My New VY Calais

[b_lake1]

Hey guys new to the forum. Heres my pride and joy I have just acquired as of a week ago. Will be used as my weekend cruiser. Looking forward to feedback and suggestions.

Model: Vy Holden Calais
Year: 2002
Kilometers: 148,xxx
cc rating: 5665
Engine: 5.7 LS1 v8
Current Mods: None apart from aftermarket wheels that came with it.
Cons: cell phone holder damaged, missing rear ashtray, doesn't have AUX input, top seams on rear seats pulling

Future Mods:

Aesthetics & Comfort
- Bonnet Bulge
- 19 or 20" Wheels
- Customize front bar and grill
- Re-spray, same blue or similar, matte clear
- Dress engine bay
- Re - loom engine bay
- Re - Upholster
- Stock radio AUX install or Double din replacement
- Flare rear guards
- Delete Tow ball
- Semi De-badge
- Blue LED Dash Light change
- Colour code chrome trim
- Delete rear wing
- Paint Mags
- Lower (see performance)
- Tint rear lights
- 35% window tint

Performance
- otrcai
- Bigger cam
- Mafless Tune
- Upgrade Tranny
- HSV Brake upgrade
- Royal Purple or Amsoil oil and fluid change
- Change out major bushes with Nolathane
- Spark plugs and leads
- Headers
- De Cat
- 2.5" Dual exhaust Y- Pipe into single 3" sports muffler with 3" tail pipe
- Lowered Suspension (Dobi Low rear, super low front. Munroe shortened rear shocks)

Maybes
- Supercharge
- Custom mould VZ Clubby front bar
- Let the missus drive it

(will be done in no particular order. Funds dependant. Red lettering indicates mods made.)













and an Idea of what she might look like. Not too keen on the ride height though.



Cheers team.

 

[Brad87_VZCAL8]

Get that body to the ground!!! Haha! I'm looking at what I can do to get some power up. Want more torque from my LS1. Aesthetics are already done. I love the look of the Calais. It's just engine work and sound that I need to improve in mine.

 

[b_lake1]

Apart of me is wanting to, the other isn't. I just think if I go too low I might have the ricer effect, and thats what I dont want. But hey, it does look good.

 

[Mk2]

Don't go too low and never call it a Killais again.

 

[iChris]

*calais

also I would have accepted calai as the "s" is silent and it's pronounced cal-ay. it's annoying when people pronounce it "calays"

has it got a leather or velour interior?

 

[b_lake1]

Leather interior. Will post pics up in due course. Haha thought it'll get some flac.

 

[iChris]

Haha thought it'll get some flac.

leather is always good. easier to keep clean imo. does it have a zorst of any kind?

saw you said the mobile phone tray is damaged, I replaced the one in my statesman with a cup holder and tray insert top from a povodore. it's much cleaner and simple than that fiddly door.

also saw you're from nz. do you pronounce it "keleis"?

 

[angel20]

black the wheels for sure

 

[b_lake1]

also saw you're from nz. do you pronounce it "keleis"?

Guilty.

Might have to look into the cup holder replacement. No zorst as of yet although this weekend will see some changes. Have lined up 4 into 1 pacey headers with decat pipes, 2.5" system and Flowmaster mufflers. Will try without rear muffler/silencer/resovoir, so hope it gives the sound that I am after.

 

[b_lake1]

Picked up last piece to the zorst puzzle, going in tomorrow to get installed. Also getting windows tinted. Waiting for lowering kit to arrive.