INNAV8 - my spot for updates

Thought I would start this so I can keep people updated with my progress on the wagon. As most of you know I never stop thinking/working on the wagz.
Bits and pieces I have done but not taken photos. Have replaced front sway bar links and bushes with Nolathane ( some bushes were so worn I couldn't see the bit that was left)
Have replaced upper and lower trailing arms with heavy duty Nolathane replacements and fitted an Adjustable Rear panhard rod. Car now points where its supposed to and doesn't bounce all over the road when ya hit a bump. The lower trailing arms had been in the car so long I had to jack the car up as high as I could and use a 2m long extension on the socket wrench to get the bolts off.

Picked up the new rims today, took me ages to decide but I reckon these look ok




Rather than just mounting my alarm flashing light on the dash I decided to mount it behind one of those holden crystals. Looks awesome at night




Have taken the INNAV8 signs off the doors till I can work out a neater way to mount them.
Looks a bit cleaner I reckon. Have also installed SLE sliding locks all round


Have coloured a bit more red in the bay, Added a proper braided top radiator hose, anodised radiator cap and new fuel filter with braided line and anodised fittings and a filter style rocker cover breather.




Finally have got rid of all the green except the roof, dash is much better to look at


Picked up a torn SLE roof lining in the blue velour for a dollar at Upullit. Used the material to redo the covers on the pillars, here is the before and after shots








Thats it for now
Will keep ya posted

Cheers
Pazz

HI Pazz looks awesome now that is some quality work great lookin wagon and i have to say she a beauty keep up the great work i think i found my mechanic hahaha

That's coming along nice mate! Good work!

With the green roof liner, an easy way to change it is to just by the blue-ish vinyl die and paint it.

I see u started to tint ur windows.

Looking sweet Pazz got to love the VH Commodore hey. Jealous

mmm wait pazz till i get my hands on an other wagz,lol ya mite want to buy thee next one to,but
truely you have well with it since you have had it,the new rims look killer,lol stop bumping the front bar so i dont have to fix again lol,well done m8

Finally got round to bolting in my polished spark plug lead holders, much cleaner look than before. Still want to do some rerouting across the back of the bay at some stage but happy with the improvement.






Also picked up a cold air tray today but because of the braided top radiator hose and my thermo fan setup its gonna take some work to get it installed properly. Will be painted same colour as the car once its installed.






cheers
Pazz

Very nice Pazz would love to see you take it on the track as well i finally got my beast back aswell she is alot better and got defect off as well




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Glad to hear ya got the defect off mate. Will see if I have the diff redone in time to see what it does at the drags




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Pazz

Pazz.... and you reckon I polish everything and anything in my engine bay ! Looking nice Pazz Now you got me going again as tomorrow I'm going bananas that is I borrowed my Dads tool post grinder and went out and bought some flapper grinding wheels so lets see what damage I can do

So your gonna see how many more engine bits ya can grind invisible then?

Good luck with it, let us see your progress when ya done


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Pazz

hehe nice work m8,oh my old girl is coming real nice,top job,luv the new parts

Pazz wrote:

So your gonna see how many more engine bits ya can grind invisible then?

Good luck with it, let us see your progress when ya done


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Pazz

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Ron

Spent some time removing some old brackets out of the bay and smoothing some bits and pieces.
Also started working on the cold air tray. Will need to make some custom brackets to hold it because of thermos etc. Just wondering if this is covering up too much of the work that has been done to the engine? Will hopefully have engine out to redo the paint in the bay, on the donk and get rid of all the wiring including the battery.
Have not dressed or painted this properly but took some photos to get your thoughts. Should I proceed with the tray or leave it out???????










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Pazz

lose the tray imo pazz it simply hides all the work that has been done under the bonnet.

I agree with Andy as although the cover looks kool, it does cover all of your effort in getting that engine bay schmick !

Hi pazz kim and i was looking and the way you have done the engine bay looks great the way it is, we both agree with andy and ron lose the cover

mmm now i see the tray on,juk looks crap,stuffs all the work i started,and rest ya have done..


ps loose the tray
pss loose the tray
ppsss loose the tray

Thanks for the responses guys, leaning towards leaving the tray out but will not make a final decision until the bay is fully cleaned up the way I want




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Pazz

HI pazz stupid question does it help with performance and if it does why not leave it on for driving and dyno stuff and take it off for show and shine just a thought

Sorry Pazz even though I like the trays. But lose it mate as it is covering all the work you have done on the engine. Shame they dont make clear trays

Well had a really good couple of days with the wagon. Managed to find some batteries big enough to handle the load from the car and run all the stereo equipment but small enough to fit in the spare wheel well. So have now ripped out the battery tray, run cables and mounted the first battery in the back. Just need to paint in the bay, make a compartment to keep the batteries separate from anything else in the back and tidy up/move some more wiring.

Massive thanks to George and Jason for coming down and doing the bog work where the tray used to be.


How the bay looked before I started


The mess of cables from the battery to the car


The wiring for the amp (inside tubing and behind metal cover) which will all be hidden and in the back of the car.


Where the whole lot will be going


The tray with the battery removed


The mess left after the tray was removed.


Another view after tray removal


The battery frame installed and wiring completed at the back.


With the battery installed


Where the tray used to be, ready for sanding back and painting.


Another view and once again thanks George and Jason



Will put up some more pics once its all finished. Amazing how much easier it is start the car with the bigger battery. Very happy with it so far.




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Pazz

Great job pazz well done am going to try and do a similar job to the VH so may need your expertise

and great work Jase & George well done to you

Thanks Trev, and no worries when you want to do yours just let me know




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Pazz

Lookin good mate! Top job!

Ya know with the wiring hidden behind the metal cover, u could just drill a hole in the inner panel and run all the wiring up under the gaurd, and drill another hole going into the cabin. You could run all the wires through the radiator support panel, and yeah ya wouldn't see any wires or split tubing at all!

Thats pretty much what i'm gonna do Danny, next time the motor comes out I will be extending all the looms so you cant see any wiring in the bay or going through the firewall. Give it that nice clean look.


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Pazz