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Thanks guys, very helpful. Will be undertaking this project in the near future.

Sounds smart, I'm in VIC and know nothing about hvac etc... anyone know some pros I can talk to?

Cheers guys. Rather than open a new thread, I'm going to be replacing the heater core (the dash out way) while i've got everything apart can anyone recommend what to check/fix/improve?

Yep that'd be right the one missing the plate has had an aftermarket system installed. Thanks!

Hey everyone, it's been a while since ive been here but am looking for some insight. Have 2 VP Calais' and wondering what this thing is thats missing on one of them. They're one the passenger side behind the air vents. Pics for reference. I've circled the area, one is missing one is there...

You could say that, I bought the nice Empire Red Calais off of your mate. Going to decide exactly what to do with everything now.

Convince him to sell the empire red one to me and finish his blue one

wow nice. jealous

Yeah my thread is in need of a big update but the car isn't at a point that I wanna show off yet :P

Looks cool, I have an LS1 in my VP Calais you'll enjoy it a lot. You going auto or manual? Also are u running spacers to fit the wheels?

My coils are relocated to the middle of the rocker covers bunched up next to each other so I used custom longer leads so it wasn't an issue for me.

yeah they're certainly not perfect, they hang quite low as well so clearance is an issue. I will be looking into getting more clearance soon.

Yeah it was hard up against the lines where they bend and go up towards to engine bay. Also yes I cut down the bolt on the steering link too but that wasn't major.

Yeah I used pacemakers, the installation wasn't all that bad really, though I did drop the rack out to do it. As for the fuel lines they're a no go. I ended up having to cut the pressure and return line down almost near the middle of the car then I used an AN fitting tube adapter to run a...

Nah haven't looked into AC yet, weather is changing anyway so I might put it off a bit longer

It's on the road but I'm not going to do an update just yet because there are a lot of things that are temporarily done just to drive it and see if there are any things that need changing/fixing. Then I'll start actually finalizing things and post pics/updates.

If you have to farm the wiring out like I did then I would suggest looking into this guy Ultimate Conversion Wiring - Home he has a facebook too. He will take your old loom strip it and do whatever is required for your application so that your engine runs standalone. He made mine to retain AC...

So very minor update. Car is still being worked on, the Christmas/New Year period halted things plus I got ####ed around by the place I had ordered my wiring loom from so after having enough this week it's getting made by another place. The good news however is I got my radiator so I have a...

Ok so I guess i'm not the only one. Haven't seen it mentioned though in any of the forum threads I read through over the time i've been planning/undertaking the project. Also that relocation plate looks good, if you could keep/make any template i'd love to make my own.

That coil relocation plate seems to do the job, if you did put more love into it I think it would look great, as it stands now it isn't hideous. Thanks for the pics, My main problem is actually underneath where the header pipes straighten out and run parallel to the frame. Do you have any...

As discussed here are some of the parts I used. The fittings I used are Speedflow here's their catalogue - ISSUU - Speedflow 2015 Catalogue by Speedflow Products Pty Ltd The EFI adaptors for the filter/reg and the Fuel rails are these babies - 715-06-05 & 716-06-05 I used these bad boys to...

I await patiently

it's almost a shame it's no longer a sleeper. It was awesome being full grandad spec from the outside.

Yeah mine were well in the way, I ended up cutting the pressure and return lines further back in order to get the headers on coz they were touching bad. I believe i'm going to go to Braided pressure line from the pressure tube which can be done with an fitting adaptors and the like. I'll let...

make me one too kthx. Also did your headers on the driver side foul on the fuel pressure/return, charcoal canister and brake line at all? I had no clearance.

Lol seatbelts are my go to for lifting motors, love them. I definitely plan on retaining the cruise control, hopefully it's just a simple matter of getting the cable hooked up and it'll work, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Getting it running and driving is the priority for now.

Small update/teaser pic before proper update

I like it, however you need to un-hitch the invisible caravan. Hope all goes well with the 5L conversion.

Agreed :) :rofl2:

All it needs is "Free Candy" spray painted on the sides and you're in business

So progress report is, Got the V8 K-Frame back from the powdercoater's after having it sand blasted, went with satin black as no need for gloss. Decided to tackle the pedal box as i'm still waiting on a few things to progress with the motor and gearbox side of things. I wasn't looking forward...

Now to the really interesting part and the up to date stuff. On October 15th 2014 I pulled the car into the workshop and pulled the motor out. Now originally this was done because I was expecting to lightly rebuild the motor and remove the ####ed balance shaft which made the car sound like...

Okay so I have been real lazy in updating this thread. The car has actually had a lot happen to it but I haven’t taken a whole heap of photos. I will try and do better as I proceed with the current project. So since the last real update a lot has happened. So I’ll try and remember it all and...

Somehow I didnt see this post till just now. Weird.. anyway I have been making progress. Also, little buddy is acceptable im 22 :). I have some updates which I will post tonight. Stay tuned :D

Dont mind me I just want to hijack your thread slightly to ask ari a question. How do you connect that purge valve to the existing charcoal canister, where does the hose from the purge valve go exactly? If you could formulate some kind of diagram i'd be very grateful. Visual aids work the...

Update. (Soz for **** phone quality.

So when do u think the project will actually commence for you, in terms of buying conversion parts and the like?

That's fine i'll just twin turbo forged internals my LS motor :)

Might just need to put in a non variatronic rack. Although the VX Calais came out with variatronic too I think so maybe the LS1 pump will work with it no problems assuming you keep the wiring for it. Personally i'm pissing mine off asap coz the rack has a knock and I just don't like the feel of...