Pro-touring the holden vl calais

[capssy]

Hey guys love your forum thought id start a thread on my project been looking on this forum for a while and love the quality of builds on here as well as the whole pro-touring concept has had me hooked for a while now. Pro-touring currently isn't very big in Aus but i'm hoping it catch's on any way back to my project its started life as a 1988 Holden Calais (commodore) with a Holden 5l v8 iron block trimatic auto transmission and bw 78 diff, it was my first car couldn't bring myself to move on to a new one lol. Anyway my out line for the project is to build a car with as much modern tech as i can put into it as well as decent power and do everything from home other than paint, im hoping for 500 hp at the fly ive chosen a ls1 which I've rebuilt with moderate comp and a decent set of hand ported 241 gm heads running lunati turbo killer cam coupled to a triple plate os giken clutch and t56 gearbox that ive rebuilt and a 9 inch setup with a tru trac also looking into a custom coil-over setup.here is the car before i started my en-devour

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/2_zpsa4784fac-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/2_zpsa4784fac.jpg.html)started

stripping out comes the old drive-line

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/9_zps63ba5b65-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/9_zps63ba5b65.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/10_zps75e1f6b8-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/10_zps75e1f6b8.jpg.html)

gone :D

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/11_zps8124e30c-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/11_zps8124e30c.jpg.html)

interior stripping

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/12_zps17680bba-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/12_zps17680bba.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/135_zps0d09493d-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/135_zps0d09493d.jpg.html)

found my car had been in an accident in a past life they did some excellent repairs on the quarter panel and door but neglected the spare wheel well they decided to fill with filler :/

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/14_zps3ae455a4-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/14_zps3ae455a4.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/15_zpsb4935d37-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/15_zpsb4935d37.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/16_zps41cdd7cd-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/16_zps41cdd7cd.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/18_zpsf35674cb-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/18_zpsf35674cb.jpg.html)

wet down to u pull it and got a new piece :) tacked it in i dont have a photo of the finished repair

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/19_zpsadf1aba0-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/19_zpsadf1aba0.jpg.html)

noticed the previous owner cut out some of the boot interior separator for a sound system

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/20_zps517931f1-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/20_zps517931f1.jpg.html)

again a trip to you pull it

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fixed

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and dyna mat

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started playing with my custom dash and mock up wiring loom (more on this later)

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/25_zps0fbcd5a8-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/25_zps0fbcd5a8.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/24_zps9f5beedc-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/24_zps9f5beedc.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/26_zpsce3199eb-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/26_zpsce3199eb.jpg.html)

test fitted gear box and extractors everything fits quite well just need to modify sump for more k frame clearance

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/27_zpsbf08382f-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/27_zpsbf08382f.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/28_zpse39440b8-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/28_zpse39440b8.jpg.html)

pulled everything back out removed k frame and suspension for over haul

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/29_zpsdb2534fa-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/29_zpsdb2534fa.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/30_zps960caa4b-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/30_zps960caa4b.jpg.html)

found some small rust under my windscreen (hole on the right is meant to be there as a drain hole the hole on the left isn't rust hole) rust around front and rear screens is pretty common on these.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/31_zpsf4e848c9-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/31_zpsf4e848c9.jpg.html)https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/01/32_zps65b47cf9-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/32_zps65b47cf9.jpg.html)

and that's my current progress any feed back would be great

[Motorcitydak]

I feel like you guys get a lot more sweet cars than us in the states after the early 70's, it all went to crap here. The car looks really good

[capssy]

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[capssy]

