 track or a crap sample MP3 at www.shihad.com F****** awesome band, my favorite by heaps. They...

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Source: V8 Supercars Website www.v8supercars.com.au ********************** To the elation of Kiwi motorsport fans throughout New Zealand and overseas, Team Kiwi Racing has today announced that they have secured the services of dual World Touring Car Champion Paul Radisich. Radisich will be...

From Auckland City Council Website (www.aucklandcity.govt.nz) ******************** The resource consent for the V8 supercar street race in Auckland has been declined. The decision of the three independent planning commissioners was received this morning by City Planning and subsequently...

There comes a point in a boys life, where what he really wants are big f*** off brakes. :D This particular boy managed to get his hands on a set of newly rebuilt VL Turbo front calipers. Thus resulted in the obvious: building a set of kickass VL turbo brakes on my N/a VL. Parts Required...

Been flat out the last few weeks, but im putting the finishing touches on the brake upgrade write up now - look out for that early next week. In early december I will begin re-conditioning a VL head, including the infamous lifter clean and rebuild, a tech article that im sure will reach far...

Not sure if its intentional, but I note that only mods and admins seem to be able to post in this thread. May want to look into it for "future marketing purposes" ;)

Does anyone have any contacts in the Australian aviation industry they could put me on to? Im looking at jumping the ditch for a while to build some hours. We're talking charter/sightseeing operators but if anyone could assist in letting me know who to talk to that would be awesome. This...

Anyone else had a problem with a chronic miss when the engine is hot, under acceleration that all but goes away above about 2400rpm? It's like I have lose heaps of bottom end power, you can hear a cylinder missing. When it gets above 2400rpm or so, it comes right. Its a pain the the arse...

Does anyone know where I can download a vid of the press conference after last weekends round? Specifically Murphy tearing Ambrose a new one over the Rick Kelly incident? That was f****** hillarious, Ambrose: poor form.

Just wondering if anyone else has had problems with their throttle position sensor? I've developed a miss whilst accelerating, whilst I think its the CAS, the ECU is throwing up a Code 23 - Throttle position sensor. May go down to pick a part and grab one just to see if it makes a difference.

Thought I best post a thread for one of our longest serving moderators, old Jake (OSL-060) who turns 23 today. Happy birthday you old bastard!! ;)

Further to the pics of my car a while back, here's the new part of the exhaust, including tip and resonator. A view into oblivion!! Mike :D

A while back it was suggested we post pictures of various components of our engines so that in technical posts, everyone had something to refer to. Below are some pictures taken of my VL RB20. Everything externally between the RB20 and 30 is the same, bar one thing - the 20 has no exhaust...

From time to time, the ages of abuse that the clutches in our cars recieve gets the better of them, and they pack it in. You can save yourself alot of money by replacing your clutch yourself, and its also quite rewarding. However, its not a small task, so heres a quick guide plus some key tips...

Well the race is underway at the moment, and my heros Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly look well placed having completed two stops and being second behind Lowndes and Seton who have only done one. How about that huuuuge smash with the Ozemail and 05?? I feel for Brocky eh, not the most awesome of...

SOURCE: www.v8supercars.com ************************ The Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company (AVESCO) is considering allowing a third manufacturer to race in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, Chairman Tony Cochrane said today. Ford and Holden are currently the only manufacturers...

Took delivery today of the newest pair of toys for the mighty VL. A pair of reconditioned VL Turbo brake calipers!! Soon to be mated with DBA 017 Slotted Rotors and Lucas performance brake pads, and a VR V8 1 inch Master Cylinder. Photos of the conversion in a couple of weeks...

Hey all - just out of interest, can you fit an IRS commy's LSD into one with a solid rear axle, ie: a VL? I have come across a near new one quite cheap. Mike

Due to the advent of me getting a digital camera, I finally got round to getting some pics of my car. And because my cars so cool, I decided it needed a feature thread of its own. Front on view. Thinking about losing the banner. Rear quarter view. Was hard to take some of the pics...

This pic shows you how my headunit looks. The film around it is carbon fibre, the pic doesn't do it much justice. The old headunit hole is covered buy it too. With a bit of planning and cutting, it was pretty easy to mount the headunit here. And it works well, unlike the old spot where new...

Those words were broadcast today over the Ardmore aerodrome AWIB (automated weather/infomation broadcast) for the first time in ages. But for the first time ever, I actually witnessed a plane crash. Today at about 3pm, I was standing at the top of our steps (see map below) and saw a small...

This guide will apply for models fitted with simiar final drives to the VL. I've written it based on the VL because im not sure of the exact details of the others such as what oil to use etc so double check for your car prior to doing the job. ------------ First off, you will need to...

Watching Top Gear tonight, next week they will be testing the new C6 'Vette which as we all know is powered by the new LS2/Gen4 V8. Unable to wait, I jumped on the net and got the dirt on the C6 and how Top Gear found it. Well I was of course expecting it to be written off by Clarkson and...