Nick666Akers

Engine won't even be warmed up by time I get to rother! Go on then, just for you drongo ;)

Thankyou for a brilliant day guys!! As John said the venue was poor but still didn't stop us from having an awesome day! Hahaha socks, I kept seeing red in your eyes, good job that bloke walked away

Ooh look Willow's posting an update, again, what could that possibly be?!

Shock, horror, it's more stickers...sowwi!

Pretty sparkly one:

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haha, ooh and dust caps, thank youu Nick...whatever your username is on here...666...sixxAkers meh. Nickyyyyy. Please ignore my the ridiculous state of my wheels

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Hahahaha! Nickkyyyyy😂 you're quite welcome! I saw purkle, and knew who would like these!😂

Evening!

Decided to make a small change to the V this week, I was pushed for time, and tbh it's rubbish, but it's independent, different, so I like it xD

I decided to add a slight change to the engine bay this week, I wanted to do something that is different to other Glanzas, so, spray can at the ready, followed by plenty of masking tape!

So, I Removed the bonnet from the B, to give me more room to work with, and I couldn't help but think it looked like it was from Fast & Furious Tokyo drift, where they're building Sean's RB26'd powered Mustang, and they're testing it without the bonnet hahaha!

I started by degreasing the underside of the bonnet, getting Into all the small gaps in there!

I then started laying masking tape over it, the plan is to then cut out a template with a Stanley knife and go spray happy!

Can you tell what it is yet? ;-)

Here's the finished product! I know it's not amazing, it's shit if I'm honest haha!xD

But it's different, and being a goth, it's all about being different!

See you crazy motherfookers at Japfest 2!

10-4, Over & Out!

Cheers guys, being a massive Slipknot fan for over 12 years now hahaha! Think being a goth came in around 4 years later!xD Sorry for the typos everywhere, I can actually spell haha! My iPad keeps correcting things!

Evening dudes/dudeets'!

As promised, more pictures and I've decided to list a few more modifications that I forgot last night! Along with stickers, because stickers make your car go faster right?!

The make of the boost & voltage gauge are Phantom, I've never heard of them, and they're nothing like Apexi, but they're a good starting point when you're still learning!

Whilst building up the car ready for japfest, I also decided to purchase a Sparco wheel as the momo one was looking battered, this one has a good dish to it, making it a more comfortable car to drive! But don't worry, the momo is sat looking pretty above my desk, along with a TD04L as a mantelpiece....XD

Over the weekend, I was over at drongo's for a natter among other car enthusiasts, we decided to swap the cop holder in mine for his electric mirror switch, And bingo! I now have electric mirrors, was just a matter of connecting up the connectors on the mirrors, well chuffed!

I also needed something to bung up the huge hole where the stereo sits before I get a double din, managed to bag this beauty for £2 as well from Collin (Lord Drongo)

I also have Genuine Toyota Wind Deflectors!

Sticker Time!!!

Represent????

Here, have a photo of my GFB Boost Controller!xD

And finally, a starlet can't be a starlet without one of these bad boys!

And finally, stripped out back & strut brace!

Cheers lads! Haven't you? Probably because it only comes out on weekends, and when the weathers good during the week, I'll use it for work instead of the VDub!xD

Tell me about it Matt, after all that pestering it's finally done ;-)

I've just being looking at your build thread dude, looks rad!

Aww you know it's the only way forward Nickyyyy!

Aww you know it's the only way forward Nickyyyy!

Awh here we go, Bullying at its finest ;-)

best of luck with the project mate

Cheers pal!

Wow you weren't kidding lol, it has been a nightmare! Looks good though

I know!!xD Dunno whether to go flat out sticker machine like you ;-)

Project Midnight-136

Nicky Sixx's P-Spec Glanza V

Right then folks!

It's time I started a build thread after owning the car for a year now!

Ever since I was 9 years old, I wanted a Glanza V, I was walking up my road, when one shot past me,

chattering away, it was from that moment onwards I knew I needed one in my life, I became OBSESSED with them!

My first ever go in one was when I was 16, a former member of UKSO had one & the feeling of being in one was immense.

