Hi guys, So ive been meaning to post this for a while but anyways after walking past this cosmetically wrecked, almost abandoned looking VL on my way to school everyday i started thinking about what i would do to it if it was mine. it wasnt for sale, but it had to be mine. it had been broken into pretty badly, they seeemed to not know what they were doing and just cut alot of important wiring and the stole headdeck, tacho, boost gauge and turbo timer. Eventually somehow or another i met the owner randomly and he said he was planning on selling it, i offered him 2g and he took it xD Car was as follows when i bought it 1988 VL SL 260 000km on the clock, High Compression turbo conversion, engine fully rebuilt (just over 2000ks ago) t3 turbo (running 10psi), 3" exhaust with hi flow cat and 4" dumper, advanced timing, colder range NGK spark plugs, bosch high performance leads, 25 spline LSD, Manual turbo computer, K&N pod filter, cold air intake, 5spd manual VL turbo (mx7) gearbox, new clutch and machined flywheel (1000kms old), 16" black vr4 simmons (damaged, but i do plan on getting them repaired) And after i buffed it all up, the paints actually in mad condition (alpine white paint, resprayed by previous owner) These 3 photos are the day i bought the car (it didnt start, but i pushed it to the the mechanic 100m down the road) Since then ive got Brand new bumper, moulding and clips Brand new calais tail lights, headlights and indicators Brand new boost gauge, tacho , headdeck and a nice 30 megawatt hour battery Replaced all the smashed interior panels from the break in, as well as a new indicator arm and a couple switches Rewired pretty much the whole dash myself as it was a ****heap down there, again because of the break in My good mates dad is a chromer so I got a my windscreen wipers and gear stick chromed for free. A set of cheapo rims until I do something about those simmons Tinted windows, venetian blinds (quarter and rear) I plan on changing to an rb25 head, forging the bottom end, forged conrods and pistons. But in then mean time I�ve got rego coming up in a month, new intercooler is going in just after and at the moment shes at my mates shop getting the bottom half done a lightning Ford silver with a bit of a personal touch. Ill keep you guys updated with some better pics but for now... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Finally sourced a front left runner for the front bumper and all back brackets after looking for AGES. So i'll be putting it all together this week, for now she looks like a dragster hehe [/IMG] ---------- Post added 10-06-11 at 14:15 ---------- After a lot of thinking today, Ive decided to invest in a new rear diff. Im just wondering if it would be a good idea to put it in before or after rego? This is what im looking at http://www.modyourcar.com.au/b6/kaaz...ar-2-way-p4726 (http://www.modyourcar.com.au/b6/kaaz-limited-slip-differential-1988081997-holden-commodore-vnvs-v8--manualauto-rear-2-way-p4726) Thoughts? At the moment ive got the non turbo diff (25 spline lsd) which has taken some pretty bad hits. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Update: Got her back from the shop not even an hour ago, gave her a clean and my god what a difference. Seeing as todays the shortest day of the year and the suns goneee already. Pics soon xD (tommorow if im not lazy)

Didnt get home in time last night to take a good piccy and the suns pretty much down already. But heres a quick one for now New rear diffs still first on the list as well as a VT brake upgrade. Ive managed to source a new diff but the brakes im still unsure of, would it be worth going new aswell? or second hand ? Cheers ---------- Post added 24-06-11 at 17:03 ---------- too keen, aha here yas go (http://[IMG]http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g445/sam_williams1/DSCN1295.jpg[/IMG]) ---------- Post added 24-06-11 at 17:26 ---------- Another quick one while i can haha couldnt resist (http://[IMG]http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g445/sam_williams1/DSCN1297.jpg[/IMG]) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ur making gd progress mate, but u should have left the bottom half white, sl/berlina spec.

Lucky buy mate well done

good progress mate, keep it up!

