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Reapers Black VP SS

Emackulation

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No need to remove it. It sounds great as it is and goes very well so why call attention to myself? Yeah I know it's grey but who cares? I edited the color just for you.

Hehe, woot. Anthracite is better then Black anyway, hehe. :D
 

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Ok - here's the low down. I bought the car on 20 December 2007 and it looked like this. mmmmm...... Just love those wheels.

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Between Christmas and new year I took these bits out of it (Anybody want a slightly dead TH-700??? I have charcoal in my fire place that smells less burned than that sucker.)

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and installed this

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Other things have included replacing the faded tail lights, rear garnish (getting pretty good at masking them up to paint these days!), putting on the 17's, extractors etc. Next will be getting the handling right, installing a knock sensor and giving it a proper tune for a few extra ponies.

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keep an eye out on ebay mate, i picked a front skirt up for about $150. still stripping the fkn white paint off it, and spewin, it was anthracite underneath!!!!!
 

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car looks nice man how much did ya pick it up 4? many Kms on the clock? definatly some SL's all round will make it sit at a nice height :thumbsup:
 

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Reaper the GTS might have run the same springs as the Group A? it wasn't FE2, I used to know the code but I forgot it now. Holden sold out years ago anyway but maybe HSV still have some. Use the GTS's vin number:p
 

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Reaper the GTS might have run the same springs as the Group A? it wasn't FE2, I used to know the code but I forgot it now. Holden sold out years ago anyway but maybe HSV still have some. Use the GTS's vin number:p

Not the best pic but it is a Group a plate - and looks like FE2.....
 
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"The GTS is a firm-riding car with a definite sense of urgency. Perched on an adapted Senator suspension, which means it does without the 5000i's level-ride system and correspondingly softer springs, the GTS has a bit of a hot-foot dance in its firm roll movement."

Took that from the write up of the GTS from Wheels mag.

Hope it helps.

Also, my build plate says suspension is STD.
 

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Reaper i have a lip,lights and bezels sitting in my garage.Pm me if interested.$400
 

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By gum your right Simon!!!


Wtf is with that? Wouldn't especially bother me though, it's still a black VP SS!

In any SS owners eyes, its not a real SS if it doesn't have the spotties.

You can tell that the whole car is the same colour, except the front bar, so the previous owner probably stacked it (and couldn't get spotties) or sole it to someone else.


Love the black stripes on the tail lights. Have a set of mine done the same (prefer the chrome stripes tho)
 
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