84 VK commodore

[Evilist]

cops dont hassle you if your car doesn't look low or if they can tell its got adjusties in it. When my daily had adjusties in it i would get pulled over at least once a week lol and it looked stock so bs

[skidkid]

Looking good man! I saw you last night at Nightwars when you were driving out the gate, i was in the S14 getting talked to by the police :/ Did you get hassled much from them when you were entering?

Thanks! No i didnt get hassled at all actually, didn't even get looked at which is sweet

Did you just get a talking to? The S14 wasnt a tractor or anything?

[lowandy]

Looking good man! I saw you last night at Nightwars when you were driving out the gate, i was in the S14 getting talked to by the police :/ Did you get hassled much from them when you were entering?

[skidkid]

I love this Commodore! I have never said such a thing, but this is brilliant! It's so simple. Your automotive passion just shines through this build man. Great job. Congratulations on your SH photo feature.

Thanks! I feel special now

Simply great!

Thanks!

This is freaking awesome! Love to see some VK loving.

Ever thought of going Opel style on it?

Thanks!
By Opel style do you mean swap to an Opel grill bumper ect on? I like the look of the front the way it is and being a VK and all with the rear quarter windows i think the chrome bumpers would look funny.

[SebastienPeek]

This is freaking awesome! Love to see some VK loving.

Ever thought of going Opel style on it?

[Rubens]

Simply great!

[Mr Von Smack]

I love this Commodore! I have never said such a thing, but this is brilliant! It's so simple. Your automotive passion just shines through this build man. Great job. Congratulations on your SH photo feature.

[skidkid]

Rears need to be 9in wide with a different offset. that poke makes me sad.

Yes the rears a bit impractical, It rubs stupid as is. But I love the poke in the rear and want to run similar on the front to match

[Thom]

Rears need to be 9in wide with a different offset. that poke makes me sad.

[skidkid]

So i havent updated this in a while. but Ive lowered her slightly. So im gonna drop some photos i took.














The rear fitment.

[Evilist]

cool car dude

[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!

[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]

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]

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