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VL Berlina 5 speed burgandy over silver :)

VL_5SPEED

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Hahaha I thought that was your Calais, I used to work next door at Combined Body Works/Combined Auto Services. LOL Sweet, whats your address so I can come steal one of those turbo's during the night hahaha?
Its not a calais :( about 100 meters away from you on marine parade :p but im moving back to charlestown next month lol
 

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Today i bought a crane...
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Tomorrow i will put clutch on new motor and pull the steel head gasket from my old motor and put it in new motor to drop the compression down
 

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Good job.now its out at least paint bay black?
 

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good to c u going nuts on it to get her going again.. now pull that block down and build a weapon

dont scratch ur paint on the nose cone
 

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yeh thats the plan, build the blown motor up and nahhh not touching the engine bay. Im thinking about respraying the whole car the VE colour "crunch". Its still my daily tho so that wont happen untill i get another car
 

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Nah but ive noticed a huge increase in torque when it spools up.. Havent boosted it past 3 or 4 psi yet because its running high comp and i need to get it on the dyno so i dont pop the head gasket from leaning out
 
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