PaRaDoX's HSV VP SS - V8 5.0L

[PaRaDoX]

Hey, i picked her up yesterday, shes un registered at the moment but going for RWC this week, i paid a GOOD price on it and im happy after my calais came off a trailer ive been without a set of wheels...

Make: Holden
Model: HSV enhanced VP SS
Year: 1992
Colour: Alaskan white
Kilometeres: 216,000km (when i got it)
Engine: 180kw HSV enhanced 5.0L v8
Engine Modifications: wade 818 cam, crow cam heavy duty valve springs, crow cam billeted retainers, Custom tune, 2.5" mandrel bent cat back exhaust
Power: ???
1/4 mile: 14.90 @ 95.2mph @ 45 deg heat!
Trans: 4 speed T700 auto + Corvette Servo + External Cooler
Diff: 3.08 LSD
Suspension: King Springs Super Low Fronts, King springs ultra low rear springs, Monroe GT Gas shocks + IRS & FE2 Strut tops VL style mounted front sway bar
Trim/Interior: Blue SS Seats, VN Calais Headliner, Calais Dash inserts, Statesman door trims
Options: Power windows, Electric mirrors, HSV enhancement pack, HSV steering wheel + 16" wheels
Build no: 153
Audio: fullee sick 12" subwoofer (pioneer) 2 amps, meh audio makes car slooower!


In the works:
Strengthened IRS Frame with VR Hubs (for better offset)
3.9 Diff gears
Custom made twin 2.5" exhaust with 2 X pipes and straight through mufflers

[cruzncommo]

nice, but only auto =[

[vn calais manual]

nice mate, engine bay looks clean as!

[MoNoXiDE]

That is a very drool worthy VP Looks nice and clean, well looked after!
Good to see you went from VN to VP

[09WNS]

looks nice for a VP

[minux]

Nice ride bloke, alot of potential. One thing that is weird, is that it has Fake SV 5000 wheels, where these not on the car as original?

[greenfoam]

You got a bargin there for sure, I didn't know the 180 kw machines got a fancy badge on the steering wheel ! or the HSV airbox

[88GreenVN]

Yep looks great - I like. A tad better than the VN Calais I bet.

[PaRaDoX]

engine bay came up MINT!, all the grease is washed away now, cleaned the sump etc, jsut gotta fix the hand brake button, and headliner, then inspect brakes and bushes, before i send it in for a roady.. from the looks of it dosnt look like it will need anything except the usual (wiper blades, etc)

found out the LSD works and is nice and tight, about 1/4 throttle pulling out of the servo and i got it full sideways :P opps

well sterring wheels broken guys!, the clips that hold the center on are rooted, so it has no springs means horn is passivly on :P and the padding dosnt grip the metal either..

its smaller than the calais wheel BUT the centers are the same, so im playing swapsies for now, just have to put up with a bigger wheel for a while unless i decide wood grain is the go :P but i like looking at the hsv badge

as far as i can tell the wheels are factory, it made a trip to the HSV factory so why cant it have geuine SV wheels on it?

just fixed the power windows, all 4 work now perfectly

what i didnt show so far this will be fixed in a few weeks (he got "stuck" on a pole)


over all im staying alaskan white, just get the paint fixed, (bumpers resprayed, all damage fixed) overall the paint dosnt have stone chips etc

luckily the VP white was better than the VN white and holds up against the sun awesomely

[88GreenVN]

well sterring wheels broken guys!, the clips that hold the center on are rooted, so it has no springs means horn is passivly on :P and the padding dosnt grip the metal either..

The pegs that hold the horn button on can be fixed. You get a standard horn botton from a VN and cut the lugs off. Drill a small hole in them. Cut snapped lugs off the wheel and drill a small hole in each one. Use 5 min aryldite and a small metal pin (I used electrode with the flux mostly scrapped off. I has worked a treat with the 2 wheels I've done so far.

Else I'll have the horn button! How much?

[PaRaDoX]

nah!, the horn button center fits the calais wheel, soo it still looks hsv spec just bigger!

