Owner-Built Custom VC SL/E (FEATURE CAR - Issue 145)

[defyet]

Hey,

*MORE PICS ON PAGE 2 & 3*

This is my best mates car, Engineered and registered in November 2007. It has been off the road for about 4.5yrs and has been completely restored, Everything on the vehicle was done at home, everything from putting the engine in to making little custom chrome accesories, except the respray.

Street Commodores Photoshoot:

http://aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/sc1.jpg
http://aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/sc3.jpg
http://aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/sc.jpg

Other Pics:
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/1.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/2.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/3.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/4.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/5.jpg

Im sure some of you will see it cruising around, or have already! :)

Cheers,
Scott
http://www.superiorshine.com.au

[tanka5.7]

wow thats tidy

[BLN215]

DAMN!!!
Im not usually a fan of the Hothouse green colour but it works so well with the mods that have been done with the car.
Great effort.

Also let me know when he's selling the wheels,i could be interested;)

[Blue VBSL253]

dam, very clean VC SL/E, dont see many like this, or many that have been fully resoted by the individual them selfs.

[defyet]

He wont be selling the rims as they came off hes VS so they will most likely go back onto it. :)

Cheers,
Scott

[nanuccio]

nice, great to see another beautiful example of these earlier models

[VR-S-3800]

*Sniff sniff*

Whats that smell...?

*Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffff*

That smells like a feature car....

[jono_123]

wow! ya mate has done an awesome job. i agree with the above comment feature car for sure! what wheels is he going to be putting on?

[GRNNVY6]

sweet as. u dont no anyone selling a vc manuel v8 do ya. i want one for a project car once i sell my vs(off to da drags thread in vr-vs)

[HDT 493]

nice vc mate. looks like a lot of time and effort has been put in.
should be proud of her.!!

[defyet]

Thanks guys :)

After it gets some rims it may be a feature car you will have to wait and see :p
He's not sure on rims at the moment he is still looking around, he has his eye on some billets though.
Rims are probally the hardest choice, they either make the car look awesome or shithouse heh.. ;)

Cheers,
Scott

[Death Rattle]

super cool...
how low will it go?get some pics of it on its belly

[commodorenut]

Looking really good.

Were you out at Harry's the other night? My brother-in-law (a 60s chev fanatic - he owns a '62) was raving about a hothouse green early commodore that stopped him in his tracks, and that's a hard thing to do!

[1 TRICKED VS]

:eek: WOW, that is beautiful :eek:. Top mark for doing it at home :).

[defyet]

Haha, Yeah he was out at Harry's Liverpool on the weekend.
He said there was some rods and stuff that came up and were amazed, thats not an easy thing to do as most hotrod owners arnt into commodores.

[kilr vk]

Looking really good.

Were you out at Harry's the other night? My brother-in-law (a 60s chev fanatic - he owns a '62) was raving about a hothouse green early commodore that stopped him in his tracks, and that's a hard thing to do!
hey commodore nut,wat colour is his 62? hope u dont mind me askin:)

[toad_vpss]

dam that is very nice some time gone into that by the looks of it

[SLE355]

Awesome car your mate has there, was gonna say some shinier wheels would set this thing off, whats he puttin on it?

[pvk308]

that is clean mate very tidy not overdone but enough to go look at me hm i wonder if sc will feature this car may be a set of 20s to really set the old girl off

[defyet]

He is looking at wheels from showwheels.com.au
He is going no bigger than 19's though.

Give it a few months to finish a few odd bits and you will see it in there

[commodorenut]

Haha, Yeah he was out at Harry's Liverpool on the weekend.
He said there was some rods and stuff that came up and were amazed, thats not an easy thing to do as most hotrod owners arnt into commodores.
Yes, he did very well to grab all that attention - it was well deserved though, and a few more people I know have spoken to me this week and asked if I know it - it's made a big impact already!
hey commodore nut,wat colour is his 62? hope u dont mind me askin:)
Black, with chrome 144 spoke 20s on it.

[pvk308]

He is looking at wheels from showwheels.com.au
He is going no bigger than 19's though.

Give it a few months to finish a few odd bits and you will see it in there :wiggle:

sounds fair enough mate keep us posted looking forward to this one

[HDT05]

Fantasic early girl, love the minor detail bits and pieces - which is what I think sets this car apart from the rest, the detailing on the door trims, the centre console and the rear seat, all so very tasteful and original - even better still its a DIY project, good stuff!

[VHSLE82]

In the words of Borat.....Very Nice. Love the interior and motor. Simple yet effective

[theVman]

Wow!! thats nice. If this doesnt get a feature I would be very suprised!!

I can imagine what some nice billets will do - awsome!!

