Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
I relocated my ABS to where the battery was, its a good spot. It’s in my build thread.
Yea that’s where I got the idea, did you do all your mods then goto an engineer or you went thru it with the engineer first?
I‘m going to steal your stiffening for the rear cradle too.
It had been a year since I had done anything with this but now have more focus and really want to get it finished (but its still a long way away).
In the last 6 months I’ve slowly done the following
- stripped the engine bay completely getting it ready for smoothing.
- straightened the front top radiator support(?) from an old accident so bonnets actually shut properly now
- removed the rear end completely ready for some strengthening and other mods
Also bought a VT rear end to finally get all the info on if you can use VT-VZ arms in VR/VS IRS. Was hoping to measure it outside the car but its hard, open to any suggestions but thinking of putting it all back together with VT arms on the VR cradle and start measuring and trial fitting. From what I have read its around 30mm difference on each side, I have organised some VQ arms so I can get the hubs that are 20mm shorter to go into the VT arms. Will be also be doing the box mod like the G-force boxes and strengthening the rear cradle and hopefully have the toe arms to tighten it all up.
VT is top and VR bottom
With the engine bay I want to move the ABS unit so its not in the most annoying spot ever, was thinking of moving it and the fuse/relay box to where the battery was as per below pic (will need to make some brackets to get them to sit at the correct height), moving the battery to the boot.
This is a picture from within the engine bay from when I was fixing it so it was straight and the straight bonnet shut properly
Next up is dropping the K-frame and bodywork
Hoping to have all the bodywork sorted over the christmas break as it looks like I’m having 3 weeks off of work at this point in time. Gives me time to think as well as I’m tossing up between going black or white for the whole car (leaning more towards black as its more sleek).
-
This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by
Khaos Inc. Reason: formatting
Hey guys just seen this, been on shed cleaning detail today :). Any chance of posting up some pics of the seat surrounds so i can have a look at whats involved? Nice build btw, I love second gens, just beautiful
That’s the only good picture I can get, there is the control side cover and the front cover plus some rail covers. I’m not after them but others were. It is very hard to find any that aren’t broken these days or that will break just by looking at them. If anyone is ever after the wiring diagram for the seats let me know, I have volumes 1 to 8 of the holden service manuals for the VR.
This just shows the covers too.
-
This reply was modified 7 years ago by Khaos Inc.
If you ever find a set of the plastic surrounds for the caprice seats, let me know, ive been looking since i put electric seats in my VS, which was about 5-6 years ago id even settle for a set of fibreglass ones
I’ve had no luck, the ones I find people won’t post as they think they will end up in pieces by the time they get delivered. The only way will be to have them 3D printed or a fiberglass copy. Since I can get aluminium bent up and powdercoated cheap I was going to go that way.
This is the exterior look I am going for
And this is the kind of design (Aluminium not carbon) I am thinking for the intake, I want to make it a 2 piece design with a base with the water part then intake part on top of it with something between it to stop heat transfer to the runners.
Are you still looking for one of these? i have one that has a crack at the end that should be easy to get plastic welded? I can post pics if interested. Paint is crap but plastic has the 1 crack at the end bit. Surplus to my needs from searching for a good complete genuine body kit. Just need grill and spoiler(maybe).
