Mitch's 94' VR Berlina

[Parraeels101]

Mitch's 94 VR Berlina

Gday guys. I've been reading these forums for a while and decided it was time to put up a thread for my Berlina.

First of all my name is Mitchell, I'm 19 and this is my first car.

My grandfather bought this car brand new back in 1994 and owned it up until January of last year, when he then handed it down to me. It was kept in pretty good condition and had done about 175 000k's when I got it.

Since I acquired the car the mods have been minimal, although I have spent a bit of money on the mechanical side of things to keep the thing running =D. I wanted to keep the car somewhat stock looking, something different to the typical P Plate Commodore you see around.

Now for the details:

Model - VR Berlina

Year - 1994

Odometer - 199 000

Colour - Genesis Blue

Motor - Buick 3800 V6

Transmission - 4spd 4L60E Auto

Diff - Stock 3.08 Single Spinner

Exhaust - 2.5" Redback catback with resonator

Wheels/Tyres - 15x7 Interceptors with 225/60/15 Bridgestone RE001 Potenzas

Suspension - Stock

Interior - Stock Berlina Interior, black venetians, UHF

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Heres some pictures of when I first got the car:

Complete with lambswool seatcovers:

Those pictures were taken back in January 2010, not much has changed aside from a few subtle things (Clear side indicators, VS grill inserts, etc).

I've got pretty much every receipt for the work which has been done on the car lol:

Original purchase receipt:

Imagine paying $37 000 for a VR!

So that's pretty much my car. Future mods which I want to do is lower it slighty (leaning towards Lovells Sports Lows), 15x7 interceptors and an 80L fuel tank.

Heres a couple of the chasers I managed to get:

I also got some chrome centre caps and chrome dress trims:

They're not perfect but good luck finding a set that are :0

The wheels are all getting repainted at the moment, gonna be time to fork out for some bigger rubber once they are ready to go

Heres the 80L tank I managed to get for a bargain on eBay, complete with everything for the conversion:

It's going to be painted silver (probably hammertone) with black straps, for a change...



Well I think that's enough for the time being, let us know what you think

 

[Mbro]

thank god youre changing them wheels. those wheels are so ugly. they are my most hated wheels haha.

stockies will look heaps better.


another good thing to do is debadge it. its very cheap to do and is very effective.

 

[Parraeels101]

Haha I wouldn't say they were ugly, just a pain in the ass to clean. Plus I was getting a bit bored with them lol

On de-badging, it would probably make the thing look a bit cleaner but I kinda like having the badges on it for some reason. Probably because I want to keep the somewhat stock theme.

 

[Haydz]

welcome to jc forums mate.

that is one clean vr you have. my first car was in fact a vr berlina auto. not in as good nic as yours. my best word of advice is to save your money. i know myself how hard it is to not spend money on doing up cars.

but the police love p platers and especially ones in commodores. good luck with it. i like the mods so far. bigger tank etc.

 

[ParkwayDrv]

Very nice man

 

[Parraeels101]

Cheers Haydz

i know what you mean about trying not to spend money on it, but man it's hard lol. Ive been pretty lucky so far with the cops as the car isnt really that far from stock (I reckon the venetians throw em off the scent haha). Im trying to keep the mods somewhat discreet but effective (like the tank, etc.). It's not going to get massive rims, body kit or dumped to the floor, just a few small things which i reckon will make it look a bit better =D.

Where abouts in Liverpool are ya? I grew up around there...

 

[Parraeels101]

Very nice man

Thanks Parkway :spot on:

I reckon that Berlina you used to have was awesome

 

[Trayner]

looks clean man , nice condition and that , nice blank canvas

 

[Parraeels101]

looks clean man , nice condition and that , nice blank canvas

Yeah mate too true

 

[VS_Pete]

It is nice and tidy mate.