History
I bought this car from a mate back in 2008 as he was downsizing to something more 'fuel efficient'. The car had been a victim of fresh water flooding when my mate bought it. He fixed everything and drove it for 10,000 K's before i bought it in July 2008.
When i bought it it had 105,000km's on it and i bought it for $11,000.
No dramas at all with the car, has been a safe, reliable and great looking car.
It came optioned with Tint, Cruise Control, SRS airbags [usually in the calais or higher], abs and an SS spoiler
After Easternats 2012 [It wasn't an enterant] It shat a thermostat which cooked the motor & blew a head gasket. It was a perfect opportunity to convert the vx to an LS1 6 Speed Manual.
I bought a hyper yellow ss from the pickles auctions and set to work.
We got the conversion completed fully in 72 hours. Stripped both cars and put my Equipe back together.
My car now supports an eye catching Hyper yellow ss interior, complete with cluster & dash, LS1 engine with a 6 Speed manual and 3:45 diff gears.
A big thanks to Cameron & Greame Jones, Dean Mosert, Pumpa Hayward, James Keddie & Nathan Dilger for all the help and support for getting it done.
Modifications
Bodykit: Complete VX SS
Engine Type: 5.7 LS1 [previously L36, V6 N/A]
Transmission: 6 Speed Manual [previously 4 Speed Auto]
Power: 302hp 225kw @ the fly [Previously 194HP 144 KW @ the fly]
Exhaust: Standard
Brakes: Standard
Suspension:
FRONT: Low Kings springs, Monroe GT Sport Struts.
REAR: Low Kings Springs, Monroe GT Sport Shock absorbers
Wheels/Tyres: Genuine 19 inch VX GTS Rims, Silver in colour. Hero Milanza HZ-1 Tyres 245/35/19
Interior: Hyper yellow SS cloth interior, leather console lid, leather handbrake boot, Chrome door handles [Interior], SS gold Dash & rear console facia
Other Mods: Pioneer Headunit with iPod connectivity, philips 80% more light headlights
Cost: Purchased 2008 for $11,000, $600 head unit, $1000 Vx gts rims with tyres, front & rear bar $25 each, SS headlights $210, Fog light switch $30, $2600 vx ss wreck, $770 Clutch, $30 exhaust brackets, $85 Seat pre-tensioners, $50 leads [V6], $60 Leads [ls1], Monroe front struts, monroe rear shocks, front rotors and front bendix general ct pads $400, Oxy sensors $80,
Build Period: 4 Years
Future Mods: x-force exhaust system 2.5 or 3", pacemaker extractors, 100 cell cats, maffless tune, alloy otr with bmc air filter √, LS1 conversion √, 6 speed manual box √, ss black interior with cluster √.
Contacts: Brayden for selling me the car, For all the help with the ls1 conversion [Cam Jones, Greame Jones, Dean Mosert, Nathan Dilger, James Keddie, Pumpa Hayward] and Casey Automotive for servicing and tuning
