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calaisturbo.com.au - Uter's VL

Started by Uter · 22 Oct 2004 · 7 replies

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UterArchived member
Well i bought my vl for 3500 not registered heres the specs. 300kms VL SL Exec pack n/a 5spd aircon + powersteering Group A front bar Calais side skirts sony cd player 2x kenwood 6'9s (old school **** ones, one has died had to put a different speaker in lol) tacho dash 16x7" bechham r mags spoiler of some sort metal pedals lowered lovell suspesion (2") lovell panhard rod Now as soon as i got the car, i got it registerd and a saftey certificate, took it for a long drive to see if i could find nething wrong with it, found a few little things, took it to my mechanics the following monday, ended up getting a few things fixed including: tailshaft low beams parker lights high beams handbrake flange gasket after that i decided i wanted to add a couple of things to the car, a sub + amp and a woodgrain steering wheel (loved these since i was 12), i know some people dont like the woodgrain steering wheels, but ive always wanted 1 and i like em . i ended up getting a 12" clarion pro comp 600watt sub and a clarion 200watt amp for 600 installed from auto barn, i also got the steering wheel for 80 and tried putting it on and it wouldnt go on, so i rang my mechanic and hes like u need a boss kit idiot. (me being car illiterate) so i got a boss kit for 80 and that fixed my confused little mind. pics: sub, amp and steering wheel. Now i have recently put a heavy duty exedy clutch kit and got the flywheel machined for $400 fully installed. (been told these clutches can handle 500hp from some1 off this site?) Now ive got the engine sorted out, few minor things fixed, i can start on fixing the little things that piss me off, just have to get a job haha. But yeah still dont no what i wanna do to the n/a engine, i DONT want to sell the car to buy a vl turbo, id rather do the conversion, or jst buy a cheap vl turbo and swap everything over and sell the rest for cash witch wouldnt be such a bad idea, or there is mrstockys idea of the sc14 supa charger, but yeah bit of a dream atm haha. Anyway guys thanks alot for reading this, love ya rides, ive learned alot from this site! cheers. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlt-dreamerArchived member
mate, how did you go searching out whats wrong with the car after you went down that ditch?
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ATMO_BT1Archived member
yeah last i heard it was ****ed! Man i didnt realise that only cost u 3k wow, get ridda those mags tho...id rather chasers! also loose the wing, ur steering wheel looks fat as, BUT dont bother with the n/a engine, she's done 300k which is more than 2 many for a hi po turbo conversion so just swap it over if ur dead keen on getting some psi thru this one. PS is that ur gf in the backgroud of the top pic??? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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UterArchived member
yes, yes that is her, and thanks man, i dont mind the wheels got them with the car, i dont like the wing tho, but if i take it off i got holes in the boot and i cant afford to fix them yet Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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UterArchived member
oh yeah cars fine now, fixed the problem, luckily no damage from overheatin, well non i can tell yet..
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UterArchived member
after i went down that ditch i thought i did some major damage to the body and i only hit the ditch at like 1km/h, and when i was driving up speed bumps and gutters my car was making a weird sound like a squeeky door was shutting or something like that, i figured it out, 1 of my springes popped out cos my wheels werent touching the ground.. but shes all good now, and ready for some more driving, im getting close to replacing everything tho lol.., also i dont wanna buy a vl turbo id rather drop in an rb30et or super charge as i have said above, but i might change my mind u never know.. anyway sorry for all the post i made, i cant seem to edit the post in this section? oh well thanks alot guys!
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ATMO_BT1Archived member
well its ur thread mate whore ur ass off if you want!
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UterArchived member
bump hahhaha
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