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My new daily/ project

what color to respray


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v6vpute

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hey guys picked up this vp spack sedan for $600. Needs a new water pump and rocker cover gaskets so far and most likely new brake pads.

Model: 1992 spack sedan
Colour: dark metallic gray
Kilometers: 260xxx
Engine Type: 3800 - 3.8L / V6
Engine Mods: non yet
Exhaust: stock w
Gearbox: auto
Brakes: stock
Suspension: lowed with k-mac springs
Interior: spack interior with vq stato seats
Stereo: clarion touch screen mp3 only. 6 inch kenwoods in door for now and 6x9 in the parcel shelf
Wheels: stockies

Mods done:
stato seats front and back. Back trimed to fit right
New clarion touch screen mp3 player
New motor with 120,000 on and with extractors
2.5" exhaust with high flow cat
6X9 speakers in shelf


Future mods.

new door trim
respray
sound system DONE
cia
new hood lining
custom boot
Wheel spats- GOT NOT FITTED YET
Stato interior
Smooth center console
electrice windows
high flow filter
pull apart and paint under car parts


I have already got my stato seats and have put the back set in. I couldn't get both front seats out at the wreckers before they closed :( so getting the drivers side Monday. Rear stato seat took 45 min to get out of the wreck and five min to put in lol




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Outside
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Inside :(
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Very dodgy speaker set up :hmmm:
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My old seats
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My new seats :D
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Comments and suggestions are welcome :)

Jack
 
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v6vpute

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I got the car on the road today :D. All it needed was new brake pads and a right tie rod end. now for a new cd player and speakers and a tidy up
 

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nice project u got there...u should get a engine from the wreckers with lower kms and then do engine mods,no use in modding a tired engine..
looks good with the seats by the way
 

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nice project u got there...u should get a engine from the wreckers with lower kms and then do engine mods,no use in modding a tired engine..
looks good with the seats by the way

well the engine runs well for now :) but i might next year get a 5 litre to fix up :D and yeah the seats are a improvement then stock i have a new head unit to put in now and get some decent door trim will help make it better :).

Yeah boonga ill get it like new one day :) im hopfully respraying it later this year
 

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Got a lil update :) got all my stato seats in and finally got a head unit installed with speakers and a new exhaust tip just to make it look a bit better
I was also wondering if i run a twin subs i shouldn't run 6x9s is this true? and if anyone has some stock vp door trim in the gray/ blue color pm me plz :)

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Yep mate 6x9 are definetaly not needed when running a sub. Swtiching to some splits or coaxils in the rear will give a much crisper, cleaner sound.
 
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