Pro Touring VL Calais

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Holy crap batman, I go away for a while, and look at the progress, just looks amazing.  Looks like I will need a while to go back through and read everything that’s happened, attention to detail magnificent, top stuff!!!

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Wow top build mate!! I understand getting rid of the fr’s but noticed you are thinking of going gold rims. Gold goes quite well with blue. Have gold fr’s om my blue vs ute. Makes the colour pop so much better than silver. End of the day if you dont like them gold can always change the colour.

munch munch ls1s for lunch
Best 1/4 mile 13.1@105mph 60ft-1.8sec Reaction time .8 sec 0/100-4.8sec

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

cava454 wrote:

Epic wiring job mate. Looks fantastic.

Thanks mate it took a bit of time 

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Holy crap batman, I go away for a while, and look at the progress, just looks amazing. Looks like I will need a while to go back through and read everything that’s happened, attention to detail magnificent, top stuff!!!

Thanks mate the hard works finally paying off took it for a drive tonight it now has 50 kms on the clock to say im happy is an understatement needs a final tune desperately tho

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

Slow355 wrote:

Wow top build mate!! I understand getting rid of the fr’s but noticed you are thinking of going gold rims. Gold goes quite well with blue. Have gold fr’s om my blue vs ute. Makes the colour pop so much better than silver. End of the day if you dont like them gold can always change the colour.

Thanks mate yeah im still 50/50 on the gold its ill have to make a decision soon any pics of your ute

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

small updates nothing major booked in for a tune now just tidying a few things up that have been getting to me because i had to have the charcoal canister in the boot i wanted to hide it its pretty ugly think i did a good job also the autometer temp sender on the engine was a bit of an eye catcher so raided my scrap pile small amount of stainless problem solved

also decided to make up a pcv catch can air oil separator its made out of just scrap aluminium came up pretty good

boot before

boot after

engine before

engine after

catch can

not much else progress wise

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Beautifil work mate, it’s the little things that make a big difference 

[SLO82Participant QueenslandVH SL sedan 5.0L turbo manual VL V8 sedan E36 M3 View build HERE Member since: October 5, 2015 Posts: 3]

i was only on SC yesterday looking at this again,  no updates over there as the forum is dead…  disappointed i logged off wondering what happened with its progress…  today i find this forum.

mate this thing is EXCELLENT, I have a VL Berlina in storage and Ive contemplated an LS conversion…  your Calais may have convinced me

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Gotta love a little LS conversion….

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Beautifil work mate, it’s the little things that make a big difference

Thanks mate sorry about the delayed  response  been so busy sorting the car out lol

 

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

SLO82 wrote:

i was only on SC yesterday looking at this again, no updates over there as the forum is dead… disappointed i logged off wondering what happened with its progress… today i find this forum. mate this thing is EXCELLENT, I have a VL Berlina in storage and Ive contemplated an LS conversion… your Calais may have convinced me

Mate just do it its all i have to say i love my 308s and rbs but  now this has had a proper  tune its just so good to drive if im under 3k rpm its so smooth i could drive it daily no issues but over 3k it turns into a tyre shredder

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

So updates  well went in for its final tune made a decent  348rwkw peak but because  its a fresh engine we backed the timing off a touch and its running a very safe 330rwkw atm till ive run it in properly got photographed for sc the other day the photographer  couldnt believe  the detail and said hed try and convince  the  editor for a cover im so stoked haha other than that shes got just over 1000 kms on her now ill put some updated  pics up soon 

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

Well it appears  my engine is more famous  than me

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

capssy wrote:

Well it appears my engine is more famous than me

 

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

[capssyParticipant Pro touring calais View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 178]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Haha thanks sands sorry was at war with photo  bucket on point response  haha</p>

[KroozerParticipant Forbes, NSW91 VN SS View build HERE Member since: February 19, 2015 Posts: 336]

Hahaha that’s awesome first Gary’s now yours 

[SLE355Participant View build HERE Member since: April 7, 2015 Posts: 118]

Any word on the wheels mate?

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Kroozer wrote:

Hahaha that’s awesome first Gary’s now yours

Looks like LS Nation likes ITB’s

[Red1m8Participant NZTurbo VX LSx Turbo VK in the build View build HERE Member since: April 10, 2015 Posts: 101]

Can’t beat the sound of those ITBs…..

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