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wanted to do one before her actually but went this way. dont regret it. thinking a 68-72 Nova with a 350chev stroked to 383, dual flowmasters and lots of chrome. similar size to a commodore so I know it fits in the garage. might yet go with a 62-65 Nova, but are undecided, have...

Hate to do this but -- -- -- she is up for sale to make way for my new yank tank that should soon be on its way :) $15K and she can be all yours. Q

At the recent 2014 Beach Hop in Whangamata, NZ Amazingly enough with so many mustangs present this year a lot of people were stopping to take pics of big red because it was the only Walky I saw there. There was a brocky and a VL wagon but they dont count. Q

couple of updates for you Internal Fuel Pump: I have noticed that when my tank gets under half it starts to cough and splutter (like its running out of gas). It used to do this with the old 6cyl as well so my guess is the internal tank lifter pump is shot. Rather than just replace it I have...

was going to post some pics of the 3 cruises I have done in the last 4 weeks but I cant find the folder with them in :( Q

Sorry bout the updates (or lack of guys) as I have been too busy driving big red to care :p Have the fuel pump sorted out , really jsut need to drain the tank and install but are off to beach hop this weekend so anotehr weekend it is. These two picks show the VS internal pump now mounted...

Thanks JXW I remember seeing the return line hanging above the swirl pot, thats what got me to thinking how the fuel got in there to fill the pump. I guess the hole/s in the bottom of the tank allow the gas in but stop it flooding out as you turn, just wondering as I still have a surge...

When I was pulling apart the vl/vn/vr/vp tanks the other day (to check the pumps and setups etc) I noticed that on the inside of the tank where the fuel pickup goes it sits inside a plastic tank. how does the fuel get in to the plastic fuel pot ? Are there holes in the bottom or...

anyone able to snap me a pic?

Well i now have a spare internal and a spare external pump as well. Havent run any tests yet but I think the internals the one at fault as the car fully died on the motorway before starting a few mins later. Personally, unless im running a surge pot ild prefer a single, but finding a...

Forgot to take a pick of how the cruise control connected to the throttle linkage on the 3.0L before I sold it. from memory it connected to the other side of the accelerator and pulled/released as required. Anyone able to snap me some pics so i can have a play with the 304 throttle linkage...

In the end I decided to use an internal VR/VS 3.8L V6 pump and adapt the VR/VS bracket to fit the vl tube section. I also took the wiring harness section to connect it all up internally once its completed. Shouldnt take to much more work (infact ive done 90% myself today and just need someone...

Got to the local Zebra pick-a-part today and pulled about 8 fuel setups out from different commodores. I was quite suprised to find a V8 VN Calais and a V8 VR (i think) Caprice. I was even more suprised to find the VN had a twin setup like the Vl while the Caprice had a single internal...

Thanks for confirming my fears guys. I dont know why Holden used a lifter pump myself. I have run a vl pump above the fuel tank previously in a 200hp 1600cc race car I used to own and it never had any suction issues from the tank. (eventually I installed a surge and lifter but that was engine...

I had a stall issue the other day and are thinking it is the fuel pump. When I went to look at it there is an external and some wires runnign inside the tank as well. Do they run an internal pump as well? why do they run two pumps? to me there is no surge and it simply appears that...

First breakdown last weekend. Was driving along the motorway, cough splutter. hmmm weird. cought cough, loss of power. oh oh, **** im in the fast lane, slowing, oh no, middle lane, 80km neutal coasting, left lane 50km coasting, and no side pull over, come on theres one up there, hazards...

if i did it for a job i wouldnt enjoy it so much. Have taken Big Red for a test drive and suprise suprise with the wire hooked between the dash and the ecu I dont get the VSS error anymore. It also seems to rev better as well (possibly to do with the fuel maps it can now use) and its idle...

God I love Holdens ..... My VSS issues are fixed (or will be shortly) and it cost me nothing, zip , zero , nadda :) This is the back of the Factory VL Calais Holden Dash Notice the size of the block on the back of the speedo head. underneath is an optical sensor pickup for the...

thanks immortality. will be in touch

ignore the above. I have no idea about the 859 stamp on the back. Bit of google searching and I have found that .... VSS (vehicle speed sensor) - is a three wire hall effect sensor, 10 pulse per revolution VN/VP - VSS pulses to Dash, Dash drops to 2 pulses per revolution and feeds to...

