97 VS II Calais - Nothing new here...yet

[Sleek Geek]

Model: 1997 VS II Calais
Colour: Reubens Red Mica
Bodykit: None
Engine Type: Supercharged V6 3.8L (L67)
Engine Mods: 87mm pulley (10psi approx), Splitfire panel filter
Power: ?
Exhaust: Stock
Gearbox: Stock (A4)
Diff: Stock
Brakes: VT upgrade, slotted rotors
Suspension: Stock
Wheels/Tyres: VX SS 17"s & Nankang NS II rubber
Interior: Std Veluor/Leather
Other Mods: Clear side indicators, Removed Towbar & mudflaps & all other Grandpa spec shite !
Stereo: Std 10 stack CD (POS)
Build Period: In progress from November 2004
Future Mods: Exhaust, Suspension, 18"s, Stereo, Rockers, LSD, Shift kit, SS lip kit......all in good time

[commodorenut]

You found my car's twin brother - except mines an 8 & I missed out on the sunroof!

[vzsv6]

sunroof gives it that extra style. especially if you have a women in the back..

[Sedet]

Nice car mate, any power figures?

[HRT_V6]

MMMMM spap some VT GTS 18`z in chapaine and it will match the car looks great man!

[CAM-82M]

Im in the wrong state. None of the VSII S/C Calais i looked at werent as clean as that. Nice find! Love the roof, thats one of 2 options i wanted, but didnt get. The other was full leather

[LS1_Wagn]

looks sweet mate, what are your plans with it? wheels?

[Fuzz]

Very nice,im trying to find something similar but in a V8!!!

[92_INT]

Damn! that thing is tidy! any plans for the blown 6?

[CSV_LS1]

Nice car! Love the colour!
Have the same car (colour/engine) as you although a little modified

[vsboost]

Go the S/C VS Calais....... Looks nice........

[Sleek Geek]

Thanks for the comments guys.

I was looking for a while till I found it, Low K's & sunroof was a bonus too !

As for mods, I hope to put an exhaust system on it, wheels & a few engine bolts ons.
I would love some VT GTS 18"s in Champaine !

It will be standard for a while yet though. Money !

[scarecrow420]

awesome dude - i woulda bought that in a second if i came across it! The sunroof is a great bonus!

a few cheap things you can do for now are to put clear side indicators on it, and debadge everything except the holden lion badges.

cant wait to see you get some mods on it!

[whipple]

thats nice mate...look forward to seeing it in the future with some mods

[BROCKN]

Nice ride mate. Power style luxury what more could u want.
Have to agree with HRT V6 18" VT GTS rims in Champagne would set it off nicely.
Good work.

BLWNVP AKA BROCKN

[Sleek Geek]

Bought some VX SS 17" wheels & clear side indicators.

Thanks to Suarvemarv for selling me his wheels

[Holden Lover]

use a razor to get them off then clean it all up with prepsol and its will be alright

[HSV_Punk]

Nice car there, those rims improve the looks heaps. Very nice find especially with the sunroof.

As far as debadging goes, do a search there are a few threads around on it. I just heated mine up and put a bit of water over them to soften the glue, then slid a bit of dental floss behind the badge, then peeled the remaining glue off with my finger. Easy as pie. But give it a go, at least for the side V6 badges.

[VTSS II]

Good choice with the wheels. Suit it v.nicely.

[CJ_JET]

nice celan car , and is SC too!
BEST money for mods is pulley upgrade !
before exhust and extractors

chek mine !

[pHiLix]

looks good man, improved alot with the VX SS wheels. take off the mudflaps man.

for the badges, ive done it on my VS berlina and its clean as it can get. first get a hair dryer and heat them up, then you can get some fishing wire and put it behind the badges and pull it off, should come out easily. you can also use your hands to rip them off.

now that u've removed the badges, there will be dryed up black glue so heat that up again with the hairdryer and use your nails to get them off. this takes the longest so be patient.

lastly, there will be some resedue/marks so get some car polish and that should remove it with a brilliant shine and mark free. hope that helps.

just wondering how much u paid for the calais and how many k's?

cheers

[Waughy]

That's one sweet VS, would love to be the owner of something like that, in fact I'd love that one. With the badges, be careful with the hair dryer, too much heat will bubble the paint. Just give it a bit and keep trying to pull the badge off with your fingers, i've done this before and it's pretty easy. With the leftover on the panel, just hit it with the prepsol, comes up a treat. I'd leave the badges and put a VY front guard 'supercharged' badge on the bootlid.

