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 Apr 30, 2012 - 1:49 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 30, '12 From Wellington, NZ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Oh hi.
I've been lurking here for a while for the wealth of motivation in the build threads and such. I has a '96 GT4. Being in NZ, it is a JDM facelifted one - no trispokes here, though unfortunately noone in the car's past ever thought to pick up projectors. It currently looks like this:  Anyway, hi, sup etc. Oh, I have a build thread here, and am much too lazy to cross-post everything! http://www.gpforums.co.nz/showthread.php?threadid=435792 This post has been edited by Anoroc: Jan 11, 2015 - 5:47 AM |
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Jul 16, 2012 - 2:42 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 30, '12 From Wellington, NZ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I have spoken to the fine gentleman at Frost Motorsport who is game to convert this overweight, understeering orphan from 4WD to N/S RWD, most likely through the use of a W58.
Wife pursuasion and funding pending. I'm sure it'll divide a few opinions, but the reality is that with children on the way in the not-too-distant future, this won't see as much track time as I would like, nor will it likely ever see the business end of a Targa stage. Hence, I want it to be as enjoyable as possible where it is used, which is on the street, with the occasional Wendys run over the Paekak Hill. The change in format, moving of the engine and reverting to 2WD should clean up the understeering issues the car has, remove a fair amount of power sap from the drivetrain, and drop the weight significantly (as well as leaving what remains further back. This is rather longterm, and may not commence for some time. Thoughts appreciated. ACTUAL UPDATE: Painted the ugly muffler/exhaust tip with black VHT so I don't have to see it as much until the actual exhaust gets built. |
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Anoroc I has a car Apr 30, 2012 - 1:49 AM
dudeofchaos Nice build! Looks very good and clean!
I w... Apr 30, 2012 - 2:01 PM Anoroc You don't actually remove it - you just take i... Apr 30, 2012 - 3:27 PM
dudeofchaos QUOTE (Anoroc @ Apr 30, 2012 - 4:27 ... May 1, 2012 - 3:42 AM richee3 Welcome to the forum Looks like a good clean car... Apr 30, 2012 - 3:28 PM Syaoran Or you can just... set up an FMIC! May 6, 2012 - 10:31 PM Rusty Hi great to see another NZ'er join
let me kn... May 7, 2012 - 2:31 AM Bladey Yay another gt4 owner, Checked out your log, very ... May 7, 2012 - 6:42 AM Anoroc QUOTE (Bladey @ May 7, 2012 - 7:42 A... May 7, 2012 - 1:35 PM Bladey Yea the stock one is i think 2 and 1/8 or slighty ... May 8, 2012 - 6:13 AM Anoroc Thats a good question, I have no idea! I'm... May 8, 2012 - 3:22 PM Rusty done
is that arm for stereo factory fitted? May 9, 2012 - 1:53 AM Box Glow in the dark rims? Cool. May 9, 2012 - 1:56 AM Anoroc Nah, it was put there for the previous headunit, j... May 9, 2012 - 2:44 AM Box Can't wait to see them on the car at night... May 9, 2012 - 12:14 PM Anoroc Daytime
Nighttime! May 10, 2012 - 12:23 AM Box Bet that looks just badass going down the road at ... May 10, 2012 - 12:34 AM Needles hi,
your car is certainly really clean and look ve... May 10, 2012 - 8:02 AM Anoroc Oh no, its not - and I never expected it to be. Gl... May 10, 2012 - 12:26 PM Anoroc Changed the oil with some Penrite 0w50 for the sec... May 11, 2012 - 12:51 AM dudeofchaos Do you have to lift the car up to change the oil f... May 11, 2012 - 11:40 AM Anoroc Someone in their infinite wisdom, decided that lop... May 11, 2012 - 12:12 PM Anoroc Since my last post, my Spree LED set has turned up... May 26, 2012 - 8:16 PM Anoroc Went for my drive, stopped at BP Melling (Wellingt... May 26, 2012 - 8:21 PM ruckusas QUOTE Went for my drive, stopped at BP Melling
Ni... May 26, 2012 - 8:35 PM Anoroc Nah, just stopped in at Melling on the way to Ngai... May 26, 2012 - 8:41 PM SwissFerdi Always a fun learning experience, catching a mess-... May 26, 2012 - 9:57 PM Rusty Been thinking of getting a Spree LED kit, how woul... May 26, 2012 - 10:59 PM Anoroc Brightness is better than the factory off-yellow, ... May 26, 2012 - 11:54 PM manphibian Love the rims May 27, 2012 - 3:47 PM Anoroc Will get a decent nighttime glowing picture of the... May 28, 2012 - 12:29 AM Anoroc Also, tried to change rear diff oil.
