My stocky VP

[jolly_97]

hey guys im new lol, just thort id post up a few pics of my ride. Nov 1992 VP Vacationer.. STOCK AS A ROCK so dont diss just yet, im only on my L's lol and im short of cash atm. but plannin to get a good sound system in, dump it on its arse and put some nice rims on it. tell me wut u think

[jolly_97]

btw, it was a grandpa car to the VACATIONER badge and side stripe will be comming off soon. only done 127,XXX km's too so im not too worried about it dying just yet lol

[VLDavo]

good first car mate

[jolly_97]

cheers mate, im thinking about gettin a pod filter but dunno how to go about it. not too keen on hackin up my car just yet... check these blokes out btw http://www.force-flow.com/ they make a pretty interesting 'mini-supercharger' thinkin of whackin one in, they look sweeet

[VLDavo]

nah save ya pennies and go out and buy a K@N highflow panel filter will slide straight in and then jus get a good cold air induction system going and it will let ya car breath alot beter.....much beter then a pod......

and stay away form the electric super chargers there a load of rubbish.....save ya cash for an exasut much beter option if u want a few more kw

[LowVp]

i had a vacationer as my first and it still sit in my shed, its damn sweet having power windows and cruise which i sure damn miss in my ute

[State'O ReBeL]

nice first car mate, doing well

[gocommygo]

nice, very low k's, seriously dont go for any ricefilters or anything, its your FIRST CAR just get it lowered nicely, decent exhaust, hi flow panelfilter with cold air induction, sound system and tint, mag wheels and youll have an awsum first car cruzer

[jolly_97]

cheers for the replies guys, yeah i was lookin at panel filters the other day, i might go for one of them instead of becoming a ricer lol. yeah im already planning to dump the arse end of it and get the windows tinted. needa save a bit more for mags after that. Already ordered the base of my audio stuff off of ebay

Pioneer 4x50W MP3/WMA headunit with detatch face etc
Pioneer 6x9 420W 4way in the rear
Pioneer 16cm 3way 260W in the front doors.

plannin for a sub and amp in the future.
while im on the subject, how do i go about wiring it all p and mounting the speakers? i hate speaker mounts, they look ugly all poking out everywhere!

[gocommygo]

ask someone who knows is all i can say lol best off gettin it done professionally

[jolly_97]

yeah thats what im thinkin. i might go an get a quote from the blokes in the next coupla days... then i needa lay off the grog and start savin to get it all installed lol.. damn the teenage habits!

[gocommygo]

u arent as bad as me, ill give ya that i was pissed 24/7 b4 i got a job lol schnaps forever!!! i got 6x9's HU and other speekers in for 100 bucks

[jolly_97]

holy shit, thats a nice deal! a couple of my mates have got their HU installed and its cost them $100 by itself so i rekon im lookin at the $250-$300 mark. the bloke im going to does a good job tho so i hope its all worth it

[gocommygo]

yeh, and get it converted to manual

[jolly_97]

lol or not, personally im not into the whole muscle car thing. i want a car that sounds good and u can cruise around in without ure arms and legs goin non stop :P

[jolly_97]

ok, thought i resurrect the old vacationer thread and bring it to the top..

since the last little comments on here, i have got all the striping removed from the sides and rear + a cut & polish, came up an absolute treat, car looks 100% better.

gettin a CAI soon, quoted $95 at my holden dealer today (whole intake kit including new airbox bottom and all the mounting bit and pieces) so ill go down and order that next time i remember

been looking at mags lately and im havin trouble deciding, while i was at the holden dealer i got him to print me off all the VY series mags that were made but they didnt come with part numbers, just pictures in black & white. if anyone has got pictures of mags from VY commos, can u please post them so i can have a suss in colour...

off memory, the ones i liked were 17" 5 spokes in shadow chrome. spokes were kind of like a wedge shape with the fat part of the 'wedge' on the outside of the rim....

i also got all my stereo gear installed specs are:

TS-A6981S 6x9" 4-Way 420 Watt

TS-A1681S 6.5" 4-Way 260 Watt

DEH-P5750MP Head Unit (50w x 4, MP3, WMA, detach face)

GM-6100F 4 Channel Amp 600W MAX (60W RMSx4)

Aerpro 6GA 4 channel 600W wiring kit

TS-W300R Sub (150w RMS)

goes pretty good for $1700...

anyone got anything at all to say, please do, been hangin out for a good chat coz none of my mates at skool know anything about cars, they just say my cars good because it goes doof doof

[1991_Vn2nV]

Sounds good man, has come a fair way in the last 5 months Nice work!

[s_pack]

Good work mate, got any updated picys?

[VRFURY]

nice impressive ride man

[jolly_97]

they're the only pics i got atm, theyre off my fone so they are a bit dodgy but u get the picture. ill take ones of the whole car when i get hold of mums digicam

went to the local holden place yesterday and priced some VY mag packages, some start at $900 for 17"s and come with tyres so ill havet to look into that i rekon. cheapest i have seen here in lincoln is $1000 for 17"s without tyres

i got green lights now too (interior, parkers, glovebox) got bored so i grabbed a pair of plastic sleves from repco for $2.50!

[jolly_97]

ok, well i decided to flog mums digicam for 10mins after i gave my car a good wash. (decided not to waste a good day)

thought id take some updated piccys with the stripping removed and just generally while my car was clean.

while i was cleaning the engine bay, i noticed a nice little surprise, turns out ive got 9mm prospark ignition leads! any opinions on these? coz i was thinking of upgrading to topgun but mmm if its not worth it ill save myself a few bob.

one more thing im thinking of doing and i need peoples opinion on is painting the rear garnish to match the colour of the car, i hate the big red strip accross the back, i think its the worst part of the car. if anyone has pics of this done before (preferably on a white car like mine) can u please post them up or email me them

any comments bout the pics would be appreciated








Cheers
Josh

[jolly_97]

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[1991_Vn2nV]

Wouldnt bother going to Top Gunn man, thats what I have and I dont reckon there would be any gain going from one brand 9mm to another

Good job n the car man, looks very neat and tidy, love the sound system too

[jolly_97]

haha cheers bro, im inlove with ure car atm i love the guages that have been fibreglassed into ure centre console, it looks wild

cheers for the comments man, ill leave my nice free leads in there then hehe

god knows why some pics arent working... grrr ill work it out later, too tired now...

still debating wether to paint my rear garnish white, the red all the way accross just doesnt do it for me...

next things on the agenda

2 1/2" exhaust
extractors
17"s
lowered on FE2 with some replacement shocks.. (would drop it on its arse but the only way to my house is through spoon drains... bad thing about living on a hill i guess...)

cheers
Josh

PS KEEP THE COMMENTS COMMING!

[jolly_97]

ok thought it was time for an update on ye'ole VP!

since my last post, i have... backed into some1 (got it fixed up no worries tho)! umm got 15"s from a mate for $400 got green LED parkers & green LED interior light.. and installed a boot neon myself

so yeah, any more comments would be appreciated!

next things im doin are exhaust, colour code rear garnish and maybe a tint if i have any money left over

i thought id chuck some pics up to keep everyone happy ill post more up of my various green lights once it gets dark outside

cheers
Josh