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calaisturbo.com.au - For Sale: VL TURBO

Started by Vlad · 11 Feb 2005 · 29 replies

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VladArchived member
Ground-up FULL rebuild Have most receipts, cost well over $20k in parts bought alone (not including the labour cost or the cost of the car). This car is a bargain at this price. Below, in the list, when I say new, I mean absouletly BRAND NEW, NOT second hand or reconditioned, OK. Small sample of stuff done: Brand new (from GCG Turbochargers) intercooler and piping kit installed (all with receipts, cost 1 1/2 grand) Brand new VT twin piston front calipers with new slotted rotors all round, new semi-metallic pads all round, new rear brake lines, new seals in reconditioned rear calipers, NEW VL turbo brake booster and NEW 1 inch master cylinder, NEW heavy duty (thicker) supporting bracket, new front wheel bearings (all with receipts, over a grand's worth in parts alone) NEW suspension just done, adjustable and fully sorted, steers like a dream, even on rough or uneven roads. (all with receipts, cost nearly 2 grand) NEW 3 inch mandrel bend full turbo back exhaust with 3 inch high-flow cat and 1 3 inch high-flow stainless steel muffler (all with receipts, approx 1 grand's worth) NEW air-con compressor, hoses, receiver/dryer etc and re-gassed (all with receipts, around a grand's worth) NEW turbo from Garrett. FULLY REBUILT VL TURBO LIMITED SLIP DIFF, tightened up, new seals etc etc (All with receipts, over a grand's worth) NEW LINK ECU, all installed and FULLY sorted. NEARLY ALL MECHANICALS ARE NEW, if not, then rebuilt, even down to the wiper motor. And that's just for starters. For photo's, go to: http://users.tpg.com.au/2humdrum/images/vlt.jpg Note: big file, not 56K friendly Will post updated pics of all parts as installed shortly. Work done includes the following: Engine: New T3 turbo from Garrett New turbo oil lines New turbo water lines New turbo copper seal washers Newly ceramic-coated exhaust manifold New rear main seal New sump gasket New water pump Reco turbo oil pump Reco head with new head gasket Re-built starter motor New front crank oil seal New thermostat Re-built wiring harness New oxygen sensor New water temp sensor New knock sensor New ORIGINAL HOLDEN crank angle sensor and bearing in re-built distributor New alternator New air flow meter Re-built factory pressure relief valve re-tensioned to hold 18psi Newly painted in 2-pack rocker cover New 3 core radiator All engine sensors new or re-built New full 3 inch mandrel bend exhaust (from turbo back)with new 3 inch high-flow cat and 1 straight-through 3 inch stainless steel muffler New TurboSmart single stage boost controller (in-car switchable between standard and adjustable raised boost level) All new hoses, seals, filters, fluids, gaskets, rubbers, spark plugs, leads, rotor, distributor cap, etc etc Suspension: New Heavy Duty lowered springs New Pedders short travel front gas shocks New Whiteline adjustable front castor rods New Pedders strut top plates New rear Monroe air shocks (adjustable rear ride height) New on-car adjustable Panhard rod Brakes: New Bendix Ultimate Pads on front and new standard pads on rear Fully re-built calipers with new rubbers and seals Machined discs Hand brake adjusted Full flush and new Heavy Duty brake fluid Steering: New re-built power steering rack with silicon boots New tie-rods and tie-rod ends New power steer lines sealing o-rings and new lines Re-built power steering pump Re-built power steering reservoir New front wheel bearings (and re-packed) All new split pins used Pedders Wheel alignment Re-built steering column Wheels: New 235 tyres all round Genuine HSV VR GTS 17 x 8 rims newly painted in 2-pack All wheels balanced Gearbox: Fully serviced, correctly working 4th gear overdrive New o-ring solenoid seals New oil seals front and rear New internal oil filter Bands adjusted Shifter linkage adjusted New pan gasket New gearbox oil Fuel: Professionally cleaned and flow tested injectors New Malpassi rising rate fuel pressure regulator New fuel lines (all, from tank back to injectors) New fuel filter New internal and external Turbo fuel pumps New internal tank fuel gauge sender All new fuel tank breather/recirculate hoses New locking fuel cap Electrical: Re-built fuse box with new relays and fuses Re-built wiper motor and arms with new wiper blades, spray motor New battery and connectors, with new quick-connect screw type isolator All new light globes front and rear and interior, and re-adjusted headlights beam New tail lights wiring harness All extra wiring intergrated into factory wiring loom Re-built factory power window motors Re-built factory central locking motors Re-built factory power mirror motors Re-built door light switches New Alarm with 2 remotes, full ignition immobilisation, blinker confirmation, dash led, etc etc, with full keyless entry/exit with all windows auto wind-up on lock New Sony Explode high power CD head unit with remote, and with New Pioneer High Power splits up front (midrange mounted in VR speaker pods), new Pioneer High Power 3-ways in Parcel Shelf, with new High Power Sub Amp and New Sony 12 inch boxed Sub in boot, all professionally installed and mounted Professionally reconditioned gearbox ECU and body control module New Turbo Timer intergrated into dash New Boost Gauge and Air/Fuel mix gauge professionally mounted (solid mount points) Re-built Calais full gauges instrument cluster with ALL correctly working gauges, speedo and tacho (original speedo transfered into this) Miscellaneous: New interior carpet and new boot carpet New parcel shelf Tinted windows Factory power windows, factory central locking, factory power mirrors professionally installed, with all window and door mechanisms re-built in the process Rear Calais headrests and mounting points professionally installed Steam cleaned seats New sports steering wheel New VR Bonnet Struts Etc, etc Plus, eveything not listed has been checked to be ok, or re-built along the way during the re-build of the car, nothing was left unchecked. All work was completed within the last year, A LOT OF IT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. VL Turbo 87 Model Executive (converted) Car has a genuine low 122,000 km's, with the original Holden Log Book. The condition of the car will prove the km's are genuine. NEVER SMASHED in it's life, YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN BEATER OUT TO CHECK IT OVER IF YOU LIKE (has been thoroughly checked by licenced panelbeater). 