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James' VY Acclaim Series 1 (1st Car!)

James VY

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James' notstock VY Acclaim - flutes - leather - kit

Hey guys been a member for a while, thought I might finally put up a thread on my baby! First car and i'm stoked with it so far.

Name: James
Age: 19
Model: VY Acclaim
Year: 2002 Series I
Colour: Delft Blue
Bodykit: SS
Engine: 3.8 Ecotec
Exhaust: Stock.. for now
Brakes: Stock.. for now
Suspension: Stock.. for now
Wheels/Tyres: 17" VY SS.. for now
Interior: Piano black dash, black roof lining, VZ Calais seats
Sound System: Sony X-Plod headunit, stock speakers

Mods: (green means done, red means needs doing, yellow means in progress)
- VY SS wheels
- Fix glovebox
- Satin silver/leather handbrake, shifter, door handles
- VY SS bodykit

- Sound system (throw me ideas!)
- Lower it on Super Lows

- Paint dash Monaro replica
- Upgrade brakes (ideas)
- 20" Holden Pentagons
- Leather steering wheel
- SS Tail lights
- Black roof lining and components
- Paint hubs matte black
- Alloy pedals
- Leather seats
- Exhaust system (open to ideas)
- Sunroof

As you can see, car is still mostly stock and it is my first car so I don't want to go TOO crazy with it. As money and time come along (working 5 days a week) more mods will happen.

Mentioned above, I am more than open to ideas so give me something! All reasonable thoughts taken in :)

Pictures -

When I bought it:
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Now:
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James VY

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looks good mate, needs SS tail lights and spoiler.

Cheers mate, just a starting point. Yeah they do look good hey, maybe one day down the track

Day off today so I'm gonna look at installing the alloy pedals I bought a few weeks ago. Still chasing an alloy brake pedal if anybody has one!

Back to the mechanics again as well, turns out it wasn't the sway bar link, any ideas? Clunking sound from passenger side when I hit even the tiniest bump?
 

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Could not figure out how to get the accelerator off even with a guide so that can wait until I find somebody who can help. majorly effed up painting the dash, the paint ran and there is hairs in it so that needs a full sand back and i'll start that again next weekend.

I'm looking at buying some rear SL's off a mate sometime soon, he wants $40 for them!

after spending an hour at the mechanics we realised that it was the bonnet rubbers squeaking when they hit each other, a bit of silicone spray and $200 later it's fixed.
 

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Bit of an update, it's been a while. Not too much has happened been a little bit lazy but i've been on a bit of a spending and not much doing spree lately.

Gave her a polish yesterday with a bottle of Meguires that had to be about 20 years old. It was risky but came up perfectly!

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What I've bought but haven't gotten around to putting on yet.

Gons :)
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100% tread
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Rear SL, need fronts still.

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Leather steering wheel with white stitching to match handbrake/shifter. Boot to match shifter that's on and black plate to match dash.

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And my half painted dash. This is where I've been the laziest :(

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An average picture of the interior so far.

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Interiors looking great. I'm abit scared to pull mine apart haha.
 

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Looks good dude :)
 

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some nice mods happening hear congrats man...... love the gons get em on now lol
 

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Been a while since I posted here!

Since I've been gone I've pained the dash, and put in an SS leather steering wheel. Looks mint! I've also put SS tail lights in to match the headlights and a chrome garnish from a Calais.

I popped into Pedders in Lilydale to get a quote for lowering the car with shortened shocks and struts as well, $1300. Looks like I will be doing the labour myself, how hard can it really be? haha.

Sunday I'm picking up some guards with holes for VZ SS flutes. Hopefully they'll be fitted along with some SS skirts around the start of August!


Here's a picture of the garnish and SS tail lights. I'm waiting for a day when it won't rain in the immediate future so I can give it a full cut and polish and take some good photos! And I'll get some photos of the interior up ASAP, still chasing some decent leather seats. Undecided between VY/VZ SS or VZ Calais seats. Help a brother out!

 
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