Alright! UPDATE!
Here's a little listy of what's been going on in the last year:
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INTERIOR:
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- sound deadening removed from boot, and under rear seats (10kg saved)
- small oddities like cracked plastics replaced
- level 2 dashboard installed, odometer painstakingly adjusted to correct kilometers
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AUDIO:
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- new Alpine CDA-9883E head unit installed ($300), sounds a good bit better
- new 100w Sony 2-ways installed in the dashboard, to replace those cardboard craptastics.
- amp moved to the boot, to save it from sub rattle
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ENGINE & BODY:
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- windows tinted by tint professor (darkest legal) ($250)
- rear lowered to Kings Low with Pedders shocks ($50 from wreckers)
- front lowered to Kings SuperLow with Pedders shocks ($250 from wreckers)
- custom stage 2 shift kit installed with corvette servo piston ($150, favour)
- '89 VN chip installed, at greenfoam's advice. Little more topend
- cooler 82 degree thermostat
- custom cold air intake, made craftily from bunnings guttering ($20)
- nolathane swaybar linkpins installed ($50)
- trans cooler installed, keeps things cooler with the shiftkit ($50)
- 2.5" Supercat cat-back exhaust installed ($200)
- headlights opened up and detailed in gloss black trim (free)
- indicators opened up and orange reflectors removed (free)
- installed UHF CB Radio with UHF arial on the boot ($300)
- 15*7 genuine interceptors purchased, and fitted out with 225 rubber on the rear, for traction purposes ($250)
- thermo fan bypass switch installed - instant cooling!
she's running a low 7.3 second 0-100 pass at the moment, and I know she's capable of a high 7.2 - I just have to find the right night to get a good g-tech in. That 7.3 was passed before my exhaust and tyres
and here's a few pics