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  • #1150
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    Name: Rich
    Model: 98 VT Executive
    Body Kit: VX SS
    Colour: Glenada Mica (F129)
    Engine Type: Ecotec
    Cliche V6 Engine Mods:
    – Memcal Tune
    – MRC Performance Metal Intake box containing K&N Pod Filter.
    – 12mm Plenum Spacer
    – 12mm Manifold Insulator
    Engine Bay Tidy Up Bits:
    – Polished radiator hose
    – Modified radiator cover
    – Metal powersteering resevoir
    – Lowe Fabrication brake resevoir cover & oil dipstick cover.
    Power: Nothing Special/Untested
    Exhaust: Factory LS1 exhaust with unknown brand extractors
    Gearbox: Built 4 speed Auto with 2500 stall
    Diff: 3.46 LSD
    Brakes: Slotted F+R
    Suspension:
    – Pedders front lowest legal
    – King Spring SSL rears
    – Series II VX rear cradle with all new nolathane bushes
    Wheels/Tyres: VE International Wheels
    Interior:
    – VX Dark Grey Leather Seats
    – VZ rooflining with Sunglass holder
    – VT Calais / Stato Door trims
    Other Mods:
    – Level 3 cluster with White LED Cluster & Grey HSV instruments
    – VY/VZ Mirrors
    – VY/VZ Calais Exterior lower door moulds
    – Calais thick chrome window moulds
    – 20% tint
    – VX Calais Garnish
    – DIY SS Headlights
    – 2 x 2″ Smoke Face Gauges
    – VY/VZ Leather Steering Wheel
    – White Footwell Lighting
    Stereo:
    – Alpine ILX-007E 7″ Receiver with Apple CarPlay
    – Alpine Type R 6″
    – Apline Type R 6×9″
    – Alpine Type S 6″
    – Alpine Type R 15″ Subwoofer
    – Alpine MRD-501 Amplifer
    – 2 x 2 channel Alpine Amplifiers
    Build Period start: 28/02/04
    Cost: $15k back in 2004
    Future:
    – Paint & panel attention
    – More shiny bits for the bay
    – Fit Senator roof spoiler
    Thanks to:
    – Greg from asr-audio for the dash mods – Welcome to ASR Audio & Electronics Home Page
    – Hayden from HC Mechanical
    – Cam from Sinister Whitewalls in Narellan
    – Matt from MRCPERFORMANCE.com.au for all my performance bits
    Enjoy!
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    #1160
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    The car that started my VX Love :)

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    • Adelaide SA
    • VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)

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    Really love the car, but also the photography is epic, great shots :)

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    This is one very clean looking VX Rich.

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    The car that started my VX Love :)

    Cheers bud, means a lot – I’ve had it forever now so it’s been a slow burn of a build.. Lots of love & abit painful lately!

    Really love the car, but also the photography is epic, great shots :)

    Thanks, I need to get back out there my camera for some good night shots – it’s when my interior lighting looks best.

    This is one very clean looking VX Rich.

    Cheers, photos hide a lot – eventually I’ll give the body a full going over & show it some love. For the moment I’m attempting to have a majority of bits new.

    It’s an expensive task.

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    love the colour man :)

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    • C63 Amg/ Mk4 golf gti/ Ml w163 320 Mercedes Amg pack/ Audi a4 Quattro turbo man/ Wh gen 3/ Vt Calais/ Porsche boxter S / Ba futura (soon to have turbo xr6 motor)/ 2006 RX8

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    It’s a shame the Vx Ss didn’t come out in more colours … That kit suits alot of cool colours !!!!

    If you don't believe in something .... You'll fall for anything

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    Engine bay looks nice. Deserves a pretty strut brace.

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    Engine bay looks nice. Deserves a pretty strut brace.

    Because of the 37mm of extra spacers it wouldn’t actually fit a brace! As it is the bonnet JUST touches the front of the plenum

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    Car is still kicking along, needs a good wash & wax…
    Finally got my leather/suede inserts back & fitted them… Note: Following photos were taken with a potato..
    Looks a lot better in person & matches the leather well.
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    What’s next?
    – Just waiting on my extractors to be delivered (forum member sold them to me dirt cheap) & waiting on my rear muffler (factory LS1) & then I’ll have it all installed.
    – Going to arrange to install my dashcam & properly hardwire it so I can utilise the 12v still.
    – Waiting on the brake switch so I can install Cruise control
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    Still looks as good as ever rich! :)

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    Woah that’s a damn clean VT!! Looks mint mate, I’m jealous.

    The VY SS rims suit well :)

    ~~R.I.P VT SS S1 9C1 ~~
    ...:::::VB 253 SL on the road to being a street cruiser:::::...

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    Woah that’s a damn clean VT!! Looks mint mate, I’m jealous.

    The VY SS rims suit well :)

    Cheers, still makes me smile to drive it everyday…

    ——-

    So managed to score some L67 twin cats which were in good nick but I thought I’d hit them with the wire wheel & give them a coat of exhaust paint – obviously once they are on the car I’ll never see them again but I’m thinking to do it once & go it properly!
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    looks great rich:) makes me miss my old vx!

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    looks great rich:) makes me miss my old vx!

    Cheers, I always loved yours – what was done to it again?

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    standard v6 mods plus mafless tune mrc performance twin throttle bodies, suspension, brakes, shift kit/toughened auto, 200rwhp grange wheels etc. Nothing nuts just tidy. Still half wish id kept it and boosted like I’d planned..

     

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    • 1995 VS Acclaim v6. Soon to be supercharged 1995 VS Executive 5L. 1973 Holden Torana Deluxe

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    Beautiful car Rich. Loved this on the other forum. Don’t think I commented on it though…

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    Being that I drive several hundred k’s through sydney traffic I thought it best get a dash cam installed…
    All hardwired with wires all but hidden by Hayden @ HC mechanical
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    nice. Do you actually get much need for them though? Never needed one myself but thats in sleepy adelaide..

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    What part of Adelaide are you in? LOL.
    I’ve gotten a heap of footage with my dash cam AJ, mostly people not paying attention and swerving between lanes, red light runners and right hand lane hogs.

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