davos vt berlina wagon v8

[lildavo]

Name: Dave or Davo

Model: Berlin series 1

Year: 1998

Engine: 304 5l v8

Engine Mods: hsv memcal 195kw

Exhaust: twin 2.5" red back car back

Wheels: Vy ss 18"

Suspension: stock

Stereo: stock cd player

Cost: 5,500

Future Mods unsure open for suggestions

[lildavo]

some pics i took at a fuel station on the way home will post some good ones tomorrow and maybe a video to

[NVMYVT]

some lowered suspension would look the goods,
but as for mods it depends on your budget,
extractors, high flow cats to help that cat back do it's job,
cold air intake, shift kit the auto, or rip shifter for the manual (you didn't mention the gearbox), diff gears, cam, roller rockers, 355ci stroker kit
or go cosmetic, tint, lowered, chrome trim, paint the engine cover and rocker covers, clear side indicators, ss headlights

like i said it comes down to your budget,,, and of course how much you care about getting defected for engine mods (it's a risk we all take)

[lildavo]

yeah it a auto lol would love a Manuel,

iv got few sets of springs laying around for vt's i'll probably get hi flo cats and extractors when iv got the cash, clear sides are coming soon should just steal them off my series 2 wagon :P

was thinking bout painting the engine cover red today. has a bit of go in it was good on fuel to 12L pre 100km iv got so far

but yeah it sits way to high for my liking girlfriend dont want me to lower it cause of my v6 wagon it really rough

[soop]

G'day. I was born and bred in Shepp. Feel sorry for ya mate.

nice car though.

[lildavo]

it alright place, i dont mind it. better than living in the city least around you can own a v8 and have to chew though so much fuel

thanks it not much i like it

[lildavo]

some new pics i took today swapping some things from my old wagon to this one

[NVMYVT]

interiors pretty clean mate,,, as for height sl's (fe2 roughly) would be perfect hieght

definately needs a new cd or dvd player and clear side indicators,,, may aswell just buy new ones they're cheap enough

James

[lildavo]

Thanks mate they going to get a dvd player for this one swapping my speakers into this. Swapping my side indertactors with my other wagon for now and maybe my ss lip.

Inside looks good needs a good clean though. Dad loves it cause it a 5l

[soop]

FE2 is not SL height.
New FE2 springs are maybe an inch lower then standard. SL's are are upto 2.5" lower.

For another 10days I think wholesale suspension in Sydney have a special on king springs $300 delivered for a set of what ever you want. Which is pretty decent.
Any plans for mods?

[lildavo]

Atm momment unsure. Maybe abit lower. Sound system. Get some extractors and hi flo cats. Then don't know after that fix up the body damage has some paint missing.

I get my springs at gv front end or any serious suspension work done there

[soop]

Cool.
A set of sway bars will help it feel more sure footed on the road too.

[lildavo]

hopefully get a look at them today see what ells has been to it.

[soop]

I've seen those engine covers painted red, with the emblem painted white looks good.

[NVMYVT]

sure mine is an ls1, but with the cover i prepped it all and colour coded it bermuda blue and used a holden lion VT bonnet badge after removing the plastic moulded one with a dremel multi pro :P, looks kinda cool

[soop]

LS1 covers look crap at the best of times IMO.

5ltr's are messy motors without the cover, LS1's are actually really tidy looking if you keep them clean.

[lildavo]

Yeah 5l are pretty messy I like the cover on them though might paint it red when I get some engine paint lol

Thinking ill get bigger sway bars also need new belts one is splitting

[lildavo]

i just brought a vt manta grill and lip both gen parts, hoping they turn up soon. also was thinking some monaro look alike head lights

it is still un regoed the blue slip is at the mechanics failed due to front caster bush's so have to do them before he will give me my blue slip hoping monday will be on the road and no more driving the v6 around

[lildavo]

hoping to have it look like this in blue though not sure about the grill though only cost me 40 dollars though

[soop]

That looks tidy enough.
With the sway bars, have alook at the whiteline online shop. Last I looked they were $200 a pop + $150 for sway bar links.

[lildavo]

i like the look of that kit it differnt to me
yeah, im going to have a look need to get the blue slip stuff sorted 1st so i can this thing on the road.

[soop]

Yeah thats fair enough.
Take it to the bloke out at murch

[lildavo]

lol i should of just done it in vic least it passed there, they where hoping they could do the job i was like nar i know how to do them i'll bring it in monday and show you and give me my blue slip green slip cost me over 500.

[soop]

phhhhhhhuck me drunk!

[lildavo]

cost like 1000 each year for rego here green slip 500 rego it self 500. plus a rwc each year. kind of regretting doing it in nsw could of saved heaps in vic