The mrs ride
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:49 pm
So with all the things lined up and plans for the car i thought id start a thread to keep track and have a future reference in case we ever sell etc
Heres a few pics of the car in its current state - which is still in ACT for another few days till its picked up and delivered. I managed to pick up the car for $1000 - so very cheap considering.
Pro's are it has a straight body, paint is in good nick - with only a few minor barely noticeable scratches, new battery, new tyres and of course - the price.
Cons are it has a broken centre console, stereo console (although only one clean crack) and a leaking water pump, sump has dents and a stripped plug and rocker gaskets.
I have many goodies from the GPR that ive set aside to put into it, as well as many things already ordered.
Things i already have are:
- GPR door cards without the material on them - with carbon wrapped handles and new door cups.
- Stereo and lots of it - double din JVC touchscren DVD/GPS etc head unit with pioneer tweeters, kicker crossovers and pioneer splits (which will be replaced to match the quality of the system - they are a bit lacking compared to the rest) kicker 6x9's a 4 channel JVC 1000w touring amp, kicker 350w rms monoblock, slimline kicker sub and a capacitor to power it all. Much much better than the cardboard stock speakers we would otherwise endure
- unbroken centre console
- new carpet
- new drift bucket seats
- weather strips
- new sump
Also ordered a complete engine gasket/seal kit, water pump, timing kit, all tensioners and pulleys, new spark plugs, oil/fuel/air filter synthetic oils, thermostat housing, magnetic sump plug and belts for it (mostly from camskill) which will be done before it goes for its roady.
Have ordered a viper 5904 alarm system as well, so unlike my GPR which didnt even have central locking it will have keyless entry/remote start etc
Mrs is worried that having "all these fancy things" like fold up mirrors/climate control/remote start etc she will get to used to them and complain when in other cars etc
Not much will be done in the way of modifications as its for the mrs daily, and the last thing i want is for her to be hassled by the cops on my behalf. So no tinting, lowering etc. More focused on keeping the car in mint shape and as reliable as can be.
Might do a facelift conversion - while i have everything needed ready to go it is intended for Maverick - so we will see.
Apart from whats mentioned it will pretty much be left as is.
First on the list when i get it is to install everything ive just mentioned, recondition the engine and clean the engine bay thoroughly while the engine/box is out and keep it that way!
Will be posting pics and details of everything i do along the way so stay tuned
Heres a few pics of the car in its current state - which is still in ACT for another few days till its picked up and delivered. I managed to pick up the car for $1000 - so very cheap considering.
Pro's are it has a straight body, paint is in good nick - with only a few minor barely noticeable scratches, new battery, new tyres and of course - the price.
Cons are it has a broken centre console, stereo console (although only one clean crack) and a leaking water pump, sump has dents and a stripped plug and rocker gaskets.
I have many goodies from the GPR that ive set aside to put into it, as well as many things already ordered.
Things i already have are:
- GPR door cards without the material on them - with carbon wrapped handles and new door cups.
- Stereo and lots of it - double din JVC touchscren DVD/GPS etc head unit with pioneer tweeters, kicker crossovers and pioneer splits (which will be replaced to match the quality of the system - they are a bit lacking compared to the rest) kicker 6x9's a 4 channel JVC 1000w touring amp, kicker 350w rms monoblock, slimline kicker sub and a capacitor to power it all. Much much better than the cardboard stock speakers we would otherwise endure
- unbroken centre console
- new carpet
- new drift bucket seats
- weather strips
- new sump
Also ordered a complete engine gasket/seal kit, water pump, timing kit, all tensioners and pulleys, new spark plugs, oil/fuel/air filter synthetic oils, thermostat housing, magnetic sump plug and belts for it (mostly from camskill) which will be done before it goes for its roady.
Have ordered a viper 5904 alarm system as well, so unlike my GPR which didnt even have central locking it will have keyless entry/remote start etc
Mrs is worried that having "all these fancy things" like fold up mirrors/climate control/remote start etc she will get to used to them and complain when in other cars etc
Not much will be done in the way of modifications as its for the mrs daily, and the last thing i want is for her to be hassled by the cops on my behalf. So no tinting, lowering etc. More focused on keeping the car in mint shape and as reliable as can be.
Might do a facelift conversion - while i have everything needed ready to go it is intended for Maverick - so we will see.
Apart from whats mentioned it will pretty much be left as is.
First on the list when i get it is to install everything ive just mentioned, recondition the engine and clean the engine bay thoroughly while the engine/box is out and keep it that way!
Will be posting pics and details of everything i do along the way so stay tuned
