[ULIEKTHIS] - iChris' LS1 Statesman

thanks for the input guys. I don't mind the look of the white walls. thanks for the chop trayner.

I like the look of less tyre and more wheel so I'll have to deal with the bumps. so I think I will keep the profile as they are for now, as I stand by my opinion that big wheels belong on big cars. that and all 4 tyres are basically brand new. I had the VR lowered on pedder's sports ryda struts and springs and it was low enough for me when I had the 19's on it (look back through the tread about my VR statesman if you want to take a look) I just had that little bit of tyre tuck at the back. I think a set of shorter springs will be right on the money.

but before suspension, exhaust is next on the cards. going to do a full new system so it sounds like a V8.

 

the VR sat sky high on the 19's before I lowered it. here's a pic of it on the same wheels with stock height. keep in mind that the rear suspension was rooted in the VR before it was lowered, hence why it got completely overhauled at the time. the rear struts where leaking too.

and that's my old VS exec in the background (RIP)

 

ditched the engine cover today and dat dust I'll wash the engine bay when it gets a service. I also like it without the cover.



also finally got around to putting some new parkers in, LED ones of course (with resistors, no blown globe warnings for me) much better than the old t10s.

 

and it's good at trapping dust it would seem.

 

it's clean on the outside and inside the car, but it still has some dust underneath the car and in the a/c vents. I'll need to get a long brush or something to clean the ducts. I'm also looking to fit a cabin air filter to the a/c intake and over the intake for re-circulation to control the amount of dust getting into the car because I'm constantly wiping the dash.

the WK was from the country just like yours, but the dust on it is more of a brown dust, not the red that your car has. when I get around to doing the zorst I'll give the underside a good clean too.

 

so I've had the WK for about 4 months now and added 5.5k to it so I've decided it's time to service. I'll investigate the noisy brakes when I do - I suspect they need servicing too but the brother thinks they could be dusty as mum's other half has a 1km long gravel driveway. also going to change the rocker cover gaskets as they are a little dirty around them and going to de-grease and wash the engine bay to eliminate some of that dust. also putting a new fuel filter in as the engine is dusty, I suspect the fuel filter is well over due. also going to do the leads and plugs, can anyone suggest some good leads?



and another happy snap



she's actually dirty in that pic (by my standards that is)

 

I picked up the last piece of the stereo puzzle today. just need to get my **** together and have it all installed.

 

sound system is now in. it's now got a sony double din touchscreen dvd deck with bluetooth and mirrorlink. I'm running alpine splits in the front and pioneer 6" in the back. I carried over the subs and amps from the VR. also had the bluetooth kid removed and ripped out the factory subs.





and what was taken out, I didn't bother about removing the factory amp. it was just bypassed.



I might eventually upgrade the front splits and move the alpine ones to the back to fill in the holes in the parcel shelf. also might get some DVD screens for the back as I have my young nephew in the car often and it would keep him occupied as he's mentally disabled.