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86 Vl Calais

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

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GMH_JETArchived member
looks good man how much was the bonnet grill? or did u just respray yours? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by GMH_JET [View Post] looks good man how much was the bonnet grill? or did u just respray yours? Just got a second hand pair from upullit then cleaned them up and resprayed them. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlwagzArchived member
looking good mate. just saw you have already done the chrome strip.
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-pumba-Archived member
yeah cheers anyway man i ended up getting it from rarespares. replaced my aerial today as my old one was bent and faded/dull also was getting bad reception. seems to have fixed the reception issue and looks alot nicer. Got my tyres fitted up thismorning and put the 19's on. ive got 2 weddings to do the next two weekends this is pretty much how it will look. all that i really want to do now is get this trans sorted. all money and time though Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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GMH_JETArchived member
Still looking good mate
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-pumba-Archived member
well first wedding down, should have some nice pics coming from the photographer soon. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MUSArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by -pumba- [View Post] well i havnt actually tried yet so maybe they do. but they have 255/35's on them so i dont think they will fit with those tyres. umm next it needs a final tune, new exhaust made up for it and id like to change my injectors but prob all wont be happening for a little while need to save some cash. might take it to the drags as it is and see how it goes. Hahahaha yeah they wont fit with 255's. Will fit with 225's.
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TUXEDOArchived member
225's on a 10" rim would look silly. It looks and goes so good Sean! I'm devo Mick hogged all the passenger rides on the weekend!
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-pumba-Archived member
Yeah I think 245 is the smallest you could put on them. Cheers locky. Yeah well spewing we got kicked out of you woulda been in the passenger seat for the powerskid finals. Ah well. No more rattles seems nice and quiet for now lol.
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VLCT88Archived member
Mines got 245's on the rear with guards rolled on my 19's so you may get away with 245's with the lower profile of the 20" tyre... depending on the offest of the wheel of coarse
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-pumba-Archived member
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MUSArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by TUXEDO [View Post] 225's on a 10" rim would look silly. It looks and goes so good Sean! I'm devo Mick hogged all the passenger rides on the weekend! I agree, but its very common.
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BigM22Archived member
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7DTeiY...feature=relmfu (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7DTeiYuoOhY&feature=relmfu) Found ya ripping a nice powerskid Skip to 8:00, not bad at all lol
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-pumba-Archived member
good find mate, i hadnt even seen that one yet haha. good to see it pumped some smoke.
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-pumba-Archived member
not much to update. had the coolant feed to the turbo decide to start leaking so remade that hose tonight and seems to have solved the burning coolant smell I was getting. (was dropping onto the manifold) also bought a pair of ET street radials and fitted them up to my Calais wheels. looks tuff and actually has some traction on the street now lol.
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VLCT88Archived member
any pics with the ET's?
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-pumba-Archived member
Re did my rear garnish with another sticker off of ebay, the last one lasted a fair few years before it started to go a yellowish colour. came up awesome again, hopefully this one will last even longer now the car is kept garaged. (this pic was taken before I did the silver outline on the top and bottom of the stripes that's why it looks like chipped paint, its actually bits of silver left on there) bought another catchcan, can see the size difference compared to the old one, still mounted in the same spot where the carbon canister would normally sit. not a very good pic and the car is filthy but gives you a little idea of what it looks like with the ET streets fitted to the Calais rims. lastly I bought another set of 10mm topgun leads but black to replace the blue ones. this is with the new catchcan fitted, will be running the hoses the same as I had the blue ones just need to buy some more hose, also will be replacing all the blue fuel hose with black. decided I wanted to change the colour scheme and think it looks a lot nicer/classier without the blue. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
heat wrapped my shifter cable as it turns out the trans gets hot enough to melt the cable to it lol. also put a p clamp into the floor to help keep it off the trans further up above. tailshaft loop in ready for the drags this weekend. slight trim to the ''high flow'' cat :P Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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WeezyArchived member
What trans you running now big man?
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-pumba-Archived member
a 3spd keas built jatco
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