FlawlessVNSS
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- 1990 VN SS
little bit about myself, and what i drive my name is Adam, Ive been to a few of the North Melbourne Meets with a couple of friends of mine, i did have a Thread on here a while about but lost the details to the account and have no idea what they could be so made a new one.
i own a 1990 VNSS, Ive had it for about 2 - 3 years now and been working on it ever since, ive always wanted a VN SS since i was old enough to walk and my uncle had one,
when i turned 18 i started looking for one and by the ages of 20 i had bought my first one. its a little rough in places, but i didn't expect it to be A class material to start off with, i bought one to do up as a project.
hope you guys like it and look forward to meeting more of you one day.
Car: 1990 VN SS
Paint: Atlas Grey
BodyKit: Factory SS
Engine: V8 5.0lt
Transmission:
- T56 6spd Manual Conversion
- hydralic Clutch Setup
Exhaust:
- 4 into 1 headers, Blitz high flow cat 3 inch single system with dual tip outlet.
Diff:
- 3.45 LSD
Brakes:
- Standard ss
Suspension:
- Standard FE2
Wheels:
- 18x8 Inch Vy SS Rims
Tyres:
- 235/40/R18 Zeetex
Interior:
- Stock SS Interior
- New Roof Lining
- Standard Front Door Inserts with Custom 6 1/2 Inch Speaker Pods and Factory Door Pockets
- Saas Water Temp, Vaccum, Oil Pressure Gauges
Sound System: (yet to be installed)
- JVC 5.5inch In Dash Single Din Full Touch Screen DVD Player
- 2x JVC 7" Head Rest Monitors
- SoundStream 6 1/2 Inch 400w 3ways
- SoundStream 6x9 Inch 600w Components
- SoundStream Tarantula TX1.2000D Mono Blocks
- SoundStream TSQ-122 12 Inch Subwoofers
- SoundStream PXW-15 D4 15 Inch Pro Bass Subwoofers
When i first got the SS it was a 4 spd auto, and since having it i have been through 3 t700's, so i decided that it was time to get rid of the auto and put a manual in it. originally i was looking at going a T5 5 spd box but after talking to a few people and doing a lot of homework i ended up doing a full t56 conversion on the SS instead.
i am running a clutch kit out of a 6sp maloo, where there are a few people that may run there standard t5 clutch set up with a 26 spline clutch plate.
Just a little size comparison from the t700 to the t56 doesn't look much bigger from the photo but its a hell of a lot more heavier then the auto even without oil in it
after installing the t56 and taking it out for a test run got it back home and noticed it was blowing a lot of smoke out of the exhaust so did a compression test and was low in the 3rd and 5th cylinders so i stripped it down and replaced the head gaskets and up with ACL race series gaskets.
Next on the list of things to do in the near future is replace the 3.45 diff with a 4:11, get the interior redone win a white/cream with purple double stitching or in a charcoal grey with red double stitching (undecided yet).
new part thinking of heading a custom colour or just respraying it in atlas grey. and getting around to installing the sound system but most likely wont happen until its been painted.
as for performance wise im looking at some where in the 300kws ill be happy with 300kws at the wheels but will se what happens when it comes time to rebuild.
i own a 1990 VNSS, Ive had it for about 2 - 3 years now and been working on it ever since, ive always wanted a VN SS since i was old enough to walk and my uncle had one,
when i turned 18 i started looking for one and by the ages of 20 i had bought my first one. its a little rough in places, but i didn't expect it to be A class material to start off with, i bought one to do up as a project.
hope you guys like it and look forward to meeting more of you one day.
Car: 1990 VN SS
Paint: Atlas Grey
BodyKit: Factory SS
Engine: V8 5.0lt
Transmission:
- T56 6spd Manual Conversion
- hydralic Clutch Setup
Exhaust:
- 4 into 1 headers, Blitz high flow cat 3 inch single system with dual tip outlet.
Diff:
- 3.45 LSD
Brakes:
- Standard ss
Suspension:
- Standard FE2
Wheels:
- 18x8 Inch Vy SS Rims
Tyres:
- 235/40/R18 Zeetex
Interior:
- Stock SS Interior
- New Roof Lining
- Standard Front Door Inserts with Custom 6 1/2 Inch Speaker Pods and Factory Door Pockets
- Saas Water Temp, Vaccum, Oil Pressure Gauges
Sound System: (yet to be installed)
- JVC 5.5inch In Dash Single Din Full Touch Screen DVD Player
- 2x JVC 7" Head Rest Monitors
- SoundStream 6 1/2 Inch 400w 3ways
- SoundStream 6x9 Inch 600w Components
- SoundStream Tarantula TX1.2000D Mono Blocks
- SoundStream TSQ-122 12 Inch Subwoofers
- SoundStream PXW-15 D4 15 Inch Pro Bass Subwoofers
When i first got the SS it was a 4 spd auto, and since having it i have been through 3 t700's, so i decided that it was time to get rid of the auto and put a manual in it. originally i was looking at going a T5 5 spd box but after talking to a few people and doing a lot of homework i ended up doing a full t56 conversion on the SS instead.
i am running a clutch kit out of a 6sp maloo, where there are a few people that may run there standard t5 clutch set up with a 26 spline clutch plate.
Just a little size comparison from the t700 to the t56 doesn't look much bigger from the photo but its a hell of a lot more heavier then the auto even without oil in it
after installing the t56 and taking it out for a test run got it back home and noticed it was blowing a lot of smoke out of the exhaust so did a compression test and was low in the 3rd and 5th cylinders so i stripped it down and replaced the head gaskets and up with ACL race series gaskets.
Next on the list of things to do in the near future is replace the 3.45 diff with a 4:11, get the interior redone win a white/cream with purple double stitching or in a charcoal grey with red double stitching (undecided yet).
new part thinking of heading a custom colour or just respraying it in atlas grey. and getting around to installing the sound system but most likely wont happen until its been painted.
as for performance wise im looking at some where in the 300kws ill be happy with 300kws at the wheels but will se what happens when it comes time to rebuild.