So I turned 18, and I decided it was time to buy a V...

I searched around, and fell upon a DOG of one at a fairly cheap price!

But there was reasoning for it being cheap, I'll get to that as we go along...

I went to view the car with a friend, a car enthusiast I've known for many years through my dad, I managed to get the price down, and finally! I owned the car of my dreams! I knew a long road lay ahead of me, but I was willing to put hours and hard earned cash into the car, nothing was going to stop me owning my childhood dream.

Here she is! Litterelly hours after I bought her!

She was imported in 2007 and has being through various ammounts of owners since with only 51000 miles on the clock!

I decided to start of by getting used to the car, not modifying anything yet,vault just getting used to the feel of the car, how it handles etc.

I was in love with it, I finally had my dream car, it didn't seem real to me, just felt completely fake! But the worst was to come...

I was out one night at clu bet park with some mates, having a BBQ, on the way back we was all convoying along down a dual carriageway, a lorry was coming up so I decided to downgear from 5th to 4th and I started to man over around the lorry, as soon as the car hit 4500rpm, the bottom end of the engine decided it was better off to not work how it should... The car cut out and I managed to pull over to the side of the road, I tried to start the engine and it wouldn't go, managed to get a tow home by my cousin, I was panicking, my dream was ending quickly....

I started up the car in the morning, to discover it was knocking like a bitch, so I managed to get it to Sheffield Subaru Services who took it from there, the engine was sent to Sheffield Engines Services for a rebuild, which took them 5 months to rebuild:@

I got the car back eventually to discover that two conrods had being bent, all the shells had being abliterated, and the crank needed a regrind.

I supplied the garage with a Speed Vision CT9 Hybrid, a new exhaust manifold (cheap toyo sports one)

I was told to bed in the engine for 1000 miles, spinning only 3000rpm and to THEN change the oil & filter.

600 miles in, the same happened again, I was distraught, the engine went back and I had to supply a crankshaft & new rods. The engine builders claimed hat the engine had failed due to borewash and wasn't their fault, so I had the injectors tested along with the fuel rail, and as soon as I got the car back I had a fuelling check done by GR Performance, who confirmed that a borewash couldn't have being possible. Still an ongoing battle with them as I'm refusing to pay for the second rebuild after it was their fault. I'm not going to get into details as quite frankly, I'm doing his on my IPad and I can't be bothered aha!

I get the car onto my drive, move the polo up the garden to put the Glanza up the garden where I could work on it. Soon as I turned the key, the gearbox mount broke loose & pulled a piece out of the casing, leaving a trail of oil down the drive, this car was turning into a nightmare! The garage hadn't fitted the box back right, so it went back the following day to put in a 5E Corolla box!

So, I get the car back in January, and it was time to get it looking decent for Japfest, I was off work with a re occurring dislocating shoulder so there was plenty of time to get the car ready!

The spec stands as follows at this point:

Fresh Rebuilt 4E-FTE

Speed Vision CT9 Hybrid

Toyo sports Manifold

Toyota Corolla Gearbox

Blitz Nur Spec Exhaust System

Black Racing Wheels

Toyota Celica Buckets

Cusco Rear Strut

WhiteLine RARB

HKS FCD

Race-Tech Water Temp Gauge

Twin Gauge Pillar

Boost & Voltage Gauge

Momo Steering Wheel

Golpher Radiator

Samco Sport Hoses

Unknown FPR

Stripped A/C

I decided to start work on fixing the drivers side window, it was stuck and non operative,

I managed to pick up a window motor from drongo and fitted it the following weekend!

I could now breathe on hot sunny days! XD

I decided to strip out the rear interior & seat belts because, you know, race car!

I needed to smarten up the car as it was a complete dog, so I removed the fish netting off the headlamps, sprayed the strut bar under the bonnet, along with the scoop & battery clamp.

I desperately needed new HT Leads, so I placed an order for some magnacore Blue Leads.

After polishing the rocker cover, tonnes of engine degreaser & fitting the freshly spray parts, and a new battery, the bay looked like this:

Not bad eh!