7 months NSW rego. Car can be viewed in Albury/Wodonga (NSW-VIC Border), or on rare occasions in Sydney West, by arrangement. ALL WORK done by licenced tradesmen. The injectors, fuel pumps, fuel reg solenoid, solenoid assist tank, fuel rail, fuel regulator, oil pump, carbon canister, knock sensor, engine wiring loom, manifolds, plus all the obvious bits, are all VL Turbo. The factory boost level is set at approx 6 psi, while the switch-able higher boost level is set at 12psi. Has been professionally tuned. Absolutely NO rust (original no rust, not repaired or covered up). Fully rust-proofed, plus full extra rust proofing of the complete underbody, wheel well's, above the fuel tank (was removed) etc etc. The paint work and body is in excellent condition, the interior is fantastic and has no rips, cracks, etc. Spent well over $30k in total. Bargain at $15,000. PM me ONLY if genuine interested to buy.
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PROJKTLArchived member
mate that is one smiko car.. im almost tempted to buy it and get it trucked over here for that price... good luck with the sale... i bet it wont take long at all to sell....
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LIL_BOOSTAArchived member
how often can this be seen in sydney west
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osoArchived member
looks good mate, good luck with the sale also, how long did it take you to write all that info and detail :P
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Calais89Archived member
still have the car mate?
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Dump_PipeArchived member
he only posted the thing 24hrs ago!! So by my understanding from the above text the car would be running 9.1 comp ratio, is this right??
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Calais89Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Dump_Pipe he only posted the thing 24hrs ago!! My bad, I forgot to check the date...
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spannersArchived member
how much is it my eyes must be playing triks on me
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scaryArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Dump_Pipe So by my understanding from the above text the car would be running 9.1 comp ratio, is this right?? Yep it would be right, except those pistons look like turbo ones with the dishes cut into them, rather than the flat top na pistons which he said were in the block? Im sure someone will correct me if im wrong Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VladArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by scary Yep it would be right, except those pistons look like turbo ones with the dishes cut into them, rather than the flat top na pistons which he said were in the block? Im sure someone will correct me if im wrong Hi, the pistons in the pic are NA pistons, the NA ones still have indents in them, you ca refer to an NA VL Calais block pic on the link below: http://users.tpg.com.au/2humdrum/images/calaisblock.jpg \ Cheers .... Vlad Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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strArchived member
You have PM..
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THE_SHARKArchived member
Hey mate you still got that car. I'm very interested.
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THE_SHARKArchived member
Hey mate you still got that car. I'm very interested. Have you got a phone number i can reach you at. I'm gonna be away on business from wednesday arvo til next Monday but would like to talk to about this car if it is still available.
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666godArchived member
sounds like an awesome buy... just one thing though - you say that it handled 16psi no problems, then you say you'll include an intercooler ready to be bolted up with the sale if wanted... does that mean the car had no cooler on it when you were running 16psi through it?
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[HAMOUD]Archived member
***in sik car
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GatecrasherArchived member
That is one thorough ad!
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WINTERArchived member
u have a pm, please get back to me with contact ph no
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RaptorArchived member
ohh thats a sweet ride, pity i dont have cash..
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PROJKTLArchived member
hey did anyone end up buying this??? i was just looking at a pic of it i save a while ago.. and noticed that the car has a series 1 dash cluster showing the km, while then showing the dash in the car it has a series 2 dash cluster... just thought id bring it to attention as i noticed it says genuine km...
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w84meArchived member
no idea...
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