Hey guys, well im 16 in january and i just bought my first car, so i dont even have my L�s yet! Im a first year auto electrician so its a bit hard funding everything but its coming along.. slowly Now about the car, i spotted the car on ebay and just had to have it, especially in the silverslate and madeira interior trim combo, which ive read is very rare. BUT, all good things do come to an end, when i took delivery of the car i checked the id tags to make sure it wasnt stolen etc, while i was at it i made sure it was the original trim and colour, the id tage says 2J013 which is asteroid silver and the code for silverslate is 2H016 and there is evidence of a respray as clips have been painted over etc. So im going to have it sprayed the original asteroid colour.. The body was in tip top shape with only minor spots of rust here and there and in the obvious places lyk around the front and rear window seals, which i was expecting. The boot is another story.. heres a picture of the boot when i first got it.. Then today afterwork i went down to supercheap and bought some rust convertor, methylated spirits and a wire brush. I got to work and this is how its come up after the first coat... ive done a little experiment in the boot in one panel where i dabbed some rust convertor and im going to leave it overnight to see what happens.. heres some pics of the rest of the car.. I�m still chasing up a fair few parts like;a red calais steering wheel the left hand side door mould and left hand fender mould series 1 or series 2 door trims series 2 cluster 4 calais rims or vs caprice rims a standard calais/berlina radio (the digital display one) pop up lights motor I know these parts are like trying to find a needle in a haystack but if anyone could help me out id appreciate it heaps.. Im also looking on ebay at some non genuine front and rear bumper bar kits at $130 and $210 for each kit, the kits are from carsRus has anyone bought anything like that from them etc? The owner before has installed a standard lsd, lowered it and put disc brakes all round, if its an original turbo setup i dont know just yet and also extractors and an exhaust. Future mods are to obviously get all the body together and get it painted, ill be restoring the interior its original colour in a tech article i found on here, a new key and barrel as the current ones **** itself after 23 years and ill be having a crack myself at fixing the electric windows and power mirrors as there abit dodgy + all the other restoration bits and pieces. Anyway thanks for reading guys, if you havent got anything nice to say keep it to yourself, all positive feedback, hints and tips would be very helpfull.. Dave. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Hey Dave Nice project you have going here! Good luck with everything man. Keep this thread updated! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hey, looks like a really good starting point mate, good luck with it..

Beautiful buy man....looks great....i love the silverslate.... will look so nice once you fix up all the exterior parts

yeah thnx for all the feedback guys.. i love the silverslate to thts why i bought it! but i want everything to be original on the car.. and plus restoring it to the old colour makes it more easier for me so i dont have to pull the moulds off, koz ive heard theyre a headache.. vldubc i read ur thread earlier today and tht car is shmickk i love the silver, i think thats one of the first ones ive seen on her ct.com.au ive got a bit of an update. i attacked the rust in the boot today from about 10am til about 4pm with rust converter and metho. its gone all black now? im thinking of putting this rust guard liquid and then just spraying the whole boot floor with black spray paint, but will it just come back?

well i picked up my calais rims and series 2 cluster at $150 for the lot thnx to whybl8, ill have some pics up during the week. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

wow good deal...make sure you polish them...im lookin for somewhere here in syd to polish mine cause i cbf doin it my self

yeah theyre in good nick, they just need to be cleaned up, no gutter rash or anything, im waiting til the car gets painted b4 i put the rims on, no point in polishing them and then they get dirty.. im sure if u post up a thread someone will do it give em a slab of their favourite drink haha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

dont worry about the rust going black its just the rust convertor doing its job. i did the same thing to mine an this is wat mine looked like an then i just primed it then i painted it so dont worry mate ur doing good..u have the whole on CT to help u if u need it lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hhaha yeh thans JET VLC.. i forgot to post up that i primed the boot with rustkill primer then sprayed it black, looks the same as yours mate. next on my list is to fix the pop up lights, the motor works but the metal bar that moves lights up and down has been snapped off, if that makes sense? do use reckon i could just weld a new piece of metal there, or is it to complaicated?

prob wouldnt work as well

nah the motor works i can here it motorising, ehh ohwell ill have a fiddle around with it see what i can come up with..

i was talkin bout the arm not the motor it self if u try an weld a bit on the arm may not move the same way as it should a could lift in a different direction if u dont weld it right prob easyer to get another 1

oh ok i get what you mean.. yeah ill have a look on here for one, they seem pretty difficult to get your hands on though.

try going to a wreckers

bump, whats happenin with this. just bought a silverslate vlc s1 and i want some inspiration lol! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah mate hows the car coming along

This is the wrong thread for inspiration. I decided to sell up due to the fact of biting off more than I could chew. Needed way too much work than I was prepared for so I flogged her off, I didn't want to half ass the job and waste money and I couldn't keep her around as we needed the space under the carport so now she's gone. My next Calais will definitely be a Silverslate one unless I find a bt1 lol. Absolute stunning colour. I've seen a few pop up for sale here and there but never had enough coin to pick one up Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

silverslate = win