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Jake's VT Exec, first car!

Discussion in 'VT - VX - VU - WH - V2' started by JAKE-26, Nov 5, 2010.

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  1. Feb 14, 2011 #41
    Kunu

    Kunu chasing the big 300!!!

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    yeh for my VT been an auto its abit extra depends also on what ya have inside..cost of mine is about $300 so yours be about the same..manual is less of course : )
     
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    Kunu

    Kunu chasing the big 300!!!

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    sounds pretty sweet at idle and high revs, fk dude how much crap did ya clean off ya phone afterwards hahaha id be pretty happy with that m8 6's are hard to get a decent note out of!!
     
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    jake mate, the car is coming along nicely....maybe we should head out for a cruise and actually meet each other considering we live less than a k from each other!!!
     
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  4. Feb 14, 2011 #44
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    Yeah i was happy with the idle sound and i love it about 3000+. being on my L's though i dont see it rev up there too often, not saying it doesn't sometimes though ;)

    Thanks mate. Well can't really seeing as im still on my l's haha. maybe in the future
     
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    still on your L's? damn sucks don't it, go past the car just to know you have to walk... :(
     
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    Haha i know mate its a kick in the nuts to be honest.
    But it's not too long and I'm happy that i've actually owned a car so i can do stuff to it, which compensates a bit for not being able to drive haha :)
     
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    how long do you have left on the L's?
     
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    going for my license on the 31st of march. Hopefully i can master manual by then!
    what about yourself mate?
     
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    31st may........ i didn't get my L's until i was like 17 and a bit, now i can buy booze but i can't drive to the bottle-o lol.
    and have you checked the for sale section for 17/18's?
     
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    ah thats shattering haha. still at least your 18 and its not too far off mate :)

    Yeah haven't seen a whole lot of holden wheels for sale there and i check it often, but i think a guy i know is gonna sell me his vz sv6 17's with basically new tyres for pretty good so il be happy with that :)
     
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    Turns out I am getting those rims - VZ SV6 17" rims. 3 real good tyres and 1 thats a bit worn but will still be fine for a while. only 400 bucks so im stoked, will look so much better than hubs!

    Hopefully pick them up tmoz :)
     
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    UPDATE!
    FINALLY got new wheels! They're nothing special but make a huge improvement over stockies :)
    still needa take off the mudflaps and dump it as its fair 4wd but it looks heaps tougher now!

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    and burnout spec haha
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    looks awesome man, just loose the tow bar (like unclip it not rip the interior apart to get it off) kill the mud flaps and de-badge it, there the only cheap mods i can think of lol
     
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    Yeah i was gonna ditch the towbar ages ago but dad told me it was jammed in? but might look into it coz itd be way cleaner!
    and yeah mudflaps definately on the cards so should look good :)
     
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    wow dude nice sounding exhaust u got there, also the rims do great things for the look of the car. Any plans for a body kit..?
     
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    Thanks mate! im happy with how its turned out.

    I was considering a vx/vt s/ss body kit but by the time i buy it and get it resprayed to match it just wont be worth it. the cost of a body kit could be the same as my rims + lowering it so i couldn't justify it. But they do looks nice haha. Nice car too man
     
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    Looks mint man!
    good work :)
     
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    Haha thanks man I'm really happy with it :) still need to tidy a few things up though.

    Yeh I know what you mean about the cost of the body kit, occasionally cheap stuff comes up though.
    and yeh respraying is a bitch lol.

    What's next for your car..?
     
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    Thanks mate, ended up getting sv6's anyway haha!

    I'l probably/I] lower it next. I dont want it too low but i think it does sit to high coz of the wheels. It actually isnt that high on stock springs but still needs to be a bit lower ;)
    And then that'l basically be it for big mods. I'm sure small things will come up but nothing too big.

    what are you thinking mate?
     
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    Yeh a bit lower would suit the car really nicely i think maybe even something like FE2 might be the go..? Ann yeh small things always come up lol and usually turn into big things, once u catch modifying fever its hard to get rid of it
    If i were you i would maybe look into spraying the black parts of the bumper and the side skirts to the same colour of the car, would give i a nice look i reckon. But its not the cheapest exercise lol.

    Other than that you have a nice tidy car that will last a long time if you take good care of her :)
     
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