My new ride :)

[sleepa]

Sleepa's VX 5.7L Berlina wagon

Hey everyone,
I just want to share with you my new ride. A 2002 series 2 VX 5.7L V8 Berlina wagon (wow, what a mouthful). I ended up swapping my turbo nissan 180sx for it. First Commodore, wagon, and V8, yah!

Model: 2002 VX Series 2 Berlina
Colour: Delft Blue
Bodykit: Stock
Engine Type: 5.7L LS1 V8
Engine Mods: None yet
Power: Stock 225kw
Exhaust: Stock with rear resonator cut out
Gearbox: Auto from VZ SS
Diff: Stock
Brakes: Painted red
Suspension: Lowered, don't know by who
Wheels/Tyres: Stock alloys
Interior: Gauge cluster surround painted delft blue
Other Mods: Dark tint, Blue Xenon style headlight globes
Stereo: Sony headunit with ipod wired in, MB Quart 4 channel amp bridged to 2 channels running Fusion 6.5 inch splits in front, stock rear speakers, Kenwood Mono block amp, Cadence 12inch sub

Cost: $10,000ish
Future Mods/To Do List

Performance Mods:
OTRCAI First incarnation complete
Exhaust system CAT BACK DONE
Tune
Extractors
Cam

Other Mods:
Colour code roof spoiler thing
fix up little scratches
fix gearbox (New gearbox! now to get it tuned
paint interior door handles and air vent surrounds silver
leather gear shifter
new wheels
chrome exterior door handles
White LEDs in footwells and under front seats
Replace dash globes with LEDs

The day I picked it up (those number plates are now long gone)

 

[OFF T4P]

looks nice mate. good to see you came across from the dark side. got any plans for it

 

[sleepa]

Thanks, None at the moment, It already has lowered suspension and the rear resonators taken off. Sounds nice, if a bit quiet.

I am upgrading the stereo though, 2 12inch subs, headunit and a few speakers and amps. I might get a bigger exhaust, cold air intake and a cam in the future.

 

[Mr_Clubsport]

noice

theres a cammed, geared, and stalled one exactly like yours here in SA its HOT

 

[sleepa]

Gave her a bit of a wax then thought i'd try my hand at some photography

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5690/berlinaeditnonumberplat.jpg

 

[sleepa]

Got a few things going on lately, In the middle of some engine cover mods, installed my 4 channel speaker amp, working on building my sub box/cargo area setup, and I painted my dash cluster surround Delft blue. Turned out pretty good. Will post some pics up when I'm done.

Also spent 4 days cutting back, polishing, waxing and buffing the berlina. The paint was still in pretty crap condition even after the last polish, but it's better now.

 

[sleepa]

I had an idea for the stereo recently, properly connect an ipod to it instead of the annoying audio jack. So was looking at ipod cables, those ones that have the 30pin dock, rcas and usb in them, and most places wanted $50 for them and $25 for the usb cigarette lighter.
So I had a looksee on ebay and found both for the grand total of $7. So I started taking apart my dash, and then waited 12 days before they arrived so I could finally put it in, just finished the other day. Now my interiors all together again, and my ipod charges, still trying to think of the best place to put it though.

 

[VS_Wagon_Baby]

Nice car mate, saw it on street wagons

noice

theres a cammed, geared, and stalled one exactly like yours here in SA its HOT

Is that Grants wagon?

 

[s_ikari2015]

LS1 Berlina Wagon... probably the best value VT-VX ever made. Power, luxury and utility, all in one.

 

[VS_Wagon_Baby]

LS1 Berlina Wagon... probably the best value VT-VX ever made. Power, luxury and utility, all in one.

Yeah, they are pretty good they should have put suede in them like the calais though, that would top it off