Red VX Executive - VZ Monaro Front end project

[pepstar87]

2001 VX executive sedan missing two cylinders and the wrong transmission.
Decided to make it look half alright.

From this:



To this:














Exterior

15% tint
CV8Z bonnet
CV8Z front bar
CV8Z headlights
CV8Z foglights
CV8R tailights

Wheels & Suspension

18" x 8" VZ CV8 wheels
SL King springs (F)
SSSL King springs (R)

[red_spider]

looks good mate,let me know how it goes i want to do the same mod
where did you get it all and how much did it cost?

[pepstar87]

Got it all off eBay
cost me about 1400 incl bonnet
all genuine shit

[valboes]

thats gonna look crazyy, i want to do the same thing, where bouts you find them on ebay? i been lookin for ages all over ebay, tradin post etc.

[Hot-Rod]

Nice project, hope it all goes well for you, like the red vx colour.

[pepstar87]

Thanks guys
everythings on eBay if you look hard enough
also check all commodore forums for parts.

Hanging to get it all on!
I'm thinking about putting the SSSLs back in when i get some rims
keen to get tint soon also

removed towbar the other day , it's cleaned up the rear end heaps, wish I had the infill panel for the hole in the rear where the towbar goes, but um thinking of buying a VT rear bar and painting it red, so it has no reflectors and no hole.

[pepstar87]

Got some VZ CV8 rims the other week
not much else has happened since
everything is ready to go but waiting for bro to have time, thinking about just getting it professionally done.
Also prob gonna chuck in the SSSLs in the rear and leave the SLs in the front, see how it looks.

Also want a VT rear bar without the towbar hole... They are so hard to find!

[pepstar87]

Fitted the monaro headlights today
fit good and look good
gonna put front bar on tomorrow and it's getting painted next weekend if all plans stay the same!!

[pepstar87]

[pepstar87]

Still got the foglights to go in and the bonnet to go on and front bar and side skirts painted
still trying to find a vt rear bar without towbar hole!

[pepstar87]

All sprayed, hopefully it will be all on this weekend
picked up a vt rear bar today aswell so will get that sprayed up too
then tint the windows.. See how it'll sit with the new painted skirts, if it don't look low enough I'm gonna chuck the sssls in the back
and remove the black strips over a few weeks .. I hate trying to remove them!

[MR_VX]

Got it all off eBay
cost me about 1400 incl bonnet
all genuine shit

wow thats a great price you got it all for, thats cheap for genuine gear. ive also been looking on ebay for a from bar but fiberglass as i wanna get the vx headlights and cant find one

[pepstar87]

There is a genuine vz cv8z front bar on there at the moment going cheap, started at 99c
just mod that to suit vx headlights if you want them
genuine plastic is 1000 times better , fibreglass is shit fir body panels bro nothing beats genuine parts.

[MR_VX]

yea i just seen that on there, im watching it. it will cost me more in postage then what ill pay for the big i reckon but yea i might try to win it and mod it! i just hope it fits with my intercooler pipes

[pepstar87]

It should there is heaps of room compared to vt and vx bars but it depends on the angle of the piping!

[pepstar87]

Bonnet and foglights are going in next week

Trying to remove those black strips on the side of the car, they're so hard to remove.. Any tips?

[MkyHnly]

Mate that looks fantastic! Keep it up, lookin good =)

[alexlove]

i got a vx berlina with 19s i donno what size kingsprings to put in. looking foward to seeing what yours looks like with SSSLs in rear and SLs in front

[GR3GA]

i got a vx berlina with 19s i donno what size kingsprings to put in. looking foward to seeing what yours looks like with SSSLs in rear and SLs in front

beemer spring if you dont mind shit handleing lmao

[pepstar87]

bonnet now on
bottom lights will be in soon
all that's needed to be done then is
paint door strips red, paint and install VT rear bar, chuck SSSLs in rear and get the windows tinted.

I will get some proper pics once it's all done and cleaned up.

[SMOTAN]

remove the door moulds, monaro bumper looks awesome, i wanted to do the same to my vx but costs too much for parts.

[alexlove]

sounds good. when you gonna have the springs in???

[MR_VX]

looking good mate! but personaly id paint ya black monaro bonnet vents red! black look odd

[pepstar87]

I like the bonnet vents black and it's the same as cv8z's come standard.

My plan was to remove the door moulds but it started taking paint off and they are so hard to remove so I've decided just to paint em, I have removed half but the others won't budge.

It is costly but so worth it
I was lucky I got some cheap parts found on eBay and forums
all genuine too

with the foglights it's cost $1800 incl paint (painted it ourselves)
without fogs it cost about $1400

[MR_VX]

It is costly but so worth it
I was lucky I got some cheap parts found on eBay and forums
all genuine too

with the foglights it's cost $1800 incl paint (painted it ourselves)
without fogs it cost about $1400

i hope thats in total for hole front end lol,