G60SC_Stoneys C! Nearly there!

[Walesy 0]

Thats looking great G60SC_Stoney, Stunning colour too 8)

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colour looks even better when its clean, got a hosepipe ban down my way. got a pressure washer at work tho so i should just wash my car there!!

 

what ya got planned next matey!

 

well, im going to get rid of all the plastic cr*p and purchase some standard bumpers and grill. (thanks to my loving girlfriend financing it)

 

then im going to change the exhaust to one of darrens finest, bit more subtle (in sounds and looks!)

 

then im after some leathers

 

and who knows what else ? 1.9 ? 16vG60 ? havent decided!! stay tuned tho!!

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oh yeah had my daily call form darren earlier, injector wiring loom is crusty and fecked so is going to be replaced....hopefully those efficient germans will have it here by saturday!!

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Back tomorrow Yay!!! wonder what its going to feel like?? ive been like a little kid recently, also been nagging Darren and phoning him up for no reason at all really, Also found me some VR6 bumpers to go on too, so ill be picking them up sometime. anyone know if a 90mm front spoiler will fit on the VR6 bumpers ? they are the same right? if it too low to get in the driveway ill leave it out in the road...or at work! WOOHOO CANT WAIT !!!!! :onfire: :notworthy: :onfire:

[Shaggy 0]

Quality cant wait to see some updated piccies! especially with the Porshe wheels on! should look awesome :)

 

should go quite nicely aswell!

[G60SC_Stoney 0]

darrens got my new boost pipes on now, and given my rocker cover a nice respray!! lookin good!!

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ok cleaned her off today and took a few pics, with her new coilovers on and the porsche wheels on!!!

[carpoid 0]

Nice - i love D90's on a Corrado. have you got 195/40/16's on ?? Looks like it sits alot lower now.

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all thats left for me to do now is lose the cr*p powerflow exhaust, put a G-werks one on (with 4 branch manifold) and get my standard VR6 bumpers resprayed and put back on!!! anyone got a passenger side foglight for VR6 bumpers going spare ? PM me!!

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yeah ive got 205/35/16 on the 9 inch rears and 195/40/16 on the fronts

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

:shock: ooh that's lovely! Love the height too.

[Bally 0]

rims look good.. you still planning to go back to stock bumpers??

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yeah, ive got them sitting round the side of the house now, think the clutch is slipping now though, oh and the exhaust is loose from trying to find the best way into the drive without it hitting anything!! :oops:

[mrbeige 0]

That is fookin lurvely dude! 8) 8)

 

What colour is that? Aubergine?

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ok, heres an update!!! thought my clutch was slipping as it felt a bit hesitatant (sp?) at about 4.5k revs took it down to Darren to see what it really was as my mechanics isnt up to scratch and ended up replacing fuel filter!! i reckon it was the original one too, rusty as F*ck! all the nuts and bolts had seized solid and worst of all thought id do it in my lunch break!! 40minute lunch break turned into an hour and a half!! fixed now and she runs like a dream!!

 

Also booked her in at G-werks on 22nd June to have a full G-werks exhaust-Manifold and all fitted!! yay no more banging and booming powerflow Cr*p!! :notworthy:

 

oh and i kerbed one of my wheels... :iamwithstupid: all fixed now though, been outside for past 3 hours smoothing out the wheel and polishing it back up!! looks ok.

 

Next up:

 

STOCK VR6 BUMPERS!!!

 

YAY 8)

[W3RKD 0]

:wink: see its allways good letting me go for a drive.. can identify problems whilst going sideways. :wink:

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yeah, i was quite worried to be honest with you, now i know it can go round a roundabout like that ill probably get cocky and try it myself!!! and crash!! did enjoy it tho, we'll go out for a drive in her again when i have my exhaust done!! she what else she can do!! thanks again mate!!

[Shaggy 0]

Your car looks soooo sweet!!!! may have to look into getting 35mm adapters on the back of mine, now that ive seen yours!! the phatness!

