Hey guys,

As with Rob thought it would be cool to see how things are going over in the US with the G8's :)

Good to see you on here too Rob (redoctober) :)

Here's my VE SSV.. picked it up early Feb this year and have done just under 6000k's thus far..

Have had it lowered thus far with some chev gear on it eg badges/grill and wheel caps.. also had some alpine gear installed inside and HID lights fitted..

I really enjoy driving it .. especially on the longer trips...

It has the 6 speed manual box in it with the 6L L98 V8.. and 19' ssv rims.. also had silver dash strips and steering wheel inserts put in mine..

anyhow onto a couple of pics!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/Rayne%20Photography%20and%20Graphics/vessvs.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/Rayne%20Photography%20and%20Graphics/Silverinserts.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/Rayne%20Photography%20and%20Graphics/ints.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/Rayne%20Photography%20and%20Graphics/IMG_7353as.jpg

:slap: your gonna make the natives jealous with the pic of the manual shifter in it. :driving:


Nice looking car mate lowered with the ssv 19's looks sweet. Mines blue with the ssv rims and I think I may just drop it a tad to set it off.

cheers

:slap: your gonna make the natives jealous with the pic of the manual shifter in it. :driving:


Nice looking car mate lowered with the ssv 19's looks sweet. Mines blue with the ssv rims and I think I may just drop it a tad to set it off.

cheers

natives? lol.. you will be more than happy with it dropped on the ssv 19s! they are a sweet rim for a production set :) and i do love the blue on them too :D

VEE SSV

looks real good, i like the front end.

Nice ride. You should get the chevy logo fo the steering wheel and remove the v logo n the back and the ss from the sides. Then add impala logos to the rear behing the windows on the sides...

and you will have the car chevy should be importing here instea of building that FWD joke that is sullying the impala ss name.

Thanks Oilfield! :)

p71.. yeah still have the steering wheel air bag centre part ot change to chev.. but wont be long! :) and will have to look up this new Impala they're supposed to be building..

VEE SSV

Its a toss up... I'm not sure if the Pontiac or Chevy grill looks the best out of all the Holden chassis'd cars.

Its a toss up... I'm not sure if the Pontiac or Chevy grill looks the best out of all the Holden chassis'd cars.

I went chev grill as i think it goes better with the cars lines n shape and aggressive look.. the holden one i had on it the badge was like 13cm across.. too big imo!

grab a G8 hood mate....looks good tho!

grab a G8 hood mate....looks good tho!

I wouldn't mind a G8 hood with the air ducts :) I'd say though it'd have to be modified up front to cut that front peice off.. prob cost me an arm and a leg lol

Looks nice. Not a fan of Chevy badging on a Holden though. Other than that a very clean ride

Very nice, i like it!!

Cheers Zeebo! and yea Baz, everyone likes something different ;) Particular tastes i suppose :) ty!

what suspention did you use to lower it ?? looks perfect.

Nice ride. You should get the chevy logo fo the steering wheel and remove the v logo n the back and the ss from the sides. Then add impala logos to the rear behing the windows on the sides...

and you will have the car chevy should be importing here instea of building that FWD joke that is sullying the impala ss name.

FWD Joke!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! And i suppose that dinosaur impala from '94 to '96 was any better! FYI, its over a second and a half slower when getting to 60MPH!!! No lie that this would make a great 2010 impala, but the impala we have now is still pretty amazing, no matter what you think!!! :soapbox:

what suspention did you use to lower it ?? looks perfect.

I have Dobinson brand springs in there :) sits good i agree not too low and not too high :)

FWD Joke!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! And i suppose that dinosaur impala from '94 to '96 was any better! FYI, its over a second and a half slower when getting to 60MPH!!! No lie that this would make a great 2010 impala, but the impala we have now is still pretty amazing, no matter what you think!!! :soapbox:

It is not all about speed. I admit that they have done wonders with that car. But it is still a joke when compred with what they could have done with it.

