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    Default Matts VL. RB30.

    Name: Matt
    Age: 20
    Location: south east subs melb
    Car: Holden
    Model: VL exec
    Year: 1986 i think
    Colour: mint green? not 100 % sure
    Body kit: Stock
    Engine: RB30E, 3 Litre
    Exhaust: Stock
    Diff: Stock
    Brakes: Stock, Discs all round
    Suspension: on fe2 king springs
    Wheels: VK calais wheels
    Sound: stock. even the head unit is stock.

    Future Mods:
    - Black wheels
    - Exhaust
    - Cold Air Intake possibly
    - Tinted Windows
    - respray the front middle section of the bumper
    - full stereo
    - fix dents and chips
    - vk calais tail lights


    let me know what you all think
    it was resprayed 5 years ago.

    cost me 600. and its so clean.
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    like the color. i reckon go two tone. asteroid.replace the tail lights. corner bumper mould and ditch the vk calais wheels. for maybe ceptors. just my opinion mate

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    yer i got 4 ceptors at home just gotta paint them silver and get tyres.

    thanks for the feedback
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    Looking for the following:
    - Calais door moulds.
    -calais side skirts.
    -vk berlina tail lights and garnish.
    -drivers side rear bumper mould.

    ForSale/Trade
    -centre rear bumper mould. (plastic (not painted)
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    haha yes the engine bay has been cleaned, think its worth taking some pics of it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jacko84 View Post
    very nice so u got it licensed allready well done
    cheers mate.

    Small Update,

    just got the car back from getting a roadworthy check.

    i need to replace

    tie rod end
    2 front tyres
    1 exhaust rubber
    RHF ball joint

    cheers.
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    SMALL UPDATE.

    plans for the exterior.

    Bonnet is going to be paint stripped.
    roof will be repaired.
    LHF door will be PDR'd
    front bumper will be painted.
    RHR bar mould will be painted.

    all happening after i have got the car rw, that should be by next tuesday at the latest.

    then the panel beating / painting starts.
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    Looks really tidy man, wow thats a clean interior!
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    cheeky quick pic

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    Selling due to poroblems with the dizzy? Or the air flow meter.


    Pm me offers.
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    why would you sell with something so minor wrong ??? what is the car doing wrong ?

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    starting then slowly chugging then stalling, now its only running in 5 cylinders.

    i just want it out of my hair. and i need the $$ to put a new ecotec and gear box in my stato
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    pm me an offer.
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    Quiters way out #### getting another ecotec in the statesmen. Get something good like a rb25 or 26.

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    yes i agree i am quitting but i paid 600 for this car, and my stato i paid 4500, so id rather have it on the road,


    tomorrow my mechanic will be looking at the VL.

    if its nothing serious ill fix it then either way ill probs be selling it.
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