Devil yellow vt ls1

[ari666]

LOL owned!

sif owned! should i put my VK on here cos' its got a bit of rust?

nevermind. not saying your car isnt nice. im sure its great.

[soop]

You could have.

You don't have to strip the car right back to a bare shell for it to be a project.
What he's doing is fairly extensive. If you wanna argue that go pull the dash out of a VT. It'll send you grey!

[Calaber]

Get off the grass, Ari. I reckon turning the VT into something personal is a project. It doesn't have to be a rebuild like yours to qualify.

[vt madness]

I think its time for an update, well it has been about 3 months and thus far i have wrecked my doner vx ss and sold off what i didn't need. (also there is parts still availible. doors, rolling shell, roof, etc just ask). In my hunt to find the ls1 i wanted i came across a VZ ss, but unfortunatly it was an auto and i didnt want to have a fly by wire or have to change the engine around also it was an auto. But it was a good car and only had 95 000 on it (ex chaser) so i asked the bloke how much he wanted the interior for and he said $500, so i ended up bargaining him for the complete interior, including roof, plastics and seats (which were perfect, especially the back, which has probably never been used) After getting the interior i had to modify my VT pre tensioners and the electric harness to suit my vt which was surprisingly easy (I will eventually start so other threads regarding small jobs that i did flying blind as there was no photo guides on here) After that i did the semi painfull mod of getting the sunglasses and rear courtesy lights to work in a much simpler VT, although it was a pain, i learned how to solder quiet well in the process. So now the interior looks shmick, with the combo of the VZ seats and roof and side plastics and vx black dash plastics. Now to the fun part. I purchased an LS1 6 speed with 110 000 on it with a really good service history that was still running in the car and took the car for a spin (vx ss) was supurbe, the bloke owned it from new and only wanted to get rid of the motor cause he loved the car so much he wouldn't sell it so he got a VE HSV E2 Maloo for cheap as chips that had water damage and is doing the conversion for that. He was a top bloke and has given me everything like EVERYTHING, and it is all relatively together so apart from getting the bugger in it will be plug and play so to speak. All i had to use in the end was my VX ss K frame and Diff and the rest is there!!! So i have aimed for 3 weeks to do that and i should hopefully have a lil pocket rocket to match all the work i have done on the rest of the car.

[vt madness]

ALSO FINGERS CROSSED TOTAL BUILD COST TO DATE: $5100
Doner VX ss: $1100
LS1 and 6 speed (ALL ACCESSORIES) $4000.
Plus made $500 back in sale of parts (CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED SOMETHING)

[walesy]

Yeah LS1's aren't exactly cheap.

since when? if you look around you can get a low km ls1 for as low as $1500... my mate was gunna sell his 412rwhp ls1 out of his vx clubby for $3000 when he went 408ci turbo, always bargains around

[vt madness]

1 week left and il have photos and hopefully shell be done......worst part was the fuel lines...stab stab

[Cameron P]

pics!?

10 words..

[sweefu]

Updates mate?

[vt madness]

Alrighty! All done and i am sorry it took so long for the reply i have been very busy and had a few things to finish on the car. The car is done aside from some bodywork, as i am going to change the appearance. I am looking to go for a stato front end and VT clubby rear, with plain vx clubby sides, more sleek look. Also i know it sounds weird, but i reckon the vt hsv garnish is one of the best out there its very slick and it has the dark colour to it with the silver emblem stripe thing in the middle. So a few decisions there and imput is appreciated. If you want to buy and of the existing bodykit just PM me (pics are on the first page) Also i have a clarion max 385 dvd with ipod cable for sale, make an offer aswell. Also i have various plastics and rooflining etc from the build, along with a stripped vx shell with numbers. has diff and suspension still in it.

Now the fun stuff, contrary to alot of people it was worth it, cost me 4g for the motor, box and exhaust with 130 000 on it, drove the car first had all books so was a great buy and being a 6 speed for that price not too shab. I redid the suspension and all front end bushings for $500, including new struts and springs and nolathane everything! which was a complete bargain (unwanted by someone on ebay who had alot of fines to pay, so my win) has a complete VZ ss Interior change minus the dash. Only bitch was the power windows, which is the Only thing my car lacks. It is funny when people look at it and are like wow, but has winders haha, but ohwell one less thing to go wrong in the good old faultless commodore. Anything you want to know contact me, i spose iv been through it now so i can help others with anything and tell u what does and does not fit (not making an un educated guess, like many people tried to tell me). Pics up in the next hour enjoy

[vt madness]

Oh and costs for someone whos looking to do it!

Gen and man box and hurricane exhaust: $4000
Suspension (look for a bargain) : $500
Premium Bendix pads front and rear: $70
Diff (wh grange) (35 000) ks: $250
Fluids and oils: $100
Interior: $500
Labour: Get off your arse it aint that hard!


Total: $5420 and alot of new cuts on my hands

[vt madness]

[vt madness]

Sorry there not the best pics, when the weather comes good and the paint and bodywork is done, il put some good ones up. seats at the bottom are for sale $60 bucks! for the pair $100 including the back seat they look good not the best condition, would suit a person who wants to use the trim on executive seats! will throw in yellow door cards if you take the lot.