VN Calais 5L

[Renno]

Name: Thomas

Model: 1989 Series 1 VN Calais

Colour: Alpine White

Body Work: Smoothed And Deleted Ariel Hole

Engine Type: Holden 304ci V8

Engine Mods: Base Timing Set To 14 Degrees, Deleted Clutch Fan, Replaced With Twin EF Ford Thermo Fans, GHM VR Sender Unit With A Wallbro GSS342 500HP Intank Fuel Pump

Exhaust: HSV "Tuned Length" Headers And Factory GMH 'Y' Piece, Into A Magnaflow 2½ Inch High Flow Cat With A Stainless Steel 3 Inch Mandrel Bent Cat-Back System, Including A 3 Inch Lukey Race Magnum Muffler And A 3 Inch Polished 'Hotdog', Exiting With A 3 Inch Polished Dump Pipe.

Gearbox: Standard Auto

Diff: LSD And 3.9:1 Gears

Power: 133.7RWKW @158KPH On Willall Racing Mainline Dyno (Without CAI And On A Jolting Dyno)

Wheels/Tyres: 15 Inch Chevoits In Alpine White

Suspension: Front Is Standard, But The Rear Has, Nolathane Upper And Lower Trailing Arms / Bushes, Pedders Low Touring Springs, Pedders Upper Spring Seats, GMH Lower Spring Seats, Pedders Big Bore Sports Ryder Shocks, A Whiteline 22mm Heavy Duty Blade Type Adjustable Sway Bar And A Whiteline On-Car Adjustable Panhard Rod

Brakes: Standard

Interior: Standard Leather Trim, Series II VN Calais Ignition Light

Stereo: Pioneer DEH-P6850MP Headunit With Standard Speakers

Other Mods: Full Electric Sunroof, Painted 80L Fuel Tank In 'Quicksilver', With Chrome Straps, VN Executive Boot Release Setup, VP Bonnet Gas Struts And Mounts

Future Mods: Just Cleaning Her Up For Now And Then The Modding Begins

Thanks: AAA Exhausts, AVP Customs, Boss Differentials, Car Torque, Green Welding, Klemzig Platers, Motor Traders, Outlaw Speed Shop And My Good Mates

Pictures:









Exhaust Note:

[stocky]

3 inch exhaust seems a bit of a waste when the cat is 2.5 inch

[Renno]

3 inch exhaust seems a bit of a waste when the cat is 2.5 inch

Good Point Stocky.....

I had a blocked cat so i replaced it with a 2 1/2 inch one....

However later on i decided on a 3inch catback for the cam work im going to do to it later on....

So after a couple of things like suspension, brakes and diff ill be gettin a set of paceys and a twin cat setup so the cat isnt going to waste

[stocky]

you should be able to get the flanges modified to increase them to 3 inches, but i dont know what the internals of the high flows are like. that might work, might not

[Renno]

you should be able to get the flanges modified to increase them to 3 inches, but i dont know what the internals of the high flows are like. that might work, might not

Good idea but the internal diameter of the cat will semi-restrict the system, so twin cats is the go for the moment....

[Renno]

After looking through the forum and seeing multiple thermo fan installs, I thought I would post up my install. I got my mate Chris (PREDATR) to wire it up to a modified memcal that he had and also we used a VN wagon rear window washer button for an override switch to keep that 'factory' look...

[Bz Kn33z]

Is it just me or is 124RwKw abit low? not insulting you or anything just wondering what the average RwKw for a 5L is.

[stocky]

why did you use the rear window washer switch? they spring back out once you let go, so wouldnt it be kind of useless unless youre going to hold it down constantly

[Renno]

Is it just me or is 124RwKw abit low? not insulting you or anything just wondering what the average RwKw for a 5L is.

All Good mate,

124rwkw is low for a 5L, however when i bought the car it was only on 89rwkw to begin with when i bought her, so im happy for now, but this is on a accurate dyno, not a happy one as some people like to go on......lol

why did you use the rear window washer switch? they spring back out once you let go, so wouldnt it be kind of useless unless youre going to hold it down constantly

Sorry mate forgot to add that i used the a/c button with the window washer cap on it to make it a on and off button.....

[THE STATESMAN]

looks nice and yet so familiar

[Renno]

LOL......your Stato seems familiar too Matty! lol

[inocnt vn]

ive seen this vn around smwhere!! lol..

[<RaBBiT>]

yeah i know a guy tom he is a bit of a tool but he has a nice vn similar to urs

[PREDATR]

I smell fresh paint....

[THE STATESMAN]

me too...... where's the pics?

[Renno]

MMMMM Fresh Paint indeed!

Got the front end resprayed after a lil acccident on the way home through the hills lol!



And i got the ariel hole deleted (Thanks Chris ) while i was at it....

[NickVR]

Looks good renno. Get those side moulding taken off though.

[HAZZA-VN]

and those horrible white wheels, ill be setting my 18s soon wanna buy them?

[Renno]

Update:

Ive been having a couple of issues with the car the past few months and its seems to be fuel related so i thought id drop the tank out to replace the twin pump setup to a single walbro unit and also paint or polish the fuel tank and straps before it all goes back in lol......ohh and all of the breather hoses and filler connector hoses will be replaced too....

[SIG-054]

good progress i see mate, i wonder whos idea it was about the fuel pump

[NickVR]

You decided what your gunna do with your tank yet?

[ibs87]

good luck polishin that..lol.. maybe sand blast it?? would look good tho afterwards, post up pics of progress

[Renno]

good progress i see mate, i wonder whos idea it was about the fuel pump

Thanks Tommo

Yeah i wonder who's idea that was to go a single walbro.....hmmmm guess we shall never know lol

You decided what your gunna do with your tank yet?

Polishing it out of the question now as its too much of a stuff around to do, so it will be painted in asteriod silver or something similar with darker greay straps

good luck polishin that..lol.. maybe sand blast it?? would look good tho afterwards, post up pics of progress

lol thanks ill need it....

I gave it a quick clean with degreaser and it came up alright, so it will be sent off this week to be professionally cleaned (both inside and out) and then some dents that i have found will be fixed also and then it will be painted in 2pak and then put back together and onto the next problem lol....

[Renno]

**UPDATE**.....well a small one...lol

Got the tank back from Green Welding yesterday ready for a lick of paint

Its still got some rust on the outside but the inside was the main part and shes not too shabby now



You can see where they cut the tank and rewelded it to sandblast it



Managed to get the camera to sorta fit in the sender unit hole and grab a snap of the inside





Now its off to get painted this week or next

[NickVR]

Hurry up and fit it renno. Looks good though.