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No doubt you've seen it. Everyone knows it.
This is Paul's VL Calais Turbo. It's one of those VL's that inspires others to build something fast and classy. This one has a little something special though, being able to run the car on LPG means Paul can get the most out of a high octane fuel whilst keeping the cash in his pocket and not donating it to the service station. Gas has a high octane rating and it's half the price of petrol.
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Let's get to it. This Calais runs the obligatory RB30ET engine but has a nice shiney new addition. Hidden down below that famous spaghetti manifold was a low mount GT35 but now sitting high and mighty is the polished Garett T51R. It smiles at you with a glistening shine.
It's currently pumping 26 pounds of boost down through the Garett intercooler, through the custom plenum and finally towards the forged pistons where it's mixed with LPG and torched by the teamwork of the Haltech IG5 ignition and the Crane coil to create a stomping 354rwkw.
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Helping convert the new-found power rearward is another new addition by the way of a 2-speed Powerglide auto and 3200rpm stall. This has replaced the trusty old 3 speed in the hunt for power and reliability. Having the same top gear ratio there's no lack in driveability between the two units.
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The twisting motion is propelled down the tailshaft and into the faithful VL turbo diff which has proven that it's up to a beating with countless transbrake launches on slicks at the track.
GAS747 has had a range of wheels along the way and it's no wonder when there are so many choices available for when you get sick of looking at your car the way it is. At the moment it's sitting on polished Calais 15's but I'm sure a new set of wheels won't be too far away. Behind the dishes sit a VT brake upgrade for extra stopping power - A good thing to have with this much power under your right foot.
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As with much of this car the interior is also an area of change. Originally with an immaculate VL Calais interior this was upgraded a few years ago to a HSV Coulson interior which pulled the luxury of the Calais from the 1980's into the late '90s. As the car has become more powerful the constant chase for quicker times inevitably leads to having a lighter car so the Coulson's have been shifted for a more race inspired ****pit.
The rear set was removed all together to fit the roll cage and upfront a set of Velo Milano leather race buckets sit. Strapping Paul and his co-pilot hard into the cow skin are some nice big race harnesses. This interior screams 'RACE CAR'.
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Paul is yet to race the car with the new turbo, convertor, auto and interior but there's no doubt that the infamous GAS747 is going to go faster.
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VL Calais Turbo - Straight LPG
Power: 354 RWKW on 26 PSI
1/4 Mile: 10.58 @ 130 MPH (Old set up. New set up not tested.)
Running Gear
Engine: RB30
Turbo: T51R
Bottom End: Forged Pistons, O-Ringed Block
Cam: Wade 818
Ignition: Haltech IG5 ignition only computer, Crane HI-6
Exhaust: 3" system, Custom Extractors
Plenum: Custom Plenum chamber
Intercooler: Garret Core
Drive Line
Transmission: 2 Speed power glide built by preston automatics
Converter: TCE 3200 stall
Diff: Borg Warner LSD
The Car
Brakes: VT Brakes
Suspension: Front 90/10s Rear adjustable upper control arms
Rubber: Morroso DS2 front runners, MT Drag slicks 26 X 10
Interior
Wheel: Momo sport
Gauges: Autometer
Thanks
Jason Ghiller
Preston Automatics and Differentials
JOHN COLAIDIS
Andrew ludlow
great write up love the car paul good stuff :D
this vl is crazy i love it
awesome rite up once again, nice car cant so that about for the owner though :P
nice car, and great write up. keep the feature cars coming..
nice car, and great write up. keep the feature cars coming..
Thanks mate :D
back in the day when it had the jetstalts, it was my favourite car lol farken lebbo haha
i still love it now gas, only cause of the t51 lol
good work paul
awesome write up dude! thanks for that
here are some more pics... courtesy from our mates at fullboost.com.au
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Haha, the write ups keep getting better man, good work. Respect for the car and the man for being around in such great quality for so long, love the pic with the flag in it.
yeh keep your eyes on the flag boys
thats gas's missus lol
Well done Paul I love it!
This car is a machine!
love it mate! hurry up and race it!