As some of you who are in the know may have guessed I am a police car fan. I figure if it can stand up to police duty it can stand up to me. Unfortunatly the impalas are not up to half of what the 30 year old designed Crown Vics are, and this is from me... a huge GM fan. They do not handle as well they cannot take as much abuse and they are a whole lot less spacious.

If they wanted to call it a Lumina I would have been fine with that. Hell the DoD ran luminas as MP vehicles for a few years. But an Impala it ain't. That would be like calling a Fiero a Corvette... or a Probe a Mustang... or the last generation Cougar a Cougar.

It is not all about speed. I admit that they have done wonders with that car. But it is still a joke when compred with what they could have done with it.

As some of you who are in the know may have guessed I am a police car fan. I figure if it can stand up to police duty it can stand up to me. Unfortunatly the impalas are not up to half of what the 30 year old designed Crown Vics are, and this is from me... a huge GM fan. They do not handle as well they cannot take as much abuse and they are a whole lot less spacious.

If they wanted to call it a Lumina I would have been fine with that. Hell the DoD ran luminas as MP vehicles for a few years. But an Impala it ain't. That would be like calling a Fiero a Corvette... or a Probe a Mustang... or the last generation Cougar a Cougar.

Right you are. This would make a great impala. But to me, truly, chevy doesnt need a RWD impala. For one thing, the FWD impala is selling so well and a RWD impala will only make sales dwindle. The sales record for the G8 is ok but hasnt been groundbreaking. This is ok for pontiac, especially since the G8 is RWD, but chevrolet is the mainstream brand. An impala with sales similar to the G8 will probably mean either discontinuation, or moving the impala from the mainstream market to the more exclusive market. Neither would be a good thing.

Secondly, with chevrolet being the mainstream brand, the impala will take sales away from the G8(thats not saying much, because as i just mentioned, sales will be low). So i say its best if we let the G8 be GM's ONLY non luxury RWD sedan. Its best that way.

Right you are. This would make a great impala. But to me, truly, chevy doesnt need a RWD impala. For one thing, the FWD impala is selling so well and a RWD impala will only make sales dwindle. The sales record for the G8 is ok but hasnt been groundbreaking. This is ok for pontiac, especially since the G8 is RWD, but chevrolet is the mainstream brand. An impala with sales similar to the G8 will probably mean either discontinuation, or moving the impala from the mainstream market to the more exclusive market. Neither would be a good thing.

Secondly, with chevrolet being the mainstream brand, the impala will take sales away from the G8(thats not saying much, because as i just mentioned, sales will be low). So i say its best if we let the G8 be GM's ONLY non luxury RWD sedan. Its best that way.

Keeping Impala front drive lowers cost and raises fuel economy. RWD for Pontiac makes it distinct from Chevy and provides ultimate performance.

Keeping Impala front drive lowers cost and raises fuel economy. RWD for Pontiac makes it distinct from Chevy and provides ultimate performance.

Exactly!!! you just summed up my whole paragraph!!!

I just talk too much...:D

Poor guy wants a Chevy.... I want a Holden!!!!! My G8 is also White, with Holden badges.

Life in the UPSIDE DOWN LANE......

RRM

Seems that we always want what others have.. the world around lol

Another pic from yesterday .. trying out a new camera ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/Rayne%20Photography%20and%20Graphics/SSVwps.jpg

VEE SSV

Very cool pic!

If Chevrolet had decided to offer this as the new Impala SS, I probably would have waited for this and not gotten a G8:

http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big5.jpg
http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big6.jpg
http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big9.jpg
http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big19.jpg

It's different enough in appearance that I don't think there would have been a conflict with sales of the G8.

If Chevrolet had decided to offer this as the new Impala SS, I probably would have waited for this and not gotten a G8:

http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big5.jpg
http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big6.jpg
http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big9.jpg
http://www.gmarabia.com/content_data/LAAM/ME/en/GBPME/001/images/1C_gallery_big19.jpg

It's different enough in appearance that I don't think there would have been a conflict with sales of the G8.

