GMMAD's VXSS

[GMMAD]

I bought this 3 years ago as a stocker with 53k on here and in this time have done the following

ENGINE

*222/224 cam
*918 valve springs
*ported TB
*OTR
*mafless tune
*25% UDP
made 271.5rwkw
and I have ran a 12.7@113 at WSID
that was in full street trim and my clutch was slipping
so with a good clutch and a set of slicks I am hoping for high 11's
cam and springs fitted by Sonny@ Marrano's

EXHAUST

*4 into 1 1 5/8 headers
*3" metal substrate cats
*twin 3" X force system

ENGINE BAY

*VY SS strut brace
*split covers
*pcm moved to kick panel
*catch can

GEARBOX

*GMM ripshift
*stock clutch for now

SUSPENSION

front
*kings superlow springs
*stock FE2 shocks
rear
*VS kings superlow springs
*koni red adjustable shocks

WHEELS

*XHP 19x8.5 chrome jets
*235/35/19 tyres

INTERIOR

*painted dash fascia
*HSV 3 window cluster
*VY SS gear knob
*A pillar mounted oil pressure gauge
*HSV tool kit

DIFF

*LSD 3.46

STEREO

*motorised 7" screen
*JVC DVD head unit
*600w amp
*1x12" kenwood sub
*sound deadening in the boot

BODY

*monaro tail lights
*track stripes
*HBD grill

just picked up a Z grip so that should be going in within the next few weeks with a braided line and new slave
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/OTR012.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/OTR008-1.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/OTR009.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/OTR011.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/Picture853.jpg
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http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/Picture549.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/rims3-1.jpg

this is my own alloy OTR I made
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/Picture812.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/IMG_9075Small.jpg

[GMMAD]

this is what the car will look like soon when I paint the rims
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/chop-1.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/vxblackrims.jpg

[Delft Maloo]

nice ride, i reckon the rims will look tops once done.
You will love the clutch, nice and solid in a good way and the lightened flywheel makes the car feel a whole lot better too.

[WOMBIE]

I saw this car a couple of months back and it does look the goods...nice fella the owner is as well ;) Good luck with the rims mate and keep us updated.

:cheers:

[Duffman]

Very nice mate. I never would have picked that the OTR is a home made job... looks tops!

Those wheels will look great in black too :yep:

[GMMAD]

nice ride, i reckon the rims will look tops once done.
You will love the clutch, nice and solid in a good way and the lightened flywheel makes the car feel a whole lot better too.
yeah cant wait to get it in and give it another run at WSID

I saw this car a couple of months back and it does look the goods...nice fella the owner is as well ;) Good luck with the rims mate and keep us updated.

:cheers:
thanks Darrin


Very nice mate. I never would have picked that the OTR is a home made job... looks tops!

Those wheels will look great in black too :yep:
yeah I have made a fare few now so I have got it down pat

[DaveHAT]

The wheels in black and the new grille = fully hectic and sick Steve. :woohoo:

Nicely screwed together gadget mate ... stuff putting a turbo on it, they've been done to death.

:cheers:

[Delft Maloo]

Nicely screwed together gadget mate ... stuff putting a turbo on it, they've been done to death.

:cheers:


Your just jealous dave, we know you secretly want a gen-tt for your goon:teach: .

[DaveHAT]

Your just jealous dave, we know you secretly want a gen-tt for your goon:teach: .

Ahhhhhhh .... busted !!! :waving:

You've secretly stumbled onto my life long dream of setting fire to my wagon and melting important under bonnet components Timmoi. :shock:

[GMMAD]

finally got around to painting my rims
bad pics as the car was it the garage and couldnt be f!@ked getting it out to take any pics
will get some better one on the weekend
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/tattoo006.jpg
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[Hethro87]

Mate those wheels look shit hot :bravo:

Dont go back to chrome, ever!

Hethro :)

[Delft Maloo]

they look awesome mate, great job. Did you end up painting them yourself?

[GMMAD]

they look awesome mate, great job. Did you end up painting them yourself?
thanks Tim
yep painted them myself
etch primed the chrome then satin black

[Delft Maloo]

thanks Tim
yep painted them myself
etch primed the chrome then satin black

Good stuff.

[NickS]

Self painted !!!

:shock:

Very impressive mate, I'd never try something like that ... guarantee I'd screw it up.

