The Car Thread - GTHO Phase III

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Title as suggested ^_^ and holy crap I can't believe that we are already onto our 3rd thread, that's over 200 pages of car talk. We need cars.mmgn [Shifty]

For reference here's the previous threads:
First thread pc.mmgn.com/...
Second thread pc.mmgn.com/...
Car Modification thread pc.mmgn.com/...

PLEASE RE-SIZE ANY EMBEDDED IMAGES! either re-size them or just post a link to their location, large images make the page take longer to load and it kills anyone accessing the thread via the mobile app

Thank you.

21/11/2011

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Doyl

Guyver said:
Doyl said: Been seeing more and more GT86's out and around. Get excited every time I see one now, they sure do look good.

That's because everyone in your area is rich

It's not exactly a rich man's car...

31/07/2012

Perth - pew pew

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Guyver

Doyl said:
Guyver said:
Doyl said: Been seeing more and more GT86's out and around. Get excited every time I see one now, they sure do look good.

That's because everyone in your area is rich

It's not exactly a rich man's car...

New car = rich :P

31/07/2012

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maxiboy

Doyl said: Been seeing more and more GT86's out and around. Get excited every time I see one now, they sure do look good.

GT86? is that the turbo?

31/07/2012

Sydney, NSW

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Doyl

Guyver said:
Doyl said:
Guyver said:
Doyl said: Been seeing more and more GT86's out and around. Get excited every time I see one now, they sure do look good.

That's because everyone in your area is rich

It's not exactly a rich man's car...

New car = rich

They cost less than your car.

gt86 is non-turbo

31/07/2012

Perth - pew pew

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GreenThumb

Guyver said:
GreenThumb said: Finally got the VK moved up the driveway. At the cost of our front lawn Ahh well.

Sounds like an awesome road trip

It was ^_^

31/07/2012

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Guyver

Doyl said:
Guyver said:
Doyl said:
Guyver said:
Doyl said: Been seeing more and more GT86's out and around. Get excited every time I see one now, they sure do look good.

That's because everyone in your area is rich

It's not exactly a rich man's car...

New car = rich

They cost less than your car.
gt86 is non-turbo

Got a point. Man after all these years of driving and owning cars I still have never bought a brand new car in my life. I'd really love to to walk into a Holden dealer one day and place an order for a brand spanking new HSV [Derp] One day it might happen. Speaking of which I'm under the impression that my car is trying to kill me [Shifty]

31/07/2012

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Guyver

Someone did something very wrong on the freeway, drove past a cop that has some dude in a Subie pulled over and they made him leave car on the side of the freeway and he was getting "escorted" into the back of the patrol car. I'm guessing he got done driving very bloody fast, blew over the limit or there was a warrant for him.

01/08/2012

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winga26

Guyver said: Someone did something very wrong on the freeway, drove past a cop that has some dude in a Subie pulled over and they made him leave car on the side of the freeway and he was getting "escorted" into the back of the patrol car. I'm guessing he got done driving very bloody fast, blew over the limit or there was a warrant for him.

He should have gunned it :P

01/08/2012

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skids-undi

I swear those drug tests are so accurate! Had been pulled over on Henry lawson Drive (long dangerous curvy roads near bush and river ) got breath and drug tester, was tested positive for THC (marijuana) when it hasn't been in my system, fought against that so took another test and tested negative. In the end i was 20 minutes late for work, those things are so stupid i looked it up and saw a few RBT videos showing quite a few inaccurate tests =_=

01/08/2012

Padstow ,Sydney,Australia

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winga26

skids-undi said: I swear those drug tests are so accurate! Had been pulled over on Henry lawson Drive (long dangerous curvy roads near bush and river ) got breath and drug tester, was tested positive for THC (marijuana) when it hasn't been in my system, fought against that so took another test and tested negative. In the end i was 20 minutes late for work, those things are so stupid i looked it up and saw a few RBT videos showing quite a few inaccurate tests

Damn that's unlucky, to bad if it was positive a second time.

How long will THC (marijuana) be detectable in those tests?

01/08/2012

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Guyver

skids-undi said: I swear those drug tests are so accurate! Had been pulled over on Henry lawson Drive (long dangerous curvy roads near bush and river ) got breath and drug tester, was tested positive for THC (marijuana) when it hasn't been in my system, fought against that so took another test and tested negative. In the end i was 20 minutes late for work, those things are so stupid i looked it up and saw a few RBT videos showing quite a few inaccurate tests

I've only had to do that test once since it was introduced. Was nice of the cops to pick me out of 10 cars. Probably didn't help that I was in a modified Commodore (my old car) driving through Dandenong, that alone basically says I'm on drugs :P
Even with my new car I still get picked out of the group, not as bad as it was with the last car, all depends on how I'm dressed...or it could be just random.

A page or so back I was complaining about how my car stays in the garage pretty much all weekend because my misses has stopped parking on the front lawn. She really likes her car and doesn't want to park it on the street, I don't blame her though just takes one idiot to side swipe the car and drive off to ruin your day. Anyway this is what 10 or so months of parking in the same spot everyday does to the grass.

