Wagz'z Wagon

[VrWagz1]

Name: Wez
Model: 1995 VR S2 exec Wagon
Colour: White
Bodykit: Partial Clubsport. Genuine front bumper with fiberglass side skirts
Engine Type: 5Ltr
Engine Mods: K&N Panel Filter, HSV CAI, Foamy Tune
Exhaust: Hi-tech extractors into hi flow cat with 3" single mandrel exhaust
Gearbox: T5 5 Speed Manual
Diff: Standard LSD, 3.08 Gears
Brakes: VX front rotors and calipers , standard rears. Have also fitted the VX booster and master cylinder. EDIT: Now Slotted and drilled rotors on front
Suspension: Front- pedders springs and shocks. Rear- gabriel shocks with raised pedders towing springs. EDIT: Rear spring now King SL
Wheels/Tyres: 16" 5 spoke VR clubsport copy's. EDIT: Now have 17" VX SS rims
Interior: Standard with some improvments in the back(wagon bit) carpeting. EDIT L3 cluster with trip computer now installed and VS Stato cloth seats fitted in front.
Other Mods: CAI, Vt booster and master, towbar, roof racks, cruise control, platinum plugs, Heavy duty Daiken clutch, replaced rear air bag shocks with standard gabliels, nolothane bushes, L3 cluster.
Stereo: Ordinary kenwood cd player and 6" fronts and 6X9 in the back.

Future mods/stuff to do: Lower the rear end DONE, 17" wheels DONE, re-bushing the rear end DONE, new strut top bearing plates DONE, debadge the rear end just leaving the lion symbol, Level 3 cluster and loom sitting here just waiting to go in DONE, fix clutch pedal return spring, get roof lining fixed(starting to sag), front slotted rototrs and QFM brake pads DONE, New tinting, Clear tail lights DONE. Replace noisy clutch fan with Electric Twin Thermo Fans DONE.

Other: Car goes really well considering the weight of the old dog.
I only just fitted the new(second hand) side skirts yesterday, i used to have some other skirt on it, unsure what they were though. I think they were an SS copy. But i think they look sweet now. Cant wait to lower it in the rear, it will look heaps better.
My best mod would be the VT booster and master, i did the calipers and rotors and the pedal sucked big time and i really dont think the braking improved that dramatically. I was considering going back but i thought i'd fit the vt booster first and what a difference that made. Second best would be the extractors, what a difference they make to the engine and the sound is awsome

Links to a few things i've done: Vt booster m/c in Vr V8 with ABS How to change passenger engine mount V8 How to change rear shocks (wagon)

[seannatt]

hey mate nice wagon, just wondering where you got your side skirts from and how much they set you back with out paint. Thanks.

[rch-13z]

nice nice, didnt realise she was 5l...

Spend $30 and get yourself some clear indicators

[VrWagz1]

hey mate nice wagon, just wondering where you got your side skirts from and how much they set you back with out paint. Thanks.

I bought the side skirts off here in the F/S section. They were second hand and painted white already. They have a few marks on them, which i've done my best to touch up, but they match the rest of the car now.
I paid $90 for them, and i think it cost me another $40 to fright them by courier. It was the ones i wanted though, and the old ones were a bit plain and wernt a real good fit. Think they were SS repo's for wagon/utes.

rch-13z.....nice nice, didnt realise she was 5l...

Spend $30 and get yourself some clear indicators

Yeah, been thinking about it. Seems to be a common thing though, so i thought id be a little different and leave the factory ones on for the monent, so unless i trip over a set or the clips break ill leave them for the moment

[Surfwagon]

Looks nice and clean from the pics, will look better with the new springs.
Wagons respond well to bigger sway bars and are really sensitive to rear bar size.
They already run a 26mm on the front so you need either a HSV bar 27 or 28mm depending on model or just go an aftermarket 30mm like I did.
If I had my time again I would fit the adjustable "whiteline" bars front and rear.
I curently run a 30mm Kmac front and 18mm Holden rear.
The rear bars in most sizes can be picked from most wreckers for $10-20.
For mine 18 is the best allround, 19 good for a little rear end oversteer and 20mm an over steerers delight.
Be aware the that the 19 and 20mm rear bars can make the wagon very tailey when on the highway at speed.

[VrWagz1]

Looks nice and clean from the pics, will look better with the new springs.

Wagons respond well to bigger sway bars and are really sensitive to rear bar size.
highway at speed.

Yeah i'd just washed it in the pics. It looks alot better in the pics i recon, they dont show all the little marks n stuff. Interior wise its not real clean, inbetween the dog and carrying tools, dirt and rubbish in the car, its a waste of my time to constantly clean it, so it just gets the odd vacume when im feeling motivated

Thanks for the info on the sway bars, its hard to get good info like that, especially on the wagons. I've always wondered what sizes you can get and how they'd ride.
Im gonna do the rear springs and see how that rides, and i might get the verniers on the sway bars and see what sizes i got atm.

