PHIL069's 95 FTO GPX

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:59 pm

That is a neat job having done that on your own.
Top job indeed.

Kustom · Post by **Kustom** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:47 pm

+Street cred

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:27 pm

sublime19 wrote:That's awesome, and wtf is with that rust, how can the previous owner let that happen?
Good work, I honestly can't believe you did that yourself. I'd just pay you $2k to respray my car if I ever needed it done

bjk wrote:Haha, I was thinking the same thing. If he could be convinced to take another three weeks off work that is.

When I bought the FTO it had 2 tiny bumps on the roof (apparently common with early FTO's)

I spent $2k on product/paint/tools, I worked 12 hours every day for 20 days straight, it was fun but also very stressfull (I didn't know how it was going to turn out, I could have destroyed by beloved FTO).
Moral: I don't know if I would do it again and @ $2k I wouldn't earn any money for my time, so the short answer is NO!

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:29 pm

Astron_Boy wrote:That is a neat job having done that on your own.Top job indeed.

Kustom wrote:+Street cred

Thanks guys, I'm lovin all this positivness

+Street cred =

WINNER

Post by **bjk** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:55 am

PHIL069 wrote:
sublime19 wrote:That's awesome, and wtf is with that rust, how can the previous owner let that happen?
Good work, I honestly can't believe you did that yourself. I'd just pay you $2k to respray my car if I ever needed it done

bjk wrote:Haha, I was thinking the same thing. If he could be convinced to take another three weeks off work that is.
When I bought the FTO it had 2 tiny bumps on the roof after 18 months it had 2 large lines of rust across the roof (apparently common with early FTO's)

I spent $2k on product/paint/tools, I worked 12 hours every day for 20 days straight, it was fun but also very stressfull (I didn't know how it was going to turn out, I could have destroyed by beloved FTO).
Moral: I don't know if I would do it again and @ $2k I wouldn't earn any money for my time, so the short answer is NO!

What about $3,000?

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:23 am

nice work mate, nice to see you've done the work all yourself

ps: the previous owner of your car is a mate of mine and lived about 5 houses away from me hehe

Astron_Boy · Post by **Astron_Boy** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:36 am

Tippin wrote:ps: the previous owner of your car is a mate of mine and lived about 5 houses away from me hehe

Showed him how his car looks now?

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:37 pm

yeh haha, linked it to him on facebook.

Tippin · Post by **Tippin** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:37 pm

double post

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:43 pm

Tippin wrote:double post

I'm going to be famous

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:51 pm

bjk wrote:What about $3,000?

NO!

Give it a go yourself, worst that can happen is you stuff it up and then pay someone to do it.
Start with something of less value, like a panel from the wreckers (they would probably give you a damaged one for free)
There is plenty of threads and books about the subject.
When you succeed, you can be as proud as me

Av-a-go-ya-mug

Post by **bjk** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:11 pm

PHIL069 wrote:
bjk wrote:What about $3,000?
NO!
Give it a go yourself, worst that can happen is you stuff it up and then pay someone to do it.
Start with something of less value, like a panel from the wreckers (they would probably give you a damaged one for free)
There is plenty of threads and books about the subject.
When you succeed, you can be as proud as me
Av-a-go-ya-mug

But then it's another 2 grand more just for the learning experience!

Ftowner · Post by **Ftowner** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:41 pm

Holy F@#$ Your car is amazing in every single way, I love everything you've done to it!!! I will use this for ideas =)

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Thu May 03, 2012 10:05 pm

Ftowner wrote:Holy F@#$ Your car is amazing in every single way, I love everything you've done to it!!! I will use this for ideas =)

Thanks Ftowner.
Using my ride for ideas? Thats the best compliment I could receive

Kustom · Post by **Kustom** » Thu May 03, 2012 11:11 pm

PHIL069 wrote:
Ftowner wrote:Holy F@#$ Your car is amazing in every single way, I love everything you've done to it!!! I will use this for ideas =)
Thanks Ftowner.
Using my ride for ideas? Thats the best compliment I could receive

Better then using it for a tug?

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:55 am

Kustom wrote:
PHIL069 wrote:
Ftowner wrote:Holy F@#$ Your car is amazing in every single way, I love everything you've done to it!!! I will use this for ideas =)
Thanks Ftowner.
Using my ride for ideas? Thats the best compliment I could receive
Better then using it for a tug?

Way to wreck the moment Kustom

ZFL45H1 · Post by **ZFL45H1** » Fri May 04, 2012 10:38 am

yeah u did I spectacular job aye was it hard to install the shift gauge

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:46 am

The horns must be loud.

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Fri May 04, 2012 8:53 pm

ZFL45H1 wrote:yeah you did I spectacular job aye was it hard to install the shift gauge

Thanks....
Nah, easy as, three wires all split into wires feeding the back of the dial cluster

silverGPX wrote:The horns must be loud.

Yes, I have loud horns

I have wired in a switch to choose stock horn or air horns.

PHIL069 · Post by **PHIL069** » Sun May 27, 2012 5:03 pm

Installed the rear strut bar I bought from gpx000

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