just would like to c what u guys have done to your cars!!

[south_side]

just seeing i havnt bought a car yet and i really would like to know what can be done to coms and hsvs !!!

[-HSV-]

well i have a 5lt VT Calais and i have some pics on my cardomain site in me sig.

heres pretty much what it is:

-5lt
-Pacemaker extractors
-K&N filter
-leather
-HBD body kit without the spoiler
-17" monaro CV6 wheels (17" version on the VT GTS wheels)
-10stacker in the boot with 260watt sound comin from 8speakers (4in the doors, 2subs on the parcel shelf and 2tweeters up front)
-umm lowered to 100mm with pedders.
-goes really hard...

[south_side]

nice car man real top shelf do u mind telling me how much all up with mods ?

[-HSV-]

nice car man real top shelf do u mind telling me how much all up with mods ?

that's exactly how the car was when i bought it about 2months ago now. i paid 19k for it and its immaculate.

bought the car off our local mechanic and he originally had it for sale at about $23,000 but couldnt sell it. he kept dropping the price and dropped it down the 20k. i said i wanted to buy it so he said because he knows me he'll drop another grand off it ;)

ok, so the cars done 220,000kms and theres a couple little things that are starting to go with ago, but engine wise, its in beautiful condition and theres nothing wrong with it. have the odd problem starting it but thats generally the same throughout all 5lt.

hes bought himself a WH statesman international recently, and has lowered it, put a set of ROH drft-R's on it, twin 2.5" exhaust with a custom rear bar so he has twin outlets, one either side with 2 X 5" oval tips :)
looks nuts as and down the track hes going ta stick a blower on the genIII. should go hard.

[white_lie]

If you're looking to save money, keep looking around to buy one thats already modded. You never get back what you spend on a car. There's receipts for about $25-30K worth of work on my car but there's no way its valued at that. But if you like doing things yourself and seeing your project grow, by all means by a stocker and do it up.

My mod list consists of:
355 Stroker - Ported/polished heads, all running gear changed, 355 crank, forged pistons, Perkin's racing cam.
Shift kitted auto with 2500 stall convertor
King's Superlow springs with Koni externally adjustable shocks, k-mac camber/castor kit.
DBA slotted rotors all round (343mm with stock corvette C4 calipers)
Stereo: Kicker compVR 15"s x 3, MTX1000D, Dynaudio System 360's in custom pods, PG zxti400's x 2, Nakamichi 45z.

[HSV_195]

Mods to my VR Berlina are as follows:

-HSV VT 195 clubsport engine transplant, standard computer
-Custom handmade extractors, straight thru 3 inch piping
-VT HSV trans with H.D internals, corvette servo
-Axles and diff assembly by BOSS Engineering (3.9 gears)
-C.O.M.E roller cam
-K&N full cold air system
-Pedders super low springs and struts all round, adjustable panhard rod, front strut tower brace and custom rear brace
-18in LENSO rims
-DBA slotted front discs, VT twin piston front caliper conversion (my own custom job!)
-Calais leather interior

[evil_ss]

i still have my vp ss with the followong mods and more $$ being spent as we type. the missus and i are currently waiting for the gen4 equipped SS and we thought we had to wait for the ve.Looks like we dont as the VZ SS will have it??
ENGINE:
crane 276 cam and rollermster chain set
crane lifters
crane valve springs
mild port and polish
shaved heads
chemically cleaned
holley 4 barrel billet throttle body
ss inductions cold air
HSV fibreglass air box,silicone MAF pipe
k&n panel filter
top gun 8.8mm spiral core ign leads
custom tune by chiptorque
chiptorque chip
tuned to run on pulp
twin 2.5" mandrel bent exh
high flow mufflers
high flow cats
chrome vt engine covers

FUTURE MODS:
toque power manifold(week or two)
custom stereo install
COME twin throttle body(prob not anymore coz of new manifold)
355ci stroker
vortech s-trim supercharger/incooler
AP racing 4 piston brakes
BA purple with custom pearl(week or two)
19" zenneti pro v rims

SUSPENSION:
koni shocks
king springs
whiteline nolathene bushes

BRAKES:
vt twin pistons front(polished)
vt single pistons rear(polished)
slotted pbr front rotors
slotted pbr rear rotors
kevlar pads front & rear
PBR braided lines front
aftermarket hub adaptors

GEARBOX:
stage 2 shift kit
trans cooler

DIFF:
3.9:1 gears, shimmed LSD

INTERIOR:
custom red interior
red leather on doors(new pics coming)
SS floor mats
GTS floor pedals
autotechnica sports seats

EXTERIOR:
17" chrome rims with 235,45,17 tyres
tinted vy indicators
tinted headlights
full vy ss badging



STEREO:
pioneer 8450 deck
soundstream 4x100w rms amp
sony xplod amp 4x80w rms
pioneer blade coaxials x 4
pioneer blade splits x 2
boston acoustics 12" subs

[zerotolerance]

well I might aswell post some stuff of my car....
Ive only had it a year & only really just started on it....

ok, its a vn calais
Ive got vs leather inside it
momo race steering wheel
white door handles, dash sarround, shifter sarround
vn hdt aero front bar
grp a grill
vt ss 17x8 rims
lowered 3 1/2 inch's
statesman bonnet
front strut brace
gas bonnet struts
painted engine covers
pod filter
there are a few other things but cant think of them at the moment!
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[essess]

dont really have any mods to mine i like the normal look of it :) cant afford to make it go like a bat out of hell but its fast enough stockish vt ss with a 3" catback

[-HSV-]

dont really have any mods to mine i like the normal look of it :) cant afford to make it go like a bat out of hell but its fast enough stockish vt ss with a 3" catbackmaybe you should stop spending ya money on alcohol and get enjoyment from your car :D put the money in something that will give you enjoyment for lnoger ;)

[essess]

pfft alcohol can cause many hours of pleasure :P i shall be spending some pennies on her soon enough ;) something that involves moving a lot of air into it...

[-HSV-]

pfft alcohol can cause many hours of pleasure :P i shall be spending some pennies on her soon enough ;) something that involves moving a lot of air into it... do you eman removing the air intake :p ?

ohh, forced induction :p

[essess]

nah lol im pulling all the intake off and replacing it with a hair dryer from the reject shop ;)
yup been saving for a blower should be going on for my 21st if not sooner cant wait

[YabSupreme]

VP Commodore stock standard.

I only just bought it a few months ago and up until last month when I lost my license for reasons I choose not to discuss and told I can't even go for my L's again until I turn 21, I was going to put a 5ltr and new running gear in it, but now I'll probably just sell it and buy a car in 4 years when I'm 21. If I don't sell it though, my first mod is going to be a push-button engine starter :D, then rims.