My Modified Red VE SS sumary thread

[redvess]

Thought I'd do a sumary thread like some others since the old thread found here Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=83128) was up to 15 pages long and nearly 2 years old

So heres the specs

Model: Holden Commodore VE SS sept 06 build, ordered march 07, picked it up april 07
Colour: Red Hot
Engine: 6L L98 with Orssom OTR and Mafless tune
Power: 269.2rwkw
Exhaust: Castle Hill 1 7/8" 4 into 1 extractors, Magnaflow 3" metal cats and HM Headers 2.5" catback
Gearbox: 6 speed T56 manual
Diff: standard 3.45
Brakes: Standard
Suspension: Lovells super low springs, standard shocks
Wheels/Tyres: 20" Apec Delexi black and polished, Hankook ventus S1-Evo K107 245/35/20
Interior: red hot cloth, HSVi accessories:- red hot steering wheel, red hot gear knob, Metal pedals,
red hot SS floor mats
Exterior: Black Track stripes extended over the boot lid, rear window viser, Calais V spoiler
Other Mods: Tinted Tail lights, Bee sting aerial, Chrome Calais V number plate strip,
Red fader window tint, calais V boot liner with SS badge, VY/VZ lion boot badge
Stereo: Pioneer 1000w 12" Sub and 800w mono block amp
Future Mods: 3.7s diff, 402 stroker, who knows what else

recently I've done a few cosmetic mods starting with a VY/VZ lion boot badge to replace the massive standard VE one and took off the "commodore" badge

before

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1020edit.jpg

After

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1489edit.jpg

and I've got some red/white walls put on my tyres

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1483edit.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1480edit.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1481edit.jpg

But this is the mod I'm most proud of getting done it just popped into my head one day so I photoshopped it and couldn't wait to get it done after I saw what it would look like. it was inspired by the fact I had to get a knife mark fixed in my front bar (thread on it here Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=105963))

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1493edit.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1494edit.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1495edit.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1496.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1497.jpg

Also I thought I'd include some pics of the magazine spread my car was in, Street Machine Commodores mag issue 31 page 110 :D thanks to BennyMac for scanning and posting them up for me

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/ryan038/Chevs%20LS1%20Dyno%20and%20DVD%20Day/lastscan-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/ryan038/Chevs%20LS1%20Dyno%20and%20DVD%20Day/lastscan-2.jpghttp://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/ryan038/Chevs%20LS1%20Dyno%20and%20DVD%20Day/lastscan-3.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/ryan038/Chevs%20LS1%20Dyno%20and%20DVD%20Day/lastscan-4.jpghttp://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/ryan038/Chevs%20LS1%20Dyno%20and%20DVD%20Day/lastscan-5.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/ryan038/Chevs%20LS1%20Dyno%20and%20DVD%20Day/lastscan-6.jpg

[SSV8TE]

Very nice package here chris.:goodjob:
Has always been a neat well looked after machine.
Keep up the good work mate .
Cheers,
Andy.
PS. Sounds awsome too.

[sheeks84]

Car looks sensational mate. Love the rims and the blackout on the front bar.
:goodjob:

[CBH Senator]

Nice vehicle, love the bootlid spoiler, very sharp.

[redvess]

Thanks guys I'm so stoked with how its all come together and how the blackouts tie in with the stripes and rims
I just want to get one of ziggycv8z's grille inserts to replace the lion badge and then that'll be as far as I'll go with cosmetic mods, not much else I can do really, but I deffinatly want to get some 3.7s diff gears :burnout::driving:

[iloveholden]

Very nice mate...just need a nice detail i think :smilesandbanana: (I'm detailing mine tomorrow :))

[SSV8TE]

Good mod the 3.7 gears mate. They will sharpen up the response hugely. Lot of opinions on the diff change but for me driving was alot more responsive and punchy with the diff upgrade.
Best of luck mate,
Andy.

[KuRT12]

Seen you around Kilsyth area, nice car.

[boyley]

Looking really schmick Chris.

Mate I am a bit confused on the dates, the mag says its an 06 but you ordered it in 07:confused:, did you get it new or 2nd hand
Regardless I have some ideas now for my ute cosmetics wise.

[Grommz]

Removal of holden flame sticker is needed ASAP..

Looks great mate.

[redvess]

Removal of holden flame sticker is needed ASAP..


nah its staying I like it and its been on there since I picked it up :D


Looking really schmick Chris.

