Good thing about crappy vp brakes is they make car scarier than it should be...'cos you're never sure it will stop properly if you try to go fast haha.
Vortech kit from Capa was built for stock cars to retain p/steer & air con....just got to grind bit of alternator & add drain to sump or can send them your dipstick tube to modify but known to eventually leak.
All of the factory airboxes proven to be restrictive even hsv items...even mace item although it's got more volume & way larger opening which makes it better.
Add pacemakers & 100-200cell metal cats if haven't got them already....mace airbox & Ace Performance memcal tune which should be decent improvement to get most out of 3.7 gears & 4l60e mods.
Trans might only have synchroniser kit or maybe already got transgo shift kit,boost valve & corvette servo....if it's got latter trans mods you'd know 'cos be heaps of fun in rain & in the dry that 1st to 2nd rear end steps out at full throttle lol
Some good info. Last time I seriously looked into all this was 2004. Car has pretty much been in storage since 2008. It is now registered and running.
I did have the brakes done many years ago. DBA slotted rotors, upgraded (apparently) brake booster and metal pads. Pulls up a lot better than what it used to, but yeah still ****! That set up has about 40,000km on it.
Haven't got pacemakers, just the hsv headers. No idea what cats are in it. Back in the day I had a full mild steel twin 2.5" into 3" system with two cats done up for just over $500 lol.
Not sure on the shift kit but I doubt it has one after reading what you describe. The shifts are firm and noticeable but it doesn't chirp at all.
Yeah well better make sure you have full roadside assist with unlimited tow, if you plan to hope for the best. Then need to make sure you have a spare car to drive while you wait six months to have your trans or diff rebuilt.
Yep already do haha, it hasn't been the most reliable car back when I dailied it, been on a tow truck plenty of times.......
If I'm not mistaken OP said it was a weekend car.....
Yeah weekend car. Lucky to do 1,000km a year.