[minux]

as far as i can tell the wheels are factory, it made a trip to the HSV factory so why cant it have geuine SV wheels on it?

What i was saying was, the real SV 5000 Wheels have a flush centre cap, the copies had the raised. Which is what i found weird being SV Enhanced.

Either way, you have a great start to what i am sure will be a sweet ride

[PaRaDoX]

yeah, just took it up the road (200m away) to a 110km/h zone.. gave it full throttle, damn it has a nice note once you jam your foot right down, took my old man for a spin, hes had lots of v8's in his life (VL 308, VN calais 5ltr, vn wagon 5ltr, etc) and he says "dammm goes harder than a normal 5L ":P

[PaRaDoX]

and its not leaking any oil from the engine, power steerings dry tho, might have a leak, not sure yet

[immortality]

nice ride there paradox. no doubt by your previous ride, there will be plenty of mods to come

[MasterOfReality]

Looking good.

Give HSV a ring and they will tell you what exactly the car was ordered with.

The VPs were 180kW not 185kW.

My VP Calais is basically the same - HSV enhanced with the 180kW engine package (yes, they did get the headers and SV airbox), recalibrated auto, SV suspension kit, 16 x 8 'Family' rims (same as SV5000 but with flush centre caps), Momo steering wheel, badges etc etc.

Give them a ring and see what they say or plug the Vin into the HSV website.

Good luck with it.

[hakhawk]

very nice pickup man, you know vp ss's rock!!

That is a very drool worthy VP Looks nice and clean, well looked after!
Good to see you went from VN to VP

i think me and several other people would have killed himif he stayed with a vn. once you pull a vp apart compared to a vn, you just know theyre better.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

They may be better (not that i can see how) but they are dog ugly compared to the VN!

Anyway, nice pick up there Paradox, its a nice clean looking car. Even if it is a VP......

[hakhawk]

stock they look crap, but the ss kit just makes them i reckon

[wrx884]

car looks nice man great pick up im sure u'll b very plz with it over the VN

[Pub247]

Nice car you got there paradox. Will look so good with that dent fixed. Just a Q does it have ABS as well? I think it should as it has hsv option and IRS.
Anyway all the best with it.

Looking good.

Give HSV a ring and they will tell you what exactly the car was ordered with.

The VPs were 180kW not 185kW.

My VP Calais is basically the same - HSV enhanced with the 180kW engine package (yes, they did get the headers and SV airbox), recalibrated auto, SV suspension kit, 16 x 8 'Family' rims (same as SV5000 but with flush centre caps), Momo steering wheel, badges etc etc.

Give them a ring and see what they say or plug the Vin into the HSV website.

Good luck with it.

Are you saying that the family rims have the flush center and the sv5000 have the raised?

[AirStrike]

stock they look crap, but the ss kit just makes them i reckon

IRS and egg carton front, need I say more.......

[PaRaDoX]

Vehicle
ISOVIN Number: XXXXXXXXXXL575404
Model: XX1-ENG-SS-V8
Colour: ALASKAN [J064 ]
Trim Colour: BLUE INTERIOR TRIM [23I ]
Options: 185 KW ENGINE [XX1 ]

thats FROM hsv, either way dosnt matter :P
fixed the headliner (used the calais's one)
hand brakes fixed,

the vn had some rust under the headliner and the vp is clean as hell!, also under the center console etc is alot cleaner,

i reckon its got a seized caliper as there was heaps of brake dust on one of the front wheels and it pulls to that side,

ill get it apart and take a look at the pad wear, if its un even ill swap to my vn's v8 calipers

[PaRaDoX]

im actually liking how the irs tracks, and the front looks good!, just if my other foggie worked :P

[minux]

Are you saying that the family rims have the flush center and the sv5000 have the raised?

I was wondering the same, the SV5000 my family has in storage has flush centre caps as did my VN SS(originals bought from HSV) from what i understood, any with a raised centre cap were not recognised by HSV...anyway, what the hell are Family Rims?

Sorry to hijack your thread paradox, will clean it up later if thats ok