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Hi so I have a 2006 WM caprice 6.0L... I was driving home the other night when all of a sudden the traction control and stability control warning came on followed shortly by the car misfiring horribly and barely running unless on the throttle. Made it home and when I got out of the car I...

It has a fair few kms but full service history etc and the engine looks like new. Bought it for $16,000. Few things with it to fix, they're all the typical VE/WM things that wear out.. Handbrake cover keeps coming off, clunk in the front suspension which is a $30 part, remote key is worn out...

So this is my new car, WM Caprice 6.0L Love it. A big change from my VP Calais 5.0L (:

Motorspray was the brand I was sold. There's not really a lot of variety where I lived, otherwise I would have gone with a better, more expensive brand. Just sucks because we would probably try again with better brands but now have no where to do it. But at least we live in Adelaide so there are...

Yeah, I posted a thread about getting someone to re-paint it for me. So it'll be shinier. And I got the lights from Top Spot. But they sell them also on Ebay too.

Hi everyone, as the title says.. Anyone know of any cheap (but good) spray painting places or know of anyone after some cash jobs around Adelaide? We attempted to paint my car, and we had plenty of time at first, so the prep went well (sanding, primer etc..) The paint went on okay but then we...

So I thought I would update my thread.. Didn't get to finish painting as we moved to Adelaide in a rush. Hopefully it will be done sometime during the year. It was actually painted (the bonnet, boot, sides and front bumper) but the clear came out too dry so it needs to be re done again a bit...

Thought I would update this thread a bit, been heaps busy in the past few months so haven't done a lot. I got my moon discs and port-o-walls. I don't care what people say I like them and they will look good! Since that I haven't done much to it until last week when finally we started preparing...

Yeah it's 93. I don't think it's a VR colour though. Empire red and jackaranda (or something like that) silver. And only the primer is the motorspray brand. I have nomix for my paint. The guy I got it from said it was a decent brand and he has painted with it a few times and it's turned out...

So I haven't been on here in a while but here's what I have done: Went on a trip to Adelaide with no problems (: Successfully completed a trip to Adelaide/Riverland and back with no problems... Well no problems after some "minor" repairs (: Yeeaaahhh U-Pull-It. And yes, I ran over a cement...

Thanks (: Buying a sander soon then just going to sand and it depends when the guys whos painting my car is ready to do it (:

UPDATE! So TAFE (Josh) did a few bits and pieces to my car today (: Changed the diff oil as it was dirty and very low Cleaned my injectors, In which about 4 injectors we're not working xD They also tightened my belt woo and looked at my weird rattle. Thought it was my transmission but it was...

Enough said. (: Thinking I need to paint and put my rear lip on.

Well the 15 inch calais wheels are on right now and they are fine.. I like them better than the 17's. I want to keep it more vp calais spec anyway (: The 17's were temp until I got my calais wheels polished up nice.. Which I didnt get time to do ): Oh well eventually I will (:

So finally. It is LOWERED. Looks good :D I had my 17's on when we lowered it... Well it turns out VP Calais aren't really made for lowered with rims as is.. After smelling burnt rubber we pulled over to realize the 17's on the back were rubbing and I screwed the inside walls.. shiiiit. So we...

So I had my car booked in to get the springs put in but my brake booster decided to pop so I had no brakes ): But changed the booster and It now has brakes (: Got one 2nd hand for $50 so wasn't too bad. Better than the $265 one shop quoted me :s So this my old one: This is it out: \ And this...

YAY springs are finally here (: But I have to wait until next Wednesday so Josh and the Tafe guys can do my tie rod ends, then Il get them put in and get a wheel alignment the next day :D YAY again! Got my paint! Ready to go. Thinners, primer... something else :S and the paint lol cost me...

Thanks (: Bought some springs off ebay (: Hopefully theyre here soon because I need a wheel alignment BAD. chewing my front tyres.. lol

So my car started making a real bad knocking sound from the strut.... Arrggh.. Wasn't sure if it was the strut or the wheel bearing. Thankgod my boyfriend is doing auto at tafe this year so he was able to fix my car as apart of his course woo (: THANKS JOSH. (And everyone at TAFE) Had to go a...

Put some rims on yesterday, They are temporary while I sand back and polish the vp calais ones (:

So I got someone who will paint my car for free as long as I pay for the paint and supplies (: And he can get the paint at retail price :D Woop

"Sam" with the vn lexen is collecting that stuff. he has a whole interior of it. Looks cool when its all together. and nah not melbourne. In a tiny town in SA lol I guess the person who had it before didnt know what they had...

It's not for roadie... Just stuff that can be fixed eventually. Theres no bent rack, think you read the rack boot thingy needs replacing. And its one of them vario steering racks so when you slow down the steering gets super easy. I can spin it with my pinky and when sitting still its like...

Lol well actually... That's how much executives were when they came out. calais' on the other hand were about $38, 176 new... So ive saved a **** load more (: And The guy at the mechanics knows us so he just gave us some tips on how to do it ourselves haha. But its not too expensive. The tie...

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could do with my engine? Mods etc..?

Lol that sucks. I love the tint on it...

So I bought this VP Calais 5.0L and paid $1800. Had to go for a long bus and train ride to get it xD We drove it away and it was fine (Except that it needed a new belt) and got to near Ballarat at about 11 at night and the battery died/the gas froze over) (Plus we couldn't get it to run on...