Coby's Cherry Black 1996 VS HSV Senator (lots of photos)

[Cobez]

Car: 1996 VS Senator 185i

Build Number: 588

Colour: Cherry Black w/silver inserts

Bodykit: Stock

Wheels: Factory 17" VS Senator wheels w/235/45/17 Falken rubber

Suspension: FE2

Engine: 5 litre V8 (304)

KM's: 158,XXX

Exhaust: HSV headers into a factory cat, single 3" mild steel pipe into a single 3" hot dog into resinator into twin 2.5" polished flat edge tips

Transmission: Stock T700

Interior: Devonish seats / Flinders trim, everything else in there is factory.

Stereo: Factory 6" splits up front, Alpine Type 'S' 6" speakers in the rear, Alpine head unit (nothing fancy, i'm over stereo's)

HSV Factory options: Immobiliser switch in centre console lid (bloody annoying), factory 2 way sunroof.

Other mods: Kalmaker realtime computer upgrade/ dyno tune, factory OTR CAI with K&N flat panel filter slightly modified intake snorkel, 70MM polished throttle body painted fuel tank, painted engine covers.

Power: Currently with a Kalmaker ECU upgrade with a dyno tune it's on 141.1rwkw

Future plans: Supercharge it (HAHA, nah, not really, that's what everyone says though lol). I put $700 a week away in my savings for when the missus gets back from overseas we can buy our unit, so don't really have mass amounts to spend on it. Whack a set of Pacemaker extractors on it eventually (had a set but sold them a while back and put the cash away), get some really sticky tyres for the rear, and replace the shocks and springs all round with Bilstein or Whiteline gear then chuck front and rear swaybars and strut braces in to stiffen it up.

Only problem i have ever had with it in the now 12 months i have owned it was it needed a new distributer. That's all. It runs like a dream, doesn't miss a beat. About to fit a new oxy censor (old one works, but i'd imagine it's the original one). It gets serviced religiously every 5000 km's with a major service every 10,000 km's, trans and diff service every 10,000 km's too (it's a bit pedantic, but better to keep it all maintained than have it stuff up on me).

[Archers]

looking good m8 what happened to ur other thread?

[Cobez]

I had it deleted as i was having a break from the forum for a bit and there was way too much crap in it anyway lol.

[levymetal]

man that looks so tough, love the flag too

[Cobez]

Cheers dude!

[Thomas1]

Saw this car in San Remo a few weeks ago. Looks very very tidy mate

[ScoHar]

one beautiful Senator there cobez, best HSV made

[excalibur]

looks very nice and clean. I really do love all the pre VT HSVs

[GUN346]

Hey mate, F$$KING love it, i would love one of this but not going to happen in this life time lol.
Well done mate that is amazing.

[Cobez]

Saw this car in San Remo a few weeks ago. Looks very very tidy mate

Haha yep that was me! Went down to visit my grandfathers grave and decided on a late lunch and a beer in San Remo on the way back.

one beautiful Senator there cobez, best HSV made

looks very nice and clean. I really do love all the pre VT HSVs

Thanks guys! Yeah i'm not a huge fan of anything after the VS's except for the VX SS's and the VX Clubby's.

Hey mate, F$$KING love it, i would love one of this but not going to happen in this life time lol.
Well done mate that is amazing.

They aren't worth much man, i picked this one up for $11,900 with no roady from an old bloke down in Colac, when i purchased, it had 143,XXX km's on it.

You can pick clean ones up for between $10,000 - $13,000 (for $13k you could get something REALLY clean with low km's).

[Adriianz]

really nice mate, i love the boot spoliers! keep us posted.

[Cobez]

Cheers dude! Yeah i agree, the boot spoilers make them look tough. The Clubby ones look better though IMO!

Here's a few more happy snaps from the other morning:

[hsvpunk]

looking good coby.

Moonroof FTW.

note: use tyre shine on the plasitc of ur CAI, will neaten it up.

[Cobez]

Yeah but only temporarily. It needs a light sanding and a coat of paint. Whole engine bay needs a bloody clean really lol.

Thanks man!! Knoath moonroofs ftw!!

[tristanjp]

beast mobile

[Cobez]

Thanks mate! I'd love to cam it etc, but then it never ends. Bit hard when buying a house. It's either one or the other. I think i'll need a house to live in lol.

[hsvpunk]

is it guna have the pleasure of teppa time?

[dbarnes]

**** yeah finally some good photos of this thing lol. It really is a good balance of going like stink with luxury

[Cobez]

is it guna have the pleasure of teppa time?

Nah probably not man. I'd rather spend money replacing sensors and more minor things like that.

**** yeah finally some good photos of this thing lol. It really is a good balance of going like stink with luxury

Thanks mate, i dunno about going like stink, but it's faster than my old V6 so i'm happy in that sense.

[Juztin]

As I've said before Very nice, but I'm still on the look out for ya in the Gully area.

Thought I saw you the other night but the plates were Corez damn tommy tricksters =P

Keep it shiny keep it safe haha


20$ away for 10 weeks for Teppa Lovin, c'mon, I know you've thought of it =P

[Cobez]

Hahaha thanks mate. Yeah i thought i saw your car down Glenfern road a while back but it was an SS.

Corez? Damn this Corez!!! Which night was that?

[tr3nt]

You guys and your sunroofs haha. Coby I love this car, it has a nuts sound, and paintwork it horn!!

[betts]

Beautiful car mate, I love the paint, it's an awesome colour!

[FirstVR_JC]

You got some awsome pics of your car mate....... their really inspiring to veiw!

I gotta say this is a perfect example of a vs hsv for me...... I would be stoked to have such a nice car as this is.....

It't got tough and class all in one.... love it.

[TrikkBen]

Yeh looks great Coby, I'm liking the effect photos in Post 1..

Can't wait to see it in the flesh...

Ben