Will wait for it to grow back before we start parking on it again. Man I wish we had a double garage, really hate how much weather her black car cops. Dirty rain in winter and scorching heat in the summer is not good for the paint.

01/08/2012

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GreenThumb

Got my hands in the VK again today. Got a bit of work done. Mechanic next door is teaching me as i go :P

Here's a photo

Hopefully i'll get some spare time tomorrow and crack at it again. If not, Hopefully i'll be able to smash some time into it on the weekend

01/08/2012

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Guyver

There's your problem right there! The engine is way too small, bin the 6 and drop an 308 in there. The Car Thread - GTHO Phase III

OMG KILL IT WITH FIRE!

01/08/2012

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maxiboy

skids-undi said: I swear those drug tests are so accurate! Had been pulled over on Henry lawson Drive (long dangerous curvy roads near bush and river ) got breath and drug tester, was tested positive for THC (marijuana) when it hasn't been in my system, fought against that so took another test and tested negative. In the end i was 20 minutes late for work, those things are so stupid i looked it up and saw a few RBT videos showing quite a few inaccurate tests

Drug tests? I've never heard of this before!
(Not that I should have a problem :P)

01/08/2012

Sydney, NSW

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Guyver

I hate the cold but my car loves the cold air.

02/08/2012

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GreenThumb

Guyver: planning on changing it sometime soon. Just want it to run :P

Wanting to swap it from auto to manual down the track sometime

02/08/2012

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Guyver

GreenThumb said: Guyver: planning on changing it sometime soon. Just want it to run
Wanting to swap it from auto to manual down the track sometime

After all that you might as well swap it for a new car :P

02/08/2012

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GreenThumb

I know :P But i'm in for the long haul [MOG] With that said, It'll probably stay auto for a while [Shifty]

02/08/2012

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Guyver

GreenThumb said: I know But i'm in for the long haul With that said, It'll probably stay auto for a while

Then your best option is to find a donor car, something smashed hat has all the bits you want in it.
We did something like to my mates old VH SLE, grabbed the V8, diff and trans mission out of it.

02/08/2012

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Guyver

Had some downtime at work today, we have a high pressure washer and a wet and dry vac. One thing I've never done since I bought this car is give the floor masts a really good wash. So I said hey why not not lets blast these mofos. I was pretty surprised at how much crap came off them because I vacuum them regularly and beat the crap out of them against a wall. They turned out great, super clean and they even feel softer.
Since they are like a 150 bucks a set I thought I'd try and get more life out of them because I wont be spending that kinda money on floor mats anytime soon.

03/08/2012

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Matthew

I hate my car.

I got a 2001 silver lancer coupe. Bought it stock off a little old lady in 07 with 30k kms on the clock to 'pimp up', as pimp my ride was the craze at the time. I bought it for $11k, and spent an extra $7k on body kit/mags/DVD player and other useless stuff to end with with something like this:

Being 23 going on 24 now, it's an embarrassment to drive around. I'm saving my cash for a BMW 325i, probably a 08 or later model....

04/08/2012

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Skarteh

Ouch. Those things are so ****ing slow too. Never understood why everyone did them up...

Get a 335i dude. My mate got once recently, and awesome power delivery and goes line a stabbed rat.

04/08/2012

Melbourne, Victoria | Walk with me in hell

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Matthew

Skarteh said: Ouch. Those things are so ****ing slow too. Never understood why everyone did them up...
Get a 335i dude. My mate got once recently, and awesome power delivery and goes line a stabbed rat.

Lol, yeah true that. That's what you get for being young and naive. Like those people who regret getting tattoos when they're older :P

Yeah I'm really thinking anything 3 or 5 series. They're an arm and a leg to buy and own, but worth it.

04/08/2012

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GreenThumb

Stupid gears getting caught on something. Cant pull it off [Rage]

got all the lifters pulled up and according to everywhere ive looked, ive done everything right.

Even my mechanic is puzzled *buys new engine*

04/08/2012

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Guyver

Matthew said: I hate my car.
I got a 2001 silver lancer coupe. Bought it stock off a little old lady in 07 with 30k kms on the clock to 'pimp up', as pimp my ride was the craze at the time. I bought it for $11k, and spent an extra $7k on body kit/mags/DVD player and other useless stuff to end with with something like this:

Being 23 going on 24 now, it's an embarrassment to drive around. I'm saving my cash for a BMW 325i, probably a 08 or later model....

Dam dude you could have bought an older model EVO for that price, don't worry some P-plater will buy it off ya for sure, just advertise it as a "one of custom boss-mobile!!!1!"

Well since it was a nice day I decided to clean the Beemer, I cleaned the living shi* out of it especially the wheels so that I could try this stuff out.

This stuff is meant to help reduce the amount of dirt build up on your wheels. Since this is the car my misses drives and as expected she eses the brakes like a butcher so there's always a crap load of brake dust on the front wheels. Will be a good car to test this stuff on. Would be hard to tell with my cars because it has black wheels.
Overall I'm happy with how it turned out for an hours work. (was taking my time with it)

Noticed a few scuff marks on the passenger side if the car. There was two white marks, looks like someone rubbed up against it with a white car somehow. Pisses me off how careless some people are and how disrespectful they can be other peoples property [Rage]

04/08/2012