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Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:57 pm
by ObsidianRadio
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:06 pm
by PHIL069
Looking good mate

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:24 pm
by ObsidianRadio
PHIL069 wrote:Looking good mate

Thanks phil! The Version-R spoiler nailed it

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:31 pm
by FTOwnage
That wing looks unreal!
Nice work

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:17 am
by ObsidianRadio
FTOwnage wrote:That wing looks unreal!
Nice work

Thanks man!
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:22 am
by Technikhaus
Looks great!
I really reckon those spoilers make the car

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:19 pm
by ObsidianRadio
Anyone got any ideas as to how I can align my rear number plate? The mount it's on is fairly warped (most likely from the rear ending before i purchased the car) and the metal's pretty thick so not exactly malleable... Suggestions? It's pissing me off

Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:21 pm
by FTOwnage
Double sided tape

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:21 pm
by ObsidianRadio
FTOwnage wrote:Double sided tap

What?

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:10 pm
by Technikhaus
That's how i had mine for a while...
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:56 pm
by JAMZO_wamZo
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:03 am
by ObsidianRadio
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:13 am
by ObsidianRadio
Alright guys... Onto the amazing stage of my thread where the performance of the car actually begins to improve
My goals in the following months are:
ENGINE
- New radiator and thermostat
- Replace tappets
- Polished inlet manifold & rocker covers (I won't have hands by the end of this hahaha)
- Move MAF sensor further up intake towards throttle body
- Replace factory intake pipe with stainless piping (intercooler piping??)
- Get a mushroom pod or something of that size because my K&N one is too big
SUSPENSION
- Get whiteline front & rear swaybars
- Replace bushes & droplinks
- Replace shocks
- Replace springs
I'll have a budget of roughly $2500 to get all this done... Is it possible? Tim and Phil - I'll be needing your help with the tappets and possibly the suspension if pedders try and assault my wallet

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:38 am
by Sahin
ObsidianRadio wrote:Alright guys... Onto the amazing stage of my thread where the performance of the car actually begins to improve
My goals in the following months are:
ENGINE
- New radiator and thermostat
- Replace tappets
- Polished inlet manifold & rocker covers (I won't have hands by the end of this hahaha)
- Move MAF sensor further up intake towards throttle body
- Replace factory intake pipe with stainless piping (intercooler piping??)
- Get a mushroom pod or something of that size because my K&N one is too big
SUSPENSION
- Get whiteline front & rear swaybars
- Replace bushes & droplinks
- Replace shocks
- Replace springs
I'll have a budget of roughly $2500 to get all this done... Is it possible? Tim and Phil - I'll be needing your help with the tappets and possibly the suspension if pedders try and assault my wallet

pretty decent budget should get it all done
Although I think you're underestimating how many bushes there are on an fto lol
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:44 pm
by Technikhaus
I reckon that's all doable in that budget, as Sahin said there are a lot of bushes though...
Shocks and springs are easily done yourself too

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:18 pm
by Vectose
3 bushes in the front. 6 in the rear. Per side that is. So 18 bushes all up. Some of the rears you can't get in poly so you will have to buy them from amayamamamama.
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:41 pm
by ObsidianRadio
Vectose wrote:3 bushes in the front. 6 in the rear. Per side that is. So 18 bushes all up. Some of the rears you can't get in poly so you will have to buy them from amayamamamama.
Thanks man. I'm actually looking at converting all the rear to GPX so that's saving bushes from the GR anyway
I know there are a lot of bushes, so I plan on replacing the ones that are actually fucked or on their way out (the important ones anyway)

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:46 pm
by Sahin
There's 16 on the rear of a GPX and 20 on a gr!
Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:54 pm
by ObsidianRadio
Sahin wrote:There's 16 on the rear of a GPX and 20 on a gr!
See? Savings

Re: Jack's FTO GR
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:10 pm
by Vectose
Sahin wrote:There's 16 on the rear of a GPX and 20 on a gr!
Some of the dog bone ones arent replaceable. And the extras on the GR are for the swaybar.