Nick88's VS Calais

**nick88** · 28-08-2007, 04:52 PM

ok duno what happened but looks like my ride page was deleted when the site went down and transferred so here it is again

Model: 1995 VS Calais
Colour: Silver
Engine: V6
Engine mods: None...yet
Exhaust: 2.5" Twin 3" Dumpers
Gearbox: Auto
Diff: stock
Brakes: stock
Susspension: King Springs SL in front and SSL in rear
Wheels: 17" VT SS's
Interior: Stock accept for silver painted dash, stereo surround and centre console
Stereo: DEH-P8850MP H/U, Fusion 6.5" splits in front, Pioneer 6" in rear, 2x 12" Pioneer subs in the boot, 2x150WRMS Responce for subs and a 2x80WRMS responce for splits, Custom boot install
Other Mods: Debadged accept for lion badges

**nick88** · 28-08-2007, 04:59 PM

Relocated overflow bottle and power steering resivour

**nick88** · 28-08-2007, 05:01 PM

polished plenum cover

exhaust

new swaybar links

**nick88** · 28-08-2007, 05:02 PM

old starter button

new starter button

when i got the car back in may it had only done around 96***kms and then today:

**fitzy2005** · 28-08-2007, 05:56 PM

nice clean calais, nice low km's too

**vrpanther** · 28-08-2007, 10:51 PM

wow it got hot for that one k!!!!! Very nice car apart from the obvious overheating problem you have.

**NickVR** · 28-08-2007, 10:54 PM

Neat calais mate. Some nice mods done to it too.

**VZHSV** · 29-08-2007, 01:39 AM

looks good mate dont mind the VT SS's on ur car looks neat.. nice colour too
and for the polished engine covers looks nuts.. love the twin dumpers aswell :P
thats wat ive got atm on my vr have a look at it let me know wat u think ..
link is in my name

**nick88** · 29-08-2007, 07:44 PM

thankz for ya comments guys, appreciate it...
oh and vrpanther, its not an over heating prob, i turned the car off and took the pic so the needle hasnt dropped the whole way down yet, lol...but yea it does look like it heated up pretty quick

Nick

**shaded_vs** · 01-09-2007, 09:41 PM

very nice car, love it... but whats with tha missing sub? lol

**nick88** · 02-09-2007, 12:43 PM

lol, its cause i didnt have enough funds at the time to get one, but i have now and will post up a pic soon...
Nick

**nick88** · 10-09-2007, 09:05 PM

ok well the car will be off the road for the next 3 months....lost my lisence today for 3 months for a crash i had earlier this year with the car i had before this....so hopefully i can get some things done, eg...hiding wiring, polishing etc if funds allow but got a bit of debts first, lol
Nick

**cxcxcxvcvcvc** · 10-09-2007, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by nick88

ok well the car will be off the road for the next 3 months....lost my lisence today for 3 months for a crash i had earlier this year with the car i had before this....so hopefully i can get some things done, eg...hiding wiring, polishing etc if funds allow but got a bit of debts first, lol
Nick

nice lais mate

i lost my licence for 9months and after not driveing since the 3rd of january i get it back next friday (21st) and am counting the seconds

nice bit of customiseing you have there!! this is my custom gauge setup on my lais

**nick88** · 01-01-2008, 10:17 PM

ok been a while since i last posted as i had lost my lisence for 3 months and only got it back a few weeks ago, bit has happened since i last posted, ive got a newish audio set up (new h/u splits and amp) cleaned up the engine bay(hidden wiring - not to the full extent like others but it looks better), moved the DFI module.
anyway heres some pics that show most things done
ENJOY!

and juz a few random shots i took

**nick88** · 25-05-2008, 01:17 PM

ok guys gota bit of an update, got my hands on a statesman dash crash pad and surround etc, got that installed and also got some lowered king springs, only have rears in for now didnt get time to put the front in yet... rears are SSL and front will be SL
enjoy

Exhaust hangs a bit low...lol
Nick

EDIT: also have borrowed a mates rims for a bit...

**Ra1d** · 25-05-2008, 02:19 PM

whats with the psi gauge man. nice work with the stato dash, looks very tidy

**nick88** · 25-05-2008, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Ra1d

whats with the psi gauge man. nice work with the stato dash, looks very tidy

There a Volt and an Oil pressure gauge

**nick88** · 01-06-2008, 01:15 PM

few new pics from a photo shoot with a mate, sorry bout quality were takin off a phone

**nick88** · 17-08-2008, 02:02 PM

hey guys.. havnt updated this for a while, thought it put up some new pics, ive got the 17's back on now cause my mate sold the 18's!

oh well.;. and have lowered the front!! i got a 4-point camber kit fitted too but still have 3 degrees of camber both sides.. is that normal??
also got some pacies..WOOW
anyway, enjoy the pics
Nick

and a video of the exhaust note
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6-JaX2gUBzM

**holden_102789** · 17-08-2008, 03:58 PM

looks sick man, id love to see it rip it up some time lol

**GAMBLR** · 18-08-2008, 04:17 PM

very nice car mate, super clean. love all the chrome and polishing under the hood looks mint
CC

**dbarnes** · 18-08-2008, 05:34 PM

nice calais! the silver and chrome goes together nicely

**nick88** · 28-08-2008, 05:38 PM

had a bit of a surprise at work today....

thought wat the fcuk is going on here, but they were just in for a service..lol

**nick88** · 29-08-2008, 04:07 PM

well today i had the day off work so i put in some new boge shortened shocks all round, and man is it better, such a more comfterable ride!
also got the boot garnish painted the other day so fitted that today aswell..
Nick

**=Calais v8=** · 30-08-2008, 02:22 PM

oh hey so you got that done already hey? how much did he end up charging you?

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