Failed mise... Jun 3, 2012 - 9:46 PM delusionz hey sup
your pics load too slow for me, sitting h... Jun 4, 2012 - 2:42 PM Anoroc QUOTE (delusionz @ Jun 5, 2012 - 7:4... Jun 5, 2012 - 3:37 AM zfjohnson07 those speakers you didnt like looked sick!... Jun 4, 2012 - 9:55 PM Anoroc Have needed tyres for ages, but didn't really ... Jul 4, 2012 - 2:04 AM delusionz Very nice! Jul 4, 2012 - 3:05 AM Box Nice, just have to something about those center ca... Jul 4, 2012 - 3:14 AM Anoroc Thankfully, some silly Golf owner just attached th... Jul 4, 2012 - 4:32 AM Box Indeed, they should look great. Was thinking abou... Jul 4, 2012 - 2:03 PM Anoroc New wheels on.
Ride quality is delicious in compa... Jul 11, 2012 - 1:11 AM timdog1720 OMG did that say A One Ninety Seven or even WOW On... Dec 15, 2012 - 9:48 AM Rusty front definitelly look good, rears as you said cou... Jul 11, 2012 - 1:59 AM SwissFerdi Man those wheels are tasty. Jul 11, 2012 - 9:02 AM delusionz theres a reason why the rear is jacked up like tha... Jul 11, 2012 - 9:33 AM delusionz ideal ride height for handling i think would be an... Jul 11, 2012 - 9:37 AM Anoroc Reference pic from before paint, none taken as yet... Jul 16, 2012 - 2:46 AM delusionz Lol get that GT4 badge back.
My engineer also wou... Jul 16, 2012 - 3:03 AM delusionz oh by the way, yes, rotate your wheels every 5000k... Jul 16, 2012 - 3:07 AM Anoroc I keep thinking that maybe I should flag the stupi... Jul 16, 2012 - 3:11 AM SwissFerdi Liking the RPF1s still, noticing a big difference ... Jul 16, 2012 - 9:34 AM Anoroc Not a great deal, except for looking better obviou... Aug 20, 2012 - 4:59 AM Box Look forward to seeing the skirts and spats on. Aug 20, 2012 - 1:35 PM Anoroc Several weeks recap! In MySpace fashion, i... Sep 9, 2012 - 1:53 AM SwissFerdi QUOTE (Anoroc @ Sep 9, 2012 - 2:53 A... Sep 10, 2012 - 7:39 AM delusionz thats weird, i didn't have to take my alternat... Sep 10, 2012 - 1:24 AM Anoroc QUOTE (delusionz @ Sep 10, 2012 - 6... Sep 10, 2012 - 1:34 AM delusionz Oooh I see recaro seats and Tom's pedals
Nice... Sep 10, 2012 - 3:12 AM Anoroc That's more in reference to comparable Evos/ST... Sep 10, 2012 - 12:16 PM SwissFerdi NA6, mmm.
