car updates

Hi all just thought id put post up so ppl can let others wat there up to or soon to do mods to there cars... lets share n mayb help eachother out

My VE aerial conversion in 85% complete. Next is the WRX driver seat conversion.Cable VP petrol flap conversion  Some rust repair after that and prime the car.

Wondering whether to do a first build and go a Group 3 kit in white and hot the 6 in it for approx. $3-4k or,

Do I keep at it and go the full build that I'm after with the Group C kit and Inj. 5L for approx. $6-8k?

about to remove the fried, over used standard clutch from the VZ clubsport and replace t with an exedy HD cushion button kit, may also replace the factory shifter with a gmm rip shifter if coin permits

Kwakaman wrote:

My VE aerial conversion in 85% complete. Next is the WRX driver seat conversion.Cable VP petrol flap conversion  Some rust repair after that and prime the car.

Wondering whether to do a first build and go a Group 3 kit in white and hot the 6 in it for approx. $3-4k or,

Do I keep at it and go the full build that I'm after with the Group C kit and Inj. 5L for approx. $6-8k?

go the whole hog mate,,, nothing beats the sound of an old 5l on song,,, and in an old vk with group c kit would be amazing

Id go the 5.0 man will make th kit look more at home

Id go a 5lt based route and maybe a blower! works for me. you should be able to do it for less than 6k the job been done lots of times. vp/s v8s are easy to come by for all the parts, cross-members, looms. Ive done a few myself

There guy on gumtree sellin a vn v8 wagon with single turbo kit on it. Buy it n strip all of it n put in ur vk b tough!!!! 5k ono he asking n for 5k ud b getting everything u need

Yeah, I've been leaning toward the 5L for a while now but I just want to drive the old girl again. lol. Looks like she wont see the road for a year or so still then. lol.

If only I had the 5k. I did get a 6k credit card in the mail yesterday..................lol

well looks like the clutch is well and truly dead in the clubby and it'll be getting replaced and also a gmm Ripshifter installed at the same time

Nice work clu88y haha yeh im doing clutch in vl this week if it doesnt sell lol

lol, clutch and ripshifter will go in this week, and then cam valve springs and pushrods will get done next weekend

Awesome u doing head work to suit the cam ir just the cam? Hoping by christmas ill have all my other go fast bits on n a retune by then...

just the cam for now mate,, it's a temp power increase to keep the adrenalin cells in my body happy until I can afford the major engine work to get done,
that will be an engine out torn down and completely rebuilt scenario, new bottom end, new heads, new cam and a new intake of the forced variety

Sounds like good plan

Got the new clutch fitted today drives killa now!!!!

Go the whole way matt and do the 5.0 conversion at the. Same time =)
Updates on my cars, the vy had the rear window venetians repainted in a 3 layer pearl white.
Subaru forester white to be exact....
The VN calais 5L had a 2nd hand trans put in about 3 weeks ago, but it is now having starting issues. Will start but then as soon as I put it into reverse it stalls the won't start again....? And suggestions?

5.7l installed in my conversion with h/d clutch and comp cam and head work. almost ready for tune looking forward to getting it back on the road

RBE 747 wrote:

Got the new clutch fitted today drives killa now!!!!

New clutch went in mine yesterday aswell, Exedy Heavy Duty Cushion Button, also changed the rear main as it was leaking ever so slightly, feels so much better,

Sounds good guys keep up good work... yeah I can finally drive it like it should b driven.. lol gave it a bit once I left th workshop lights up so easy lol blew ALOT of crap out th exhaust that had been sitting in there... haha..!!!

Cam went in on Saturday, and got tuned today, turned the rollers to the tune of 280RWKW and 675nm
that is shy of what it could have been due to the fact it still has standard cast iron manifold, cats and exhaust pipes, and also because of the 3.9's,

but it feels so damn quick and responsive and should keep a smile on my face until we build our house and I can start spending money on it, the ssv and the VN again )

Now to paint the OTR (polished alloy is not my thing) and try to make the old rad cover fit again with a few small cuts to make it fit around the otr

Not bad mate.. with extractors twin 2.5" n gutted or high flow cats should squeeze lil more out.. id go E85 n bigger fuel pump n injectors with mild head work to compensate the lower comp for th cam ull see 320 rwkw easyf

got my heads back from the machine shop today they look good flowed 25% beat than stock with the port and polish and new valve seats fitting them tomorrow arvo hope to start it in the next fue days

Awesome news...!! Make sure to post a vid up of it running