[.CHRGD6.]

that is insane, looks to be done right in all aspects of the car!

[Indef]

That does look really really good, and to be honest, I really think the VT wheels suit it, along with the VB Grill!

andy

[vk5.0Litre]

Nice ride mate, "SLE NUT" on this forum from tassie helped his mate do up a VB in hothouse green looks nuts just like yours.

Regards.

VHSLE308...

[SL/ENUT]

^^^ to right, nearly looks the same, bar the 16 inch VT GTS copy rims. This gives me the idea of doing my VC up, even the VB of my own.
This is $$$$ing hot.

[MR VH]

love it

[vk5.0Litre]

Im in love :p lol

Thinking maybe a 355 or 383 stroker for the car next perhaps :D

Regards.

VHSLE308...

[chubby]

very nice car well done to the owner. i didnt see it at harrys on the weekend but heard it was at reds dinner.

[BLO 767]

thats awesome, came up great. while i do tend to think a set of 19s may look better, thats the best choice of 18s he could have made for now, suit it very well!

[efivk5ltr]

nice mate....real....real nice, gota get some bonnet gas struts on there tho mate, cleans the bay up even more.

[VP-666]

looove the car, nice green machine theme Love it.
and u followed through with green fusion audio.

AWESOME

[wld089]

very nice mate lookin good love the bags

[GMFan]

Fark that is slick. Is the car on bumpstops at rear because that is low?

[Sleek Geek]

MINT :)

[Pishk]

Very nice looking car! I saw this on some other forums you posted it up on! Very nice car and nice detail you gave it too ;)

Are we going to see it at any shows any time soon? Wouldn't mind having a closer look. The paint looks so smooth on this thing!!

[defyet]

Fark that is slick. Is the car on bumpstops at rear because that is low?

Yeah the bags are fully deflated in some of the photos and it would be sitting on the bumpstops. Im pretty sure he had to make the bumpstops a little higher also cause it was hitting on something but not 100% sure.

Very nice looking car! I saw this on some other forums you posted it up on! Very nice car and nice detail you gave it too

Are we going to see it at any shows any time soon? Wouldn't mind having a closer look. The paint looks so smooth on this thing!!

Thanks mate i was happy with the way it turned out after i detailed it, will give it another few layers shortly. Im sure it will attend some shows when they come up :)

[VHRaMmED253]

thats an awesom interior, you sure have made that look sick as

[VT_HBD]

awesome ride.

[lumpdog]

sweet as !!!

[YUM-33Y]

hey mate thats an awesome vc love the hole car!!
great job!!!!
how much did the airbags set you back

[Grommitt]

all those mods and still its got the bonnet pole.. :(

[Timm0]

all those mods and still its got the bonnet pole.. :(
all that work and hype.. an u bourght a ve ss

[boom]

hahahah...BAM!

[pvk308]

all that work and hype.. an u bourght a ve ss


^^^^^ rotflmao

[defyet]

:p Haha..

Whats wrong with the chrome "bonnet pole"??
Its not like he chucked in the old rusty silver one in? Alot of work went into polishing that! :p

[defyet]

Just uploaded a video of the car cruising and doin a little fishy :) Pitty the diff shit itself after it though :(

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=m9cpUkn_Pso

[Commyfan]

I love the interior of this car, as soon as it showed up on JC, I forwarded a link of it to one of the SC boys.

[defyet]

Thanks mate,

It has some rims coming in the next few weeks from www.showwheels.com.au
:)

[VHV8]

Thats one clean VC. You must have spent a lot of time and money on it, but its all worth it I can see.

[defyet]

NOW HAS 19" BILLETS!!!

http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc10.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc20.jpg

[BLN215]

Damn it looks good with the new wheels.
Is there any word on a feature for it yet?

[defyet]

Cant really say.. :P

It has been approached by alot of magazines :)

[.CHRGD6.]

those billets made such a difference, awesome job!

[BLN215]

Cant really say.. :P

It has been approached by alot of magazines but it will most likely go in *cough sm cough* ;)
Bugger not SC hey,hopefully SM do a good write up.

Looks great anyway,make sure you let us know when the mags on the shelf;)

[defyet]

Will do, sm showed interest so they were obviously a first choice i guess. Never know what could happen though.. :)
Its in the hands of a well known photographer so it was kinda left in hes hands to advise which one would be best. lol..

Anyone know where to get Alloy Strut Covers made up?

[boom]

SC can feature it later on, why not?

[defyet]

Never said they couldnt ;) lol Its just that sm wont touch it if its been in a mag before but the others will. :)

[SL/ENUT]

Cause once its been in say SM, and hasn't change, SC policy is that once in one mag, thats it. But if there is enough changes, SC might shoot it.


