edit Oct 2017: here are all of my build thread links over the years on CT vn 5l Berlina (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=278631) 1973 Toyota Corona (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=273393) dad's executive wagon - gold - $800 farm find (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=274203) dad's blue n/a a9y (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=274936) VL Berlina farm find efi 304 project (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=278111) my first VL - n/a calais sedan (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=110705) GMH test car - styling depatrtment - dandenong - Formula (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=278730) My old VY Daily (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=157636) Jim's mowing trailer, bloody dad gave this away! (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=248653) Datsun 200b 1977 IRS shouldn't have sold! Young and dumb. (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=150574) g'day CT how are you all? this is my new wagon, (paid for 14/9/08) * link to FS thread * (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=146154) THE CAR - BUILD DATE - march 87 engine / trans - A8 / MX7 (5speed man) spec level - SL (base) interior colour - Grey exterior colour - marinello red bumper trim colour - mx grey kms - approximately 270 on body / trans / diff 4 km on the engine. HISTORY - this car was originally bought in the gippsland area before being sold onto a farmer in tatura (goulburn valley VIC) the car was found sitting neglected and pretty rough by some young fella who had plans to chop holes for an intercooler and god knows what else but thankfully he wasn't very motivated and the car continued to be neglected and fade away until one of our very own forum members stumbled across. being a man who appreciates originality he describes the purchase as one motivated by pity! once in the owners hands lots of nasty suprises reared their head including a warped head, siezed turbo, water in the block and many other problems associated with cars that aren't properly maintained. he actually sold me the car with a set of original gm spark leads! the car saw a general tidy up aswell as: rebuilt original block to og standards rebuilt turbo new clutch og hubbies NOS mudflaps NOS wagon exhaust after a smash to my first vl (CAL415) * thread link here * i was on the prowl for an og turbo manual but had given up hope of finding a wagon with those specs or even a manual and had broadaned the search to any og turbo except for a calais. 2 days out from getting a car inspected and making a final offer the owner fell through on me so a little disheartened i jumped back on ct / carsales / ebay and started searching for cars again and to my suprise found this wagon F.S. i immediately rang and organised my father to go and negotiate / lay down some cash the next morning. and that brings us to this point... PLANS - the plans for this car are - 1. obtain roady certificate. to do this i will need... headlights restoed brake calipers rebuilt possibly new discs new windscreen 2. basic service on gearbox and diff as these haven't been touched since god knows when (and if they are anything like the rest of the car maybe never!) 3. basic mods - vt brake upgrade rear side venetians 3" dump back exhaust inc. highflow cat no holes cooler kit highflow filter formula headrest inserts (fitted) s2 dash colour air vent surrounds sunglasses holder 4. drive it, show it at lowlevel static car shows, enjoy it! PICTURES - hope you love it and please respect that whatever your thought are on how i should or should not mod the car i plan to make some small changes while retaining originality and that all replaced or removed pieces will find a home under wraps in my shed 'just incase' thanks whoever approved this asap for me and thanks to brett for passing the message along to the higher powers!

you know how i feel about this car, that engine bay isnt fit to eat off cause i wouldnt wanna dirty such a bay...great find, hope if the power bug bites all modifications are done in a not only tastefully way, but one where they cann be reversed if such an action is called. I dare say there arnt too many of these left in this condition. as said GREAT FIND mate

Very nice mate, well done, very cool wagon u got urself. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

pull the driveline out and swap it into the calais mitch...

Nah F' that, OG turbo wagz ftw! I'd rather put all the calais gear on the wagon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

thanks guys the credit really goes to LW5MX7 at the moment as he has done all of the work. there are a few things to tidy up and finish up but she is definately a gem. some guy is wrecking a manual a8 wagon in sydney (in the f.s. driveline area.) what a shame. already picked up - 15" spare wheel cover spare new gmh glass for headlights won a set of tyc headlights on ebay just gotta pick em up. they will cop the gmh glass.

Don't fit the TYC head lights, just use them as parts and restore your GMH ones (TYC ones are weak and break very easily when installing and adjusting them). Heres a link to a tech article on how to do it http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showth...ht=head+lights (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=112057&highlight=head+lights) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

thats exactly what i am planning on doing vl30et. i need to find a glass polishing mob for my gmh lenses though....

Don't You have new GMH glass? New head lights will make a massive difference to the front end appearance.

the glass is second hand but good condition. it will have to be polished. also got an offer on some discs / calipers / pads today so might pick those up soon. its a matter of getting over there!

got venetians on the way. and also picked up the tyc headlights. they look awesome! i confirmed that i would buy a set of pads / calipers / discs today as well.

ok so we have headlights and glass brake calipers (VLT) slotted and vented discs (VLT) 2 x caliper rebuild kits brake fluid diff fkuid on the go - venetians needed - drivers doormould diff seal tranny fluid windscreen

got venetians stripped down the brakes will have venetians and headlights in this weekend if all goes well and maybe brakes rebuilt

Perfect mitcham, perfect.

venetians when i got them last night - (picture taken this arvo) the supplies - about 4 hours later - a4 paper shows the actual colour of these, "ivory" which seems 99% the colour these are supposed to be. working on the car sunday during bathurst. the idea is to set the telly up in front of the car and get into it. go murph for the weekend! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sunday - woke up still a little pi$sed, locked my keys in the car and had to call racv to come get CAL 415 from a paddock on a dairy farm in katunga! made our way home from the party and immediately cracked into the new wagon. by early arvo, about lap 80 we had managed to - fit venetians fit tyc headlights with gmh glass fit new globes refit front bar (mint not broken anywhere at all) fit and clean sunnies holder fit battery bag (astra) coming soon - polished brake calipers (sandblast the vlt calipers and hit them with a buff) new window roady / reg and more pictures!

pictures as promised new sunnies holder and one from my new tape collection - new venetians - old headlights - http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/P9080033.jpg (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x154/SIroller/slt%20wagon/P9080033.jpg) new headlights and near new lion badge - how am i going guys keeping it classy or what? the huB caps won't be staying ignore them. edit - hup caps... what was i thinking.

I would be careful where you park this car with the turbo hubcaps, they seem a hot item latley and its not hard to rip them off lol Run DMC ftmfw Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

YES! run dmc lol. i alos picked up jazzy jeff and the fresh prince casssingle "boom shake the room" and some hammer. we are doing well i think the hubbies will be only occasionaly used for car shows and the like. i am thinking it needs to be set up with a few choice tapes and looking externally o.g. for some sort of display. any other late 80's inspired items which would make a good car display? but what should i run the car on when on the street? for the enjoyment of driving id like some wheels bigger that 205 chasers. i want performance (so larger and wider) but as the car will be on superlows i think 18"s will be too big foir comfort. i have a spare set of walkies to bolt on that will be a good start.

Seeing as your keeping it mostly stock I would think Walkies would be a good idea as FR's etc are more for the performance looking vehicles I think maybe some 17" VY SS' might do the trick as their cheap now, good for performance I surpose and don't look too bad. What power mods are you getting? Exhaust, FMIC? More boost? Anything or keeping it totally stocko?