Under-bonnet fluff
Re Glenn Torrens’ V H Commodore Wagon and wit hout starting another lengt hy Holden discussion, but I was wondering about t he model f itment of t he under-bonnet insulation to the V H SL X. I am now tr y ing to determine exact ly which models in the V B/ VC/V H/V K range had factor y insulation f itted.In t he of f icia l parts manuals, it lists t he part for V B, VC and V K (a ll eventua lly t he same part number) but for t he V H, it only ever listed the under bonnet (hood) insulation as part of t he SL/E insulator package (M38570) – i.e. it was not f itted to t he SL or SL/X.
Glenn mentions that the SL/X was supposed to be factor y-f itted wit h t he under-bonnet insulation – would it be possible please to get t his reference?
John,
G’DAY JOHN, When we got your message, we did the only sensible thing and threw it to GT for comment. Please accept our apologies in advance. Morley.
GT says: “With my Commodore restoration projects, I understand how important correct specs are and, in fact, I love chasing details such as this. But in this case, I but I only assumed it was fitted to the mid-spec SL/X in the VH series based on the fact it’s fitted to my also mid-spec VB SL wagon (Holden changed the badges for the VH).
“But possibly, by the time the less-hoary blue-motor arrived in the VC in early 1980, Holden didn’t think it (insulation) was required on models under the luxury SL/E. Who knows?” GT.
Okay, so clearly even GT the Commodore whisperer doesn’t know for sure, but surely, somebody out there must know the answer. Any Holden clubs have an in-house mad professor with all this info circling the inside of his (or her) head like a cyclone in a brochure factory?
Maybe it’s not even that simple, and maybe different Commodores from different factories had different specs when it came to this level of nitty-gritty. From memory, these early Commodores were made in both Adelaide and Melbourne, but I think the very first one, the VB, was also built at Holden’s Pagewood plant in Sydney. My howto-ID-a-Holden book also suggests that VBs were made in Brisbane at the Acacia Ridge works. Anybody know for sure? Either way, there’s scope for a lot of detail differences, right there.