Cúl's 5Ltr VT SS Commodore

[Cúl-Báire]

Hi guys, I not long ago brought a replacement for my destroyed VX commodore; I managed to pickup a nice Series One VT SS Commodore pretty cheap. It still needs a little work to get it looking well smick... But it has a SUNROOF so who cares

Things to come include series II taillights, possibly tinted. Clear indicators and projector headlights. The paint needs fixxing up in a few places, although nothing major. A new set of wheels. Coming next will be assorted engine work if I get that far!


Car: Series 1 SS Commodore
Engine: Holden EFI 5ltr V8 - Aunger OTR Intake
Ehaust: Custom, twin 2.5" straight though with a resonator on the back.
Diff: Standard
Wheels: VT SS 17"
Suspension: Superlows in the arse, FE2 on the front.
Transmission: 4 Speed Auto
Stero: Pioneer Head Unit, full Rockford Fosgate setup to follow soon.
Future Mods: Series II taillights, and clear side indicators, projector headlights, fix up the paint work, 18" or 19" wheels, maybe some further engine tuning.

[LthlThrt]

nice VT you have, good to see it in person as well, yea the sunroof is always good isnt it.

[NVMYVT]

dammit i want a sunroof
nice ride cul, and nice thread dig lthl :P

[Cúl-Báire]

Thanks guys, it's a work in progress as most projects are...
I am toying with a few engine ideas, either a nice cam, and some flat tops or going the full 383ci hog!

[NVMYVT]

go the whole hog mate, then shove in the big cam and flat tops :P

[ANL53X]

Hey man, killer ride. What does the 304 go like in a VT? keen on gettin one, but not sure is it's worth jsut going for the very common 5.7. U prefer the 5litre by far, got such a better note to it.

[Cúl-Báire]

The 304 goes quiet well, but it's a little underpowered when in comparison to it's bigger Gen III counterpart. That said a few mods such as upping the comp, a mild cam and a good tune (all of which are relatively cheap these days) and you've got yourself a killer engine with an awesome note to it. :-)

[Macca86]

Nice car mate. Any changes since the original pics yet? I also echo NVMYVT, I want a sunroof dammit. Lol.

[Cúl-Báire]

Nice car mate. Any changes since the original pics yet? I also echo NVMYVT, I want a sunroof dammit. Lol.

Cheers, no "real" changes just a few cosmetic ones; I have changed the tail lights to Series II (refer pic below), and now have white side indicators... Also replaced the whole ignition system, and cooling system due to a few issues around Christmas.lol. I'm hoping to get a set of Superlows before next weekend and drop it just that bit more :-)

Will give it a wash and update pics when I get a chance.

[LthlThrt]

Cheers, no "real" changes just a few cosmetic ones; I have changed the tail lights to Series II, and now have white side indicators... Also replaced the whole ignition system, and cooling system due to a few issues around Christmas.lol. I'm hoping to get a set of Superlows before next weekend and drop it just that bit more :-)

Will give it a wash and update pics when I get a chance.

nice going on upgrading the tailights, looks heaps better w/out the orange blinkers lol the superlows would be sweet, be good when we see more photos

[Macca86]

Cant wait to see the pics with the SL's in mate, as Im saving up for a set for mine! lol

[Apex8]

love the white indicators, it makes a huge difference to the back of the car i reckon

[Cúl-Báire]

Superlows arrived today, was hoping to get at least the rears in tonight but I discovered my shed is too small for my car :-P
Will have to wait for better light at the weekend, I will post pics as soon as I get them in!

[LthlThrt]

sweet cant wait

[Cúl-Báire]

sweet cant wait

Wanna help?.. I tried, and tried and ****ing tried today but couldn't for the life of me get the rear right spring out, Need a second set of hands, and someone that's done it before to give me a hand I reckon.

[NVMYVT]

i would help ya fella, but your in the wrong suburb, not to mention the wrong state :P

[Cúl-Báire]

Guys, long awaited updated pic's!

I managed to get the Superlows in the rear today but ran out of sunlight to get the front's done. Initially I thought it wasn't going to be low enough but by the look of it the Lovels springs are just right.

Excuse the crappy pics, getting dark, plus camera phone plus dirty car, equals crappy pics!

[Macca86]

Looks good mate! Well done.

[kniever]

nice, i like it, with the superlows only in the rear i reckon it makes the car sit alot more level.

how good is it having a sunroof

[NVMYVT]

did you replace the shocks and struts aswell, or are you just using the fe2's setup
how much do you reckon it brought the arse end down?

[Cúl-Báire]

did you replace the shocks and struts aswell, or are you just using the fe2's setup
how much do you reckon it brought the arse end down?

Just changed out the springs, the rear shocks were replaced with some stiffer aftermarket FE2 shocks when I brought it.
The Lovells rear springs were at least 30mm to 40mm shorter then the stock FE2 springs. Accordingly I reckon it brought the arse down a good 30mm to 40mm or so.

[NVMYVT]

cool, coz i'm thinking this might be the next mod, after i'm finished b'n'sing the cruiser :P

[Demonica]

Very nice!!! Not a huge fan of sunroofs but looks great on the VTs. Hope you're still planning to tint your lights would make a big difference to the overall look.

[LthlThrt]

looks good lower, howd you go w/ the front end?

[NVMYVT]

Wooohoo last post of the first page, lol
like lthl said how's the front end looking now?