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W.A 88 Berlina

Started by vlbt88 · 18 Sept 2010 · 42 replies

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88 VL Berlina Turbo After months of hunting around for a half decent vl that hasnt been ****** around with and that wasnt a ridiculous price i eventually found a genuine maunal berlina turbo She started of her life as a sgio insurance excutives car and was orignally brought new from brian gardner holden dealer ship and had full log book history until it was sold. I picked her up early this year being the fourth owner it had fair bit of ks on the clock, the paint was pretty **** aswell as the ass end smash and the driveline wise it was in good condition Mods that had been done: dodgy cooler piping ba xr6 cooler manual boost controller grouse 4" zorst tip calais tail lights 15" ceptors cross drilled rda gold rotors ecu tune [apparently] turbo timer alarm system old school cd player 6x9 [rear] 6x6 [front] resprayed white with blue pearl over metallic siver pod filter Mods so far: gktech no holes piping n china spec cooler 600x300x76 polished calais mags went throught plenty of beer battery in boot Bosch 044 fuel pump The car made 249.1Hp at the rear treads on 14psi on bp ultimate Few pics of her here a few i went and looked at let me know what you reckon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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leb vltArchived member
looks gd man, get rid of those taillights n put a set of berlina ones on, set of pursuties an vlt hubbies and it would look ace!
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BoyracerArchived member
A genuine 5spd Berlina? Nice buy, I reckon the rims would look better without the mirror look, if they were mine I would put them on the back, jack the car and let the wheels turn while holding some 1200 to dull them.
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vlbt88Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by leb vlt [View Post] looks gd man, get rid of those taillights n put a set of berlina ones on, set of pursuties an vlt hubbies and it would look ace! cheers mate ive got chasers and berlina tail lights just waiting till i paint it , you know any one with a spare set of turbo hubbys? you fuel tank worked a treat too ---------- Post added 20-09-10 at 18:37 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by Boyracer [View Post] A genuine 5spd Berlina? Nice buy, I reckon the rims would look better without the mirror look, if they were mine I would put them on the back, jack the car and let the wheels turn while holding some 1200 to dull them. yeah mate geuine 5 speed, lol to much effort put into them to do that Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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malpasoArchived member
man i was chasin a 5 spd og berlina turbo couldnt find one good luck with keep cleaning it up! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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leb vltArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by vlbt88 [View Post] cheers mate ive got chasers and berlina tail lights just waiting till i paint it , you know any one with a spare set of turbo hubbys? you fuel tank worked a treat too ---------- Post added 20-09-10 at 18:37 ---------- yeah mate geuine 5 speed, lol to much effort put into them to do that gd to hear the tank worked mate, na man i dont, i sold a set a lil while back, regretting it now har to come buy ai.. wanna sell me ur calais wheels? pm me a price? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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inkArchived member
Good to see another VL write up, hope to see it out and about on future CT cruises!
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vlbt88Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by malpaso [View Post] man i was chasin a 5 spd og berlina turbo couldnt find one good luck with keep cleaning it up! i was hunting around for six months for it hey most of the vls i came across were converts , you should keep your calais btw man!! ---------- Post added 20-09-10 at 21:04 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by ink [View Post] Good to see another VL write up, hope to see it out and about on future CT cruises! Thanks alex hopefully i get to get a few more cruises out of her before i say goodbye to my license Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlbt88Archived member
thinking of selling it..
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zaksvlArchived member
haha why?
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vlbt88Archived member
for a vl calais with all the fruit
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zaksvlArchived member
gay.... haha build it man!
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vlbt88Archived member
decided to keep it, updates coming soon
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malpasoArchived member
damn i missed it pm me if your still keen to sell or even swap Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlbt88Archived member
A few updates ladies n fellas after being constantly high from petrol vapours i decide to rip my fuel tank out n have a look That explains my poor fuel economy While the tank was out i painted it 2pack gmh gloss black and my pursuit's 2pack asteroid gloss silver i then replaced all the fuel lines, filter, lift pump, sender gasket,breather lines, filler neck rubber and joiner for the gates fuel lines i got them all from hosemart in wangara if you live in perth breathers 3/16" overflow5/8" the internal lift pump was still factory so i replaced it with a peirburg i got off *Sticks* top bloke after changing all this s*** i get good economy and shes alot more responsive. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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zaksvlArchived member
nice effort man. looking good. were you near my place today. i swear i drove past your car.
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vlbt88Archived member
yeah i was and im going past again in a hour for a barby , i want to see the progress on your car man
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zaksvlArchived member
its not done much man haha. ive been slack as ****. gonna get to work onit next weekend for sure. your car is coming along nice man, keep at it.
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vlbt88Archived member
finally got some pics of the pursuities on her
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-pumba-Archived member
chrome dress rings and white walls will look hot
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