I feel like you guys get a lot more sweet cars than us in the states after the early 70's, it all went to crap here. The car looks really good

thanks mate yea we did get some good cars here after the 70s but we didnt get any coupe's :( from 1976 to 2002 withe the new monaros wish they exported vettes over here or even new comaros but no hope im trying to plan a trip to the usa soon im in the hunt for a 68-70 charger

any way few updates
built a trolley to keep the car mobile for the minute also triped the front end and done a bit more work on my dash cluster ive put a picture of the factory dash to compare ive fitted autometer gauges into my factory cluster and rapid prototyped some dash fachia parts still a little bit of work to go but im happy so far
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[capssy]

did some work on my nine inch setup today im not running tubs or a hugely modified rear end due to our road laws here im a bit limited but ive shortened it 1.5 inches and cleaned up my factory tubs which means i can fit a 19X9" rim and possibly a 275 tyre i spent most of the day today cleaning up my diff housing i also boxed up my lower control arms to hopefully make it a bit more rigid up back
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my diff housing is originally out of a f100 unsure of the year housing is cleaning up ok but ill get it media blasted through the week

[capssy]

haven't really made heaps of progress since my last update but my wheels have arrived :D
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[Flintstones]

Sweet build!
Love the new gauges in the original housing, still has that factory feel to it.

Pro touring commo, reminds me of my VK back in the day.
I ran 9" simmons rear with 8" fronts

Was a top car to drive.

Subscribed :)

Cheers
D

[benno505]

Hey welcome mate, where you located, I am on sunny coast and got a PT 68 charger

[capssy]

Hey welcome mate, where you located, I am on sunny coast and got a PT 68 charger

nice mate yea ill be in the market for one of those as soon as i finish this im down in melbourne

[Zoomin]

I tuned in to see what the heck a Calais was. I'm a big Holden fan as I've had two GTO's in the past.

Love the direction you're headed on the dash, and great choice on the wheels too.

I need to visit there sometime. I've got an ex brother in law that lives in Perth, always wanted to check it out.

Good luck on the Charger search, they're wildly popular here as you can tell if you've checked prices.

[capssy]

cheers mate at this point im kinda teaching myself as i go so its good to hear some positive feed back im an engineer by trade but this is my first really big car project so im trying to do the lot in my shed to teach myself (only thing i wont be doing is painting because im terrible at it and it will only end badly) yeah i know about the charger prices but i think there quite reasonable in comparison to the Australian muscle era cars and bang for your buck.

well update time i decided my trailing arms i boxed were not up to my standard so started from scratch, reason for boxing these is because people have had problems with bending these arms under high hp launches with slicks i've even seen pictures of them bending on dyno's. I had another set of arms here so i pulled them out they were earlier arms which is no problem because the only difference is a spot welded bracket on them for the hand brake cable so off that sucker came

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/02/41_zps6c2c9fe9-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/41_zps6c2c9fe9.jpg.html)
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here's what happens when they bend hope no one minds sharing a link

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got some plates laser cut this time was so much easier than hand cutting also looks heaps neater

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tacked and stitch welded them in i didnt join the welds due to potential for cracking along the welds

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my welding its average i know but any pointer's that can be given is great still kinda getting used to my new mig
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[capssy]

update
got my diff back from media blasting came up pretty good

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also disassembled my steering coloum to solid mount my shift light if you haven't seen these gizzmo shift lights before there such a sweet piece of gear carbon fiber super light and don't take up much space perfect for where i want to put it. i also polished my steering coloum the visible portion anyway came up pretty nice :D.

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[capssy]

so i decided to move my coils off the engine and into the plenum to cover up the coils i got a fiber glass panel made up so i decided to give it a test fit had to make some small mods but it came up quite good

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/02/49_zps5efb63d6-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/49_zps5efb63d6.jpg.html)


also striped the shell bare and sent it to the blasters to get engine bay and the outside of the windscreens cleaned up


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[Auto Rod Technologies]

Can't wait to see this one finished up!!

