My New VU

**ducatis** · 02-12-2006, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by _Mukas_

looks tight as, but need to dump it and lose those rims....... theyre ok, but could do a hell of a lot better on a bright orange ute... monaro bonnet for sure...

got yourself a top ride there man... big time potential... po-ten-she-aal....

rims are staying...got no money for now (1st year aprentice) mmmmm thats as low as its going. any lower and ill have problems with insurance, and as it is i cant get up my driveway

Originally Posted by bullet05

i was looking at buying this think awhile back....

ncie ute good buy congrats

so was my mate but i got in first hahahahaha

Originally Posted by dam026

hey mate nice uterus! i love the colour. how much it set u back? i just got my new VU the other day.

um cost me $21500...body needs some work still tho.

**ducatis** · 02-12-2006, 07:53 PM

The other week before i went to schoolies, my hardtop came of the hinges after we hit a rather large dip in the road. Basically hit the dip and bounced back up, the hinges came off (god knows how) and the hardtop went through my rear window.

My mate was driving it at the time and were really lucky that the top didnt come off altogether, the gas strut things held it to the car, because if it had come off altogther id hate to think what it would have dont to the car behind us. Already got a quote for $300 from a local master tint (bought the car off a mastertint guy up the coast) and when i told him that i had bought it of a master tint guy and how it happened, hes now going to replace it and tint it for cost price which was about $100

Mitch

**ducatis** · 16-12-2006, 07:19 AM

just to let yous know, had the ute booked in to get a new rear window on thursday and an hour after i dropped it of he rings me up saying he got the wrong size window and that he had already ordered a replacement window and it will be here on friday (yesterday). I was a bit pissed off but i said that was cool, aslong as it was done by the weekend.

So later on at about 2pm i get another call from him asking if it was still ok to order the window because the new window is going to cost $300 instead of $100. i was like wtf u said u had already ordered it!!!!!!!

He got the window in about 30min before he closed for the day which was lucky and the windows fitted, getting tinted this morning and i shall be driving my baby (pretty much for the first time) in a couple hours.

later mitch..

**Frandy** · 16-12-2006, 11:56 AM

sxc as

i love it, all of it, but i hate those rims!!! but awesome car!!

i wish i could hav this at 17

well, 18

**ducatis** · 18-12-2006, 05:45 PM

mmmm. clutch went last night. still driveable but barely. got some quotes and its going to be $1900 to replace. why am i having so many problems lol

**veclubby** · 18-12-2006, 05:50 PM

should be able to get an exedy heavy duty clutch for about $600-700, cant see it costing that much for labour, not $1200 anyway.

**ducatis** · 18-12-2006, 05:59 PM

they included a new flywheel in that price (or reground or whatever they do). Yeh supercheeap quoted $540 for the exedy clutches.

**ducatis** · 24-12-2006, 09:10 PM

mmm got my new clutch. now when i pull the handbrake up and then release it, it sorta sticks on for about 1m of driving...

**veclubby** · 24-12-2006, 10:40 PM

just ave to not fling her around those corners any more mate.....well not wid the handbrake anyway...lol. how much did u end up paying?

**STEALTHY™** · 24-12-2006, 11:38 PM

Damn that thing is Hot!

Have you got any updated pics, particually the back where the numberplate is (i couldn't see anywhere for it to go)

Spuin about the bad luck youve had with the clutch and hardcover, but things like that is usually a reason for seling the car in the first place. Just hope thats all that the previous owner knew was wrong.

MORE PICS!

**ducatis** · 25-12-2006, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by vuv6

just ave to not fling her around those corners any more mate.....well not wid the handbrake anyway...lol. how much did u end up paying?

i dont do no drifting!!! only just got my license back. not worth it anyway, if i lost it id hate to see my ute hit something! um how much did i end up paying for the clutch? They machined the flywheel so it ended up being $1098

**ducatis** · 25-12-2006, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by STEALTHY

Damn that thing is Hot!

Have you got any updated pics, particually the back where the numberplate is (i couldn't see anywhere for it to go)

Spuin about the bad luck youve had with the clutch and hardcover, but things like that is usually a reason for seling the car in the first place. Just hope thats all that the previous owner knew was wrong.

MORE PICS!

I dont have a camera but ill see if i can get some up for you later this week.

**veclubby** · 26-12-2006, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by ducatis

i dont do no drifting!!! only just got my license back. not worth it anyway, if i lost it id hate to see my ute hit something! um how much did i end up paying for the clutch? They machined the flywheel so it ended up being $1098

ah ok that doesn't seem to bad hey....yeh its not really worth it i no...just my luck theird be a copper sitting round the corner..lol better off doing the shit on a race track. love the colour of ur uterus mate....looks sik!

cheers
ryan

**HRT 666** · 26-12-2006, 03:04 PM

Nice ute, like the front bar looks way tuffer that way, wheels are clean and simple good choice and colour good to see something different. Some big brake's inside those rims and that's One tuff ute. COOL.

**ducatis** · 14-01-2007, 06:46 PM

Hey everyone i need some help. Can anyone tell me what my wheels are called... i believe theyre something along the lines of gts? not sure. but they are 18 inch replicas. also does anyone know anywhere that sells these?
thanks for your help!!!

cheers mitch.

**Boonz** · 14-01-2007, 06:52 PM

i think they are vy gts replicas, tried tempe tyres?? ahve a flick thru a street commodores magazine it might have a brochure or somehting

**ducatis** · 15-01-2007, 10:54 AM

ok thanks heaps peanuts.

**djvsa** · 20-01-2007, 01:43 AM

man that ute is crazy! i love the colour and i actually like the rims, mines black and i thought black was a great colour but that orange is different and looks sweet on the ute,nice ride mate

**ducatis** · 24-01-2007, 09:43 AM

just to let you all know. i crashed my ute in the holidays. was going around a corner when i got distracted and locked up into the gutter (was raining). Its covered by insurance which is really good. Smash repairers told me that all the suspension is rooted, 3 mags and tyres are gone, front bar and side skirts are a bit damaged and the strut towers are twisted? All up around $6500 damage. I think the engine might have got a bit knocked around aswell. It should be repaired and i get it back within 1-2weeks. Sorry got no pics.

**HRT 666** · 24-01-2007, 03:53 PM

Fu*k thats sad to hear, all the best with getting her back on the road and keep your chin up dude these things happen.

**adam_vr** · 25-01-2007, 01:44 PM

if your still wondering, the wheels look like they are one of the HBD wheels released for the vy i think

**ducatis** · 24-03-2007, 03:38 PM

smashed another rear window lol. same as before.

**STEALTHY™** · 24-03-2007, 04:07 PM

would you think theres a fault with the hard cover then?

**RedBull** · 24-03-2007, 05:16 PM

Nice VU mate.

I'll be honest and say im not a fan of the rims either.

But the rest i love

**ducatis** · 06-09-2007, 09:31 PM

Sold it about 3months ago now... miss it a bit

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