After Belagio Cafe this mornign I whipped the old VN dash apart. On the back of the speedo drive unit it says 859 and 3.9. I take that to mean that the speedo trip computer is expecting 859 pulses per Km from the VSS with a 3.9:1 ratio diff. next ....

Notes to self re the VSS error (error code #24) The VSS (vehicle speedo sensor) has three wires 1) 12v ignition (pink or pink/blue) 2) Earth (black/white) 3) Speedo trip Computer (violet/white) The Speedo trip computer (VN Dash) has 4 wires 1) 12v ignition (pink or pink/blue) 2)...

thanks guys - I love how it can go from a deep burgandy to a vibrant red depending on the light - Guys thats the Xirilic paint job for you.

Couple of photos for you from todays outing While picing it up at the groomers Sitting at home waiting to go to the beach At the Conifer Grove car park on the way to the beach On the way to Maraetai beach Parked up while getting ice creams...

Thanks Corhijasna & Immortality. The coil is now mounted to the fire wall not the engine but is still behind the intake. I ran 35mm2 double insulated from the rear to the front junction point just under the fuse block. From there the factory cables run off to the starter and...

going to Belagios this Sunday so will get some then. Might even get someone to take one of it driving and try for a short video too. There is also the holden car show in Hamilton on the 15th March 2013. debating about entering or just turning up. As for "Big Red" ... So far Ive come...

wof'd and regd, first legal drive felt awesome. To the guy who pulled up in the burgandy vk , it was nice of you to pull along side and to ask me if it was an original, that made me happy. To everyone where I parked for lunch (nose to tail with a Aston Martin Vantage), Im glad you...

Cert plate fitted to the car today. wof and reg tomorrow. going to add a 15" resonator at the end of the exhaust before I do jsut to get rid of a little of the rasp it has. Q

Kura as for the car - IT PASSED - yay.... now to wait a week 10 days to get teh plate, then off for the wof and reg and i can start driving it ... yippeeeee

Immortality - Yeah I did, that must be a pain. Te_rarawa - The certifier comes back tomorrow. Im from dirty old south auckland. Q

Decided now that its complete that I would take it out and give it a wash so i could give it a good cut and polish. Went inside to get the shammy and come back out and a flock of seagulls must have past over in the 10 seconds I was gone. Honestly ive never seen so much crap on teh...

just plugged the ecu in and it fired into life first pop. idled and everything. took it for a quick strop around the block and let it idle for a bit. when it got to 3/4 the fan turned on ... yay. man i want to take it for a real drive, stoopid cert man not being able to see me until next...

While Im waiting for the cert man I decided to send immortality my ecu for a reflash and to lower the fan temperature. Should get it back today with the HSV 185i tune and fan temp lowered for 95/91 I think it was. Other than that I guess I should put the dash cover back on and sort out...

the vdo sender i ended up using was the 320.032. when i installed this the car run at just over half way for the test runs. while it was idling the temp shot up close to 3/4 and the fan didnt kick in. i had a manual switch which i flicked and the fan started and the temp come back down to...

Well the VDO sender (320.002) unit didnt work. in actual fact, within 800m it was reading high so I know that isnt the right part. At least the factory sender unit lasted 3-4mins before it hit hot. have pulled the dash back out and both senders and the vn dash and are taking it all in to...

hopefully sorted out the temp gauge issue today. pulled the dash out (again) and noiced it was VDO branded. So i popped into robinson instruments with both my VL dash and the VN water gauge section. they had a look see and come back with a new 1/8" NPT sender that should work the right...

good luck ... thoughts are with you

The diff has been moved slightly more towards the drivers side of the car thanks to the adjustable panhard. the car sits more to the passengers side the lower it gets and thats the side its rubbing on. Have also massaged the inner rear guards and timmed in two places (each side) to allow...

Thanks Corhijasna but why is nothing easy. im going back to toyotas (jokes) .... Have spent the moring runnign around to try and find a water temp sender that will work the vl dash ... Firstly the vl sender is a m12 1.25 thread and the vn v8 sender is a 1/8 27npt thread so its not just...

Well i passed the brake test. even with the 15/16ths master the mazda rx7 4 pot brakes stick the thing on its nose. The cert man actually commented on the braking quality. Unfortunatly i failed on a few other things. 1) the brake line over diff housing all scaly/rusty. he wants me to...