A good polish was in order, as The V started to look cream! I was astonished in the difference after playing around with the contrast & resolution on my phone, the difference was astonishing!

I also re sprayed the front and rear bumpers as they were looking tatty, the V was starting to look the point now!

Until... I was out one night with the lads, we was doing a bit of spirited driving over the snake pass, when suddenly I had a fuel leak from the fuel rail to the FPR, it ripped the paint off everything I'd sprayed, including the bumper I was only a week away from japfest!

Anyway I managed to re spray all the parts & the front bumper in time, rattle can expert ;-)

It comes the time for Japfest, I was so stoked, I could finally meet fellow starlet members, and show my dad exactly why I love them!

It was an early start, meeting the convoy at 2am! I have never got out of bed so quick in my life, felt like a kid on Christmas!

It was only until I got onto the motorway, the FCD went into senile mode, all the way to japfest it was sending the ECU wappy and was over fuelling to the point it was cutting out... But we made it to JapFest!

The return home was a nightmare, it took us 5 hours to complete a 3 hour journey, and despite our best efforts to remove & repair the loom at japfest, we had no luck

I needed to get the turbo mapped in anyway, so I took the opportunity to get the car mapped and get my hands on a boost controller! I arranged a date with Tuning Developments, And we was off!

Can't thank the Jones Brothers enough for what they've done to the car! I had an Emanage Blue & GFB Gforce 2 installed, and managed to pull 193.2 BHP with a 0.6 bar actuator spring! I was well impressed!

This has given me enough power to enjoy for the rest of the year with the car, as bigger plans are coming next year, all will be revealed at a later date!

I will be continuing other work on the car this year, and I will add to the thread when I get chance! I'm sorry it's currently brief & hat I don't have many pictures, trying to remember the basics off the top my head has being a nightmare! More details to follow!

Hope people like the direction the cars heading in, tomorrow night I'll upload more pictures of current modifications and a few special minor bits that have being changed over the weekend!

But for now, Peace!

Sixx.

Meeeeeeee

Mr Socks,

Will this be able to make an appearance at Japfest 2? I'm itching to see what sort of creature you've created dude

This thing just looks evil

Brilliant service from the Jones brothers from me, they seriously know their way around a starlet!
Had a mapping session, emanage blue install & GFB G Force 2 boost controller installed, they managed to squeeze out an impressive 193.2bhp with a stand 0.6 bar actuator spring (boost was tailing off) on my hybrid CT9!
I'm beyond impressed with the service from these guys and will defiantly be returning when I decide to forge and get hold of a billet TD04! Cheers!

Are the tickets up on the store yet guys?!

Gameeeee!

That's rather weird

Each to there own though

Phil

For the record, Phil, I am a weird c*nt. Rather be weird than normal & boring dude!

Slipknot- Duality ;-)

Dude your not the first person to call me 'ackers', just to make life simple, my nick-name is nakers, not hard to work out, my parents must hate me.....

Keep me posted dude! I'm game

Put me down +1 please, the plus one may change but definatly me +1!

Hi mate, have you soldered the FCD in? If not do so as I was having similar symptoms after the previous owner didn't solder & used chocolate blocks.

Brilliant turbo & that is a Reyt steal at this price! I run one of these, and I'm very impressed, hold high boost levels brilliantly & I have no faults or leaks whatsoever!

anyone ever had any problems with the wiring to the map sensor? Common place for wires to brake?

Cheers

I've recently had some massive issues with the MAP sensor mate, was causing the engine to flood etc. Makesure its actually plugged in correctly, check the terminal pins are secured, as that's a common place for it to go.

Also, check the wiring loom next to the ECU, if anyones been playing around with an FCD under there, they could've bodged it & not soldered the wiring correctly, or not even soldered at all!

Let us know how you get on mate.

Holy shit lol do you hang out in graveyards as well?

Hahaha! Was for a photoshoot matey for the blog!

howdy. kinda goth and kinda into metal.

Howdy! Finally! not many of us holding down the fort is there aha! Never met a fellow goth on the car scene!