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- '97 VS Executive
My 97 VS Executive 5 Speed
So I have had this car since Feb 2012. I paid a fair bit for it when I got it (a tad under 5k with 150,000 on the clock) from a guy about my age. Mechanically speaking the car is very good. The interior is also fantastic, and I am content with the price I bought it for! I want to keep it as clean as possible and see what happens when I get my full license.
Name: Daniel
Build Period: Bought the car Feb 2012 and mods began Early 2013. What little work has been done to the car has been done mostly by myself.
Model:
1997 VS Commodore Executive Series 2
Engine Type:
Ecotec 3.8L V6
Engine Mods:
L67 OTR Cold Air Induction
K&N Panel Filter
Exhaust:
Lukey resonator-less 2.5" Cat back
Power:
Untested
Gearbox:
Factory Getrag M35
Single-mass flywheel conversion
CI clutch kit
Diff:
TA Performance alloy diff girdle
ARP cradle studs
all new bearings and seals
cryo treated 3.08 gears
Lokka diff centre
all new thrust shims, pinions, roll pins.
Suspension:
Monroe GT Shocks with Ultra Low King Springs all round
Upper Nolathane spring insulators/seats
Nolathane Adjustable Panhard Rod
Wheels:
15x7 Interceptors
Genuine GM Centre Caps
Genuine GM Wheel Nuts
Brakes:
Front: Stock
Rear: DBA slotted rotors
Ferodo pads all round
Interior:
New Cigarette lighter assembly
48 SMD LED interior festoon
4 SMD Glovebox LED
4 SMD Boot light LED
New VT/VX OEM gear knob (slightly different to factory VS item)
New parcel shelf and speaker grilles
A/C, Hazard and Demister globes replaced with T3 Neo-Wedge LEDs
Full set of Black Venetians
Audio:
Clarion CZ500A headunit with concealed USB extension running behind the dash and into the glovebox (for iPod and USB connectivity)
2x Rockford Fosgate P165 3 ways
2x 6" Rockford Fosgate P16 Coaxial's
2x Rockford Fosgate P3S's in box (secured properly with straps)
400w Clarion 4 channel Clarion amp
420w Clarion monoblock
Dynamat used throughout (under parcel shelf, boot lid, door skins and door cards)
Exterior/Bodywork:
Calais Tail lights
Calais S2 grilles
'Ecotec V6' Badges removed
5 SMD Parker LEDs
5 SMD Number plate illumination LEDs
VT Clear Side repeaters
Rear boot lid garnish with a few coats of VHT Nightshade
HDT Aero Headlight Covers
Other Mods:
Roof liner professionally re trimmed in original colour
Engine cover painted Charcoal Grey
BT1 Sump Guard
Future Mods/To Do List:
buy a mint boot lid (then get colour matching and allignment, new boot lid hinges), calais boot lid carpet, sikaflex boot lid to prevent water entering, deaden boot lid with panel sealer and fresh dynamat, new slotted DBR Rotors, shorter 3.9 gears, billet products shifter, change amps to Rockford Fosgate items with higher power subs in the same box I have now (along with a full re-wire of the stereo)
If all this is finished by the end of my greens, I wouldn't mind a Lexus Starfire White closed door respray if I could comfortably afford it - not desperate though!
My ultimate dream would be an LS1 conversion, backed by a T56 of course!
So I have had this car since Feb 2012. I paid a fair bit for it when I got it (a tad under 5k with 150,000 on the clock) from a guy about my age. Mechanically speaking the car is very good. The interior is also fantastic, and I am content with the price I bought it for! I want to keep it as clean as possible and see what happens when I get my full license.
Name: Daniel
Build Period: Bought the car Feb 2012 and mods began Early 2013. What little work has been done to the car has been done mostly by myself.
Model:
1997 VS Commodore Executive Series 2
Engine Type:
Ecotec 3.8L V6
Engine Mods:
L67 OTR Cold Air Induction
K&N Panel Filter
Exhaust:
Lukey resonator-less 2.5" Cat back
Power:
Untested
Gearbox:
Factory Getrag M35
Single-mass flywheel conversion
CI clutch kit
Diff:
TA Performance alloy diff girdle
ARP cradle studs
all new bearings and seals
cryo treated 3.08 gears
Lokka diff centre
all new thrust shims, pinions, roll pins.
Suspension:
Monroe GT Shocks with Ultra Low King Springs all round
Upper Nolathane spring insulators/seats
Nolathane Adjustable Panhard Rod
Wheels:
15x7 Interceptors
Genuine GM Centre Caps
Genuine GM Wheel Nuts
Brakes:
Front: Stock
Rear: DBA slotted rotors
Ferodo pads all round
Interior:
New Cigarette lighter assembly
48 SMD LED interior festoon
4 SMD Glovebox LED
4 SMD Boot light LED
New VT/VX OEM gear knob (slightly different to factory VS item)
New parcel shelf and speaker grilles
A/C, Hazard and Demister globes replaced with T3 Neo-Wedge LEDs
Full set of Black Venetians
Audio:
Clarion CZ500A headunit with concealed USB extension running behind the dash and into the glovebox (for iPod and USB connectivity)
2x Rockford Fosgate P165 3 ways
2x 6" Rockford Fosgate P16 Coaxial's
2x Rockford Fosgate P3S's in box (secured properly with straps)
400w Clarion 4 channel Clarion amp
420w Clarion monoblock
Dynamat used throughout (under parcel shelf, boot lid, door skins and door cards)
Exterior/Bodywork:
Calais Tail lights
Calais S2 grilles
'Ecotec V6' Badges removed
5 SMD Parker LEDs
5 SMD Number plate illumination LEDs
VT Clear Side repeaters
Rear boot lid garnish with a few coats of VHT Nightshade
HDT Aero Headlight Covers
Other Mods:
Roof liner professionally re trimmed in original colour
Engine cover painted Charcoal Grey
BT1 Sump Guard
Future Mods/To Do List:
buy a mint boot lid (then get colour matching and allignment, new boot lid hinges), calais boot lid carpet, sikaflex boot lid to prevent water entering, deaden boot lid with panel sealer and fresh dynamat, new slotted DBR Rotors, shorter 3.9 gears, billet products shifter, change amps to Rockford Fosgate items with higher power subs in the same box I have now (along with a full re-wire of the stereo)
If all this is finished by the end of my greens, I wouldn't mind a Lexus Starfire White closed door respray if I could comfortably afford it - not desperate though!
My ultimate dream would be an LS1 conversion, backed by a T56 of course!
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