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ill get some pics up tomorrow if i can, engine bay, wheels, etc going to try and give it a wash & Polish (might be done while im at work, depends whats on after neighbours & Doctors & Diagnosis Murder oh and Deal or No Deal) and then is should be clean enough to grace this forum!!

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here are some pics of my car this afternoon! thought id show you what it looks like under the bonnet, check out the boost pipes!! better than the rubber ones i think!!

[Shaggy 0]

yeah ive got 205/35/16 on the 9 inch rears and 195/40/16 on the fronts

 

Where abouts did you get the 205/35/16 tyres from matey?? cant seem to find anywhere that sells them...or is it 215/35/16s??

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i think they are 205/35/16s on the back (could be 215s)...oh wait a minute maybe they are 215s? got them from http://www.mytyres.co.uk and they only do them in 215s!!! would go and check my car to be sure but darrens got it at gwerks for its new exhaust!!

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ok really had a bad few days, actualy feel like throwing in the towel and saying F*ck it!! heres how it went....

 

1) fuel pump went a few days ago while stuck in traffic, ok i knew it was on its way out and was going down to gwerks today (thursday) to be sorted along with a new section of exhaust and my new bumpers and for the car to be mopped. also made a funny 'scraping' sound before i switched off engine (after i managed to get her started for a few seconds to get it off the road) had to get towed home, nearly taking front bumper off in the process when we drove off garage forecourt where it gave up.

 

2) recieved fuel pump today with the intention on fitting it and getting the car down to gwerks for the above work to be done.

 

3) after fitting said fuel pump to car found out car had flat battery. ok also knew this was getting a bit dodgy so should have put a new one in a while ago.

 

4) fitted new battery and started car, that 'scratching' noise was still there, revved car a little to see if i could identify it, thought it came from somehwere around alternator/supercharger area, still coulkdnt figure it out, left it idling for 10 minutes to see if it got worse. It Didnt. So....

 

5)...i thought 'sod it im taking it down to gwerks' so i dont miss my appointment, got it to about where the fuel pump went before and 'Bang' toothed pulley belt snapped!! so that was the end of that.

 

6) let her cool down and limped her home stopping every few minutes and letting her cool right back down to stop it blowing the headgasket- (mine had already gone by this point!! :bad-words: ) luckily there are a few pubs on the way to stop at and let us both fill up on the liquids!!

 

7) got her back to my girlfriends house and had another look, phoned Darren up to ask advice and reckon cambelt tensioner is too tight, local mechanic reckons its making the sound because bearings inside it are cooking themselves, and is really hot to touch (this would explain dodgy scraping sound) just got to figure out the reason why charger belt snapped, but....

 

8) none of that matters because car is off down to gwerks on a trailer for Darren to sort out and fix.... :cheers: becuase at the moment im considering selling it and buying a new mustang or an S4!!

[Craig 0]

thats exactly how i feel mate, water pump started leaking, put some sealant in, thought it had blocked a pipe as it was overheating! in the middle of this my drivers handle broke!!! so drained the coolant, went to start it and nothing?? thought what have i done!

 

anyway fixed the handle but snapped the top plastic trim on the door card while putting it back on!! and cars still dead! gave up and phoned rac and he thinks the immobiliser isn't sending a current to start the car??? so he hot wired it only for it to overheat everywhere after 5 mins of idling!! so he thinks its either the head gasket or thermostat so it got towed to a garage and its now there waiting for their diagnosis in the morn!!

 

where im guna sneak in and torch it tonight!!

 

oh and when on the way home while it was steaming i curbed the front alloy!!! argh!!! but sh*t luck of mine the side wall must have hit the cut alloy on the curb and its sliced a big gash into it so i now need a new front tyre!! gutted!!!

 

anyone want a g60!! pls!! im sure darren will have it back together soon! good luck

[catch_twotwo 0]

They say things go wrong in threes... but when it comes to G60's it feels more like tens.