Sweefu's 5 Speed VS II

[sweefu]

Name: Anthony

Model: 96' VS Series II

Colour: Metallic Silvery Blue - Heather Green Frost

Bodykit: None

Engine Type: Ecotec

Engine Mods: Supercharged CAI, K&N Panel Filter, Decent plugs/leads

Power: Untested

Exhaust: 2.5inch Mandrel bend cat back, no resi, 2.5inch twin tips

Gearbox: Getrag, Clutch & Flywheel replaces at 160 000k's

Diff: Standard IRS, non lsd

Brakes: Bendix CT Pads

Suspension: (REAR) Pedders Compressed SSSL Springs, KYB Excel-G Shortened Shocks, FE2 Swaybars (FRONT) FE2 the lot, whiteline HD Link pins & bushes

Wheels/Tyres: VT SS 17x8

Interior: Stock, very clean

Other Mods: Camber haha.. Debaged exec/series II badge, clear side indicators, removed grille

Stereo: (FRONT) JVC H/U, Reisen 160wrms 6.5inch splits
(REAR) 6.5inch pioneer 50wrms coaxils
(BOOT) Boxed 7x10inch speakers for show off haha, crappy 12" kenwood 350wrms sub, soon to be replaced, 4x50wrms response amp, 2x160wrms Sherwood amp, 800wrms infinity monoblock
(WIRING) 2x4awg power, 1x8awg power, 4x4awg earths, 2x8awg earths ("Hot Earth" design earth system) 6xRCA's, 4xpairs of splitters, ANL Fuse Blocks

Build Period: 12 Months and counting

Cost: Car cost $3000, stuff i've added about $850, already had some stereo

Future Mods:
Camber kit, Extractors, Tune, LSD, Tint, VT Brake Upgrade

My cousin who is a mad holden man, said that because this is in executive it would have had to have been a special order because it has:
Metallic Paint
FE2 from factory
Manual
ABS
IRS
2 Airbags

Not sure about that, but i'm really happy with it.

Please comment away! Cheers.

[sweefu]

sorry guys screwed it up a little bit, got the template off someone else. K's are 166 when i got it now 168 000
Cheers

[Philthy]

Looks very clean. Well done finding a manual

[sweefu]

Re did this a bit, i started this ages ago. Here are some more recent pics

[SHANBANGER]

nice looking car mate!

[sweefu]

Thanks mate .. thinking of changing the interior a bit, maybe berlina seats or something. what do you rekon?

[sweefu]

Hey,
bit of an update, thought a few other vr/vs owners might like to see what i'm doing for a boot install.
Its basically a false rear wall with a sub box built into the back, so the sub can sit flush on the front wall.
I carpeted it today and will be installing/wiring tomorrow.

Pictures can be found here Post your car audio system and pictures

Any thoughts ?
Cheers.

[Timboy]

That second pic in the second lot of photos just makes your car look like sex :P

Maybe we should gets pics of ours together

[Verynice]

That second pic in the second lot of photos just makes your car look like sex :P

Maybe we should gets pics of ours together

agreed there, nice car sweef, bet the manual is nice

[sweefu]

Cheers for the comments guys.
Boot is coming along, will finish wiring today

And the manual is very fun makes drivng much more pleasurable.

Thanks.

[Kurtp]

Looks good, i like i like.

[BT91WA]

you getting wheels??

[sweefu]

Cheers for the comments guys,
I've got VT SS Wheels mate.

[sweefu]

Just a few more pics because i havent put any up for a while.
Today i put in 7 LED Ultra white parker globes, i'll snap a pic when its dark

I have my VS Alloys on at the moment because my VT SS wheels need new tyres, and dont have enough money yet.

There's also a few pics of the stereo, been done for bit over a month now. I'm very happy with how it all fits together, i've retained a spare tyre and access to the jack too, though i had to put on a 175 wide spare tyre to fit it in.

Cheers.

[SweetWagon]

Lookin good, what you need 3 amps for?

[sweefu]

Top left amp gives the front splits ~160wrms each .. mono on the right powers the sub 390@4ohm 790@2ohm .. bottom left gives rear speakers 50wrms each, and i have boxed 7x10" speakers just behind the 'wall' also getting 50wrms each.. i only use those if i have the boot open listening to music etc, not going the whole time.

Cheers.

[SweetWagon]

Top left amp gives the front splits ~160wrms each .. mono on the right powers the sub 390@4ohm 790@2ohm .. bottom left gives rear speakers 50wrms each, and i have boxed 7x10" speakers just behind the 'wall' also getting 50wrms each.. i only use those if i have the boot open listening to music etc, not going the whole time.

Cheers.

Geez feeding those front's a fair bit! sounds like it would crank pretty loud

[sweefu]

Haha yeah mate they crank pretty well!
They've rattle my door to crap, but its well worth it

I'm pretty happy with it, its a good well rounded system but the sub i have at the moment is junk, i just borrowed it off a mate until i can afford a new 12"

[despo]

nice car mate..know wat u mean bout the door rattle. i end up having to turn it up louder so the sound is louder than the rattle..only solution to it lol

[sweefu]

Cheers despo,
and your solution is a good one haha its what i do too.

[sweefu]

Small update guys,
bought these Good Year Revspec 255/40/17 255-40-17 tyres - eBay Tyres, Wheels, Tyres, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 13-Mar-10 17:06:50 AEDST)
Goodyear Revspec II's ... 255/40 wide :P i'll post pic's once i've got them and put them on
also getting Federal 595's for the front but only in 235/45

[sweefu]

Hey,
Got some small updates.

I got my new tyres fitted on the front, the Federal 595s 235/45/17 .. also got a comparison to my camber worn rear tyres haha anyone else got camber??

Also got some time off now, so i've started detailing my engine bay, i got some new bosch sport leads too. I think the blue looks much better than black, which is a bonus.

Anyone have any tips fo polishing metal? Or which surfaces come up well? I'm using autosol, and so far the intake chamber/plenum cover are coming up well.

Next i'll be tidying up my mass of fuses for the stereo, i'll re run them with bit longer cable and hide them over the right side around the strut tower i think.

Please feel free to comment away!

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF2571.jpg
Camber much?

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF2572.jpg
New federals

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF2575.jpg
Engine bay

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF2576.jpg
Bosch sport leads

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF2578.jpg
Polished plenum

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF2586.jpg
Mass of fuses to fix up

[old mate]

pics aren't working at the moment mate.

[sweefu]

Sorry about that mate, i'll try fix it up now.

[sweefu]

Pics working now?