just thought I would share my recent purchase... its originally a vl Berlina, but has had some Calais cosmetics added to make it look like a Calais, was done before I purchased it, the car is not a genuine turbo car either, but its EXACTLY what I was looking for as I would no longer be hesitant about modifying or 'ruining' and genuine car. the car has genuine turbo running gear, (A8 block, turbo trans with a high stall, around 3-3500 stall,) but still has the 25 spliner diff which is one of the let downs but I will be putting a 28 in it very soon! has been resprayed 12 months ago, front end rebuilt, new brakes, lowered etc.. plans at this stage are just to keep adding more Calais materials to it to make the car mine, not gonna go too crazy performance wise at this stage as its just gonna be my cruiser while I build my other car (lc torana coupe). mods: recently fitted a boost-tee running just under 10 psi, currently installing a catch can set up aswell, has a generic front mount cooler, polished piping... engine is supposably 'rebuilt' around 20,000 ago but I cant guarantee that, has a rebuilt trans aswell with a bigger stall, shifts great! drives nice! has a 2.5" cat back exhaust on it with a rear hot dog, sounds nice. was looking at dragging it down the 1/4 soon to see what it does, but would like to change the diff and gears aswell and do a few other little things, anyway enough talking so far, heres some pics, cheers (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/3481C909-F2A3-4E5C-9254-11FB44973590_zpsaojvd6dn.jpg.html) (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/C08965B2-9FCB-46B4-8F2C-0BA4DFC5E432_zps8kbda8ze.jpg.html) radiator before (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/BE5BB24B-6153-464A-9A6C-85C7BEB323D1_zpsyg2kn2en.jpg.html) radiator after, found some ally while at tafe, was in the scrap pin, folded it up, brush rubbed it and put in on, much neater! (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/DE81721F-8F6E-4172-8EA1-AF3B8EB1375D_zpssuld4o9o.jpg.html) (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/BAE52560-24C2-490D-AE94-2A4D3310FC00_zpskirjlmsj.jpg.html) put my vinetion in it (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/0EE5DBC7-113C-4479-A747-7BEEA3A88CCA_zpsyxrofsip.jpg.html) had these plates for a whole, and managed to get em rego'd on the car, score!! (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/426EBAB7-BCB9-4C55-A95A-76B68B2B5EC9_zpsot8efchl.jpg.html) added the black Calais lip to bottom of bar, going to do rear, and get the side skirts too! (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-06/E6C80714-726B-45FE-A9E2-306BB4BACE88_zps7qpvioey.jpg.html) cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

bar on (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/D9D6C77F-4261-4D2E-8C17-DCE94D76932C_zpsho8mcqsa.jpg.html) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Nice unit. I like the attention to detail with the front bar black line and louver. What's planed for the Torana?

thanks mate, the toranas my big project, had it since I was fairly young, its a bare shell at the moment but its almost finished being tubbed, gonna be engineered, street registered with a 9 inch, turbo 350 box, and big cammed, vn headed 308, eventually 355/383 stroker will be good too! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I love it, very clean. I like the original touch with the black on the bars.. Needs a silver turbo badge tho, for originality sake otherwise who cars if you prefer red. Very nice work on the radiator, looks soooo much cleaner. I see this car looking perfect in the near future. Thumbs up!

Cheers MUS, yeah does need a silver badge, something else I have to get around to haha, in the meantime I've had a set of 15x4s and 15x7s put on it as I wasn't a fan if the vp calais wheels at all, so these will stay on there for abit til I find some Vl calais wheels, I also picked up a 28 spline LSD diff for it too so that will be getting a make over and fitting that soon! Here's some pics, cheers! (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/688DBA75-F0DB-4BFE-8EF5-B4BB38562CB9_zpstkgvub0f.jpg.html) (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/24C90CBC-BA2C-498C-9EF1-D9401883835C_zpsbrnhnrdn.jpg.html) (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/2BB89CF7-2FA0-40E5-BD78-9F0B93945228_zpsfm6knzyh.jpg.html) (http://s784.photobucket.com/user/blake71/media/vl%20turbo/85E8F96A-BA13-4F68-8BDC-1B915F5EDC0B_zpsyczgeg1j.jpg.html) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

This pic is tuff as nuts with the vp wheels.. I like it! Personal taste though i guess.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

nothing like a nice vl on a country road. Nice effort

nice looking car,reminds me of my old car

Car now has a 28 spline diff, LSD , and 3:45s, would've like 3:9s or 3:7s but just settled for these, still drive able on the highway without screaming! Oh and it twins up now �� also picked up a set of lower calais door moulds and sill panel skirts , will be painting them up and going on hopefully next week if I get time! Cheers Blake

Love the plates!!!!