Another Holden in the Family :)

[BLACK 346]

Speedtactics Fire extinguisher mount. Bought this for the VE not realising that they have a hook system rather than front seat bolts. Glad I did not on sell it

[whitels1ss]

Speedtactics Fire extinguisher mount. Bought this for the VE not realising that they have a hook system rather than front seat bolts. Glad I did not on sell it

Looks neat!

I would honestly do a diff gear upgrade at least before the tune,

it will transform the car.

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Just flushed the power steering with a litre of Penrite. Thought that would do the trick but it still looks a bit dirty. Will get another bottle tomorrow and do it again.

[BLACK 346]

On a side note, I have plugged my OBD2 dongle into the port under the steering wheel and no matter what I try I cannot get it to communicate with the app on my phone. Have even tried a couple of different apps with no joy. My phone does not even see it as a blue tooth device. Have had the same device and phone in the VE previously with no issues.

[whitels1ss]

I use my ELM327 bluetooth with my phone on my SS very often
but I use a cable to the laptop on my Ford as it is useless & will not hook up by bluetooth with the phone.

Ford has a brilliant OBDII connection called FORScan

https://forscan.org/download.html

You can even program your own keys with it.

[BLACK 346]

I use my ELM327 bluetooth with my phone on my SS very often
but I use a cable to the laptop on my Ford as it is useless & will not hook up by bluetooth with the phone.

Ford has a brilliant OBDII connection called FORScan

https://forscan.org/download.html

You can even program your own keys with it.

I have tried the ELM one that I purchased recently and another that I had lying around, both same result. Usually these things hook up easily. I will have another crack tomorrow and see if I have any joy

[whitels1ss]

Do the LEDs light up on the dongles or they dead when you plug them in?

[BLACK 346]

Do the LEDs light up on the dongles or they dead when you plug them in?

I only get two red lights Ed, so not exactly encouraging

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Knocked off at lunch time and straight into the next lot of jobs: Got the coolant flushed and changed with new header tank. The old one was filthy and the coolant was a pale pink at best so not sure how old it was or how concentrated it was when put in. Did the t/b bypass whilst at it, pretty simple whilst the cooling system is drained. Also finished off the two hole mod, that fkn pipe that snakes down behind the headlight is a kent of a thing to get out and I hope I never ever have to do another I forgot how much intake roar it give when you get up it, worth the effort for sure. Also fixed a couple of leaks from trans pipes that had loose clamps.

Edit: Yes I forgot to secure that clamp on the headers tank before going for a test drive, and yes it made more work for me cleaning up the mess of coolant that sprayed out.

[klink]

Looking at the electric aerial next. The mast is slightly raised, but it shows no sign of power from the motor. I cannot find a separate fuse for it so am assuming it is dead. Does anyone know where it plugs into power? I can buy a brand new unit from Speedspares/Rarespares for $80 so may just go down that path. I know with the old VT2 I bought the mast from Holden and fed it into the existing motor, was really simple. The guard liner has to come out to access the entire unit I believe

https://www.speedspares.net/IVT0070NAA_p/ivt0070naa.htm

if you just buy the new ribbon, with a bit of your trusty handy work and you can have it sorted out for about $30

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Intake side of the house now complete

[whitels1ss]

Looking good Rod!

[Carrots]

Solid thread to create some inspiration for me to get my SS 50 out of the shed and running (nicely)!

Nice pick up indeed!

[BLACK 346]

Solid thread to create some inspiration for me to get my SS 50 out of the shed and running (nicely)!

Nice pick up indeed!

I remember your car from back in the day on this forum

Look forward to seeing it mate.

[Micks]

Rod great work so far your certainly leaving no stones unturned with this vehicle

Btw If interested I have an oem VT-VZ strut brace cheap if you want one?