OMG that looks so good!!!!!!

interior is way nicer...I think this is the car that became the Chinese Buick Park Avenue. Give me Buick trim with the V8...yum.

Funny how the side profile looks so Audi A6 like when the G8 looks more BMW/lexus GS from the side.

That model here in Aus is the Holden Statesman or Caprice.. longer wheel base and alot more luxurious inside!

Spent few hours today washing.. drying and then waxing her ready for a big 600+ cruise tomorrow. cruise for charity here in West Aus..

Used Meguiars Tech wax on her one coat then buffed off with a soft lint free microfibre cloth!.. came up the best ive seen on any of my cars!.. very impressed with this tech wax!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/bonnet.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/bonnetnrag.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/badge.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/frontright.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/side.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/wing.jpg

Very nice!

Thanks G8 Ray ;)..

Update: The SSV is booked in for an intercooled Procharger system in about 6 weeks time.. excited about it to say the least! :) should be alot of fun with the 6 speed manual :)

Sweet car. Looks great.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/wing.jpg



wow you take good pics!

one question tho, what spoiler is that??

the VE SS one? cause the VE SS one i got from JHP looks nothing like that, all the lines on yours look nice and crisp, on mine everything is rounded off :(

wow you take good pics!

one question tho, what spoiler is that??

the VE SS one? cause the VE SS one i got from JHP looks nothing like that, all the lines on yours look nice and crisp, on mine everything is rounded off :(

Mine is the SSV spoiler.. also the same as the SS and SV6 spoiler.. comes with car here..

About yours.. I'd say it could be a non genuine remake... holdens genuine wings are precisely edged all over and solid plastic.. is yours fibre glass or something?

Mine is the SSV spoiler.. also the same as the SS and SV6 spoiler.. comes with car here..

About yours.. I'd say it could be a non genuine remake... holdens genuine wings are precisely edged all over and solid plastic.. is yours fibre glass or something?


yes mine's fiberglass, and far from "precisely edged, and was hollow (I filled it with 3M "pillar foam" to get rid of the hollow sound it had)

here's the thread about it (JHP defends it as Genuine on page two) http://www.g8board.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5080

Mine is the SSV spoiler.. also the same as the SS and SV6 spoiler.. comes with car here..

About yours.. I'd say it could be a non genuine remake... holdens genuine wings are precisely edged all over and solid plastic.. is yours fibre glass or something?

your spoiler NOT SSV spoiler

I think it is...

http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/dealer/carsales/11180829.jpg

I think it is...

http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/dealer/carsales/11180829.jpg
sometimes you guys from Australia amaze me. The real SS-V spoiler was only put on cars in first years of production. It's taller and has a step on the bottom which is painted black from the manufacturer. After that it's been replaced with SV6 style spoiler across all VE (SV6 and SS)models. And now it's been brought back for 60th anniversary edition.
http://gm.wieck.com/forms/gm/06_VE_SS_V_28.jpg?download=032141

The ssv has come with both the higher stepped up wing and the lower sv6 style aswell.. theres two different types yes.. but if they come from the factory from holden like that and on an SSV.. it imo is a spoiler from an SSV.. but yes I'd prefer the stepped up version with blacked out section over my current style wing! Maybe holden ran out of the higher stepped wings who knows.. no big deal!

yes, you can say that
I just call lower one SV6 and the taller one SSV - since it is the way they originally came out

and also SSV is not as sharp on the edges as SV6
official gm pic
http://gm.wieck.com/forms/gm/VE_SS_V_139.jpg?download=031086

Nice ride. You should get the chevy logo fo the steering wheel and remove the v logo n the back and the ss from the sides. Then add impala logos to the rear behing the windows on the sides...

and you will have the car chevy should be importing here instea of building that FWD joke that is sullying the impala ss name.

