Rods 97 Berlina SII

[MR.HG]

i just thought i would share the thing i love most about my car.
i pull in the driveway at night, turn the car off pull the keys out and dont have to turn the lights off because as soon as i open the door they automatically turn off. i love this feature

 

[luke23]

haha yeah thats wierd about the live axle(you said in elmaso's thread) i thought all series II berlina's were fitted with irs, who knew haha
and i was thinking of painting my rear garnish black just as a small thing that might look good but yeah elmaso's right it will look like a lexan, but i seen a acclaim which was the same colour as your car and it had the whole tinted tail lights and garnish painted black which suited the car, the garnish painted my make a big differnce in the looks departments but its up to you

 

[MR.HG]

UPDATE :

Car is running sweet and driving awesome, she is now officially A1 mechanically after undergoing a major rebuild.
Interior:
serviced all the central locking mechanisms, replaced the power windows switchs, repaired the sag-at-the-back hoodlining, fixed drivers window(was sagging runner adjusted with a die grinder), just have a few lights in the cluster to replace. also adjusted the bonet catch so now it pops and closes sweetly(this took some mucking around)

Engine: New head gasket kit, heads machined, engine& gearbox mounts, aircon regass (ice cold now ), new cooling system from water pump to radiator, serviced (plugs oil&filter),new fuel pump & filter- just waiting on the chip from Brett_jjj

Suspension&Brakes: 4 wheel disc machine with new bendix pads, new curved link pin kit, sway bar mounts, new struts L&R, new upper control arm bushes (all in nolathane)

now i can start piecing together the SS kit and get her ready for paint

also started work on my baby..HG Brougham...should be in the panel shop by next week !!

 

[Bizmark]

Looks good. Was it a massive job to do the head gaskets?

 

[MR.HG]

Thanks Bizmark heads arent a massive job, in comparison with a gearbox, the hard part of head gaskets is trying to remember where everything goes and hope the machining is good

 

[Verynice]

looks good man, i reckon set of calais tal lights and painted garnish would get it cranking!

and always been fond of MTX subs, how well does she hammer?

 

[MR.HG]

Thanks Verymuch Verynice the sub shakes the side mirrors to the point you get a headache if you look into it too long...haha i dont think she is breathing too well so i might put a tube in just to get a little clarity back, the custom box sounds **** compared to the box it came with but a lot louder.

calais/berlina tail lights with a painted garnish are on the cards but i also want some smoked altezzas Holden VR VS Commodore Clear Altezza Tail Lights Pair (eBay item 380307135876 end time 11-Feb-11 11:07:40 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats smoked to match the garnish in its original finish....just to compare the 2 looks and see what tickles me more

 

[MR.HG]

grrr heater tap fml.....265000kms
on a positive note~ got the chip from brett_jjj and WOW its awesome!!!

 

[nathanVY]

hey how's the auto shift with brett_jjj's tune?

 

[MR.HG]

well the clunk into drive has gone...the revs actually come down before it engages now, i can hold 1st till it valve bounces but i have to back off a little for it to change into second apart from that its very smooth, and man....the responsiveness ive gaines is unbelievable....you barely go over 1/4 accelerator to get full power....any more and ur wasting fuel