VL calais project

[Lazza78]

Model: VL calais series2 with electric sunroof
Year: 1987
Engine: atm RB30E
Exhaust: 2-1/2in with paceys atm but have a 3in system here for it when it gets the turbo engine fitted
Wheels: chrome 18in Koya's or i got 2 sets of calais wheels, one set polished and one set not
Mods: atm, just dumped all round and a lil stezza in it..
Future:resprayed sometime in the near future, i want to fit my first turbo engine from my old calais which is gettin a freshen up now... got a full turbo conversion for it with nistune ecu & 550cc siemans inj's.. in the middle of doin rust work so hopefully on the road soon but respray n 30et sometime next year... heres some pics...











just got the new rear window section welded in so i finished it off this weekend and its in primer now



thats it for now... will update over the next few weeks, hopefully the front screen is next on the list

[detox_nath83]

nice man looking the goods gonna be a weapon.
Keep up the good work bloke.
Enjoy

[Lazza78]

cheers nath

[XStatic64]

Looks nice mate,

Whoa look at the parcel shelf holes :P you gonna weld those up or throw some 6x9's in there (by the looks of the size lol)

[Lazza78]

Xstatic64... the rear shelf that came out of the calais had pioneer 6x9s.. so thats goin back in.. its made out of mdf not the factory one

[detox_nath83]

Any updates man?

[Lazza78]

nothing at all nath... been raining for over a week now n i just wanna paint the rear window section so i can put the window back in.. so hoping on the weekend its fine to do it.... if i had a shed it would be nearly finished by now

[detox_nath83]

know the feeling man im on sunny coast,,,, not so sunny.. we got another week of it man :P

[Redy]

yeah im on the sunny coast, not raining atm but prob will be tomorrow

[Lazza78]

im hoping its fine on the weekend so i can get this done to it.... front screen is comin out when the rear is in

[Lazza78]

little update... finally got some paint on the rear window section this morning... hopefully if its fine tomorrow i will get the window back in

[Lazza78]

ok a small update..... finally got the back window in last week.. also got the parcel shelf in with speakers n wired up... lifted the rear end so its legal height for the rwc... gave the boot, roof n the drivers side a buff.. its actually white again not cream lol..

and last night we fitted a new exhaust to it... old system was way to loud for me..

few pics...........

[fuzzy2308]

Looks good, very clean

[Lazza78]

little update.... decided to finally have a crack at fitting my autometer gauges in the "sunglass" holder.... im happy with the end result... just need to get some decent pics with the gauges lit up...

few pics of what i did today..

[Nackerz]

Nice man I like it....However your lucky you aint in vic. As that parcel shelf wouldn't pass a roadworthy here....Only say that as it is cut and is classed as structual...

Good luck with it man. Coming along nicely

[detox_nath83]

looking good man...

ahh u got water gauge in Fahrenheit.
i wan a good 1 in Celcius

[Lazza78]

hey nath... yeah i now but i got it given to me and it was brand new so i can complain about it lol

[detox_nath83]

all good man, does not take to long to learn the conversion


Here Lol

[Lazza78]

hey nath thanx heaps for that conversion chart... makes it alot easier to work out.... btw u might have a job helpin me with the turbo conversion one day haha.. i only parts i need are a cooler, o-ring type fuel rail to suit the 550cc inj's and the water outlet off the heater hose to turbo....

[Lazza78]

put the 18s back on too

[detox_nath83]

yeah looks the goods man with the 18s.

U can print that chart and stick it to your window :P

Fkn clean calais. Just the water return from turbo is plumbed into the heater hose over on the drivers side, need a T piece brass fitting to suit. cant remember what pipe from firewall think it was furthest to the left(looking into bay) closest to booster

Can i have your sunroof :P

[Lazza78]

hey mate... it looks clean in the pics but it isnt.... i buffed the drivers side, roof n boot at xmas and it got rid of the cream look to the paint... still havent done the passenger side yet.... i gotta look into that water return hose asap tho... i want everything before i start the conversion...

sunroof is a goer mate.. and it doesnt leak water either

[detox_nath83]

yeah i rekon they look mad on the L's

Ha usually pics dont do justice,, but its in favour for u this time yeah

[Gus]

liking this, definitely going to follow..

[Lazza78]

little update, been busy over the last few days...