Some pic's of my new ride

[vtssgeniii]

Picked up the Calais 2 months ago, will be getting edit, extractors, exhaust and possibly cam next month...

http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/VTSSGenIII/Calais2.jpg
http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/VTSSGenIII/Calais3.jpg
http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/VTSSGenIII/Calais4.jpg

[VZKOOP]

Nice ride.....:driving:
Black Calais look very sharp.

[XLR8 V8]

You sir, have created my personal dream car! Lowered black Calais with sunroof riding on VY GTS rims has been an object of my desire for some time.

Class + an aggressive stance.

Love your work! :headbang:

[Ghosn]

Perfect... exactly how I would have it if I owned a calais. Maybe just bigger brakes tho :yup:

[vtssgeniii]

Thanks guys, got the suspension from Starr performance, Koni Yellow adj front and Bilstein rear shocks sitting on super low front and ultra low king's rear. Had some problems with a Noltec radius rod bush kit so I went with new factory bushes and car is ok now.

Just deciding on where to get the work down, have narrowed it down to Autotechnique, CSV or G&D. Currently has a Redback 2.5 twin system but still doesn't sound as good as the Remus race system I had on my VTSS.

What type of cam do you recommend?

The brakes are actually DBA 4000 330mm discs (front) and rears are VZ Monaro's, but with the 19's they still look tiny!!

[dadem0n]

The brakes are actually DBA 4000 330mm discs (front) and rears are VZ Monaro's, but with the 19's they still look tiny!!

Love your ride mate!!! Very sharp :driving:

What calipers are they on the front? Did you use DBA4000 with a standard painted caliper? :confused:

[Chris52]

That ,my friend looks bloody awesome!! Perfect colour/wheel combo...well done. In fact if I ever get a desk job thats what I want.

Cheers

Chris.

[vtssgeniii]

Thanks, as far as I know they are standard. I got them with the rotors as a package they were wrapped with a sticker saying PBR sports caliper and they came with the caliper adaptor brackets already fitted and already painted in red with PBR logo on the caliper.

[macca33]

Great looking car there mate. Very nice!!!

Regards,

Macca

[Padina]

Very nice looking ride vtssgeniii! The rims definately suit the car. Love those head lights too mate, always wanted a set and have added them to my "Get/upgrade list" :D

Cheers... :D

PS, now all you need to do is update your nick as well. lol :yup:

[Capt.LS2]

Very nice car mate! Certainly looks the part! :cool:

[Goggles]

very nice - would be my dream car if Holden offered a manual option in the Calais.

[mavss]

Noice !!!!

Those wheels make the car go RIGHT OFF !!!

[VZSSUTE346]

Looks awsome vtssgeniii the wheels suit it perfectly :burnout:

[chops]

Yep, my car needs VY GTS wheels now.
Too hot for words mate, I like it a LOT.

[Airzoom]

Very nice looking ride.

[tuff304]

that is an awesome looking ride.

[NickS]

Awesome ... second best looking car I have ever seen

:thumbsup:

[fathershags]

I normally hate the look of VY/VZ, but damn, that's the nicest Calais i've ever seen! the sunroof and wheels set it apart.

[an-D]

looks sweet as mate.

You dont happen to work in moonee ponds, i swear i seen it parked by itself in the car park opposite the racetrack the last 3 mornings when i drive past at 8am...

[james2]

Sweet ,lots of good times ahead.::thumbsup:

[Smikvyss]

Looks neat mate love it in black with those VY GTS wheels :bow:

[goodee]

looks absolutely awesome.. there

got the style and the luxury at the same time

[MRVZSS]

That's one sexy ride son.

Neat, Sleek and Quick, and not too much body work!:bravo:

Next best ride is 6" and blonde!:bounce:

[VZKOOP]

"Next best ride is 6" and blonde! "
6 inches? :stick:

[vtssgeniii]

looks sweet as mate.

You dont happen to work in moonee ponds, i swear i seen it parked by itself in the car park opposite the racetrack the last 3 mornings when i drive past at 8am...

Yep that's me

[Ron]

Very nice ,hope you get many kilometers of happiness

[highlander_69r]

very nice ride cant say i see to many done up calais gettin round these days.:thumbsup:

[QIKMIK]

Iron (Alloy) fist in velvet glove. Just the way I like it!

