THE SKID FACTORY - RB30E+T Holden VL Commodore 

You have reinstated my love for cars

Grats! Felt like you guys deserved your own channel for some time - certainly big enough content. I would heavily suggest diversifying your income, Patreon has been quite hit and miss recently (for complex reasons I won't go in to - but I'm one of them who ceased using that platform), so setting up a few more things like a direct PayPal subscription and a seperate donate button would be a good idea. People will subscribe regardless of the "perks" you offer, because it's not really about getting a video a week early.

Well done boys, graduation time, and what better way to do it then with the old VL....bloody fantastic!

Been watching every episode of all the other builds through recently. Super psyched for this. Love learning from you folks.

HELL YEAH!! Congrats Al & Woody on completing your YT apprenticeships. 👍

Yep and over the coming weeks watch it get turned into a trash burn out vehicle

Barely ever see them now. And when you do, they're either beat to shit and barely running, or fully modded with 20" chromies and an outrageous paintjob

😍 So much inspiration already!

Yeah, rare to find one like that, it should be left like it, why not fuck around with something that doesn't matter?

@@mrrangemaster Each to their own I guess mate. I personally dont mind the motor "refresh/upgrade" it seems like they are doing, with the other bits and pieces that look to be upgraded as well. Yoda did say they are staying in the spirit of keeping it stock looking. Either way, cant wait to see the end result!

Was a clean vl. Now fucked

You can get any rando Vl and go stupid with it. WHY ruin such a piece of history

robbo 2 Me tooo!!! He has a good understanding and the WHY behind certain restrictions~

Almost late for school

Turboyodah

I would like to sit down and have some lemon squash with you.

Yeah I remember being told that the radiator was set lower in the VL than the Skyline when I had mine back in the day. I kept mine topped up and didn't have any head cracking incidents in the 3 VLs I had.

VN was going to have the RB too, but the Japanese financial crisis and the ensuing conversion rate for the YEN stopped them, enter that garbage 3800.

@@REPOMAN24722 garbage? I think not lol ok they're not the best but they certainly weren't the worst , but they do alright (they're torque monsters) actually in 89 wheels I think it was did a test between stock s1 vn and a stock vlt, vn level pegged it lol also little bit of mis info ah they used the rb because the buick v6 wasn't ready but during vl era holden liked the performance of the rb and intended on using it indefinitely but due to the japanese financial crises it killed that plan so enter the buick , weird side note buick had rwd turbo v6 and atmo v6 ready to go long before the vl got released, in 87 their grand national was running 13.8s and topped out at 160mph factory underquoted them at 245hp in reality have anywhere from 290-310hp gnx around 320-330 in 87 lol (same engine as the vn v6s) unfortunately buick never gave holden the option :( all they'd give us was the fwd version that was coming in 88 that holden then converted to rwd for s1 vns s2 onwards were re disgned to be rwd (literally just the inlet manifold is different) then gm designed the ecotec off of the buicks , they tightened the V added proper cross flo heads , more efficient manifold and various other things (they share a crank) and yeah they were boat anchors for yrs but over the last 10 yrs their popularity has exploded, recently spied a vt pumping out 1011bhp out what started as an l67 (supercharged version) american guy builds crazy ones, does billet heads blocks etc. there's a massive following of em in america they're pushing them as high as 1600+hp and deep into the 7s lol another side note in 83 a workshop in usa used the bigger 4.3 truck version in a grand national drag car and ran 7.36s in 1983! in a v6! hahahahah so the buick/gm/holden v6s are nothing to be sniffed at , just took a while for them to take off :) Kevin Yates Racing Engines on facebook check him out build some wild v6s lol I actually want one his crazy l67 builds but with a 4/71 or a 6/71 on top for my vn burnout car :D just a mild 800hp hahahaha and they do rev obviously no where near an rb30 but 7500rpm is plenty (but being toque monsters they don't need big rpm) . the more you know :)

oo another odd fact s1 vns were actually closer to 145kw as apposed to holdens 127kw claim, it's true for s2 onwards though as they had smaller ports, valves, and that plastic belmouth to reduce power as the oldy's buying em kept frying tyres everywhere hahaha sooks! hence why s1 are more desirable and exactly why I bought the s1 just a bit more punch up their sleeves :D only downside is they run a little rougher.

And still can’t compete with the Barra....

I'm sure there's a few out there that could lol I honestly don't care I'm not biased I like pretty much everything lol I just happen to have a vn with a v6, 1 I like the shape 2. it's all I can afford to run lol a barra swap is not outa the question either lol just passing on some knowledge :)

Agreed. i prefer living in a dream world thinking your working on it the week we get the Ep, now we know your finished the VL i just want a 3hr long video to watch on it.

Agreed! A few hints of what's to come is great but that left nothing to the imagination haha. Reminds me of a VL I saw in zoom magazine. Looked stock but was over four hundred rwkw lol

@@beerturbogarage this right here ^

I totally concur! Tell us, don't show us yet! :D

Yeah I kinda agree, should show a clip set like this in the finale not before anything has been done

nope. Have a look @ Cleatus, this is the modern way.