:lol:

Great package all round, OTR looks great too, well done.

[boyley]

At the tassie nats the other day and Brett Champs EVILR8 runs a 10.71 quarter on NO2 and whos OTR is present none other than my Nowra cohort GMMad. And apparently its one of his original designs all metal.:moon: So much for heat soak lol:p

BTW very nice machine you have bro.

[GMMAD]

At the tassie nats the other day and Brett Champs EVILR8 runs a 10.71 quarter on NO2 and whos OTR is present none other than my Nowra cohort GMMad. And apparently its one of his original designs all metal.:moon: So much for heat soak lol:p

BTW very nice machine you have bro.
yep shore is
that is my first one I made
and it is made of stainless steel as well
that was the prototype it has changed a little since that on
good to see one of mine running a 10.7 :drivin:

[boyley]

yep shore is
that is my first one I made
and it is made of stainless steel as well
that was the prototype it has changed a little since that on
good to see one of mine running a 10.7 :drivin:

Yeah and it broke 200km/hr to bro:yahoo: It ran out of gas at the 1000ft mark too, so it should have some more in it.

[DaveHAT]

Sensational job Steve ... self painted? :hmmm:

How hard was it to remove the chrome that was already on the wheels?

BTW ... the black shits all over the chrome. :yep:

:bravo:

[GMMAD]

Sensational job Steve ... self painted? :hmmm:

How hard was it to remove the chrome that was already on the wheels?

BTW ... the black shits all over the chrome. :yep:

:bravo:
I didnt remove the chrome
all i did was scuff the chrome with 180 grade wet and dry
just enough to take the shine off
then use etch primer ,which is made for hard to stick to surfaces like chrome
and I just used pressure pack satin black paint

I am quiet happy with how it turned out
much better then the chrome

[Duffman]

...much better then the chrome

:yep: Looks heaps better.

DIY OTR, Wheels... whats next on the agenda?

[GMMAD]

:yep: Looks heaps better.

DIY OTR, Wheels... whats next on the agenda?
DIY single turbo is next :yahoo:

[GMMAD]

:yep: Looks heaps better.

DIY OTR, Wheels... whats next on the agenda?

you forgot DIY A pillar gauge holder
I made that too
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/Picture854.jpg

[DaveHAT]

I didnt remove the chrome
all i did was scuff the chrome with 180 grade wet and dry
just enough to take the shine off
then use etch primer ,which is made for hard to stick to surfaces like chrome
and I just used pressure pack satin black paint

I am quiet happy with how it turned out
much better then the chrome

You got a finish like that using pressure packs? :shock:

Even more impressive Steve.

Did you clear coat over the top as well ... for added sealing or would that be being a bit anal?

Well done once again.

:cheers:

[WOMBIE]

You do a great job Steve with all your diy mods with the wheels being no exception and the best thus far imho.

Well done mate :bravo:

[GMMAD]

You got a finish like that using pressure packs? :shock:

Even more impressive Steve.

Did you clear coat over the top as well ... for added sealing or would that be being a bit anal?

Well done once again.

:cheers:
no I didn't use clear coat
it is satin so i didn't use it
I didn't want that look that clear coat gives

[DaveHAT]

no I didn't use clear coat
it is satin so i didn't use it
I didn't want that look that clear coat gives

Giddyup then.

Thanks ... I presume clear would have given it a gloss appearence? :cool:

Good luck with the turbo build. :breakdance:

[GMMAD]

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/tattoo015.jpg
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[GMMAD]

got these little babies to go in
now I just have to get a slave
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/tattoo025.jpg

and I found this on my computer
its from last years private day
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/2007_0812227.jpg

[VooDoo]

Damn, had that clutch sitting around a while have you mate.... :D

[GMMAD]

finally got around to putting the Z grip in
as well as new slave,spigot and braided line
and modded the bell housing ala sonny style
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/vxss013.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/vxss012.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/vxss019.jpg


standard flywheel after 10000km
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/vxss020.jpg

also figured out it was my 02 that was coursing my bad fuel economy
so put some 02 in as well and fuel economy is back to normal

and also picked up a set of ported heads last year
so they will be going on in the next month or so too

[GMMAD]

well after having the Z in for a month i cracked the shits with it(bloody shudder)
and converted to auto
done a straight swap with a member off LS1

box is a Als race glide built 4l60e
and dominator 3800 stall

done the whole conversion my self with he use of a mates workshop
and got sonny to switch the tune over to A4

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/A4001.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/A4003.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/A4009.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/A4015.jpg

should have done this ages ago ...so much better then M6








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[Delft Maloo]

Good job mate, ill be going the auto way myself but only for the drag strip though(2spd powerglide).
You got a good deal by the sounds of it.

