Hi all im new to all this so can someone please help and tell me what this paint code and trim code and also what each number/letter means in my modle number on compliance plate?
Any help would be muchly appreciated

Moldle code vh8vl69-267
paint code 2j 011-D
Trim code 1990-77X

And can i legitly register my vh with a RED 253?

Edited by user Sunday, 10 December 2017 11:30:09 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Depends on what is on the compliance plate. If it has 27A then a red VB 4.2L or even HX-HZ is fine.

If it has 27B or 27C then you’ll probably have to run a blue top end, you can still use the red bottom end, especially if it is VB 253, the bottom end is near identical bar the colour, even down to the VR engine number. The only difference is the blue 253 has a slightly smaller piston crown than the VB engine.

The other trick would be to use the VB long motor and fit a KC intake, which is a blue manifold copy but fits red as well, then just fit a blue 253 carby, dizzy and pollution pipes. The same applies to earlier red 253 but you may run into strife with an earlier engine number prefix like 253H/L, Q or HR/S and the choke won’t work as designed.

Edited by user Monday, 11 December 2017 8:44:56 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified