How to blow 5k on a VN S1?

[mulligan-can]

Ok, I have budgeted 5000 to do a little bit of work on my VN S1 Berlina. Its mechanically sound (just replaced/fixed everything that needed work on the suspension and the engine)

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?

Btw I live the FNQ around Cairns so prices are prolly a bit more expensive around here

Oh and I wanna paint it as it looks kinda lame with a slightly faded white :S (Only have to pay for paint as my old man is a car painter/panel beater , I was thinking black only, any ideas?)

Any help/ideas would be much appreciated, I really don't have much of a clue as to where to start on it.

[1991_Vn2nV]

5 grand will go pretty quick once ya get started.

Are you looking for aesthetics? Performance? Mixture?

[cruzncommo]

spend it all on the motor, F**K how it looks.

[younggun]

Yeh throw 5k at the motor you will be motering then

[cruzncommo]

get a good diff, rebuild suspension, strenghten gbox and rest on motor, rebuild with ported and polished heads, balanced would be good

[mulligan-can]

yeah, i would love to go all out for motor work but thing is i cant up fuel consumption too much cos im going to uni next year

i'd prefer a mixture between engine work and aesthetics. although i guess improving reliability is probably gonna be the major point on the whole thing.

[cruzncommo]

yeah, i would love to go all out for motor work but thing is i cant up fuel consumption too much cos im going to uni next year

i'd prefer a mixture between engine work and aesthetics. although i guess improving reliability is probably gonna be the major point on the whole thing.

in that case, rebuild, port n polish heads only. extractors, exhaust, mags, lowered.

[evil_monkey]

talk to zuicider he's blowing nearly 20k

[Zuicider]

shh dont make it look like im a fool

[Zuicider]

make sure u do most of the work yaself or u will be paying for labour and there goes most of ya funds

[anton1o]

- Exhaust
- Extractors
- Cold air Intake
- Memcal
- Rims
- Suspension
- Stereo consisting of HU/Speakers/Subwoofer/Amps

There goes about $5000 if not more :P

Check this thread out Thread dedicated to Modifcations Has the pricing on most Performance modifications you may be interested in

[VLDavo]

drop a 304 in it lol

[1991_Vn2nV]

Heres 5 grand:
Extractors - $600
Stage 3 cam and chip package - $1200
Lowered Suspension, Shocks, new bushes etc. ($800)
18" Wheels - $1500
Exhaust - $300
Window Tint - $300

That about covers 5 grand. But if you want to go all out it goes much faster... my pacemaker comp extractors were $994 with ceramic coating, wheels were close to 3 grand once I covered wheel alignment, lock nuts etc. so it depends how far you wanna go.

[AirStrike]

Heres 5 grand:
Extractors - $600
Stage 3 cam and chip package - $1200
Lowered Suspension, Shocks, new bushes etc. ($800)
18" Wheels - $1500
Exhaust - $300
Window Tint - $300

That about covers 5 grand. But if you want to go all out it goes much faster... my pacemaker comp extractors were $994 with ceramic coating, wheels were close to 3 grand once I covered wheel alignment, lock nuts etc. so it depends how far you wanna go.

$3K for your wheels!!! ### me swinging!!!

[Morton]

$3K for your wheels!!! ### me swinging!!!

what he said :my:

[1991_Vn2nV]

$3K for your wheels!!! ### me swinging!!!

Unfortunately for you I dont swing that way

[AirStrike]

Unfortunately for you I dont swing that way

Right.................still can't believe how much you paid! Did you shop around at all?

[1991_Vn2nV]

Yeah, was the equal cheapest quote I could get, but the other equal quote was for skinnier tyres and they didnt sell the lock nuts I wanted. Wheels, tyres, lock nuts, wheel alignment, wheel balancing and whitewalls.

[CALAIS 6]

u can buy 20's with tyres for like a smidge over 2 grand

[Boonz]

give me $5000 and ill make you a documentary on how i would spend it

[1991_Vn2nV]

u can buy 20's with tyres for like a smidge over 2 grand

Yeah but what brands? Where at? And are they chrome?

[Tekka]

800 for new shocks springs n bushes?? **** thats cheap, it cost me 1000 for new shocks and springs all fitted, havent even got the bushes done yet

[AirStrike]

800 for new shocks springs n bushes?? **** thats cheap, it cost me 1000 for new shocks and springs all fitted, havent even got the bushes done yet

Yeah my shocks and springs were over $1K.

[AirStrike]

Yeah, was the equal cheapest quote I could get, but the other equal quote was for skinnier tyres and they didnt sell the lock nuts I wanted. Wheels, tyres, lock nuts, wheel alignment, wheel balancing and whitewalls.

I paid $3K for VY Sigs, Falken tyres, wheel balancing, wheel alignment, lock nuts, chrome valves. Keeping in mind HSV wheels are rediculusly over priced.

[1991_Vn2nV]

I paid $3K for VY Sigs, Falken tyres, wheel balancing, wheel alignment, lock nuts, chrome valves. Keeping in mind HSV wheels are rediculusly over priced.

I got chrome valves too, your lock nuts are probably just basic ones though? I got the gorilla guard ones which rrp at around $100. They have the ones with the outer cover that just spins so sockets etc. can't get them off.

Whether they are HSV rims or not you still paid more than me yet you're saying I paid too much for rims?