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  1. sydd131

    I need some mod ideas for my VN Calais

    dude if you keen to be a dick like me, get your engine reco: option a: stage 5 Holden V6 Long Engine VN-VR 200 kw Price is based on your Long engine...
  2. sydd131

    vn calais grey lining around windows???

    ohkay so like just news paper it up and spray it? lol yeah looks heaps better. and as for the garnish, just painted it the same colour as my car, then the next day i got that night shade stuff or whatever its called for my taillights, so now i want it black. just got the paint, but now its...
  3. sydd131

    vn calais grey lining around windows???

    g'day just wondering how i'd go about taking off that shitful grey lining around my calais, i've just pained my tail lights black and the garnish between them i'll be painting later today, and while im at it im figuring i'll do something about the grey around the windows, can get all the top of...
  4. sydd131

    vn batterys

    heyy, just wondering what you's think of putting my battery from my vn calais into the boot, i want a second battery (as a mate of mine had a vr and when he had his music turned up all his lights would fade when the bass came in, and i've got a subwoofer, but havent had chance to test yet) but i...
  5. sydd131

    Shift kits??

    Holden V6 Long Engine VN-VR 165 kw Price is based on your Long engine supplied. Reco Stage 3 Engine New ACL pistons Moly rings Holden Head gaskets ACL bearings Rollmaster timing set SRE oil pump mod's SRE Hyd Roller cam Specs vary with each Car Call.......... Ported VN...
  6. sydd131

    Shift kits??

    well im lazy, never mind already got my answer.
  7. sydd131

    Shift kits??

    uhm... okayy then guess nobody can tell me lol..
  8. sydd131

    Vn calais interior?

    yeah i know it will get dirty, i'd like to get a steam cleaner to keep the carpet nice :P + i dont wanna "respray" the carpet (didnt know i could??), i wanna replace the carpet, but i've heard of some kinda chemical dye for the vinyls, that like bonds to it and wont flake off, anyone else heard...
  9. sydd131

    Shift kits??

    hey, got a '90 vn calais, currently stock sept for an exhaust system which i got it with, but i plan to buy a stage 3 reco engine, which is gonna sting me $4500, i know i'd be better off with an 8 however i'll be on my p's in 2 years, and please, don't whine and say you'd be better off saving...
  10. sydd131

    Vn calais interior?

    yeah but the carpet looks like ****, and i was thinkin white carpet would look heaps better. i dont mind if i needa re-spray it every so often..
  11. sydd131

    vr commodore interior?

    hey, i've got a vr commodore, its white, and im gonna change interior colours (e.g spray the dash, change carpet etc), just wondering what colour i should do my carpet and dash and everything? not too sure :/
  12. sydd131

    Vn calais interior?

    i got a blue vn calais, and i wanna replace my carpets, and paint my dash an all that ****, dunno what colour though, thinking white? any suggestions?http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/attachments/vn-vp-holden-commodore-1988-1993/63132d1240534821-performance-22042009-005-.jpg
  13. sydd131

    performance?

    SRE ENGINE PACKAGES if you don't beleive me, go there.
  14. sydd131

    performance?

    YEARH! FOOLS! ITSA 6! "Holden V6 Long Engine VN-VR 165 kw Price is based on your Long engine supplied. Reco Stage 3 Engine New ACL pistons Moly rings Holden Head gaskets ACL bearings Rollmaster timing set SRE oil pump mod's SRE Hyd Roller cam Specs vary with each Car...
  15. sydd131

    performance?

    okay well i'll clear myself up a bit, explain in full. if i get this engine: Reco Stage 3 Engine New ACL pistons Moly rings Holden Head gaskets ACL bearings Rollmaster timing set SRE oil pump mod's SRE Hyd Roller cam Specs vary with each Car Call.......... Ported VN /VR Style 165...
  16. sydd131

    performance?

    -- i might just jump into it and go for that 4 and a half grand engine, if i do get caught by cops for it, i'll just say sorry mate, thought it was stock, baught it second hand. then i'll drive my dads vx, and over time do the vn up a bit more, i'd be happy with a supercharged 6, so im not...
  17. sydd131

    performance?

    lolol, cause ima very special boy :P nah, my job, been saving for a while, and i'll need more then five grand too, lol need a manual box :(
  18. sydd131

    performance?

    oh wicked, got a reply lolol yeah i'll prob do it, noooo, i dont deal drugs ;)
  19. sydd131

    performance?

    -.- i didnt think my question was that complicated..
  20. sydd131

    performance?

    okay, noones got suggestions...can somebody tell me if the following is worth $4,590? Reco Stage 3 Engine New ACL pistons Moly rings Holden Head gaskets ACL bearings Rollmaster timing set SRE oil pump mod's SRE Hyd Roller cam Specs vary with each Car Call.......... Ported VN /VR...
  21. sydd131

    performance?

    something i left out, im 16.. lolol dont think im stupid for wanting to spend an assload of cash on a vn, when i hit my p's, im apparently not even allowed an exhaust system, so i'd rather do up the inside of my engine, and when i get pulled up the cops dont know unless they rip my engine apart...
  22. sydd131

    performance?

    well,i got a vn calais with the 6, and the engine has 290,000km's on it, i dunno what to do with it, i want it to move, real damn well, and i dont care if it chews juice, so should i rebuild the current engine, but with bigger and/or better pistons, and then put in a stage 3 cam, and yella terra...
  23. sydd131

    vn calais. keep or not?