[SU8TLE]

how much you pay for her originally?

[Sleek Geek]

Thanks for your comments everyone.

In answer to a couple of questions -
I bought her with 97,000 k's on the clock for $15,500 Not negotionable.

Remember before you bag me out i'm in QLD and cars are a rip off up here, you lucky buggers down south have it too good !

[VS_CALAIS]

sleek geek
that would explain why i got mine for $12,500 but i have 110,000 on da clock but very nice car!!!

Go DA VS S/C!!!

[scarecrow420]

good condition VS calais with SC6 engine are quite hard to find up here in QLD. Even the shitters are around 15K. Getting one with under 100K on the clock, and in as good condition as yours sleek geek, id be happy to pay $15K - $16K

Awesome to hear youve paid it off now and are considering mods... bring it on!!!

infact i vote you skip the lower boost pulley upgrades and go straight for the FMIC kit and 17psi

[Waughy]

VS-CALAIS: Wanna sell?

[crznvn]

nice mate very neat

[VS_CALAIS]

[ Waughy VS-CALAIS: Wanna sell? ]
lol nah not yet want to get a good 2-3 years for sure

[vs355a]

Very nice.

[CAM-82M]

Wait up a second here. 15.5k aint a bad price at ALL. When i bought mine asking private was about 15-16k and dealerships wanted $19.990 (This was about 18months ago), and they were anywhere as clean as yours, or with as few kays. Mine will hit 200k when i drive to QLD next week

Well i dont know about australian cars, but imports are cheap in QLD. I was about to buy a SC6 VSII Calais in Syd, and was on holiday in QLD at the time. The finance came thru, but the car got sold. i was in QLD with about 20 budget, Nissans with RB25DET's and 5speed were very tempting, esp how much cheaper they are in QLD.

In the end controlled my self, and bought a nice sensible old mans car

[fek^.]

Nice car mate i like ur progress with the wheels ect deffinately go the pulley next and up the boost. keep us updated

[CHEETR]

for debadging

heat up with a heat gun and slide them off with fishing line dude:>

nice car by the way

[Sleek Geek]

Originally Posted by scarecrow420

infact i vote you skip the lower boost pulley upgrades and go straight for the FMIC kit and 17psi

Very tempting haha....you paying ?


Thanks for the comments and tips. I'll give the debadging a go.


I'll keep you updated on my progress,
Cheers.

[KAL SPL]

Find out tomorrow morning if my finance is approved on identical car bar the sunroof.
Is your interior leather ?
Mine has 78,000kms and got it for 14,990
If its approved then mods will be done for sure.
Including big BIG dollar stereo.
Same colour same motor same year , pretty trippy

[VS_CALAIS]

Originally Posted by KAL SPL

Find out tomorrow morning if my finance is approved on identical car bar the sunroof.
Is your interior leather ?
Mine has 78,000kms and got it for 14,990
If its approved then mods will be done for sure.
Including big BIG dollar stereo.
Same colour same motor same year , pretty trippy

You have a picture?

[KAL SPL]

Not yet , finance approved today so its mine , just need to strip the 10 grand stereo from my Bravo and go swap it over Sat morning , pics to come

[dasha15]

looks nice with the wheels. the sunroof is crazy man. and also go with the pulley upgrade

[suarvemarv]

awesome car mate every1 keeps telling me i should have kept the wheels lol ohwell will look even better abit closer to the ground

[BekVP]

Dam nice... Exactly what I was looking for when I got the Acclaim - Rubens VSII S/C Calais... but I couldn't find one lol