Love this car!! My favourite street VLCT :D
Great write up PROGMH, keep em comming!
awesome car looks great on the calais rims:)
Excellent write up. Congratulations Paul. Now, stop playing WOW and take me for a cruise! :donatello:
favourite colour nice and classy
I love this car! There was a burnout on youtube of this car with the best sounding dose ever. I've been hooked on vls ever since!
very nice paul , this car has been around for a long time and still looks awesome big credit to you mate
all the best with the new setup!
love this thing absolute weapon good work paul cant wait to see this race again
thanks for all the positive comments guys, i know the car has been a lil "weathered" over the years but thats to be expected. of course its not street driven as much as previous but I still get it out as much as possible.
I still need to redo the bottom end, the original 10 year old bottom end is still in the car! Once i do the bottom end ill paint the bay and fix a few bad area's on the car lol
:)
Excellent right up, awesome car, and nice rack ;)
the car is a definate pioneer in the vl turbo scene and has inspired many, including myself
great work paul now hurry up and get it out there and run that 9 :p
great work paul now hurry up and get it out there and run that 9 :p
haha its far from a 9 as it sits bro, its still got the old bottom end in it with no forged rods. Ill re-do the bottom end later got bigger and better things to worry about for now :)
Im just happy to go faster then 10.58 which im sure will happen one day lol. For now dont expect much im just enjoying driving it around etc.
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Excellent right up, awesome car, and nice rack ;)
Yup they sure are :) hahaha
Tuff car, always loved it!
Credit to PROGMH for an amazing writeup!
one of the first vls i seen back in the day at calder great car
Definitely one of my all time favorite VL's.
Great write up and full credit to the owner for a tough street build!
ahhh mr gas leb..... saw ur facebook comment on how u were freaking out about lauar siting on ur bonnet lol
A for the write up and A+ for the car :)
good write up and iconic car paul i loved it with the big trim, the gts wheels and the bonnet guages the most! Since its race spec now you should sell me your door trims aswell and lighten it further pm man im keen
tuff car man,first time ive seen this car.love every inch of it.job well done,clean and simple exterior works everytime and interior is perfect contrast between race and street.
good write up PROGMH keep it up
awesome car love the interior nice work
Great write up PROGMH n Paul well done on a mint calais. I still remember my mate taking me to the warrigal rd pizza shop 1 friday nite ages ago after u had been at calder n he was going to get u to take me for a spin as id never been in a fast VL before and i needed that extra push to go n buy/build one myself. u had just got off the freeway n u stopped at a set of lights a few hundred meters away from the pizza shop where we were n we could here u spooling up the turbo the we heard u launch it and then we heard this all mights BANG!!!!!!!! we ran down there to find you on the phone to a tow truck as on the launch ur tail shaft had slit in half!! I was shattered as i was seconds way from going for a spin with u. From that night on i said to my mate i was going to build a fast VL that looked the part! and im pretty shore ive done just that. Just a trans holding me bak from that 10 sec pass now. Cant wait for that 2 speed. haha!
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Haha, the write ups keep getting better man, good work. Respect for the car and the man for being around in such great quality for so long, love the pic with the flag in it.
I agree Jase!!!!! the flag just tops it. best pic for sure! lol!!!
Great write up PROGMH n Paul well done on a mint calais. I still remember my mate taking me to the warrigal rd pizza shop 1 friday nite ages ago after u had been at calder n he was going to get u to take me for a spin as id never been in a fast VL before and i needed that extra push to go n buy/build one myself. u had just got off the freeway n u stopped at a set of lights a few hundred meters away from the pizza shop where we were n we could here u spooling up the turbo the we heard u launch it and then we heard this all mights BANG!!!!!!!! we ran down there to find you on the phone to a tow truck as on the launch ur tail shaft had slit in half!! I was shattered as i was seconds way from going for a spin with u. From that night on i said to my mate i was going to build a fast VL that looked the part! and im pretty shore ive done just that. Just a trans holding me bak from that 10 sec pass now. Cant wait for that 2 speed. haha!
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I agree Jase!!!!! the flag just tops it. best pic for sure! lol!!!
LOL I remember that bro. i raced at calder, drove home dropped off the crap in my boot. Got to the highway went to take off and the tailshaft snapped! lol it made the funniest noises hahahaha
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good write up and iconic car paul i loved it with the big trim, the gts wheels and the bonnet guages the most! Since its race spec now you should sell me your door trims aswell and lighten it further pm man im keen
lol the cars heavy man, has a 6 point mild steel cage in it. it weighs heaps! the front seats would help getting it back to a decent weight though.
im happy with the door trims but thx for the offer :P haha
Should weigh it Paul, interested on the weights of vl's caged and uncaged, mine came in at 1376kg with driver and fuel.
