Went Jap

Rnash2002 · Post by **Rnash2002** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:03 pm

Well after much thought i decided to take the plunge and go jap,was looking for a R33 gtst at first but the RWD thing put me off so opted for the one car that ive always like over the years.
she needs a few bits doing to the body work but nothing major,drives really well and goes well,never owned a 4wd car before and was very impressed on the norfolk back roads.
She has a few mods already like full TEIN Suspension adjustable,hks dump valve and cat back exhuast.
Defo need to get a nice set of alloys for her though lol.

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:19 pm

nice to see you've finally decided to show the lard bucket off mate

i still got a headache after hitting my head getting in it yesterday lol

good investment thought mate

you and your bargains lol

Rnash2002 · Post by **Rnash2002** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:23 pm

[quote="jungle-jim"]nice to see you've finally decided to show the lard bucket off mate

i still got a headache after hitting my head getting in it yesterday lol

good investment thought mate ]Cheers jim glad your head liked it :pmsl:

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:42 pm

Looking good does that mean the Volvo is a pure track car now :?:

Rnash2002 · Post by **Rnash2002** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:49 pm

IWANT1 wrote:Looking good does that mean the Volvo is a pure track car now :?:

I would love to but its got to go,getting the mpv next saturday and cant afford 3 cars,just about 2 hehe.

kamikaze · Post by **kamikaze** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:37 pm

Nice looking GTO there-always good to have another in the area.As for the wheels I quite like the stock ones,still prefer my prodrive copies though

As for the Tein's they make a hell of a difference over the stock ECS setup,ive got D2's on mine an completely transformed the car from wallowing on the bends to being rock solid on the twistys.You will love the AWD as it basically means you can drive it in whatever conditions you like,I was out in the single car width backroads yesterday in the wet and a tight left hand bend came up and suprised me,it went round like it was in rails-Id dare say if I was in the Zed,Supra or Skyline I had previously I would have to have been towed out of the ditch.

What plans have you got for it?Is it an Ex-GTOUK car or did you find it yourself?

Rnash2002 · Post by **Rnash2002** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:48 pm

kamikaze wrote:Nice looking GTO there-always good to have another in the area.As for the wheels I quite like the stock ones,still prefer my prodrive copies though As for the Tein's they make a hell of a difference over the stock ECS setup,ive got D2's on mine an completely transformed the car from wallowing on the bends to being rock solid on the twistys.You will love the AWD as it basically means you can drive it in whatever conditions you like,I was out in the single car width backroads yesterday in the wet and a tight left hand bend came up and suprised me,it went round like it was in rails-Id dare say if I was in the Zed,Supra or Skyline I had previously I would have to have been towed out of the ditch.

What plans have you got for it?Is it an Ex-GTOUK car or did you find it yourself?

Hi mate,i found the car my self,i like the bargins lol,ive got to sort the body and just tidy her up abit before im let lose on the engine hehe,13t's will be installed and what ever else is needed for 400bhp+

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:50 pm

Looks good Russell - You certainly have an eye for great deals :thumb:

Looking forward to seeing it at the meet or on track 8)

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:51 pm

Rnash2002 wrote:,ive got to sort the body and just tidy her up abit before im let lose on the engine hehe,13t's will be installed and what ever else is needed for 400bhp+

then BANG!!!!!

kamikaze · Post by **kamikaze** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:52 pm

13T's is where its at.

A couple of months ago I had the option of either a coilover setup or the 13T's and I went the suspension route as That was priority.No point of havinbg the power if it fails on shocks at the next MOT

And youre probably well aware its not as simple as getting a set of stock shocks as replacements as they are just as much as a coilover setup

Are you running stock boost?grommet mod?