TRIP TO CALAIS

WHEN Nick was building the HG motor, everyone was telling him to go LS turbo because it’s cheap power. “But there was no way I’d put a turbo in a car like the Prem; for me it’s not correct for that era,” he asserts. “Yet after I’d been in a few turbo cars, I knew I wanted that rush. I didn’t want a Japanese car, so the only other car in my eyes was a VL Calais turbo.” The exterior paint and body was already done, and Nick painted the engine bay. “I’m doing more of this build myself,” he says. It’ll run an RB30, with forged pistons, cam, and strong internals to handle boost from the Garrett 3582R turbo. Behind is an R33 RB25 manual ’box with a shortened Borgwarner diff, Harrop centre and 31-spline Strange axles. “The motor has just been finished, and hopefully I’ll have it in soon, get the wiring done and then she’s good to go racing.”