Are you speaking of any Evo/STi, or ju... Sep 10, 2012 - 12:18 PM Anoroc It's down on power and up on weight compared t... Sep 11, 2012 - 1:07 AM Box Med, I don't do sedans so that rules out the E... Sep 11, 2012 - 1:52 AM delusionz my car weighed 1340kg before aircon removal, with ... Sep 11, 2012 - 4:46 AM Anoroc Finished the front caps. Put them and the skirts o... Sep 14, 2012 - 11:48 PM Box Looking good. Sep 15, 2012 - 1:12 AM Anoroc Rear caps fitted, through the wonder of 'oh **... Sep 16, 2012 - 12:15 AM delusionz sick! looks good bro Sep 16, 2012 - 2:22 AM richee3 Such a clean car. Love it! Sep 16, 2012 - 9:23 AM Anoroc Stupid bloody thing.
Went for a warrant yesterday... Sep 28, 2012 - 5:00 AM Rusty recent pics look sweet.
hopefully you can sort ev... Sep 28, 2012 - 7:51 PM Box Makes me glad I live in an area that could ****ing... Sep 28, 2012 - 8:03 PM Anoroc Even if I got away with it, i'd still replace ... Sep 28, 2012 - 8:10 PM Anoroc So, went to Maidstone Mufflers, paid em $700,... Oct 25, 2012 - 2:35 AM Anoroc ****, it's been a while since i've updated... Dec 14, 2012 - 10:06 PM Anoroc 1.97 for 91 (lowest octane available here), but it... Dec 15, 2012 - 2:35 PM timdog1720 QUOTE (Anoroc @ Dec 15, 2012 - 2:35 ... Dec 15, 2012 - 5:54 PM Anoroc So, Manfield. Holy **** that was fun.
Get set
G... Dec 23, 2012 - 9:47 PM Anoroc Oh my, haven't posted for a while.
Adventure... Mar 14, 2013 - 1:20 AM Anoroc Oh ****, that's right - I have projectors turn... Mar 14, 2013 - 1:33 AM delusionz Nice, I hit about 180kw on that boost (tuned), so ... Mar 14, 2013 - 2:03 AM JDUB good stuff man! keep up the updates! Mar 14, 2013 - 2:30 AM Anoroc Overnight (plus several months) parts from Japan.
... Mar 21, 2013 - 12:55 AM Rusty wheres the low beam rubbers? Mar 21, 2013 - 1:17 AM Anoroc Most likely still on the bumper they came out of; ... Mar 21, 2013 - 11:29 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE Played with a duck caller; recorded footage ... Mar 22, 2013 - 7:13 AM Anoroc I was quite certain I had updated this more recent... Nov 5, 2014 - 4:48 AM JoshuaM Wow, I haven't seen this thread before, but ni... Nov 5, 2014 - 5:28 AM JFXtreme007 Really really clean car! I love it! Nov 5, 2014 - 8:23 AM Rusty Fortune auto coilovers How do you like them? Nov 5, 2014 - 5:09 PM Anoroc Am a big fan. I'd be more of a fan if it weren... Nov 6, 2014 - 4:34 AM SwissFerdi I much prefer the RPF1 look. Still excellent! Nov 6, 2014 - 12:34 PM Anoroc RPF sizing is just too conservative in 5x100 Nov 6, 2014 - 1:30 PM Anoroc Guardwork at the rear completed. Threw a little so... Nov 20, 2014 - 9:58 PM hotgt4 wow looks good bro, really nice fitment on the whe... Nov 21, 2014 - 1:05 AM Tigawoods ray (yellowchinaman) has 20mm widened fenders for ... Nov 21, 2014 - 8:55 AM Anoroc So it turns out that nice, soft guards will mostly... Jan 11, 2015 - 5:51 AM JoshuaM That looks fantastic!!! Jan 11, 2015 - 7:54 AM JDUB Good stuff! One of my favorites Jan 11, 2015 - 11:56 AM BonzaiCelica get the Ultra racing front sway bar Jan 16, 2015 - 12:21 AM |
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