my new n/a 86 calais

[mr_vl]

Name: Simon
Age: 16
Location: Sydney

Car: Holden
Series: VL Commodore
Model: Calais
Year: April 1986
Colour: Burgundy, Maroon
Engine Type: RB30E 3L inline 6

Body kit: Stock
Engine Mods: Pod filter
Power: 114kw stock
Exhaust: Stock
Gearbox: Stock Auto
Diff: Stock, 3:45
Brakes: Stock
Suspension:
Rear - Stock
Front - Stock
Wheels/Tyres:
Rims: VL Calais rims
Rubber: Stock

Sound system:
H/U – Pioneer Hd
Front Speakers – Kenwood 6 ½” Splits
Rear Speakers – JL Audio 6x9
Amplifier – Pioneer 4ch
Clarion monoblock
Sub – Clarion 12” 1000watt

Interior:
Boss kit with momo steering wheel
Other Mods: All new fuel lines, Alarm
Build Period: ongoing
Cost: - 3000 for car
Future Mods:
-Deck it
-New Bumpers
- 18" or 19” rims
- 20% Tint, All Round
-LSD

Eventually:
- Full Respray,
-Get rid of the rust round the back window

When i 1st got the car it had about an 1" of dust on it was in an under ground carpark



After a wash and some cleaning up





Now some Interior pics this was still when i got it need to take some up to date ones.





The old head deck stock calais one.


yes this came witht he car


need to get my boot resprayed


After getting the site sticker


was washing the car the other weekend and saw some water int he boot so it made me do this to it fix the seals round the lights.

[VLDavo]

nice mate it will clean up very well . are u staying with the stock colour when u respray it ?

[VL_5SPEED]

God damnit I want a calais Looks pretty original condition... come from an old folk?

[mr_vl]

yer will stick with the same colour because dont have the money to get the whole car redone

yer got it off an old guy only done 155000 on the clock

[VLDavo]

u wanna sell it ? lol

[mr_vl]

helll no lol i just got it about a month ago

[VLDavo]

lol worth a try keep up the good work bro

[mr_vl]

thanks mate

you looking at buying a vl calias??

[VLDavo]

yea i was looking at getting one to drive around while i rebuild the box in the vn i miss driving a vl around lol

[mr_vl]

ahh kk cant help you there lol did you use to have a vl calais??

i cant wait to start driving mine lol still on the L's only to start of next yr but.

[mr_vl]

so what you guys think

[tanner892]

very nice, vl probly one of my favourite models, just look into getten some rims for it, they have the toughest front goin round