    - here's a pic.
  24. sydd131

    vn calais. keep or not?

    hey guys, just want an opinion, got a vn calais, so far spent $3500 on it and prob another 400 to spend before its roadworthy, plus its got rust under windscreen, got qouted $400 for that, plus its got 290,000k's on it, and i've figured that to get a manual conversion and get another engine or...
  25. sydd131

    Post Pictures of your VN/VP here.

    vn calais my vn calais, getting it roadworthy next week which means the dodgy tint gets pulled off, and then ima sell it, $2500 anybody interested leave me a message and i'll give details. (p.s since the photo from the back its had about $1500 spent on it, new tail lights etc etc, that's an out...
  26. sydd131

    vn engine?

    i have a vn calais, engine has 290,000kms on it, wanting performance, would i be better off rebuilding that engine good pistons/rings and get it bored out a bit, or should i just buy one of the stage 3 engines from Home Page im not allowed a v8, as i wanna be able to drive this car when i hit my...
  27. sydd131

    engines?

    gah anyone? lol
  28. sydd131

    engines?

    heyyy, i've currently got a vn calais, was gonna sell it cause of rust under windscreen, but its not gonna cost much so im keeping it. Annyywayys, engine has 290,000 on it, think its gonna die soon, i got quoted $3500 with a reco engine and to have it installed, i was like whoa, thats a bit over...
  29. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    and thank you greenfoam, why cant people be more helpfull like you?
  30. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    **** me airstrike. ****kk me. your a dumb **** arent you, dont consider the options A) my dad can take me out any time between 5 and 10pm, my mate matt can take me out from (Depending on day) 8 onwards as he works in a cafe so therefore doesnt work late often, latest he works is 10 which is only...
  31. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    nah dude im just saying, im sick of people like air strike telling me to do **** like save my ****in money for a house or whatever, i still live at home, and if i really wanna i can move out when im like 23, my dad dont care how long im here for, so right now, my #1 priority is a car. i cant...
  32. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    oh and then theres that other idea i had, my mate recently blew up his mums vr s2, i could prob pick it up for about $1000, and then buy a reco engine/manual box for it, get it all done, i got it quoted and im apparently lookin at around $2000 to get that done, do the math, thats $3,000 for a vr...
  33. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    well if i got the money for it why not?? besides, if im really tight for cash i'll swap my car for my dads vx while im on my p's. so think of it as if right now, i have my FULL license, and i want to get a car, to do up, but preferbly a 6. and i have about 9,000 to do so any suggestions?
  34. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    for **** sakes airstrike. i'll be getting 25,000 a year atm. i want to spend it on a god damn car. im 16. i dont need to worry about a house yet. what the hell is wrong with you people can you not read!?
  35. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    thank you john. what kind of falcon do you suggest? e's or x's? i've considered xd's and stuff, but havent looked into them much to see how the run or anything, however i know somebody who used to have an xd, and they said they thrashed the **** outta it, and never did much to it except top up...
  36. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    right now i can legally mod a car. its when i hit my p's (in roughly 1 year and 11 months) that i cant use a high performance vehicle. and i dont want an auto. i'd rather a manual so i can get used to driving a manual, then get a license to drive a manual so im not restricted to auto's
  37. sydd131

    what car should i blow my money on part 2

    okay you people really need to listen. im on my LEARNERS. so i got a year and a half to worry about getting my car back to a p plater standard, i dont want my car to stand out from the rest and be loud and stuff so's i have less chance of being pulled up. UNDERSTAND!? now i'll explain...
  38. sydd131

    what should i blow my money on..

    lol tom i dont want a 3.3, i was dead set on a vl cause i love the look of the calais front end, but im not allowed a conversion when im on my p's, which means im stuck with the 3.3 and yes, as i and the other fool has stated, im young and dumb, so power is #1 priority.
  39. sydd131

    what should i blow my money on..

    yeah thanks, thats what i've heard but mm, i've also heard vns were duds from the word go as they were first of the series therefor "experimental" plus my vn had a shitload of problems i spent about 2k gettin it roadworthy and it still aint ****in roadworthy so im kinda over em.
  40. sydd131

    what should i blow my money on..

    bah i dont want a vn or vp :( hate look of vp's and my current vn is a peice of ****, i dont mind age or nothing, and price is no real object, in 12 months i'll have like $20,000 and only about $1500 will be going to my motorbike, and prob $2,000 to smokes and **** like that so should have min...
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