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1988 VL Calais Wagon
thought ide start a thread on the rebuild of my factory VL Calais V8 Wagon.
![]() ![]() i bought it about 4 years ago now, completely standard, on gas. i bought it with the full intension of rebuilding it, so after about 8 months of owning it i pulled it apart ready for paint. the interior is all standard series 2 calais grey interior, in extremely good original condition. it will be running a mild 185i injected V8 from a VP, with a manualised th350 and a standard VL 28 spline LSD. i have relocated the fusebox to the glovebox, heater and aircon boxes have been removed from under the dash to hide alot of things. an electric demister is fitted so i wont ahve any issues with a rwc. ![]() ![]() after about a year! it was finally painted ![]() ![]() ![]() so i got it home, and began the task of reassembly; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by Psi_Wagon; 27-04-10 at 21:48. |
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Wagon > Sedan
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had its first bath! to make sure there was no water leaks.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() moving house... ![]() finished off the centre console ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() now as it sits today, after 18 months of being painted some filler in the engine bay decided to bleed through ![]() luckily its only the engine bay! ![]() ![]() Last edited by Psi_Wagon; 02-08-08 at 20:45. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
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that is an awesome wagon i cannot believe i haven't seen it floating around this site before. just noticed 1 thing though. the air vent surrounds are black in an s2 they should be dash coloured its personal prefference but i thinks this makes the finishing touch in any vl !
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UONP - Coming Back!
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Cam, you know how much I love this thing and how much I hate you! It's come a long way, going to be fantastic when it's on the road!
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yeh its only been about 4 years in the making haha, other then the Bay paint, ive got everything here to get it drivable!
its still registered so its just a matter of getting it done and driving it! |
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COLONY SAVAGE
![]() Join Date: 18-05-05
Location: NSW, Wollongong
Car: 1988 Executive; 1987 Executive
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Awesome work Cam!! What windscreen seal did you use, is it the VT seal?
Cheers mate.
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awsome wagon mate rims suit it nicely aswell.
so you have kept registering it the whole time its been off the road? |
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CHUBCAPS
![]() Join Date: 01-06-05
Location: VIC, north/west
Car: 87 VL Berlina Turbo, N14 pulsar=daily
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just found this thread and i love ya attention to detail.Looks very nice indeed.On another note,i've seen NFNSUS many times cruising up evans and oshannesy.
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haha yeh i live in sunbury, see your car around a bit. a good mate of mine has the silver calais which im sure youve seen b4 :P
vlwagz; yep still registered! when its all done its drive time, no fking around! |
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Location: VIC, north/west
Car: 87 VL Berlina Turbo, N14 pulsar=daily
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Did someone say 2?
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updates??
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Aaaaaaand it's gone.
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What a nice wagon, love the colour combination. Is it a factory V8? |
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