[capssy]

got the car back from blasting and off to a mates panel shop i wasn't happy with the engine bay so we pulled all the spot welds and removed the strut skirts blasting showed up a few previous repairs that i didn't know about so i picked up an arrow straight donor front cut off a 80,000km wreck for the strut skirt panels no one makes any repro panels for these that fit so gotta do what you've gotta do
heres the front with the skirts removed
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[capssy]

also began cleaning up the fuel tank i bare metaled it then used a steel filler to fix a couple of very shallow dents that would have annoyed me. the tank i used is off a later model vs commodore i didn't want the 90l factory tank so the 80l was the next best option to reduce a bit of weight still hold a fair amount of fuel and gain a little ground clearance it also has a slightly better swirl pot setup. Only thing ill have to to to fit it is make new tank straps to suit the shallower tank other than that it will fit as factory BONUS

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/02/57_zps42fe5e6f-1.jpg (http://s1342.photobucket.com/user/capssy999/media/57_zps42fe5e6f.jpg.html)

i also sound deadened the top of the tank where it contacts the body

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[drktrrs]

Looks like it would make an awesome formula drift car

[MrBlonde]

Keen to watch your progress mate!

[capssy]

no update as yet but im wondering if someone has the expertise to help me im changing my ls1 windage tay due to a sump swap ive only ever installed a windage tray on a fresh build and im concerned loosening off the windage tray nuts may affect my main cap torques has anyone had an issue like this or am i just being paranoid

[capssy]

small update been working on the shell will have pics up soon but we got the tank high filled and all painted up came up pretty sweet colour coded it to the wheel centres

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[linkstar69]

Looking good man.

[capssy]

another small update seeing as i was looking to clean up my firewall a little more i had to look into my wiring loom plug came up with this as a solution so if i ever have to remove the engine its a single quarter turn aviation grade/ mil spec plug to remove my loom i also machined up a little plate for it to sit on


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[capssy]

we finished getting the front spot welded back in today and its coming up great was going to get it blasted again but decided to work with this as a base while the strut skirts were removed we smoothed out any unwanted defects took a few hours to get it to here
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

small progress on the engine bay got everything to a point its read for a first coat of primer high lows filled looks like there is a bit of filler but its only 2mm at the thickest
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

not much more progress its prepped for highbuild primer should be read to begin blocking back tommrow
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

more updates got the hi build primer on
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

few more updates fixed up a few more small defects and picked a colour also sprayed up the boot
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finished up the boot and deleted the spare wheel well
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[capssy]

colour sorry about the poor pictures iphone
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[capssy]

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im back at work this week so may be a delay to the next update

[capssy]

got an email from my mate spraying the car back of the bonnet and boot are done this is straight off the gun
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

happy Friday all car came out the booth today but first a bit of the prep i wanted to tidy up the chassis rails but still keep it legal the engineer im working with said welding them in will affect crumple zones so we come up with a different plan we made 2 caps for the rails from aircraft stainless prepped the bay laid some base coat and used a body adhesive to hold them in engineer approved it and its heat resistant adhesive so no problems with the extractor heat but they will be ceramic costed as well to reduce engine bay temps also seem sealed the joints for neatness and to give a small amount of flex sorry im missing a few in between shots
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

and this is fresh out the booth off the gun
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[capssy]

update got the doors back on installed the wiring behind the guards and hit the underbody with a coat of deadner
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

manifold spoiler
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[capssy]

updates got the guards bonnet boot and a bit of the front back together
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[capssy]

also made some progress on scratch building my wiring loom started with the body side of the engine loom
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[capssy]

progress almost ready to come home
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[capssy]

ill just leave this here
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[capssy]

some updates still welding up my sump (almost done ive been lazy)oncw done i can get the engine in but got some other stuff done in the mean time mounted my ecu up and installed my body side of my scratch built engine loom reinstalled my power mirror /window loom after rebuilding it and also built up my rear taillight loom from scratch and i reassembled my pedal box now i got the pedals back from being coated
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[capssy]

starting tail light loom
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[capssy]

pedal box assembled
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just an fyi for anyone who gets the ebay fire wall to pedal box rubber on a manual you will need to cut it to clear the clutch master
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[capssy]

heap of updates my modified sump is back from ceramic polishing and i had some time to make a mounting plate for my glove box fuse box and isolater switches engine is now also assembled its home built ls1 stock crank h beams forged pistons hand ported heads and a mild 224/230 112lsa isky cam gearbox is just a refreshed t56 from a holden vx ss with 100000 kms or so i was told put a rebuild kit through it inspected everything was pretty happy lets hope its good also finally got my clutch :) os giken twin plate installed it oh and the best part its now in the car :D:D:D
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

