my fto getting the Polo treatment....

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:16 am

ok guys thought id post up my little project of turning this once forgotten and loved car into something that will be my pride n joy. Sort of like a before and after thing,

I bought this car off a good friend of mine about 10 mths ago intentioned as just a daily and nothing more.

The vehicle is not in the best shape or form however i did not care as i just needed a daily. In fact i would think its probably one of the worst conditioned ones ive seen lol

Mechanically it was A1 as it had just recently been freshened up still has not skipped a beat. ( which was really all that mattered to me.)

Now to the down sides of the vehicle...

paint was pretty faded and discoloured, driveres seat was ripped and the rest of the condition of the other seats were ok but had seen better days due to being in the excessive sun over the years. Lots of minor dents everywhere and some loose wiring inside the vehicle. Possibly due to (so it seems) that the vehicle had been broken into before, as it had a GT wing but was told it was stolen hence the reason for the extra holes in the boot.

Pluses were that it rides on tein springs, has upgraded gto brakes, apexi exhaust, cai and momo steering wheel and a decent cd player n speakers.

Now after driving it for all this time and it having looked after me quite well i thought it was time to show some appreciation.

Here is how it looked when i picked her up...

and the shopping list

GTR R32 wheels (i powder coated them white)
Version R door trims and rear seats.
Monza bucket seats
Bozzspeed front bar
Veilside side skirts
Veilside rear bar
Tinted windows
Carbon Bonnet
Carbon boot
Trust Gear knob
BM Touchscreen TV with b/tooth
Alpine 2 channel Amp
2 x 12" Pioneer subs (out of my evo)

and last but not least is a full respray.

couple of the new items

car is now currently getting a respray so will post up pics of it soon.

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:43 am

wt GTO brake ?
the 4 pot one???
any other details ??

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:51 am

Sorry mate that was done previously by my friend so im not sure.

Cassf88 · Post by **Cassf88** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:27 pm

RESPRAY??? what colour... i love it when cars get resprayed..! as long as its pretty

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:25 pm

keeping ti red

everyone knows red cars are fast lol

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:33 pm

tenji wrote:keeping ti red

everyone knows red cars are fast lol

+1!

Plus it saves you having to do the engine bay & inner door areas etc too.

The original version of the FTO red (Passion Red or R71B) is actually really nice when its not sunfaded.

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:20 pm

yeah thats what i thought also... i cbf'd doing the engine bay etc

Jayvi · Post by **Jayvi** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:42 pm

How much for the respray? is it gloss? i wanna get a quote as i wanna respray mine asap thanks...

TA · Post by TA » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:23 pm

what tinting did you get done on your windows...?

this will look awesome

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:37 am

im thinking something like my evo 25% its half way illegal and half way legal

35% just isnt dark enough

and 5% is way too dark for me.

I just told the pael shop a nice red colour so will see what red we have gone haha.

Maybe Ferarri red.

I didnt want any metallics or anything too fancy.

Cassf88 · Post by **Cassf88** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:37 am

red may be faster, blue is cooler.

just fooling around... are yoiu puting glossy finsh on the red or na?

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:30 am

yeh it will be ncie n shiney

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:05 pm

Cassf88 wrote:red may be faster, blue is cooler.

just fooling around... are yoiu puting glossy finsh on the red or na?

oh yea? well RED may be faster, BLUE MAY be cooler but BLACK is well.. uhh.. emo..? No wait um.. Coon? sh*t.. I dunno, screw u all, black is the sh*t!

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:46 pm

sublime19 wrote:
Cassf88 wrote:red may be faster, blue is cooler.

just fooling around... are yoiu puting glossy finsh on the red or na?
oh yea? well RED may be faster, BLUE MAY be cooler but BLACK is well.. uhh.. emo..? No wait um.. Coon? sh*t.. I dunno, screw you all, black is the sh*t!

I'll tell ya what black is like in this weather:

Bennoz wrote: f**ken HOT

tenji · Post by **tenji** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:30 pm

rofl

nvr2low · Post by **nvr2low** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:46 pm

that's gold

nvr2low · Post by **nvr2low** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:01 pm

that's gold

Post by **vipfto** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:44 pm

sublime19 wrote:
Cassf88 wrote:red may be faster, blue is cooler.

just fooling around... are yoiu puting glossy finsh on the red or na?
oh yea? well RED may be faster, BLUE MAY be cooler but BLACK is well.. uhh.. emo..? No wait um.. Coon? sh*t.. I dunno, screw you all, black is the sh*t!

black is just plain sexy

Post by **I8A4RE** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:16 pm

black is very nice, just too dam hot in summer

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:17 pm

vipfto wrote:
sublime19 wrote:
Cassf88 wrote:red may be faster, blue is cooler.

just fooling around... are yoiu puting glossy finsh on the red or na?
oh yea? well RED may be faster, BLUE MAY be cooler but BLACK is well.. uhh.. emo..? No wait um.. Coon? sh*t.. I dunno, screw you all, black is the sh*t!
black is just plain sexy

Agreed. Black is also a b!t*h to keep clean