Macca's VX Senator Signature

[macca33]

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.....

[EvoVIIIJDM]

seen this on ls1.com

THis is the definition of totally tits. VX HSVs look awesome.

[UNKNOWN]

Very nice, just not too keen on the colour. But dont get me wrong I love VX Senators!

[hsvpunk]

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.

[Troyziee]

**** 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

[nicko]

nice ride macca. think some engine covers would go nicely on it.

[Wagon_Wheel]

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

[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
VT97Calais

[minux]

Beautiful ride mate, looks great

[dijm8]

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...

[SIG-054]

nice ride macca. think some engine covers would go nicely on it.

Hes got the best ones u can get haha.

Very jelous of this car

[macca33]

Thanks for the kind comments there lads.

I'm very happy with the car, it drives well.

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

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

[Lumps of cheese]

Excellent work macca, have also spied this on the ls1 site.
How's the rip shifter? Thinking of getting one myself.

[Sphinx]

CAI setup looks good, hell,the whole car looks good.

any hassles with the IAT sensor mounted where you've got it? Was thinking of putting mine there when I go with the orrsom setup.

[macca33]

juzo - the Rip is excellent mate, a very worthy mod if you ask me, as it makes driving a manual a great experience!

sphinx - thanks very much mate. I have the IAT sensor in the OTR at the moment, that sensor was put into the radiator shroud as a test and lowered it a bit when sitting still, idling etc. The beauty of the OTRCAI is that even if it does warm up, say on a hot day and sitting still, or at low speed, once you get going, the IATs drop back to ambient within a minute or so - I've logged it before, so it isn't too bad.

Cheers,

Macca

[macca33]

Well, thread has been dormant for a while and a lot has happened since 2008. A couple of months back, some clown decided to occupy the same space as my car and the Senator was a write-off.

After picking myself up off the floor and sulking about for a few weeks, I found a suitable replacement:-


2001 HSV VX Senator 300


Manufacturer: Holden Special Vehicles

Build no: 0008 of 30 built.
Km's travelled: ~91000
Colour: HSV Racing Green
Bodykit: Exclusive Ian McCallum designed VX HSV Senator bodykit.
Wheels: 18" x 8" - 10-spoke Senator 300 alloys in Shadow Chrome
Engine: Callaway enhanced C4B - 5.7lt - 346ci.
Gearbox: MM6 -T56.
Diff: Stock Hydratrak 3.91:1 LSD differential.
Exhaust: Stock Senator 300 1.5" 4-1s with GM cats and twin 2.5" HSV cat-back with 'Double-D' tips.
Interior: HSV Senator 300 unique 'Coulsen' Shale leather interior with high contrast Pewter highlights, 8-way electronic front seats.
Stereo: HSV / Eurovox 'Maestro' 260watt Premium car stereo system with 10-disc CD-stacker.
Suspension: Standard HSV 'Performance' suspension package.
Brakes: HSV / Harrop Premium Package: 4-pot F 343mm & 4-pot rear 315mm.
Mods: Colour-coded Number Plates, 'Street' RipShift, STARR / VCM CAI with enclosed pod filter.
Future plans: ETP215 heads, Patriot dual valve-springs, dual-row timing chain, SLP oil-pump, Morel link-bar lifters, Comp 215 / 223 @111+2 LSL-lobed camshaft, 'Street' Ripshift, Harrop Tru-trac differential centre, DiFilippo 1.75" HPC-coated 4-1s, metal substrate cats and DiFilippo twin 3" cat-back, OTR, oil catch-can, Clarion stereo system, AP-Racing 6/4 brakes.













cheers

[immortality]

well the first bit sucks mate, but you seem to have come out of it well.

nice ride

[Jesterarts]

I've always had a soft spot for the VX Sentors... looks great mate, and manual too!!!

[Macca86]

Nice ride froma fellow Macca mate. LOL. Love the seats

[macca33]

Cheers mate. A heap of parts - cam, timing chain, lifters, etc are on their way from the US as we speak. I'll be installing them over the next couple of weeks.

[fuzzy2308]

The new senator looks great, sorry to hear about the old one. I'm sure I've seen this car getting around but i cant remember where.

[WogBoyz]

Did u take any parts from the old one? like the otr or cream bit around the gear stick? looks good as too man, gunna keep an eye on this one

[macca33]

The new senator looks great, sorry to hear about the old one. I'm sure I've seen this car getting around but i cant remember where.

I'm from the 'gul mate - West Gippy.

WogBoyz - I did salvage a heap of parts from the old one - most is gone to happy new homes now.

cheers

[nathanVS]

nice car(s) mate, both have looked great! (have to say I liked the first one more though )

[macca33]

Well, the head / cam / timing chain and a host of other goodies have now been fitted to my Senator 300, as well as the AP-Racing brake set-up, DiFilippo exhaust, 'Street' Ripshift and a few other bits and pieces. I ran into a couple of hurdles, but they are now sorted. I'll update the thread with the new specs and pictures very soon!

cheers