hey people this is my 88 calais turbo 5 speed. it started life as a N/A auto in white over silver.i bought it with the full respray in alpine white which tidys it up a bit. it was then converted to manual and had KYb's fitted all round with King Spring ultra lows, adjustable panhard rod and sits on 18" VYSS rims. The interior is average as its what i like to call the "salmon" red and shows its age. It's pretty much standard apart from the Momo wheel and the panasonic dvd player. then i converted it to turbo using the stock t3 turbo gear and a gktech intercooler kit. it runs 7psi on 9.0:1 compresion and goes pretty well. heres some pics: future mods when money is available include a stronger clutch, paint the sideskirts white, find some rear headrests hopefully, a turbo ECU and maybe a larger intercooler. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

now its got a 600x300 cooler, painted the skirts and 19s. and new clutch.no slipage now. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looks sick mate well done

cheers man the wags look sick too. would love a turbo wags one day.

any updates mate.

got the plates "DOSE IT" (no one knows what it means lol) took it to get certified for the turbo and turns out the front springs bottom out so gettin dobinsons super super lows on thursday.got any pics of your wagon.my brother loves it lol.

haha yeah there is a thread in the Sa section called my new setup there's a few pics in there. you planning on winding theboost up at all??

maybe when i can afford forgies im happy with 9psi on standard compresion for now. few more pics.got some hsv centre caps for the rims today aswell. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ever had it on a dyno? looking good mate

NZ muzza's. Looks really tidy mate. Lol @ the plates. Did you change the piping for that cooler, or use the same pipe kit?

nah never been on the dyno.its my daily lol. yea just cut a bit out of the cooler piping aye.with a k&n 12" motocycle filter.loudest dose iv ever heard.

some pics after i washed it lol. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

UPDATES: fixing all the stone chips on the eyelids and the bonnet. gotta learn ot to travel to close. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Shmick man. Love the little holden badge on the white upper bupper mould! Just wondering - did you convert to manual yourself?

nah luckily the previous owner had. did on my last vl though.bit of a mission aye

Yeah, tell me about it.....aw, its not that bad. If you're not worried about other things (like cruise control). The pedals are a bitch to do. Car looks good though mate, keep up the great work!

lookin good matt looks nice and clean in white. Did you sort the cert problems out ?

yea man all certed just waitin on the plate. the stamping machine broke down in wellington.

sweet good to hear ,So whats next for DOSE IT

shane and i went for a cruise last night.heres a couple of pics.heapsa hondas as usual and passed two broken evos.and our maccas are open 24hrs now so off we went for 9 cheeseburgers with mayo haha. mmmm. next for doseit is the two calais badges below the bullet ones on the front guards.then maybe a rebuild as the engines gettin a bit tired at 290kms. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.