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Matts Berlina Turbo Wagon

Started by 12maneym · 2 July 2007 · 163 replies

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12maneymArchived member
a mate had leather in his calais and everytime we went round a corner we slid straight off the seats, so i duno aye.
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12maneymArchived member
car is for sale.... briefly
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SIKVLTArchived member
swap a honda and two fat chicks ?
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SIKVLTArchived member
my offer still stands lol
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12maneymArchived member
still got those fat chicks?
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12maneymArchived member
so i sold this thing, and the new owner has ripped the rb30 out and is replacing it with a boat anchor 350 chev. what a waste of time!
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12maneymArchived member
so i live in Aus now, i bought a manual exec with spool bout a year ago, i just finished beating it an painting it. got new tail lights centre garnish etc. put 2.5inch system on it on the weekend. bought highflow turbo setup off my bro so will be putin this on in a few weeks once i get gaskets and fittings etc..interior is really clean oh and i put some white venetians in it. next on the list is new clutch for performance car mania, cooleerkit, and either supersports or the wheels i had on my old calais. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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12maneymArchived member
In the process of turboing it at the mo. got all the hotside on just waiting for my uncle to weld up the runners cos the previous owner cracked them putting something where the temp sensor goes. when i first got it and ditched the hubbies for ceptas ---------- Post added 13-06-10 at 17:37 ---------- got the intake manifold on today , now just need a cooler, put the brakes on and rego. until the box breaks and i needaa replace the axels as the spool as had too much of a workout. keep ya posted. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SIKVLTArchived member
The new ride looks sik . What cooler are you going with ?
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12maneymArchived member
i wa sthinking a pwr but might just get a cheap ebay 600x300. once its all running and reg'd im gonna get new bars front and rear. gonna take the aircon fan off this weekend and replace it with a slimmer thermo so i can fit cooler in cos of gay laws here i cant go cutting reo's lol.
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update: just waiting on a cooler kit and 600x300, intake pipe from turbo to airbox and dump to cat pipe. then brakes goin on next week. i cleaned the master and painted the booster black again. got some polished strut covers coming and YEP_boost is making me a battery bag this weekend. exciting stuff! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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12maneymArchived member
new leads and battery bag. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NZ-SXYHDTArchived member
looking good man,keep it up!
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12maneymArchived member
hey is that my old car in your avatar?!
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UNONT2Archived member
looking good man
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TimmsyArchived member
Commin along nicely! Keep the updates comming. Love your old VL... Do you live in Albury/Wodonga now? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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12maneymArchived member
yea man havent seen ur vl around?
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TimmsyArchived member
It's been in the garage for the last 2 years...LOL, getting an engine conversion and plenty of other mods! It's gettin very close to being on road though!
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12maneymArchived member
updates dont know about thae 90deg off the cooler but i guess itl doo for now. just waiting on another brake rotor and flange gasket for exhaust then rego! ---------- Post added 30-07-10 at 18:06 ---------- Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SIKVLTArchived member
Looking good Matt Those strut caps you got are they stuck on with silicone or ?
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