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I just discovered this forum and have been watching for a couple of days, glad to see a car forum that is friendly (no fighting,bitchin,backstabbing,etc) inviting and helpful. Is there anyone out there that still ownes vb-vk's. I have just bought a vh s/le for my son that needs abit of work but am finding it hard to find pictures and sites to view.
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Great car for a first one!
Wish I still had mine on the road... :(
I have a VH SL/E project, but it's on the backburner after I bought a very rare VL to restore, but one day... one day....
These days I find it easier to have a couple of modern on |
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i am 19, and my family has owned my vh since new. what a brilliant car. mine is a blue 253, goes like a train. about to start its 2nd upgrade, very easy car to work on. not so hard to get parts, but getting harder. have fun, deffinately one of the best co
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Hey i have owned and done up from sctrach a vk so what would you like to know about thevh and i hopefully can help you out!
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i have a heap of questions, at the moment i am just deciding what to do as it is a long term project as my son is only 14 at the moment. A couple of things i would like to know is.
(1) Are the vh and vk parts interchangable, ie bumpers, tail lights, b
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1) Here's a list of some of the interchangable parts that I know of. There are probably others, but I haven't had anything to do with VK's.
Bumpers - VH metal/chrome, VK plastic.
Tail lights - Different styling, but may fit.
Bonnet - 95% sure.
Front
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Question 1:
As far as the bumpers, all you need to do is:
Rear:
Drill a couple of extra holes in the sides, and the rear bar will go straight on. Just need to change the wire to the new numberplate light too.
Use a VK to measure where the holes go.
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If you want it for your son to drive, personally I would pull the 308 out and go and buy an old 6cyl auto VH, transplanting the 202 and 6cyl trimatic across. Keep the V8 diff and tailshaft in the car. When you are ready just put the 308 and trimatic or TH |
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Thanks you for the info Mick and Hairy-Dude, i think i'll keep her original (except for the 308that was init when i got it, originally 253) for now but i will check with the DOT about a learner/provisional driving a modified car in Qld, As far as the trip
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And thanks to you to Byron Rich, I think that will be the sensible thing to do for a begginer, but for now it's mine and it's been so long since i've had the rumble and power of a v8 so i'll take a trip back to my youth for a little while.
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