Front left 360kg
Front right 417kg
Rear left 304kg
Rear right 295kg
ill do it for sure! where do i go :D
I got a guy to do it, corner weights cost me bout $100, but for just a total weight try Highett metal, I think around $35? Or any public weigh bridge
[QUOTE=GAS747;2437160]LOL I remember that bro. i raced at calder, drove home dropped off the crap in my boot. Got to the highway went to take off and the tailshaft snapped! lol it made the funniest noises hahahaha
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I remember it like it was yesterday!! n i wont ever forget that noise! LOL!
iv broken heaps of **** on the driveline on this car so u get use to it! hahaha
i remember 1 day i broke the auto,tailshaft n diff in 1 hit :(
hahaha - expensive nite on the hwy!
iv broken heaps of **** on the driveline on this car so u get use to it! hahaha
i remember 1 day i broke the auto,tailshaft n diff in 1 hit :(
hahaha - expensive nite on the hwy!
Thats what u call ****ing s**t up! lol!!!! expensive is an understatment.
seen this thing in the flesh a few times tuff car and a good example!!
paul f'n tuff vl!! it made me get bak in the vl game after playing with r31's so well done :)
thanks for all the comments guys, i was unsure how people were going to react to it with this trim, seeming the last one was totally different. but to be honest im way over the big wheels, big trim. im happy with the race spec look!
I just got myself a set of convo pro's going to fit them up without tubbing it. rears are 8.5 3/38. once there fitted (which will take a while) ill get some pics up!
One of my favorite VL'S ever , love it Gas
Very nice, love the interior, looks the same as my 31, except i kept the back
seat
cheers
darren
hey mate, i wouldnt mind seeing a pic of ur trim! link me to a pick or emaIl it over
gas747@gmail.com
See if i have some shots of the interior, might not.And i can't put it back in atm as the back seat has to go back to the motor trimmers to fit round the mini tubs and all the **** is out to cage it anyway . I have convos aswell..lol
nice work anyway i love it, just needs more boost ,rofl...
cheers
darren
The only thing crazier than this car is the driver ;)
good to see it out and about again
Great car, always an inspiration. Photos and write up are good too I'm enjoying this.
awsome job on the pics Brett :) Heres a few more pics :P
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I must say i love the convos better than the 20"s
Love the black lines haha. Car is immac mate, well done with it.
Loving the CONVO PRO's tuff!!! got me thinking!!!! lol!
Loving the CONVO PRO's tuff!!! got me thinking!!!! lol!
i just brought the rear ones, gotta pick them up and then get it fitted :)
Just needs mini tubs now...
can fit 8.5 3/38 without mini tubbing it :) JUST! ahahaha
Jase just got 275's under his VL without touching anything bar lip rolling and massaging a trailing arm ;)
im going to bash the crap out of inner guards and anything else in my way to fit bigger rubber before i fit the tubs haha
gas 747 is tuff as ***, i love it
yer nice paul, but u shudnt of sold me the barina and done that up instead lol. barina is still going tuff
lol that barina was a sick daily man saved me sooo much money!!! should never have sold it was so cheap! :(
mint car a good photoshoot too man!! loved this car and had many videos of it on my phone growing up
That's awesome =) oh an the cars pretty sweet too hahaha =p.
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If you're fittin 8.5' under there how do you do it? Mine scrubs on the inside with the vy? Calais 17 x 8's ?.
mint as man, must be good on fuel with the gas?
yeh it gets around 350 kms to a tank if ur taking it easy. a bit less if u give it a hard time :P
Need to shorten the diff to get 8.5" rim on there!
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Niceeeee :) lingerie wins lol.
lol that barina was a sick daily man saved me sooo much money!!! should never have sold it was so cheap! :(
lol man the car cost me 35 bux on a bad day at the pump. but the thing is its a slug, u can prolly run faster lol. I put air con in it too. But by next week it will have a new owner :)
But onto Gas 747!. what a car.. unbelievable!. one of the best VL's going around i wud have to say, specially on gas!
gas747 was 1 of the 1st vlts i really liked thats what got me into them as for the girl any more photos haha (did the heels damage ur bonnet at all
haha na no scratches, laura's really good with cars etc she knows how to work with them in pics and not damage them :)
dude this cars sick man, nice work, excellent write up to progmh, mint
well done man top car. need to do more skids stop being a pussy. always been a fan of the car
well done man top car. need to do more skids stop being a pussy. always been a fan of the car
haha funny :P
love the pics Gas. The lingerie deffinitely wins for me over the other stuff :p haha. Tough car, FR20s and minitubs would make it off it's face bro :D
so ****en classy, no bullsh*t with this one, love it
so ****en classy, no bullsh*t with this one, love it
Deffinitely one of the classiest VLTs in the country. I think it's the colour and black venetians that make the exterior look so classy
haha thanks guys!
