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Hahaha Yeah Man But I guess What Can U expect From An ecotec With No Major Work Done... just Hang In Till U get The 8

Heya yeah couple of things not much been excited for a new daily i bought which ill put up a new thread on soon Made my centre console with the state woodgrain ext out of metal looks factory so I'm happy with it installed 2 gauges where the air vents are above radio not quite happy with it but...

Cheers guys and yeah im there nearly every nd of month meet its all good fun ill throw up some pics from recently up later tonight/tomorrow

Not much got a vp calais fusebox cover aka driverside glovebox put that in wired up killswitches for that and installed some switched for foggies,fan and kill switch or guage lights... appart from that just been driving and working on my mates vs

Mother of god! this has turned insane! whats the best db now? tuned properly? specs mate how is the height now with all that weight?

Did u comment on it cause think i guessed who u were!

Ahh shitt! 777 likes not bad! Cheers bro! Didnt even see that one/send it in!

Thanks mate! bit more of an update got a savage fiberglass engine cover for a bargin and my mate painted it up looks alright... but after heelping my mate with his vs smoothing the bay i wanna start saving for a full motor rebuild so i can justify pulling out the motor and box again

Hey mate notto sure waiting for my mate to respray then probs interior/soundsystem .. maybe next year motor work... camber is bullshit bad in the rearaired out but normal heightits good

Yep 235 40 18 is the rightsize for the vr vs why do u have so many fittings behind the air guage? What brand compressor ect... looks smick what i wanna do to a vs! Rear bags are great!

Yep as drawnnite said has exact same emmisions as the vs 5ltre and was built for it so no problems... and i know the dent annoys me just cant wait till my mate resprays it

crap mate looks insane love it! i want a ute daily now and been re reading your whole thread so much work has gone into this!

Ok update time yeah… well after talking bout it i finally completed my v8 manual conversion Only problems i had was the vats needed to be removed once that was done got injector pulse and fired up straight away the motor has new water pump, sump gasket rear main, rocket cover gaskets and...

Ok and delco where can i get a good memcal to fix my problems?

So would a vr bcm and keyhead fix it? Or better offto tune the vr ecu to a vs tune?

Yep cranks and that tried the leave the ignition on no good... just still no injector pulse... staarts when u usefuel down the intake but otherwise...your right when i hit the remore then i can crank it.. why wouldnt it be legal... exact same emmissions ect as a vs v8...

Ok so ive juat doe a v8 conversion into my calais and sofar no start has spark and fuel but no injection pulse ive got everything hooked up right including the engine loom 3 plugs everything the only thing i can think it being is im using a vr loom and ecu with a vs statesman bcm and key if...

Im a mechanic and do pinkslips.... so yeah kinda dodgy but if i was doing a pinkslip just leave it standard height

Side skirts selling rearlip going on mine cause its good cond

Haha cheers spikey boi love my front bags cant imagine another car without em... now looking for a daily wagon or ute soon... but my brrother in law bought a minitruck so been working on that for him... now i want one so i can daily drag it!

Yeah would love a vs ute column shift! Looks schmick!whats happening with your berlina?

once you drive too high or too low its bumpy and can't drive too low otherwise there goes the guard

yeah it was a shame but its a repairable write off… to get it regoed in sydney would have to first register it in act/vic/qld then transfer to sydney and we got it cheap enough… The front bags aren't to bad steering is twitchier then normal struts and handles bait like a boat… but my mates one...

Ok time for a mega update! the week after summernats my mate and myself decided to get a vr ss as a doner car… i get the running gear and he gets the vs stato i stripped previously running gear so I'm half way through stripping that… getting the vs ready for 2 more cylinders!! 2 weeks...

knew it was coming but still such a shame bro! in saying that my mate loves the rear venetians! (ps is that hamden towing)

Ok so im getting everything together for my v8 conversion... its a series 2 statesman v8 and ive found a vt 5ltr manual conversion cheap... what willwork and what wont (appart from pedalbox i know that wont) any help thanks in advanced!

Yep i remember seeing the stato looked clean as was curious if u would be on the forum! Where bouts do u live? I dont know anyone close on these forums can orginise a cruse to harrys or something?

Yeah sure is mate

Ok update time… finally got my fog lights in and working! Mate detailed my car looks so much better now put in the statesman's centre console with upholder that i modded to work works great but sometimes gets in the way when changing gears uhm not much more updates been working like a dog...

Hey mate nah nothing new really just been busy working and when i get home fixingmy jetski after riding it.. If i dont drive aired out its sweet cant even tell but once u drive lowerand lower its on bumpstops so its ****! But im happy with it just saving up for front bags and manual gearbox...

Hey frogs snapped 3 on one wheel.... basically the guy at work who put my rims on my car(i was busy doing mechanical work at the time) got the sack cause i went off at him... yeah towtruck wasnt the best but hey lucky i have airbags! raised it up higher than stock and went on sweet!

ITEM:Holden Special Vehicles Clubsport VS PRICE: Make an offer $6,500 LOCATION:Roselands sydney NSW YEAR: 1995 SERIES: VS BADGE: Clubsport ENGINE:185 KW TRANSMISSION: Auto with gearbox replaced COLOUR: Phantom EXTERIOR CONDITION: Fresh respray, no dents original...

Ok update... Got my advantiis walled, yellow again! Went wakeboarding and on the way home snapped 3 wheelstuds on one wheel so one tow later got it home and put 3 new studs in for my birthday got rear venitians of my parents and from my boss got 2 vx front callipers that have been reco'd so the...

Hey mate sorry bout the late reply but my calais is a series 1 so i think yours comes with the foggies in already so might be easier might be harder... but when installing mine was easy just take your time do it properly and stickerflex is a good friend ;)

I love the stickers too!

wow dude huge power from a 6!! cant believe you snapped an axel that badly... looks like you need a bigger spline axels and diff! engine bay looks so clean too get new rims but similar design? put your old tyres onto the new rims?

Thanks guys... yeahh im still in 2 minds really like my old rims (so not selling them) yellow walled the advantiis today... still havnt made up my mind Antondude... cost 1300 for the rear bolt in bags with fast speed and controls up front... costs more for installation but i did it myself...

Cheers guys Ok update time... *Got yellow walls, *Got a series 2 vs statesman v8 doner car! Gearbox went into my mates vs clubsport and the rest is split between me and another mate Statesman dash is in now,all woodgrain interior parts, still got chrome door handles, and all v8...

also going to be buying rims but should i get some pentagons or ve gts?

Ok update time... put the beagles in now... foglights just have to be installed... when i can be bothered put in my door pods so now i have 3X 6.5" hertz component speakers in each door along with 2Xjvc 4 chan amps to power the speakers and yeah not much else... just that it now has an older...