Banks - VZ SSZ Ute

[BANKS]

Year: Nov 2005
Model: Black VZ SSZ Ute
Engine: Gen III 5.7ltr
Trans: Auto

Planned mods

GREEN means i've done it

Engine/Drivetrain

HPC coated pacemaker 4 into 1s, 1 3/4 extractors into stainless steel 3" cats and pipes, twin 3" mild steel into quad 3” stainless steel monaro tips
HH122 or HTV2300 Harrop intercooled supercharger
Yellow Terra 1.7:1 roller rockers
Custom induction (2 hole mod) - ~$20
Upgrade valve springs
25% Underdrive Balancer
Oil catch can
Titanium retainers
ARP head bolts
AP Racing 352mm 4 spot, 330mm 4 spot brakes
Double row timing chain
Harrop sports differential cover and mount
KnN panel filter - $80
Transmission oil cooler
Diff oil cooler
3.7 diff gears

Body

19" XHP Jetblacks - $1750
35 watt 6000k HID lowbeam kit - $250
50 watt 6000k HID highbeam kit
Philips 'Bluevision' blubs for the fog lights - $50
Projector fog lights with LED ring - $150
35 watt 6000k HID fog light kit
White 25LED T10 parker bulbs - $25
LED number plate lights - $15
KYB Front and Rear Shocks
Lovell Springs
Whiteline strut brace
30mm Whiteline adjustable front sway bar
18mm Whiteline adjustable rear sway bar
Superpro Bushes
Debadge - $FREE
Midnight express window tint
HSV bonnet extension -$200
SSV Maloo rear bar
Maloo Side Skirts
SV6000 Side Vents
VZ HSV Senator Front Bar
VZ SII Maloo Sailplain and Hardlid
LED black tail lights with LED reverse and indicator globes and Hella LED relay - $300
DBA 4000xs front and rear brake rotors
Black metallic rear chev badge - $100
R/G/B LED's in the tray with a 12v power source - $300
Lower grill - $70
Flush floor in the tray covered in dark grey marine carpet
Carbon fibre engine covers

Interior/stereo

Reverse camera
TV tuner
12" MTX thin sub
Pioneer 6" "kevlar" front splits
JVC 7" touch screen headunit
Machined holden door sills
Automatic window winder - $60 + Installation
HSV Grange insturment cluster with modded LED's
All green LED's changed to white
SS Floor Mats - $80
1kg Fire Extinguisher - $FREE

All the mods i've done myself, so other then the impossible list above that’s it lol. my plan is to make subtle mods that people notice only when they look at the car longer. "Oh I didn’t see that before." is what I want to hear.

STAY TUNED

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VIDEOS

YouTube - Holden VZ SSZ ute LED globes

[barbs]

thats one very nice looking ute, if it was my ute i would take hte v8 badges off the doors but thats just me i like the cleaner look...


hope your mods go as planned too

[BANKS]

cheers yeah i was thinking about debadging it... maybe just keeping the ssz badges and get rid off all the other ones.

Just waiting on a couple of quotes for the exhaust. just getting the cat back half done now as im still undecided about the headers and cam, or if i want to supercharge it later.

[minux]

Looks good!! Before starting all your planned mods, have your box built first. It saves many headaches as i learnt with my VT's.

[BANKS]

Thanks minux, its a newborn as far a gearboxes goes. After I get the exhaust in and the tune ill start looking into strengthening it. Ill certainly address all the weak areas before I get the cam/supercharger or both! lol

[lacy18]

She looks beautiful mate will be interesting to watch all of your mods come along

[minux]

Thanks minux, its a newborn as far a gearboxes goes. After I get the exhaust in and the tune ill start looking into strengthening it. Ill certainly address all the weak areas before I get the cam/supercharger or both! lol

See these guys, Home - Craigs

Best built auto's in AU. When i have the Senators done, that's who will do it. I paid twice as much elsewhere for the job these guys do.

