VN 91 Calais

[88GreenVN]

The 12 months of lost licence has now passed and the white Calais is back on the road! Changed the battery (dead flat), put some coolant in it and filled the power steering pump (bone dry) and it fired up first kick. bit lumpy for a few minutes and then ran fine. (better than the wagon runs anyway lol)

I did fit a new IAC valve motor for the idle - but I new it was bugfgered (new word) last year when I used it on the wagon (failed to fix the wagon at the time)

So down to the servo for petrol and gas and off it went for a little test drive - daughter gets pulled over by un marked cop car for licence check.

Some sort of record I'd say... her first drive on her own and about 6 mins into it pulled over LOL. All clean and car is in top nic for every thing working (all tested as dad's do before she left)

 

[88GreenVN]

RIP White Calais.

Motor removed and now the car sits out back of McLaren Vale ready for it's final strip down in a week or so.

 

[yZoH]

That's a shame.

 

[somefool]

sad to hear

what, if i may ask will be happening with the seats of the calais?

 

[88GreenVN]

sad to hear

what, if i may ask will be happening with the seats of the calais?

Probably arrive home in the trailer next week - or go for scrap. The front drivers seat had broken

 

[Astranomical]

What a shame...another VN gone

 

[88GreenVN]

I started pulling the white Calais to bits yesterday with the dash comming out so I could pull the loom out. Next weekend it's heater box and seats tail lights and brakes.

So still a little work to do. Plus also look for the build sheet.

 

[hi_ryder]

another one bites the dust.... :undead:

 

[88GreenVN]

another one bites the dust.... :undead:

As much as it sadens me to rip this car apart. It's been a cop magnet for my kids (read middle daughter) for 3 years.

Sh is now driving the green wagon with much less cop attention (only pulled over for dim head light so far in the past 2 months)

 

[hi_ryder]

at least with you we know theres no components going to waste, they will all live on in other cars... i was thinking about doing up a wagon at some point. there so handy