Gotta agree with Rus, the polished aero's look great

Loving the car but the colour coded simmons dont do it for me.

Thanks for the comments guys! Very exciting times coming up and the mrs and I couldn't be more happier! Tend to agree with you all when it comes to the Aeros. I've been mulling it over in my mind for a long time and I just couldn't go past the standard look. So this is what is going to happen: This is how she looked when I first bought her all those years ago! I stripped them and polished them, however, I'm now keen to get the Aeros back in their Alpine White goodness! What do you guys reckon? I'm getting very mixed reactions at the moment!! Sin, don't really have that many interior shots as, well, it's still empty in there! Here's a pic of the scheels trial fitted, still need the rear head rests put in! Unfortunately got stuffed around by an absolute d*ckhead in WA when it came to the original Cerillian Sawtooth trim. To cut a long story short what he sent over, even when stretched, nearly covered the seats! He did this to many members of the HDT community! But lets not go there! Seats came up awesome in Group A trim and suit the car nicely!

looks amazing on the white aeros mick

the standard areos are mint but i love the white 19" versions of the aeros

Quote: Originally Posted by grunter01 [View Post] the standard areos are mint but i love the white 19" versions of the aeros on a late model car seen them on a VK and they looked stupid i think I still prefer the polished ones over the white on your car but would love to see pics of both, with tyres on etc to double check

I've seen them on a NSW GRP33E, which is now in Frankston. It's a blue meanie replica, ls1, t56 and they look great. But this car, i wanna see polished 16 inch aeros (if you can find them)

Mate this is awesome, I love a quality V8 VK, and this is as good as I have seen. Tasteful mods, nothing over the top, and mint from every angle! I think you should go with the white on the wheels!

Thanks for the comments guys. Very keen to get this car back on track to being finished! The head light protectors are going back on, the ones I've got are alil scratched up, so new ones have been ordered from HDT. I have to agree with AUS880 in regards to the 19inch Aeros on the old girl, they do look stupid. I actually had 2 sets of 16inch Aeros, one polished and one white. The other set now call my mates Group A home. I now have 4 polished wheels and 1 white for a spare. Am seriously leaning towards white all round! I think it will set off the body colour perfectly! Again thanks for the comments guys! It's going to be very exciting couple of months!

My opInion is that on a darker shade of blue like Watson's, the polished aero's look perfect. White aero's just have too much contrast and do not compliment the car. On a lighter shade though, such as formula blue, the white aero's look right at home. KEEP THEM POLISHED I SAY!

Great work mate, good onya for sticking to n/a. In my opinion an n/a with a good lot of power is sooo much better than a turbo with ****loads, Theres no fake power here! Im building an ls1 n/a for this reason, i think its much more respected if you can say youve got 5-600rwhp n/a than with a turbo, ill be happy if i get anywhere near this figure. great work mate, love the car and the wheels looks sik. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

White Aeros look sick, get it done and post the pics!

Didn't realize this beast was on this forum too .. Mad, as ive said before mate absolutely love this car. You have given me the inspiration to continue with my VL. There's noting quite like a high HP motor that breaths its own air. Congrats on the baby boy too.... Edit: Did these VK's come with the group A fuel tank fitted?

Thanks again for the comments guys! Really appreciate it! Andy-30L - Couldnt agree with you more mate! There's nothing like the sound and feeling of a big HP carby fed Holden V8! Grew up with them and I've always known that's what I always wanted! Having said that, I do have a Garrett GT45R Ball Bearing Turbo (GT4508R) sitting in the garage...maybe something for phase 2 of the old girl! So I've decided that the Aeros will be painted their original Alpine White! She will look exactly the way I bought her all those years ago, with the addition of the group 3 scoop! Will be taking them to Exclusive Customs some time next week to have them painted! CANNOT WAIT!! Anyone selling some VL Turbo brakes???? PSI 05L - Thanks heaps for the comments mate! Means alot to know that the build has given you the inspiration to keep going on your VL! In regards to the fuel tank! The SL Group As did not come with the long range tanks (90L), however, I don't think the SS Group A came with it either. It was an option with both models and that box was not ticked when my car was ordered! Again, thanks for the comments guys! Stay tuned cause money tree has finally blossomed and I'm in the mood to spend!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sweet, did my purchase help ur money tree cause it certanly hurt mine haha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Mo my car will be completely re-wired and the majority of the fuel system done thanks to your contribution! For that I thank you my friend! Have they arrived yet? Look forward to seeing them on the car man! Will look absolutely awesome when done how you described! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

im glad i could help in anyway mike, very much appreciate the effort u did to make things happen on ur end! na not yet but hopefully early next week so i can get them painted and on the car, so hanging to see them, hope it dont ruin it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Well I havn't posted in a while! Little man has graced us with his presence and its been an absolute rollercoaster since! Best thing thats ever happened to me!! I have had some luck with the sale of the Simmons and Wilwoods funding some things for the Brocky, and to add to my prolonging the completion of the Brock, also picked up a brand new CX-7 for the mrs!! Some things just need to be done! So some parts for the Brock. Aero's have all been painted (all 5 of them) and fitted with Toyo R1Rs. Only pic I've got so far.... Brakes have been fitted up. VL Turbo fronts and standard VK rear, slotted rotors all round. Been dealing with Adam from AGI Precision Product who is looking after my radiator, custom bake resivour and modifying my breather tank. Adam will also be doing my fuel tank. The quality of Adam's work is second to non!! Attached are some progress pics of the radiator. The core was ordered from Europe and is the same item used in alot of European performance cars, the actual radiator has been shortened by an inch and a half so it doesn't hang over the radiator support, and will mount in the exact same places as the standard unit. Fan is a 16ich Davies Craig "Heavy Duty", its a completely new design which was developed with large HP V8�s in mind. All that needs to be done now is the overflow bottle, which will be mounted on a bracket on the radiator itself. Will be one complete unit. Will update as things progress...slowly but surely.... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

This is slowly becoming one of my favourite cars. Keep the updates rolling

Thanks for the comment mate...much appreciated. Bit of an update: Radiator has been completed! Looks awesome! Overflow bottle was finished up and features a tube down to the bottom of the bottle that allows the fluid to be drawn back into the radiator when needed...picking this up this week! Some pics: Adam is in the process of knocking up the master cylinder resevoir tanks and also modifying my oil catchment can/breather bottle. Car will go to AGI to have the custom fuel tank made up and fitted. Will look absolutely awesome when done and completely hidden once the boot is boxed up! Updates to come through soon!