It's not finished, but it is on the road! The car has been in the build for around four and half years, and last week the cert was finally signed off, the car made legal and driven to Auckland. Stoked! Rattled off a few pics tonight for you boys to see. 1987 Holden GTS - originally RB30 manual in dark red. Mods so far are: Bare metal respray in HSV Cherry Black mica Colour coded chrome window surrounds Shaved aerial and passenger door lock Calais side skirts Calais lower door mouldings Group A SS front bib spoiler Group A SS boot spoiler Group A SS grille (this was factory on the GTS) HSV VZ 19 inch alloys with 235/35/19 Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetric tyres VK SS taillights New headlights and corner lights New door mirrors (colour coded) New front bumper New bailey channel in doors Under body deadened VE style window wipers Tinted windows Monroe GT Gas shocks Dobisport lowering springs Nolathane bushes everywhere Nolathane strut tops Whiteline sway bars front and rear Nolathane panhard rod VT Commodore hub and brake upgrade with slotted rotors Calais disk brake conversion with slotted disks One inch master cylinder and turbo booster Three core radiator Battery relocated to boot - Optima Gold Top RB25DET - pretty much stock - 215kW at the rear treads Heavy duty clutch Custom plenum Stainless steel intercooler plumbing Large intercooler - painted satin black GReddy type RS bov Oil catch can Relocated power steer reservoir Satin black washer bottle Lengthened driveshaft Driveshaft loops x2 Heavy duty fuel pump Link G3 ecu 2.5 inch exhaust K&N pod filter New carpet Retrimmed door cards Resprayed dash Momo steering wheel Recaro bucket seats (front) Custom speaker pods (front) Custom parcel shelf Pioneer headunit, 4 channel amp, 4 speakers small boost gauge When I get my sh1t sorted I'll do a full write up and take some better pics. Really needs a nice sunset to bring out the paint. At the moment I'm just enjoying driving it and tinkering with it in the garage! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Nice work Tom!!!!! very cool

wow,nice tom,fianly to get to see some pics of her,really well done man.very clean and tidy,cant wait to see the full build thread!!!!!!keep up the good work.

I love the colour!!!!!!

2 thumbs up buddy ..... but I'm a little bit disappointed

wow thats nice engine bay looks factory as if it came out with the 25 in it .nice work

Nice!

Looks mint as man!

farkin horn dude, id fix that oil leak in the last pic tho lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

very neat man, love the colour scheme!

Looks awesome Tom, love the colour and rims

Yep1 awesome as car man, that colour is awesome as Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks a million bucks Tom Now the best part has arrived.....Driving it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looks mint bro! top job

looks awesome Tom, well done with getting her on the road. hate to say it but it does remind me of Jase's VL2DY4. never the less very nice

Looks a million bucks - can't wait to see some photos of her in sun light! And also can't wait for a build thread! Quote: Originally Posted by NZ-DOSEIT [View Post] ...hate to say it but it does remind me of Jase's VL2DY4. Not like that's a bad thing!! Haha - I think it's just because of the wheels and the front bar and rear spoiler. Mine is no where near as clean and tidy as this - i wish! Well done Tom - Enjoy driving her! Cheers, Jason

Driving is all the fun Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

First post updated with the list of mods. Thanks for all the comments guys - I'm pretty happy with the way it looks on the outside. Just the interior to finish, and a whole list of niggles to sort out. Mike - I'm guessing your disappointed cos I dropped the RB30?! Am I? Yes and no! In the end, I think that by using a 25DET, I got the power and reliability that would have cost me more had I stuck with the 30. Originality has never been an issue for me. Cars are a blank canvas for us to express ourselves with!! Kelvin, yeah it does look a little like Jase's car - what can I say - the guy has taste!! Pretty sure I had those wheels first tho - they have just been in my garage for a verrrry long time!!

oh dont get me wrong was ment as a good thing, i really like Jase's VL, and yours is also very nice Tom, but yea it is only at first glance you see wheels and part of kit with dark similar colour that i think that. never the less look forward to seeing it in the flesh. Also will you be slinging the camera at power cruise this year or behind the wheel?

Haha, it's all good. With the VL scene here as small as it is, it's inevitable that we're gonna get a few similar looking cars. Hoping to be at Powercruise, probably shooting, but would be nice to get out on the track for a cruise!