Nick88's VS Caprice

[nick88]

Hey guys, just purchased this last weekend(4/4/09) thought id chuck up some pics so you can see, got some plans for her, but first i gotta get rid of my other car and fix this one up a bit..the usual oil leaks etc to get it to my standard..lol
any way enjoy...

1996 Holden VS Caprice
Supercharged V6 (L67)
Standard Auto
Standard Diff(single pegger...hopefully not for too long)
Standard suspension( again hopefully not for too long)
Stereo is comming along slowly as i pull it out of my other car











Nick

[mking]

nice mate to bad about the hood ornament being broken off (edit) noticed you have a new one what model is that off and where /how much it set you back if you dont mind me asking....
how much did it set you back and how many km's on it?
whats it go like compared to the calais?

mitch

[NickVR]

Looks awesome mate nice choice. Love the look of the standard caprice wheels.

[nick88]

thankz for comment guys, the new bonnet badge is off a WH stato, cost me about $60 i think(but i work for holden so got it cheaper) it sits a bit further back than the original one so you can see a little mark where the orig used to sit..but im not fussed
its done 241***kms but ive put a newer dash in reading 165***km and i got it for a steal..$4800!

yea i like the caprice wheels to..for now till i can afford something better, should look better lowered!
Caprice goes heaps better than the calais(that has full exhaust, CAI) alot smoother and comfy ride to(till i lower it)
Nick

[nick88]

Ive finally got most of my stereo gear in now(will get pics soon) and have replaced all drive belts/pulleys, new rocker cover, LIM and supercharger gaskets and welded up the two coolant holes in the LIM to save having to bleed the cooling system every time the charger comes off, also changed the charger oil, engine oil, new coolant and soon a trans service

Nick

[nick88]

ok still no pics of the stereo as yet(waiting on my headunit atfer i bought a brand new $600 one and it wouldnt play cds! BAH), did my rear springs and shocks yesterday at work, sits alot better... still gotta do the fronts when i can be bothered!






who likes camber? lol

also bought an IRS LSD diff, just waiting to find some 3.45 diff gears before i install it

Nick

[mking]

backs nice man what kind of springs you got chilln in there, any plans for rims?

[nick88]

got king springs SSL in the rear, and ive got SL to go in the front, Rims i might leave for a while... i kinda like the look of the caprice rims, i will eventually get some new rims tho

Nick

[nick88]

aight finally got some new pics!! after a month or so of waiting i finally got my headunit back from pioneer, and my gauge install pluz a few random shots;






Pioneer splits which fitted perfectly in the door trim and tweeter on dash


ICE ignition leads


WH Badge up close, as you can see there is a mark from the old badge left on the bonnet round the D/S, but im not fussed as it looks 1000x better



Nick

[tristanjp]

i can see someone pulling that off

looks good

[nick88]

haha yea i know.. if it happens it happens, lol

[hotice]

nice car mate,,love the door linings,

[faroogoo]

Mad car mate,looks like mine lol,apart from a few things.

Keep it dumped on the caprice rims.

[Jecs]

hey man.

check out the street class limos cruise coming up

link:
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...cl-cruise.html

hope to see you there..

[nick88]

Havnt updates this for a while, not much has changed, put my old VT SS rims i had lying around on and lowered the front, looks a bit better i recon,
had 3 power runs on the dyno last weekend thanks to the boys at ACE Carburetors in clayton, best run was a 151.5rwKw @ 5200rpm, the guy had to stop at 5200 cause it was misfiring badly n wouldnt go any further, this misfire is an issue ive had for a few months and i think ive finally sussed the problem but will have to wait and see, anyways heres a pic n some videos
as pic says, car has Pacemaker Extractors, dual 2 1/4" exhaust into 3" rear and a Pod Filter, saving up $$$ for pulley upgrade!
Enjoy!



YouTube - VS Caprice L67 Dyno 1

YouTube - VS Caprice L67 Dyno 2

if you listen u can hear how bad my misfire is, its not fuel related as the guy sis an A/F ratio run and said its getting too much fuel at the rear so its not burning it correctly