Starfire!

Hello? *blows off cobwebs* this project has been on hold for quite a while haha. since the last time i updated i have expanded my parts collection by a small fraction acquiring a td05h turbo, a megasquirt ecu, vl fuel pump and a few other small bits and bobs. i got my camshaft ground to turbo specs by a guy down in palmerston north. currently still expanding my parts collection but not having much luck finding some things, like a strut brace and alloy cam gears haha :/ once i get rid of the vl and get a half decent daily i'll be able to put some much needed love into the vk. anyone looking for a vl project? haha Looking ahead im going to go with the vt master/vs booster, wanting to go for a brake disc rear end and upgrade the front suspension, was wondering if vn front arms would bolt onto the vk subframe then i could just get an entire front suspension minus subframe from a vn/vp, if it doesnt push the front track out too far in relation to the rear. which also with the vn front suspension would mean mounting bigger better brakes would be a lot easier has anyone done this? my door cards need some love(replacing) and my drivers seat is beyond repair going to stick with the standard 5 speed haha see how far she goes List of shit i need: intercooler for the zututu new radiator electric fans 550cc injectors alloy cam gear suspension stuff cerulean blue drivers seat cerulean blue door cards 4 pot front callipers

link to discussion -> //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/47620-starfire-vk-commodore-with-starfire-power/ anyways, its been awhile, as a really good friend of mine recently passed away due to a life long battle with Cystic Fibrosis... i havent really been doing much, just collecting parts and what not, a few weeks ago inoticed my boot was turning into a swimming pool, i suspected it to be a stuffed seal, so i went to urethane around the channelling... lifted up the seal and noticed a slighty rusty colour, lifted more up and noticed a bit more rust, took the seal off and i witnessed horror, not too bad but she has cancer been collecting parts, new water pump, gasket kits, fuel pressure reg which i get on friday, got my camshaft ground to turbo specs , mock up of the basic intake side of things with what i have thus far- blank fuel rail still to be modified, intake manifold before cutting hence 6 ports, throttle body) also scored a letterbox grille!!!!! just has a bit of chipping of the paint so im gunna bog it up and respray it... that shall be all for now!!!!

discussion is over there somewhere-------->//oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/47620-starfire-vk-commodore-with-starfire-power/ lets start shit off!!! ok i decided to save $250 and port the head myself... *before* standard head... large lumps at top of port *after* large lumps removed...all i really wanted to do atm... at the reconditioners getting valve work done next step was convertint the 6cyl manifold to a 4 cyl, which involved spending 15 minutes with a hacksaw of tiresome labor, alot of swearing and then pissing around trying to find a alloy cutoff disc at engineering shops in my lunchtime which failed... so the next day i spent 45mins straight cutting the fucking thing off buuuut i got there in the end now its down at Regals getting a plate welded to the gaping hole... aaaaaand found a vk in at pickapart... also a vl the vk had mint seats but we had nowhere to put them... only went for a couple of sensors for the EFI... we went back the following week and the seats were faded... Cerulean interior is expensive as shit too... i am in need of a drivers seat and door card the rest is pretty mint unless anyone/ upholster reckons they could fix it??

yea bro i'll eventually go to the 1 inch master... theres a mint wilwood 1 inch on tm atm for like 70 start price

chur bro how much would postage be to tauranga? send me a pm and i'll get in touch with ya

oh sweet bro... is it open or lsd?... that could be a go is the stud pattern 5x120 also? aaaaaand finally will it bolt up without modification?

im currently needing advice on upgrading the front suspension and brakes... looking at a vn diff for rear disc brakes but unsure of front, anyone know some cheap ways of upgrading?

link to discussion-> //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/47620-starfire-vk-commodore-with-starfire-power/ soooooo carrying on from the last post i resprayed the oil pump and covers from this horrid blue to a more suitable blue then after painting these i had an proper look over the camshaft and i noticed that there were a few damaged teeth over the oilpump/dizzy drive gear and the lobes are quite worn... which in turn may make it hard to apply a turbo grind to :/ i recieved the EFI manifold just need to cut the end two ports off and get a plate welded over, also went to pick-a-part to scavenge a throttle body...and picked one up from a 3.8 v6. next steps are to drill the fuel rail/ get some dummy injectors and start porting the head

cheers mate! the mighty starfire will dominate!! i am after a few things ie: alloy camgear/ camshaft- not sure if my one is usable for grinding :/

sweet dude ill have to get back to you on that one, gotta pay for my "rebuild" to start off with

link to discussion(fire hate here!) //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/47620-starfire-vk-commodore-with-starfire-power/#entry1488532 Ok so today at lunch i went for a wander to Regals to see what sort of price range we were looking at and i was stumped, for all new 186 rings, and bearings, cylinder rebore, head and block surface grind, valve reseating, crank polish and balance and a general clean down (i know im missing somethings) it was priced up at $1000 i was expecting a lot more so that made the rest of my day , he also may have a 202 EFI manifold that has been sitting around for yonks that hes willing to let go for a box of beerzies. Anyways with the covers and what not i have lest at work i decided to give them a little love, cleaned down and a going over with a "holden blue" paint, the cap was an extremely close match to the engine colour, then i sprayed it on and it turned out more like this colour (forgot to take a pic :/) Anyways BeachHop is coming up and i wanna take the Commy along but with the paint the way it is atm i need to start polishing her to go from this to this (might be hard to see i took it late, and the bloody cat has been walking over it with muddy paws anyways she isnt looking matte and colour-shift she has a shiny gloss toll blue look, only had time to polish the hood and front gaurds... the next couple of days are going to consist of polishing for a half acceptable standard to take along to beach hop

Disuss Here, //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/47620-starfire-vk-commodore-with-starfire-power/#entry1488532 ****Picture less post*** so a couple of months ago i scored a 186 engine from a guy at work just for the pistons, 186-starfire same stroke bigger bore, my uncle found a vk starfire at pick-a-part in TGA, i was amazed, so we went there and bought the engine and box, also picked up a letterbox grille , so i stripped the 186 for the pistons and stripped the starfire, cleaned the 30 years of sludge and grime from the outside and inside, send the block to Regal automotive to be bore'd out for the bigger pistons (should bump the displacement to around 2020cc), the crankshaft to be balanced and polished, new bearings and rings, and the head to be ported. I dont have many photos on hand atm as when i took them the quality was right up :/ Anyways i did a quick bit of research on turbo starfires and couple had been built, one using a 202 EFI manifold cut down to fit, so i guess this shall be my next steps

i might just see if ii can steal that engine for a couple of months till i sort mine out

he was saying the exhaust manifold had to be angled to keep the intake atomized rather than your typical extractor styled manifolds

my uncle made one back in his day which was suck through, h put 202 pistons in and made a custom manifold, kept the old varajet and bolted a massive turbo on it, im not sure if you could dose a suck through setup though, ill have to go around and get some pics for ya if ya want