Yep woggster, her lingirie wins me over every nite :) haha
oh and nah FR20's would be tuff, but im going convo's all round picking up the rears soon then need to modifiy my diff etc.
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NICE!!! The car's not bad either! lol... jk
Nice work on the feature mate! Car Looks tops!
Cheers.
the car looks the best now, never looked better then it does now on the calais wheels
the car looks the best now, never looked better then it does now on the calais wheels
its about to change again, new set of wheels, just got the convo's for it!
need to get the diff shortened etc now
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its about to change again, new set of wheels, just got the convo's for it!
need to get the diff shortened etc now
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Should look good with a set of Et's. What size tyre are you hoping to fit?
Thinking of ditching the standard shocks and springs for a set of coilovers?
Should look good with a set of Et's. What size tyre are you hoping to fit?
Thinking of ditching the standard shocks and springs for a set of coilovers?
hey dude, nah just gonna go the same slick size just 26 X 10 but on a 8.5" rim this time instead of 7". So on the street should fit a 275 on it. im not doing it for the tyre, im doing it cos i want convo;s on the car lolol
Ill try keep the stock shocks etc, but if i have complications i might need to replace. ill keep ya posted!
If your aiming to fit a 275/60/15 et's on the street you will have complications.
Before mine got out of hand it started out the same idea, basically you'll need to remove your standard stocks and springs, modify the standard tubs slightly (cut and shut no sledge hammer sh-it),setup new tubular lower arms, setup a good brand coilover and everything should work very well.
If you allow a 275/60/15 to fit then you shouldn't have any drama using a 28/10.5 slick for racing.
Here are to pictures of how yours should look after your transformation. (thats as low as the car goes with 275s)
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lol @ out of hand, i know what you mean I can see that happening.
Im just going to take the car to allrace with the rims fitting with 26 X 10" slick and get them to fit it. what ever i can fit on for that street past that i will do.
But thanks for the info man, ur car looks good on the convos!
Great write up PROGMH and Paul well done on a mint calais
Just tub it u poof:D
thats what i said! softest **** ever seriously
LOL gas i have a set of 275/60 et's on my car, they fitted perfect on besim's car lol
yeh but im trying to get away without modifying my wheel tub + putting the 8.5" convo on it.
will see how it goes :)
Aren't the 275/60/15's the same size as a 28x9?, so they would fit on a 7 inch rim, but not on a 8.5, same problem i am having with mine, then you have to tub, so you might as well put on a 28x10.5 on a 10 inch rim..lol
cheers
darren
well apparently u can fit it without modifying the tub. let me see how it goes, not gonna know for a while cos ill get the convertor done first (need to change it, its way too loose doesnt lock up)
ill keep ya's posted. but others have done it without tubbing
looks good, came together nice
wots the specs on the turbo? looks massive!
ROFL sorry couldn't resist Pauly, I did get permission before I posted.
hahahaha :) at least u got permission thats ok then!
Yeh i would have thought they would fit with just some tubular lower arms,
but yeh i ain't a vl big tyre expert
cheers
darren
well the cars iv seen it done on are VK's so lets hope there isnt much difference lol
I have 275's on the back of mine, very close fit, I need to adjust the bracket for the rear seat belt really, but thats about all.