Mick

[an-D]

Yep that's me

ahh hehe, sweet, you work at foxtel?
if i see you around ill come say hi :D

Cheers

[Neatvx]

Grouse !!!

What more can I say.

[Vulture]

What happened to the pics of this gorgeous Calais?

[an-D]

who needs pictures, i see it everyday hehehe

[Ghosn]

I saw it again today, my chiro is near foxtel. I had to wipe the drool off the asphalt.

[an-D]

damn everyone is on that side of the hood..

i'll have to say goodbye to the sexy calais 2moro as its my last day working in moonee ponds (im working in the quest apartments) :(

[vtssgeniii]

damn everyone is on that side of the hood..

i'll have to say goodbye to the sexy calais 2moro as its my last day working in moonee ponds (im working in the quest apartments) :(

Cool, can't wait to get the edit and extractors done, will be going to G&D next month when I'm on holidays

[Evil SS]

Thats one nice Calais, couldnt ask for more in a car !

[LOWKEY]

thats awesome!

[Satansfist]

Very nice looking ride vtssgeniii! The rims definately suit the car. Love those head lights too mate, always wanted a set and have added them to my "Get/upgrade list" :D

Cheers... :D

PS, now all you need to do is update your nick as well. lol :yup:

Can only repeat the comments everyone else is giving...very classy...:werd:

Sorry to wonder off topic a little but where would you get headlights like that? I'd love to do the same to the Statie. Anyone got any info?

[wazza69]

awesome ride,great pictures to.:bravo:

[vtssgeniii]

Can only repeat the comments everyone else is giving...very classy...:werd:

Sorry to wonder off topic a little but where would you get headlights like that? I'd love to do the same to the Statie. Anyone got any info?

They're standard VY Calais headlights so mayby try NVU or Holden spare parts / wreckers?

Thanks for the comments, still deciding on what to do next

[Satansfist]

So the blacked out bits are standard?

[vtssgeniii]

Sure are just make sure they are calais lights and not berlina as they were all clear.

[Satansfist]

Bloody Statesman! Everytime I look at someone else's car I want what they have on it!:lol:

[pac23]

i love the rims.. and the car actually... nice one!!

[LS1_Wagn]

that's one sweet looking calais mate, the rims suit so well. mmm black and chrome, the perfect combo

[VZKOOP]

I'm sure I followed you onto Warrigal Rd the other day.

[AID-222]

:demon: Man thats nice i wish i got a calais instead!

[camc88]

ncie ride mate

[vtssgeniii]

Just a quick update have fitted a Remus race / powersound exhaust, pacemaker tri-y's and 3.73's (these went in yesterday), I really need the edit now as the gear changes are all over the place, will post up results when I get this done in the next few weeks.

[vtssgeniii]

Finally got the edit done today, the car is just so much better now and the shifts in power mode are unreal as I found out gunning it out of a corner and going a little sideways as it chirped into 2nd:woohoo: , will be going a cam and high stall package in a month, anyway here's the results:

http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/VTSSGenIII/Calais Dyno Sheet 10042006.jpg

[DVS]

Wow thats looks horn. Nice colour, nice wheels and nice ride height. After the engine mods are completed it will be a very nice ride. Congrats.

[bernz]

nice mate very nice

[BT1..00]

Damn..... thats one wicked ride....

Could u PM champ....

just what price u paid .. if im not being to rude...
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as im looking at roughly the same....

cheers...

[GREENR8]

Slick!!!!!

[fathershags]

Pics are gone!! i always link friends to these pics when i want to show them my fav car atm, Any chance of getting them back up?

[XLR8 V8]

Pics are gone!! i always link friends to these pics when i want to show them my fav car atm, Any chance of getting them back up?

The host server (Haroc's) has temporarily exceeded bandwidth quota. It should be back up again after the end of the month. One of the reasons for this was people once again breached his server rules and posted up LARGE pics and videos :nono: which blew out the quota ... another reason is people directly hyperlinking to the pics hosted on his server and posting them on other forums.

[berroca]

that looks PIMP!!!!!!

damn i have a love affair with black calais especially when they are lowered and have a nice set of rims *drooooool*

[GENR8R]

very nice, those rims go very well with the calais

[heartbeatracing]

nice one:headbang:

[Dug]

Very Very nice. I've said it before and i'll say it again - Lip spoiler's are the way to go. Class, and style.

