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Black GT2

Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by XR Pilot, Dec 15, 2008.

  1. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    I can't remember if I posted these pics before the crash, but anyway. Some may know that I've given my White LIghtning to my dad, along with the gen 2 3SGE. I decided that I really wanted a colour other than white, and figured I might get something cheap in a colour i liked for the money a respray would cost me. $470AUD later, and I got this (ebay photos, so paint isn't as good as photos show :p)

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    MMMM Non-ghey AUDM spec tail lights:
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    Heres a photo since I fitted a set of KYB Excel-G struts (will do for now) and king lows and my ZR rims (excuse camera phone quality):

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    Current plans are to rebuild a gen 2 3SGTE I bought and stick that in it. I managed to get hold of an ex-BTCC 2L supertourer billet steel crankshaft for it, will be going back together with standard rods for now but once I can afford decent rods and pistons, the bottom end should be good for 9.5k rpm :twisted: I'm currently thinking along the lines of a small T3 frame turbo, probably 0.86AR. I realise this will be a bit laggy, but I don't want something thats going to come on boost too hard. I've also got an LSD for it. Will also be getting an ST165 front bar.
     
  2. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    I forgot to add, I have some bigger ST204 front brakes to go on it and it will be getting a stiffer set of swaybars before it hits the road again too.
     
  3. rev_head

    rev_head Well-Known Member Donated!

    i remember seeing this on ebay, if it had of been in victoria i was gonne bid
    nice pick up and good luck with her, shes a nice clean base for you. Also where did u manage to get a gt4 front bar i want one badddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
    keep us posted
     
  4. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    Right thread, at the right time (when I had the money to call dibs).

    If your on Toymods, I actually bought RobST162's wreck and got the front bar from that. There hard to find, thats for sure! I've got both side bits and the factory foggies and brackets too, inc a factory fog light switch from an MA61 that fits the 162 interior perfectly. Jealous much?

    When I get time I'm considering getting fibreglass 165 copies made as I know a lot of people want them, and I don't really want to put my original one on the car 'cause kangaroos can do nasty damage :(
     
  5. rev_head

    rev_head Well-Known Member Donated!

    lol u have no idea i almost cried, well mate if you do make fibreglass copies put me down bigtime specially if you have the sidebits to they seem to be just as hard to find as the bar.
    as much as youve irritated in claiming both the car and bar i wanted i still say good luck to you haha
    p.s your on ozcelica to yer?
     
  6. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    Yeah your not the only one to que up if I make copies. If I can afford to get the mold made I will be going through with it.

    Your also not the first person to say if that car was in XXX I would have bought it. I actually paid $400 to get it freighted on a flat bed from Brisbane to here, about 700km. I did my research before I bidded though, so I knew how much I had to spend. I think my bid was actually at about $1k though, so don't feel too bad as I would have paid more than what it went for.

    I'm on Ozceli but haven't checked that in months, I've been away from the forums for a while but starting to get back into it.
     
  7. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    Update - Not much has happened with the car, but I've since bought a gen 2 GTE to rebuild, an S-series gearbox that is supposed to have an LSD in it, and I managed to get my hands on an ex-BTCC 2L supertourer bottom end that has a billet crankshaft and micro-polished block that is built to handle 8500rpm all day on a track, which should handle the odd spurt to 9000-9500rpm.

    Now I just need to save for some forged rods and pistons and find some more motivation but I think you an see where this is going...
     

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