6L VN Executive & my engine is finally done

[@michaelcullis9280]

Love that VN - what a sleeper, sagging headlining and all!

[@MindieJ]

Sagging headliner is standard feature

[@PHATT_TV]

@@MindieJ frickin awesome VN bro, brings back so much childhood memories. Mint vid too, as per usual👏😎

[@peaner083]

Haha yes,the old roof lining. A VE standard feature too...I've been meaning to sort mine out for ages now😅

[@WarrenArmstrong69]

Looking forward to seeing your first drive with the rebuilt engine. Hopefully no further issues.

[@MindieJ]

Fingers crossed

[@stinkfinger1942]

The 6L sounds lovely 👌 So looking forward to seeing the VN running again!

[@MindieJ]

you and me both

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks for another riveting video, really love them. I just wish we had the technology that you guys have now back in the 70's when I was your age and working on cars. We were lucky to get 200hp and would be telling our mates we made that much. I rarely comment but thought should know you have an older audience 👍

[@grimreaper6112]

You didnt know what you where doing i got more from my mums 120y.

[@MindieJ]

No you didnt

[@Brendan.Wheatley]

I like the look of the 90L long range tank on VN's for some reason, I think from memory it was a popular option for sales rep's company cars, cheers for another good video Chris.

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

Yep- the Police V8's and Statesman V8's & V6's had them- i put a VQ Stato long range tank into my 1993 VR Executive, and later added the trip computer/ dash from a VR Calais (with some wiriing mods). Used to get around 700km from a mildly worked 3.8lt NA, and once twin turbo+ stroked, only lost 100km-ish per tank. Had to modify the straps a bit from memory, i repainted the tank black and did the straps in like an Asteroid Silver- with the Aquamarine paint on the car it looked really nice from the rear

[@Brendan.Wheatley]

@@maxrockatanksyOG Was your VR faster than a Interceptor?

[@teamvs_9970]

There's nothing not to like on that VN, sounds incredible. Love that position of the transcooler, never seen that before. Might do mine like that.

[@MindieJ]

it was kind of needed, car was getting hot with it in front of radiator

[@FuManchu5ltr]

Dude. You’re a human forklift. Wrestled that LS like a boss because, well, you are a boss.

[@MindieJ]

Yeh I’m a body builder in my spare time

[@-DEATHSTROKE]

What a beautiful piece of machinery, VN and VP for life 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@N4CR]

I would've slapped a 6L80 in there while I was at it but heck if you have a th400 to build go for gold lol. Sick ride man. I've been blueballed on my ls3s2000 for 8 years still not finished, typical project car stuff lol

[@danielsulics711]

One tuff Vn. Nice colour 👍🏼 looking forward to see the dyno results. Typical sag in roof lining . Get that with Vns , Easy fix. Great vid Chris

[@MindieJ]

made 310kw

[@danielsulics711]

@@MindieJ that's a good street number 👌🏼

[@kyegibson1120]

What’s been done to the 6 LITRE ? Sounds beautiful really curious to what exhaust system he’s running aswell

[@TheBronJaime]

Same here, sounds very crisp

[@sinnersaid]

I bought that LS Silvia off Troy - was one of my favourite cars

[@Dicecollector]

SLEEPER STATUS ALL DAY I LOVE IT THOSE RIMS THO ❤❤❤❤

[@jonwilliam1441]

Cool video dude of just random things throughout the day, mixes it up abit from the usual, that vn was so sick! Keen for next week 🤙

[@MindieJ]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jeffrobertson2263]

VL Turbo hubcaps actually suit it!! Awesome build 👍

[@MindieJ]

early VN S-Pac also came with these caps, so not exclusively a VL cap

[@yannikavadas1490]

@@MindieJ I'm with Jeff on the caps . They were carry overs , aka left over stock parts bin . Go to the vortex style steel rim(VL Calai turbo/VN berlina series 1). However vortex caps from both , series 2 exec & berlina V8 are ✔ & RARE . Your project rocks . 👌

[@Ga7cun7sSUCK]

Dream carman well done

[@johnciantar6239]

Vn radio all that cash spent and the roof linings shagged. Sounds tuff though

[@MindieJ]

yeh we are a mehanical workshop not trimmers incase you couldnt tell..........is there an order when building a car that roof lining should be done before anything else? can you send us the checklist please so we know for the next car, thanks

[@madmax3864]

Hay very nice v n sound from mad max Melbourne 🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@mkemm1347]

Hey mate can you do some videos or put up some pictures of that mad vq caprice in the garage?

