Monty Monaro

[afstruct]

don't know what's happen there but heres more photos

I some how stuffed that post when I went into edit it
Here you go VS5.0
I could only get a decent photo from the side in dark , only using phone camera and too much brightness from directly behind car.
Monaro has being on daily duty for last 2 weeks and probably for next 2, at least 1 week. Can't complain it's being a huge amount of fun to drive .

 

[afstruct]

Oh yeah, and it needs a good clean and wash, hopefully tomorrow.

 

[afstruct]

photo just because

have being thinking of getting a later fluted bonnet and it appears i've just missed a local opportunity but there is something i absolutely love about the purity of the original design

 

[VS 5.0]

No flutes > flutes

 

[afstruct]

Yeah , that bonnet was for sale for a bit, I could have bought it, I am torn between both looks and the more I look at that photo the more it reminds me of why I bought and want to keep it.
On another note, while looking for switch globes for maloo today went past a Hancock tyre/ wheel place and couldn't help myself, went in and had a chat. No haven't bought any but sore some in a pamphlet, 7 spoke mat gray, gold imitation bolts,as if 2or 3 piece and machined faces = can't get ,they can get 5 spoke gold with chrome lips , similar to but not same as like simmons frs (everyone seems to have them these days)
He showed me a falcon g6e with them, do look super nice, gold is flat/ not as showy as I'd imagine the frs are, damm they're not cheap though and he's telling me to go staggered I really need to go 20s, just didn't want to go that big a diameter, heard they don't ride real nice.
If anyone can convince me otherwise because I really want to fit the widest I can on rear

 

[VS 5.0]

I think 20s look too big on these.

19s are probably as big as I would go looks wise.

The 18s on mine road very firm (with FE2 springs, Monroe GT Gas struts & shocks and some poly bushes). I expect the 19s would be firmer than that.

The 20s on the VE ride better.

 

[afstruct]

Yep, I'm with you, was not even thinking originally of 19s (haven't really researched) but he's going choice of tyres in really wide 18s/ 19s is limited and therefore very expensive and am finding while I want to push limits as far as I can am thinking of now more keeping this as the gt grand tourer that it is and with some luck/dream one day turn the maloo into the angry man

 

[mpower]

I love the flutes on mine, on a sedan they look just wrong but they just really set the Monaro off - and let's face it you have the orginal bonnet so you can always go back if you wish.

I also love being able to see them as I drive. Adds a little something.

 

[dgp]

On the fluted bonnet, if it was mine I wouldn't want to mess up those beautiful original lines. I think the V2 original design is much nicer than the later VZ design.

 

[afstruct]

Yeap, it's like the hsv coupe , meaner looking , investment wise =great, but the 1st/ original is just nice and more elegant for me ,like mpower said I'd always have the original, a little unhappy I didn't jump on it, anyway next time, can always sell if don't like.
Am seriously thinking of these vertini drift if I can fit 9.5 with nice offset on rear, they're just not cheap. Also I'll post up soon, it has a nice present for rear end.