darrens 5spd VT 5litre...VX clubsport lookalike

[dbarnes]

Hey there, sold my 180 and bought this. Still got my VS thats going nowhere but anyway here are the details on the VT

Name:
Darren

Car:
98 VT Exec

Exterior
Genuine VX Clubby front and rear bars, VY Clubby side skirts, VX Calais rear garnish and tail lights, Monaro headlights, clear indicators, "VT5Litre" (VT -5l-TR) plates

Colour:
Resprayed in hilux silver

Engine:
Series 3 5.0L

Trans:
5 Speed

Suspension:
Pedders ultras all round

Exhaust:
twin 2.5" catback into twin dumpys
Wheels[/B]
18" VZ SVZ


Kilometres
178XXX

Condition
Immaculate, been really looked after, front bar has a few chips though would like a respray on that.

I put new CV shafts in and replaced the O rings on the injectors as one is leaking... its all sweet now just needs new rear tyres and a service.





never mind about the mark on the rear quarter panel thats my phone stuffing up

[Macca86]

Nice mate. Looks good. Would love those plates for my car :P lol. In that last pic tho is it just me or does the front bumper not seems to exactly match the paint on the rest of the car?

[kniever]

nice job mate, looks good

[dbarnes]

Nice mate. Looks good. Would love those plates for my car :P lol. In that last pic tho is it just me or does the front bumper not seems to exactly match the paint on the rest of the car?

thanks mate. yeah i noticed that too but i reckon its just the picture, doesnt stand out like that in real life, nor many other photos

nice job mate, looks good

thanks mate

[GAMBLR]

Looks great man! Done very nicely love the lights and kit.

[NVMYVT]

Looks good mate, I wanted to do the whole clubby kit to my exec before I traded it in on the ss, got any plans for it or you just going to leave her as she is?

[dbarnes]

Looks great man! Done very nicely love the lights and kit.

cheers bro

Looks good mate, I wanted to do the whole clubby kit to my exec before I traded it in on the ss, got any plans for it or you just going to leave her as she is?

thanks mate, not sure yet just going to enjoy it for awhile I think, maybe try make some money off it like the last 2 cars Ive bought and sold, see how we go If I did anything it would be the interior first, SS or calais or something...cant really think of anything to do to the exterior! So then it would be extractors, CAI, tune, stuff like that

[dbarnes]

found some more pics

[MDVXSS]

car looks great, but i think it would look a heap better with a vx clubby spoiler. imo it just doesnt look right without it

[dbarnes]

nah not keen on spoilers on any car mate, not many anyway

[dbarnes]

have put calais chrome strips along the doors, painted the calipers blue...due for a service in 800km will be doing that next...

list of stuff I've been half assed looking for...

Calais interior (noticed most sellers on ebay take the leather off the door cards and sell seperately... -_- )
Second hand extractirs + hi flow cats
Gotta fix the leather around the gear stick its sunk in
Leaks water into the front left passenger side floor...commodores are just destined to leak water I think..
Adjust handbrake

[dbarnes]

last few weeks -

put the 20's on it
serviced it, gearbox and diff service at mechanics this week
blue vision headlights
blue interior light


...now looking for leather interior, not having much luck!

[*uwishn*]

its looking good mate, i reckon hsv r8 seats would top it of,
if you have the cash,
check out me vt thread you will see them.

[dbarnes]

got cash mate just cant find anything ive lurked ebay for days... still nothing

[Dan VS 231]

What about this interior? Its cream though and is hard to keep clean but still its the entire package.

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[dbarnes]

ah its back on ebay seen this awhile ago! its perfect, but passed it off because its too far away...but seeing as i havent found anything else maybe i'll go for this...ill call some couriers tomorrow, thanks mate

[ZOMBIE]

dbarnes, car looks good.

sits perfect!

I think i liked the old rims better but maybe the 20's will grow on me.

ZOMBIE

[dbarnes]

dbarnes, car looks good.

sits perfect!

I think i liked the old rims better but maybe the 20's will grow on me.



ZOMBIE

thanks mate! I was like that too with the 20's, but they grew on me

[dbarnes]

Ultimate Auto Trim - Home

going with this mob for my interior, gonna get creamy white leather...similar to that in the VT calais international...seats, door trims, gearboot lever and handrake for now, cant wait.

what do u guys think of getting VT5LTR as a logo on the seats?

[hastey]

Very nice indeed!! Can't wait to see the interior as I had the same idea in the back of my mind.

[Silver_VS_II]

far out im jealous haha. this car sounds absolutly awesome. the 20s look way better on this i reckon. you seem to have problems with all the photos you take aye, that last one looks like theres a gap to hell in the ground hah.

[dbarnes]

haha yeh man theres something on the lens of my phone...or is there :O haha... put a dvd headunit in it yesterday and mounted my amp properly and rewired everything....very loud now...keen to put 6x9's in the parcel shelf so its a 6 speaker sound system it would be even louder. Just waiting on the interior to come it will look like this ...cant wait

[vn_v6]

that interior is orgazmic

[hendorockstar]

Nice ride mate. I was eyeing that interior on ebay as well. Post up some pics once you've got the seats in. Any plans for engine mods?

[dbarnes]

that interior is orgazmic

that colour interior would suit your red car man...that place does just about any model should hit them up.

Nice ride mate. I was eyeing that interior on ebay as well. Post up some pics once you've got the seats in. Any plans for engine mods?

Nah its not on ebay mate, are you thinking of the yellow SS interior that was on there? Yeah once the seats are in will be getting proper photos of the whole car all smick ...engine mods aren't on my list of priorities at the moment just want it all looking the way I want it, but would like pacemakers and new hi flow cats, bigger cold air intake, cam and tune, just to wake it up a little bit more I will post up a video of the exhaust soonish