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[MRLXSS]

Hey Guys,

As a few of you will know, i have been on the lookout for a new Daily driver after i sold the HQ, Seeing i have graduated from uni now and working in a real job now (Not at Maccas!!!) I decided to go spoil myself a bit and buy myself a new car!!

I have always wanted a Ute, and i have spent the last couple of months looking at a heap to work out whats good and whats bad... Finally came across the one that i bought. I picked her up last night!!

She is a 2001 VU SS Fifty (Only 500 of these Made!)

- GENIII 5.7 Litre
- 6 Speed Manual
- SS Fifty Features - Chrome Roll Bar, Yellow Leather Highlights (Looks funky in pics, but it has really grown on me!)

Anyway, I now have a Decent Tow car for the Torana!!

Here are some pics from the Add, I havent had a chance to get my own pics yet, too busy driving it all last night!

[TempesT]

nice car, good buying

[MRLXSS]

Cheers guys!

Yeah Marty, just standard Wheel base.. But it does look longer in the pics doesnt it! I'll get some pics when i get the chance! I will probably be out crusing all tonight as well when i finish work! LOL

I must say... I would love an LS1 in the Torry now!

[orangeLJ]

needs lowering!! haha. nice to see you found a good car matt!

also nice to see you didnt resoprt to the dirty four letter F word.

Edited by orangeLJ, 10 April 2008 - 09:16 AM.

[RIM-010]

Great work Matt, nice buy. Needs lowering and different wheels

Tim

[MRLXSS]

Yeah, It would Suit Lowering, But people who have visited me and see the state of my road, will probably agree i shouldn't go too low! LOL

Maybe in inch or two, But i'll see how i go. It already handles great! The wheels look a bit crap in Pictures, but in person they look a lot better, and like the interior, they have grown on me. So I might keep them seeing they are SS Fifty wheels...

But yeah, The Back does sit high in the pictures... LOL

[Statler]

Too flash for you Matt!

Needs some mud.

Good score m8.

[mr5000]

the other end of ur street my stato botomed out id leave it that height matty
also with a tow car you car will sit lower

[LhMusL]

Awsome dude, that would be so fun to drive!! mmmmmm Ls1 so many power option upgrades NA, FI.....
So we all really know you bought this car as a drivetrain swap for the torana so get swapping
Congrats mate ewnjoy it

[MRLXSS]

^^ Hmmmm, That just got me thinking... If i do up the Antelope SS i have... But fit it with an LS1, 6Spd... So its a completely Stock looking car from the outside. But an absolute ANIMAL under the hood! LOL

Or maybe I just stick with a 308, and just have an Injected 5Litre in it, with a 5spd behind it... LOL

But yeah, The car is a pleasure to drive, Went and gave it a wash last night, only you wake up this morning to see the car covered in DIRT RAIN!!! GRRRRR

[MRLXSS]

Hmmm, Thats a good option Sammy, Have you got a pic of how yours sits? I think the Front sits fine, its just the back that has a jacked up look to it!

Did you notice any handling differences with the new rear springs?

[MRLXSS]

Well, I just got back from a trip up to Echuca with my partner Maddy. We decided it was a great time to get away and test out the ute on a nice long trip somewhere! The car ran like a dream! and out on the open road the 5.7 litre is fantastic! It makes overtaking a breeze!!!

Anyway, We went along to the National Holden Museum, and i saw a perfect photo opportunity!!

[orangeLJ]

lower!

bahaha.

[Guns n roses]

maddys gone from gf to partner?hmmmm maybe wife soon....

[MRLXSS]

maddys gone from gf to partner?hmmmm maybe wife soon....

LOL, you sound jealous gunners? I think u need to find yourself a gf! LOL

[MRLXSS]

Cheers Sammy! I was thinking that rear need to drop about an inch to be level. I take it going bythat code you gave that they are King Springs? How easy are rears to fit in these New School cars? As easy as the old school Toranas? LOL

[orangeLJ]

easier.

[MRLXSS]

Thats what I like to hear! Do i just use spring compressors?

[orangeLJ]

i dont even use spring compressors! jack the bitch up, shock bolt, sway bar bolt (if there is too much tension on the lower arm). Then just pull the spring straight out. whack in the new ones.
Do it on the old boys ute in under 10 minutes.

[MRLXSS]

Awesome! Looks like I'll be doing this sooner than i thought then!


But! I have to get my Torana axles bearings done first! f*ck I'm Slack!!!