Warrick's VL Calais 5 Litre In the beginning... I finished school way back in 2004 and decided I wanted to have my own car. The parents rebuilt the engine and suspension in the family Holden Jackaroo. Engine was fitted with an ST2 kit (Weber carby, extractors, sports exhaust) but when I drove it I got cramps in my legs I bought the car from Officer Auto Mart, car was one owner, 110,000 genuine kilometres, service books and still looks the same since I bought it. Now for the specs... Make Holden Model VL Calais Series 2 Year 2nd February, 1988 Kilometres 175,000 Engine Holden Engine Company (HEC) LV2, 5 litre high compression V8 (as used in HDT VL Group A) Valvetrain Overhead valve, 2 valves / cylinder (VL Group A valves etc used in the engine) High Energy Electronic Ignition (HEI) Bore x Stroke (mm) 101.6mm x 78.6mm Compression Ratio 8.5:1 Power / Torque 122Kw (4400rpm) / 323Nm (3200rpm) She gets up and boogies mate Redline When I let go of the loud pedal Carburettor Rochester Quadrajet 4 barrel downdraft carburettor Exhaust Original exhaust with optional exhaust tip for rear bar Fuel Tank 63 litres, Unleaded Transmission 3 speed M40 trimatic (Fitted to SV88 and Director) 1st 2.31:1 92Kmh 2nd 1.46:1 145Kmh 3rd 1.00:1 220Kmh Reverse 1.85:1 Differential Borg Warner GU4, LSD 4 Pinion 3.08:1 Ratio Brakes Original 4 wheel disc brakes Suspension Original factory optioned FE2 Wheels Panther Custom Wheels (PCW) 16" Clubsport 5 spoke star rims Tyres Nexen class premiere CP641 low profile directional silicone tyres 225/50/R16 Paint Original Dulux IJ052-D Alpine White Body Kit Fitted at time of production HDT Group A front bar HDT side skirts HDT Group A rear bar Calais LE boot spoiler Chrome trim colour coded to alpine white Interior Original series 2 cerulean blue velour interior High rise 2 level console with velour lid Full Dash instrumentation Calais one spoke steering wheel Factory tinted windows Calais spare wheel in boot Electrics Cruise control Electric Antenna Digital clock Electric windows with child lock Electric mirrors Remote boot release Courtesy, Dome, and reading lamps (Factory optioned?) 680CCA sealed battery Stereo Clarion DXZ746MP MP3 / CD player with colour screen Clarion SRR1016 4" 120w 3 way dash speakers Clarion SRR1635 6.5" 200w multiaxial 3 way parcel shelf speakers Clarion SB12XB 12" 600w subwoofer Clarion APX2120 200w monoblock amplifier Black subwoofer box Some red subwoofer wiring from battery Other Bits My roadside toolkit Special torch Reflective vest Video / Digital camera mounting brackets for rear and front headrests Old school GPS navigation Old school cigarette plug operated shift light Current Mods Air cleaner cover sometimes upside (incread airflow) Front LED globes High output 90w / 130w headlight and 130w highbeam globes Vanilla scented tree Exhaust Gas Collector Future Mods Maybe extractors and dual 2.5" exhausts VL Group A or Director boot spoiler Not sure about wheels, can't make up my mind 17" Chrome wires 15" Chromed interceptors 15" Calais wheels 16" Momo stars New FE2 suspension Bonnet and boot gas struts Horizontal rear and side venetians Front spoiler driving lights Rear LED Lights VL Group A steering wheel colour coded to interior colour Maybe fit Bathurst crown and HDT decals Design on car video camera kit for cruises and dvd recorder (removable) Enough of the jargon... time for pictures Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks shmick dude. Love the way you sell it. Bay looks awesome - did you get it detailed? Or did you clean it up yourself? Oh and in Calais the interior lights you've mentioned are factory. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Looks very tidy. Nice to see another 5L Calais on the site. Any plans to at least ditch the factory air cleaner, let it inhale a bit easier?

Im thinking about ditching the cleaner but i have all the gas valves for the emissions on it i havent looked at it much yet. i thought id write up as much info as possible on the car. i want to try and keep it pretty original for a while. i dont get the car detailed i do it all myself At the moment im looking at some gilmer belts for the car but sussing out whether the aircon can still be used. I haven't dynoed the car yet so the kw specs are from factory. I like all the vls but like you said waughy i don't see many 5L on the road Some original photos have not been recovered yet.