Nastas's 1k bomb

[Nastas]

Name: Sean
Model: VS executive
Colour: Rubens Mica
Bodykit: VS clubsport side/rear, VT clubsport front
Engine Type: 3.8L ecotec
Engine Mods: YT 1.8 Roller rockers
Power: Dunno
Exhaust: Extractors, 2.5" catback
Gearbox: auto ATM
Diff: Standard
Brakes: terriable
Suspension: Monroe GT shocks, Superlow King springs
Wheels/Tyres: 18" XHP Scorch
Interior: Isotta Leather steering wheel
Stereo: Pioneer Headunit, Polk MMC6500 6.5 Splits in front, Kicker ZX200.2 speaker amp, Kenwood rears, Option Audio 1500wrms sub amp, 2x12" alpine S subs. 12sq ft Stinger sound deadening in front doors
Build Period: 6 months
Cost: 1k purchase, 1k suspension, 5k for blower, ~700 manual conversion, 1k stereo, $350 roller rockers, ~1k on random fixing crap
Future Mods: LOTS


K well this is my 1k VS that i bought off a good mate at the very start of the year and has been sitting on my lawn untill i finnally got off my arse and registered it last week. ATM its got the exhaust, rockers and suspension in. I have also got most of the parts for a manual conversion and as soon as thats in have a raptor supercharger that i will be installing. Had the manual and blower sitting at home for a good 3months now waiting to be installed. Cant wait to have it all in. Sorry dont have any pics of it lowered yet. Will give it a clean and get some 2moro

[UNKNOWN]

Nice score man, keep us up to date with the mods!

[bittsa]

very tidy, but that looks to me like a turbo to me not a supercharger.... i may be wrong... just checking my knowledge

[Rishy]

very tidy, but that looks to me like a turbo to me not a supercharger.... i may be wrong... just checking my knowledge

Its a raptor so its a supercharger.

[Wagon_Wheel]

Nice score for 1k, bargain. How come you got it so cheap?
Not a fan of the kit or any of that, but the blower and the manual, good work Bet you cant wait to get it on

[Pimpt6]

Thats a bargain bro .. The raptor on that with the manual will be sick as a daily driver. . Next you will need a locker . .

[SweetWagon]

very tidy, but that looks to me like a turbo to me not a supercharger.... i may be wrong... just checking my knowledge

Raptor are a brand of centrifugal style supercharger which is similar to the workings of a turbo. They both share a compressor wheel (seen in picture) but instead being driven by the exhaust the supercharger is driven by a belt from the engines crankshaft. The belt pulley would be mounted on the underside in that photo. Positive displacement aka roots superchargers are different altogether.

[Nastas]

bittsa its deffinetly a supercharger. As for the locker i have been in contact with some people about getting a mini spool installed. I would also like some shorter diff gears but cant really afford them atm. Should have the mini spool in before the blower is on though.

AS for the price, a mate bought it for 9 then spent 4k on wheels tint steering wheel etc. He then broke the engine mounts, power steering, water pump and decided to buy a skyline so sold it to another mate for 2k. It sat on the other mates lawn for 8months before he decided to move to brissie and sold it to me for 1k.

[eurekamad94]

thats a nice colour but please please lose the gold badge !!!!!!!!!

[Nastas]

lol every badge on the car is gold

[Raptorsc]

Maaatttteeeeee

Another one from the Raptor clan, you will surely have some friends on here bud that can assist with further tips for mad power Being local of course you can have WORKS support too

Car is looking excellent I must say, looking forward to updates on this beast

[Nastas]

Lol the funs of buying a car for 1k.... when i first bought it i knew the powersteering was stuffed. But i relised that the powersteering lines where loose and spraying fluid everywhere. Tightened them up and it seemed fine. However after only 2weeks of it being on the road the rack has already turned into a suive (sp). Ahhwell.


Gave her its first polish in probably 2years and after sitting in the sun and rain most of that time. Results were actually really decent, supprised me. Gonna buy some decent wax this week and hit it with that aswell. Will get some new photos up shortly

[Raptorsc]

Bud

Unfortunately you don't have a unique steering rack happening there, Commodore racks were all sold with a complimentry leak that becomes apparent after about 80 000km

Exchange racks aren't a fortune anymore so its not so bad

[Nastas]

Best quote so far is $350 for an exchnage rack.... love local prices!!!

[NickVR]

Nice car mate. Great bargain too.

[Nastas]

Well i forked out for an exchange rack. Cept when i was removing the old one i thought u must get new tie rod ends with it so didnt put too much effort into looking after the old ones. Couple hits with a hammer and they come out easy enough. Go in to echnage the rack and find out it doesnt include the tie rod ends. Unfortunatly when hammering the old ones out i stuffed the threads. New rack and 2 new ends ended up costing $400. But its all in now and shouldnt worry me for a while so its all good.

[Nastas]

Couple pics as well.

Pic of how the roof shined up


The whole car after a polish


Smoothed stereo surround and headunit. The shifter surround turned out dodgy as it was my first attempt. I have also done the one for the manual which turned out a hella lot better.

[Nastas]

Well has some spare time today so went for a drive out to the wreckers picked up some door cards then to spotlight for some microsuede.

After a couple hours fiddling the end result is pretty decent...

[TVR-190]

Very nice looking car mate, a lot of work been done. top notch

[dbarnes]

I remember seeing a VT like this...purple bodykit and gold badging and loved it... gotta say I like the look of this one too! Wish I could have found something like this for only a grand lol... good luck with it

[VrWagz1]

Nice work there. Im not a fan of gold badges either, but i think they look sweet on your car. How did you do the stereo surround, like you got no knobs there next to the fan speed switch, but it looks original as.

[.:TRIXTR:.]

looks like u would make a bit of money off it if you sold it!

[Raptorsc]

Get that VZ in the garage and give it some boost hey Well it looks like VZ tail lights