savage1987
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So I'm in Sydney for a while and I needed a car here to get by until my LS1 one can be brought over from Perth next year...
I was going to buy a real cheap VN V6 and just fix it up and drive it around but then I just thought "bugger it i want another 5L"
so I looked around online and found a 304 VN just around the corner. Automatic, but it was close by and looked OK in the photos so I figured I'd be dumb not to at least go and have a look.
Anyway turned out that was a top idea, because I've owned it for a bit over two months now and I'm pretty happy with it.
When I bought it, it already had the exhaust done - HSV 185i package short 4-1 headers, and a single 2.5" cat-back that has a mean burble to it, although I would change this in a perfect world to a true dual 2.5", twin cats, with some nice long tri-Ys just for the sound and probably dump before the diff just like my old VR 304. It also already had the tint done (dark!) and the bucket seats in it which I do like.
Also it was already lowered with the 16" SV89 wheels on it, which I LOVE and will not change! I think it gives it a very era-muscle look, you might disagree but it's exactly how I like it. Tough.
Oh, and it only had 140,000km !! on it according to the clock which is potentially extremely wrong, but the overall condition of the car does seem to agree with it.
Enough words, here you go
a couple of newer pics (Jul12):
OF COURSE I couldn't leave it alone. As much as my intention was to buy it and drive it and not fall in love, I can't help myself.
That's all I can think of for now.
Sam
I was going to buy a real cheap VN V6 and just fix it up and drive it around but then I just thought "bugger it i want another 5L"
so I looked around online and found a 304 VN just around the corner. Automatic, but it was close by and looked OK in the photos so I figured I'd be dumb not to at least go and have a look.Anyway turned out that was a top idea, because I've owned it for a bit over two months now and I'm pretty happy with it.
When I bought it, it already had the exhaust done - HSV 185i package short 4-1 headers, and a single 2.5" cat-back that has a mean burble to it, although I would change this in a perfect world to a true dual 2.5", twin cats, with some nice long tri-Ys just for the sound and probably dump before the diff just like my old VR 304
. It also already had the tint done (dark!) and the bucket seats in it which I do like.Also it was already lowered with the 16" SV89 wheels on it, which I LOVE and will not change! I think it gives it a very era-muscle look, you might disagree but it's exactly how I like it. Tough.
Oh, and it only had 140,000km !! on it according to the clock which is potentially extremely wrong, but the overall condition of the car does seem to agree with it.
Enough words, here you go
a couple of newer pics (Jul12):
OF COURSE I couldn't leave it alone. As much as my intention was to buy it and drive it and not fall in love, I can't help myself.
- Stereo done: decent head unit, AD6 splits for the front with VS door pods, RE audio 4channel amplifier and a 15" FLI sub (until my 15" memphis arrives) (thanks to Joe from shoppingsecure.com)
- Air intake: flexi pipe run straight down from bottom of lower airbox to the front bar, using some fiddly but good top secret hints from greenfoam that my life probably depends on me keeping to myself
- Fuel tank: sprayed up silver to show it off, mandatory for long range tanks in my opinion (others will disagree), breather lines redone
- Slotted front brakes
- A very large transmission cooler plumbed in-line after the factory one
- L3 instrument cluster (thanks to 88greenVN on justcommodores forums)
- Greenfoam tune
That's all I can think of for now.
Sam
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