My VK Calais

[JVKCAL]

Lol well stuff that qld spec sounds gay, i will be keeping my rims though as rims make it look better wish i had fr 19s though and as for seats i will be changing but having them trimmed in my calais trim ( not racing seats)

[FAQFPV]

That's good to hear then mate dw your rims arnt qld spec there not 17" chromies

[Andy-30L]

Originally Posted by JVKCAL

[/COLOR]also i tryed to post in your thread Andy-30L and it said i dont have permission any idea why? im still new to this and i have no idea

you need to be an 'official member' to post in alot of members threads mate. pm sirgeo about becoming a paid member if your keen, its only like 10bucks a year

[JVKCAL]

Ahk might need to look into that soon

[JVKCAL]

thought it was time for a couple of pics so heres one of my Venetians and one when i put the ssvs on

[JVKCAL]

My VK Calais was stolen today from Cranbourne north its Blue over silver with 19" ve ssv rims white venetians cerulean green interior if you have any info on this please contact me through this fourm

---------- Post added 06-04-12 at 01:34 ----------

car has been recovered but its not in very good condition at all.

[Agentcrm]

good news it's been recovered so quickly. hopefully you've got insurance to cover the damage

[JVKCAL]

Stuffed the rims ( were in brand new condition be for) , paint damage in spots where they hit stuff im guessing, interior all messed up and rear seat all bent and stuffed, my lsds playing up, engine making noise, trans clunking, some panel damage in some spots, my venetians i just got are all bent, steering has something wrong with it now, no parcel shelf and my dvd head unit is playing up, wiring is messed up under dash, and some dash components / plastics have been snapped off and prob some other stuff i haven't seen,
worst part is im going for my P'S Wednesday and now have no car to drive and rims and some other things aren't covered apparently

[JVKCAL]

Update .. Alot of the stuff has been fixed and ill do a better post when i get home on the comuter

---------- Post added 14-06-12 at 20:26 ----------

time for some pics i guess
fixing some of what was broken when it was stolen


fixing front strut that broke and cause my wheel to come off while i was driving ( guessing the guy that stole it cracked it when it hit a gutter cause it broke on my first drive since getting it back)


clubbys back on Ssvs getting repaired


Ssvs repaired and being put back on


one of my other boot strips on till i polished my badged EI one ( ei one is on as of 2/6/12 )


ssvs on car full shot


and just one extra just cause i like it

[Jako-25]

Updates mate ?

[JVKCAL]

not a major update but this is where im at.. i had a bad few weeks started off by hitting a very big pot hole on my way to work causing my left front and rear tyres to pop instainly then i had to get 2 brand new tyres AGAIN and when i got them back on they damaged the same two rims i just had repaired before i hit the pot hole in the first place then they said they only damaged the one and refuse to pay for the other and ontop of that my steering is now playing up again guessing it got damaged when i hit the pot hole. my brother also blew a tyre the same day on the same hole just b4 me then 2 more yesterday on it again after it was suposably filled in. then i found out my boot is slightly leaking and the top of my rear windows rust i had repaired has come back and in now leaking in the car but isnt that bad so hopfully just after c4c i should beable the get a full respray. also just got some new lowered springs and shocks all round and nolathane adjustable strut tops today so will be putting them in soon

[JVKCAL]

Ok so i bought a new daily the other day so i can get some proper work done on the vk as i wont be legally allowed to drive it when i do it, im dropping a v8 in it as that was always my plan but haven't fully decided on what engine im going to use just yet but from what i read on the forums everyday on other peoples conversions im leaning more towards a 304 as it seems to be cheaper and easier, taking into consideration that i need to pay for my respray and my seats i have here ready for re-trim already. will start gathering parts for it this year and prob do the conversion just after easternats next year so i can take it on some more bigger meets/cruises till im no longer allowed to drive it, my biggest concern is my digital dash though as i absolutely refuse to loose this as i still what a semi stock look to my interior, anyway here are some pics i took yesterday after a wash





and one next to my new daily

[JVKCAL]

bit of an update got a new exhaust put on and changed all the suspention to new stuff and superlows all round also found out i need my power steering reconditioned/rebuilt which sucks cause i only had that done 2 weeks b4 the car was stolen but anyway dont have pics just yet cause it was only done on tuesday will get some soon.. its seems to be the same hight at the back no idea why as it was all std springs b4 and the front is now just above the tyre so its not hitting the gaurd, the guy that put them in for me said they will prob settle and go down abit more anyone know how long this will take or if it does even happen how much of a drop am i going to expect?

[FAQFPV]

Will drop within 3 days of driving and maybe 1cm that's about it I'd be getting the grinder out lol

[JVKCAL]

got some pics sorry about the quality i only have the camera on my phone

[12maneym]

nice vk mate. im hoping to buy a v8 one in the near future if i sell my r33.

[JVKCAL]

Cheers man, im comverting it to a v8 mid next year

[Jako-25]

Put some ultra lows in the back, i did it when i had SSV's, looked sex. But nice and tidy mate, any interior shots ??

[JVKCAL]

havent got many interior shots other than the one on page one, i need to get the velour cleaned cause the ferals that stole it made a mess of it but idk if you can steam clean velour?

[JVKCAL]

Pic of the vk at victoria c4c 9, also had my shed burn down completely so ive now lost all the parts ive been saving and collecting for this project, still waiting to see whats happening with insurance

[JVKCAL]

Well its been awhile and I've done a lot to the vk to get it back to where it was after it was stolen Easter last year only thing left is to replace the water pump, a lot of which are small things like interior pieces various motor parts etc. put some major things I've done would be fix the wiring issues ( s**t job when wires start smoking you've done something wrong lol ) brand new electric window motors in all four doors replaced all power steering components and a brand new rack and finally fixed my LOUD starter motor/drive plate issue after ripping through 5 brand new starters I've brought over the past year we found that the new aftermarket drive plate was 2mm to wide and 2mm to big and was missing the locator? piece? that holds it in place to stop the drive plate from moving freely, anyway enough typing for now ill post up more at a later date...

but here's some pics from the past all most a year..



with my old vk (now my dads)

with my bros 5l statesman

on a cruise somewhere in vic lol

[JVKCAL]

Been awhile heres some pics ive installed a 85lt drop tank removed vk external fuel pump and running vs internal pump ect




pic the day b4 I installed drop tank

and today had full detail, steam cleaned ect and covers on ready for C4C10 VIC

[priceysVL]

Love this vK. The colour, ssvs suit it to a tee. Perfect package once the 8 goes in.

[dougall83]

my mate had a vk same as urs with a 308 vt injected topend and still kept elect dash it can be done bud! I grew up in a place near Tooradin, moved to marinda park, had 2 cars stolen from there I feal ur pain sweet vk bud!

[MUS]

Nice vk mate