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Justin is a hardcore car guy. He works hard at his job, and plays even harder. He also enjoys a challenge and when this partially completed VK Commodore presented itself, Justin took up the challenge to finish the Brock-replica and in the process, give himself something wild to drive on the street whilst waiting for the Camaro to be completed. Justin’s mechanic and long-time mate Rob Risteski at CA Motorsport was entrusted to finish the build with the idea’s both him and Justin worked out between them. The basics were there, they just needed tweaking or in some cases, manufacturing. Either way, when completed, this was going to be one tough VK.

If one turbocharger is good, then surely two is better, right? And if you’ve got two big ones, you might as well let the whole world see them!

If one turbocharger is good, then surely two is better, right? And if you’ve got two big ones, you might as well let the whole world see them! The Commodore already had part of the LS3 engine in place and the two Turbonetic’s turbo’s were bolted into place, but nothing was plumbed. “If the turbo’s hadn’t already been mounted, I probably would have had them sitting below the bonnet line and out of sight”, Justin explained. “But because the hard work had been done, we decided to leave them as they were.” Asked whether he had encountered any problems with the boys in blue, Justin grinned as he told us he’d had plenty of looks from them, but no hassles as yet. But he was waiting for that day to come. “it’s only a matter of time,” he laughed… The turbo’s feed an almost factoryspec 6.2-litre LS3. The most noticeable change is the custom intake and plenum which plays host to a 102mm throttle body and 1000cfm injectors. Other non-factory additions include a custom grind cam, gapless rings, Aeromotive fuel pump, Bosch coil packs and the twin, 3.5-inch exhaust system. Everything else inside the engine is as per the factory spec sheet. Calling the shots now though is a MicroTech computer. On the dyno, the boys got just two runs in on the day due to a few minor issues, but did record 688hp at the rear tyres. Not a bad effort for a mild tune and an essentially stock LS3! Justin has assured us that they aren’t finished with the engine just yet so expect that figure to be considerably higher sometime soon! A full-manual twospeed Powerglide has been adapted to the LS and is fronted by a 4000rpm Dominator converter. The box passes the horsepower down the driveshaft to the sheet-metal 9-inch diff squeezed in under the mini-tubbed rear end. In behind each 20-inch FR Simmons wheels (8.5” on the front and a whopping 12.5” where it matters the most!) sits a massive disc and multi-spot calipers all from K-Sport. The custom Wilwood remote Master cylinder lives in the boot beside the enlarged wheel-arches and fuel cell. Adding to the reworked underside are Strange shocks, K-sport springs, heimjoints and a custom four-link set up.

Formula Blue is probably the most popular colour for the VK Commodore, made famous by one Mr P. Brock who introduced the colour on his SS Group A VK way back in 1984.