Quote: Originally Posted by 5spdvl Hahaha, I didn't want to say anything about the girls in case they were frineds etc, but yeah.......... VP Calais backend would look mint, with the horizontal pinstriping across the lights/garnish. Always thought that looked mint on a VP. yeh the calais has the silver pinstriping, the s and ss have the red which i think suits the car better oh, this is my cousins calais that got me into cars, i remember cruising in this when i was 15 thinking, im gonna have a turbo commodore one day, didnt expect it to be a vp thou ! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

well i got my new valve covers finally. i think they look pretty sweet, got a bung on each one to run off to my catch can too. main seller for me was the fact they run the factory molded rubber gaskets apposed to the flat paper ones my current ones use that wont stop leaking also got my cometic head gaskets - not bloody cheap and seeing the value of the US dollar i got a few autometer gauges too. car goes down to 101 on monday to get fixed Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

mate very nice work with everything, all looks good and seems to get good power too! Any updates?

Quote: Originally Posted by CossonVL mate very nice work with everything, all looks good and seems to get good power too! Any updates? updates? hmm.... towed the car to the mechanics on monday to get fixed. car had 5 litres of water in the sump, slightly more then i remember being in there last time i checked lol

awesome car mate, Love the VP.

good to see you changed the wastegate dump setup, looks much nicer. as said above, great combo and great looking car - well done!

by far the nicest vp iv seen in a while, with power to boot too

update just got a call from the workshop and they have said that every exhaust valve is bent ! ok 2 questions. 1. anyone heard of this happening and why would it happen? 2. anyone know of somewhere that sells stainless / better then stock valves?

do you have an upgraded cam or have the heads/block been shaved or decked at all?

Quote: Originally Posted by misk do you have an upgraded cam or have the heads/block been shaved or decked at all? if it was due to mechanical damage ie - **** hitting i would have figured that out :P yes i have a cam. both block and deck have been shaved, just for a flat finish. car has run for 18 months without it happening. has anyone heard of "integral detonation" ? causes imense heat and then the pulses can bend vavles. dunno thats my current theory