Mate I am a bit confused on the dates, the mag says its an 06 but you ordered it in 07:confused:, did you get it new or 2nd hand
Regardless I have some ideas now for my ute cosmetics wise.

it is an 06 cos I bought it new during the 06 model runout sale holden had in march 07 so I got it at a good price, apparently they found it at a dealer 250kms out of adelaide and the dealer didnt want to send out a car carrier for just one car so it took 3 weeks to get it cos my dealer had to organise a truck to go get it
glad I could be some insperation for you

[zaim]

fkn top car mate.. you must get a bucket load of head turners with that thing!

but am i the only one noticing that the ls1 sticker isn't centered ? :confused:

[redvess]

fkn top car mate.. you must get a bucket load of head turners with that thing!

but am i the only one noticing that the ls1 sticker isn't centered ? :confused:

yep eveywhere I go it snapps necks :D and its not centred cos I used to have stickers either side of it and it was centred between them but I took them off after everyone said in the other thread they looked messy and I couldn't re centre it cos they're all individual letters :bawl: oh well

[jono_xuv53]

I reckon you should remove all the rear badges like EXCESSV that looks sweet

[redvess]

I reckon you should remove all the rear badges like EXCESSV that looks sweet

I would've liked to but cos its an 06 it has the 2 pins in the boot lion badge so when you take it off your left with 2 holes thats why I put the VY/VZ badge on so its something to cover the holes but doesnt stand out as much as the standard dinner plate

[redvess]

Got round to getting the 3.7 diff gears fitted today, I'm in love, so much more responsive and I can use 6th more while doing 80kms and still have some poke without it bogging down

I deffinatly recomend this mod to anyone looking to make their car feel quicker

I found the gears here http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-VE-Diff-Gears-3-45-or-3-7_W0QQitemZ290337384463QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_P arts_Accessories?hash=item439974e80f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[Parish VX]

Awesome car mate. nice owrk on getting it into the mag.

[redvess]

Thanks mate

[MarsVolta]

wow tuff looking VE mate, looks good.

[SSV350.1]

Regarding the gears...did you change them yourself or did you have them done? If you did them yourself...were they very hard to do? time?

[redvess]

Regarding the gears...did you change them yourself or did you have them done? If you did them yourself...were they very hard to do? time?

Nah I got the diff place that sells them to fit them aswell, they had the car for about 5 hours but I doubt they would've been working on it the whole time

[redvess]

Some pics a guy took at a recent dyno day

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC_8786.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC_8787.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC_8790.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC_8791.jpg
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http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC_8798.jpg

[DCV1NU]

Looks good mate, i like the subtle paint job that you did on the front bar:goodjob: It breaks up the red abit more. Btw do you have any info on that ss ute park that was parked in front of you? I saw it the other day in Burnley & the snst3r plates got my attention.

[redvess]

Btw do you have any info on that ss ute park that was parked in front of you? I saw it the other day in Burnley & the snst3r plates got my attention.

No sorry I didnt get a chance to talk to the guy and I didnt stick around long enough to see if it ran on the rollers, after I saw an F6 ute run 474kw and a turbo VY SV8 run 441kw I figured they woudnt get much higher figrues than that so I took off early

[redvess]

I just had a video made of my car by the guy that did the Mt Baw Baw cruise dvd drdjdani on here and it includes a clip of my exhaust note as well

YouTube - My Red VE SS

A huge thanks for Daniel for putting it together for me :goodjob:

[reynoldssv ute]

Has the new diff gears affected your fuel consumption? I was thinking of geting 3.7 gears heard it does no good for your fuel though? how many more revs do you do when your sitting on 100km/h. Cheers.


Got round to getting the 3.7 diff gears fitted today, I'm in love, so much more responsive and I can use 6th more while doing 80kms and still have some poke without it bogging down

I deffinatly recomend this mod to anyone looking to make their car feel quicker

I found the gears here http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-VE-Diff-Gears-3-45-or-3-7_W0QQitemZ290337384463QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_P arts_Accessories?hash=item439974e80f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[redvess]

Has the new diff gears affected your fuel consumption? I was thinking of geting 3.7 gears heard it does no good for your fuel though? how many more revs do you do when your sitting on 100km/h. Cheers.

the fuel consumption is still around the same if not better cos I can use 6th more at 80kms so the revs are lower which uses less fuel and it sits on 1630rpm at 100kms so only 130rpm more than standard

[reynoldssv ute]

Cool thanks for that i might look at investing in them soon:) and congrats on a really nice car its a real credit to you.:goodjob:


the fuel consumption is still around the same if not better cos I can use 6th more at 80kms so the revs are lower which uses less fuel and it sits on 1630rpm at 100kms so only 130rpm more than standard

[redvess]

Had to post this pick up its a photoshop a mate just did for me

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/7131_153543805747_599155747_2827706.jpg

LIGHTNING VE "I am speed" :rofl: it goes well with what I have mounted on the dash

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC00181.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/DSC00180.jpg

and while I'm on the subject of the interior I thought I'd show my latest addition to it

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1550small.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/Toll%20HRT%20family%20day/IMGP1540.jpg

Garth Tander and Will Davison's sigs

[EddieVE06]

Love the fotoshop, is it hard to do. basically, does it take him long?