[<RaBBiT>]

very nice combo u got there 5 spd 5L wagon very nice u need a rear skirt but lol otherwise looking gd

[VS_Wagon_Baby]

What % is the tint?

[Surfwagon]

Std rear bars were 12, 14 and 16mm
The 18 , 19 and 20mm came on police cars and some HSV's.

[VrWagz1]

What % is the tint?

Cant remember sorry, but its got more bubbles than a bubble factory so its coming off in the next few months and i will get new stuff

Std rear bars were 12, 14 and 16mm
The 18 , 19 and 20mm came on police cars and some HSV's.

Thanks

[VrWagz1]

Well got some new wheels yesterday and smashed em on. The back end looked way out of place now so it was time for the lowered springs. So heres a few pics and my car now.

As it was


Car Now Lowerd


My new springs and my home made spring compressor


And The final result


New springs are sweet as, the old ones were not tapered at all and were a solid heavy duty spring these are all soft and a nice ride in the rear now.

[<RaBBiT>]

sweet as hey
lol and like ur spring compressor

[VrWagz1]

Yeah being a bit of a tight arse, i thought i could make a spring compressor rather than buy one It just worked, by the last spring the nuts were starting to bind on the thread.

[nathg]

ride height looks heaps good and for some reason i like the roof racks, unique i think eh. lol

[<RaBBiT>]

yeah wouldn't want them to have worn all the way through hey could have been distaster lol

[mischa]

haha, stole my wheels!

Looks good have you got lowered spings in the front? I think the front needs to be lower

[VrWagz1]

haha, stole my wheels!

Looks good have you got lowered spings in the front? I think the front needs to be lower

Your wheels??? My wheels. The front has the suspension done up with pedders gear, but im reluctant to touch it as it rides very good and has jut the right amount of give for those harsh shopping center speed bumps. Plus ill rip the front off on my driveway if i go any lower, so it stays as is for the moment.

Mischa you can buy my old wheels now

[rch-13z]

wheels look real nice, still needs to come down abit more, but thats just my opinion..

[terry1991]

hey i like this even as a wagon looks nice all u need to do is colour code the door handles and side mirrors. wonder what it would look like with white roof racks interresting i love the ride practical and smooth good luck
-Terry

[Pub247]

Well got some new wheels yesterday and smashed em on. The back end looked way out of place now so it was time for the lowered springs.

New springs are sweet as, the old ones were not tapered at all and were a solid heavy duty spring these are all soft and a nice ride in the rear now.

Glad you liked them from what i know they are the proggressive rate spring. car looks good now

[VrWagz1]

Glad you liked them from what i know they are the proggressive rate spring. car looks good now

Thanks pub, the springs are very good and have made a huge difference to the ride-ablility of the rear end, and has taken alot of body roll out of it too.

terry1991
wonder what it would look like with white roof racks

There will be no white roof racks, thats a bit out there for me

rch-13z wheels look real nice, still needs to come down abit more, but thats just my opinion..

Thats as low as im prepared to go for them moment. Its already scrubbing the rear down my drive now and the front is only mm's off the ground going up the driveway.

[VrWagz1]

Well i got my cross drilled and slotted rotors on today with some of those QFM brake pads. I would have to say that braking has increased again by about 20%. I'm looking forward to giving them a run at Oran Park at the end of the month. I know some people will think why the cross drills, but its more about the look than anything else. They have a bout 4 sets of 3 holes drilled around it. You can see one set of holes in the pic. So theres not that many holes in it really.


I'v also put in the loom today for the L3 cluster to go in, and dam what a bitch of a little job that was. Unfortunatly the cluster i got is busted, so for the moment the L2 cluster stays in and ill have to see about getting the cluster repaired. I also have no low or high beams, so gotta fix that to now. Edit: lights fixed. Just gotta get my L3 cluster going now

[Surfwagon]

Just wondering what is the part No for the kings rear springs you fitted.
She looks better with the new ride height and wheels on.

SW

[VrWagz1]

Just wondering what is the part No for the kings rear springs you fitted.
She looks better with the new ride height and wheels on.

SW

KHPR-24SL i beleive is what they were and they sat in good with standard legnth shocks too. Looks heaps better too i recon now and it handles heaps better too, you dont get that wagon rear end roll as much, and definatly not as roungh as the old springs

[VrWagz1]

Well after all this time of it sitting around, i got the L3 cluster working and in. Between three L3 clusters i finally got one to work. I had 2 lying around 1 VP V6 L3 and 1 VR V8 L3 and both had dud speedo's, so i had to buy a 3rd L3 cluster off ebay with a working speedo and tacho. The V8 tacho didn't work either , so i had to do the V6 to V8 tacho mod aswell.

So after having the dash apart a hundred times, i put the L3 cluster in with 3rd time lucky speedo and modified tacho for the last time... and it worked YESSSS.
Now just gotta work out how to use it