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Ajs New vs Calais Manual t5

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Bagged and manual vs calais

So i wrote off my vr acclaim manual
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vr-vs/201962-ajs-vr-manual-converted-commodore.html
Got paid out 1700, got to keep the car and started looking around for ages untill i found this calais for 750 with 2 months ergo...
Old original lether seats were ####ed.. put my vr calais seats in... Heaps better, Major service, and im just in the process off transfering everything over from the vr (including the t5)

Name: Adriel (aj)

Model: 1996 vs calais

Colour:BOTANICA BLUE MICA

Body Work: clear side indicators, SS lip kit

Engine Type:
BEFORE ecotec v6
NOW v8 5 litre
Engine Mods:General clean ect

Kays:301028 when bought

Exhaust: Vr y piece, 2.5 inch cat back exhaust system into 3" dual tips
Gearbox: t5 manual excedy heavy duty clutch

Diff: LSD 3:08

Power: stock

Wheels/Tyres:
ROH internationals FLARE 19x8
Calais 15"
Advantii tourer 20x8
Statesman series 2 16"
Suspension:
BEFORE Fe2 springs front, Tubular suspension system rear bag kit with fast speed
AFTER TSS airbags all round 3/8 inch valves dual 400c compressors 5 gal tank

Brakes: stock

Interior: leather calais seats and door trims, Electric windows Caprice dash, series 2 statesman woodgrain interior pieces including sunglasses pocket

Stereo: Xtrons 7" flip out dvd screen
kenwood 1800wat monoblock
2x l7 baric square kicker subs 12"
2x 4 channel amp
aeropro 0 guage wiring kit
herts 6.5, Three in each front door
herts 6x9s rear

Future Mods:
Put the front FE2 springs in DONE
Roof lining DONE
Manual conversion Done
SS lip kit on front and sides Done
S pack bobtailDone
3x 10" sony explodes, herts 6" splits front 6x9 herts, 1000watt 4 channel, 1800 Watt kenwood mono block Done
Rear airbag kit DONE
3.7s or 3.9s diff gears
turbo or L67(keep it daily and still resonably economical unlike a v8) Changed mind now v8 on the way Done now V8
Redo airbag setup
cousins and leather interior redone
sunroof
shaved bay, delete all unnecessary crap
gilmerdrive aufans
turbo v8
355/383 stroker t56 box
new plates
new rims
respray


How she sits now


How i picked it up
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while i was working
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Some ######## painted it this ugly colour
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So now im just plotting along!!
 
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Looks pretty good nick.
Good clean up it will look nice.
Nice pickup mate.
 

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Finnished my sound system!!
really good but at night when driving the headlights are dimming when the bass hits
Includes
kenwood 1800wat monoblock
1000wat 4 channel (ebay one but i did the maths and its only 1000 way)
3x sony xplodes 10" subs in custom box
aeropro 2 guage wiring kit
herts 6" front splits
herts 6x9s rear
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It's amazing how much luck people have with finding cheap cars..


/foreveroverpaying
 

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yeah was really lucky!!
looked for about 4 weeks till this one came up
old bloke moved to queensland... the car did have an alternator not charging problem which was the bolt wasnt tight!!
so talked him down for that
 

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SS lips are on painted ect and auto box is out just waiting for the flywheel to be neuteral balanced/mirror ballanced to flex plate
Have manual computer and wiring loom to still install but pedal box and gear plate is in,FE2 rear springs are in
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Go V6 manual commdores.

If you paint this one matt black, might I suggest. First black it ( duh ) then spray clear over it. It takes away that chalkyness of the matt but you get some depth with the clear, makes it more darker and less grey. this is how I painted my wheels anyway.
 

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Go V6 manual commdores.

If you paint this one matt black, might I suggest. First black it ( duh ) then spray clear over it. It takes away that chalkyness of the matt but you get some depth with the clear, makes it more darker and less grey. this is how I painted my wheels anyway.
No way am i painting this one black!! paint came up good after polishing only down side is the touch up paint used is the right colour but just doesnt look right...
and it has heaps of tree sap all over the front right guard, roof and windscreen.

Oh and just waiting on the flywheel to be mirror balanced by the guy should pick it up tomorrow and by tomorrow night ill be driving!!
thanks for the help of balancing it... otherwise i would have been lazy and said #### it!
 
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