Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Right boys and girls the day has finially come thank god. So here is my new build thread....well finished a 12 hour night shift at work and jumped straight into socks's glanza and we set off for a very long journey to andover in hampshire (sat nav said 4 hours arrival) which was a ball ache but was prepared to go anywhere for one lol. Quick stop off in the services before hitting the motoway:Got a sneaky shot without him seeing :Hit the motoway and spotted this little bad boy:Well finially got there and here she was: Had a damm good test drive and well mechanically she was awesome. bit of smoke when she was first struck up but that was understandable cause she had hardly been driven in the last year. got onto the dual carriageway and opened up the taps. the boost was so nice it had been too long i immediatly thought wow i want this so bad haha well after a good look round it immediatly bacame obvious that this car was not well looked after at all. he told us it had not been washed or polished in about a year. the front drivers arch was crumpled, the bumper had horrible mesh in it. few cracks on front and rear bumper. the odd scuff and scrape here and there but this wasnt an issue to me it was a white gt and thats all i wanted lol. so i payed him the money and we set off for mackies cause we were bloody starvingin the car park we saw a great corsa that seriously needs to go in the barryboys section just for the exhaust and i couldnt resist but take a picture:Thought it was a good idea to check the oil level properly and there wasnt much in it at all so that was soon chenged:Couldnt resist taking a quick pic of mine and socks's starbo's together too:And a quick motoway snap:Finially arrived home and we were both knackered it had been a long day lol but had too take another picture:They look rather nice together i think Heres a few pics of the general shitty condition she was in:BumperFoglightExhaustWheelsFront fogsGauges and turbotimerEngine bayBattered intercoolerRusty strut braceAnd yes that is a sock as an air filter lol old school or what well its really not been looked after at all but as you know from my black gt i just love buying bad conditioned starbos and bringing them back to full health its much more satisfyingGood points: mechanically it seems sound. it really boosts well and theres no knocking or banging from anywhereit has a blitz turbo timer toothe interior is in mint condition no scuffs or fag burns etcand ofcourse its white-ish lolBad points: Bodywork aint good at all needs a lot of tlcCrappy universal exhaust badly welded onGash foglightWheels really need refurbinghorrible chavvy savage gauges not wired up properlyhorrible universal foglightsdrivers window motor not workingcrap baileys dumpvalveintercoolers battered and has no coverengine bay looks a messwheels wrong offset need spacersall get sorted soonwell im deadly happy with it for now more updated coming when i can get photobucket to work again but hope you enjoy reading this guys and look forward to your commentsfinially big thankyou to socks too thats what mates are for and a thankyou to socks's glanza too it got me down there great (even if it did rob me of £80 in fuel ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 whoop whoop!!!!!About time mate, good stuff, will be a minter in no time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bucketep91 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 nice 1 mate welcome back to boost! glad you found a white 1 i thought u wer gonna give up and buy another black 1 lollooks good mate not as bad as your makin out, im sure ull spruce it up.looking forward to seeing what u do with itget those chavage guages out tho lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 cheers jase weve done so much top it already it looks like a different car. just waiting for photobucket to behave itself then il post updates up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig_N Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Sounds like you had a good trip Good luck with the build.Craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 You have some work ahead of you bud You will make her brand new again anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 we've been working like fook past 2 days! as steve said wen photobucket is live again you'll see some changes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lukerobz Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 nice 1 dude wel happy u got another gt cnt wait to see wat she will look like wen your dun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scot-ish Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 eventually you got one.get her sorted out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 ***UPDATE***well first job was a bit of weight saving. the air con had already been removed so that saved me a job. first thing ofcourse then was backseatsMuch better then i cracked on and removed that gay rear fogNext i thought id put a bit of colour in the engine bay so found my sexual JD tuning panel and fitted it right away. i also got my old strut brace out and changed it cause the one on it was horrible and rusty:Coilovers went on aswell cause the shocks looked about buggeredSocks also helped me out with investigating the window not moving and after stripping the door we found out i need a new window motor so thats one of the first things il get when pay day comesI also ripped the crap mesh off the bumper and pulled out the foglights too cause they just looked horrible. Found out too that the front speakers wernt working so gna put some fusions in soon. well next job was the wheeld. i pretty much cracked on with the coilovers and other bits and left socks to this as hes awesome with spray tins. he very kindly autosoled the chrome lip on the wheels that were on it the masked them off ready to spray Let the spraying beginWell 2 or 3 coats of primer, 3 coats of spray and 2 coats of laquer later they were ready. There was some spray left over so my brother got bored and very geniously did thisWell last thing i did was give her a damm good wash cause most places were turning green (especially in the little cracks inbetween panels etc) gave her a damm good wash and unfortunatly it was getting dark so didnt have time for a good t-cut but thats tomorrows job. finially put the wheels back on as theyd set nicely due to the very warm weather and heres how the end of day one had finished.Im my opinion such a huge transformation already and deffiniatly a step in the right directionIm in love with the wheels thanks again socks your like banksy with a spray can Opinions welcome as ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 Sounds like you had a good trip Good luck with the build.CraigCheers dude and yeah two starlets on the motoway for 4 hours was very fun indeedYou have some work ahead of you bud You will make her brand new again anyway cheers luke i will indeed we've been working like fook past 2 days! as steve said wen photobucket is live again you'll see some changes Haha major changes dude your spraying skills have done me proudnice 1 dude wel happy u got another gt cnt wait to see wat she will look like wen your dun Me neither big plans aheadeventually you got one.get her sorted out.cheers mate still wanted yours though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 oh yeah before i forget the coilovers will be wound down a bit lower eventually but the wheels are the wrong offset and rubbing so need some spacers soon then it will be slammed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 damm it keep forgetting things weve done so much in such a little time. as you can see from pics above the window tints have been removed also and them not so good stickers have also been taken off the windowthe gash "powered by hks" stickers are also coming off the door tomorrow too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 hey mate just wondered if u could tell me what wheels are on the white glanza ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 yeah there team dynamic ones speak to socks he'l tell you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT Phayer Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 thanks mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Nice to see you back in another starbo matey its about time good luck with it mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 cheers mate cant wait for payday and to sell the vitara will have more money to spend on it then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Good to see you back in another GT dude! Nice updates so far, I'm liking the wheels & badge! Are you planning on "quadding" it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 nah dont think soliked the idea of a quad light but more than happy with a square light Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan5793 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 good to see you back in a starbo love the motorway shots, defo needed some tlc, great work/updates so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 cheers dudewell someones just offered me some money for my truck so hopefully if i sell it tomorrow il get the wheel spacers get insured on it and get driving it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Nice to see you back in a GT dude!Looks like we both have GT's that have been rescued, only mine needs it's engine out, yours doesn't seem to bad on that front!I can't believe you got so much done in two days though!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jezza Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Glad to see you back in a GT. Is all you modding gonna be as fast paced as this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raz Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 nice man, happy to see you back in a starlet You've done more work on it in one day then i have in half a year lol. Good luck with it mate, Be carefull when you turn right lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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