VN CALAIS V6- VE SS 18's, GRP A two tone kit, 170kw

**calaiscruzer** · 15-09-2007, 10:10 PM

Model: 1989 VN Calais
Kilometers: 170,000 on a VP V6 series2 engine
Colour: imperial blue/asteroid silver
Bodykit: VX clubby kit, rear VN SS skirts (Group A kit in progress)
Engine: Stage 3 Custom cam+chip, 70mm throttle, rollmaster timing chain, stronger lifters, VS coils, K&N filter, platinum spark plugs, bored/smoothed intake elbow.
Exhaust: Pacemakers, 2.5in Redback, VS oval tip.
Gearbox: AUTO, SHIFT KIT stage 2 +corvette servo
Suspension: Monroe shocks/springs, SSL on rear, SL on front
Brakes: stock
Wheels/Tyres: 19" XHP SABRE +235/35/19 tyres (now VE SS 18's)
Stereo: Yeah..

Power: Now 131rwkw/ approx 170kw+@engine -(before fitting pacemakers)

Other Current Mods:
Flame dash, Strut bar,VS statesman steering wheel, volts gauge, oil pres gauge,

Future Mods:
Blue LED trip computer(to match blue dash dials), HSV seats...???

Leave comments(constructive) or any ideas you think would be cool..

**1991_Vn2nV** · 15-09-2007, 10:23 PM

Nice calais mate. Why no VX clubby rear? Would suit much better than the VN SS rear?

Also the front bar doesnt match the car, the colours are inverted. I love the sideskirts though, they look excellent where the blue/silver is

**STEALTHY™** · 15-09-2007, 10:28 PM

Your on the right track. Always wondered what 2 tone with the highlights the solid colour would look like.

Grab the rear bar to match, and do the same with the highlights. And finish painting the front bar aswell (same again, silver with the highlights)

Not a fan of the dash, but whatever floats your boat

**Shortstuff** · 16-09-2007, 12:23 AM

Looked good when I saw it today. I didn't really notice the rear bar doesn't match the rest of the kit. The kit makes it look really low too

Did it used to have a different rear bar on it?

**1991_Vn2nV** · 16-09-2007, 01:10 AM

I just noticed odometer is 396,000 but it says up top 170,000 on a VP V6, so you've swapped the engines over recently? Also, whats the difference between the VP coils and the 'VS coils'?

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by STEALTHY

Your on the right track. Always wondered what 2 tone with the highlights the solid colour would look like.

Grab the rear bar to match, and do the same with the highlights. And finish painting the front bar aswell (same again, silver with the highlights)

Not a fan of the dash, but whatever floats your boat

not a fan of the dash? i dont see any pics of the dash.......???

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by 1991_Vn2nV

I just noticed odometer is 396,000 but it says up top 170,000 on a VP V6, so you've swapped the engines over recently? Also, whats the difference between the VP coils and the 'VS coils'?

the VS coils just look different and are more common so when people find they have a buggered coil pack and they go to a wreckers they usually have alot of VS coil packs..........they dont spark any better than VN VP coil packs...........

**cxcxcxvcvcvc** · 16-09-2007, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Cobez

not a fan of the dash? i dont see any pics of the dash.......???

haha thats what i was thinking lol

**mulligan-can** · 16-09-2007, 10:57 AM

I have the same kit on my car

Glad to see someone else with it lol. I was considering going for the same sort of paint scheme you did (just without the two tone doors). On seeing this I'm glad I didnt

Looks great. Got any more pics for us?

**calaiscruzer** · 16-09-2007, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by 1991_Vn2nV

Nice calais mate. Why no VX clubby rear? Would suit much better than the VN SS rear?

Also the front bar doesnt match the car, the colours are inverted. I love the sideskirts though, they look excellent where the blue/silver is

Cheers..Yeah i had the front bar silver like you say, but didnt like it so i changed it, i reckon it suits better anyway now from front on anyway. But I reckon the clubby rear bar looks wacked on VN/VP's! I had a Group A rear bar but i kept scraping it, so I sold it. Just gota get the VN SS rear middle piece/ Or a Vt clubby rear bar which would look best..

PS> I HAVE THE VX CLUBBY REAR BAR FOR SALE (FOR VN/VP) ..PM ME.
(NEVER USED, VGC)

**calaiscruzer** · 16-09-2007, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by 1991_Vn2nV

I just noticed odometer is 396,000 but it says up top 170,000 on a VP V6, so you've swapped the engines over recently? Also, whats the difference between the VP coils and the 'VS coils'?

Yeah i punished the vn motor a bit and blew a head gasket, also,i replaced the dash cos the LCD was leaking, yeah when its hits 400,000 its really guna sh*t me..

I thought the Vs coils are a little better but i bought it like that anyway.

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 02:30 PM

got interior and more exterior pics?

**STEALTHY™** · 16-09-2007, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Cobez

not a fan of the dash? i dont see any pics of the dash.......???

Originally Posted by cxcxcxvcvcvc

haha thats what i was thinking lol

Out of the 3 pics he posted, what would most likely be closest to a Dash. Maybe the Dash cluster?

**calaiscruzer** · 16-09-2007, 04:26 PM

^Better dash pic added above.
Heres the interior, standard but with VS stato wheel+volt gauge where cigie tray used to be.

**STEALTHY™** · 16-09-2007, 04:33 PM

WOMG

what type of front door trims are those. The speaker covers are.....huge!

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by STEALTHY

Out of the 3 pics he posted, what would most likely be closest to a Dash. Maybe the Dash cluster?

i could only see 3 exterior pics earlier wtf? couldnt see anything close to the interior in any of them but i can see the cluster pic now.........

*weird freaky music*

**STEALTHY™** · 16-09-2007, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Cobez

i could only see 3 exterior pics earlier wtf? couldnt see anything close to the interior in any of them but i can see the cluster pic now.........

*weird freaky music*

Deffinatly. The old pic of before the bodykit wasn't there before.

and now it has swapped positions with the other pic haha

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by STEALTHY

WOMG

what type of front door trims are those. The speaker covers are.....huge!

i agree

WTF?!?! HUUUUGE!!!!!

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by STEALTHY

Deffinatly. The old pic of before the bodykit wasn't there before.

and now it has swapped positions with the other pic haha

:my:

lol!!!

**calaiscruzer** · 16-09-2007, 05:56 PM

HAHA, u guys confused enough yet? Duno what i did there..
Dunno what speaker pods they are, they came with the car 2years ago..I have to put new mesh on them cos its old and getting ripped. They can almost fit a 6x9...almost..

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 06:05 PM

i havent seen anything like those before!! customs maybe? im guessing you are running
6" components under that mesh?

**calaiscruzer** · 16-09-2007, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Cobez

i havent seen anything like those before!! customs maybe? im guessing you are running
6" components under that mesh?

6in cadence 120w rms

**Cobez** · 16-09-2007, 06:25 PM

*nods*

definantly get the clubby rear bar mate..........VX clubby rear bars are pretty much the only later model rear bar that looks half decent on a VN / VP out of all of them.........VS / VT / VY looks SHOCKING on VN / VP..........the VX ones look chunky as

**calaiscruzer** · 16-09-2007, 06:32 PM

One thing ive been tossing up is whether to get a Group A bonnet bulge??But i dont wanna get pulled over by cops..guess i cant have it both ways

See below for what it would look like(that's not my car)..

**STEALTHY™** · 16-09-2007, 06:34 PM

You cannot be defected for that bonnet bulge. And i don't know of any cops where it would draw more attention (than what the kit does already)

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