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LS3 into VL

Started by bluey803 · 3 Feb 2013 · 33 replies

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LANKS_87Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by chief355 [View Post] Any pics of car? how much? I'll put an ad up soon
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ITG-05ZArchived member
i am curious too as i was thinking of selling mine but i dont know a ball park figure hmmm
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bluey803Archived member
Just got my car tonight and it got christened. $700 fine for having my car out not registered. Had a permit but it was outside the hours. Wasnt even driving it... It was just sitting in the car wash, You cant win... The endless pit has begun Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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capssyArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM [View Post] It's costing me $1500 to have my vh engineered with an ls1 and I won't need an emissions test . gotta love victoria lol
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LANKS_87Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by ITG-05Z [View Post] i am curious too as i was thinking of selling mine but i dont know a ball park figure hmmm It's a hard one isn't it, at the end of the day it's worth what someone will pay but I figure you should be able to get what it's worth in parts so by the time you have the conversion kit, engine, gearbox and car purchased its about 15k so you should get at least that. Most Vls on car sales are over 10 so 15 isn't unreasonable
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bluey803Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by LANKS_87 [View Post] It's a hard one isn't it, at the end of the day it's worth what someone will pay but I figure you should be able to get what it's worth in parts so by the time you have the conversion kit, engine, gearbox and car purchased its about 15k so you should get at least that. Most Vls on car sales are over 10 so 15 isn't unreasonable Well I sold my vl calais 355 stroker for 11k... So 15k sounds reasonable to me... To somebody who is smart and can see the money that has been poured into the car, they will buy it.
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ITG-05ZArchived member
true that then diff suspension wheels and any extra mods all count too
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bluey803Archived member
Very true... You really just need the right buyer who knows the value of things... When I sold my first original 5.0 VL Calais, I had idiots laugh at me for the price of 7k and telling me to accept offers of 4k. The right person eventually bought it for $6700.... Just gotta ignore the tossers and wait
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RB-GEMArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by bluey803 [View Post] Well I sold my vl calais 355 stroker for 11k... So 15k sounds reasonable to me... To somebody who is smart and can see the money that has been poured into the car, they will buy it. The lack of an engneers report will put people off though so that's something to consider .
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7URBOArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by LANKS_87 [View Post] Would you be interested in buying one already completed? Though it is only an ls1 (6 speed manual og Calais) engineered Price ??
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LANKS_87Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM [View Post] The lack of an engneers report will put people off though so that's something to consider . Mine is engineered it did cost me around 15K last year just to get that done though... ---------- Post added 11-02-13 at 07:40 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by 7URBO [View Post] Price ?? If i was going to put a price on it right now i would be asking for $19,000 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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DA HOONArchived member
my mates ls3 with 80mm borg warner turbo, nearly done Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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grunter01Archived member
BW s480 i take it? looks similar to what i was building ages ago
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DA HOONArchived member
yeah man, she be right. not bad for a 10k setup. motor, turbo, hot side, wiring, fuel setup and tune. got it started today, should be on the streets in the next few weeks.
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