The new billet rims look great on it. The car looks tops. Now i have got to pull my finger out and do my cars up!. Look out fella's (and ladies), the VB-VK early girls are coming back!

[defyet]

Yeah but like SC havnt featured a car thats been in another mag before :rolleyes:
Give the mags a couple of months and they will feature it again if they get desperate for cars..
Haha..

[Comm_VC]

fark yeah love the new wheels.

[rexsin]

hot car mate really tastefully done i love it ...

[Keegan]

the rims look great along with the car keep up the good work

[rapjr]

dam m8 thats the goods,real nice VC,your m8 has done real well.

[VH82WA]

Anyone know where to get Alloy Strut Covers made up?

Yeah mate, a guy does polished ones on ebay for around $70 a set!

[BLN215]

Anyone know where to get Alloy Strut Covers made up?
PM Chubby i believe he makes them for the old girls;)

[eagle]

5 letters "S-W-E-E-T"
Shows what can be achieved in 4 years, if you have commitment.
Much respect

[vk5.0Litre]

PM Chubby i believe he makes them for the old girls;)

Yeh thats where i got my from, will be installing mine once the efi conversion is done.

Kind regards.

[Jimbo14]

Wow fantastic car - 10/10 easy!

Just my opinion - I liked the origional wheels more. But what ever suits you, its your car :D

Well done again!

[defyet]

Thanks guys!! :D

[Thunder6]

Awesome looking car mate, very, very tidy. Well done. Those billets look fantastic, they really set it off.

[chubby]

looks good with the wheels mate.

[dhgfsg]

nice mate

i like the colour and the rims looks really goood

[Lowie]

I saw this car at Red's Diner late last year and it blew me away. The owner is a really nice guy too. The new wheels look excellent, he made a good choice. Cover car for sure.

[defyet]

Thanks Mate..
I think i remember you coming up to him, if it was you?
Hes uncles also had cars there, Gold 57' Chev parked next to it and i think its a 30's model ute (Rat Rod) parked on the grass behind it. That was a while ago now. Haha..

[seantaylor8@]

like the green mate. rims look good too

[hypo9]

Even more of a stand out with the wheels, good choice.

[defyet]

Thought id throw some more pics up :p

Just after i detailed it:
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/vc_clean.jpg

Pics from Muscle Car Cruise: - bad qaulity (camera phone)
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/vc_muscle.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/carcare/vc/vc_muscle2.jpg

Cheers,
Scott

[Timm0]

god thats nice!

[SLE355]

Good to see you got it out and about, f'n beautiful car.

[defyet]

Thanks Guys! :)

[VN Racer]

that thing looks fkn hot as man..
love the bags on the older model ;)

just need to get it onto the non-chrome rims in the beginning of this thread :p i reckon it looks tuffer with those.. imo..

love the work :D

[[TOPGEAR]]

this thing is awesome. i love it :)

[1 EVOLUTION]

dont normally look at the earlier model cars on here, but damn this ride is hot...

well done

[nanuccio]

seems like nsw has the best examples of early girl models , this one, chubby and many others im sure. might need to make a trip up with mine when its finished and have a mini cruise

[hypo9]

Wicked car super smooth bro ...

[VBGirl]

That is a beautiful car, love it! :notworthy

[HSVGTS97]

$$$$ that is soo nice i love it

[Get Mum]

Awesome car man!
Saw it at C4C5 was amazed!
How wide are the wheels?
Are they 19s?

[Brod78]

That car is immaculate! Would love to have the skills to do a job like that of my own. The interior leather is unreal! Do you have any pics of the car whilst it was being restored?

[defyet]

Thanks guys,
Yeah there 19's, im pretty sure there 9" wide, cant remember off the top of my head. You have the BROTWN car right? I used to always see the original owner around my area, and he has looked over the car a fair bit at different shows. LOL

Brod i think everyone has enough skill to build a nice car mate it just takes the right tools, alot of patience and trial and error. ;)
I'll try and get resto pics for you. It will be in SC in the next 2 issues anyway.

Cheers

[Get Mum]

ah nice ive always loved those billet rally wheels...
umm nah my mates dad owns it, its pretty nice, its different which is always a bonus haha

[defyet]

Oh ok, yeah i saw it in the mag that he sold it, then i came across a thread somewhere and saw you talking about it but didnt read it properly.

[Get Mum]

Oh ok nah not me mate haha,
its a nice car but,
keep up the awesome work with this VC
:)

[rusty355]

does he wanna sell it?

[beetle]

Wow! Its a spinout when cars like that pop up, you dont expect them, then Bang! look at dat!

[defyet]

does he wanna sell it?

