FTO AUSTRALIA

I was like, "car stuff, car stuff, car stuff, Lara Croft, car stu- WHA"

Where on earth (and why ) did you get that?

bjk wrote:I was like, "car stuff, car stuff, car stuff, Lara Croft, car stu- WHA"

Where on earth (and why ) did you get that?

I love Lara Croft.
I have been collecting Lara Croft stuff for years. I have 23 small ceramic statues, 4 plastic statues from 1990's, 1 pewter statue, posters, press release kits (including one from before it was even a game), 35mm real of movie preview, and.......

My life sized statue - made at Studio Oxmox Muckle, first release, very rare and valuable. I imported her from spain, paid $1000 incl postage, now worth approx $3000 - $5000.

PHIL069 wrote:

bjk wrote:I was like, "car stuff, car stuff, car stuff, Lara Croft, car stu- WHA"

Where on earth (and why ) did you get that?

I love Lara Croft.
I have been collecting Lara Croft stuff for years. I have 23 small ceramic statues, 4 plastic statues from 1990's, 1 pewter statue, posters, press release kits (including one from before it was even a game), 35mm real of movie preview, and.......

My life sized statue - made at Studio Oxmox Muckle, first release, very rare and valuable. I imported her from spain, paid $1000 incl postage, now worth approx $3000 - $5000.

Ah, an investment collection I see. Till you find a buyer more fanatic than you are?

Or as family heirlooms?

Day 2 working on FTO...
Jobs complete....

1. Replace steering rack and steering fluid - One job took me 12 hours to complete. Had to lower the sub-frame as low as I could without it falling off. To just, and I mean just, fit the damn thing out.

A very big THANKYOU! to GOD BENNOZ for giving me advice over the phone, I would have pulled the whole car to bits without your help.

Whatever you do, don't try to remove a steering rack out of an FTO

Pics......
More to go, should be able to complete all required work tomorrow. I was interupted with DIY Tappet Day, but it was worth it

Day 3 working on FTO....
Jobs complete....

1. Complete steering rack install - Install tie rod ends, fit rubber dust boot in-cab - Thank GOD that is over and done with - Steering feels sooo light now
2. Engine oil/filter change and install magnetic sump plug - Red sump plug
3. Replace coolant - For the hell of it
4. Install braided brake lines and replace brake fluid - Not red - needs moar testing but brakes feel moar responsive so far
5. Replace clutch fluid - Hadn't done this on FTO yet - It was midnight black - Clutch and gear changes are improved immensely
6. Install black silicone wiper blades
7. Degrease engine and underbody

Day 4 someone else working on FTO.....
1. Wheel alignment, new front tyres (Pirelli P7) and nitrogen pressures checked

FTO good to go

Pics.....

Oh, and my misses chose and ordered a set of rims for her Vectra today. The stud pattern dimensions of the Vectra are unusual so we had to get a set of wheels custom drilled.

Nice job phil!!

good job! you ever had problems with the tinted tail lights?

Nice work there Doctor
Will be doing something similar myself next year although ill have the engine out for a reco before i take the steering rack out

Thanks guys

Haven't had any probs with the tint yet, touch wood/fingers crossed.
Vectose did though

My misses got her new rims/tyres today.
They are OX Wheels/Kumo tyres. Rims had to be custom drilled to suit her Vectra.
$1500 incl rims/tyres/balance/wheel alignment/nitrogen.

Pics....
BEFORE....
AFTER....

Looks the goods phil!

I don't care what anyone says u can have the worst car in the world but put rims on it and everything changes looks so much better.

Looks nice!

Dayum, this is wanting me to get rid of my steelies sooo much.

Curse this money business.

Am I crazy or do the new rims make it look similar to a BMW?

Those rims look TINY compared to all the rims on FTO's i see tucked up under the arch
Still look good though. Love the tucked under look better though

I don't know, Phil. It is kind of hard for me to get a good picture of what the wheels look like on the car.

Could you take some more photos of them from different angles?

Looks the goods!

Nice! It looks so good


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