V8 Rolla Wagon

[rock'n rolla]

Hi I'm new to this site so i thought i would put abit up about my 77 rolla wagon I'm currently doing.

I've put a worked 253 holden v8 in with a shortened 336 commodore diff and commodore struts with kinga discs and running 18x8 custom wheels.

So far it has been a pretty easy build I'm just at the stage of body work so it can get painted.

The car is being sprayed the color the engine bay is.

[Trev]

Sweet man, I have never actually seen how much room there is around the 8's in these things, Looks good.

[Doogs]

Sweet mate, bay looks good.

The rims aren't for me, but otherwise good on you. :yes:

[MattyZ]

whats ya driving plans for this and just general plans

 

skid, show, cruise etc?

 

lookin sick otherwise

[rock'n rolla]

whats ya driving plans for this and just general plans

 

skid, show, cruise etc?

 

lookin sick otherwise

Well if all goes to plan a cruiser and show and i reckon i will chuck in the odd skid here and there

[MattyZ]

Well if all goes to plan a cruiser and show and i reckon i will chuck in the odd skid here and there

 

you say your running commodore struts I'm guessing also for the brake set up wondering if ya could just show some photos or just say what gear ya running coz I'm lookin at puttin a 8 in my ta22 celica and a commodore strut set up seems like a smart idea any help would be awesome

[rock'n rolla]

you say your running commodore struts I'm guessing also for the brake set up wondering if ya could just show some photos or just say what gear ya running coz I'm lookin at puttin a 8 in my ta22 celica and a commodore strut set up seems like a smart idea any help would be awesome

vh commodore struts basically bolt straight in to the rolla, the bolt pattern on the tops fit the original holes, the struts are the same length the springs are the same diameter.

I put kingswood discs on because the commodore discs sat my wheels about half an inch outside the gaurds and the kingswood 1's fitted straight on and brought my wheels back in.

The brake lines of the commodore calipers bolted straight up to the factory metal lines in the rolla.

The only modification i had to do was the bottom commodore control arm had to be shortened to the same length of a rolla 1 because the ball joints are different lengths, the rolla ball joint isnt long enough to go through the bottom of the strut.

The steering bolts straight up in the same place aswell.

[MattyZ]

vh commodore struts basically bolt straight in to the rolla, the bolt pattern on the tops fit the original holes, the struts are the same length the springs are the same diameter.

I put kingswood discs on because the commodore discs sat my wheels about half an inch outside the gaurds and the kingswood 1's fitted straight on and brought my wheels back in.

The brake lines of the commodore calipers bolted straight up to the factory metal lines in the rolla.

The only modification i had to do was the bottom commodore control arm had to be shortened to the same length of a rolla 1 because the ball joints are different lengths, the rolla ball joint isnt long enough to go through the bottom of the strut.

The steering bolts straight up in the same place aswell.

 

cheers for that helped heaps

[towe001]

vh commodore struts basically bolt straight in to the rolla, the bolt pattern on the tops fit the original holes, the struts are the same length the springs are the same diameter.

I put kingswood discs on because the commodore discs sat my wheels about half an inch outside the gaurds and the kingswood 1's fitted straight on and brought my wheels back in.

The brake lines of the commodore calipers bolted straight up to the factory metal lines in the rolla.

The only modification i had to do was the bottom commodore control arm had to be shortened to the same length of a rolla 1 because the ball joints are different lengths, the rolla ball joint isnt long enough to go through the bottom of the strut.

The steering bolts straight up in the same place aswell.

Bloody heck, wouldn't have guessed it would have been that simple.

 

Do you remember how much longer the commodore arms to the rolla are ?

[wde_bdy]

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Edited October 16, 2010 by wde_bdy

[rock'n rolla]

Bloody heck, wouldn't have guessed it would have been that simple.

 

Do you remember how much longer the commodore arms to the rolla are ?

2.5 inches

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

very cool car, well done, can't wait to see it all in the orange.

[Des]

Looks awesome mate. But why a 253 ?

[Trev]

Looks awesome mate. But why a 253 ?

 

Rev alot better and a smaller car is less effort, The mighty 253 is very under estimated, Brothers 253 LX hatch out ran his mates UC 350 4 door.

[PMP020]

thats definatly a "Plus"

 

cheers, scott