RB30VB

what kinda mitsi is it i live in stokes

hey hey sorry to drag up old thread but pretty new to these forums

so im just wondering how many people there are around lower hutt doin the old school trend and what do yous drive?

i think iv met seedy al (you work at Repco aye? met you through Kyle with the laurel from the old Jap Performance)

but yer would be good to know who else is out there

btw my old man owns hutt valley Novus so im the windscreen specialist round here hahah oldschool car windows tend to be a prick but always keen to have a nosey and see if i can help

haha na its good i like getting your opinions because iv only just recently become an oldschool fan

since iwas like 13 iv been an Initial D nutter and a big drift fan and basically my idea of the perfect car was an s13 in standard eggshell green low as fuck with standard body kit

bought the commy in november 06 cos it was shiny and the old mans been into oldschool and commodores for years

but other than that i dont have much experience with them so i need good ideas like this i never would have thought of putting dirty old 15x10s on it

(id thought about 19"s )

but now that iv looked at these pics and checked out that site i think im getting closer to how i really want it to look

honestly thanks guys its good to be able to talk to other oldschool enthusiasts and see the trends

here i fixed it up a bit sized wheels a bit better and used original tires from photo as more realistic and that way i know wheels are scaled to 15"

red tints? red paint more along the lines of what people have suggested

not to sure about the gold wheels with red paint thoughts?

what about this?

red tints

x10

red tints?

its definitely all bolt in except gearbox x member

i know it cos iv done it

but dont do it cos its my uniqueness, my baby haha just kidding i aint gon stop ya

also dont worry it aint going matt black i hate that shit

it may look good wet but thats the only time f***** dirty crap matte black

**edit no offense to other people running matte black,, its just a personal thing

i like to polish the crap out of my cars and matte blacks too bloody hard to make look clean in the sun

its just not for me

oh yer conversion is simple once you get off your ass and do it

i wasnt gunna say anything at first cos im looking forward to having a unique-ish conversion havent really heard of people in NZ doing this conversion yet

VL Holden parts required:

motor

gearbox

driveshaft

whole rear end (solid end diff)

front subframe

steering column and rack

fuel tank

fuel pump

once you have these parts you swap them over and they all bolt in the same place perfectly

front subframe is NECESSARY as engine mount positions have a 50 mm difference

the only thing that requires modification is the gear box crossmember as the VL body changes slightly under there

basically cut the bracket off the VL cross member and weld to VB Xmember

oh and ill have to drill a hole for the wiring loom to enter the cabin

holy shitt been sitting in the project gallery waiting for replies finally rememberd your supposed to comment in here, imagine my surprise when i see 2 pages! of comments

thanks for the comments guys absolutley mint

yer the Opel is teh Dopesstt iv ever seen

i like that idea

wheels arent staying forever just more concerned with getting it back on the road,

plans are

adjustable suspension, found out Stocks in the hutt supply an adjustable set up for these same thing they install in the V8 supercars that use the macphearson strut

simmons 5 spokes with super dooper dish (could be convinced to do something else as simmons are expensive and super common on Ausy commys)

twincam head with big turbo setup

everything else is not really decided at this stage,

once again thanks for the comments guys loovin it haha

also this forum is great looving it most of my mates are nissan drift boys so my car doesnt appeal to them nice to have somewhere to go talk about it

*see latest comment for info regarding EOI/sale

hey guys been a member for a while but just browsed for ages

im from the hutt i own a commodore 2 previous owners old lady had it most of her life, young couple for a few years before i got it

wofd and reg for 1K

motor had a very easy life before me and i gave it hell so it broke down on me heaps

so i bought an RB30e with manual box to put it future plans will involve rb25 twin cam head and big turbo

anyways heres some pics from when i got it and bits of the conversion,

heres the old motor pulled out ugly 3.3 blue auto carby crap

motor in the hole

clutch pedal finnalllyyy a manual!!!

taking its time but getting there

and this is what im aiming for just a quick photoshop

keeping standard wheels to keep oldschool original look wheels have been semi polished to bling em out a bit

photos are pretty outdated car is a little further along now

so what do yous think?

i waited for ages to post this to make sure my car would be considered oldschool enough haha

will it be good enough to have oldschool.co.nz stickers on it when its finished? keen to support and represent