I have 275's on the back of mine, very close fit, I need to adjust the bracket for the rear seat belt really, but thats about all.
yeh im not gona touch it for a while waiting for something else b4 i do the wheels now....
just gonna get my convertor done in the meantime see if it actually makes power hahahaha.
took it out with new convertor feels ok but compressor surged all track went 10.69 @ 126 pretty crappy but oh well **** happens - Ill keep you guys posted
Such an awesome car in my top 3 favourite VLT's :D ..So wats will you be doing paul,, changing the exhuast wheel an housing an see if thats helps stop the surging problem or is there another way of fixing the surge problem
Yeh just trying a few things out, currently its got a .84 housing on it, im going to try a 1.00 and see what that does.
its def lost a bit since iv put the glide in cos in 2008 the car went 10.58 and lifted the head the car has more power now and still went slower but at least its stronger i guess :)
Im not in a massive rush my new house is more important but ill just do stuff when iv got time. Pretty impressive considering that bottom end is 10 years old never been refreshed lol stock rods too!
it shouldnt go slower with the glide though, sounds like converter and gears need tweaking to me
yeh the convertor's already been out once, might have to come out again.
Its hard to judge cos i havnt raced it back to back with the old auto compaired to the glide. anyway time will tell, no rush just when ever its done ill slap it on the dyno and see wot it makes.
It only did a 1.59 60 footer too the best its done is 1.49 so its a fair bit off on the 60 footer
yeah with the glide you need to get stall and gears spot on
will be goo to see how it goes once its sorted out
what gearset is in the glide? what first gear?
Yeh just trying a few things out, currently its got a .84 housing on it, im going to try a 1.00 and see what that does.
its def lost a bit since iv put the glide in cos in 2008 the car went 10.58 and lifted the head the car has more power now and still went slower but at least its stronger i guess :)
Im not in a massive rush my new house is more important but ill just do stuff when iv got time. Pretty impressive considering that bottom end is 10 years old never been refreshed lol stock rods too!
Aahh yeah i see that is a pretty small rear wheel for a t51r isnt it? Did you try the .84 so it would be a little more streetable. Hahaha yes yes im in a similar situation aswell with a 3 yrd old an another on the way, except im trying to hurry up an get it done my ****ter has been off the road for 3 yrs now:( ,, make sure u let us know when you take it back out i havent seen it run for like 2 yrs:p
what you mean v8 gearset? 1.76, 1.82, 1.90, 1.94, 2.08, 2.18 ?
Mine has the 1.76 1st and 3.45's if that's anything to compare yours to Paul.
Aahh yeah i see that is a pretty small rear wheel for a t51r isnt it? Did you try the .84 so it would be a little more streetable. Hahaha yes yes im in a similar situation aswell with a 3 yrd old an another on the way, except im trying to hurry up an get it done my ****ter has been off the road for 3 yrs now:( ,, make sure u let us know when you take it back out i havent seen it run for like 2 yrs:p
.84 is very streetable, comes up on boost really fast/hard! but when we pushed it to 25psi it started compressor surging on wide open throttle. ill see wot the 1.00 does, hopefully the surge goes away!
Yeh I take it out from time to time but stay well away from any hot spots, ur just asking for trouble then! so normally i just cruise with mates to somewhere away from the highway...
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what you mean v8 gearset? 1.76, 1.82, 1.90, 1.94, 2.08, 2.18 ?
not sure bro ill ask Preston's n find out :)
Should have put a Gt4294 or similiar 70mm turbo(precision) on it. The 76mm is
overkill unless you run at least 35psi. and probally slower for the application you want it for. Not the first
time i have heard them surge around that boost level either, worse with small cam and a motor built for more low down (6500 peak ) and not revs.(8 ish)
Hope you sort it
cheers
darren
Haha yeah i bet it comes on hard would smash tyres for sure man,, 1.00 rear should do it the thing will proberly grow wings an take off then :p ,, lol yeah the cops are bloody hot these days man bit of a joke really, probably the reason none of my mates are into cars i gotta cruise by myself :o lol
Should have put a Gt4294 or similiar 70mm turbo(precision) on it. The 76mm is
overkill unless you run at least 35psi. and probally slower for the application you want it for. Not the first
time i have heard them surge around that boost level either, worse with small cam and a motor built for more low down (6500 peak ) and not revs.(8 ish)
Hope you sort it
cheers
darren
when its got a good bottom end, if it doesnt see 35psi i wont be happy lol
I rev it to 7k atm obviuosly will be a lot more on a new motor and the car has a wade 818 cam, so few changes need to be made its far from finished...
nah ill take new pics when the convo's go on the rear :)
new addition to my family :D
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I couldn't help myself!!! The gear mite look familiar to someone out there...
