GAMBLR
More trouble than u think
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- Whyalla (yawn), South Australia
- Members Ride
- '04 VZ Calais LS1
After a long, tense 8 month wait, I'd finally settled on a car. Anyone who follows me on Facebook will know how frustrated I was getting, so it was a relief to finally make a decision and settle on it.
However, whilst getting the finance in order, the seller passed it onto someone else. So that idea went down the drain, and more frustration.
By miracle, the following weekend, my brother was cruising the net and found this one....
Presenting the new GAMBLR
Name: Who, me or the car?
Model: 2004 VZ Calais
Colour: Quicksilver
Body Work: Standard
Engine Type: 346ci LS1 V8 Gen3 FTW
Engine Mods: Vapour Injection LPG
Exhaust: X-Force twin 2.5" Stainless Steel cat-back
Gearbox: Standard Auto 4L60E
Diff: Standard LSD
Power: Yet to be dynoed
Wheels/Tyres: 17" VZ Calais wheels/18" Vault DeVille wheels
Suspension: FE2
Brakes: Standard
Interior: Black leather, Anthracite dash
Stereo: Blaupunkt factory system
Factory Options: Sunroof, factory in-dash GPS
Other Mods: Standard
Future Mods: Respectable suspension overhaul, 19's or 20's, stereo... all in good time though. Needs more poke too...
Thanks: Parents. Both for putting up with me and my b!tching non stop, and dad for coming to pick in up with me.
Also my brothers and best mates who helped give it a sweet detail cleaning over the Easter break. Too bad it rained on the drive home
Flew out of Adelaide on Wednesday morning, picked it up from Port Macquarie and drove the 2000 odd kilometres back to be home on Good Friday. Drove like a dream, handles well, drives like it should.
For those with keen eyes (or who can read), it is powered partially by BBQ fuel. It was a compromise when I bought a V8, especially when I'm doing so much travel, but the system has been designed to lose little to no power (5% if that I was told.) Also has a FlashLube injection system to help keep it running cooler.
Gets up to 500km to a tank of LPG on the highway, which is about 50L.
Pictures: Enjoy! I know I am
PS. The VS is getting slightly jealous...
However, whilst getting the finance in order, the seller passed it onto someone else. So that idea went down the drain, and more frustration.
By miracle, the following weekend, my brother was cruising the net and found this one....
Presenting the new GAMBLR
Name: Who, me or the car?
Model: 2004 VZ Calais
Colour: Quicksilver
Body Work: Standard
Engine Type: 346ci LS1 V8 Gen3 FTW
Engine Mods: Vapour Injection LPG
Exhaust: X-Force twin 2.5" Stainless Steel cat-back
Gearbox: Standard Auto 4L60E
Diff: Standard LSD
Power: Yet to be dynoed
Wheels/Tyres: 17" VZ Calais wheels/18" Vault DeVille wheels
Suspension: FE2
Brakes: Standard
Interior: Black leather, Anthracite dash
Stereo: Blaupunkt factory system
Factory Options: Sunroof, factory in-dash GPS
Other Mods: Standard
Future Mods: Respectable suspension overhaul, 19's or 20's, stereo... all in good time though. Needs more poke too...
Thanks: Parents. Both for putting up with me and my b!tching non stop, and dad for coming to pick in up with me.
Also my brothers and best mates who helped give it a sweet detail cleaning over the Easter break. Too bad it rained on the drive home
Flew out of Adelaide on Wednesday morning, picked it up from Port Macquarie and drove the 2000 odd kilometres back to be home on Good Friday. Drove like a dream, handles well, drives like it should.
For those with keen eyes (or who can read), it is powered partially by BBQ fuel. It was a compromise when I bought a V8, especially when I'm doing so much travel, but the system has been designed to lose little to no power (5% if that I was told.) Also has a FlashLube injection system to help keep it running cooler.
Gets up to 500km to a tank of LPG on the highway, which is about 50L.
Pictures: Enjoy! I know I am
PS. The VS is getting slightly jealous...
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