My new Ride

[Bilbs]

Ride: VR 5.0L Manual Ute

Paint: Glacial White with silver highlights
Bodykit: HSV Maloo Bodykit
Rims: 17" VT Clubsport Rims
Springs: Superlow Kingsprings F&R
Brakes: VT Slotted Front, Slotted Rear, 1" Master Cyl
Engine: 5.0L PFI V8
VS Highflow airbox
VS Waterpump twin belt pulley
Powerbond Harmonic Balancer
Bottom end rebuilt
Custom Tune
Gas
K&N Pod
Exhaust: Genie Extractors into single 2 1/2 to 3" from muffler
Interior: Level 3 Cluster
Custom Headlining
Autotechnica Wheel
Sounds: Alpine Deck
Type R Splits
Kenwood 4 CH amp wired to 3 CH for splits and Sub
10" Sub (Currently on passenger floor lol)
Others: New Uni Joints
Rebuilt LSD
All new bushes in front end


Near - Distant future mods include:
Work Engine
Full 3" Zorst
Respray
AU twin thermos
Gas Injection
Adjustable coil overs front and rear
Electronics upgrade to climate, power windows and mirrors and keyless entry (i have all the stuff, just need time to make it all fit and work)




There are more piccies further along in the thread, ill get around to putting them all on first page later maybee, but for now, thats it, i figure for a $9,500 purchase price and about $3,000 spent on it so far, its coming along quite well, and ill get it how i want it soon enough

[Jesterarts]

Welcome to JC mate!
Nice ute u got there... though it needs to be lowered a kilometer or two! lol
Jking
Good to see a manual!
Keep us posted on new goodies u put in!!

Cheers,

Raf

[dufus]

Welcome to Just Commodores
VR 5.0 Litre Manual Ute
What a great car

[89vncommy]

Welcome to the forums... Nice ute ... Don't take this the wrong way, but I am not the biggest fan of putting HSV badges on a non HSV ...

[veclubby]

but I am not the biggest fan of putting HSV badges on a non HSV ...

mmm couldnt agree more...its like putting chevy badges on a vx-vz ss it aint a chev so why put the badges on it...dont take this the wrong way though...you should be proud of wat it is

[Bilbs]

Well, i can see your point on the badges, but since i didnt put them on there, i cant se the piont in taking them off, all my other cars were debadged the day i got them, but ill leave this one as it is a Maloo Mockup, and how can it look the same without the badges on it, the only thing i need for it now, is a grille, and numberplate garnish for the tailgate, only has that on on the rear, and the HSV bonnet one, but i am definately lowering it once i have the roadworthy done, as the springs in my VH are way low, the old girl used to scrape speed bumps all the time unloaded, and were definately below 100mm (but for some strange reason the cops never worried about it)

[Bilbs]

Some more piccies

[V85000i]

HSV means "Holden Special Vehicles" so if he thinks his vehicle is special, let him have the badges on there, everyones car is special in their own eyes.

[R Photon]

cool ute man...i'd prob suggest putting those springs in as soon as possible and looking out for a white hard top cover for the tray to give it the slick look.

[Bilbs]

Hell yeah, once i get the rego sorted, springs are goin in first thing, and as for the hard top, im gonna have a crack at makin my own, shouldnt b 2 hard, a thin ply top, bit of fibreglass ova that, bit here, bit there, couple of hinges, couple of struts, bit of paint, a lock, a weekend or 2 and a box of cans, and all should be good

[V85000i]

Hell yeah, once i get the rego sorted, springs are goin in first thing, and as for the hard top, im gonna have a crack at makin my own, shouldnt b 2 hard, a thin ply top, bit of fibreglass ova that, bit here, bit there, couple of hinges, couple of struts, bit of paint, a lock, a weekend or 2 and a box of cans, and all should be good

yeah right! just like when you got to change something on your car and you have it all planned out to be 2 hr job, and it takes about 4 or 5 because of **** going wrong.

[Bilbs]

yeah, i know all about that kinda crap happenin, but a spring swap is fairly straight for a vr, rears take about 5 mins each (im real good at them cause i used to keep a std set with me in me sedan for when i needed to carry a load or a couple of heavy guys in tha back) and as for atempting a hard top meself, im not fussed how long it would take lol, just something to try i guess.

[Bilbs]

quick update, i still havent forked out for a dyno run, but i do know that it does have a very simily power output to a genuine maloo, as i met one at the trafic lights today, and if i only knew how to launch mine a little better, i probs would have won, but as it was, he beat me in the launch, but from there on we were dead even with evry gear shift, and i had started to pull in front a bit, but i backed off at the speed limit, he didnt but im still pleased with my first traffic light drag

[Bilbs]

Here are a couple pics of the new head lining i fitted today, few crankles but helluva lot better than i was




Its called pebble microsuede and i think it is perfect or a headlining, tell me what yas thing

[BeastVS]

Looks good mate, That reminds me i have to do mine soon

[Mr Ute]

i just did mine cost me $90 brand new fom holden.i thort they where more

[CHEFAI]

roof headlining looks good mate!

[JW 304]

Nice ute.

Was the headlining hard to do?

[Bilbs]

Yeah, wasnt the easiest thing in the world, i need to redo mine, i didnt use enough glue on the foam to board, n now its sort of letting go, dont drape all ova me like it used to, but is bad enough to redo, basicaly, you get headling out (bugger all holdsem in in ute) them strip ur old one, glue on board, glue on foam, foam onto board, glue on foam and new material, then stretch material over the whole lot, then fit back in, tip: use spraycan contact adhesive for the material, but normal paint on stuff for everything else (foam to board, and foam on the material side of the foam) there is a thread on this so i wont go into too much more detail here

[Disturbed_vegeta]

you sir need some lower springs...then that will look so much better...how does the manuals go anyways i hear the clutches are heavy..because im looking at getting one soon, got any pos feed back from the 5ltr?

[NickVR]

Nice ute mate. Lowered and front bar would be the first things on the to do list.

[Bilbs]

Yeah, im in the process of fittin springs atm, im jus too lazy after fixin other ppls cars all day to do my own lol, but yeah, the clutch is heavy, and as far as i know mines only standard too, but do get used to it. The day i picked it up, driving back thru melb because of the crash in the tunel, 2 hours oof stop go trafic, man was my left leg getting sore, and right foot itchy lol, but thanks for the comments.

[Bilbs]

OK, well i thought i had posted all my hard earnt cash and work sonce i got the think, but not, so here she is now

Front Bar
VT Front calipers and rotors
1" Master Cyl
Lavel 3 VS V6 Berlina Instrument Cluster, with mods to the tacho by yours truly (im so pround of doin that lol)
1 VDO 6.5" Split Speaker installed ( had to cut crap outta the pod to make it fit, and never got around to fittin the tweeter and crossover b4 i lost motivation and decided that the pod now fexes too much, and makes too many rattles and squeeks, so i now know of 2 splits not to buy lol)
And new plugs, leads, cap, and rotor (damn, i dont wanna be taking that dizzy cap off more than i need to lol)
*EDIT* Fogot to mention that it also now has kingsprings superlows all round now, and i have the busted and black fingernail with a hole in it to prove it too (Damn spring steel swaybars and crowbars spilling out just when you realy dont want it to lol) */EDIT*

[Bilbs]

Afterthought, i really should'a put that aerial down b4 i snapped that shot off lol

[hakhawk]

lookin good mate, the bumper really finishes it off now!!