funny onion Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hello everyone! After discussing it with a few members recently i thought i'd post a few photos to compare how my car was when i bought it and how it is now. I purchased it in 2011 for £1200 with no tax/test. It had been off the road for a long time in a garage and i found it through word of mouth. Spec when i bought it: - air con removed (badly)- jperformance decat/exhaust- fcd- 16" inovit stvi alloys in need of a refurb And that was it, other than the above she was as standard as they come, even standard ride height :/ haha- Since then a lot has happened (details in build thread), but current spec is as follows: - wepr evo mild steel externaly gated td04 kit- evo 4 recaros- optional armrest- optional 3 point rear strut- cusco c pillar bar- cusco 4 point roll cage - aftermarket steering wheel- hks turbo timer- aem wideband, prosport oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, boost gauges- cusco adjustable panhard rod- D2 coilovers- hks braided brake lines, new copper brake pipes- grooved discs all round- 15" genuine work emotions- evo 8 front mount intercooler- battery and washer bottle relocated in boot- 370cc injectors- oem LSD gearbox- livesports kit (spoiler, rear lip, skirts, front lip) - emanage blue The engine was completely overhauled (after it melted all 4 pistons a month after remap...) and built up with brand new genuine seals, gaskets, piston rings etc and with all the necessary machine work to the crank, head block etc. Currently mapped at 1 bar by Will Hinchcliffe of RDT: autoscaled graph of power and torque. Will uses a hub dyno not a rolling road dyno so this is true power/torque that reaches the road. The faint lines are the previous session it had with Will after the engine melted and i took it to him for an emergency remap. Other than tidy the body up a bit more and go forged i'm not sure what else to do apart from enjoy her. maybe a few more jdm goodies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 looks nice indeed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JamesD89 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Stunning GT nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aamir Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 As i said on Instagram, that car is a beautiful! Aamir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Looks good now can remember when you first got it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 oh damn thats a thing of beauty!!!!! Can i ask a question about the AEM wideband gauge kit - how much of a bollox was it to fit?? Did u get an exhaust place to weld in a port to the exhaust for the sensor? Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks for the comments guys I do appreciate it! Nanglebadger- it was quite easy to fit compared to my other gauges. Originally my ct9 decat had 2 bungs which made life easy (once we got the other bung out lol) then just a case of running the wires through the firewall (behind glovebox) and wiring the gauge up which was no bother. Took the power from the radio power. When I went td04 I had to drill my exhaust and weld a bung in as the wepr decat only had one bung which I used for the standard lambda. Drilling the stainless exhaust was a challenge lol many melted drill bits but I'm sure if you have a proper set of heavy duty drill bits it would have been fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 thanks for the info!!! much appreciated! I wont be attempting it myself as I dont own a welder, not can I weld lol, but I wanted to get a flavour for how big a job it is!!! thats very useful info, really appreciated!!!! cheers! Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addymk2 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Love this car and it's come a long way. I remember when the pistons melted... Emotional times! Bloody good effort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Massive massive improvement! Looked awesome at MFN last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Yeah easy job if you're taking it to a proper place. Drill hole weld in bung thread in sensor (I used silver slip because of the constant hot-cold-hot-cold if you ever try to remove the sensor it will be a nightmare if not haha) as for the gauge itself just a power and a good earth (poor earth can affect the reading). Aem are self calibrating too. Yeah it's been an emotional journey! Still is sometimes! But I have the ep80 raring to go in the lock up if this decides to shit another engine haha. Cheers Liam saw yours just across the way clean and sparkling as ever! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyD Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Very nice, as others have said..........................certainly has come a long way Pleased at how she has turned out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Yeah I still think about what it would've turned out like with a toms kit instead but there are a lot of gt's with toms kits compared to livesports I suppose. Would love some really wide/low offset 14" wheels for it though haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyD Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Livesports is good, dont see all that many kits on a GT so its nice to see something different and has certainly paid off love the 2 tone paint as well, suits it even better! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt1878 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Love this GT.. You have done a really great job on it!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flaminsam Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 A lot of blood sweat and tears have come of this car. Not to mention hours of graft and spraying. Looks the part and goes well also. Just glad I get the opportunity of driving it every now and again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GP82 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 This is now a dench starlet mate, nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Yeah easy job if you're taking it to a proper place. Drill hole weld in bung thread in sensor (I used silver slip because of the constant hot-cold-hot-cold if you ever try to remove the sensor it will be a nightmare if not haha) as for the gauge itself just a power and a good earth (poor earth can affect the reading). Aem are self calibrating too. Spot on cheers Onion! Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuck Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Lovely Charl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Sell me it please ? Haha worth a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rock-Kick-Ass Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 car is sweet, i want one, keep up the good work on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlancEP82 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Need that front lip in my life.savage gt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Lovely lovely car a lot of effort has been put into it and it shows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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