After 4.5yrs building it and pouring a shitload of money into it i dont think he wants to sell it for someone else to take all the glory for he's hard work, its still not finished though, he's looking at poking something out the bonnet next. :p

[acn22]

Real nice car! Glad i got to see it up close, cant wait for the feature.

Good work.

[defyet]

Thanks mate! Less then a week and it will be out.

[VH82WA]

Checked the latest mag, loved the article. VC is very, very nice! Top work!

[defyet]

Thanks Mate! :)

[race5l]

Awesome ride, saw it up close at C4C5 and was very impressed :)

[defyet]

Thanks mate! :)

[SL/ENUT]

Congrats on getting in the mag. Looks great.

[seantaylor8@]

that is alot of nice work champ did u do her at home and yer how low will it go sho us all


sweeeeeet

[defyet]

Thanks mate, yeah it was done all at home except the respray, trim and engine internals.

The last 3 pics posted is as low as it goes, it can still be driven and turned full lock when its slammed without scrubbing, to go lower we would need to remove the bumpstops but then you have problems with the diff hitting.

Cheers

[VHPSI]

that car is sexy as! nice work! how long did it take to do the interior? i wanna get my seats + trims redone in white leather. where would be a good place to go?

[defyet]

Cheers!
The Trim was done by a professional, it wasnt done all at once it was done in stages but took several months to complete the interior.
Not sure of any places in VIC, so i cant help you there sorry. :)

[HSVLS3]

Totally amazing car! "Awesome" is not a good enough description! Congratulations! :yourock:

[defyet]

Thanks Ian!

[defyet]

Here's a few more pics from car shows over the last few weeks:

http://www.aus-designs.com.au/vc/dinos.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/vc/2.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/vc/3.jpg

[tanka5.7]

needs some plates dude, it has no identity.

[defyet]

I know i know, suggestions?

[defyet]

Detailed Shots:

http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/0.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/1.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/2.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/3.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/4.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/5.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/6.jpg
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/detailedshots/7.jpg

[big_bolby]

yum :)

[defyet]

It looks edible? :p

[fatmike]

good work mate would have to be the best vc getting aruond

[defyet]

Thanks Mate,

The car is in the latest issue of Street Machine - Jan 09
http://www.aus-designs.com.au/vc.jpg

[MixPhotos]

This car is a great inspiration mate...

Well done

Cheers

Mick

[Build 2686]

Congrats on the Street Machine issue mate.

Awsome car! Its a real credit to you!

[mrv638]

this car is magic. well done!

[defyet]

Thanks, hopefully it will be at the runs next week to find out what it does! :)

[hypo9]

Well done mate, well done :)

[skitzn69]

awesome car dude

anyone that can build a car i take my hat off to.

but to build something this spectacular in your garage takes it that 1 big step further.

beautiful car an inspiration to us all.

good luck with it and hope you get to enjoy the fruits of your labour

nige (skitzn69)

[seantaylor8@]

hey mate just wondering if you can tell me what make them rims are. been looking for a set the simmilar for ages. good on ya for the feture. email me at seano20@hotmail.com with the make of them rims and where ya got them please mate cheers.

[Road_warrior]

WOW I can't believe I have never seen this!
Got to be one of the best getting around for sure.

Awesome car. Love the paint and the interior... and I'm normally not a fan of the oldies... really done well with the combo on this one.

Just brilliant!

[defyet]

hey mate just wondering if you can tell me what make them rims are. been looking for a set the simmilar for ages. good on ya for the feture. email me at seano20@hotmail.com with the make of them rims and where ya got them please mate cheers.

They are billets wheels by Intro Wheels USA (XLR Series Rally), they have a big range at www.showwheels.com.au which is the Australian distributer, be prepared to spend some money though.

Thanks for the comments guys! :D

[defyet]

.......

[defyet]

New exhuast being fitted next week, Dual 2.5" dumped before the diff. Going to sound heaps tougher!! :D *Pics to come soon*

[Benny_Boy]

put more vids on youtube

[defyet]

Will try and get some of the exhaust if i remember!

[Rattler]

Very tuff car mate! Congrats on the build thus far :)

Scotty

[defyet]

This is all i have for now, will have decent quality pics of it at All Holden Day on the weekend.

Sounds much deeper ;)

http://www.superiorshine.com.au/exhaust.jpg

[defyet]

http://www.superiorshine.com.au/exhaust1.jpg

[silver vy ss]

sweet car mate nice tidy and tuff

[Rattler]

She's a real credit to you mate! Congrats on such a sweet ride :hsdance:

[Avs3.8L]

this car is pure art!! well done man i love it! :)

[commodore64]

One of the best VC Commodores in existence! A credit to the owner! Awesome chrome work and the rims are perfect!