Devil Yellow Monaro CV8 - new project
Discussion
Hey guys,
Just thought I would introduce my (new to me) Monaro. Bought it earlier this year but haven't had a chance to do anything with it to date due to other priorities. Bought it privately off ph. Car is very clean, circa 60k miles, love the colour, has a monkfish fitted ripshifter and remap to circa 400 bhp. That's about it I think.
I don't really know what I want to do with it yet but initially lowering it (alot) and firming up the handling probably be part of phase 1. Also I think it may have a stock exhaust (can't remember lol) so that will need to go ;P. still mulling over a cam / brake upgrade at same time...........depends on cost I guess...............I haven't put that much thought into it yet (apart from reviewing all the options Monkfish provide) so any suggestions let me know.
Anyway it's coming out of storage as a winter project. Will probably get Neil from NJH to do the work given he isn't far away for me in Chatham and he gets good reviews here (let me know if any objections / alternatives)
It would obviously be cheaper to buy the modded Impulse Blue car on ebay (I have thought about it haha) but then it wouldn't be yellow
Some pics of the car below as it currently stands !
I still lust after replacing my Impulse Blue SC R8 (was a wrench to have to sell it) so one day I will definitely get another one. This will have to do in the interim.
Just thought I would introduce my (new to me) Monaro. Bought it earlier this year but haven't had a chance to do anything with it to date due to other priorities. Bought it privately off ph. Car is very clean, circa 60k miles, love the colour, has a monkfish fitted ripshifter and remap to circa 400 bhp. That's about it I think.
I don't really know what I want to do with it yet but initially lowering it (alot) and firming up the handling probably be part of phase 1. Also I think it may have a stock exhaust (can't remember lol) so that will need to go ;P. still mulling over a cam / brake upgrade at same time...........depends on cost I guess...............I haven't put that much thought into it yet (apart from reviewing all the options Monkfish provide) so any suggestions let me know.
Anyway it's coming out of storage as a winter project. Will probably get Neil from NJH to do the work given he isn't far away for me in Chatham and he gets good reviews here (let me know if any objections / alternatives)
It would obviously be cheaper to buy the modded Impulse Blue car on ebay (I have thought about it haha) but then it wouldn't be yellow
Some pics of the car below as it currently stands !
I still lust after replacing my Impulse Blue SC R8 (was a wrench to have to sell it) so one day I will definitely get another one. This will have to do in the interim.
Very nice, always liked the yellow, probably because it was the first colour I see in the flesh, I see another yellow one the other week in Barming near maidstone parked on a drive, always good to add a few mods, no problem at all having Neil work on your car, had worked on my red VXR8 quite a bit.
bigunit00 said:
ARAF said:
The green looks shyte here, unless it's bright sunlight - and we know how often that happens.
I like your new spelling of NWJ. That's a new one.
Yeah ? Are there any greens ones here? I like your new spelling of NWJ. That's a new one.
Haha - whoops!
Edited by ARAF on Sunday 23 August 22:33
maccavvy said:
looks a nice clean example you have there.
whats it had done to it to get 400 bhp. . mines got quite a few external mods and only makes 370
check my posts for a cheaper brake upgrade option
haha....I rounded up mate....I think the Surrey rolling road print out in the file has it at around 386BHP or something :P whats it had done to it to get 400 bhp. . mines got quite a few external mods and only makes 370
check my posts for a cheaper brake upgrade option
re: brake upgrade - thanks. Exactly what I am looking for given AP seems to be the main one used and is about £2.5k fitted or thereabouts.
Hello,my Devil Yellow CV8 has a Few Mod's,Pedder's One Stage Lowered Strut's and Spring's not Ciol over's,Wortec Full Exhaust,Which does on occasion still hit Sleeping Plod's and Ramp's,How Low are you thinking of Going,Harrop 112 Blower,525bhp/flywheel/411 at rear wheel's,LS7 cluth,done this year after The Pod run were i Floored it and kept Laughing all the way until run 3 when the clutch started slipping,Going Fishing on the 1st and 2nd sept,more work needed to get the Ro up to how i want it,your Ro look's very clean and tidy, 
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