[GMMAD]

Good job mate, ill be going the auto way myself but only for the drag strip though(2spd powerglide).
You got a good deal by the sounds of it.
yeah shore did
box has only done 2000km
and cost the guy $3800 for the box and $1000 for the stall

[blown408chev]

Didnt have any shudder from the Z , but many have said the same as you,the tripple shudders badly.

Well done on the change over,not that easy to go from manual to auto,sounds like a good deal,holes in the housing are good imo let some heat out .

Cheers

[GMMAD]

installed a set of slotted rotors today
and a new big trans cooler
and used my old cooler for the P/S

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts011.jpg

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http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts018.jpg

[Delft Maloo]

The coolers definatly a good idea for keeping the tranny nice and healthy and extending its life.

[RUN41T]

I had some shudder with the Zgrip til i took it to te track, Now it works beautifully, Cant wait to see this run Steve

Garrett

[GMMAD]

I had some shudder with the Zgrip til i took it to te track, Now it works beautifully, Cant wait to see this run Steve

Garrett

yeah looking forward to seeing how the new box goes

[GMMAD]

smoke series trans temp gauge and oil pressure gauge and A pillar pod

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/parts009.jpg

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http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/parts006.jpg

[WOMBIE]

Your a very diy type of guy and it looks like a pretty damn neat install mate well done :bravo: Btw is the auto still going strong....any issues?

[GMMAD]

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts007.jpg

[GMMAD]

Your a very diy type of guy and it looks like a pretty damn neat install mate well done :bravo: Btw is the auto still going strong....any issues?

cheers Darren

auto is going good..im very happy with the conversion

[WOMBIE]

Cool Steve I look forward to having a better look at your ride on the pd as you've done a bit to it since the last time I saw it :yep:

[GMMAD]

made myself a new catch can
with 2 in 2 out

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/catchcan003Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/catchcan001Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/catchcan007Medium.jpg

[Rattler]

Looks great mate! Keep up the good work!

[WOMBIE]

Another great diy job there Steve :cool:

[DaveHAT]

That's some moderately clever stuff there floss. Nice one.

[GMMAD]

update
started fitting my new heads yesterday
after all day yesterday and nearly all day today they are all done
new parts that went in
ported heads milled to 62cc
GM head gaskets
ARP bolts
LS7 lifters
and ported my LS6 manifold
now to get the tune sorted and im done

new Vs old
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads006Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads007Medium.jpg

rockers ,push rods etc

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads004Medium.jpg

work in progress

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads010Medium.jpg

ported manifold

ported vs std

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads038Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads036Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads040Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads035Medium.jpg

all done

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads039Medium.jpg

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/heads041Medium.jpg

[Muncha]

Good job, what did you use to do the manifold?

[GMMAD]

Good job, what did you use to do the manifold?

used a carbide porting tool and a flapper wheel

[GMMAD]

time for an upgrade
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/car%20pics/ls2001.jpg
cars back to M6 as well
with a new Z grip,slave ,braided line,rip shift,rear main
new merge
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/006-1.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/004.jpg
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[GMMAD]

dropped a lifter in my engine late last year
original planned to get a new cam ,lifters etc
put after a call to Sonnys I was the owner of a LS2 with one of sonnys custom cams packages
cam is in the 230 duration
added my 25% UDP
nick William 92mm TB
ported the LS2 manifold
new set of 4>1 1 3/4 headers

will be on the dyno at work tomorrow arvo for a tune
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q31/FLOSS49/parts/008-3.jpg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC7NYRaS_WY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hCtLPW0P8Q

[Delft Maloo]

I think that other manifold in the back ground needs to go on instead:D .

[GMMAD]

I think that other manifold in the back ground needs to go on instead:D .

hahaha yeah I wish thats going on a LS1 im building for my boss

[Rattler]

Sounds the goods mate!! :cheers: