This is my genuine calais turbo i paid 3500 for it, got a bit ripped but i didnt want to say no haha. doesnt look like much now but i've only just started it. so far i have got standard size hypertech liquid forged pistons with hastings rings, cometic head gaskit, all new acl bearings, (pretty much every thing else for a full rebuild) getting a full head reco at the moment, running standard turbo, standard rods, standard cam (for now), The auto is getting a service/shift kit and stally at the moment. not much yet but there will be more soon my old calais is the red one, the new one is the blue one this is my old genuine non turbo calais my new block because the old one was stuffed, found out it was 40 thou oversized already, could of got it fixed only 2 bores needed sleeving, though getting another block would be easier haha cleaned the original vl turbo lifters, like new now will add more soon as the build keeps going thank you for looking Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

started cleaning up the engine bay today with a mate, (vl-nitron) welded all the holes etc, then slapped some fibre filler on the some bog came up pretty good so far, hear are some pics of todays efforts had to fill a dirty great big gas pipe hole, (the one near the green screw driver) nothing that a 10 cent coin wont fix, hole gone polished my cross over pipe and turbo the other day at work. running the cross over till gktech get more stock in. some of the stuff a have brought so far, bearings, pistons, some gaskits etc Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looking good mate, keep it up

thanx mate, yer its coming along slowly, should look good when its done. got a set of vz clubsport rims coming next week,

new update, me and a mate got a set of 20's today for my calais, vz senator mok ups let me no what ya's think. cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

nice man, lucky to find that color and an orig calais turbo!! But if i were you id be pissing those 20's off straight away and id put it on polished calais or even into's, i know there old wheels but i recon its a classy color and needs a nice wheel

yer there pretty nice, picked them up cheap so im pretty happy.

new update, i made this a work today with some mirror finish black stainless steel. plan is to put a oil temp, gear box temp, and water temp gauge in it, let me no what ya's recon. thanks ppl cleaned the calais up a little bit today Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

make me 1 lol!!

new update, today i started making my own custom 25 mm polished stainless fuel rail, suited to run standard vl turbo injecters. not finished yet, still gotta put 2 inlet pipes in, one each end, and proper mounting brackets, and a fuel return point. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

good attention to detail, maybe some other members might be interested and u could make abit of profit on the side.

thanks mate, yer i love my detail, i work in a company that pretty much specialize in show quality, lol so its kinda grown on me lol yer i was thinking the same thing, depends on what ppl want though

new update, started making my twin fuel rail today, so far so good, and have started to make my own custom plenum as well, soon will start on a overflow bottle and a air box, all from stainless apart from the plenum, unsure yet if i want it all to be mirror finished or just brushed, might be a bit to much bling for the engine bay, will have to wear a set of sunnies because of the glare lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

new update, this is how im going to have my new twin fuel rail. the top rail has the twin feeds either end, which then feeds the bottom rail through them 6 10mm pipes the ill be putting the barbs on the bottom rail which will connect to the injecters to it all. then the return will be some where on the bottom rail when i work it out lol still have to work out the mounting brackets and what angle they go on, and after its done ill mirror finish the polish. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

bump, started making my custom plenum. im chasing a xf throttle body. i need the dimentions and bolt hole centres for the mounting plate, so if any one has one spare give me a pm and we will work some thing out thanks

cut the n/a runners down today. there bolted to a straight edge to keep them straight when i weld them tomoz or the next. will keep adding pics as a go along with it this week, will keep ya posted if ya interested in my build excuse the photo quallity, only had my phone on me at the time Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

nice work mate

i really don't see the point in the twin-rail setup?? it'll work worse than a standard one. nice craftmanship either way

nukz- yer ive decided not to go with the twin rail. might just get the old one chromed or powdercoated or something vl nitron- thanks mate Me and a mate just about got the plenum done tonite, just gotta fully weld it and polish it up this is what it looks like so far thanks Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Wow good work...