Earthborn's Fto GR
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:47 pm
Hiya!
A sort of disclaimer:
I'm not a mechanic, nor a professional. My father was though and he wanted me to be into cars. I reckon he got more than he expected And not to mention I felt like one hell of a challenge.
This "build" is me doing as much as I possibly can myself, the budget for the car comes from very close to minimum wage. I will fail some things, I will get some things right. Sometimes I'll have to do things over again and again
All of the work I do is in the little secluded parking lot next to the house - no garage, no special equipment, just a trolley jack, couple of stands, some basic tools and loads of patience and swearing in every known language
The "build" I will try to do is pretty much "Make it useable as a daily driver and casual track car, make it feel as new and modern as possible, make it look nice to myself". But it's mine, I like it without even having a chance to drive it and will not hesitate to spend where I think it matters .
Details:
Model:FTO GR-sport (Pre-facelift)
Colour: Silver
Year:1996
Transmission: Auto
Work Done:
-New piston rings.
-New spark plugs
-Auto Transmission serviced (Looks like it had not been done in its lifetime )
-Larger battery
-New sound system (Kicker 12" sub, 2 rockford 6" speakers, 2 rockford 6x9" rear speakers, 2 alpine amps.)
-Ultra racing front and rear strut bar
-Carbon Fibre Evo style Bonnet
-Slotted and dimpled RDA rotors & Gpx Brake upgrade
-Headlight housing replaced
-Body kit repair
-Performance Air filter
-Replaced stereo surrounds
-Side mounted licence plate
-17x7 Rims
-Slam panel, Dial surround, Maf cover, Gear surround, Fuse box top cover.
-Timing belt kit replacment
And if all things are good financially in a couple of years... engine swap
A sort of disclaimer:
I'm not a mechanic, nor a professional. My father was though and he wanted me to be into cars. I reckon he got more than he expected And not to mention I felt like one hell of a challenge.
This "build" is me doing as much as I possibly can myself, the budget for the car comes from very close to minimum wage. I will fail some things, I will get some things right. Sometimes I'll have to do things over again and again
All of the work I do is in the little secluded parking lot next to the house - no garage, no special equipment, just a trolley jack, couple of stands, some basic tools and loads of patience and swearing in every known language
The "build" I will try to do is pretty much "Make it useable as a daily driver and casual track car, make it feel as new and modern as possible, make it look nice to myself". But it's mine, I like it without even having a chance to drive it and will not hesitate to spend where I think it matters .
Details:
Model:FTO GR-sport (Pre-facelift)
Colour: Silver
Year:1996
Transmission: Auto
Work Done:
-New piston rings.
-New spark plugs
-Auto Transmission serviced (Looks like it had not been done in its lifetime )
-Larger battery
-New sound system (Kicker 12" sub, 2 rockford 6" speakers, 2 rockford 6x9" rear speakers, 2 alpine amps.)
-Ultra racing front and rear strut bar
-Carbon Fibre Evo style Bonnet
-Slotted and dimpled RDA rotors & Gpx Brake upgrade
-Headlight housing replaced
-Body kit repair
-Performance Air filter
-Replaced stereo surrounds
-Side mounted licence plate
-17x7 Rims
-Slam panel, Dial surround, Maf cover, Gear surround, Fuse box top cover.
-Timing belt kit replacment
And if all things are good financially in a couple of years... engine swap