Was about to type the same thing -- I'm happy to listen to Al talk, don't want the spoilers!

walkinshaw looks way better :D personally not a fan of the base vl's either, walky and calais were pick of the litter :)

balls deep

@@theskidfactory You're gonna be balls deep in new subscribers boys. 👍

No shit balls

haha yep. Here at 42k

@@boosthit811 149k. just found this channel

122kw from memory but holden changed from sae ratings to something else, or the other way round, which reflected more real-world conditions ie they tested with all accessories fitted, also the v8 was aimed at the towing market with heaps of low down torque ,but then again they where very easy to modify with bolt ons and a cam

Al t. Correct. The 308 was easily making more torque than the six and we all no how easy it was and IS to get great power out of them. Cam heads inlet exhaust and they last forever.

your in for a treat after then haha

I would've too punisher s2 is terrible hahaha

Nah I'm enjoying it now tbh

@@TheGorillaBiker I just found it a lot slower than s1 I watched up ep 8 I think couldn't get into it :( always ended up messin with my phone lol so I gave up lol

@@5lcalais1 yeah it started slow but I binged like 3 episodes last night and it picked up a bit. Honestly guns and wanton violence and I'm in 😂😂😂

bringingtherukas I had 2 never stolen Can drift with 1 finger so light so smooth to drive

Wrx?

GC8 WRX would take that title sorry...but it would be a close second place🤙

Yeh dad stole about 23...

Takes about 30secs to break into them!

Really? Man, you need to REAAAALLLY check out the History of Aussie cars and get an eye opening like no other. 👍

@@MafiaboysWorld Apparently! Sounds similar to the muscle car craze here in like the 60s and 70s, but much later. Hoping I can visit Australia and see the awesome cars someday.

@@802Garage Oooh no no no, our craze was in the 60s aswell and ours was to the point we had our own Supercar Crisis and it didn't involve the oil crisis either. Anyway, I can give you all the info but I'm trying to watch Brent so gimme 10 minutes (NO SPOILERS PLEASE!! 😂)

@@MafiaboysWorld Hahaha that's what I'm watching right now too! Guess we gotta chill when I come to Australia. XD

@@5lcalais1 Well that is a tragedy. Similar to how the Corvair got killed, but much more wide sweeping it seems!

To add to what Al said this is the car that educated aussies in the ways of injection and began our journey from the dark side of carby's with mechanical secondaries to being one with the forced air and thus Turbo Yoda was born...

This is bringing back memories.

dude, i doubt they are going to sell out - this is pretty much them documenting their day job, they probably get all the money they need from the day job (including money for parts), and all the money from this goes back into making their video quality better.

vls are the worst holden ever made.....nissan motor lol

@@Veightdirectorcarclubvictoria NO, that would be the ZB Commodore........ Or the NZ only VN 4 cylinder.

and the highest coolant bleed screw always snapped off which meant the second person to change the coolant was even more screwed

You must be one of the most hardcore Holden-heads in this comments section. First the Bedford van info, now VL. I feel like we are cut from the same cloth, just from opposite hemispheres.

I was waiting for Yoda to mention that the it was the 202 in the VK and that it was the same donk from the Bedford.

@@mikepeterson1791 I've just been around a long time. I've had cars from Austin, Chrysler, Nissan, GM (of course), Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Ford , Honda and Hyundai!

One of my all time fav Holden cars, and yes it's sensational looking mate.

they cant really handle the higher voltage when using high beam. theyll start melting around that fuse/relay. easy to rebuild n relocate

Good to know, cheers bud.

dat you reeba?

You mean Hegdick?😂

Oh my gawd, crank up the sub woofers, bro.

just what i was thinking (looks like your the only one on here that knows about this car), executive model with Berlina/Calais cluster i smell bullshit. Not too mention its been painted, these cars come out acrylic from factory, 2 Pac came long after this time and the car has 2 pac paint on it (can see the orange peel @7:00 mark). Under the bonnet has no clear coat, only base coat. Too many fails when it comes to originality the car stinks. Overspray on the bonnet rubbers, missing plastic shrouds on top of wiper motor.

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA YESSSS

That is not a Calais only dash, that is also a Berlina or optioned dash, Calais had a different print on them after 86 I think

@@350stato 88 Calais had the fine white dots pattern. Either way no executive came with an oil press/ volts or RPM on an Auto.

Don't need it, single cam RB30s have run into the 7s.

@@MafiaboysWorld I'm well aware of this. But would of made for a more full on series if they did a twin cam conversion aswel

@@nathanfrancis6727 Nah, ruins the original look of the car. The second you put a DOHC head on, it just looks like every other RB, and you lose that Holden rocker cover. 👍

@@MafiaboysWorld yeah I suppose that's true

@@nathanfrancis6727 Believe me bro, I reckon if this had 240,000km and bashed with thousands of hammers in its lifetime that it would be getting full Nitto 3.2/3.4 stroker, 26 head and a GTX55...I know I would! 😈

Right on 10K, does that count? 😂🤣

@@MafiaboysWorld in at 11K

I was sub number 251!

Just shy of 8k when I saw the Channel announcement

Number 25!

Thankyou mate, it is much appreciated. We hope to deliver on your patronage also.

@@alanbutler2579 dude, I owe you guys back pay for a years worth of awesome no BS content. Just let us US subscribers know next time you're coming to the states so we can buy you a few local lemon squash :)

Me too! Busy few days ahead.

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