[vtssgeniii]

Thanks to everyone for their comments, the car's going in shortly to Autotechnique to get a baby cam, high stall and tune, should be picking it up at the end of next week.

[gasguz]

I just love black cars, I sort of had 1 (panther mica VS clubbie) & I had a real love hate relationship with it. I loved it when I had just washed & detailed it, but 10 mins later when I had not even left the driveway I would come out & see the fine layer of dust already settling on it. But all that aside that is 1 phat ride, cheers :D

[vpcptr]

looks tuff great choice of car

[vtssgeniii]

Got the car back from Autotechnique, now with the 216 224 114LSA cam and the 2200 high stall to suit, I've now got 246RWKW, only restriciton now is the std airbox, will be going with a sealed pod setup and changing to a maffless tune next weekend which should see it up at least 10-15KW as they said with the airbox open it had an extra 10 at the wheels.

Car has a nice idle now and after getting used to the high stall the car is so much smoother to drive and has a lot more midrange power.

Was contemplating an OTRCAI but concerned about how quickly it would get dirty and full of water especially now that you can only use high pressure cleaners to wash the car with.

[xquizit]

Looks very nice.

[hdt493]

nice mate.!!!!!

[vtssgeniii]

Here's the results from the dyno, as mentioned earlier will be going back for a sealed pod filter and maffless touch up tune:

http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/VTSSGenIII/Dynowcam.jpg

Will post up results of this when I get it done this week.

[Evil SS]

That is nothing short of perfection !

[vzss05]

That looks unreal, class mixed with agression. Well Done

[69r1]

Tough looking car you have there mate. Makes me jealous

[ShanghaiVZ]

One of the reasons for this was people once again breached his server rules and posted up LARGE pics and videos :nono: which blew out the quota ... another reason is people directly hyperlinking to the pics hosted on his server and posting them on other forums.

A little of topic, For ****'s sake!!! If I have to suffer because of a select few can't follow friggin simple rules I won't be happy :soap: . I'm surprised Haroc hasn't just dumped the whole thing..STOP! abusing the dam system, :flipoff: we are all bloody lucky it's free and he still keeps it up and running..

Anyway that off my chest, beautiful ride bud you haven't stuffed around when it comes to the mods :bravo: mmm Calais I may be a tad bias :bounce:

[vtssgeniii]

Should be picking up the car tomorrow from Mario, decided to get the auto rebuilt, Mario has sent it to Dave at RVO who will be setting it up as a stage 2. Got fed up with the flaring between 2-3 shifts and it will be run up on the dyno and shift points adjusted again, can't wait to pick it up.

[vyssbeast]

so how long to go mate?

[wagnman]

That is one of the best looking calais I have ever seen mate. Well done. Your taste is spot on!:thumbsup:
I love a good looking car lowered over nice rims, no need for a body kit on a car that looks that good!

[vtssgeniii]

Picked up the car tonight around 6.30, was running late due to traffic on the Monash plus had to drive from North Western suburbs (1.5hr drive) but it was all worth it in the end.

The car feels much better when moving through the gears, 1-2 shift is very firm, 2-3 firm, shift points etc were all upped by Mario and he found out that my idling issues were due to a cross threaded O2 sensor that had fouled up as a result when the exhaust place had fitted my extractors, car was idling up and down a bit when crawling and in reverse due the O2 sensor. He also upped some other settings as he said he had to wind back some settings previously due to the auto flaring between 2-3 on the dyno and on the road.

The car feels totally different now and when I gave it a little squirt after going past a roundabout the 1-2 change is no longer a little chirp but a scary attempt to gain traction:thumbsup:

I believe the sealed pod setup (I think it's a G&D setup) has also made a difference from the usual MCAI with 2 hole mod.

Mario will be posting me out the dyno results as he had to stay back due to me rocking up late but I can't thank him enough for his patience, excellent customer service and fantastic work in transforming the Calais from your run of the mill edited LS1 to a car I'll now always look forward to driving. Also a big thanks to Dave at RVO who took his time in listening to what I wanted and providing some great advise.

[veewhy]

nice calais mate one of the best ones iv seen :D:D:D

[mustanger]

Yeah, Nice Ride.:cool:

[DeVrSe]

man thats an awesome ride..love those rims :headbang:
Well done dude