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26-05-2008, 01:02 PM
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Ride: VX Senator Signature M6
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: BawBaw Shire Vic.
Posts: 9
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Macca's VX Senator Signature
G'day there all. I've been lost in the wilderness for the past 2 years, so I thought I'd post a thread about my car to signify my return.
Name: Macca
Age: Old
Model: 2001 HSV VX Senator Signature (1 of 23 manual)
Build no: 0172
km's travelled: over a ton.
Colour: Shanghai Mica
Bodykit: Exclusive Ian McCallum designed VX HSV Senator bodykit.
Wheels: 19" VZII Maloo
Engine: LS1 - 5.7lt - 346ci.
Engine Mods: ETP 215 heads with dual Patriot Gold valvesprings, Comp 222/224 @112lsa Camshaft, LS7 lifters, Manley Pushrods, Rollmaster double row timing chain, ARP head bolts, SLP hi-flow oil pump, 36lb FAST injectors, TBA 78mm throttle body, HP-F OTRCAI, power steering cooler, G & D PCV oil catch-can.
Power: 284rwkW and 'plenty' of torque.
Gearbox: T56 with 'Race' RipShift, stock GM clutch - until it breaks.
Diff: Stock 3.73:1 differential - LSD
Exhaust: DiFilippo 1.3/4 4-1 St/St Extractors - HPC Coated, 3" St/St Hi-flow metal substrate cats, DiFilippo twin 3" St/St cat-back exhaust.
Interior: HSV Senator Signature exclusive 'Prestige' trim in Light Shale (leather).
Stereo: Stock - Maestro 'Premium' 10-stacker system.
Suspension: Standard HSV 'Luxury' variable rate coils with Level-Ride rear self-levelling.
Brakes: HSV AP-Racing Premium Package: 6-pot F 362mm & 4-pot rear 343mm - eye poppers!!!
Other mods: Colour-coded standard Number Plates.
Cost: about 50 gorillas - incl. purchase price.
Contacts: Chev's Autos Carrum Downs, HP-F, G & D Performance, GM Motorsport.
Future Mods: Repaint the Front bar due to stonechips and magpie/chicken strikes, larger cam - custom 224/228, 25% UD harmonic balancer, Harrop/Eaton Truetrac differential, Textralia Clutch, Stereo RCA/iPod mods and the addition of Amps and better speakers to make it run better, TEIN coilovers.
Enjoy.....
Last edited by macca33; 28-05-2008 at 09:15 AM.
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26-05-2008, 01:04 PM
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Donating Member
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Ride: LS1Turbo tuned Clubsport,2002 Honda Civic
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Adelaide Essay
Posts: 1,655
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seen this on ls1.com
THis is the definition of totally tits. VX HSVs look awesome.
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Go ahead with the SS badges,you will reap the benefits.
I have put SS badges and the kit on my VE Omega and when I go cruising and rev it past the girls.........well what can I say,they have drool running down their face.I chuck a U-turn and they say ''Nice car'' and I say ''It's an SS,jump in''.
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26-05-2008, 01:11 PM
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Ride: 95 VR SII BT1 5 Speed
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NW Adelaide
Posts: 421
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Very nice, just not too keen on the colour. But dont get me wrong I love VX Senators!
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26-05-2008, 01:29 PM
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da da daaaaa da da daaaa
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Ride: 5 litre barge.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mornington, Vic
Posts: 305
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looks nice as pie macca. and goes good too. seen it in the ausday cruise that brian organised. Maybe he will get another one organised for ya ya home.
Does chevs at carrum downs do all ur work?
Cheers Marc.
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26-05-2008, 01:33 PM
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Ride: VP Calais
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 428
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**** hot mate, love these things (hopefully my next car) i didnt realise they came in manual, i assumed being a senator they all woulda been auto, makes me want one evn more now 
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26-05-2008, 01:34 PM
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Donating Member
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Ride: .
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,139
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nice ride macca. think some engine covers would go nicely on it.
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26-05-2008, 03:03 PM
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Drop A Patch....
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Ride: VS Clubsport, GK Sigma Turbo, GJ Sigma V6 Project
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Mt Martha, Vic
Posts: 1,289
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Cruised with you on one of the SC cruises a while back, VERY nice car mate, looks even better in person, and easily one of the better sounding LS1's out there
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26-05-2008, 03:45 PM
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VT-Best Holden shape!
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Ride: 1997 S1 VT Calais /A4
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: GLEN WAVERLEY
Posts: 187
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macca33 hey man pls post up some more high res pics of the rear qtr view and some ones directly of the rear  very nice rig man well done!
Cheers
VT97Calais
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26-05-2008, 03:58 PM
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Ride: 'Enhanced' Y Series Senator Sig
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Geelong
Posts: 5,645
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Beautiful ride mate, looks great
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26-05-2008, 05:25 PM
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One Step Better
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Ride: vx calais 5.7L
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 708
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luv it m8, very nice.... u willing to sell me that spoiler?? i'll pay good money, im wanting 1 for my calais, very hard to find em...
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MY RIDE:
 VX CALAIS 5.7L LS1
210.7Rwkw
:MODS:
TINT
LOWERED
MAFLESS TUNE
BILLET CAPS
REMOTE START
WHITEWALLS
VIPER 5900 ALARM
ALLOY OTRCAI
CUSTOM DOOR SILLS
20" KRUZ RIMS
CUSTOM PLATES "OHH YEH"
7" PIONEER DVD PLAYER
VY CALAIS LEATHER SEATS/DOOR TRIMS
PACEMAKERS 4 INTO 1'S INTO A TWIN 2.5" CATBACK, NO RESI
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26-05-2008, 07:24 PM
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Cammed & Slammed
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Ride: LS1turbo tuned VT Senator Sig
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Willall Racing
Posts: 349
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nicko
nice ride macca. think some engine covers would go nicely on it.
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Hes got the best ones u can get haha.
Very jelous of this car
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26-05-2008, 07:43 PM
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Ride: VX Senator Signature M6
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: BawBaw Shire Vic.
Posts: 9
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Thanks for the kind comments there lads. 
I'm very happy with the car, it drives well.
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Originally Posted by VT97CALAIS
macca33 hey man pls post up some more high res pics of the rear qtr view and some ones directly of the rear very nice rig man well done!
Cheers
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Mate, I am overseas at the moment with crap bandwidth, but there are a few more shots at my cardomain site in my sig, or try here - Oz8.Org Gallery :: Macca33
I'll put more on when I get home to proper broadband in 6 weeks.
Cheers,
Macca
Last edited by macca33; 27-05-2008 at 09:12 AM.
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26-05-2008, 09:08 PM
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