[@MindieJ]

Nope

[@ryanhooper430]

Love everything about that VN 🤙🏼

[@4ndy530]

A couple of half decent magnets will hold the headliner up. 👍

[@MindieJ]

Thumb tacks for the proper bogan feel

[@bangkokstallion]

@@MindieJ You get the foam dropping on your head? Finally did my VZ SS headliner. 200 Bucks, looks mint

[@MindieJ]

@@bangkokstallion like a snowstorm

[@mick1884]

A lot of people on here talking about a head liner, that’s the last thing on anyones mind and a easy fix at that lol the car is mint 🏌️‍♂️

[@MindieJ]

Nah you have to do roof lining before anything else, it’s the rules of building a car, we are idiots

[@mick1884]

@@MindieJ lol 😂

[@PETERPATTO]

That 6 litre is killer. 👌 💯 a series 1 VN radio.

[@PageUpPerformance]

Sapphire Blue VN/VG offftttt👌🏼👌🏼

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

I was thinking the radio looks similar to a VK one, but im sure the buttons were a tad different. Someone mentioned perhaps a VG, could be as the VG was just shit thrown together, but some VG's had the VP or even early VR radio as it was like the unwanted Redheaded step child

[@deanwharepapa8561]

Nice heads look forward too the fresh engine

[@Paul-qq7mh]

Sounds awesome!!

[@MindieJ]

Does indeed

[@4ndy530]

"Mud flaps are cool"......never thought I'd hear that! 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@MindieJ]

breaking news, you heard it here first

[@7071t6]

noticed no thread paste put on the head studs or washers or nuts ?

[@MindieJ]

Wow you’re super annoying in the comments section, yes it has ARP grease, I don’t show every single little aspect in my videos or they would be 5 hours long

[@7071t6]

now the dyno and i bet she is going to run hot due to no trans cooler or at least did not see one on the your vn ?

[@MindieJ]

It has a trans cooler

[@Richorob]

Jeez that sounds killer… 👍🏻🏁

[@MusicalPhoenix]

Watching this channel felt like it was familiar, until I realised you guys are in Altona and it all made sense lmao

[@NathanElcoate]

Sounds amazing.

[@kajak012]

Love the sound 😀

[@MindieJ]

does sound bloody good

[@blazyblazko]

Nice one Chris !

[@Ricks408]

Just for queries sake what's that exhaust setup on it? Headers xpipe mufflers etc. It sounds tuff as f!

[@MindieJ]

Twin 3” into single 3.5” single muffler from memory

[@sdvs96]

Love this video bro tuff vn more v8 videos please if possible keep.up good work👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻...

[@N4CR]

You can rev a stock LS3 to 7k (yeah I'd be wanting to do the rockers and lifters for long term though), 7.5k on a built LS is perfectly fine if you know what you are doing.

[@bangkokstallion]

Trunnion kit was done, can tell by the circlips. Rockers stock but can handle plenty NA

[@Fuaarrkk]

Really sick colour!

[@markcampbell8685]

That's one tuff vn love it 👍

[@brooksieluke]

I love VN’s pretty much a tin can on wheels 😂 I had a 89 Berlina, locked diff chopped springs 😂

[@paddy2661]

I hear Evans waterless coolant is the go. Walky's with the blue would be mint.

[@MindieJ]

It shouldn’t get hot regardless of what coolant is in it

[@Piensoamor]

Miiiiiiint VN love it

[@javiertorres-bb8lf]

Yeah great and all but, how many cup holders does it have?

