Richie's VT Exec - VX SS Kitted - A tidy 6 banger

Richie's VT Exec - VX SS Kitted - A tidy 6 banger - Now with Powersteering!

Name: Rich
Model: 98 VT Executive
Body Kit: VX SS
Colour: Glenada Mica (F129)
Engine Type: Ecotec
Cliche V6 Engine Mods:
- eBay Tune
- MRC Performance Metal Intake box containing K&N Pod Filter.
- 12mm Plenum Spacer
- 12mm Manifold Insulator
Engine Bay Tidy Up Bits:
- Polished radiator hose
- LS1 radiator cover
- Metal powersteering resevoir
- Lowe Fabrication brake resevoir cover & oil dipstick cover.
Power: Nothing Special/Untested
Exhaust: Factory LS1 exhaust with unknown brand extractors
Gearbox: Built 4 speed Auto with 2500 stall
Diff: 3.46 LSD
Brakes: Standard
Suspension:
- King Spring SSL F&R
- Series II VX rear cradle with all new nolathane bushes
Wheels/Tyres: VE International Wheels
Interior:
- VX Dark Grey Leather Seats
- VZ rooflining with Sunglass holder
- VT Calais / Stato Door trims
- Level 3 cluster with White LED Cluster & Grey HSV instruments
- 2 x 2" Smoke Face Gauges
- VY/VZ Leather Steering Wheel
- White Footwell Lighting
Body:
- VX SS Kit
- Fibreglass Senator Roof Spoiler
- VY/VZ Mirrors
- VY/VZ Calais Exterior lower door moulds
- Calais thick chrome window moulds
- VX Calais Garnish
- DIY SS Headlights
- 25% tint
Stereo:
- Alpine ILX-007E 7" Receiver with Apple CarPlay
- Alpine Type R 6"
- Apline Type R 6x9"
- Alpine Type S 6"
- Alpine Type R 15" Subwoofer
- Alpine MRD-501 Amplifer
- 2 x 2 channel Alpine Amplifiers
Build Period start: 28/02/04
Cost: $15k back in 2004

Future:
- Paint & panel attention
- More shiny bits for the bay

Thanks to:
- Greg from asr-audio for the dash mods - Welcome to ASR Audio & Electronics Home Page
- Hayden from HC Mechanical
- Cam from Sinister Whitewalls in Narellan
- Matt from MRCPERFORMANCE.com.au for all my performance bits


Enjoy!
Circa 2004-2006




Circa 2007-2008







Circa 2008-2016




Current:

 

thanks heaps mate

looking to go LSD, change the window surrounds to the calais ones.. Want to change the exhaust, at least cat back..

and if things get better financially i'd love to organise to supercharge it

 

Trick of the trade, bass actually bounes off the corners and gives you bigger boom for your buck.,.. look crappy but most ppl dont see it at all..

Gave another 1-2 Db

Ive made sure my rear end is all nice and tight... otherwise it rattle like crazy

Thanks for the feedback

 

me you and the other 500,000 burgandy red VT owners..

 

thanks for the kind words lads, currently striping back the facia and organising an air gun to respray it. Hopefully should have it done before the putty road cruise 17th feb.

Blardy plastic primer is clear....

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Items needed: wet/dry sandpaper 800 and 1500 grade - plastic primer - Wax & Grease remover aswell as paint and paint thiners.

Should be interesting to see how it works out... Will post pics either way!

 

They are off the calais and statemens i think.... holden sell them. The door handles and handebrake button are easy but the actual auto shifter is impossible, ended up getting some1 else to do it..

 

hey guys, finished the dash, its come out alllright... would have preferred it with a 2pak finish, but i guess beggers cant be choosers.

Probably just need to be polished again...

I have added some pics below. I managed to get my hands on a set ot HSV badges..

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Now just gotta slow down and actually save some cash cash....

 

Cheers for that, quite happy with it... Just needs to be re-polished. Installed @ 2am the night before the cruise. Thank God for LED torches