My new vx calais 5.7 :)

[NVE_069]

Name: Jamie

Model: 2000 Vx Calais

Car: Was Completly Stock

Colour: Silver / Candy Red Bay

Bodykit: Calais

Engine Type: 5.7

Engine Mods: Maffles Tune, Crow Cam 227/232, Valve Springs, Double Row Timing Chain, Full Stud Kit Through Out. Everything Else You Would Expect In A Fresh Rebuild.

Power: 270rwkw

Exhaust: 4 into 1 Extractor's Unknown Brand 3" Till Cat's Then 2 1/2" Cat-Bak

Gearbox: Was Auto. Now 6 spd Manual

Diff: VX SS LSD

Brakes: Stock

Suspension: Lowerd on SLHD Fronts LHD Rears With KYB Shocks

Wheels/Tyres: 16" Ve Stock's

Interior: Stock , Want leather.

Stereo: Stock

Build Period: 3.5 Years Now And Going.

Costs: $25,000+ All up With What I'v Done To It Including The Car.

Contacts: Pedder's Suspension, Hi Torque Performance, Ebay. MP Tinting

Future Mods: Finishing With The Paint Theme Candy Apple Red On Top With Fresh Silver On Bottem, Too Get It Back Too New Condition.

Cheers
Jamie

Few Pic's Here. Some On Aussie Day Going Up A Mountain, As You Can See The Engine Has Had Enough LOL. Rest Are I The Build Went Along. Still Have A Long Way To Go.

[NVE_069]

y does it not shoe the pic's? only can click an DL it

[Troyziee]

try saving em as jpegs, cause i cbf dl em all

[Sphinx]

Looks good. before anything, lose the turtle shell engine cover, it only traps heat. Get a (insert brand here) twin 2.5 inch catback, then go a mafless dyno tune with a GTS MAF pipe and you'll have 210-220rwkw. that's your first $1500 spent.

[dijm8]

looks like a series 1 u got looks very nice about time another v8 calais came on here... check out my calais m8 if u want some ideas

[NVE_069]

Ah good to see there other Calais V8's on here lol

Umm its a 2000 model Which is the 1st of the Vx aswell isnt it?

She is missing 1 GenIII badge on the gard so debating if i should replace or remove?

She's got some grunt over the old 5L lol sooooo smooothhhh to drive.


How do i convert the pic's lol??

[NVE_069]

Finally got some better pic's.

Getting A 2.5" Cat Back This Week

And A Edit/Tune In The Next Few Weeks

Extractors Will Come Later..

[dijm8]

hmm i wud say get the extractors first b4 u go do the tune m8....cause when u get them u wud hav to get it tweaked again...saves time and maybe money aswell

you getting a twin 2.5" ??

[NVE_069]

Yeh I'm going the Ebay 1, Umm TWIN 2 1/2" XFORCE EXHAUST, opp's paste n copy. its $380 with SS tips or something. With the edit side of things I'v got that sorted out
Just dont wonna spend the 850-1000 odd on extractors atm lol just cant spend that sorta money on 1 things BUT I will later. OR theres these but not sure on them ???

LS1 LS2 GEN 3 HSV HEADERS EXTRACTORS VT VX VY VZ SS V8 - eBay Extractors, Exhausts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 06-Sep-08 12:59:45 AEST)

[NVE_069]

Update:

Got somethings comen in the next few days

20" Blings see pic

Tint booked in tomorrow ( Darkest Legal Front 2 and the rest 1 below that )

Lowering on thursday

Still debating a few other things yet lol. But with the above I'll be happy for another month or so. Gunna debadge it I think still debating on that too

[666vt]

rims will look awesome mate, love vx calais'

[NVE_069]

Update:

Got the tint done, ITs 1 shade darker on the back for bub and still looks nice I reckon.
Also got it lowerd today on SL fronts and SSL rears with a few bushes an that. Handles alot better know. Just waiting on my tyres to arrive then I'll get the 20"s fitted up.

The rear sits lower then I thought but looks way better ...

Edit: Opps forgot pic's lol

[Sphinx]

they look heaps better when lowered. SSL's don't look too low. I've got SL heavy dutys all around and shortened shocks too and yours sits about the same height in the rear as mine does.

[NVE_069]

Yeh I got shorten shocks as well. Looks way better tho lol

[NVE_069]

Here the wheels on now, Might need to roll the bak gards or try an maybe swap the rims with some 8" wide ones or might even swap 19"s

But here's a pic

[Sphinx]

19's might be the go. slim chance you might get defected with those rims as they sit outside the guards.

does yours have the woodgrain around the shifter and that little door below the radio? If you want something a little classier, try the option out of the VX series 2 Calais.

[NVE_069]

That looks better then what i got nice. might have to have a look on ebay.

Yeh I took the rims off for now, Think I might have to swap some1 for 19"s or try an sell them at alittle lose to me to get rid of them. Rims alone were $525 each + Tyres which I just got put on today Was looking for some pumped gards i seen on ebay but cant find them now. I should have looked more into it tho so its my fault lol. oh well.

Should have stuck with my plans in the 1st place an go a cam, still can but yeh have a sleeper look. still might lol

[80shovelead]

the wheels look pretty damn cool along with the rest of ur calais,
with your wheels stickin out so far it looks like the offset is incorrect which would be why the wheels were sittin outside the gaurds, id be inclined to take them back to were you got them from

[benjamino]

yeh i didnt mind those wheels mate..
just pray that u dont lapse concentration and do some kerb surfin.
hahah love it but mate,
pure class

[James_yo7]

wow great choice on the wheels they look great

[RavenLS1]

nice colour.

[NVE_069]

I Got both the wheels and the tyres of 2 seprate ppl on ebay lol, I should have done some looking into it abit more altho I have seen a few ppl with the same size rim an tyres but there cars a abit higher and they said they still scrub alittle.

Might have them sold none the less lol. Well sorta, Swaping them with a mate and he will get me a cam/stally and fit it for me, I'll just have to get a tune thats all. But none the less I'll still get some more wheels just be lookn at 8" instead lol

[80shovelead]

ah damn that makes it hard then, sounds like your gonna get a decent swap out of it anyway though

[NVE_069]

Yeh if he dont want them as he has a vx aswell I sell an buy the cam and that tho lol still works out the same anyways.

[80shovelead]

yeah either way a cam will be nice