1987 Holden VL Calais Turbo

[b1ancardi]

I wanna add my Holden to it!!!!!!!! :angry: :angry: :angry: !!!

[b1ancardi]

the car...

[b1ancardi]

or my hotted version, ....... 5.7L 255kw V8........ for car shows.
won the toughest look street machine at the local annual car show

[izzabell]

Nice NIce NICe NICE

[izzabell]

i want a vlt sooooooooooooooo bad does some nice fella wanna give me one lol

[Mike_M]

Originally Posted by izzabell

i want a vlt sooooooooooooooo bad does some nice fella wanna give me one lol

How about this one:-

1986 VLCT (VL Calais Turbo) with RB30ET 6 cyl on 10psi boost, 3" exhaust with twin tyres.





Sorry not for sale but, I can find one for you and arrange export

[mbukukanyau]

the Turbo's then were super unreliable. The Front tire looks like two

[Mike_M]

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

the Turbo's then were super unreliable. The Front tire looks like two

Say what ? Just where pray tell did you hear that ?
(I think you might be referring to turbos of the 60's, the car is from
the mid 80's)

The T3 turbo was one of the most reliable, there are many still
going strong after 300,000 Kms, mine has been fine up to 250,000Kms
when I decided to change the compressor housing to get more flow
and as the top end was out of the car at the time had it reconditioned,
it has the same housing, wastegate and ancilliaries.

Dont forget the T3 has a water gallery.

Suggest make a post or poll on http://calaisturbo.com.au and see just
how many people report their T3's are standard and still going )

The front tyres are two, all wheels on my car have two independent
V rated tyres, had them on my car since 1989,

Being able to drive on a flat around country or city has got me out of
trouble a few times

[RedHotMike]

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

the Turbo's then were super unreliable. The Front tire looks like two

The VL Turbos were actually quite reliable and went like a cut cat in it's day. These days you can still find them about however as they became cheap enough for the "P" plate brigade to own them, many have gone to god after a sudden stop.

Even these days they are as reliable as any other 20+ year old car can be expected to be.

Red Hot Mike

[F14CRAZY]

What's the story with the twin tires? (tires, not tyres)

[Uzzy]

Originally Posted by Mike_M

The front tyres are two, all wheels on my car have two independent
V rated tyres, had them on my car since 1989,

Being able to drive on a flat around country or city has got me out of
trouble a few times

WTF? I've never even heard of that. Are the wheels special to use two tires? Or can it be done on regular wheels?

[bouda]

Yes I want info on odd tires also! Can't be U.S. legal right?

[ctaylorzl1]

I remember a thread about these twin tires from a while back, but I can't find it.

go to: http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html and scroll about 2/3 the way down the page to the TwinTyre section.

[Mike_M]

Originally Posted by F14CRAZY

What's the story with the twin tires? (tires, not tyres)

Heres the article I wrote a few years ago:- http://www.carbibles.com/ttyreopinion.html

Here are some more pics:- http://niche.iinet.net.au/Twins/

Have an old advert at bottom of this page:- http://niche.iinet.net.au

Yes they are US legal, DOT approved wheels and tyres, used to be a US
company making them in California "Twin Tire Inc", moulds came from
Japan and UK and Avon Tyres in UK had some, found a few more new
tyres in South Australia plus some in Queensland, seems there are a few
enthusiasts around that have tyres and still want wheels, I got some more
wheels just recently, have about 45 now but sold 23 to Florida just last
year to another enthusiast who also has a few tyres. Have enquiry from
old family in europe that also found tyres in france of all places. Have
another two sets of new wheels all others are s/h but in good condition,
just need a dusting and polish.

In summary the benefits are:-

- Able to run flat, even with one tyre flat on all wheels !
- Huge resistance to aquaplaning as slots in wheels allow water to leave axially
- Can independently control tyre pressures so you can even out wear/handling
- Run much cooler
- Wont squirm when hard braking like a wide ordinary tyre
- Feel much more stable on dirt roads at high speed
- Last about 15 to 20% longer than ordinary single tyres.

Two negatives are:-
- Wheel is a little heavier which you will notice for sporty driving but wont notice for normal city or country
- Attracts attention from people behind as it leaves unusual marks in the wet !

The local technical director of the company Conrad Erhardt raced on them
and beat the others in the same class, he adjusted tyre pressures to give
him great cornering stability and I understand that gave him better braking
in the corners. Since ultimate speed was not the aim the extra wheel
weight wasnt an issue, wouldnt work for nascar though - but I understand
they sometimes run two tubes in each tyre to give the best profile for the
track camber...

I've been running on them since about 1989 and wouldnt use anything else
now, still have many new tyres but will be using up lots of s/h tyres first
and will prob get them recapped for city use. Have found a guy down
south that can make new ones but he has family dynamic issues and is
concentrating first on tyres for the mining boom, his machine is pretty
sophisticated and can make almost any profile with the touch of a few buttons !

I'm really into electronics and the twin tyre thing is a bit of a hobby and
sideline to my normal electronic design business but I've met heaps of odd
and interesting people who enjoy the concept, at the moment I'm really
trying to find which USA version of GM cadillac used this type of
fuseholder in the engine bay or underdash (help):-



Heres the brochure for my existing seriously upgraded design, received
pretty well around Australia and sold about 600 now, been swamped with
enquiries in recent hot weather so running behind on deliveries at about
2 weeks now with more on order, sometimes sell on ebay if excess:-

http://niche.iinet.net.au/VLFuse_Brochure_V2.doc

Thanks for the questions guys, if you are interested in more pics of the
wheels and tyres or fuserail/holders, maybe easier to send me a pm,
btw: There is at least one merc in Florida owned by a pizza guy and his
friend may also have one shortly they run on the Italian speedline flat
dished twins. We also used to have a couple of stretch limos in perth that
used the same wheels but were the 5-spoke, I bought them a few weeks
ago

cheers

[Kamshaaft]

That is crazy.

Closest thing I've ever seen is a bloke taking an XF Falcon out the Mudlake south of Perth with duallies on the rear.