NoShow V.2 BY MPW

When it comes to the Victorian street Commodore scene, few cars are as well-known as the MPW VT known as NOSHOW. As far as thoroughly modified street cars go, NOSHOW had it all - big-cube LS engine, giant single turbo, nitrous, trim, wheels, paint... the works!

By the time it appeared on the cover of Street Commodores it had already gained a reputation for backing up the epic dyno sheets with tyre-destroying performances. Putting 938hp through any width rear tyre is a mission at the best of times but as the boost went up, the times did too. Not cool.

And so Adam Rogash and his team at MPW Service Centre set about rebuilding NOSHOW to better make use of its epic horsepower and, while they were at it, give it a birthday in the body, paint, trim, rear end and, well, every single other aspect as well!

All good rebuilds start by being stripped to pieces and the custom interior in NOSHOW was ripped out, destined for a new home in another VT.

The previous copper Zenetti Throwbacks were also moved along, replaced by a much more purposeful 15x10in Weld Alumastar 2.0 double beadlocks.

RCI race buckets sit in the MPW showroom alongside the Mickey Thompson 275 ET Radial Pro.

The new wheel and tyre combo was going to take some work to fit. This VE Commodore customer wasn't getting away with them that easily!

The new wheel tubs are ribbed to match the trans tunnel treatment.

The factory boot floor was removed and replaced with a flat sheet, upon which was mounted the 60L alloy fuel cell.

The six-point roll cage has been added to both ANDRA and CAMS specification.

The back seats have been retained to allow passenger rides to occur for lucky MPW customers.

A live axle rear end comprising a Ford nine-inch and QA1 double-adjustable shocks was fitted to plant the sticky drag radials.

The engine bay received a much-needed tidy up.

Centro Bodyworks in Braeside prepared the body and coated it in a combination of HOK Kandy Cobalt and Strato Blue.

The engine is the same 413ci LQ9 beast that once occupied the bay but now benefots from an additional 69mm Turbonetics billet T-series turbocharger.

The Holley intake manifold and rocker covers are metallic black save for the body colour inlay.

The custom four-into-one merge collector exhaust manifolds were fabricated in-house at MPW.

Altezza style headlights were modified to allow the billet compressor wheel of that shiny Turbonetics turbo to show through.

The retrimmed dash wears the same shade of grey suede as the RCI seats and door cards.

The future for NOSHOW is clear. While Adam maintains that it's definitely not a show car, its debut at MotorEx was incredibly well received - some achievement for a car whose future will be spent at the dragstrip and skid pan, blazing tyres and putting smiles on the faces of plenty of customers.