My BT1

[Shaundy]

G'day Ladies and Gents,

Thought I'd write a bit about my ride and toy:

Name: Shaun
Model: 1999 Series 2 Executive BT1
Colour: White
Bodykit: Standard
Engine Type: Ecotech
Engine Mods: Nil
Exhaust: Standard
Gearbox: 4spd auto
Diff: Factory LSD
Brakes: Standard
Suspension: FTE package
Wheels/Tyres: 15" Chasers with standard tyres
Interior: Standard with BT1 options
Stereo: Pioneer head unit with factory speakers
Build Period: about 6 months
Cost: $4500 initially + $200 worth of mods
Other Mods: Debadged apart from Holden Lion badges, Narva Xenon Blue headlight bulbs, Berlina Tailights.
Future Mods: Clear side repeaters (on order), Cold air intake (on order from Holden), 17" VY SS wheels, either a genie rear muffler or straight through rear tailpipe - I have both so whichever sounds best, also have both an oval shaped exhaust tip and a dump tip, SS kit, custom painted highlights both inside and out.

I bought the car off of an old bloke with just 113 thousand kays on, currently has 117. It served its crime fighting days in Alderly, Brisbane.

[Shaundy]

Hey everyone. I guess its high time I put up some pics of my baby so here is project White Pointer.

The first pics were taken not long after I bought the car but long enough to allow me to remove the wheel trims and the driver's window weather guard.

The last pic is more recent and by this point the rear of the car had been almost totally debadged.

Oh by the way I picked up my new CAI and clear side repeaters. Hopefully I'll be installing them tomorrow.

[Morton]

That's not a bad ride at all for a daily So clean, so neat. Is the cortina yours? That's not too bad either ^_^ In fact, I think I'm falling slowly in love with it!

[Shaundy]

Yeah Thanks man I'm probly a bit too picky when it comes to clean cars but anyway. Yeah the Cortina is kinda mine. It was my daily driver before the VS but now its my brother's car. It has a 4.1L straight six with extractors and 3spd auto, full Ghia options including the vinyl roof but minus power steering and 13" hotwires.

[Shaundy]

Heres some updated pics. As you can see I have completely debadged the car with the exception of the lion badges. I have replaced the tail lights with Berlina items and have replaced the amber side repeaters with clear ones. I have also removed the bonnet stone guard.
On the engine side of things I have installed a genuine Holden CAI.

The process continues...

[Pimpt6]

Its a very clean daily mate . Looks so much better debadged. Should get rid of the mud flaps too

[Shaundy]

Hey thanks Pimpt6. Yeah I like the nice clean debadged look. I would get rid of the mud flaps except I live out of town and the paint wouldnt stand a chance against the dirt roads. Speaking of badges, does anyone else own an executive like mine where both the Series 2 and Executive badges are under the Commodore badge? So far I've only seen Execs with 1 on the boot lid and 1 under the Commodore badge.

[Pimpt6]

No worries mate . . thats what I thought after I posted that you were from out of town. .

[mywhitevs]

nice mate, shatted u have lower km's then me i got mine with 116,***km's now 124,***km's

[NSTG8R]

Hey thanks Pimpt6. Yeah I like the nice clean debadged look. I would get rid of the mud flaps except I live out of town and the paint wouldnt stand a chance against the dirt roads. Speaking of badges, does anyone else own an executive like mine where both the Series 2 and Executive badges are under the Commodore badge? So far I've only seen Execs with 1 on the boot lid and 1 under the Commodore badge.

It may have had some slight panel work done to it, as all VR/VS/VSII Execs had the Exec badge on the right hand side of the bootlid, in line with the commodore badge. The series II badge was in the correct spot though

[Shaundy]

Yeah I've seen a few signs around the boot area that seem to suggest that the boot has been removed at some point.

[Shaundy]

Hey guys,

Well after 12 1/2 hours of working around the Toowoomba swapmeet yesterday (and wasn't it just awesome!!!) I have a few more bits and pieces to add to my Lion-on-wheels.

I found some VT SS 17" mags. I picked these up for $490 with nuts. 3 tyres are great and one is a little on the low side. I am extremely happy with this find.
I also managed to score a used K & N panel filter for $15. its a little dirty but as we all know they are washable. An electric aerial which I've seen for over $100 in shops was picked up for $40 and the same guy has offered me a set of 4 white Acclaim doors complete with tinted windows, power windows (which is what I'm after) as well as the centre console with switches for $200. Found a Fusion 1000w amp also. This is a $40 find - and yes it works.

All in all a day well spent I reckon.

[nathg]

nice and smooth mate, lower her a bit and she will have an mean stance

[Shaundy]

Heres a bit of an update:

Yesterday my doors and centre console were delivered so I am now in the process of installing power windows. Hopefully it all turns out well.

[Shaundy]

It's time for an update I think. I have now got all four power windows in and working and what a b*stard of a job that was. I still have to paint the console though. The best news at the moment is that yeaterday I managed to pick up genuine Holden S-pac side skirts and rear bar side skirts for $60 and genuine fog light bezels for $20 (and thats not each either, that for the pair). They are in perfect condition with the exception of scratched paint. I am still deciding whether I will put the bezels in. Having said that I may be willing to trade the bezels which have excellent condition red paint for other pieces of the SS/S kit.

[Shaundy]

Well it has been ages since my last post and a lot has happened since then so I will try and catch up to where I am now. Not long after fitting the head unit I purchased some fusion 6.5" component speakers from the local Repco. I then picked up some 180w Kenwood rears from WOW. I'll put up some pics when I can get them off the old computer. Haha yes it was a while ago