84 VK commodore

[skidkid]

founnd hydraulic tappets gummed up so i repaced them also found a slight score in the bore where the tappets sit soo i sanded it till it was smooth



reassembled and took for a test drive. runs mint! stoked as f**k on her at the moment
then went to a gymkhana with the 'AWKWARD STANCE' crew



drove around some cones and had some fun



then was gonna throw out this used air freshner but im way to fresh soooo



trial fitted some wheels to get me some inspiration to park Lana and swap diff and front suspension



mmmm poke



then went into town one saturday night for dinner with my girlfriend. finding a car park sucked. and took some photos of Lanas current appearance



note the cool sunvisor and EH holden hubcaps. i <3 swapmeets



and woodgrain because im classy....



and one final picture for now



because im rocking the 80s stance.


going to a hardpark with awkwardstance this weekend so should be motivated to do work so stay tuned for updates

Thanks for your time :]

[sally pu]

I need to see camber poke and lowz on this thing, the visor is weird, but I kinda like it, reminds me of dealers at old school casino's. I also dig the woodgrain gas cap but i feel like its out of place...needs more wood grain but don't over-do it

[w201e34]

He cant get camber because of the sra. But this thing would look awesome stupid low with like 13x10 wheels and boso pipes. Just saying.

[skidkid]

thanks for the input. i got bored last night with the rain and dont want to pull Lana apart too much before this weekend but lows and wideness are on the table for soon as my new diffs ready for paint and with that my brain got thinking and i picked up a pencil...

i am thinking something like 15x10s with some balloon stretch and a bosozoku/shakotan influence

[skidkid]

Not long after that gymkhana my gearbox died on the way to work, so i replaced that



Changed the oil while i was at it. killing the filter taking it off



and proceded to put her back together to take to work on monday



Because Greg Murphy was coming in for lunch and i wanted hto ask if hed sign my dashboard





I made a front lip inamongst all that



And relocated the fusebox and hid the headlight wiring



and shortend the front springs to bring the front down abit



DAT RAKE

[skidkid]

Last night i found a old cooler in the garage and i mounted it to the front bumper bosozoku style



and also my front lip sits on the tarmac when going in or out my driveway. :]

[Modlendingen]

Cool project

[skidkid]

I threw the stock wheels back on as the tyres on the hotwires were no good


then i went to a swap meet and got this....



And got these made....



and bought the rest of the parts i need to change the stud pattern

[180roman]

Man you have the cleanest VK i've ever seen

I want to see those steelies on it and more low
Would look tough

Do you have an adjustable panhard bar to center the rear axle position for when you lower it more?

[CandyGarage]

nice wheels. what sizes

[skidkid]

I cleaned up and rebuilt the brakes



And scored a set of genuine interceptor center caps of an ex police car



prepped and painted my wheels black as i cant decide what colour i want to go with



got some tyres and got them mounted onto the wheels



And with that i drove her into the garage and took a final photo of Lana on her original wheels

[skidkid]

Man you have the cleanest VK i've ever seen

I want to see those steelies on it and more low
Would look tough

Do you have an adjustable panhard bar to center the rear axle position for when you lower it more?

Thanks, The photos actually do alot for her. The paints sorta splotchy and faded in places but she doesnt have much rust, The rust in the front of the bonnets actually the worst in the whole car
Im working on it haha photos of them on arent to far away
I have a adj panhard rod chilling in the garage, (another swapmeet score )

nice wheels. what sizes

Thanks! saving that till there on the car. Gotta keep some teasing going haha

[skidkid]

then i stripped the old brakes and rotors ect



and installed the new parts



in amongst all that i swapped the rear axles out for 6cyl ones from the diff id bought a while ago.
which means i get to keep the shorter diff ratio that the four cylinder commodores came out with

got some purple wheelnuts



because they look badass against the grey centers and black wheels



Then i put the wheels on....







wheel specs are 15x8.5 on the front with 205/60R15 and 15x10 on the rear with 225/60R15
Im unsure of offsets as i dont know how to figure them out but the fronts have about 3 inches of dish and the rears about 5 inches

[skidkid]

and even at that 4x4 ride height i was running into issues with the rear guards chewing the tyres in and out of driveways and with people in it, So i rolled my guards



Then New Zealand Performance Car Magazine had a park up at Meremere dragstrip so i washed Lana
ready to go



Some photos from there

[skidkid]

I had a small electrical issue in the engine bay causing most of the wiring to turn into smoke just before christmas. So ive put in a second hand wiring loom for now and just got it running a few days ago.
And got this photo i put on Instagram of my first drive of Lana this year featured on SpeedHunters in there #featurethis post on my 19th birthday! BEST DAY EVER! :}



awyeah follow me on instagram? @shakotom

thanks!