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my gt turbo mark 3 after 4 years ownership now ended


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all started when my sister had a ep 80 whiny colour while I was driving my moped and so I bought it to start off and I fell in love in which I had spare time so I kept it clean as possible. Here's a bad pic sorry

20141102_170309.jpg have to find the pics sorry then after a two years and 70.000miles more I hit a kerb so it was a right off then I set off for another starlet picked one up with 49,00iles and started to modify her while in college and that's when started to love the gt as it was Japanse history of the starlet. Hers a picture

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I then sold her on and bought my first gt turbo in June 2010 and when I first saw her I was in love here's one off the first pics I have

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After in college with the gt all the traveling from Wicklow to college in athlone the mileage started to roll higher and with delivering pizzas it went from 149,000km plus within the year and as a student funds wouldn't allow to modify the gt. So bit by bit very slowly plan was for ct9 hybrid but didn't bother.

Spec list as follows

Engine :

149,000-274300s to present

Unknown air filter

J performance fmic

Turbo smart bov

Wepr mild steel mani and decat

Ct9a with oily seals

Ngk leads

Hks actuator set to .75

Zisco oil feed

Handling:

Kyb sr specials

Oem front strut brace

Factory optional complete rear 3point strut brace (thanks jay)

Brakes:

Yellow stuff pads

Grooved and dipped front discs

Exterior :

Optional extra wind deflectors

Front cut bumper want oem one

Pretty all standard.

Interior:

Pioneer double din DVD player

Dc2 recaros in black on bride and recaro rails.

Optional extra vanity tray

Defi rep boost gauge

Vibe 6x9s

Optional extra strut brace

Optional extra boot mat

Trd gear knob

Exhaust :

Hks rep exhaust 2.5 with wepr man and down pipe as said as above love the sound.

Wheels:

Rs 5 lenzo a 15s with 4x toyo tr1 195/50/15

Have 5xte 37s in bronze to go on after long search.

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After getting new bumper painted.

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At enniskillen in 2011 where I met wee johns sleeper in which I was amazed by as I read his build thread. After 11 runs I only beat two as I couldn't get the power down in the wet. Il have a look out for the time cards. After this I was thinking more power but life went on.

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Moved in with my girlfriend into our new apartment so did the decking on the balcony. Drove up the m50 like this back and noticed like a rocket noise didn't know it was me for a while planted the foot down again and loved way it changed tone

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Car made 132.9bhp with boost leak at .6 so was impressed have to look for the print out.

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Had to be done thought looked better and cleaner then the new cars.

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Just pictures from washing her.

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My favorite at the mo.

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My day trip to jays what a day and experience up in gt world. Talked for ages

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Bought this amazing optional extra full complet plastics caps studs carpet the lot. Thanks again jay.

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Trip to Clare.

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Clitit bang and the dirt is gone

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Time for a upgrade as had theses in the shed over a year

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Great upgrade tbh.

Drove to cork to collect my wheels the morning off the tggt meet in Wicklow was up at 430am but worth it as got the 5 alloys and wanted them for years.

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So have to get them refurbished now and away we go.

Next on the list was a mani because off my leaking boost for ages

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So I had a word with sacha with their amazing offer so was time for theses

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Thanks again man well worth the wait.

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Zisco oil feed and hks actuator. Thanks Keith.

My recaros as had them in my room near a year waiting on rails to come in

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Loves these but like to have fishnets.

Picked this bad boy up after falling in love with them had to have one and found this in holland I was searching nearly 24/7 need to be full time job as rare parts get snapped up so quick as you guys know.

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So after the vanity tray I thought I was set until I came across a boot mat

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Happy with the extras at the moment as it's more maintance like what I found

Hope it's not too late.

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Thoughts be great and whats best approach.

Changed the carpet as well

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Think it's time for a new exhaust to be made up

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This is the most recent picture

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Hope its a good read as I've read loads and was extremely impressed some great work and cars on here.

My aim for the car is to keep it clean and original and more factory optionals as I'll never sell up love the car so much as it a life time project haha

Plans are to underseal

Respray

New front bumper

Fix oil leak

Paint up few things

Take the engine out to paint engine bay and engine.

But hard done as it's my daily

Thanks for looking and comments and suggestions will be appreciated :-)

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Yea I will do man. Be all in good time say mid summer be on the road I say.

Those extras took a lot off online time to be ready to snap them up haha. Don't think ill ever sell them as i always have my gt if not keep them for later in life hard got and harder to find. As you seem to have loads keep it up. :-)

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Well the gt is no more after a 40 km smack into a 520 germany tank no damaged to his but my got the grunt needed new bonnet grill driver headlight indicator wing scuttle panal and bumper and crash bar and headlight unit to be pulled out. Plans were to restore it and fix it but time funds weren't there sad to see it go for what I got should off kept it tbh hardest decision had to make and sad day for me . The misses was pregant at time off accident she was fine so was baby was in shock all checked over in the clear was time tto go out to look at the damaged rad wasn't burst etc so happy days she was really worried as I didn't cry. Such shock took time to sink in. Here's a pic before she went.

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Would love another shell in black just to clean up hobby on the side.but ill wait for the right car and have my eye on the best gt but ill wait few more years as well worth the wait.

It's not who's gt I'm thinkin of is it Ross ??

I'd love you to get another gt man how cool would it be with you Matty nd me cruising around

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It's not who's gt I'm thinkin of is it Ross ??

I'd love you to get another gt man how cool would it be with you Matty nd me cruising around

I don't know what your talking about lol

It's not who's gt I'm thinkin of is it Ross ??

I'd love you to get another gt man how cool would it be with you Matty nd me cruising around

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