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Ok so my first thread was horrid lol, so started all over again here is my mockup VL calais bought it with the Cherry black paint, walky scoop and retrimmed interior, had all the calais parts on it when i bought it so the plan was to just build a rb30 turbo and drop that in, but when my mate told me an LS1 would fit i decided to go that route. Picked up a VY clubsport LS1 with a T56 behind it, got some engine mounts and gearbox cross member to suit the LS1, new VS SS 3 row radiator with a 16 inch thermo fan behind it. Once that was all in we modified the drive shaft to suit the T56, put the new extractors on it and went and got a twin 3 inch to single 3 1/2 system put on, its got a bosch 044 in front of the tank to keep the fuel up to it and a mafless tune on the ecu. Thats pretty much where its at atm future plans are single massive turbo and all the other little goodies that come with that.
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Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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So bein buying some new parts for the old VL new Lsd diff, ordered some slotted rotors all round, going to do the master cylinder and brake booster upgrade, short shifter is on its way and picked up some coulson seats on the cheap so going to throw them in to. Also going to start my boot install this long weekend relocating the battery and ill knock up a surge tank to throw in there to.
heres some pics
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Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Love the seats keep up the good work.
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Good stuff, like TRKDUP said the seats are awesome. Change the intake though I reckon, would do wonders for the look of your engine bay. Keep the updates coming.
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Any more photos of the ls1 conversion?
Which mounts did you go for? Auto & engine?
Looks tough!
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Nice build mate.
How much work did you have to do to the tunnel to fit the 6sp?
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My mate brought this from rockhampton I think,
He got it painted, cleaned it up, it had 20' walkies on it he sold them and had fr simmons
On it,he used it in his wedding it just needed those drift gauges swapped for auto meter and the trim tidied up but He has since sold it to a guy in Adelaide I think il try go thru me computer and find a pic of it painted b4 he sold it
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(https://imageshack.com/i/exknWjNoj)
this was at my mates wedding that brought it has since sold it but diff colour was a nice vl,
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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