I has a car, Updated 11/1/2015 - Nothing of note. Options

[delusionz]

Nice, I hit about 180kw on that boost (tuned), so not too bad

[JDUB]

good stuff man! keep up the updates!

[Anoroc]

Overnight (plus several months) parts from Japan.



These won't be going on till I have projector spotlights (Narva 71850, same as TRDGT4), and I need to get a tab plastic welded back on.

Excited that they've arrived though!

I've also purchased a duck caller to wedge onto the BOV. VrrmmmmmMMMMMQUUAaaaaaaacccckkkk.

[Rusty]

wheres the low beam rubbers?

[Anoroc]

Most likely still on the bumper they came out of; such is life.

Today: Played with a duck caller; recorded footage on a potato.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkcG5fDqAQk

This post has been edited by Anoroc: Mar 21, 2013 - 11:30 PM

[SwissFerdi]

Played with a duck caller; recorded footage on a potato.

to both.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Mar 22, 2013 - 7:14 AM

[Anoroc]

I was quite certain I had updated this more recently than 18 months ago @_@.

Stuff that has happened since I last posted:

Whiteline rear swaybar!


I greatly underestimated the difference in handling that it would make, which resulted in spinning out just after this corner here. Bum-clenchingly fun!
https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-40.9970727,174.9471144,19z

#neveragain

Then I acquired a TiAL Q BOV and had it welded to the intercooler


Cleaned all 250,000km of brown muck out of my radiator/overflow;


Acquired a 350mm deep corn Nardi


So then at some point, I got my projectors in:


Replaced a door card with a less crappy one (before/after):



Installed a hektik poddy and polished the underside of the bonnet
[img]http://iforce.co.nz/i/mqqixdjv.ub4.jpg[//img]

Played with a GoPro (over the hill I spun out on >.>)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5STylvAjXE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-TZ2xWbpuY

Acquired some Fortune Auto 500 series coilovers:


Turns out that when you take the rear quite far down, you end up with around 4 degrees of negative camber. Lel.

Just the rear down (with 20mm spacers on the 17x8+35 RPF1s)


And then I had an associate take some pretty as **** photos of it (still no front coilovers in at this point. Some regrets, as I got the first picture made into a canvas):



Went on a trackday (with new clear indicators as seen here):


Trackday footage here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Y7fbZGTLg

Then a whole bunch of time passed where it sat on blocks cause I sold the RPF1s and pondered parting it out. But then I returned to instability and started buying stuff again.

New bluetooth headunit:


And then after being quoted 6-12 weeks, but taking 6 months, these things turned up:


17x9+17 Bronze (AHG) Work CR Kiwami.

Turns out I overcooked it, as they're not easy to fit.

But fit they do, eventually, with 245/40/17 RE002.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KuKUQYrdtE







I'm Craig and that's my story.

/wallofpictures

[JoshuaM]

Wow, I haven't seen this thread before, but nice work.

Bit of a shock when I read the specs for the new wheels, and the pics confirm. I'm pretty sure yellowchinaman in the UK (possibly looking at moving to NZ at some stage too I think) was at some point making fibreglass widebody front guards... may help!

Edit: These; http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=92310&hl=

This post has been edited by JoshuaM: Nov 5, 2014 - 6:18 AM

[JFXtreme007]

Really really clean car! I love it!

[Rusty]

Fortune auto coilovers How do you like them?

[Anoroc]

Am a big fan. I'd be more of a fan if it weren't for sillystrut and needing to get them crack tested to pass cert, but at 10/8kgmm they're actually really pleasantly riding.

I've had to crank the dampers up because of the wheel fitment now - still pleasant, and awfully rewarding while driving aggressively, but it's not a comfortable ride in comparison.

[SwissFerdi]

I much prefer the RPF1 look. Still excellent!

[Anoroc]

RPF sizing is just too conservative in 5x100

[Anoroc]

Guardwork at the rear completed. Threw a little something extra in because it happened to be sitting around >.>

More than enough clearance at the rear now - like, I would have considered 9.5" at a similar offset if I knew there would be this much clearance.

Fronts still not resolved - been pondering wider front fenders from Yahoo.co.jp auctions, or just laying waste to the ones I have.

[hotgt4]

wow looks good bro, really nice fitment on the wheels, put a GT FOUR sticker on your riser blocks

[Tigawoods]

ray (yellowchinaman) has 20mm widened fenders for sale I think!
that should solve your issue without a doubt!

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Nov 21, 2014 - 8:56 AM

[Anoroc]

So it turns out that nice, soft guards will mostly solve their own problems if you hit them with tyres a fair bit.

It's basically stopped rubbing now, even on aggressive drives up hills. A++ trader. Would trade again.

Photos happened:

[JoshuaM]

That looks fantastic!!!

[JDUB]

Good stuff! One of my favorites

[BonzaiCelica]

get the Ultra racing front sway bar