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VL Calais Turbo - KALAIS6

Started by kalais6 · 2 Oct 2006 · 146 replies

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kalais6Archived member
hahaha yeah Ol' it would have to be a bank job at the moment. As for the motor I have been slack and havent done s thing except get the new turbo organised. i'm really trying to figure out if I should finish the engine or get the trim sorted. And yeah i'm thinking the blue will work pretty well.
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NZ EVLHSVArchived member
Do the engine... trim is only something to sit on
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burgo88Archived member
oh true thats hell good, how much are the covers
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kalais6Archived member
I think they retail at about $400 a set - painting additional of course.
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MaZzAArchived member
sweet as kyle pretty kewl mixing it up
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kalais6Archived member
Cheers Mazza
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MaZzAArchived member
no probs mate we gota go for a cruise b4 this good weather goes
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OliverArchived member
yeah count me in if I dont have to work.... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MaZzAArchived member
oi ol i still wanna go get some photos down at hillaries
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kalais6Archived member
Yeah dont think theres much time left until the decent crusing weather is gone, sure we'll sort something out
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TURBDWAGZArchived member
this car looks the goods mate very nice
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StoogeArchived member
VL looks mint Kyle, that blue is a sick colour
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kalais6Archived member
Cheers people's
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genkiArchived member
if u do decide to put some money into the motor... yikes.. this will be a calais turbo with everything! goodluck with it. looks a million bucks, love it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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kalais6Archived member
haha I have already started another motor, i've just been slack and havent done anything on top of the bottom end yet - slowly but surely - I am leaning towards doing the trim next though.
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kalais6Archived member
Alright well some updates since I havent done any for ages. The car spent some time at Vulcan again, got the whole front end rebuilt, headlights totally re-conditioned, new LE front lip, aerial deleted, passenger door lock shaved, door handles colour coded and the fuel filler flap is now flush and doesnt have the little hole for your finger. Most recent pics below: The existing motor is about to be removed and the car sent to Vulcan again to have the engine bay done to a high standard - usual stuff, holes filled, things removed etc etc - so should have her back from that later October. The new motor is just waiting on some key components to arrive and then that will start getting assembled as pretty much everything else is currently sitting on my pool room couch taking up room, so I will try and keep some updates happening on that. Gearbox and tailshaft as well as diff are all sorted so just gotta talk to my interior man about what we can do with the car and go from there. That side of things is still a little while away yet, but its getting there slowly slowly. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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OliverArchived member
Sounds good Kyle, keep us updated with the progress...
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ILLUSIVArchived member
She is looking good bro, and will be going even better with the new engine combo! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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30lct5spdArchived member
nice car.. can't wait to see the finished product!
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kalais6Archived member
Cheers guys, i'm pretty sure i'll get impatient without the car so hopefully things progress at a decent rate otherwise i'll be a right ba$tard for the next few months lol
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