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calaisturbo.com.au - 87VLT Series 2 Calais Turbo

Started by ookami · 23 Feb 2004 · 9 replies

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ookamiArchived member
Thought i better thow up my bit about my car. I originally bought it cause i was after a R33 skyline and i came across it and it only had 70,000 km on it. I thought i couldn't go wrong but it turns out it can. After blowing a fuel pump, a turbo, a head gasket, a diff, a gear box and about a billion fuses my car is where it is today. It now has a t3/t4 turbo running 7psi, full 3 inch stainless exhaust and a mini spool diff. The auto has also been replaced by a MX7 manual with a 5 puck brass button clutch. Just before the manual conversion took place the car made 185 hp. The car now spends its life sitting in a shed with a cover on it with the intentsions to rebuild the motor and get a new largish turbo. I've got goals of about 400 rwhp which isn't impossible but is still a challenge. A full leather interior is also part of the plan. I would like to keep it manual but that may mean staying away from the drag strip too so time will tell. I've also owned and sold about 3 intercoolers and I'm about to go to number 4 but this time with the intentions of fitting it ... All I'm waiting on now is to buy a good car to use as a daily driver as its not too nice rocking up to places in a faded white VL calais (my work car) and then more attention (read: money) will go back to the VLCT. enjoy 87VLT The R8 rims were only borrowed but I will be buying my own set in the future ..... I thought they suited the car nicley. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VL3LtrCalaisArchived member
nice looks well looked after that cooler will look sweet under the bar
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ookamiArchived member
Make that 2 diffs now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vlt-dreamerArchived member
no dont go r8 rims, yuck on vls... get some maloo rims like osk once had. car looks clean as though, nice work, good luck with progrees to champ.
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aerovlArchived member
nah r8 rims look mad on a super low vl. 87vlt's car needs a shocking lowering job first Get some pics of iceblu86 of his immaculate vl calais with r8 rims, it looks great! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SpikeArchived member
Nice ride 87VLT, that is one neat VLCT Cheers Mick Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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aus880Archived member
Keep the Calais rims on it. The other wheels don't look as classy and scream out ' young guy just bought Calais and wants to throw money at it '
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SpikeArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 ' young guy just bought Calais and wants to throw money at it ' ROFL Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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HDTCALArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 Keep the Calais rims on it. The other wheels don't look as classy and scream out ' young guy just bought Calais and wants to throw money at it ' hahaha That's nothing new ... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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ookamiArchived member
The car has been sent of to get all the little problems fixed so it should be back to being neat as with in a couple of weeks and the ecu will follow very soon.
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