Cheers fellas i am pretty happy with how she looks but thats as far as Im going with cosmetics, I even plan on keeping those 6 spoke 15" rims all round for daily use. Haha i was actually planning on just spraying the trims on the doors but i just couldnt help myself aye, white over silver looks boss. I realized i havent shown the interior yet, the drivers seat was replaced by the last owner and i do plan on changing that back to stock. But she sits as is: [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] [IMG] [/IMG] Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Decided i prefered calais rims so i managed to pick up a set of 5 calais rims today for 80 bucks haha, cheering. Thats 2 weeks of trolling ebay for ya xD just need some new tyres and walls. I'm still abit iffy about rego so im gonna clean up my boot abit, at the moment its looking hell dodgy. So some new carpets getting done along with a bit of rust converter . Ill get some before and after pics up ---------- Post added 08-07-11 at 12:46 ---------- [IMG] [/IMG] Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

So i went for rego on Wednesday, got home from work to find one of the rims was flat, so i chucked it in the boot and put on a ceptor and off i went. Ended up rocking up 15 minutes late and they didnt seem to like me much after that. Tint tests, bulb tests, head light tests, noise test, and on. But long story short they only got me on a few little electrical things which ive aleady fixed up, and amazingly didnt say anything about my pod filter or coldair intake which i was too busy stressing about, so i was cheering mostly. But a few of the more technical ones are as follows Loose front coil springs Loose tailshaft bolts Remove the adjustable boost valve Rear brake imbalance So i got a 1 week pass to drive it around and i just got home a couple hours ago from dropping it off. Another inspection will be carried out next week if all goes to plan. Fingers crossed this time haha. Till next time boys

You do realise that they arent vl calais rims right?? They're off a vp

Quote: Originally Posted by Nukz [View Post] You do realise that they arent vl calais rims right?? They're off a vp My cars not a calais i paid $80 plus i prefer walls on the vp, the ring around the edge sets it off if imo

Time for an update. Replaced front springs, as previous owner had only put rear king springs in after cutting them both. Put the horn in, derrr haha Got the rims all new tyres Got the adjustable boost valve taken off and the rear drums got a work and a couple little things so shes all good for rego again on monday. So fingers crossed this time, heres a pic of the new rims xD [IMG] [/IMG] Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

So as i said last week (ive been a bit busy this week) i had rego on monday. I failed Seemed everything was going great, EVERYTHING i failed for last time was getting ticked off the list. Apparantly last time the bloke who did it ran out of space in the "problems" section so he forgot to write that i needed to change my diff and get discs at the back, even though one of the problems on the list already was to balance rear drums? So i went out and spent a chunk of money on my drums for no reason, so i wasnt real happy come monday lol. But i was onto it, drove her over to M and A Engineering on my way home, he gave me a quote for a reconditioned 28 Spline VN V8 LSD diff with a set of new pads and rotars and a new pair of control arm bushings and i ended up just leaving her there that day. I really wanted to get it registered within a month of the first attempt because then they cant make any new problems up, they do seem to really dislike me there haha. Friday afternoon i went over and paid for it, the 1 week pass i had to drive it around had expired so shes sitting there till tuesday, rego dayy. Also did a bit of poking around this arvo and managed to find an old thread by the last owner http://calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=175577 haha.. im glad there was no neons on it when i bought it . tad different but aye. Any comments would be sweet but anyway till next time boys. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

pretty bad crease above the back wheel there, hope shes not bent

Quote: Originally Posted by Born2xlr8 [View Post] pretty bad crease above the back wheel there, hope shes not bent Yeah i got it all sussed out, seems the control arm bushings were pretty shot, so i got them replaced. But apart from that shes still straight, just another thing on the neverending list right

Quote: Originally Posted by samsSL [View Post] just another thing on the neverending list right you got that right, were dealing with 25year old cars here, the best u can do is fix whatever ****s up and hope for a nice long gap between problems, oh and once u get it reg'd Never forget to pay it,

Passed! Not a worry at all, ive been cruising around all arvo and i swear the LSD was well worth the extra dosh. Ill get some piccys once the rims have had a polish and got some walls and that dings come out. Keep tight

So ive been pretty busy since getting registered, but i havent driven the girl in about a week or 2 now because the clutch fcked itself somehow. No idea how seeing as the bloke sold it to me with a new clutch and fly wheel and i haven't even had a chance to give the girl an actual good flog, but oh well vls aye. Sooo at the moment I'm just waiting until Tuesday next week which is when ive got it booked in to get the new clutch, and that bleedvalve that i had to take off for rego is getting put back on at the same, aswell as a dyno tune. I went and splurged on ebay the other night, bought some things i thought someone would have pointed out by now haha. So ive got a bunch of suprises for you guys coming in the mail. Some which actually came today so ill get some piccys up sooon

pm'd you about those old wheels you had on it mate... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.