Renno's VN SS

[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

Model: 1990 Series II VN SS

Colour: Phoenix Red

Body Work: Factory GMH ‘SS’ Body Kit

Engine Type: Holden 346ci LS1 V8

Engine Mods: Stock Standard

Fuel System: Siemens 60LB Injectors, A Trickflow Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator And A VR Fuel Sender With A Walbro GSS 342 500HP Intank Fuel Pump In A 85L Fuel Tank Painted GMH ‘Quicksilver’ With Chrome Straps

Exhaust: A Stainless Steel, Polished 3′ Mandrel Bent Cat-Back System, Including A 3′ Lukey Race Magnum Muffler And A 3′ Polished ‘Hotdog’, Exiting With A 3′ Polished Dump Pipe.

Gearbox: Stock Standard TH400

Diff: A Lock Right Lokka And A Set Of 3.9:1 Gears

Power: Unknown

Wheels/Tyres: 19×8 Decorsa Stella’s Painted In GMH ‘Quicksilver’

Suspension:
Front: Nolathane Front Swaybar Links And Nolathane Front Control Arms
Rear: Nolathane ‘Boxed’ Upper And Lower Trailing Arms / Bushes, King Spring ‘Ultra Low’ Springs,
Pedders Upper Spring Seats, GMH Lower Spring Seats, Pedders ‘Big Bore’ Sports Ryder Shocks, A Whiteline 22mm Heavy Duty ‘Blade Type’ Adjustable Sway Bar And A Whiteline On-Car Adjustable Panhard Rod

Brakes:
Front: Stock Standard
Rear: Stock Standard With A B&M Line Locker

Interior: Standard Trim With An Autometer ‘Sport Comp II’ 5′ ‘Monster’ Tacho, An Autometer ‘Pro Comp Ultra-Lite’ 2 1/16′ Air / Fuel Ratio Guage, A Custom Ashtray Switch Panel And A White Rear Venetian

Stereo: A JVC KD-AVX2 Headunit, Clarion SRP1620M Spilts All Round, A Kicker 12inch ES Subwoofer In A Ported Pre-fab Box, A Kicker ZX Two Channel Amplifier, A Kicker DX Four Channel Amplifier, Kicker X RCA’s, Jay Car Wiring, DLS Gold Plated Battery Terminals And Dynamatted Front Doors, Parcel Shelf And Boot

Other Mods: 17% Tint All Round And Deleted Air Conditioning And Heater

• This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by  Renno.
• This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by  Renno.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Very nice, interested how it sits now for sure.  I reckon we should have started an entire section for LS swapped cars

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Haven’t seen this thing in donkeys !!!!

[moodybluebobParticipant View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 44]

ohh man i remember this thing!

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Pretty small turbo 

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Very nice, interested how it sits now for sure. I reckon we should have started an entire section for LS swapped cars

 

Cheers Gary!
Unfortunately it hasn’t really changed that much as I’ve only just gotten back into it this year, and it’s been a slow process.
A section just for LS swapped cars would be nice though #LSTHE WORLD.

 

cava454 wrote:

Haven’t seen this thing in donkeys !!!!

moodybluebob wrote:

ohh man i remember this thing!

 

Haha! Glad to see you guys still remember the old girl 

 

Slow355 wrote:

Pretty small turbo

 

Size doesn’t always matter 

• This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by  Renno.

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

Long time no see Renno

[NickVRParticipant AdelaideVR V8 Exec, VR SS, VF Redline Reserve View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 264]

G’day Renno. Good to see this is still around. Shame your not sticking with the 5L. Keen to seem some progress.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

^That SA cruise is getting closer and closer I reckon….

[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

exec24 wrote:

Long time no see Renno

NickVR wrote:

G’day Renno. Good to see this is still around. Shame your not sticking with the 5L. Keen to seem some progress.

 

Dan and Nick! Been a while fellas  :bye:

I would’ve liked to have stayed with the 5L Nick, but I thought I’d bite the bullet and give the LS1 a go.

 

VRSenator065 wrote:

^That SA cruise is getting closer and closer I reckon….

I’ll have to come in my daily, because this old girl won’t be done for a while yet lol.

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

Renno wrote:

I’ll have to come in my daily, because this old girl won’t be done for a while yet lol.

been saying that for a while now

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

how does she currently sit? What’s left

[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

exec24 wrote:

been saying that for a while now

 

And I’ll be saying it for a lot longer lol

 

cava454 wrote:

how does she currently sit? What’s left

 

I’ll try and get some pics up tonight, but she pretty much sits as she was last on SC. I didn’t touch her for a year (or two) and only just started to slowly get back into building her late last year.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Def like to see some pics of how it sits.  low and steady wins the race (sometimes)

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

Renno wrote:

And I’ll be saying it for a lot longer lol

Ive finally got the VS all finished up, found some of the receipts from when i started the engine build in that, and thats already been a bit over 5 years

• This reply was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by  exec24.

[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

Well I guess I was a bit slack on getting those pics up ‘tonight’ lol.

I’ve still been tinkering on the SS here and there, mainly trying to get all the small stuff sorted before I start building the turbo manifolds.

Lately I have been working on the wiring side of things. I stripped back the factory loom and removed anything that I didn’t need (A/C & etc). Then I separated each sensor and ran it separately until I had a nice and neat loom. I’ll wait till the conversion is 99% done before I wrap it all up for good.

I then took some measurements and realised that I could drill & tap the fuel system purge port on the neck of the factory inlet manifold for an IAT sensor. The reason I wanted it here was to eliminate running it in the intake piping and thus hiding it, plus it’s a bonus if there is less heatsoak here.

* Ignore the temporary broken IAT.

While I was at it, I somehow managed to fluke drilling & tapping the PCV port on the intake manifold neck for a -8AN fitting.

Since I want to run -AN lines for anything and everything, the PCV port in the valley cover also got some attention to fit a -6AN line.

However, in my haste I did drill a tiny bit too deep into the valley. So I’ll need to see if a good mate of mine can build it back up a few mm with his TIG.

That’s about it at the moment. Like I said, I’m just focusing on all the little things to try and get them all out the way.

I’ll also try and keep the updates a bit more frequent.

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[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

I forgot to add that I’d also repurposed the factory throttle cable bracket. I’m going to run a Lokar throttle cable, so I gave myself a clean base to work with when it comes time to drill the hole for the cable.

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[RennoParticipant Adelaide, SAVN SS | VX SS View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2016 Posts: 119]

I was having a look through my phone today and found some photos of the TH400 crossmember. It’s a factory GMH T5 crossmember that I stripped back and painted satin black, with a Tuff Mounts TH400 transmission mount atop.

A good mate of mine laser cut some plates to box the factory rear lower control arms. So, I got him to weld up a pair for me and they also got the satin black treatment.

I stripped down, cleaned & modified the factory throttle body.

This was where the factory coolant passage was.

And since I am going down the turbo route, the fresh air inlet for the crankcase will need to be before the turbo. So, I removed the pressed in elbow and tapped it to fit an NPT plug.

I’ll try and find some more photos over the weekend of the work done so far.

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Looking killer mate.

I would of welded the whole way along the lower control arms.

I like all the braided hose details.

[exec24Participant 2004 VY S2 Berlina 1996 VS 5L Sedan View build HERE Member since: April 8, 2015 Posts: 435]

Renno is this engine Stock besides you putting the turbo on it?

 

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