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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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12maneymArchived member
nice bay mate, how do you find the sprint 500? im thinking bout one for my vl.was gonna go down the link or nistune path but ive heard great things bout the 500 cheers Matt
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VLCT88Archived member
Saw this a few weeks ago in the flesh... MINT
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satansLBOArchived member
wow mate im proud for you, best calais!
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CHUBSPTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by 12maneym [View Post] nice bay mate, how do you find the sprint 500? im thinking bout one for my vl.was gonna go down the link or nistune path but ive heard great things bout the 500 cheers Matt thanks mate, i find the sprint 500 to be fine on my setup, at the time it was a budget thing otherwise i would have gone for the sport 1000. It has great features and compatibility with other haltec products. Quote: Originally Posted by VLCT88 [View Post] Saw this a few weeks ago in the flesh... MINT cheers levi Quote: Originally Posted by satansLBO [View Post] wow mate im proud for you, best calais! haha i dont know about "best" but thanks mate
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CHUBSPTArchived member
Had a shoot of the calais done the other night, turned out pretty good i think! (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/IMG_6072.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/IMG_6074.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/IMG_6071.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/IMG_6070.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/goldvlenginefinal.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/goldvlengine2final.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/goldvlsidefinal.jpg.html) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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deanoVLCTArchived member
Looks phat dude, killer bay!!
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AnthoArchived member
Looks unreal mate, the black and gold theme engine bay works a treat!
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bewshArchived member
mate this is just a dream calais turbo what a VL!!! loving it. Built very well by the looks of it
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BigM22Archived member
So mint mate I love it
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aus880Archived member
awesome !!
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CHUBSPTArchived member
just a bit of an update, I had the car out at our local street meet just for some fun, ran a best of 12.2 on some average sized street tyres, but cleaning out the catch can after this event gave me tell tale signs of wear and tear on the bottom end and excessive blow by, so i decided to pull out the motor and start fresh! i picked up a bottom end from Lachlan (TUXEDO) that he recently built for his car, but then decided to go in another direction. The bottom end consists of the block being bored 0.20", honed, decked and rotating assembly balanced consisting of Probe SRS forged pistons, Precision Motorsport H beam rods, ARP rod bolts, head and main studs. i will be making some upgrades on the fuel system, ignition and boost control also. Cant wait for it to be ready! (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/null_zps7544fabe.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/0770DF0B-7DB1-40EF-998C-C39A201B661A-9329-00000AD1B37F662B.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/3987799E-C8FC-4731-9E6A-5C449D0A35E9-201-0000001798150DA9_zps859e46d2.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/EFF6BBBE-10DF-4833-AFF1-59A2E114CB1B-201-00000017A1211CC6_zps45cf7486.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/null_zps347fc353.jpg.html) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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CHUBSPTArchived member
well so a lot has happened since the last update... i chose my new hotside which consists of a 6boost high mount manifold, t4 split merge, sitting on top is a Precision ball bearing 6466 with a .84 split rear housing. exhaust gases being controlled by a Turbosmart 50mm progate. (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/VLCT/981EEFCD-BC3E-4312-B45D-52B613491221.jpg.html) All sitting in the engine bay for the first time... (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/VLCT/5BF6C79A-65EF-4F30-B754-ACFA1B4775A0.jpg.html) Made my own 4" dump pipe and 2" screamer on the tig at home... (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/VLCT/EB8B3AF8-54D4-4CF7-9BBD-146E779E3316.jpg.html) (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/VLCT/902FD9AC-C5E7-4EF4-A509-C545D823FA96.jpg.html) everything finished up the night before it got taken to the tuners... (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/VLCT/59300AD3-2333-4C72-81F2-EA067666BECE.jpg.html) Basic 2x bosch 044 pump setup, (http://s690.photobucket.com/user/LVS2REV/media/VLCT/1B08CE9F-BF5B-46CB-87FB-FD26A385DF18.jpg.html) The car ended up making 340rwkw on 22psi on a mainline dyno using united e85 fuel...the car is awesome to drive and very quick, just need a stronger trans to put some more boost into it, im planning on getting it to the track soon just having fun cruising it first.. . Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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dougall83Archived member
That bay is mint!!!!!!
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350statoArchived member
Wow, awesome build, Nice to see one that's not dropped on it's nuts, colour is mint, well done!!
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TUXEDOArchived member
more info on the hi-country deck chair?
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vlliciousArchived member
Waiting for the new update...... Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk
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