telling weather a vl calais is a genuine vl calais

[skid2leave]

Hey guys, my mate has come across a guy willing to swap his genuine vl calais 5 litre for my old (now my mates) vs ss.

We went around today and looked at it, it needs a carby rebuild and it has a huge miss in the engine. But that all can be fixed.

What I want to know is the small things to tell if its 100% genuine, I have no idea about vl's or how much they are worth and neither does my mate, it has all the calais gear like seats/plastics etc, but anyone can chuck that on.

Any help would be awesome!

[jatsvl]

you need to check the build plate on the fire wall.
Model: V
Body No:
Trim: XXXX-25I
Paint: 1J052-D
Built:
Eng: LW5 Trans: MX7 Axle: GM3

Model *8VX19 calais sedan
Eng: lb9 or lv2 for a factory fitted 5litre engine. (which by the way is a 4.9lt 304.)

[skid2leave]

thanks ill copy that onto my phone and take it round there when i suss it out

thanks dude

[nasty1]

whats the difrence between lb9 and lv2?

[jatsvl]

LV2 is the high compression motor.

[nasty1]

sweet bonus for me just picked up a vlc 5.0 with lv2 . anything else special other then high compresion?what compresion are they as lb9 and lv2?

[skid2leave]

hey bow down, how much did you pick yours up for? this one has faded paint, but interior is immaculate, and pop up headlights dont match up, oh and it has 150somthing k's on it, old mate was rambling on that its worth a fair bit.


what does everyone else reckon?

[jatsvl]

sorry mate I couldn't tell you I am just going by this.
LB9 Engine - V8, 4.9 Litre PFI
LC6 Engine - L6, 2.0 Litre PFI
LFI Engine - L6, 3.0 Litre EFI
LV2 Engine - V8, 4.9 Litre High Compression
LW5 Engine - L6, 3.0 Litre EFI Turbocharged

[jatsvl]

sorry it was for wilsovr

the odometer usually stuffs up around 100k so it works then doesn't then works again, then stops again.
also if all the white numbers do not line up in a reasonable straight line then chances are the clock has been wound back.

[nasty1]

i dont realy want to disclose the exact amount but i was there at the rite time with the cash.after selling my black calais and buying a vy clubsport i still had that itch for the vl and this being v8 and hard to come by these days i couldnt not buy it........theres two stock white ones in adelaide for $6000 and a handfull in other states for around $8000+


its a series2 calais
mint trim
exhaust
cam
white nothing special
no rust
bit of lifter noise
few oil leaks
needs new rubbers
3 months rego
all electrics work

[nasty1]

yeah the oddo in vls are not the best.

the one in my new calais clicks over the wrong kms as it goes so i dont 100% know the real kms

[skid2leave]

thats cool mate, the vs is only worth around 4k so he might get this calais, even if it needs a bit of work..

[nasty1]

thats all good.you did sey vs ss?if so it mus be fairly sad?

vs ss would be good for daily
vlc would be good weekender

[skid2leave]

its got a bent power steering rack, thats all thats wrong with it,.

ive got a vr wagon on gas for a daily

[nasty1]

You said your friend not you

[skid2leave]

yeah why would i want the calais, i dont need a 2nd car? i was just saying what i have as a daily....