JT's VU II SS ; Monaro front, air bagged, big stereo

[JT090]

Hey guys, I have been a member of the forum since I got my first car at the age of 17. This forum helped me with alot of problems and DIY so i think it is time to return. I have had another 2 utes and a gemini coupe since first coming here but am now up to my big project car for nats 24

I bought it bog stock on my p's 18 months ago, rolling on 17"s and sky high. Swapped a heap of parts on it and gone through a big transformation.

Model: 2002 VU II SS

Exterior :
Genuine Monaro V2 front bar
Genuine Monaro V2 headlights and fog lights
Shaved bonnet badge
Shaved tail gate badges
VY II Tail lights
Custom dual side exhaust pod
Infill panel
Guards rolled
VE SS badges with painted inners

Interior:
VZ SS Blue leather seats with door cards
VY II SS Gear knob
VY II SS Pedals
VY II SS door trim alloy air vents
VY II door handles
Custom dash fascia in 2pac herron white
Custom lighting panel in amp rack
Gauges for Compressor tank

Stereo:
Kenwood DDX7032 Double Din dvd player
2 sets of Polk DB Splits
Soundstream Lil Wonder III 400w monoblock with base control
Soundstream Lil Wonder III 620w 4 channel amp to splits
Custom Amp rack to rear firewall
Soundstream 12” subwoofer behind passenger seat
Custom sub box
Custom dual driver door pods including dual tweeter pillar pods
Dynamat to doors

Drivetrain:
VCM alloy OTRCAI
Maffless tune
Pacemaker tri Y HPC extractors
X force Maloo Dual side 2.5”
232.9 RWKW

Suspension
Pedders XA Coilovers to front
Slam Specialty airbags to rear
½” lines
2 x 480cc Viair compressors
5 gallon tank painted herron white
Switchbox
Replaced all factory bushes

Wheels:
20” Advanti Tourers

Other:
Split style engine covers
Billet caps to engine bay

Plans for the future:
Front bags
Cam
Drive it

Special Thanks for the following:
Mick and Marty @ The Impound
Scott @ Elite car sound
Kit @ Gentech
Greg @ Kelley Body works


The start


Weekend cruise










Engine bay (pre front end conversion)



Dynosheet


Interior (fair bit different now as it has blue leather and all VY/VZ satin chrome trims





















New seats
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[FORGIVEME]

Tuff as nails mate

[elmaso]

looks real sweet mate, ya should change the door inserts to like white leather.

[motorbreth]

Looking ####ing nice mate, loving the interior work and the Monaro front bar is tidy as. Your rims (Tourers) are what I want for my Calais.

[JT090]

looks real sweet mate, ya should change the door inserts to like white leather.

Door inserts are now blue leather to match the seats. I am going to do a full car studio shoot just after nats

Also thanks all for the comments

[robbey]

I love it mate you have done a really good job looks tuff as probably the best VU i have ever seen

[ciddyau]

how much was it for the monaro front? who did it for you?
sweet as ute mate

[MR_VX]

do you have your old ss head lights for sale? if so pm me,

oh nice job by the way

[JT090]

how much was it for the monaro front? who did it for you?
sweet as ute mate

Thanks, picked up the bar and foggies off ebay and headlights off another forum and got the lot painted by a local spray place (with a few of the other bits)
V2 front all bolts up

do you have your old ss head lights for sale? if so pm me,

oh nice job by the way

Thanks mate will send a pm through


Should be already for a big week at the nats

[Joshy8]

Hey mate, firstly nice ute these vu's are really starting to grow on me. i've just got a quick question for you regarding fuel consumption.
I currently own a VT 5.0L and i was wanting to get a ute in the near future, do you think i'll save anything on fuel if i was to get a VU II SS.
And roughly how much u getting out of a tank these days? thanks.

[Macca86]

Hey mate, firstly nice ute these vu's are really starting to grow on me. i've just got a quick question for you regarding fuel consumption.
I currently own a VT 5.0L and i was wanting to get a ute in the near future, do you think i'll save anything on fuel if i was to get a VU II SS.
And roughly how much u getting out of a tank these days? thanks.

I own a VT 5L and my missus has a VU 5.7L SS ute, and her's gets a shitload better fuel economy then mine does...

[Joshy8]

I own a VT 5L and my missus has a VU 5.7L SS ute, and her's gets a shitload better fuel economy then mine does...

..Thanks Macca yeah i thought that may have been the case. i notice that JT's is a series two 2002, the one i've been looking at is a series two 2001 model. Are these much the same? Or is 2002 the way to go?

[Macca86]

..Thanks Macca yeah i thought that may have been the case. i notice that JT's is a series two 2002, the one i've been looking at is a series two 2001 model. Are these much the same? Or is 2002 the way to go?

My gf's is 2001 and hers is a series 1 so the change must be sometime during 01. From what Im aware (and i stand to be corrected) there is very little difference between S1 and S2 in the VU SS's. So id just look for a good deal if I were you and not limit yourself to either a S1 or S2 specifically.
Btw, sorry for thread stealing JT. Love what you've done with your ute, the custom sound equipment looks awesome!. Im sure you'll turn a few heads at the nats.

[Joshy8]

One more question JT, if you don't mind me asking how much you picked this up for stock? they seem to be so expensive still

[JT090]

All good macca...

Josh just to answer a few of your questions. LS1 smashes the injected 5L on fuel economy and power but the older engine does have a good note. Also alot more potential out of the LS1 in terms of bolt on gains.

Between series I and II the main noticeable difference is the interior, the series II is anthracite black rather then the grey also I believe earlier models didn't have the ls6 manifold but that may have been a original upgrade from the VT LS1. Series II in the VU only lasted about 6 months before the VY came along anyway.

Either way don't be constricted by the series just get something in good nic and low k's. I bought this neat as but stock as a rock for $16k in mid 2009 with only 69k on the clock which was very low for its age. That being said a mate of mine last month got a VZ SS ute with just over 100k on it for $19k.


Overall nats went good will chuck some photos up of it over the weekend tonight

[JT090]

[thekid93]

i have to say, that monaro front looks so sexy on this!!!

did you take this out onto the pan at all?

[JT090]

i have to say, that monaro front looks so sexy on this!!!

did you take this out onto the pan at all?

Thanks mate,

What do you mean the pan? I have taken it on skid pans twice before but didn't do the burnouts at the nats

[VX Appeal]

Very inspirational and bloody-awesome-looking car mate, you should be very happy.

Cheers

[adamrollo9]

where did you get your monaro front from? i want one bad as!

[NonStick Squid]

where did you get your monaro front from? i want one bad as!

Read the thread its barely a page long.


Very nice ute mate.

[JT090]

haha, thanks

Adam I acquired most of the parts for the ute myself (including the monaro bits) off forum classifieds and ebay......... not easy to find them cheap though

[JT090]

Well driving home from a cruise last week I spotted a nice nice sunset in one direction and a storm in the other. Pulled over and this is the result.

[thekid93]

nice!,

where you get the door speakers from? the mount and base ?

[JT090]

nice!,

where you get the door speakers from? the mount and base ?

All the stereo including custom pods by Elite Car Sound in Canberra