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Stepping it up a notch ! Sure beats putting it together yourself tho.
julz kil351's old rear end?
julz kil351's old rear end?
bingo :D
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Stepping it up a notch ! Sure beats putting it together yourself tho.
Yeh it would have cost a ****load from scratch, i still paid big money for it but im happy with what iv got...
very nice pauly, pm me what u ended up getting it for,
They double adjustable shocks? & what ratio centre you going to use?
Yup Strange double adj shocks... Prob start with 3.5's and go from there!
It's all getting serious now, built motor will be next!
cheers
darren
It's all getting serious now, built motor will be next!
cheers
darren
The rear ends very OVERKILL for what ill get out of the car, in the end i want it as reliable as possible so trying to do things properly as they come up, with the diff mines fine but with the new motor/power i can see the potential to start causing issues so I mite as well not apply band-aid fixes and fix it before its broke :P
Plus it looks *** tuff with a big dish on the ass :D
To right, are you using the same convos, or going bigger now
i'm guessing? tubbing to rail?
You car just gets better and better
cheers
darren
your a girl gas :P my rims are the same size as urs im using stock guards ! car will look sick just needs a proper bottom end and heaps more boost
I brought besim's 10" convo's with the 28 X 10.5 tyre already on it, so just gonna make it fit :)
iv still got a set of 8.5' convo's too mite use them for the street or buy new 10" ones and sell mine not sure yet so much going on its fkd! lol
Ill put some pics up of the turbo all nice n chromed when its back soon hpefully!
i might need to borrow those 15x10 convos for a photoshoot gas!
no probs bro, just let me know. dont forget they have 28 X 10.5 already on them!
THanks man!
works out good for me, we worked out i can take like a 28x11.5
i have access to some front convos, but the rears are only 8.5s!
So where abouts is your gas tank mounted? Haven't seen any pics? Seeming as Tubs will lessen the room for the normal place of fitment. Also can't see it being there for the fact that the weld in cage would leave it unremovable if it was up against the seats? Boot pics? :) and pics of gas tank?
cage was made around gastank so it is removable. as for tubs and tank i think gas can answer that
yeh the bars for the cage come up inside the car and gas has no back seat
this car has come a long way and still going, good work m8,
this car is what got me into vl's lol,, i rmember it when it used to have the vy gts rims with the series 2 interior, longgg time ago.
luv it :)
ill get some more pics soon guys, cars still not finished yet got heaps to do. Ill keep ya's posted :)
Pics of these 15x10's and backspacing you got as i have to buy mine
. I don't know about you, but i hate the convo center caps, when i put mine on, it looks like a wheel version of Pinocchio, want to see if i can get smaller ones or some machined up,as i have seen drag cars with small machined ones up, and they look heaps better.
cheers
darren
Nah I ove the convo's I think the center caps look a bit strange but once there on they look mint!
ill post pics soon the car isnt back yet havent seen it in a while :(
This car has inspired me to go gra on my vl. Which will now be happening alot sooner then last expected. Can't wait :)
This car has inspired me to go gra on my vl. Which will now be happening alot sooner then last expected. Can't wait :)
awesome man, not enough LPG Vl's out there do it bro!
Deff will be man. New plenum to suit the gra setup hopefully next week :) is there a time for fastest LPG manual vlt?
fastest manual LPG vlt on ceptors with no centre caps, blue valve covers, s2 interior and beads hanging off the mirror?
fastest manual LPG vlt on ceptors with no centre caps, blue valve covers, s2 interior and beads hanging off the mirror?
you forgot the factory door cards
fastest manual LPG vlt on ceptors with no centre caps, blue valve covers, s2 interior and beads hanging off the mirror?
Nah man that one is done, there is room for one with a fox tail from the fully extened arial, a half extened arial is done aswell.:cool:
lol such a tuff car hopefuly u crack those 9's but u wont, because u wont race it till u get a new bottom end u soft ****.
saying that id love a blue calais turbo but i think the mrs would kill me would have to be manual though
Lol. What about with peeling clear and no valve caps :p but seriously is there even a manual straight LPG doing quick times down the quarter?
Should crack a 9 then go a new bottom end gas ;)
Nah man that one is done, there is room for one with a fox tail from the fully extened arial, a half extened arial is done aswell.:cool:
thats why i installed the Bt1 max length arial on my calais, i need a step later to get it to full extension
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I HATE YOU.... Looks f@#king tuff paul:)
Looks the part, i love it! Well done mate
thx guys will look a lot better with pics taken from a proper camera, honestly when i saw the pics i was like eh its nice, but in person its insane im really happy!!!
