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VL Calais Turbo - KALAIS6

Started by kalais6 · 2 Oct 2006 · 146 replies

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burgo88Archived member
sexy car kyle bay is my next mission Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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kalais6Archived member
Cheers fellas, i'm well stoked with the results
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genkiArchived member
mmm nice bay, nice and smooth good to see that my car isn't the only one with heaps of dust on it hehe, this car is going to be mental, best of luck. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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kalais6Archived member
haha yeah nearly 3 months in the panel shop and she had a fair bit of dust covering her Slightly cleaner pic once I got her home
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MattuzArchived member
looks so mint man cant wait to see it finished Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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kalais6Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by DVO_17 hahahahahahahaha.. you ****in kidn me i had no idea it was yours. i just found it on google images rofl.. i love it its so clean so i had to have it there. and i dont have a shot of my car. i did a photo shop of it all black for someideas for my interior wen i get me VLTC Lol yeah thats my interior man - dunno for how much longer but at the moment thats how she looks
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YetiArchived member
Love what you have done thus far with it man, quick question though. I know how much those plazmaman throttle bodies cost, I had one myself. The look you're going for with this car seems very much show stopper with numbers to back it up. The only thing that, for me, let's it down is that inlet manifold mated to that gorgeous plazmaman throttle body. Did you consider another inlet manifold? JPC one? Nizpro? Rajab? Just to me it seem's to let down what is going to be a stellar package of an engine bay that will be able to reel off some impressive numbers. Also, what are you planning ignition wise? The one thing I regret not doing was coil packs, purely to clean the bay up.
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NZ EVLHSVArchived member
I know what your saying Charles, but I personally like the look of that inlet manifold, it gives the bay a tougher look. The only thing I would do differently is paint the rocker cover body colour to break it up a little. It's too shinny for me Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ILLUSIVArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV I know what your saying Charles, but I personally like the look of that inlet manifold, it gives the bay a tougher look. The only thing I would do differently is paint the rocker cover body colour to break it up a little. It's too shinny for me Kyles got a plan for that Alex..... I'll let him explain that one! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NZ EVLHSVArchived member
He's got a button on the steering wheel that automatically changes the rocker cover colour?
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kalais6Archived member
Nah thats cool man, I aint gonna take any offence. The inlet was built for me obviously but basically thats because I know it works, its been flowbenched or whatever they use and I know it provides what I need with the correct airspeeds and volumes etc. So while its not the prettiest, I've balanced that equation with getting the power figures I want to achieve - the other reason is I really hate this workshop battle sh*t and I didnt want a part of it. I dont like name dropping and I like to support the local guys too. Might sound kinda stupid but thats my reasoning. And the rocker - well theres one at home that gets painted soon, that way I can chop and change etc I should probably get that sorted soon actually ! But thats always been the plan. But the Shiny works for me, offsets the blue a touch.
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agressiveArchived member
Anymore updates on this one?
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kalais6Archived member
Yeah man I put a car cover over her and thats how she's sat for a while now - kinda did the buidling a house deal so finances were diverted elsewhere.
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zaksvlArchived member
bump for a crazy car.
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kalais6Archived member
lo dont do that - I aint got any decent updates on the car yet
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zaksvlArchived member
haha. any new plans for it?
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kalais6Archived member
Get this new package running is the first goal and I have some new rims in mind. Thats about where she's at just now
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XCHASEArchived member
Got the package running yet mate?
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BTArchived member
nice work mate love the car ....
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kalais6Archived member
Cheers guys - theres a few more billet pieces that have arrived now, just some small custom bits - but unfortunately thats the extent of it just now. I know what needs to be done, its still a sizeable list and theres a few dollars to do it the way I want so hopefully next year I'll get to turn the tyres in anger.
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