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My Monaro vxr

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Hi, new here. Hope it's ok to post here and it's in the right place.

This is my new to me Monaro vxr, with something a bit special under the bonnet.
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This is the exact place to post this.

What an amazing car to drive UK roads in. Wales, here you come.

That airbox. Where did it come from?
It’s injection plastic and looks factory but I’ve never seen anything like that before. Has a pod filter in it by the look of the entry point on the side.
 

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Copper/nickle brake lines too.
LS2(?) has the E40 ECM there so assuming it has all the HSV goodies on it.

The front struts, are they coil overs fitted? Has that red cap on the non factory looking strut top.
 

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And a manual. Fantastic.
 

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Got it. PSI performance filter box.
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What intake manifold is on there?
 

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What intake manifold is on there?
The ls2 was replaced with an LS7 7.0 crate engine.
Copper/nickle brake lines too.
LS2(?) has the E40 ECM there so assuming it has all the HSV goodies on it.

The front struts, are they coil overs fitted? Has that red cap on the non factory looking strut top.
It's running pedders extreme coilovers.
 

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Keep posting with updates or places you’ve gone in it. We’d all love to see.

Also feel free to get involved in the rest of the forum. The Pub section has most of the shitposting and you can get to know members a bit more there.
 

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A few little jobs since getting it home.
The glove box clips were broken which meant the glove box fell off when opened. I found a 3d print file on thingiverse and printed a couple off.
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I ordered a cheap new fob to swap over the case and buttons.
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I also replaced the blown footwell bulbs, I didn't have any halogen bulbs so used LEDs instead.
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You can now get pollen filters for the cabin intake under the wiper shrouds.
 
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