[redvess]

Love the fotoshop, is it hard to do. basically, does it take him long?

I just asked him and he said it takes about an hour depending on the colour blend

[speeding_yeti]

I just asked him and he said it takes about an hour depending on the colour blend
Its quite easy if you're familar with photoshop that's actually the easiest one I've done so far because I didn't have to do anything with the colour turns out lightning is really a red hot ve ss :)

[redvess]

Havnt updated this in a while so I thought I'd put up some pics of the latest mods starting with a pontiac G8 GXP rear diffuser thanks to Wonky for getting it for me

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1820.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1821.jpg

and one of Ziggys grille inserts thanks to ziggycv8z for that and DCV1NU for the donor grille so I didnt have to cut up my standard one

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1823.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1824.jpg

and the latest mod is a redone tint cos it started to fade over the year I had it to the point where it almost looked pink like this

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP1637smaller.jpg

but now it looks better than it did when it was frst done, it seams do suit the colour of the car better and its not as dark inside so not as hard to see out of

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2215.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2216.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2219.jpg

Also this time I got them to do the rear window in all black cos last time I had stickers on the window and they burnt the image into the tint while it faded

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2217.jpg

and for anyone wondering what it looks like from the inside wonder no more notice the difference in colour between the side windows and the windsrceen
in the first shot and the black tint in the last shot

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2220.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2221.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2222.jpg

[sixlta]

looking good mate, looks better every time i see it!:goodjob:

[redvess]

looking good mate, looks better every time i see it!:goodjob:

Cheers Mick

[DCV1NU]

The ss is lookin good mate & the grill looks tops:goodjob:

[redvess]

thought I'd add some pics taken today with a mates car

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2280.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2281.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2278.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2279.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2325.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2326.jpg

this was just some guys GTO that was at the car wash at the same time as us

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2327.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2328.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2329.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2330.jpg
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http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2336.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2337.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2338.jpg
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http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2340.jpg
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http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2342.jpg

[redvess]

my new bling bling LED DRLs fitted yesterday

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2345.jpg

and off

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2343.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2346.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2344.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2347.jpg

and what they look like at dusk

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2348.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2349.jpg

I also added some white bulbs to match th LEDs

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2350.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2351.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2355.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2356.jpg

[HEKYEH]

Looks really good ;) Well done!

I'm about to add some to my ride as well...

I'm going to set mine up so that they come on when the engine comes on, but then turn off when the lights turn on...

How have u set yours up?

[jkgmh]

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/redvess/IMGP2281.jpg


It may just be my eyes but how much bigger does the VE look compared to the white SS ??? :confused:

[redvess]

Looks really good ;) Well done!

I'm about to add some to my ride as well...

I'm going to set mine up so that they come on when the engine comes on, but then turn off when the lights turn on...

How have u set yours up?

just wired up to the parkers so they come on when ether you turn the parkers
on or the full lights come on



It may just be my eyes but how much bigger does the VE look compared to the white SS ??? :confused:

might just be the angle the photo is taken from but they are a bit bigger

[redvess]

havnt really done much in a while but thought I'd update with my latest mod some red pin stripes on the rims just to make it stand out a bit more

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc400/redvev8/IMGP2855.jpg
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc400/redvev8/IMG_6652.jpg
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc400/redvev8/IMG_6654.jpg
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc400/redvev8/IMG_6653.jpg

[HOLDAN]

the fuel consumption is still around the same if not better cos I can use 6th more at 80kms so the revs are lower which uses less fuel and it sits on 1630rpm at 100kms so only 130rpm more than standard

Is 6th gear a different ratio in the A6? With a 2.92 diff in an A6, I'm doing 1500rpm. I reckon mine would rev a lot higher than 1630 with a 3.7 diff.

[iloveholden]

Rims are interesting, something different.

[redvess]

Is 6th gear a different ratio in the A6? With a 2.92 diff in an A6, I'm doing 1500rpm. I reckon mine would rev a lot higher than 1630 with a 3.7 diff.

yeah pretty sure the ratio is different in the autos thats why people usully get 3.45s in them cos the 3.7s are a bit too tall for the auto

thanks Michael that was the idea I was going for, something different :)