Yes, but it'll stay since the Impala with a 4 speed gets 29 MPG. If GM would just spend the money to put a 6 speed in they would have the only full size car in the industry that gets 30mpg+

However you are 100% correct that the car you describe is the true righteous successor to the Impala SS.

That car reminds me of the lumina ss I saw over here a few nights ago on base. I don't know what I want to do now with my future g8. Go with holden or chevy badges and grill....lol. It looked sweet!

Holden SSV guise. you know you want too! :D

Holden SSV guise. you know you want too! :D

What do you think I have as my background on my work computer.:boink:

Too bad it'll probably cost an arm and a leg to buy everything needed.

http://cobaltss.net/gallery/files/5/0/6/9/holden_commodore_ssv.jpg

yeh a couple thousand dollars....not including shipping.

Well the Procharger is due to arrive this coming monday. Not long to go now! Apparently it'll be running 8lb of boost and be utilising the larger 3 core intercooler.

NICE!

I wanna be pics and HP#'s ASAP

:)

Anyone know if the wiring for the rear entertainment system is in the G8s? That would be a handy option for my 4 year old.

A few pics of the Procharger install.. not alot to go :)..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_3660a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_3671a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_3667a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_3664a.jpg

hmm, is that the Inter coolers final location?

it look from that pic that 75% of the fins are blocked tight. that can't work very well :S

Yeah from looking down it looks that way.. its about half though straight on.. just how the kit sits..

Been a while.. Have since added some in car audio being Alpine amps, two 12" R type subs and also got some German Maestro 6.5" splits for the front doors and 6.5" coaxials for the rear doors! - one can feel there chest and hair moving in the front seat now :D.

Shes also had a few custom touches being new rear badges inc custom 454 badge and the new all in one SSV badge as well as the GXP rear diffuser.

Also have a new front spoiler piece and new black leather with red middle and stitching about to go in. Car has done about 43,000kms now. New oil catch can finally on too.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/veessvfeatures2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_4565as.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_4603bss.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/Suburbias.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/side-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/boot-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_5043s.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/rear.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/IMG_5282s.jpg

New trim about to go in

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/seats.jpg

New trim about to go in

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Sir/seats.jpg

Is that custom made or something made in mass specifically for the VE? Are you adding any additional bolstering?
BTW: YOUR CAR IS AWESOME!!!

That's a slick looking car, great numbers.

Great shots too, you're very talented behind the camera. I've always loved the 454 big block's over here in America... that's a neat badge on the trunklid too. So it's a 454 aluminum block with a supercharger and were those nitrus fittings I saw on the close up of the engine pics?

How much horsepower are you putting down on that thing?

We can only hope our vaporware 2012 Chevy SS becomes a reality. :)

Is that custom made or something made in mass specifically for the VE? Are you adding any additional bolstering?
BTW: YOUR CAR IS AWESOME!!!

Hey Christian, the VE trim is made so one can pull of their existing trim and put on these if wanted. There is a guy online who sells the full seat trim to replace what ever you have on for around $600 AUD which is very reasonable! fits as tight like factory SSV leather :).

No additional bolstering atm :).

DR

That's a slick looking car, great numbers.

Great shots too, you're very talented behind the camera. I've always loved the 454 big block's over here in America... that's a neat badge on the trunklid too. So it's a 454 aluminum block with a supercharger and were those nitrus fittings I saw on the close up of the engine pics?

How much horsepower are you putting down on that thing?

We can only hope our vaporware 2012 Chevy SS becomes a reality. :)

Hey mate.

Thanks for the kind words :). Over here majority of cars run numbers on the boot lid relevant to how much KW or rwhp they are putting out. As much as Id love to have a stroker 454 , the number on mine relates to the rear wheel horsepower she's currently running, although I wouldn't put a stroker off of the cards just yet ;).

No Nos on her either as its illegal over here in Aus :\.

Thanks for the comments :)

DR