88 vl series 200 turbo project

**88-SERIES200** · 09-11-2010, 10:04 PM

Location: Brisbane
Car: Holden
Model: VL Series 200
Year: 1988 - april
Colour: chardonnay gold over sandlewood. could use a respray
Body kit: Stock ( have calais side skirts that may be going on)
Engine: Nissan RB30E, 3 Litre. a8 turbo motor being rebuilt with higher comp pistons and an rb25det head with vct. (kind of tempted to just drop in the complete 25 though)
Exhaust: 2 and a half inch from cat back.lukey mufflers, stock exhaust manifold for now.
Trans: 3nd vl na auto

. doing a mf5 manual conversion when i have the time then R33 gtst 5 speed manual conversion in the future.
Diff: Stock. new oil, reco tailshaft
Brakes: Stock, Drum rear. Vlt diff being built. Vt booster bracket nearly finished for booster and master upgrade.

Suspension: Lowered. Wheels: stock 15" with vl turbo/series 200 hubbys. want 19" VZ clubsports or FR 17's.

**88-SERIES200** · 19-02-2011, 03:53 PM

Quick update. have'nt been on here for a while. Last week i picked up an rb25det vvt head with cams exhaust manifold and dump pipe. My standard t3 turbo bolts straight up to it but i have a feeling i may need a bigger turbo by the time this motor is finished and ready to go in. All i need now is a 25det loom,inlet manifold with all hoses etc,injectors,coil packs,dizzy,gaskets,head studs ,inlet and intercooler piping + a good intercooler. and then theres all the machining and other random parts i'll be needing. I cant put this in my car for another year and a half at least so it gives me a fair bit of time to get it all together. Im aiming for around 220kw on the first stage of the build as im planning on keeping the stock bottom end for now except with new bearings, rings, gaskets etc.. I later plan on using 8.5.1 ratio pistons attached to the factory rods but for now i wanted to try and get away with using the factory bottom end.

**88-SERIES200** · 19-02-2011, 04:11 PM

ha cant post pics.. dont have a account to host. when did this happen?

**calais24/7** · 19-02-2011, 06:34 PM

Take plenty of pics man, of everything and that will get people looking

The mods you have done so far sounds good mate, what psi are you planning on running?

**88-SERIES200** · 19-02-2011, 08:07 PM

yeah i already have a few pics and taking some more just got to get them on here somehow. i want to run about 11 to 14 psi. i'll get a bigger turbo after a year than this turbo will go on my wagon as i already have a turbo setup for it except a turbo its self. It reckon it would be good to have one twincam vl and one single cam. so far the motor has cost me about 1100 including stuff that i cant use now because of getting a 25 head. so its being built on a budget. it wont be missing out on the good bits though..

**88-SERIES200** · 19-02-2011, 08:22 PM

i'll be putting on the hubcaps off the other series 200 next week

**calais24/7** · 19-02-2011, 08:57 PM

Thats pretty decent cost so far man, also looks like the 200 is very clean and spotless. The exterior also looks mint aswell man, out of curiosty how much did you pay for it?

**88-SERIES200** · 19-02-2011, 09:59 PM

Thanks man.. this one is yet to have a respray. i cant wait till its all how i want it. I paid $2800 for it last january. it wasnt registered and was unroadworthy but ive fixed a few things since then. Im getting a genuine calais front tomorrow that will either go on this or the wagon. id much rather a calais sedan though.

**88-SERIES200** · 19-02-2011, 10:01 PM

by the way the series 200 in the second set of pictures is a different car alltogether. its now stripped out (it was badly rear ended) and everything from it is in the wagon

**calais24/7** · 20-02-2011, 07:35 AM

Thats a pretty decent pickup, why are you respraying it, by the looks from the picture it doesnt need it? Shame about the other 200 that looked clean aswell

**88-SERIES200** · 28-02-2011, 08:34 PM

because the front doors are a different gold because they have faded. the plastics are also faded and some are breaking. The car will most likely be resprayed in a completely different colour to what it is. I have everything to properly convert it to calais but im not sure if im still doing it. what is your opinion on it?

**88-SERIES200** · 24-11-2011, 08:50 PM

Picked up a complete RB25 with only 94,000 k's that has been pulled down, marked and bagged up. I'm soo tempted to quicky freshen it up and drop it in but i dont want to incase i regret not going the 30det.. hmm what to do.