[@MindieJ]

zero :(

[@robertlambert4712]

Took the LS to the shitter?!

[@MindieJ]

where they belong

[@brizza5188]

Another Great video. 🏁

[@MindieJ]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@pedromoralez7666]

Did sound mint

[@elitecol69]

It's Page up

[@96libertytt]

What are those wheel covers on the blue VN? They suit the car very well.

[@MindieJ]

VN S-pac, VL Berlina

[@Caz885]

so what kind of car excactly that is? I'm scandinavian and never seen this before, looks a bit like Opel Omega.

[@MindieJ]

VN Commodore

[@codeyjames7208]

Car was purchased from my mate who purchased it from dom, not that it matters😅

[@MindieJ]

You’re right, it def doesn’t matter

[@codeyjames7208]

@@MindieJ def vn radio to, car was fairly untouched besides being painted and the tank put in

[@weldthatiron3683]

Nice sleeper

[@h8nwrkSR5]

Did Troy do the full conversation or just engine build Love the vn

[@MindieJ]

Did whole car

[@BenSmith-sr9ox]

@@MindieJ rough cost on this exact setup drive in 5l auto drive out 6l th400 etc etc?

[@MindieJ]

@@BenSmith-sr9ox probably mid 30’s

[@adzebigboi1717]

Fuck yeah troy love the vn bro

[@GOLF_R_JET]

Another cool vid

[@strider5119]

Have you done a cost video at all? I've wanted to drop a 6.0 into a VN-VS for a while, but I've heard nothing but conflicting information on pricing.

[@MindieJ]

25-30k to replicate this car

[@MartinJones123]

@@MindieJ That's a lot... Might as well just get a VE and do the mods

[@MartinJones123]

@@MindieJ Still though, great car

[@MindieJ]

@@MartinJones123 👍🏼

[@hillbilly2224]

Great video 👍🤙

[@mightymodder1178]

Holy fuck! That sounds mean as fuck

[@MindieJ]

damn straight

[@muffpaddy]

If the tailgate was closed, wouldn't the hoist be able to reach the engine to hook up. Then roll it back drop tailgate and roll out? Maybe the bro just needed to squeeze in a quick workout 🤔

[@MindieJ]

No, it wouldn’t

[@muffpaddy]

@@MindieJ gotta be close bro. Deck length is about1.8m, 500kg lift reaches 1.5m, tailgate height/length 450-550mm?! 500mm engine lifting at 250mm centre mass (1.8m (deck length) minus 250mm (half of engine) equals 1.55m. Give or take the maximum100mm for rounding measurements and I kinda feel we're getting pretty damn close to 1.5m reach bruv. Thats with leaving a foot of room to keep hydraulic safe too. But hey, there was that one Wednesday that I sat down to pee and then punched a puppy 🤦. So maybe I'm wrong again 🤷

[@MindieJ]

@@muffpaddy ok

[@muffpaddy]

@@MindieJ you're welcome 😊

[@james22939]

Let’s go my favourite part of my Wednesday

[@XxPRIESTxX]

Very nice 👍

[@antk1167]

How much power did it end up putting out

[@MindieJ]

320kw I think

[@thatsimracer666]

nice vid chris

[@-DEATHSTROKE]

2b074 sapphire blue?

[@danielrobertson1182]

Engineered?

[@michaels4332]

That 6.0 sounds pretty noice. This is the interenet, so i have a question... What is the dash in that 6.0 VN? Standard PCM controlled or aftermarket? Looks pretty decent.

[@MindieJ]

haltech dash and ECU

[@billyg4281]

Hi Mindie, I got a question for you and your subs are there 2 different whites in vn’s? Coz yours looks like a bright white and every vn I’ve owned has been that cream white

[@MindieJ]

As far as I know Alpine white is the only white

[@bangkokstallion]

@@MindieJ You'd be right.

[@383uts]

Does the bonnet rub or touch on the otr air intake?

[@MindieJ]

Nope but is very tight

[@383uts]

It looks like the radiator has been moved forward from the original factory position? What model radiator is used?