So how'd you go with the tubs and the gas tank? Pics?
And **** that's sexy as bro. Makes me want tubs bad. But no chance that'll happen anytime in the next 5 years lol.
Matt
ill get some pics soon, not an issue though just needed to move the gas tank back a bit but all good!!!
That just looks so phat it's stupid lol
Your car just went from awesome to more awesome.... seriously stop because i am out of rankings.
fark yeh looks tuff as ,well done
well done paul looks the goods! now lets get this low 9!!!!!!!!!!
well done paul looks the goods! now lets get this low 9!!!!!!!!!!
still got a LOT of work to do before this thing gets ANYWHERE near the 9's!!!
man, all i can say is... WOW. trying to over take a certain silver vr with a nitrous snorting owner behind the wheel of it? :)
man, all i can say is... WOW. trying to over take a certain silver vr with a nitrous snorting owner behind the wheel of it? :)
haha are you talking about tuffer? cos that guys a nugget :P
Car looks sooo tough Paul! It looks fast just standing still ;)
haha shame its not fast, just loooks alright :P
haha are you talking about tuffer? cos that guys a nugget :P
hahaha possibly...
LOL TUFFER is a pleb, where is that guy?
i heard gas747 wil never see the road again
i heard gas747 wil never see the road again
I heard SRBMUU sucked off a horse :P
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LOL TUFFER is a pleb, where is that guy?
was with him on sat nite at a bux night lol
SELO XST 045 23-08-10, 19:28 looks goodddddddddddd paul
i remember we were at your house with alex in the garage, and it was siting on the calais rims, you were showing us them ( pro wheels ) or what eva they called, how its going to get caged and tubed as i remember :)
long time but:P looks real tuff now, no ****ing around :D keep it up ...
btw paul thanks for the 3 speed box you sold me mate, still going good till this day . your a top bloke,thanks for keeping to your word and you were right about the tranny.
dont give up with that calais :cool::)
yeh you're right selo, paul is a tranny
looks goodddddddddddd paul
i remember we were at your house with alex in the garage, and it was siting on the calais rims, you were showing us them ( pro wheels ) or what eva they called, how its going to get caged and tubed as i remember :)
long time but:P looks real tuff now, no ****ing around :D keep it up ...
btw paul thanks for the 3 speed box you sold me mate, still going good till this day . your a top bloke,thanks for keeping to your word and you were right about the tranny.
dont give up with that calais :cool::)
mate honestly that box was *** mint man. I wouldnt have gotten rid of it but the car was starting to make a bit more power and was due for an upgrade. im glad its still going well, it was strong and owed me a LOT of cash hahaha. good to see it go to a good home! havent heard from you in ages either rude ******* :P
SELO XST 045 23-08-10, 20:40 mate honestly that box was *** mint man. I wouldnt have gotten rid of it but the car was starting to make a bit more power and was due for an upgrade. im glad its still going well, it was strong and owed me a LOT of cash hahaha. good to see it go to a good home! havent heard from you in ages either rude ******* :P
yes i do beleave you, i can tell its been spent good $$$ on it:rolleyes:( thanks ). and yes i ve been under a rock for a while, been renting with my gf and working on her ute, (minitruck) just got the back baged, and my calais been on stop since just after i got the box off you, but hopefully ill build a engine soon for my car, but i am after a house first :D
Epitaph yeh you're right selo, paul is a tranny
haha na hes alright :mrt:he was getting buff last time i also saw him too. dont know if he's goten bigger tho, should post thoes guns now:cool:
nah im a fat **** now :( hahaha
u would love to watch me suck off a horse wouldnt you you gay ****
Its come up really good!! The tow truck shot looks the best, Im sure i'll see it up close soon enough ;) You should get cracking on a new engine to put that rubber to good use :D
LOL TUFFER is a pleb, where is that guy?
haha. house has taken priorities i beleive.
haha yeh i spoke to him the other day, was jst hoping he was reading this :p
Its come up really good!! The tow truck shot looks the best, Im sure i'll see it up close soon enough ;) You should get cracking on a new engine to put that rubber to good use :D
yeh im not rich like u bro, im strugglin here hahahaha
But yeh should be good with the new motor and some decent boost!
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