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My vl calais "2 week respray" turned into 12 month build

Started by CHUBSPT · 1 May 2012 · 55 replies

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bewshArchived member
what an unreal build! reminiscent of PLATNM, well done mate this is going to be a beauty
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AVG45Archived member
Looking good mate! must be exciting getting close...
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12maneymArchived member
awesome stuff. makes me wanna pull mine apart again
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TUXEDOArchived member
It's starting to look really good now Trav!
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MBHSV5Archived member
pipe work looks great man, not long now!
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HTURBOArchived member
Coming along nicely. Good job. High comp turbo or low comp turbo setup.
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CHUBSPTArchived member
Cheers guys... Quote: Originally Posted by HTURBO [View Post] Coming along nicely. Good job. High comp turbo or low comp turbo setup. Low comp mate
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HTURBOArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by CHUBSPT [View Post] Low comp mate Wicked, with the 4 inch system, is it loud? EPA friendly? Been thinking about running a 4 inch system but I thought it might be abit loud. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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CHUBSPTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by HTURBO [View Post] Wicked, with the 4 inch system, is it loud? EPA friendly? Been thinking about running a 4 inch system but I thought it might be abit loud. Stated above, it's not finished yet so I haven't heard it running, cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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CHUBSPTArchived member
hey guys just been finishing up all the little things over the last couple of weeks, fitted my guages into the brightline fabrications holder, fitted and adjusted the b&m pro ratchet shifter, door trims and finished off the fuel system in the boot. The car gets dropped off to the tuners in a few days and i hope to have it back in a week or two. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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leb vltArchived member
Such a mint car mate, top work.
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vlwagzArchived member
so mint dude. hopefully get a chance to see it on a cruise one day.. keep it up.
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GMH_JETArchived member
very mint and clean man great job Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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KatsaArchived member
this is bloody inspirational, love the lot mate awesome build and let me add, max respect for spraying the bottom of the front n rear bars black!!
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MUSArchived member
Insane build!!! Great work!
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YEEHAAArchived member
Coming up very nice man. Well done !
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trkdupArchived member
Nice build well done
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MBHSV5Archived member
hope you upgraded your front CV joints mate, this thing looks like it's going to make some killa wasps. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VLPSI88Archived member
Nice work mate, not far now. the thing is going to be great fun when its done!
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CHUBSPTArchived member
so thought i should update my thread as its been a while... After spending many of weeks at the tuners the car was finally tuned and running. One of the bigger hurdles was the tuner not being able to get the Link G1 ecu to talk to the map sensor, so a new ecu was sourced a Haltec sprint 500 and long loom. They then picked up the pace and before i knew it i was driving the car to its first event, surely enough once i got there problems startedas i didnt have enough time to go through some teething issues. The biggest loss was my Aeromotive eliminator fuel pump seizing up which meant i did not see the track, its now just been replaced with a 044. and a b&m shifter cable fitted by the shop was not routed away from the exhaust causing it to melt and failed to select gears. so the car ended up making 273rwkw on 16psi on e85, ill be making some small modifications and getting a re tune. in general im really happy with how the car drives, sounds great and drives smooth. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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