[@MindieJ]

@@383uts moved back not forward, same as any other commodore with an OTR, VN radiator

[@richardiceman1888]

What's happening with the white VQ?

[@MindieJ]

Cummins diesel swap

[@silverbackanimal7215]

What gearbox does it have and how much ? Turbo 400

[@MindieJ]

Literally says TH400 in the thumbnail

[@silverbackanimal7215]

@@MindieJ was to busy looking at the car 😝

[@jbaveragegaming4899]

Hey mate would this beat your ls1 by much or would it be close ?

[@MindieJ]

This would shit all over my car, it’s a built high comp 6L with 50kw more

[@stephangiannoulidis509]

Could watch that in cat footage all day

[@deezelkane]

How much did the VN end up making ?

[@MindieJ]

315kw

[@Symphony_of_Destruction_346]

Any idea on the camshaft used in the vn?

[@yeahthetroy4792]

It's a Texas speed 244 256 at 112 sep

[@Symphony_of_Destruction_346]

Cheers for the reply bud. sounds fkn angry bro & not the average sounding ls.

[@MindieJ]

nascar styles

[@jameshohmann535]

Do you prefer the turbo 350 or 400 behind ls1 ?

[@MindieJ]

They would drive exactly the same

[@vancefindlay6969]

I thought this was white? Different car or paint?

[@MindieJ]

Literally building the engine for my car in the same video, different car

[@vancefindlay6969]

@@MindieJ ahh sorry dude I will watch the whole vid Ive been loving them so far, keep up the good work!

[@Benarnott-c2x]

My time 6 to 7 grand now

[@benji996]

All that $$$$ and look at the roof lining lol

[@MindieJ]

unfortunately when building a car you cant just click your fingers & everything is done........

[@benji996]

@@MindieJ no u cant but for a $200 roof lining it ruins the interior lol

[@MindieJ]

@@benji996 yeh and the owner will probably do it, the running gear swap was literally finished this week

[@yowhatsdoin8838]

Unbelievable

[@MrRippinonyou]

💪💪

[@piffiiiiiiit]

If you liked Dahmer, watch The Night Stalker doco

[@1tr1ck]

jeff killed 17 ppl.. nice phone wall paper 😝

[@69MazdaR100]

S1 VN radio, pita to remove lol

[@3lohssvrm]

nah that is a VN radio

[@MADED6]

Do you want a nice Tony steak?

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

Blue VN is definitely a bit of a copycat of yours, just tougher 😉

[@MindieJ]

It’s the same as the hundreds of other LS swapped VN’s haha

[@turbotheamericanstaffy]

@@MindieJ I was referring to the stock look, wheel covers, interior and shifter

[@MindieJ]

Yeh there’s heaps exactly the same, it’s what I don’t like about VN’s

[@tomtucker00]

Hey mate, your personal content is really good, working on your own cars with great attention to detail etc. Your new content joy riding in customer cars is not as good, in my opinion. Regardless of whether you have been given permission, it still appears disrespectful and unprofessional.

[@MindieJ]

This isn’t a customers car, if you don’t like the content then feel free not to watch 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mick1884]

Tuff stato lol

[@MrDavcan]

I was a fan , tho now starting to look very unprofessional in the way customers cars are treated:(

[@MindieJ]

Not a customers car but thanks anyway

[@yeahthetroy4792]

It's my brother inlaws car I built and have permission todo so Everything you see Has permission from the owner we don't thrash people's car for no reason

[@kennithchapman9689]

The executive has got to be one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen in my life.

[@MindieJ]

Thanks for letting me know

[@brutechurchill]

Meh...

[@MindieJ]

boo you

[@ozkatnuss7286]

So is the big race still on???

[@I4NI_]

The car is 💩, the engine is amazing

[@MindieJ]

Thanks for the feedback I’ll let the owner know

[@cancan8467]

Such an ugly car why even bother spending $$$ on it what a laugh

[@MindieJ]

I actually agree