SchumieFan's - '95 GPX Limited - Car Of The Year
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:41 pm
Officially Introducing:
SchumieFan's 1995 FTO GPX Limited - Car Of The Year Edition
The Facts:
Production number 40 of 207
Imported 2002
Previous owner was an older lady owner who bought the car from Edward Lee's Japanese Car Centre in 2002 and performed no modifications, sold it back to Edward Lee's July 2013 and I bought it with 104150Km's on the odo.
- She nicknamed the car Tweety Bird... and so it shall continue.
Car is stock standard all round with very few exceptions
My intent with this car is to restore it back to Stock Standard 'just rolled off the factory floor' condition.
This involves returning the stereo back to factory, the removal of compliance additions from importing and fixing anything that has worn out over time.
The idea is to achieve the rarest and best possible example of a Mitsubishi FTO, as intended by its designers and also keep the car in the best possible condition for when it hits the classic car category.
Some hidden parts will be upgraded where necessary with more modern parts if they are not visable, things like speakers, poly bushes, that sort of thing...
I have had this idea, this dream of owning a clean COTY edition since the beginning of 2006.
My Previous FTO was also a 95GPX, I owned it in 2004 - 2011, however it was a standard model with 135000ks on the odo that blew the motor twice and was eventually crushed and turned into a watch... it had a hard life...
Some pics at Bennoz's place:
Things i need:
- New drivers seat (padding and fabric worn beyond repair)
- Replace aircon lights DONE
- Replace Stereo with factory unit DONE
- Replace Cam belt DONE
- Replace hydraulic tensioner DONE
- Replace auxiliary belts DONE
- Replace cam cover gaskets DONE
- Replace heater hoses (have) DONE
- Trace small oil leak DONE
- Replace passenger side OEM plastic kick plate DONE
- Replace passenger side tail light DONE
- Replace rear parcel shelf DONE
- Replace ply spare wheel cover
- Replace arm rest with option cupholder/arm rest DONE
- Fix busted boot lock DONE
- Replace fog light switch DONE
- Replace Drivers side floor mat DONE
- Fabric spray the back seat over the sun fade DONE
- Replace stepper motor DONE
- Replace wiper blades DONE
- Replace Mitsubishi sticker DONE
- Fix fuel tank level sensor DONE
- Replace shifter shroud DONE
- Replace lock motors DONE
- Replace speakers DONE
- Replace missing factory flare DONE
- Replace cracked stereo surround
DONE
- Replace tensioners and pulleys (all) DONE
- Replace engine mounts
- Replace sway bar bushes
- Replace heater core
To be continued....
SchumieFan's 1995 FTO GPX Limited - Car Of The Year Edition
The Facts:
Production number 40 of 207
Imported 2002
Previous owner was an older lady owner who bought the car from Edward Lee's Japanese Car Centre in 2002 and performed no modifications, sold it back to Edward Lee's July 2013 and I bought it with 104150Km's on the odo.
- She nicknamed the car Tweety Bird... and so it shall continue.
Car is stock standard all round with very few exceptions
My intent with this car is to restore it back to Stock Standard 'just rolled off the factory floor' condition.
This involves returning the stereo back to factory, the removal of compliance additions from importing and fixing anything that has worn out over time.
The idea is to achieve the rarest and best possible example of a Mitsubishi FTO, as intended by its designers and also keep the car in the best possible condition for when it hits the classic car category.
Some hidden parts will be upgraded where necessary with more modern parts if they are not visable, things like speakers, poly bushes, that sort of thing...
I have had this idea, this dream of owning a clean COTY edition since the beginning of 2006.
My Previous FTO was also a 95GPX, I owned it in 2004 - 2011, however it was a standard model with 135000ks on the odo that blew the motor twice and was eventually crushed and turned into a watch... it had a hard life...
Some pics at Bennoz's place:
Things i need:
- New drivers seat (padding and fabric worn beyond repair)
- Replace aircon lights DONE
- Replace Stereo with factory unit DONE
- Replace Cam belt DONE
- Replace hydraulic tensioner DONE
- Replace auxiliary belts DONE
- Replace cam cover gaskets DONE
- Replace heater hoses (have) DONE
- Trace small oil leak DONE
- Replace passenger side OEM plastic kick plate DONE
- Replace passenger side tail light DONE
- Replace rear parcel shelf DONE
- Replace ply spare wheel cover
- Replace arm rest with option cupholder/arm rest DONE
- Fix busted boot lock DONE
- Replace fog light switch DONE
- Replace Drivers side floor mat DONE
- Fabric spray the back seat over the sun fade DONE
- Replace stepper motor DONE
- Replace wiper blades DONE
- Replace Mitsubishi sticker DONE
- Fix fuel tank level sensor DONE
- Replace shifter shroud DONE
- Replace lock motors DONE
- Replace speakers DONE
- Replace missing factory flare DONE
- Replace cracked stereo surround
DONE- Replace tensioners and pulleys (all) DONE
- Replace engine mounts
- Replace sway bar bushes
- Replace heater core
To be continued....
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