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October 24, 2015 at 9:30 pm #10545
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189Bought this in December 2014 after needed a new daily while doing the 5L conversion to my Acclaim, looked at a few cars but never really found one I was happy with until this came up. It had a few minor issues and was a bit dirty but had potential.
Model: 97 VSII Calais
Colour: White
Body: Debadged V6, Holden and series 2 badges. Clear side indicators
Engine: V6
Gearbox: Auto
Wheels: Standard Calais
Suspension: Standard
Stereo: Pioneer head unit and speakers
Interior: Standard Calais, White LED foot-well lights
Stuff ive done:
-New roof lining
-Cut and polish twice
-Clear guard indicators
-New indicator stalk
-Replaced bent drivers window mechanism
-Replaced vacuum box which controls vents
-XX plates
-Repainted wiper arms and put ve type rubbers on
-Repainted front grills
-Repainted strip in rear bar
-LED number plate lights, park lights and foot well lights
-New tyres
-New tail lights
-Removed mudflaps
-Removed headlight protectorsFuture mods/to do:<br style=”box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word;” />-Lower
-Fresh tint
-finish cleaning wheels
-New steering wheel control buttonsInterior day I got it looked clean but had been smoked in
New roof lining, whole trim was cleaned while this was out
Couple of pictures after it was cleaned up
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October 24, 2015 at 10:57 pm #10549
SSEN8R VS #1081Participant- Brisbane, North Side
- \'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i
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Posts: 227nice. good clean up.
My build thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-ii-senator-185i-1081/
My track day thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/lakeside-track-sprint-day-second-go/
My VS brake upgrade thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-brake-upgrades/October 25, 2015 at 12:08 pm #10559
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Looks beautiful, got any plans to lower it a little?
October 26, 2015 at 6:10 pm #10637
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189October 28, 2015 at 8:32 pm #10701very nice! I really need to finish polishing mine… What product are you using?
October 29, 2015 at 9:07 am #10704Really nice car, great transformation… Missing the holden badge??
October 29, 2015 at 6:32 pm #10779
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189very nice! I really need to finish polishing mine… What product are you using?
HB body cut, and then polish, which I bought from a paint shop. Finished off with Bowdens Wax
Really nice car, great transformation… Missing the holden badge??
Thanks, its a pretty tidy car for its age. Yeah I took it off because the H was missing
October 31, 2015 at 7:59 am #10821very nice! I really need to finish polishing mine… What product are you using?
HB body cut, and then polish, which I bought from a paint shop. Finished off with Bowdens Wax
What kind of buffer did you use?October 31, 2015 at 11:05 pm #10856
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189Just a normal buff with a firm foam orange pad for the cut and softer foam black pad for the polish, put the wax on by hand. Dont have much detail on the pads as I dont have the packaging they came in any more.
November 1, 2015 at 7:24 am #10860Cool thanks, pretty much what I have planned for mine except I use the Rupes pads which are yellow for cut and green for polish from memory
December 6, 2015 at 3:33 pm #11955
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189December 6, 2015 at 5:01 pm #11958
SSEN8R VS #1081Participant- Brisbane, North Side
- \'97 VS II HSV Senator 185i
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Posts: 227how did you get 8.2l/100km? I don’t think I could every do it in my VS Senator…
EDIT – I note it’s not a v8, but I did have a VN 3.8l Calais, and still don’t think I could get it that low.
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My build thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-ii-senator-185i-1081/
My track day thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/lakeside-track-sprint-day-second-go/
My VS brake upgrade thread - http://www.commodoresplus.com.au/forums/topic/vs-brake-upgrades/December 6, 2015 at 7:15 pm #11967
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189how did you get 8.2l/100km? I don’t think I could every do it in my VS Senator… EDIT – I note it’s not a v8, but I did have a VN 3.8l Calais, and still don’t think I could get it that low.
I drive it fairly easily most of the time, highway and 80 zones probably help a lot
December 7, 2015 at 10:24 pm #11987
NickVRParticipant- Adelaide
- VR V8 Exec, VR SS, VF Redline Reserve
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Posts: 264That is one neat and original looking Calais. They look so good in stock form, maybe a bit lower but awesome otherwise.
December 12, 2015 at 6:05 pm #12107
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189Did a service today, changed the oil and filter, new o2 sensors as the engine light was coming on all the time and new overflow bottle, thanks to Nick for organising the overflow bottles for me
comparison between the old and new
Compared to one I cleaned up ages ago- This reply was modified 9 years ago by thatotherguy94.
December 13, 2015 at 5:46 pm #12134
VRSenator065Participant- Adelaide SA
- VR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project)
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Posts: 5 777Wow overflow bottle makes a huge difference, nice work
December 13, 2015 at 8:46 pm #12142looks good ill get one soon.. Now you need a new ps res to match
December 14, 2015 at 8:33 pm #12165
thatotherguy94Participant- VS Acclaim, VZ SSZ Ute
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Posts: 189looks good ill get one soon.. Now you need a new ps res to match
Yeah it really stands out now, will probably repaint the engine cover and put that back on as well for that factory fresh look
December 15, 2015 at 9:01 am #12185I brought mine off ebay non genuine was cheap and its lasted well if it helps
December 28, 2015 at 5:54 pm #12767
NickVRParticipant- Adelaide
- VR V8 Exec, VR SS, VF Redline Reserve
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Posts: 264Looks good mate, makes the engine bay looks heaps better. We do the P/S reservoirs at work too if you want them.
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