My Hsv vn ls

[Honda_rider380]

Hey guys ive been signed up for awhile here and still yet to post a thread on my car.

so i started off with a vg ute on my l's and eventually its started to deteriate after awhile
so i decided to hunt around for a daily to take the ute off the road when i stumbled across
this vn.

i paid $3500 for the vn which is most likely abit expensive but i really liked the car it had all
the service history a old read out on the vn ls. For awhile it stayed stock as i wanted to do
my ute up then i realised i liked this vn and enjoyed driving it way more so then abit of spending
started (not much being a apprentice fitter and turner)

i started off with just some speakers and a head deck because it already had 4 10" kicker
subs in the boot. then eventually i picked up a new amp and a few small things like seat covers.
anyways to stop boring use ill put the specs up.

ENGINE
Stock 3.8 buick (from what i know)
just a 2.5" catback and a cai


GEARBOX
TURBO 700

DIFF
Standard worn out lsd

CAR
The car is a Hsv vn ls which got resprayed in original colours (astroid silver down bottom and atlas grey up top)
I sourced some VY SS rims cheap with tyres
I had the 2nd darkest tint on it and also lowered it a tad at the back ( was lowered before i got it)
also but new boge shocks all around under it.

FUTURE MODS
Engine rebuilt with mild head porting and a cam and evetually a turbo kit bought from pro flow
Gearbox will be getting rebuilt and beefed up soon as i source a spare box
Some paint needs touching up and pin striping redone
get fog lights hooked up and general tidying up

i can only find pics before tint and lowered

[Honda_rider380]

just bought a original letterbox grill that should be on it and also a hsv badge which should be on the bonnet and wasnt.

[GTS-Replica]

Thats so nice wheels suit well rare find.

[bj42turbo]

Very Nice, Normally later model Commodore wheels look naff on VN's, but they really suit it.....

Dazz

[SLE-883]

I had one of these 10 years ago for my first car. Looking very nice


Daniel
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[mr calais 5.0]

Looks great.. Is that a st80 boot lip or is that how it comes? Nice find too

[Honda_rider380]

Its the original lip. There isnt much un original on the exterior but the grill and a badge.
Currently seeking some simmons fr's for the right price

[SLE-883]

FYI
My LS didn't have a badge on the bonnet. It has the letter box grill and the LS decals on the front qtr panels and rear section on the wing.

Here's a pic of mine before it was stolen

[Honda_rider380]

On my read out from hsv says it has a hsv badge above grill on the bonnet

[SLE-883]

Mine never had one. It was a 1991 model.
Then again, mine didn't have the red pin stripe like yours either so it may have been buyer requests to add or remove them

[Honda_rider380]

im not sure if the pinstripe is original it also has a silver pin stripe with the red and it goes black and red on bumpers.

on another note i found a crack in my radiator today and because im looking at the forced induction route i was looking
at aluminum radiators on ebay just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the cheaper one's around the $200 mark?

[Honda_rider380]

well i bought the radiator through the week got home friday night and fitted it up. fits up good no leaks.

picked up a nitrous kit last year for a small price so thinking i might have a play with that abit later on.

and im still working out if to try a l67 conversion or just get a motor from the wreckers and put a raptor on it.