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86 Vl Calais

Started by -pumba- · 9 Oct 2009 · 509 replies

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-pumba-Archived member
thanks guys. am habing abit of trouble with it scraping. had to roll the rear guards myself before they went on and it is still scraping abit over bumps and front is even scraping when cornering fast. so might roll front guards and possibly raise the rear just a touch
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zaksvlArchived member
how do u roll guards?
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-pumba-Archived member
hammer and a block of wood or something flat wrapped in a rag to hold on the out side of the guard and just slowly go around the guard hitting from the inside, with the wheel off obviously. didnt take me to long and didnt really crack any paint on the out side either.
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malpasoArchived member
looks the goods man makes me cry everytime i open this thread
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TUXEDOArchived member
You didn't post the pics of Your new mint rear end in this thread! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
yeah i will take some new pics tomorrow. ment to today but didnt get around to it. is starting to look good i recon... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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5spdvlArchived member
What for? Looks great, new red interior will suit it well.
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-pumba-Archived member
to low. 40 mm at front and 25mm at rear. gpt away with the 18s coz they hqave changed the law its not 2'' bigger anymore. its the actually overall size has to be within some specs or something.
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-pumba-Archived member
started getting ready to rip motor out today. didnt do much as it got to hot Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
started swapping interior also. seat needs a good clean still. and need to get roof lining perfect but over the roof linig for now lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
motor,gearbox,and tailshaft out. still cant get diff out coz of brake line. started cleaning bay got a **** load of grime,junk,grease off but still heaps to go. also cooler arrived yesterday will be fitting the core soon. turbo motor is here jsut at the depo should be delivered during the week Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
VT brake upgrade arrived today. will be giving the calipers a coat of paint. most likely black or red dunno yet. Bit more done in bay, dunno what to do about master and booster yet. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
motor arrived this morning. now to pull it down and start the build. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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5spdvlArchived member
Looking good. Bay seems to be coming up nicely! And points for the interior. You can ways take the booster out and give it a rub back then respray it. Master will come nice will a decent solvent and degreaser. Are you using a 1" or VT master?
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-pumba-Archived member
think i will be going with a vlt master. and yeah will probably just just respray booster. will see what happens.
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-pumba-Archived member
few updates. all brakes painted red. rocker cover painted in wrinkle red. front fe2 springs, new pedders strut tops, and pedders comfort gas short stroke shocks fitted. just need to put struts back in car. have same shocks for rear. block sprayed black, new sump gasket and rear main seal. interior is almost fully done. will get some pivs soon. on holidays next week for 4 weeks so should get some good progress over that period.
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-pumba-Archived member
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VlDUBCArchived member
i didnt even recognize this car lol...lookin smiick man...whered you get ya engine from?
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-pumba-Archived member
forza off of here.. cant wait to get it finished
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