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my 87 calais turbo

Started by [FLY-BYE] vbmenu_register("postmenu_1663309", true); · 10 Dec 2007 · 72 replies

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Get a manual VL cross member than nutsack. Ok, so there's none on eBay at the moment. Just wait until a fucked MF5 pops up, then get one off there.
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i need money to get one man haha gotta take the vr xmember back to one place then go to the other place n get a vl one. also sold the 18s off it, a good mates dad is holding a set of intos for me, brand new from holden still in boxes tho 2 were taken out of boxes to put tyres on them thats it so itl look like this again just slightly lower in the ass Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Are you going to take that r-tard sticker off the side? I really hope you have already.
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there still on man, the back and front windows are gone tho, sides are staying on until i have the spare cash to repsray the sides incase it peels the paint
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You should have applied more heat to your heatshield and rocker cover to get it to 'wrinkle' more
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its not wrinkle red wayne :P its just red engine enamel paint in a can haha its not meant to have the wrinkle effect i did something different on a vl for once Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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I say do it Steve style and chop a coil of your rear spring trent Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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thats a stupid thing to say just waiting on a job so i can get some stock springs and cut a couple coils out of those lmao ride atm is a bit stiff on lil bumps, so i want something with a bit more bounce and seeing its got shortend shocks in the rear it will still trap the spring Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Iv got a stock pair here you can have.
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Quote: Originally Posted by [FLY-BYE] its not wrinkle red wayne :P its just red engine enamel paint in a can haha its not meant to have the wrinkle effect i did something different on a vl for once No worries boss, looks good then Hurry up and get this puppy going so I can see vids of you sliding 2nd Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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lol 2nd ? try 3rd haha woooooo , gotta get the car running then il come get these sprigns off ya Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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well trent we need this cross member and a fuel pump and we should be under way and hopefully get this thing on the road.. and then finally i can pick up the gold one and get it into as many burnout comps as possible..
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yeh hurry up trento !
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hahahaha im hurrying, now have money for this xmember Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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kk well cross member is on , shifter is in, half my cooler piping is on, boost gauge in. ran outta light today so 2moros job is tailshaft in, clutch slave in, front end in, clutch fan in, connect starter motor, fill up fluids n tighten a few bolts and it should be ready to run , well at least start haha oh gotta go down and try get a couple of bell housing bolts so fingers cross i can get some of them as i want the car running this weekend Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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kk slight update on the ****box front end is all on, turbo is on but no oil feed as its going into a workshop into the next week or so because im sick of dealing with it lol cooler black for less attention aswell, also throwing it on the dyno while its in the shop, not expecting too much as its running a n/a ecu and needs a bigger fuel setup to get the power it can but shouldnt be too bad also cleaned my garage up haha now both calais' are sitting in it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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looking good mate. if you ever wanna upgrade turb's let us know,wouldn't mind getting the ol hiflo back
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im still yet to drive on that hiflow haha, should be good but cant wait and if it ever gets taken off the car before its sold il shoot you a PM Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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do not sell it!
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dude the car is ****ED lol well its not that bad, but not to the point where i feel like spending thousands getting all the front end re done and months at a panel beater then getting it resprayed
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