[BANKS]

She looks beautiful mate will be interesting to watch all of your mods come along

thanks mate, ill be putting up heaps of photos (before/after) and sound clips etc durring getting things done so stay tuned

[BANKS]

See these guys, Home - Craigs

Best built auto's in AU. When i have the Senators done, that's who will do it. I paid twice as much elsewhere for the job these guys do.

So what exacly do they upgrade? and for how much?

[BANKS]

Need some advice. I want to get some things looked at by holden. Just wondering which ones would be covered by warrenty. and by warrenty meaning i dont want to pay 1 cent lol

The satin inserts on the steering wheel have delaminated and are starting to bubble?
The diff has progressively started to whine something stupid....
The drivers seat belt doesnt retract
and the gearbox snaps violently from 1st to second no matter what speed.

[miss_vx]

haha omg you should have heard my reaction when I opened this thread and saw the pics...

I am a REAL sucker for utes.. especially black V8's..... All I can say is....

THAT IS SOOO FREAKING HOT!!!!!!!!!

I am jealous!! hehe I want it so bad... I have really been thinking about getting a ute instead of the vx...

sooo tempting....

But I can't have a V8 or Charger yet *cry* stupid P plate laws...

[lacy18]

Need some advice. I want to get some things looked at by holden. Just wondering which ones would be covered by warrenty. and by warrenty meaning i dont want to pay 1 cent lol

The satin inserts on the steering wheel have delaminated and are starting to bubble?
The diff has progressively started to whine something stupid....
The drivers seat belt doesnt retract
and the gearbox snaps violently from 1st to second no matter what speed.

I would think that most of that should be covered by the warranty. Not 100% sure but take it in and get them to look at all of it. They might debate the satin inserts and say it's been left in the sun too much, but they never tell you not to leave it in the sun...seat belts would def be covered and as for the diff and gearbox, because you haven't had any mods done you shouldn't have any problems! Let us know how you get on

[BANKS]

I would think that most of that should be covered by the warranty. Not 100% sure but take it in and get them to look at all of it. They might debate the satin inserts and say it's been left in the sun too much, but they never tell you not to leave it in the sun...seat belts would def be covered and as for the diff and gearbox, because you haven't had any mods done you shouldn't have any problems! Let us know how you get on

sweet, thats what i wanted to hear i would expect the satin inserts to be a bit ify on them being covered but i need them to have a look at the diff and gearbox at least. Another thing is that the passenger door is leaking continuously when it rains. how would that go with warrenty?

[BANKS]

haha omg you should have heard my reaction when I opened this thread and saw the pics...

I am a REAL sucker for utes.. especially black V8's..... All I can say is....

THAT IS SOOO FREAKING HOT!!!!!!!!!

I am jealous!! hehe I want it so bad... I have really been thinking about getting a ute instead of the vx...

sooo tempting....

But I can't have a V8 or Charger yet *cry* stupid P plate laws...

best reaction lol and thanks it took me so long to find a ssz one with black leather!

what about an S ute?

[lacy18]

The door should be fine aswell. Does the door sit flush with the rest of the body? Or does it sit out a little bit? Easiest way to check is to compare it to the other door. This happened with my front passenger door and only took a minor adjustment to get it fixed when I took it in (covered under warranty). If this isn't the case then check to see if the seals are in good nick and are still glued properly at the top.

[f1tzy]

lol steer clear of the S utes

[BANKS]

lol steer clear of the S utes

whys that? its just the same as mine but with a six?

[f1tzy]

yea its the 6 part thats the problem

[UNKNOWN]

Very nice ute my friend! I think every Australian should own at least 1 ute in their life!

[BANKS]

yea its the 6 part thats the problem

not if you supercharge it

[f1tzy]

*cough* twin turbo *cough*

[BANKS]

oh man i want to! gotta pay it off first then after that it will be TT time for sure. Saw an add in the paper the other day of some guy selling one for $7500 reallllllllllllyyyy tempting

[f1tzy]

Mmmmmm. If i wasn't an apprentice i would buy it myself lol. should make it a touch faster

[BANKS]

Oh i looked at it with great interest lol Planned mods are just a cam, induction and exhaust for now. then after i pay it off, thats when its time for business

[f1tzy]

twin turbs business i hope. lol