Elmaso's S1 VS Berlina

[elmaso]

hey everyone, it finally arrived, my berlina, a bit dirty but when it came down on Sunday i was WAY to shit faced to know what a hose was and it been pissing down rain, KMs may be high but it runs bloody strong.
oh it also came with a new set of 15' ceptors and a 50 piece puzzle! (sorry no pics of the puzzle)
its my first car too!!

Name Mason
model1995 vs berlina
body kit none
KM's 322667
engine mods none
engine type 3.8 ecotec
exhaust 2.5 cat back
rims mixed now, but soon ceptors
interior stock
stereo ummm.. pioneer something.
future mods get a RWC (not much to do), lower it a bit, de-badging and a good clean.
oh i would post up pics of the interior, but its been to wet to attack it with a vacuum., heres some pics



the interceptors

and the one thing about the car the really annoys me

im open to everyones opinion, and any ideas, cheers for looking,

[MR.HG]

Perfect first car,nice mate!! berlinas rock! gotta love all those factory options inside and out its half way there already!!, you see a lot of guys here that take their acclaims or standard commodores and trick em out with power windows, climate & cruise control, cluster, chrome strips around the windows and bumpers and the standard tail lights. This reminds me of my car, it was in this condition when i got it.
This thing oozes potential man i love it! if only the bonnets didnt fudge out on em....mines on its way too but for a few hundred bucks you should be able to get it resprayed. this beast will clean up nicely love the dark colours, they look so much classier with a good cut & polish. keep the pics comin.

how much money you want to put into it? how much did you pick it up for? and how long u plannin on keeping it?

[luke23]

this was and is still my first car too,series one doesnt look to differnt from series 2, pretty much the same as my car includeing the bonnet peeling
im pretty sure all vs berlina's are fitted with irs brakes, which to lower it is pretty expensive, i've looked into it
should look good with the ceptors i was going to throw some on mine
also i noticed the things at the front(cant think of what there called) but the two things just below the front holden badge, mine were peeling to and i got some paint remover and took them off and cleaned them and they came up a great silver, dont use to much though otherwise the silver starts to come of too

[elmaso]

yeah thanks guys, it set me back 2g with a few spares like trans, rims and seats. the pics make it look like a dirty piece of shit, (it does need a clean) but i didnt think it was that bad. lol

[MR.HG]

luke23 - mines a series 2 and i have a live axle youll be right elmaso, shes pretty straight and you got a great base to work from wont take much at all to make this look like one mean street machine

[ScufVZwags]

How u going champ. U got that licence yet

[elmaso]

thanks mate, and no licence as yet mate, not until May!! #### THAT!!! lol
yesterday, it was finally sunny, so i was out there for about 2 hours giving her a well deserved clean!! doesn't look to bad now.





and just to show how good the rest of the paint work is:

[MR.HG]

yea mate much better the colour almost looks cherry black in the dark love the dark windows, and get some matt black or subframe black for those wheel wells, lowered a bit with the centre caps and chrome dress rims and an exhaust......done

[elmaso]

yeah cheers mate, the mate i bought it off forgot to leave the center caps and trims in the car. and it already has a 2.5 catback on it. i'll probably get to spray the sub-frame when its dry.lol gotta see if he has some lower springs for her....

[Bizmark]

Nice ride mate, you might think the k's are high but look after it and the motor should see 400,000 easily. Great price for it too, considering the extras berlinas get over the lower models. Great first car too.

It'll clean up nicely with a resprayed bonnet and colour coded boot garnish.

[nathanVY]

Yay about time!!! Lol. Nice car love it, will be great to see how it will clean up!
Good luck with mate whats plans for it?

EDIT: You should have been blessed with live axle for your car lol. Pretty sure only calais and acclaims had IRS as standard, although it was optional on most models.

[elmaso]

yes, IRS is a pain in the ass, to get a wheel off i have to use 2 jacks, my 2 ton trolley so i can fit the 8 ton bottle jack under it lol, it only has 2 ceptors on it too haha been way to wet to get the others on!
i'm just gonna try some wreckers to see if i can find a bonnet the same colour, and just try to get some springs for it, so i can lower it a tad.

[nathanVY]

yes, IRS is a pain in the ass, to get a wheel off i have to use 2 jacks, my 2 ton trolley so i can fit the 8 ton bottle jack under it lol, it only has 2 ceptors on it too haha been way to wet to get the others on!
i'm just gonna try some wreckers to see if i can find a bonnet the same colour, and just try to get some springs for it, so i can lower it a tad.

yeah lol, a lot smoother than live axle though.I still haven't got a camber kit in yet hahah. man just see if bumper master in south geelong will spray your bonnet and for how much he's really good.

i might be getting new springs soon so you can grab mine off me if you want. not happy with the height mine's at.

[elmaso]

yeah lol, a lot smoother than live axle though.I still haven't got a camber kit in yet hahah. man just see if bumper master in south geelong will spray your bonnet and for how much he's really good.

i might be getting new springs soon so you can grab mine off me if you want. not happy with the height mine's at.

haha cheers mate, if i get the bonnet repainted it will looks uneven, so i'll probably save for a re-spray

EDIT: is it a big pain in the ass fitting springs for IRS?

[nathanVY]

na man piss easy you can do it in your drive way. rears that is. fronts just get a workshop to do it, JaxQuickfit on moorabool st in town - the best don't even think about going anywhere else.

[elmaso]

na man piss easy you can do it in your drive way. rears that is. fronts just get a workshop to do it, JaxQuickfit on moorabool st in town - the best don't even think about going anywhere else.

thanks, i've heard the fronts can jump out at you when there being changed.
when i heard that i had a mental image of me getting smashed in the face by a spring. lol

[nathanVY]

LOL that would be unlucky. Just get a workshop to do it man, although there is a read in the how to section. You'll need to buy spring compressors and get a wheel alignment afterwards.

[elmaso]

okay UPDATE!!! sorta... its not that very good, but its an update any way...
just spent the last 40 minutes out side trying to debadge the bitch, and i still have 1 left!!! sure it'll take 10 minutes my arse!!!
pics:

[nathanVY]

Nice man! looks like you did a good job!
Yeah definitely not a 10 minute job lol

[elmaso]

haha, i thought the paint would have been buggered under the badge, im surprised.
i defiantly deserve a beer or 12 for that job.

[nathanVY]

haha, i thought the paint would have been buggered under the badge, im surprised.
i defiantly deserve a beer or 12 for that job.

yeah yours come up real good, mine had paint come off underneath

[elmaso]

haha, i lost a little paint on the drivers side badge. oh yeah, i took that bastard V6 badge and its now on my keys!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!

[MR.HG]

you got some nice buttons there mate /jealous

[elmaso]

okay some pretty shitty news, the front left wheel of my car is stuck on, i took it to tyre power and they said it was the tightest fitting wheel they've ever had, and its going back in on monday so the can get it off (try to anyway)

[luke23]

haha thats sick haven the badge on your keys
and good luck finding a new bonnet, ive been looking for one the same colour for weeks :S