dashdown98
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- 2003 VY S Commodore SII
Hey guys! I recently purchased my second car, a 2003 VY Series 2 S pack, Ecotec V6 and factory manual.
My first car was a '92 VP ute which can be seen here: http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vn-vp-vg-vq/245512-my-1992-vp-s-ute.html
It was like finding a needle in a haystack to get a manual VY, I wanted a newer model and I love the shape. I finally found it sitting at a car yard, caught my eye as I was driving along the highway. The best things in life are sometimes unexpected -(that's a thing yeah?)
I love that it's an S pack - being pretty much an SS apart from a few small features and the obvious running gear - because I'd love an SS but can't quite afford one. Rather than spend all the money to effectively 'rice' an executive or similar it's nice to be done from factory.
It already had some Pedders springs installed in the rear when I got it which are at the perfect height, and FE2 in the front which I may endeavor to lower in the future. It also had some 19" B-BOSS chrome rims on it which I think look quite nice but I'd love to try on some black Simmons FR1's. The previous owner swapped the stock spoiler for a VZ SV6 one which I like a lot.
Apart from that it's pretty much completely stock... for a while
I've ordered $1000 worth of audio gear, only a standard system in it at the moment so I need some way to get my own music on it, and pretty decent quality. New exedy clutch kit has arrived too, the car shudders a bit when starting and low revs so hopefully it's just the pressure plate. I need to get some SS foglights put in asap because the holes in the bumper are driving me crazy! I'm not sure why Holden opted to put a bumper on with obvious mounts for fog lights and then blank them out.
I've already bought some second hand Hi-Tech headers so I'll give them a coat of paint, and then a nice catback exhaust. Thinking a Berklee PEX but not sure whether to get with or without the rear resonator. Any thoughts?
My first car was a '92 VP ute which can be seen here: http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vn-vp-vg-vq/245512-my-1992-vp-s-ute.html
It was like finding a needle in a haystack to get a manual VY, I wanted a newer model and I love the shape. I finally found it sitting at a car yard, caught my eye as I was driving along the highway. The best things in life are sometimes unexpected -(that's a thing yeah?)
I love that it's an S pack - being pretty much an SS apart from a few small features and the obvious running gear - because I'd love an SS but can't quite afford one. Rather than spend all the money to effectively 'rice' an executive or similar it's nice to be done from factory.
It already had some Pedders springs installed in the rear when I got it which are at the perfect height, and FE2 in the front which I may endeavor to lower in the future. It also had some 19" B-BOSS chrome rims on it which I think look quite nice but I'd love to try on some black Simmons FR1's. The previous owner swapped the stock spoiler for a VZ SV6 one which I like a lot.
Apart from that it's pretty much completely stock... for a while
I've ordered $1000 worth of audio gear, only a standard system in it at the moment so I need some way to get my own music on it, and pretty decent quality. New exedy clutch kit has arrived too, the car shudders a bit when starting and low revs so hopefully it's just the pressure plate. I need to get some SS foglights put in asap because the holes in the bumper are driving me crazy! I'm not sure why Holden opted to put a bumper on with obvious mounts for fog lights and then blank them out.
I've already bought some second hand Hi-Tech headers so I'll give them a coat of paint, and then a nice catback exhaust. Thinking a Berklee PEX but not sure whether to get with or without the rear resonator. Any thoughts?