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[capssy]

was abit ocd making sure i dont scratch it lol
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[Liquor]

My favorite thread on PT! I'm glad that this build is nearing finish. But hey, maybe you know dimensions of rear quarter windows? And what brand those wheels are? I remember some japanese brand which makes similar wheels but forgot its name.
Cheers!

[capssy]

thanks buddy heaps of work still to go, if you can tell me witch dimensions you need be happy to measure them. Also there simmons wheels made in Sydney Australia these are an fr 19 there a 3 piece wheel and they will do them in any offset stud pattern you need every set is serial numbered to incase you need to order new dishes or centres

[Liquor]

Sent PM! :)

[capssy]

made some small progress started fitting a few things up started to modify my shiftier plate due to the rip shiftier being further forward than i measured up no biggy it all fit the console fine but the shiftier was really high so i made up a shortened shiftier arm came up nice. control arms are back from coating also cam up sweet, ordered all my diff components summit racing alloy case Daytona pinion support and billet lsd and went 4.11 gears which i've heard is pretty good for a ls1 t56. my rocker covers landed FINALLY but i didn't realize they don't come with a fitted oil cap so i need opinions people look at the rocker covers below tell me which oil cap position you prefer option b is my pref but i need opinions.
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[capssy]

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[capssy]

option a
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option b
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[bonecrrusher]

Where is the ITB manifold from?

[capssy]

UPDATE JULY 15 FOGOT ABOUT THIS THREAD ILL DRAG ACCROSS THE POST FROM MY OTHER THREAD


progress finally progress extractors back from hpc and fitted, coil overs fitted alternator and brakes.

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[capssy]

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[capssy]

some more progress front end is back on the ground :)

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[capssy]

soo update diff centre is built went with a summit racing housing billet Daytona pinion 4.11 gears and a eaton tru trac very happy I didnt have time to assemble it myself or the tools to machine the case so i got some help from Proset Differentials in melton if you need any diff work done that man knows his stuff also got most of my rear end together sorry for the poor pictures unsmart phone

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[capssy]

small update car is now rolling rear is in 4X4 height lol also test fitted manifold with bonnet on and i have clearance very little but ill take it

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[capssy]

soo progress :yahoo: it runs now ive ran fuel lines etc etc... i had to put a stock manifold on it just for the minute dont worry it will be coming off just finished building my exhaust (first time ive built one) its off to ceramic coat and ive just been cleaning up wiring still to go is brake lines and allot more wiring but im getting there

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[capssy]

thats fine gary ill have to get a contact number off you might need some 3d printing done soon also made a little more progress built a relay holder and fabricated up a expansion tank to fit under the guard

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mounted up my radiator expansion tank today and ordered my fittings i need to put it in im pretty happy with how it came up also gave it a quick stone guard

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[capssy]

small update exhaust is back from ceramic coat big thanks to andrew at competetion coatings coburg came up awsome couldnt polish the cats as we were to scared of damageing them with the water from the polishing process rest cam up awsome :good:

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so made a start on my brake lines

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[capssy]

sorry guys not to much progress lately got door trims back from the trimmers and fibreglassed up some tweeter pods

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also just finished another little project i was working on hope you like it just waiting on the glass to be cut

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[capssy]

well made some progress couldn't get many good photos but finished makeing up my brake lines all connected and bleed pretty happy with the results

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[capssy]

bit of an update finished all he stainless started installing the interior and finishing up the wiring car is now mechanicaly 90% done and i finally drove it under is own power for the forst time in 4 years didnt go far one shed to another but im stocked :yahoo:

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