wepn wagon

[BUT50]

ah waggins good for road trips and nights at the pub, my last one was HX lookin for vs 5.0l now

[ucwepn]

main electrical stuff dissy, ignition module, coil, fuse box and battery. You dont really have to do this but better to be safe than sorry

Cheers hehe i don't want it to be off the road cause of wet electronics one day before rwc

[ucwepn]

ah waggins good for road trips and nights at the pub, my last one was HX lookin for vs 5.0l now

Good for a bit of fun too LOL who would suspect the wagon

[STEALTHY™]

ah waggins good for road trips and nights at the pub, my last one was HX lookin for vs 5.0l now

Join Street Wagons. Plenty of decent ones on there.

[NEDWOB]

like mine no doubt lol,,only kidding,,,

[ucwepn]

Update: passed rwc today w00t. registered in my name now. total cost so far around $3k including the vehicle and stuff for the rwc



now i gonna chase up a foamtune hehe

[kniever]

very nice wagon man and it looks awsome with the 18's on it, congrats on the rwc and what mods you thinking of doin?

[ucwepn]

prolly only mods will be rumbly exhaust and a foamtune for a bit, gotta concentrate on servicing the thing and replacing a few worn bits here and there (engine mounts, 1 tranny mount) service drivetrain and just a general tidy up.

Looks mad with the calais grill now cheers kniever hehe

[ucwepn]

some new pics, LOL everytime i wash it, it gets rained on (can't wait for my garage back hehe)

[kniever]

yeh i agree, that grille just tops it off now, looks nice as

[NEDWOB]

looking good and well done an the rwc,,now let the mods begin lol

[ucwepn]

Ok done a bit of a mod, scored a pair of Autotechnica seats with vn-vs adaptor plates n got em in with my rails and modified the factory side plastic rail covers to fit. will clean it up today and get some pics up, am very happy with how it all turned out feelin sporty LOL

EDITeat pics page 1 in 1st post

[ucwepn]

quick update on the old luggage barge, new engine mounts, new transmission mount, new center tailshaft bearing, new uni's, new brakes all round (just standard), new starter (its bosch YAY, bloody chinese ones LOL), new redback 2&1/2 catback with no res.

next on the cards fix oil leak, fix leaky welsh plug, then prolly respray and new front stato seats (the sports seats + lowered + 18's = uncomfortable on vic roads).

still goin strong with the foam tune (gonna need new back tyres soon ) wagon bit heavier than sedan but still gets along ok

[88GreenVN]

S1 or S2 stato seats? - my wife bitched ll the way down to my brothers on how hard the Statesman S1 seats were compaired to the Calais ones.

[stocky]

yeah stato seats are harder than the calais seats. if she complains, tell her to sit in the back seat, especially if theyre series 1 seats

[richie351]

hey mate nice pick up... done well
i was wondering what sort of seats they are i love them and want a set for my vn 5l

[88GreenVN]

yeah stato seats are harder than the calais seats. if she complains, tell her to sit in the back seat, especially if theyre series 1 seats

lol - yep all 3 kids said quit your winging - back seat is nice n comfy - and none would swap with her

[88GreenVN]

hey mate nice pick up... done well
i was wondering what sort of seats they are i love them and want a set for my vn 5l

Post no 15 has the S1 statesman seats

Vn 91 v8

[ucwepn]

prolly use s1 coz i have a set out in the shed that came with the car in good knick but they are dismantled atm gotta score some old freebie seats and use the rails n bolts n all that. trust me lol anythings softer than these seats that are in it now. plus the drivers seat in it now seems to be shagged from my fat ass and the v8 torque combo (don't get cheap autotechnica seats with a v8 or turbo if ur a big guy like me)

[88GreenVN]

prolly use s1 coz i have a set out in the shed that came with the car in good knick but they are dismantled atm gotta score some old freebie seats and use the rails n bolts n all that. trust me lol anythings softer than these seats that are in it now. plus the drivers seat in it now seems to be shagged from my fat ass and the v8 torque combo (don't get cheap autotechnica seats with a v8 or turbo if ur a big guy like me)

Check rails for cracks before you put them in - lots have small cracks in them by now. I have now broken 3 in my VN - all since putting a greenfoam tune in the V8 I might say.

[ucwepn]

i kno what u mean hehe shift kit i got don't help much either.

couple of piccies, my daily hack very practical

[88GreenVN]

i kno what u mean hehe shift kit i got don't help much either.

couple of piccies, my daily hack very practical

Yeah - who needs a mini van when you have a VN wagon

[ucwepn]

Update: Been a while since i did anything to her she's been runnin like a dream (had diff and box serviced and new centre tailshaft bearing and balance bout 12 months ago), New waterpump a few months back,
This week:
4x new Bf goodrich Gforce profiler 245 40 r18 ($200 ea highly recommend!!) , 4x New springs raised it up with pedders lows (sick of riding on bump stops), New master cylinder, 2 new 2nd hand s1 stato front seats , Plugs + leads + rotor button.

There was a mystery banging noise when cornering left hard like bang bang bang bang, was the tailshaft hitting the tunnel lol too low,all gone now looks like a truck tho with new springs hopefully they settle down a little . Such a reliable car very happy with her still.

Oh and since i got the foamtune have only run her on V power.

[ucwepn]

Another update been a while: had a leaking pinion seal in the diff and the bearings were in bad shape so just had it rebuilt before it went bang, had 4 leaking welch plugs so motor out and did both sides.
Gave it an oil and filter change. had an issue where the drain pipe at the top of the firewall on passenger side was blocked and flooded the floor on those mini cyclone type rain storms we got in vic, cleared it and dried her all out no harm done hehe. Car is still going good might do dizzy cap and rotor arm again soon. Brakes are not the best though replaced master cylinder and a bleed a few months back but brakes still not 100% might try better pads or even vt brake upgrade will see what happens